English Competition Practice Questions 1

Choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentence: Susan tripped ___ the wire and fell ___ the ground.

• over, to

• on, at

• over, on

• into, in

Choose the correct punctuation for the sentence:

She brought the essentials water, snacks, a flashlight, and a map.

• water; snacks; a flashlight; and a map

• water: snacks, a flashlight, and a map

• essentials; water, snacks, a flashlight, and a map

• essentials: water, snacks, a flashlight, and a map

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

The teacher asked if I had ever ___ about global warming before.

• hear

• hearing

• heard

• hears

Which relative pronoun correctly completes both blanks?

She’s the kind of person ___ helps others and ___ ideas often inspire the team.

• that, whose

• who, whose

• which, who

• whom, who

Choose the correct improvement for the sentence: Ten kilometers “are not” a long distance for a trained runner.

• is not

• were not

• are no

• no change needed

Which word is closest in meaning to “reluctant”?

• Eager

• Unwilling

• Confused

• Exhausted

Complete the idiom: Cry over spilled ___.

• tea

• milk

• coffee

• water

Choose the correct phrasal verb: I need to ___ the topic before tomorrow’s quiz.

• look into

• look out

• look after

• look down

Which of the following is a correct compound-complex sentence?

•  I like reading and writing.

• If he works hard, he will succeed.

• She went to the market, and she bought vegetables because they were on sale.

• I sleep early.

What is a homophone?

• Words that have the same spelling but different meanings

• Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings

• Words with opposite meanings

• Words that are used in technical writing