WorksheetsEnglish Intro #2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following words doesn't belong?
a)
appreciative
b)
informative
c)
thankful
d)
grateful
2.
Which of the following words doesn't belong?
a)
affluent
b)
penniless
c)
impecunious
d)
needy
3.
Which of the following words doesn't belong?
a)
ingenious
b)
imaginative
c)
responsive
d)
resourceful
4.
Which of the following words doesn't belong?
a)
awkwardly
b)
aggressively
c)
clumsily
d)
incompetently
5.
Which of the following words is a noun?
a)
cry
b)
the
c)
hot
d)
hat
6.
Which of the following words is an adjective?
a)
basket
b)
red
c)
run
d)
on
7.
Which of the following words is an adverb?
a)
walking
b)
shepherd
c)
slowly
d)
comfortable
8.
A verb is best defined as a:
a)
naming word
b)
describing word
c)
doing/thinking word
d)
a word showing the relationship between nouns
9.
A preposition is best defined as a:
a)
describing word
b)
word showing the relationship between nouns
c)
naming word
d)
word describing a verb
10.
What is personification?
a)
the same beginning sound of each word repeated
b)
giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
a word that is a sound
d)
an exaggeration
11.
What is alliteration?
a)
A familiar idea used to explain an abstract concept
b)
An exaggeration
c)
Repetition of consonant or vowel sounds
d)
A word that is a sound
12.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
couldev
b)
could of
c)
couldve
d)
could have
13.
Which of the following best describes the importance of texts in English?
a)
Texts are used and/or created occasionally to help give meaning to what is being studied in class.
b)
Texts are the basis of most of subject English. The word 'text' refers to anything that makes meaning (i.e. book, film, song, poem, etc.)
14.
What does the 'reading' of a text refer to?
a)
The act of sitting down and reading a book with no other distractions
b)
The central idea or message directly or indirectly conveyed by the text's author to the reader
c)
The symbols used to help describe a place or character
15.
Which sentence structure does this follow? "Jennifer has won the competition and she is going to Greece!"
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
16.
Which sentence structure does this follow?
"She will run all afternoon"
"She will run all afternoon"
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
17.
Which sentence structure does this follow?
"In the morning, Brodie will pack the caravan while Mum drops off the dog at the kennel."
"In the morning, Brodie will pack the caravan while Mum drops off the dog at the kennel."
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
18.
Which sentence structure does this follow?
"After teaching all day, Robin decided to take a nap."
"After teaching all day, Robin decided to take a nap."
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
19.
Punctuation | The semi-colon can be correctly used in place of a comma.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Punctuation | The apostrophe is only used to show possession and contraction.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The following is punctuated correctly: Kimberley whispered "I can't believe it's Friday."
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
The cat battered open the door of its' cage and ran for its' life.
b)
The cat battered open the door of it's cage and ran for its life.
c)
The cat battered open the door of its cage and ran for its life.
d)
The cat battered open the door of it's cage and ran for it's life.
23.
Make sure you (choose, chose) your colours carefully.
a)
choose
b)
chose
24.
You should not underestimate the (affect, effect) this is going to have on the staff.
a)
affect
b)
effect
25.
Much of the 20th century saw immense progress for (woman, women).
a)
woman
b)
women
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