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Grammar quiz

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

a)

Preposition

b)

Adjective

c)

Noun

2.

What did she ask you to do?

a)

Conjunction

b)

Preposition

c)

Pronoun

3.

I left my shoes under the kitchen table.

(a)  

4.

If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.

a)

Adverb

b)

Conjunction

c)

Adjective

5.

Select all of the nouns.

a)

rough

b)

pen

c)

gross

d)

cup

e)

drive

6.

"Interjections are often used by novelists when writing spoken language."

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Don't Know

7.

What is your opinion about English Grammar?

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8.

The main job of a conjunction is to _____ two parts of a sentence.

a)

Invert

b)

Compare

c)

Join

9.

Select the correct Determiner.

She was wearing a bracelet on __________ wrist.

a)

each

b)

any

c)

every

10.

Lisa saw _____ shooting star yesterday.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

11.

The heavy showers of rain revived the plants.( Begin with - The plants (a)   )

12.

Don't make so much noise.

( Begin with- Would you (a)   ?)

13.

I am reading a book at the moment. It is very interesting.

( transform into a sentence beginning with -The book (a)   )

14.

Only she knows how to play football.

( Begin with - None (a)   )

15.

It did not pass quickly.

( transform into affirmative)

(a)  

16.

The sight of food maddened him.

( transform into exclamatory )

(a)  

17.

I couldn't believe my eyes .

( Transform into interrogative)

(a)  

18.

The boy is too short to climb the tree.

( Transform into a sentence using "enough")

(a)  

19.

He has only ten pens .

(transform affirmative into negative )

(a)  

20.

She was so tired that she could not keep her eyes open .

( use "too " )

(a)  

21.

I must finish this novel. There are still few chapters.

a)

I have still few chapters in this novel to finish.

b)

I still have few chapters in the novel before I finish it.

c)

Few chapters are still left for me to finish the novel

d)

Few chapters are to be read before I finish the novel

22.

You must be quiet. You must leave the room.

a)

You must be quiet or you must leave the room.

b)

You must leave the room and quiet.

c)

You must be quiet or must leave the room

d)

Either you must leave the room or be quiet.

23.

He took off his hat and jumped into the river.

a)

He jumped into the river to take off the hat.

b)

Taking off his hat, he jumped into the river.

c)

Though he took off his hat, he jumped into the river.

d)

Jumping into the river, he took off his hat.

24.

He was mere boy. He could not stand the fight.

a)

Being a mere boy, he would not stand the fight.

b)

Being a mere boy, he won't stand the fight.

c)

Being a mere boy, he could not stand the fight.

d)

Being a mere boy, he can't stand the fight.

25.

He is sick. He is cheerful.

a)

He is sick and cheerful.

b)

He is sick to be cheerful.

c)

He is sick, though cheerful.

d)

He is sick, yet he is cheerful.

26.

He saw the snake. He ran away.

a)

On seeing the snake, he ran away.

b)

He saw the snake, as he ran away.

c)

To see the snake, he ran away.

d)

He ran away to see the snake.

27.

This is the house. The theft was committed here.

a)

This is the house as the theft was committed here.

b)

The theft was committed in this house only.

c)

This is the house, why the theft was committed here.

d)

This is the house where the theft was committed.

28.

They took the tickets. They rushed into the theater immediately.

a)

Hardly had they taken the tickets, when they rushed into the theater.

b)

Hardly they took the tickets and rushed into the theater.

c)

When they rushed into the theater, they took the tickets.

d)

As soon as they rushed into the theater, they took the tickets.

29.

The bell rang. Students came out.

a)

No sooner did the bell ring when students Came out.

b)

No sooner did the bell ring, than students Came out.

c)

No sooner the bell rang, than students Came out.

d)

No sooner did the bell ring, students came Out.

30.

She worked hard. Her objective was to win a scholarship.

a)

She worked hard that she might win a scholarship.

b)

She worked hard to fulfill her objective.

c)

She worked hard for her objective which was to win a scholarship.

d)

She worked hard but she won the scholarship.

31.

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.

