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English Quiz 8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He wanted to improve his piano playing _______ he wanted to win the competition.

a)

so

b)

but

c)

because

d)

therefore

2.

Tom got good marks _______ he studied hard.

a)

because

b)

but

c)

so

d)

then

3.

We are going to walk in the mountains _______play football.

a)

because

b)

so

c)

but

d)

or

4.

I am good at English _______ I am not going to help Amy.

a)

because

b)

but

c)

or

d)

so

5.

I like Carolina _______ she is very friendly.

a)

but

b)

so

c)

because

d)

or

6.

We were late for the show _______ we didn't take a taxi.

a)

but

b)

and

c)

or

d)

then

7.

They visited an art gallery _______ a museum.

a)

therefore

b)

but

c)

so

d)

and

8.

He can't walk _______ he fell off the chair _______ hurt his foot, _______ he has a lot of time to read.

a)

and / because / so

b)

because / and / so

c)

so / and / because

d)

so / because / and

9.

Last Sunday was my mum's birthday _______ I wanted to buy a present for her.

a)

so

b)

or

c)

but

d)

because

10.

I went to the shopping centre _______ the shops were closed.

a)

or

b)

because

c)

but

d)

so

11.

What is an adverb?

a)

An adverb gives more information about the verb.

b)

An adverb gives more information about the noun.

c)

An adverb gives more information about the punctuation in a sentence.

d)

An adverb gives more information about the pronoun.

12.

Which adverb would you use to complete the sentence:

The rain fell _____________ against the window pane.

a)

awkwardly

b)

wickedly

c)

smugly

d)

heavily

13.

Which of these adverbs can be used to complete this sentence?

The sun shone ________ .

a)

loudly

b)

brightly

c)

awkwardly

d)

luckily

14.

Which of these sentences does not contain an adverb?

a)

The child ran happily towards his mother.

b)

Sali walked to the shops.

c)

Brendan gently woke the sleeping baby.

d)

I visited my mum yesterday.

15.

Which of these words in the following sentence is an adverb?

"Kylie looked longingly into Jason's lovely blue eyes."

a)

looked

b)

longingly

c)

lovely

d)

eyes

16.

Which of these sentences contains an adverb?

a)

Tim greedily ate the chocolate cake.

b)

The dog bit Colin.

c)

The car broke down.

d)

East Enders is a soap opera.

17.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

An adverb can give more information about a verb.

b)

An adverb can give more information about a noun.

18.

Which sentence has the adverb in the correct position?

a)

I get often headaches.

b)

He forgot always my birthday.

c)

I regularly visit my mum.

d)

She speaks fluently Spanish.

19.

This tea is too hot. I can't drink ______.

a)

them

b)

me

c)

it

d)

its

20.

These books are very heavy. I can't carry ___________.

a)

them

b)

it

c)

they

d)

me

21.

I am buying a gift for _______.

a)

his

b)

our

c)

they

d)

her

22.

Hurry up! Your friends are waiting for _______.

a)

you

b)

your

c)

they

d)

we

23.

Please listen to ___________ carefully. I am talking about an important topic.

a)

I

b)

me

c)

they

d)

we

24.

Your son is climbing the tree in the garden. Look at ________.

a)

his

b)

her

c)

him

d)

us

25.

If you don't want to watch TV please turn _______off.

a)

you

b)

it

c)

its

d)

your