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Errors Identification

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The package containing books and records were delivered last week.

a)

containing

b)

books and records

c)

were

d)

last week

2.

Helen likes listening to music, going to the cinema, to chat on the phone and going shopping.

a)

likes

b)

shopping.

c)

to chat

d)

and

3.

Physics and mental exercise has been found to be beneficial to our brains, but scientists have now found it could also improve the learning ability of our children

a)

Physics

b)

has been

c)

it

d)

learning ability

4.

Many nations protect endangered species by forbidding hunting, to restrict land development and creating preserves.

a)

protect

b)

by forbidding

c)

to restrict

d)

and creating

5.

Measles are an infectious disease that causes fever and red spots.

a)

Measles

b)

are

c)

infectious

d)

and

6.

We admire Lucy for her intelligence, cheerful disposition and honest.

a)

for

b)

intelligence,

c)

disposition

d)

honest.

7.

Every member of the class were invited to the party by the form teacher.

a)

member

b)

were

c)

to

d)

the form teacher.

8.

The Oxford Dictionary is well known for including many different meanings of words and to give real examples.

a)

The

b)

well known

c)

meanings

d)

to give

9.

Technology is defined as the tools, skills, and methodical that are necessary to produce goods.

a)

is defined

b)

the tools,

c)

methodical

d)

to produce

10.

Entomologists, scientists who study insects, are often concerned with the fungus, poisonous, or virus carried by a particular insect.

a)

scientists

b)

study

c)

poisonous

d)

carried

11.

Hiccups can be rather ________ because of the noise made when a person is suffering from an attack of hicupps.

a)

embarrassed

b)

embarrassing

c)

embarrass

12.

_______ her arrival, the pop star was presented bouquets of flowers and showered with many presents.

a)

During

b)

At

c)

Upon

13.

The common colours of fireworks _______ blue, gold, green, white and yellow and they are used to mark happy occasions.

a)

consists of

b)

consists

c)

consists to

14.

The world has made ________ progress in eradicating polio which is a highly infectious disease.

a)

tremendous

b)

tremens

c)

tremendously

15.

Icebergs from Greenland that have drifted are threats to ships sailing between North American and Europe. In 1912, the Titanic was ________ by such icebergs.

a)

sink

b)

sunk

c)

sank

16.

It was after two years of practice that Wai Kit came to master the technique of taking photographs in _______ light.

a)

dimmed

b)

dim

c)

dimming

17.

Ever since young, Eric has been a frail and ______ child.

a)

sick

b)

sickly

c)

had been sick

18.

June goes for holidays yearly because she finds that it is refreshing and _______ to experience foreign cultures.

a)

excited

b)

exciting

c)

excitement

19.

Xiaoli is more ________ in the way she dresses, so I do not expect to see her in trendy and funky clothes.

a)

conserved

b)

conservative

c)

conservation

20.

The tourist from Turkey went _____ a sightseeing trip in Chinatown a fortnight ago.

a)

to

b)

on

c)

from