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General knowledge

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of sentence?

Kevin ran to the park to play.

a)

simple

b)

complex

c)

compound

2.
What kind of sentence?
Michael and Megan, brother and sister, stayed after school for basketball practice.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
3.
What kind of sentence?
Mary bought a gift for her mom, and the store clerk gift wrapped it.
a)
simple
b)
complex
c)
compound
4.
Which of the following is written in active voice?
a)
The students worked hard to study for their test.
b)
The students were given help by the teachers.
c)
Good grades were earned by everyone who paid attention.
d)
Everyone who received an A+ was given candy by the teachers.
5.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
Tyler, an avid reader, loves the Warrior  Cats series.
b)
After he ate his vegetables Antone got dessert.
c)
She wanted to play basketball, because she loved the sport
d)
Once you are done; turn in your paper.
6.
Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
a)
I have tried all the types of Girl Scout Cookies.
b)
I am tried all the types of Girl Scout Cookies.
c)
I been trying all the types of Girl Scout Cookies.
d)
I have been tried all the types of Girl Scout Cookies.
7.
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
a)
The Nobel Prize fund was established by Alfred Bernhard Nobel.
b)
Each award consists of a gold medal, a diploma, and money.
c)
Various institutions function as prize awarders.
d)
The winners give lectures as part of their award ceremonies.
8.

The following are coordinating conjunctions.

a)

from, and, not, before, out, yet, so

b)

if, when, where why, how

c)

for, because, before, and, beneath

d)

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

9.
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
a)
"Ebay is a great name for a classroom pet said the class."
b)
"Ebay is a great name for a classroom pet" said the class.
c)
"Ebay is a great name for a classroom pet," said the class.
10.
Which of these needs to be capitalized?
a)
texas
b)
lobster
c)
television
d)
starship
11.

Which example shows correct parallel structure?

a)

Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.

b)

Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.

c)

Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.

d)

Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.

12.

Read this sentence.

The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.


In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?

a)

as it is

b)

kindly, professionally, and helpfully.

c)

kindly, to be professional, and helpful.

d)

customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.

13.

He ( ) a new house with a big garden last year

a)

purchase

b)

purchased

c)

has purchased

14.

I wonder if it ( ) fine tomorrow afternoon.

a)

will be

b)

is

c)

were

15.

I heard you ( ) haven't finished your report. The teacher is going to be very angry.

a)

already

b)

so far

c)

still

d)

yet

16.

Was it your first trip to New York?

--- Well, actually not. I ( ) there twice before.

a)

has been

b)

I had been

c)

I have been

d)

I've never been

17.

What is the transcription of the underlined words: "Oh my beautiful mother. She told me, "Son in life you're gonna go far,"

a)

maɪ / fɑr

b)

mɑi / fɑr

c)

mɑi / far

d)

mɑɪ / fɑr

18.

What is the transcription of the underlined words: "Over the horizon is another bright sky. Oh, my my how beautiful,"

a)

həˈraɪzən / bræɪt

b)

həˈræizən / brait

c)

həˈrɑizən / brɑɪt

d)

həˈraɪzən / braɪt

19.
The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘proceed’, ‘reason’, and ‘scream’. Which word in the list does not include the /i:/ sound?
a)
vaccine
b)
witness
c)
conceive
d)
leader
20.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

a)

behind

b)

rice

c)

right

d)

third

21.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from other words.

a)

after

b)

worker

c)

office

d)

review

22.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from other words.

a)

music

b)

homework

c)

routine

d)

daily

23.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from other words.

a)

stadium

b)

museum

c)

badminton

d)

volleyball

24.

Every night the watchman turns on all the lights and ...around the building every half an hour.

a)

walks

b)

is walking

c)

walked

d)

to be walking

25.

"I have written three letters." It means...

a)

She is still writing now.

b)

She is not writing anymore.

c)

She has not finished writing yet.

d)

She has to write now.

26.

This year the Baldwins ___________ skiing in Whistler, British Columbia, over New Year’s.

a)

are going

b)

go

c)

will have gone

27.

The computer _________ slowly since we installed the new operating system.

a)

was running

b)

has been running

c)

will run

28.

By the time I finish the test, all of the other students _______ the class.

a)

will leave

b)

are leaving

c)

will have left

29.

If we ... the news last night, we wouldn't have known about the strike.

a)

didn't see

b)

haven't seen

c)

don't see

d)

hadn't seen

30.

If Anne plays Kahoot this afternoon, her students will be happy.

a)

zero conditional

b)

first conditional

31.

When teachers use Kahoot, students understand better.

a)

zero conditional

b)

first conditional

32.
What is cache memory?
a)
Where frequently used tasks are stored
b)
To store all the applications
c)
Where the start up routine is stored
33.
How many electrons can fit in 1st energy level?
a)
2 Electrons
b)
4 Electrons
c)
6 Electrons
d)
8 Electrons
34.
What is the name of the atom Au?
a)
silver
b)
Gold
c)
Arsenic
d)
Sodium
35.

How many mL of stock solution of 2M NaCl do you need to prepare 100 mL of 0.150M NaCl?

a)

7.5 mL

b)

15 mL

c)

1333 mL

d)

200 mL

36.
The biggest planet with the most moons is________
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
37.
Which bird builds the tiniest bird's nest in the world?
a)
Kingfisher
b)
Pigeon
c)
Bee hummingbirds
d)
Sparrow
38.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
39.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
40.

The correct order for writing paragraphs is

a)

Introduction, Body 1 , Body 2 , Conclusion

b)

Body 1 , introduction, Body 2 , Conclusion

c)

Introduction, Body 2 , Body 1 , Conclusion

d)

Conclusion, Body 1 , Body 2 , Introduction

41.

You use this word to describe somebody who hold on to his/her goal even if a lot of difficulties come to him/her

a)

conventional

b)

cooperative

c)

flexible

d)

consistent

42.

Which idiom means 'to want or try to get something that is difficult or impossible to get'?

a)

to be plain sailing

b)

to reach for the stars

c)

to be a piece of cake

43.

Which of the idioms means "to work for a very little amount of money"?

a)

to earn a fortune

b)

to work for peanuts

c)

to work you fingers to the bone

44.

What is the name of this movie?

a)

Get out

b)

Us

c)

The Mask

d)

Creep

45.

What is the name of this movie?

a)

Not Fade Away

b)

Bohemian Rhapsody

c)

Rock Star

d)

Rock and Roll