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32.
What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest. 
a)
The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.
b)
Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.
c)
The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in Brazil.
d)
The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in Brazil.
33.
Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:

A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.
a)
A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.
b)
It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.
c)
Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.
d)
Most summer school students have high school reading to do.
34.
Choose the BEST paraphrase of these sentences:
Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
(World Book Atlas page 212)
a)
Of all sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.
b)
Rugby and football are the most popular sports in the area of New Zealand. Every village, town, and district has teams.
c)
New Zealand sports include rugby football in most districts, villages, and towns.
d)
Most villages, districts, and towns in New Zealand love rugby football and popular sports.
35.
A summary does what?
a)
nothing
b)
tells an opinion
c)
makes an educated guess
d)
is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points
36.
Summaries help me...
a)
understand what I'm reading
b)
write about what I read
c)
include the key points of a text
d)
all of the above
37.

PARAPHRASING means . . .

a)

writing down exactly what a passage says

b)

putting information

into your own words

38.

To express someone else’s ideas in our own words means . . .

a)

Paraphrasing

b)

Quoting

c)

Summarizing

39.

Your own interpretation of important information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new way using your own words.

a)

precis

b)

Paraphrase

40.

Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:


Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.

a)

Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community.

b)

Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.

c)

Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community.

d)

Life in Sauri has recently improved.The hospital offers electricity and plumbing, and Free medicine and mosquito nets help prevent common diseases and malaria.

41.

David’s mother was very kind - very much like our own mothers. We thought Pampanga mothers must be different. But she was not. She was very fond of David. She said she was glad he had found new playmates. She wanted David to be happy. She thanks us for being nice to him. And we felt rather guilty of the way we had treated David at the beginning of the school year. PLS PARAPHRASE.

a)

MOTHERS ARE FOND OF THEIR CHILDREN. JUST LIKE DAVID'S. SHE IS HAPPY THAT WE ARE HER SON'S PLAYMATES. WE FELT SORRY THE WAY WE TREATED DAVID BEFORE.

b)

DAVID'S MOM IS VERY NICE LIKE THE OTHER MOMS. WE WERE THINKING THAT A PAMPANGA MOTHER MUST BE DIFFERENT BUT WE WERE WRONG.

42.

A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death. It not only gives us fortitude to bear pain, but teaches us at every step the precarious tenure on which we hold our present being. Sedentary and studious men are the most apprehensive on this score.Dr. John was an instance in point. A few years seemed to him soon over, compared with those sweeping contemplations on time and infinity with which he had been used to pose himself. In the still life of a man of letters there was no obvious reason for a change. He might sit in an arm chair and pour out cups of tea to all eternity would it had been possible for him to do so. The most rational cure after all for the inordinate fear of death is to get a just value on life. If we mere wish to continue on the scene to indulge our head-strong humour and tormenting passions, we had better be gone at once; and if we only cherish a fondness for existence according to the good we desire from it, the pang we feel at parting which it will not be very server.

. Suggest a suitable title for the passage.

a)

DEATH

b)

FEAR NOT DEATH

43.

What type of people are afraid of death and why?

a)

SEDENTARY PEOPLE

b)

STUDIOUS PEOPLE

c)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

44.

How can we get rid of the fear of death?

a)

TO GET A JUST VALUE OF LIFE

b)

CHERISH A FONDNESS FOR EXISTENCE

45.

. What idea do you form about Dr Johnson from this passage?

a)

HE IS OPTIMISTIC ON FEAR OF DEATH.

b)

HE IS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT FEAR OF DEATH

46.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE WORD SEDENTARY?

a)

ALWAYS STUDYING

b)

ALWAYS SEATED AND DOING NOTHING

47.

DREAD OF DEATH MEANS?

a)

FEAR OF DEATH

b)

POSITIVE ABOUT DEATH

48.

APPREHENSIVE MEANS?

a)

cool and chill

b)

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

49.

CHOOSE THE BEST PRECIS FOR THE PASSAGE

a)

WE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF DEATH. NATURALLY, IT WILL COME ALONG. ENJOY LIFE POSITIVELY.

b)

DREAD OF DEATH SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GIVE US FORTITUDE TO BEAR PAIN BUT TEACHES US TENURE WHAT WE HOLD ON OUR PRESENT BEING. CHERISH A FONDNESS FOR EXISTENCE AND THE PAIN THAT WE FEEL AS WE GO WONT BE THAT HARD.

50.

