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ENGLISH QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The government has ___________________ smoking in public places.

a)

prevented

b)

banned

c)

avoided

d)

stopped

2.

The police ___________________ the man because he was behaving suspiciously.

a)

arrested

b)

sentenced

c)

charged

d)

convicted

3.

My mother ___________________ me for breaking the window.

a)

accused

b)

complained

c)

charged

d)

blamed

4.

You have to find a good ___________________ for being late, otherwise they won’t believe you.

a)

cause

b)

result

c)

excuse

d)

aim

5.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

exagerate

b)

exagerrate

c)

exaggerate

6.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

greatful

b)

grateful

c)

gratefull

7.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

beginning

b)

begining

c)

beggining

8.

Choose the correct spelling

a)

embarrass

b)

embaras

c)

embarass

9.

Identify the correct name for each of the following punctuations.

A. (,)

B. (!)

C. (“ ”)

D. (-)

E. (‘)

a)

A (comma), B (question mark), C (apostrophe), D (hyphen), E (apostrophe)

b)

A (comma), B (exclamation mark), C (quotation marks), D (hyphen), E (apostrophe)

c)

A (comma), B (question mark), C (apostrophe), D (hyphen), E (comma)

d)

A (comma), B (exclamation mark), C (quotation marks), D (hyphen), E (comma)

10.

Choose the sentence that uses the correct punctuation

a)

“Everyone should visit the museum," Sabrina said.

b)

“Everyone should visit the museum” Sabrina said.

c)

Everyone should visit the museum, Sabrina said.

d)

Everyone should visit the museum, “Sabrina said”.

11.

Choose the correct punctuations for the following sentence:


The children were told to bring the following items[ ] a pen[ ] a pencil[ ] a ruler and an exercise book[ ]

a)

Colon, comma, comma, full stop.

b)

Colon, comma, comma, exclamation mark.

c)

Colon, comma, comma, question mark.

d)

Apostrophe, comma, comma, full stop.

12.

Choose the sentence that uses hyphen correctly

a)

He was tall-dark-and handsome.

b)

My daughter is - a teacher; my son is - a doctor

c)

My eight-year-old boy loves reading.

d)

To be continued - - -

13.

Most major cities ...................... significantly over the last 30 years.

a)

will grow

b)

grew

c)

is growing

d)

have grown

14.

My family ………………….. in Australia for a year when I was a child.

a)

was living

b)

lived

c)

is living

d)

are living

15.

You …………… an accident if you are driving like that

a)

are having

b)

will have

c)

is having

d)

would have

16.

I can’t dance because I ……………. my leg

a)

broke

b)

breaking

c)

have broken

d)

had broken

17.

We've been here………..Tuesday.

a)

until

b)

since

c)

from

d)

at

18.

I always work hard……..the school term.

a)

on

b)

during

c)

at

d)

between

19.

The cat jumped………….. the car.

a)

at

b)

around

c)

into

d)

under

20.

I can't remember what time we left the cinema, I think it was………ten and half-past ten.

a)

at

b)

during

c)

between

d)

from