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UTS Basic English

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is it called "active listening"?
a)
You stay active rather than sitting around.
b)
It requires a lot of multi-tasking. 
c)
You use your eyes and brain as well as your ears.
d)
You look very focused. 
2.
Which work situation would require active listening? 
a)
Your boss tells you to check the new schedule on your way out. 
b)
You are assigned to work in the customer service department. 
c)
While stocking shelves, you hear Austin and Nate talking about their weekend. 
d)
You are assigned to bag groceries for the shift. 
3.
a)

He locked the door

b)

He tried unsuccessfully to get into the house

c)

He was able to open the door

d)

He left the house without locking the door

4.
a)

She doesn't like to listen to turkeys

b)

She thinks the dinner sounds special

c)

She especially likes the roast turkey

d)

She'd prefer a different dinner

5.
a)

He'll be busy with her homework tonight

b)

He can't help her tonight

c)

He's sorry he can't ever help her

d)

He'll help her with her physics

6.
a)

He's not feeling very well

b)

He'd rather sick of working

c)

He's feeling better today than yesterday

d)

He'd really rather not answer the question

7.
a)

The company was founded about a year ago

b)

It was just established that he could go into business

c)

The family is well established

d)

The business only lasted a year

8.
a)

He's a pilot

b)

He's a flight attendant

c)

He's a member of the grounds crew

d)

He works clearing lands

9.
a)

Wash the dishes immediately

b)

Use as many dishes as possible

c)

Wash the dishes for as long as possible

d)

Wait until later to clean up

10.
a)

In a bank

b)

In a restaurant

c)

At a service room

d)

In a beauty salon

11.
a)

Her eyes hurt

b)

She thought the lecture was great

c)

The class was boring

d)

She didn't want to watch Professor Martin

12.
a)

He did not look at the right schedule

b)

The plane landed in the right place

c)

The plane arrived on time

d)

He had to wait for the plane to land

13.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Choose the picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Choose the best picture based on the audio

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

So look me in the eyes, tell me what you see

Perfect paradise _______ at the seams

a)

Rising

b)

Tearing

c)

Raining

24.
a)

He is leaving now.

b)

He has to go out of his way.

c)

He will not leaving soon.

d)

He will do it his own way.

25.
a)

Not all the bills have been paid.

b)

They don't have enough credit to pay the bills.

c)

What she said on the phone was not credible.

d)

He used a credit card to pay some of the bills.

26.

Choose the correct option

Tomorrow I'm going to pay for my plane tickets to ________ Canada.

a)

The

b)

O

c)

A

d)

An

27.

Choose the correct option

3. He always sings in _________ shower.

a)

O

b)

A

c)

The

d)

An

28.

Choose the correct Article

6. I think _____ piano itself needs to be tuned.

a)

The

b)

O

c)

A

d)

An

29.
Which pronoun would best replace the red words in the following sentence? 
A truck took the recycling away to the center. 
a)
They
b)
It
c)
Them
d)
Those
30.

Which are the possessive adjectives?

a)

My - Our

b)

Mine - Ours

c)

Me - Us

31.

We'll go to the train station ............... a taxi.

a)

in

b)

at

c)

on

d)

by

32.

I usually visit my grandparents ............... Sunday afternoon.

a)

on

b)

in

c)

at

d)

for

33.

Are the boys still swimming ............. the pool?

a)

at

b)

to

c)

in

d)

on

34.

................. the picture, I can see a family ................. a kitchen.

a)

In.......on

b)

On.........on

c)

On.......in

d)

In........in

35.

They haven't done any work ............... three days.

a)

on

b)

since

c)

during

d)

for

36.
The dog is sitting ....... the table
a)
on
b)
in front of
c)
in
d)
at
37.
The teacher stands ....... the table .
a)
between
b)
near
c)
below
d)
behind
38.
A ball is ....... the table.
a)
on
b)
under
c)
in
d)
above
39.
The school bag is ....... the table.
a)
on
b)
under
c)
near
d)
of
40.
I have been living here ……….. 2010.
a)
at
b)
for
c)
since
d)
in
41.

What is a verb?

a)

A describing word

b)

A word used to show action or state of being

c)

A person, place, thing, or idea

d)

A connecting word

42.

What are the three main types of verbs?

a)

Action, Feeling, and Being

b)

Action, Linking, and Helping

43.

When we think of verbs, what kind are we most likely thinking of?

a)

Action (walk, talk, play)

b)

Helping (was playing, is talking

c)

Linking (become, seem, appear)

44.

Is the underlined word is an action verb?

Drew became very hungry after his football game.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Select the linking verb in this sentence:

Jeremy was playing hockey, and after a while he grew quite tired

a)

playing

b)

was

c)

grew

d)

no linking verb

46.

What are common examples of linking verbs?

a)

to be (am, are, is)

b)

to become

c)

to appear

d)

all of the above

47.
An action verb ......
a)
links the subject to the noun or adjective in the predicate.
b)
helps the main verb in the sentence.
c)
is the action the subject of the sentence is doing.
d)
is a person, place, or thing.
48.
A linking verb......
a)
is the action of the sentence.
b)
a person, place, or thing
c)
helps the main verb of the sentence.
d)
links the subject to the noun or adjective in the predicate.
49.
A helping verb.....
a)
helps the main verb.
b)
is the action of the sentence.
c)
describes the noun in the sentence.
d)
links the subject to the noun or adjective in a sentence.
50.
Determine which type of verb the blue  verb is in the following sentence:
The strong winds blew down the old tree.
a)
action
b)
linking
c)
helping
d)
main verb
51.

It is so ridiculous how some people act when a spider lands on their shoulders!

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

preposition

d)

interjection

52.

Whew! That was a long test, Alfred!

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

e)

interjection