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English Language Competency Test Nov 2021 SIP

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the synonym for the underlined word the dog gave a yelp of agony.

a)

Welcome

b)

Delight

c)

Pain

d)

Fear

2.

The definition of a suffix is

a)

A letter or letters that you add to the beginning of a base word that changes its meaning

b)

A letter or letters that change a word

c)

A letter or letters that you add to the end of a base word that changes its meaning

d)

A word that has meaning

3.

The suffix "ed" means

a)

It's happening right now

b)

It happened in the future

c)

It happened in the past

d)

It has not happened yet.

4.

Reconnaissance is ----------- .

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

adverb

5.

What is the antonym for production ?

a)

projection

b)

Construction

c)

Reduction

d)

Destruction

6.

When do we use the passive voice?

a)

When we want to emphasise the action/ event ( object)

b)

When we want to emphasise the subject of a sentence ( WHO)

c)

The passive voice is ungrammatical and never used in written English

7.
Every girl and boy ___ in the classroom.
a)
are
b)
is
c)
were
d)
be
8.

Where _________ you last night?

a)

was

b)

were

9.
You must not be too confident that something will be successful.  What is the proverb for this saying ?
a)
Bad news travels fast
b)
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
c)
Half a loaf is better than none
10.
What do you call a person who sees the brighter side of things ?
a)
Pessimist
b)
Optimist
c)
Opportunist
11.
The _____________ rooms are upstairs.
a)
childs
b)
childrens’
c)
children’s
d)
children
12.
This machine do not work very well.
a)
Correct English
b)
Incorrect English
13.
My father have just finished eating.
a)
Correct English
b)
Incorrect English
14.

What is the plural of 'information'?

a)

information

b)

informations

15.

Please fill in the gap:

She _____ very much.

a)

hasn’t eaten

b)

haven't eaten

16.

Please fill in the gap:

They _____ by tomorrow afternoon.

a)

will arrive

b)

will have arrived

17.

Please fill in the gap:

The weather is getting _____.

a)

worse

b)

bad

18.

Please fill in the gap:

Did you learn to play _____?

a)

violin

b)

the violin

19.

Please fill in the gap:

We were young, _____?

a)

were we

b)

weren’t we

20.

Please fill in the gap:

She _____ the right answer.

a)

may knows

b)

might know

21.
Which of the following has correct syllable stress (stress syllable is capitalized)?
a)
coffEE
b)
ecoNOMic
c)
televiSION
d)
DEpartamental
22.
Social media has become part of (everyday, every day) life.
a)
everyday
b)
every day
23.

Tom (advised, adviced) Anna to stay home.

a)

advised

b)

adviced

24.

Our class presented the visitors with _______ flowers.

a)

a bouquet of

b)

a bunch of

c)

a bundle of

d)

a comb of

25.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
“Are you ready,” she asked?
b)
“Are you ready?” she asked?
c)
“Are you ready?” she asked.
d)
“Are you ready” she asked.
26.

Find the type of sentence for the given sentence.

'He is handsome'

a)

Exclamatory sentence

b)

Affirmative sentence

c)

Negative sentence

d)

Interrogative sentence

27.

Bread and butter ______ John sleep everyday in class.

a)

makes

b)

made

c)

make

d)

have made

28.

Mr Sunny is one of the teachers who _____ compassion to students.

a)

show

b)

shown

c)

showed

d)

shows

29.

The expression: “The man killed a goat” when rewritten in the passive becomes _______.

a)

A goat was killed by the man

b)

A goat killed the man

c)

A goat has been killed by the man

d)

None of the above

30.

Where (spend / you) ________________ your last holiday?

a)

did you spend

b)

does you spent

c)

did you spent

d)

does you spend