English Competition Practice Questions 2

Choose the correct set of prepositions to complete the sentence: She looked surprised ___ my question and didn’t respond ___ a while.

• to, by

• at, for

• on, with

• for, to

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence: I _______ about the project during the meeting yesterday.

• heard

• was hear

• hearing

• was heard

Choose the correct relative pronoun to complete the sentence: The woman ___ house was robbed called the police immediately.

• which

• whom

• whose

• who

Choose the correct improvement for the quoted part of the sentence: Ten liters of milk "are too much" for one person.

• is too many

• are too many

• is too much

• no change

Complete the idiom: Don’t put all your eggs in one ___.

• mind

• basket

• pocket

• hand

Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence: He was so tired that he just ___ on the sofa without saying a word.

• gave in

• laid off

• passed out

• dropped in

Choose the correct analogy pair: painter : canvas :: author : ___.

• stage

• pencil

• book

• manuscript

Identify the mass noun in the sentence: There was dust, sweat, and silence all over the training hall.

• sweat

• silence

• hall

• dust

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence meaningfully: Despite his young age, he is extremely ___ and handles criticism well.

• mature

• spoiled

• ignorant

• casual

Choose the correct set of conjunctions:

The teacher spoke slowly ___ clearly, ___ everyone understood, ___ some students still looked confused ___ they didn’t take notes.

• and, so, but, because

• or, since, although, so

• and, although, because, while

• but, and, if, because