It is an ant, you wonder, or a termite? Ants resemble termites, but they are quite different and can be easily distinguished. In contrast to termites, ants are usually dark in color, are hard bodied, and have contrition between the thorax and abdomen. Termites are light in color and shed their wings. Flying ants do not shed their wings. Also, ants and termites belong to different orders.

a)

Termites are lighter in color and lose their wings at a certain stage of development.

b)

Ants are dark in color, hard bodied and belong to a different order than Termites.

c)

Ants and termites are both insects and have many things in common.

51.

It is beginning to get dark We were not still home yet. I bet Dad is going to be mad at us, I thought. I yelled at my brother to ride his bike faster, but it was difficult to ride bikes uphill. I was so tired that every muscle in my legs were burning. My brother finally got off his bike and sat down. I stopped and went back to help him . Suddenly there was a car coming toward us. I could see headlights. It was Dad. He had come to look for us, since we were so late getting home. I knew I was going to get into trouble, but at least we were safe. Dad picked us up and took us home.

a)

Two boys got into trouble. They were very late getting home. They could not ride their bikes anymore.

b)

Two boys were late getting home. Dad came looking for them. He took the boys home.

c)

He took the boys home. Dad came looking for them. Two boys were late getting home.

52.

Choose the best paraphrase of each of the following. ” In short, adaptation is an ubiquitous social institution in American society, creating invisible relationships with biological and adoptive kin that touch far more people than we imagine.”

a)

A. In America, more people are adopted than was originally thought.

b)

B. Adoption touches a surprising number of people throughout American society.

c)

C. Because adoptees are” invisible”, their circumstances are hard to imagine

d)

D. Relationships between biological and adoptive kin have international scope

53.

“While raising a family is inherently stressful, adaptation is filled with additional tensions that are unique to the adoptive relationship”.

a)

A. Families that adopt children can avoid some of the tensions inherent in biological families.

b)

B. Raising a family under stressful conditions can discourage potential adoptive parents.

c)

C. The adoptive relationship is inherent stressful.

d)

D. Families with an adoptive member face more challenges than biological families.

54.

Which of the following is the best possible paraphrase of this statement? We were able to save the day thanks to teamwork and innovative thinking.

a)

A. We save the day with teamwork and creative thinking

b)

B. Because we worked together and used innovation, we made it work.

c)

C. Thanks to innovative thinking and teamwork, we were able to save the day.

d)

D. We are thankful with our teamwork and creative thinking.

55.

DO YOU THINK YOU GONNA GET A PERFECT SCORE ON THIS LEARNING TASK?

a)

YES

b)

NO

56.

A writer should NOT insert a quotation in an abstract.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

57.

Abstract suggests any implications or applications of the research paper.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

58.

Abstract is the summary of the whole paper.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

59.

In writing an abstract, personal nouns, I and We, should be avoided

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

60.

Methodology should be written in present tense.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

61.

An informative abstract should include methodology and findings.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

62.

In a critical abstract, comments and judgments of the study’s reliability are the main points.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

63.

IMRAD is followed in unstructured abstract.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

64.

The number of participants/respondents must be included in an abstract.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

65.

A table should NOT appear in an abstract.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

66.

Descriptive abstract shows the brief outline of the paper.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

67.

In APA 7th Ed, abstract is limited to 100 words.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

68.

Abstract format in APA is not indented and written as a single paragraph.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

69.

Keywords need to be descriptive and capture the most important aspects of your paper.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

70.

Keywords are listed in alphabetical order.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

71.

How long does an average recruiter spend reviewing your CV?

a)

6 seconds

b)

20 seconds

c)

30 seconds

d)

60 seconds

72.

Which of these items shouldn't you include in your background?

a)

Full name

b)

Phone number

c)

E-mail address

d)

Marital status

73.

Career objective should include the following except for

a)

Academic qualification

b)

Position title

c)

Organisation

d)

Functions

e)

Skills

74.

Work experience is one of the elements in a CV

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

75.

In a CV of a fresh undergraduate, the following academic qualifications should be included except for

a)

High school certificate

b)

Matriculation or Diploma

c)

Bachelor degree

76.

The least important element in a CV is

a)

A headshot

b)

Work experience

c)

Academic qualification

d)

Skills

77.

Softskills do not include

a)

Communication skill

b)

Critical thinking skill

c)

Leadership skill

d)

Deception skill

e)

Teamwork skill

78.

