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Grammar Pretest

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two most important parts of every sentence?

a)

Dependent clause and Independent Clause

b)

Subject and Predicate

c)

Verb and Object

d)

Conjunction and Preposition

2.

Which parts of speech are found in the subject? (Choose 3)

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

determiner

d)

adjective

e)

adverb

3.

Which type of verb would need an object in its predicate?

a)

auxiliary

b)

intransitive

c)

linking

d)

modal

e)

transitive

4.

Which questions would help you find a noun in a sentence?

a)

Who? What?

b)

How well? How?

c)

How many? Which?

d)

Where?

5.

Which questions would help you find an adverb in a sentence?

a)

Who? What?

b)

Where?

c)

How? How well?

d)

How many?

6.

Which type of word can enrich descriptions by showing how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

preposition

e)

verb

7.

What type of word should you not use at the beginning of a sentence unless you are a professional writer?

a)

noun

b)

preposition

c)

coordinating conjunction

d)

relative pronoun

8.

Which type of word should writers avoid putting at the end of a sentence?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

preposition

d)

adverb

9.

Which suffixes are attached to nouns?

a)

-ive, -est, -er, -able, -ful

b)

-tion, -ist, -er, -ity, -ment, -ness

c)

-ly, -wise, -wards

d)

-ed, -ing, -ate, -en

10.

Which suffixes are attached to adjectives?

a)

-ive, -est, -er, -able, -ful

b)

-tion, -ist, -er, -ity, -ment, -ness

c)

-ly, -wise, -wards

d)

-ed, -ing, -ate, -en

11.

Which suffixes are attached to verbs?

a)

-ive, -est, -er, -able, -ful

b)

-tion, -ist, -er, -ity, -ment, -ness

c)

-ly, -wise, -wards

d)

-ed, -ing, -ate, -en

12.

Which suffixes are attached to adverbs?

a)

-ive, -est, -er, -able, -ful

b)

-tion, -ist, -er, -ity, -ment, -ness

c)

-ly, -wise, -wards

d)

-ed, -ing, -ate, -en

13.

Which words are conjunctions?

a)

and, since, neither...nor, if

b)

in, at, on, of, through

c)

a, an, the

d)

I, you, our, us, them

e)

shall, should, may, might, could, can

14.

Which words are articles?

a)

and, since, neither...nor, if

b)

in, at, on, of, through

c)

a, an, the

d)

I, you, our, us, them

e)

shall, should, may, might, could, can

15.

Which of these words are modals?

a)

and, since, neither...nor, if

b)

in, at, on, of, through

c)

a, an, the

d)

I, you, our, us, them

e)

shall, should, may, might, could, can

16.

Which of these words are pronouns?

a)

and, since, neither...nor, if

b)

in, at, on, of, through

c)

a, an, the

d)

I, you, our, us, them

e)

shall, should, may, might, could, can

17.

Which of these words are prepositions?

a)

and, since, neither...nor, if

b)

in, at, on, of, through

c)

a, an, the

d)

I, you, our, us, them

e)

shall, should, may, might, could, can

18.

If the teacher called on you today, which topics are you confident that you could explain? Check all that apply.

a)

verb tense (past, present, future)

b)

conditionals (including wishes)

c)

modals

d)

verbals (gerunds & infinitives)

e)

I don't know any of these

19.

If the teacher called on you today, which of these topics are you confident that you could explain? (Check all that apply)

a)

passive voice and causative verbs

b)

reported speech

c)

Inversion

d)

relative clauses

e)

I don't know any of these.

20.

Check the statements that are true.

a)

I like this quiz.

b)

I like to use my smartphone in class.

c)

I am not worried about how much data I use.

d)

I am nervous about having a native speaker for a teacher.

e)

I am excited about having a native speaker for a teacher.