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Y9 Literacy Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are examples of comparative adjectives?

a)

most wonderful

b)

harsher

c)

more avaricious

d)

ostracised

2.

Which are examples of superlative adjectives?

a)

Better

b)

Most famous

c)

Quirkiest

d)

Pugnacious

3.

Which are examples of demonstrative determiners?

a)

This

b)

That

c)

These

d)

Those

4.

Which sentences use the correct quantifier?

a)

Most children start school at the age of five.

b)

We have got a few money

c)

How much kittens did your cat have?

d)

There were so many people on the bus.

5.

Find the sentences where the possessive determiner has been underlined.

a)

That is my homework.

b)

Can I have some of yours?

c)

Is this your house?

d)

It was their idea.

6.

Which sentences are grammatically correct?

a)

He would not tell me whom he saw.

b)

Who still doesn't understand?

c)

Who did your homework for you?

d)

Mr Richards, whom is a great friend of mine, is coming.

7.

Which are examples of modal verbs?

a)

can

b)

must

c)

should

d)

would

8.

What are modal adverbs?

a)

They express possibility.

b)

They express positivity.

c)

They express negativity.

d)

They express commands.

9.

Which of the following are clauses?

a)

After the test

b)

After we finished the test

c)

Despite the weather

d)

Whilst you are waiting

10.

Which are examples of prepositions?

a)

at

b)

is

c)

in

d)

am

11.

Which sentences use coordinating conjunctions correctly?

a)

Tom studied a lot so he didn't pass his test.

b)

She doesn't drink milk, nor does she eat butter.

c)

He can buy the book or he can borrow it from the library.

d)

Maria was thirsty but she drank some water.

12.

Which sentences use subordinating conjunctions properly?

a)

She believed in fairy tales if she was younger.

b)

Though he was very rich, he was still very unhappy.

c)

I am getting better because I am constantly practising.

d)

People like him whereas he is handsome.

13.

What is an imperative sentence?

a)

It gives an order or a command; it tells you to do something.

b)

It declares something; it is a statement of fact or opinion.

c)

It interrogates; it asks a question.

d)

It exclaims; it is used to express strong emotions.

14.

What is the function of this sentence?

Get out some paper and a pen.

a)

Imperative

b)

Declarative

c)

Interrogative

d)

Exclamatory

15.

What is the function of this sentence?

That's fantastic news!

a)

Imperative

b)

Declarative

c)

Interrogative

d)

Exclamatory

16.

What is the function of this sentence?

Why did it take so long?

a)

Imperative

b)

Declarative

c)

Exclamatory

d)

Interrogative

17.

What is the function of this sentence?

Dickens was driven to achieve success from the days of his boyhood.

a)

Declarative

b)

Imperative

c)

Interrogative

d)

Exclamatory

18.

Find the examples of a present participle.

a)

Leaving

b)

Parcel

c)

Run

d)

Knock

19.

Which sentence is written in a different tense?

a)

Juliet's feelings are conflicted.

b)

She calls Romeo a "Beautiful tyrant!"

c)

Shakespeare used an oxymoron.

d)

This shows that she has seen two different sides to Romeo.

20.

Which tense should we write in for literature essays?

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Future

d)

Perfect Continuous

21.

Which examples use direct speech correctly?

a)

Susan asked, "when will Daddy come home?"

b)

"I will never make that cheese soup again," promised Diane.

c)

"How many days until our holiday?" Asked Margaret.

d)

"But, sir," Dan stammered, "it was not me."

22.

A colon is more suitable than a semi-colon when...

a)

one clause is longer than the other

b)

one clause explains the other

c)

one clause is linked to the other

d)

one clause is exclamatory

23.

Which sentences are grammatically correct?

a)

A gloomy shadow appeared, the night was drawing in.

b)

A gloomy shadow appeared; the night was drawing in.

c)

A gloomy shadow appeared as the night was drawing in.

d)

A gloomy shadow appeared. The night was drawing in.

24.

Which sentences are grammatically correct?

a)

The roads aren't safe: it's been snowing for three days.

b)

The roads aren't safe it's been snowing for three days.

c)

The roads aren't safe, it's been snowing for three days.

d)

The roads aren't safe because it's been snowing for three days.

25.

Which are grammatically correct?

a)

There were two flavours available; chocolate and

strawberry.

b)

Some people write on a computer; other people

write with a pen.

c)

My favourite meals are sausages, mash and gravy;

chilli con carne, rice and garlic bread; and steak, chips and peas.

d)

Although it was raining; I went for a walk.