WorksheetsGRADE 9 English Diagnostic Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 4hrs 56mins
Select the word or pair of words that best fit the blank space/spaces in the sentence below.
------
The.............tried zealously to stimulate the students' interest in Spanish, by making the lesson more lively and exciting.
fanatic
enthusiast
idealist
realist
Select the word or pair of words that best fit the blank space/spaces in the sentence below.
------
When parents display a......... for one child, the others are likely to feel..........
concern....unsympathetic
fondness.....alone
preference....jealous
dislike......indifferent
Select the word or pair of words that best fit the blank space/spaces in the sentence below.
------
Most parents do not.......indiscipline from their children.
tolerate
frown on
promote
supervice
Select the word or pair of words that best fit the blank space/spaces in the sentence below.
------
Our English language textbook contains..........writing
propositional
extreme
diverse
divergent
Select the word or pair of words that best fit the blank space/spaces in the sentence below.
------
Choosing ice-cream rather than grapefruit, Denise showed her ........... for sweet food.
determination
hatred
aversion
preference
This sentence may be unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, idioms or vocabulary. If the sentence is acceptable, meaning there is NO ERROR, select "NO ERROR" in the answer options given.
-----
The residence of this community have made a number of complaints about their water.
residence
have made
a number of complaints
NO ERROR
This sentence may be unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, idioms or vocabulary. If the sentence is acceptable, meaning there is NO ERROR, select "NO ERROR" in the answer options given.
-----
Neither the huge reduction in public spending nor the belt tightening measures of the population were enough to avoid the imminent recession.
neither
nor
were
NO ERROR
This sentence may be unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, idioms or vocabulary. If the sentence is acceptable, meaning there is NO ERROR, select "NO ERROR" in the answer options given.
-----
The news of Marva's success in the art competition made us more happier because we always knew she was one of the most talented artists.
more happier
most talented
artistes
NO ERROR
This sentence may be unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, idioms or vocabulary. If the sentence is acceptable, meaning there is NO ERROR, select "NO ERROR" in the answer options given.
-----
There is a crowd of students standing at the door of the principal's office.
There is
crowd of
at the door
NO ERROR
This sentence may be unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, idioms or vocabulary. If the sentence is acceptable, meaning there is NO ERROR, select "NO ERROR" in the answer options given.
-----
Too much students entered the competition; only one of them was good enough to reach he quarterfinals.
was
to reach
much
NO ERROR
SYNONYMS
Choose the word similar or nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
-------
We need to expedite the sales of the T-shirts so that we can assess our returns.
discount
accelerate
discontinue
acquire
SYNONYMS
Choose the word similar or nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
------
it was the manager who initiated a pension scheme for the workers in the factory.
terminated
commenced
destroyed
inspired
SYNONYMS
Choose the word similar or nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
-----
We are planning to prepare a sumptuous meal on Christmas Day.
lavish
meager
delicious
expensive
SYNONYMS
Choose the word similar or nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
-----
Jack needs to get a loan in order to defray this month's expenses.
deliver
discharge
donate
accumulate
SYNONYMS
Choose the word similar or nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
----
The lawyer and his client believe that the verdict was prejudiced.
bias
acceptable
understandable
decent
One of the underlined words is incorrectly spelled. Select the word which is incorrectly spelled.
-----
The secretary had made up a callendar of events, but there was not enough stationery.
secretary
callendar
stationery
One of the underlined words is incorrectly spelled. Select the word which is incorrectly spelled.
-----
After embarrassing his colleague his concience bothered him and he eventually apologised.
embarrassing
concience
apologised
One of the underlined words is incorrectly spelled. Select the word which is incorrectly spelled.
-----
The foreign ship was impounded for polluting our teritorial waters.
foreign
teritorial
polluting
One of the underlined words is incorrectly spelled. Select the word which is incorrectly spelled.
------
Whenever there is a food crisiz the people always experience shortages of basic necessities.
crisiz
shortages
necessities
One of the underlined words is incorrectly spelled. Select the word which is incorrectly spelled.
------
The teacher always taught us to be indipendent because she believed in quality.
taught
believed
indipendent
Identify the complete subject of the sentence below
----
The brave young man was awarded a medal for gallantry.
A medal for gallantry
The brave young man was a warded
Was awarded a medal for gallantry
The brave young man
Identify the complete predicate of the sentence below.
----
Sarah and the other dancers performed the closing piece of the night.
performed the closing piece of the night
Sarah and the other dancers
the other dancers performed
closing piece of the night
Identify the subject of the sentence below.
----
After hearing the news Marie called her mother.
news
Marie
mother
called
Identify the complete subject of the sentence below
----
The old rickety stairs creaked with every step.
The old rickety stairs
step
stairs
every step
Identify the complete predicate of the sentence below.
----
Timothy made a personal schedule.
Timothy
Schedule
made a personal schedule
Timothy made
Identify the complete predicate of the sentence below.
----
The students passed their examinations with high grades.
high grades
passed their examinations with high grades
students
examination
According to the passage...
The words "...hit him" (lines 1 and 8) are repeated to emphasize the impact of what?
the excitement of carnival
objects being thrown
the noise and the smells
collisions taking place
According to the passage...
"And his heart grew big..." (line 1) means that Aldrick
wanted to cry
felt a great pride
was urged to join the band
felt strong anger
The use of the word "flowing" in line 3 intended to show
the specific activities involved in costume-making
the boring nature of the activities
the continuous nature of the activities
How important each of the activities is to the success of the carnival
"...women and children dressed hurriedly" (lines 4-5) suggests that
time was passed quickly
no one wanted to miss the spectacle
people's appearance did not matter
the people had overslept that morning
"...to see heroes, to see giants, to see gods"(line 12) is an example of
A metaphor- which compares the costumes to the forms of prehistoric times
Exaggeration - which makes the description humorous
Repetition- which stresses the variety of costumes displayed
contrast- between the size of the people and that of the costumes
Which of the following is NOT a reason the audience came out to see the masquerade.
to cheer them up
to see their people
to laugh at them
to admire them
The reaction of the people to Aldrick's dance was one of
recognition and fear
laughter and cheers
recognition and approval
surprise and fear
The last sentence of the extract gives the impression that Aldrick's dance is intended to be
frightening
amusing
surprising
cheerful
To which of the following senses does the writer appeal in this extract?
I- sight
II- smell
III- hearing
I and II ONLY
I and III ONLY
II and III ONLY
I, II and III
What type of formal letter is this?
complaint
request
apology
application
Which letter format was used to write this letter?
Block format
Both block and semi-block formats
semi-block format
Who is the sender of the letter?
Royalton Hotel
Karl Palmer
William Gordon
What problems did the customer experience?
The front desk attendants were unpleasant and the bartender was ugly.
The food was mediocre and there was no room service
The price was too high and the food was not delicious.
The bed was uncomfortable and the front desk attendants were not pleasant.
The word 'mediocre' is used in the letter to describe food. What do you think 'mediocre' means?
ordinary
exceptional
tired
beautiful
