2017 CSE Exam - English Grammar and Correct Usage Sample Tests

1. Which sentence uses “famish” correctly?

• After the straight exam, I felt too exhausted and famished to eat my

  favourite foods.

• I could eat a horse, I am famish now.

• I famished my stomach next time you treat me to a meal out.

• I will bring lots of pizza, that’s a famish.

2. 2. Priscila _______ rather not invest her savings in the stock market.

• must

• has to

• could

• would

3. 3. Did you have any problem ______ our house?

• search

• to search

• searching

• for searching

4. 4. I hope you don’t mind _____ joining you.

• to be

• I had been

• that I may

• my

5. Most basketball players are 6 ____ tall or more.

• foot

• feet

• foots

• feets

6. These children _____ how to improvise more props for the play.

• knew

• knows

• know

• known

7. The company will upgrade ______ computer systems next week.

• there

• their

• its

• it's

8. Clara ___________ three thousand words for her essay.

• have wrote

• has wrote

• have written

• has written

9. You have too many _______ but few time to prove you’re right.

• hypothesis

• hypotheses

• hypothesises

• hypothesess

10. Neither Sarah nor Tina _______ the crime yesterday.

• witness

• witnesses

• witnessed

• witnessing