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BASIC GRAMMAR QUIZ 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

... was a customs office clerk who only wrote at night, the American Herman Melville made a big name for himself by writing one of the greatest whaling adventure novels in the English language.

a)

Although he

b)

Though both he

c)

He

d)

Despite he

2.

Cell phones are dangerous when people use them while they ... cars.

a)

would drive

b)

were driving

c)

drove

d)

are driving

3.

It is ... the quality of writing nor its marketing but its taboo subject that cast the most ominous shadow over the sales prospects of the author's first novel.

a)

both

b)

either

c)

neither

d)

together

4.

That strip of land above a particular point on a stream ... contributes to the volume of a body of surface water is called a watershed.

a)

there

b)

that

c)

where

d)

so

5.

Gerard Jensen, ... , is regarded as one of Vanuato's major expatriate artists.

a)

he has art filled with fabulous creatures in a make-believe world

b)

that is art filled with fabulous creatures in a make-believe world

c)

which art is filled with fabulous creatures in a make-believe world

d)

whose art filled with fabulous creatures in a make-believe world

6.

Even in the lower latitudes,...

a)

coconut palm this hardy thrives

b)

hardy coconut palm thrives this

c)

thrives hardy this coconut palm

d)

this hardy coconut palm thrives

7.

Increasing the possibility of a state-wide strike in New Mexico, major supermarket chains said ... would not agree to an extention of a contract with Albuquerque workers beyond today.

a)

there

b)

they're

c)

their

d)

they

8.

Parents can learn to create an environment ... their child can grow and thrive in a more resourceful and less stressful manner.

a)

which

b)

what

c)

where

d)

that

9.

The best way to treat panic disorder is by simply pulling yourself together ... things out with someone.

a)

or by talking

b)

beside talking

c)

and to talk

d)

or to talk

10.

... the movements known as Tai Chi based on long years of observation of animals, plants, and man.

a)

Ancient Chinese teachers developed

b)

For the ancient Chinese teachers developed

c)

Developing ancient Chinese teachers

d)

The ancient Chinese teachers were developed

11.

An ... is made by submitting a proposal that cites the reasons or grounds, and the information to be included is specified by law.

a)

appealing

b)

appealed

c)

appeals

d)

appeal

12.

Jack London, ... works deal romantically with the overwhelming power of nature and struggle for survival, was a prolific American novelist and short story writer.

a)

which

b)

whose

c)

where

d)

what

13.

... gold were fifty percent more abundant in nature, its use as a standard for the value of money would be impracticable.

a)

Although

b)

If

c)

When

d)

For

14.

... penicilin continues to be used widely, some strains of bacteria have developed a resistance to the drug.

a)

Despite

b)

Although

c)

Due to

d)

Therefore

15.

You musnt't think that you can borrow it whenever you want to just ... I'm lending you my dress for tonight.

a)

due to

b)

despite

c)

yet

d)

because

16.

Individuals with chronic liver disease is gravely at risk for premature death, heart seizures, stroke as well as hypertension, jaundice, and malnutrition.

a)

with

b)

is

c)

premature

d)

as well as

17.

Long prized for its medicine value, ginseng these days has become the most common of energy-boosting drinks particularly for high performance athletes.

a)

Long

b)

medicine

c)

the most

d)

particularly for

18.

Apocryphal devotional stories differ to legends that they often get integrated into the dogma of a certain culture and are considered sacred and factual.

a)

differ to

b)

that

c)

are

d)

factual

19.

Whatever their religion persuasion, Americans have tended to share a common faith in as the most effective mean of achieving a better future for themselves.

a)

their

b)

common

c)

as

d)

mean

20.

In Taoism, Tao or The Wayes gives emphasis to simple, naturalness, and spontaneity in life.

a)

gives emphasis

b)

simple

c)

and

d)

life

21.

ExxonMobil it was founded in 1911 with the breakup of Standard Oil after much litigation regulatory restriction in the United States.

a)

it

b)

founded

c)

with

d)

after much

22.

Scrabble, a word game for 2 to 4 players, are played by forming words from individual tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid.

a)

are

b)

by

c)

on

d)

marked

23.

Semantic is devoted to the study of meanings and the relations between different linguistic units of language.

a)

Semantic

b)

meanings

c)

relations

d)

units of

24.

The number of battles were fought between the fleets of Nelson and Napoleon.

a)

The

b)

fought

c)

between

d)

fleets

25.

A pack of wolfs can encircle and kill a moose.

a)

A

b)

wolfs

c)

encircle

d)

moose

26.

The ships now lying at the bottom of Abukir Bay was rumored to be carrying treasures taken from Malta.

a)

lying

b)

was

c)

carrying

d)

from

27.

Dr. August Raspet was a researcher and designer of sailplanes and inventors of the flying bicycle.

a)

a

b)

sailplanes

c)

inventors

d)

bicycle

28.

The Philippine coral reefs have an area of approximate 26,000 square kilometres, hosting more than 900 fish species as well as 400 coral species, many of them endemic to the area.

a)

approximate

b)

more than

c)

as well as

d)

of them

29.

Lee De Forest's inventor of the vacuum tube with a three-terminal switching device pushed forward the development of telephone, radio, and computers.

a)

inventor

b)

switching

c)

pushed

d)

development

30.

Often a headache is caused by the contraction of one of the muscle group that cover the skull, thus causing spasm and pain.

a)

Often

b)

is caused

c)

group

d)

spasm