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English PTE Practice

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the verb transitive or intransitive?

The boy laughed so much.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

2.

Is the verb transitive or intransitive?

You slept for three hours.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

3.

Transitive Verbs

a)

Have a direct object

b)

Do not have a direct object

4.

What is the direct object of the underlined verb:


Jessie called her mom to ask for permission to stay late.

a)

Jessie

b)

mom

c)

permission

d)

no direct object

5.

The tired boys slept all day.

a)

Intransitive

b)

Transitive

6.

Rahul is playing.

a)

Intransitive

b)

Transitive

7.

What is the direct object of the underlined verb:


Mary baked a cake for my birthday.

a)

cake

b)

birthday

c)

Mary

d)

no direct object

8.

Is the underlined verb Transitive or Intransitive:


Jessie called her mom to ask for permission to stay late.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

9.

Metal expands on heating.

a)

Intransitive

b)

Transitive

10.

Is the underlined verb Transitive or Intransitive:


The teacher read a story to our class.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

11.

A persuasive text ____.

a)

informs readers

b)

attempts to convince readers to agree with a particular viewpoint

c)

encourages readers to read more

d)

both A and B

12.

In this advertisement, how do the words “Chicken” and “Fraidy Cat” persuade someone to go rafting?

a)

The words make the person feel peer pressure to go rafting.

b)

.   The words exaggerate how fun rafting is.

c)

The words give the person proof that rafting is a fun activity.

d)

The words repeat often, making the person remember them.

13.

What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

a)

how boas are dangerous

b)

how boas take up too much space

c)

how expensive it is to feed boas

d)

how boas need water and exercise

14.

The best way for students to continue their learning while school is in progress but are unable to physically attend class do to an illness is through Distant Learning. This statement is an example of _________ in an argumentative text.

a)

evidence provided by the author

b)

an author's claim

15.

What is the author's opinion in A Baby Boa?

a)

Boas make great pets

b)

Boas make poor pets

c)

Boas are cute

d)

Boas should be kept in cages

16.

Which persuasive text is an example of an emotional appeal?

a)

Where’s the beef?

b)

Quality never goes out of style.

c)

The Quicker Picker Upper

d)

When you care enough to send the very best

17.

4. The evidence below best matches which claim?

-Teachers often stay late at work, plan and grade student work at home, and spend many hours on weekends planning lessons for the week.

a)

Teachers respect students.

b)

Teachers work very hard.

c)

Teachers are very knowledgeable.

d)

Teachers are very important.

18.

What persuasive technique is this?

a)

scare tactic

b)

celebrity endorcement

c)

bandwagon

d)

testimonial

19.

Based on the wording, what would be the purpose of this newspaper advertisement?

Interest Rates on Housing At An All Time Low

a)

to entertain the public

b)

to anger the public

c)

to confuse the public

d)

to persuade the public

20.

Which example of persuasive text would give the audience a sense of urgency, that time is important?

a)

50% off

b)

Just like Grandma used to make

c)

Held over for only three more days!

d)

The breakfast of champions

21.

You _____ eat fruit.

a)

have to

b)

must

c)

should

22.

He ________ paint very well.

a)

can

b)

may

c)

have to

d)

may not

23.

The boys__________ study hard.

a)

has to

b)

have to

c)

can

d)

may

24.

Does he _________ eat the vegetables?

a)

have to

b)

has to

25.

They ________ watch a film tonight.

a)

may

b)

can

c)

can't

d)

may not

26.

You _________ catch a cold if you go out in this weather.

a)

may

b)

can

c)

may not

d)

can't

27.

It ________ be a hut.

a)

must

b)

could

c)

can't

28.

You_________ arrive on time to classes.

a)

has to

b)

have to

c)

may

d)

can

29.

You _____ visit Manta. It has great beaches.

a)

have to

b)

should

c)

must

30.

You _____ show your passport at the border (frontera)

a)

have to

b)

must

c)

should

31.

A fact is...

a)

a thing that is known or proved to be true.

b)

information used as evidence.

c)

a guess or a made up scenario.

32.

Which of the following can be used to better understand a character?

a)

Their thoughts & feelings

b)

The conflict another character is facing

c)

Their actions

d)

Their appearance

e)

The things they say

33.

When comparing CER to ACE - a claim is the same as...

a)

a statement that answers the question.

b)

citing text to support and prove the answer is correct.

c)

an explanation or analysis that connects the answer to the evidence.

34.
Create an angry tone for this sentence:
"You must be sitting in your seat before the bell rings," ____________ Mrs. Walker.
a)
said
b)
whispered
c)
asked
d)
yelled
35.

The term point of view may also refer to ___________.

a)

The way a character looks

b)

What a character believes

c)

The problem a character faces

d)

The relationship between two characters

36.

Texts narrated in first, second, or third person refers to _____________.

a)

conflict

b)

plot

c)

theme

d)

point of view

37.

_________________ describes the ways in which the character changes throughout the story.

a)

Character development

b)

Conflict

c)

Plot

d)

Resolution

38.

What is the difference between Tone and Mood?

a)

There isn't one

b)

They are too similar to notice a difference.

c)

Mood is how the poem makes you (the reader) feel, tone is how the author feels or wants you to feel.

d)

Mood is how the author feels or want you to feel, tone is how the poem makes you (the reader) feel.

39.

Relevant means...

a)

closely connected to what is being done or considered

b)

inappropriate or off topic

c)

does not connect with the subject being discussed

40.

What is the mood of this poem?

a)

happy

b)

surprised

c)

sad

d)

angry

41.

We clean our room every day.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

42.

Geoffrey bought the boat yesterday.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

43.

The donkey kept braying

a)

intransitive

b)

transitive

44.

she called me a liar

a)

transitive

b)

intransitive

45.

He has changed a lot since he got married.

a)

Transitive

b)

Intransitive

46.

What persuasive technique is this?


Lebron James in the Sprite commercial

a)

Overgeneralization

b)

loaded language

c)

celebrity endorsement

d)

bandwagon

47.
This image is an example of
a)
Bandwagon Appeal
b)
Appeal to Fear
c)
Appeal to Pity
d)
Appeal to Ethics
48.
This picture represents a(n) 
a)
Ethical Appeal
b)
Loaded Terms
c)
Appeal to Pity
d)
Appeal to Fear
49.
a)
This ad represents an Appeal to Vanity.
b)
This ad represents an Appeal to Fear
c)
This ad represents a Bandwagon Appeal
d)
This ad represents Loaded Terms
50.

What persuasive technique is this?

a)

celebrity endorsement

b)

bandwagon

c)

circular reasoning

d)

emotional appeal