It is not advisable to include photograph in the CV because of the following except for

a)

it steers the recruiters’ attention away from the important elements

b)

it might cause discrimination as a result of race and religion

c)

it could be found online if the employer googles you

d)

it will create injustice to those who do not have better looks than you do

79.

What types of words are most important to include in your resume?

a)

Action verbs and job-specific keywords

b)

Colorful adjectives that describe you as a person

c)

Multi-syllabic words that make you sound sophisticated

80.

When listing history in the CV, for example the job history, we must write

a)

the most recent job

b)

the most important job

c)

the most sentimental job

d)

the most difficult job

81.

Your CV will be overlooked if it's...

a)

jumbled and poorly laid out

b)

well-structured and clear

82.

Why should you include hobbies and interests?

a)

Makes you seem less boring

b)

Shows you have a good work/life balance

83.

Whice one is an application letter?

a)
b)
c)
84.

What is the part of a job vacancy given?

a)

title

b)

qualification

c)

purpose

d)

address

85.
Should filling out an application be a stressful event?
a)
Yes.  Your first job depends on it !
b)
No. Even if you don't have a resume, you know yourself well so filling out an application is no problem.
c)
No. If you have a resume, you should have just about all the information you need.
d)
Yes. Anything associated with making money is usually stressful
86.
When are job applications used by employers?
a)
For many part-time, entry-level, and blue collar jobs, employers use applications to screen potential employees
b)
Employers use the information from the applications to determine who they are going to call for a job interview.
c)
Job applications are simply the paperwork the Human Resources department requires of all job applicants
d)
All of the above 
87.
Why do employers use job applications?
a)
Employers use job applications for finding out information about you that you would not normally put on your resume.
b)
Employers make you fill out a job application to make the searching process appear to be fair.
c)
Many employers use applications as a way of standardizing the information they obtain from all job-seekers
d)
Option 1 and 3 only
88.
What are some of the things job-seekers need to remember when successfully completing job applications.
a)
Arrive prepared with the information you need.
b)
Read and follow instructions carefully.
c)
None of the above
d)
Option 1 and 2 only
89.
Complete the application as neatly as possible is one of the suggestions given when trying to get a job.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
Do not tailor your answers to the job you are seeking, but be completely honest and blunt on your job application.
a)
True
b)
False
91.
When completing a job application, you should....
a)
Proofread your application before submitting it.
b)
Keep your application consistent with your resume.
c)
Get it done as fast as you can, because the first 10 applications turned in usually get interviews.
d)
Option 1 and 2 only
92.
Take your time and do the best you can, always keeping in the back of your mind the goal of the application — getting you an interview.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
If you have not heard from the employer within a week of submitting your application. 
a)
 you should follow-up with the employer
b)
There’s truth to the “squeaky wheel” cliche. 
c)
Ask for an interview  and ask to have your application kept on file.
d)
All of the above
94.
One of the interview questions that employers most often will ask is:
a)
What is your greatest strength?
b)
Do you have any relatives that work for this company ?
c)
What is your favorite hobby ?
d)
When will you be available to work ?
95.
Some of the other Top 10 Interview questions would be....
a)
What is your greatest weakness?
b)
Tell me about yourself
c)
Why should we hire you?
d)
All of the above
96.
How you handle stress and pressure is probably the most difficult interview question to honestly answer.
a)
True
b)
False
97.
When an employer asks you to describe a difficult work situation and share how you overcame it, they are looking for....
a)
examples of your toughness and ability to take care of yourself.
b)
your ability to be honest in an interview
c)
you  to share an example of what you did in a tough situation.
98.
When an employer asks the interview question "Why should we hire you?", they need to know....
a)
why you are the best candidate for the job
b)
how you are better qualified then other people they have hired in the past
c)
why hiring you will make millions of dollars for their company
99.
When an employer asks "What are your weaknesses?", you should....
a)
be totally honest, and share the good things with the bad
b)
Only talk about the negatives that you have turned into a positive
c)
Only discuss the negative skills you have that are important for the job
d)
Do your best to frame your answers around positive aspects of your skills and abilities as an employee.
100.
Appearance at a job interview is the most important factor in the start of a successful interview and eventually getting the job.
a)
True
b)
False
101.

In a CV, your _____ educational qualifications must be written first.

a)

best

b)

highest

c)

minimum

d)

diploma