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WorksheetsBattle of the Brains
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 4mins
What’s the name for the symbol “&”?
ampersand
and
et cetera
Asterism
What is the correct plural form of the word "cactus"?
Cactus
Cacti
Cactusies
Cactuses
_______ the people I interviewed, one in ten said they had already lied to someone that day.
around
between
among
along
In the sentence "The book, along with the pen, __ missing," which verb form is correct?
is
am
are
were
Which of the following is correct?
Neither of the players in the last game is injured.
Neither of the players in the last game are injured.
Neither of the players in the last game was injured.
Neither of the players in the last game were injured.
Which figure of speech has been used here? "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances"
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Oxymoron
Which of the following is correct?
Anne whose research on health effects of air pollution was well-known was invited to speak at a conference.
Anne, whose research on health effects of air pollution was “well-known was invited to speak at a conference.
Anne, whose research on health effects of air pollution was well-known, was invited to speak at a conference.
Anne which research on health effects of air pollution was well-known was invited to speak at a conference.
Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:
My mother wants to buy a red BMW: my father has his eye on an Audi
My mother wants to buy a red BMW; my father has his eye on an Audi
My mother wants to buy a red BMW, my father has his eye on an Audi.
My mother wants to buy a red BMW; my father has his eye on an Audi.
Which figure of speech has been used here? "Death! Where is thy sting? O Grave! Where is thy victory?"
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Anaphora
Is this sentence correct? “Elizabeth Peabody was born in a school and thereafter felt destined to be a teacher. Her mother was a teacher and trains her daughters at her side. The academic life seems to suit Elizabeth, who thrived on the rigorous curriculum.”
This sentence is correct
It lacks subject - verb agreement in some sentences
There are inconsistent shifts in verb tenses
Punctuation is wrong in this paragraph
Is this sentence correct? “The suspects were interviewed right after the crime was committed by the detectives.”
This sentence is correct.
This sentence has a dangling modifier.
This sentence has a misplaced modifier.
This sentence needs a different form of the verb.
It is the form of a verb that's used as either an adjective or a part of another verb tense like the perfect or continuous tenses.
What is the process of making a word past tense by adding “-ed” or “-d” called?
Conjugation
Inflection
Derivation
Tense agreement
Who is considered as the father of the English grammar?
Poetry is from the Greek "poiein" which means______
to rhyme
to write
to imagine
to create
EG: "I hope you are not LYING to me"
"My books are LYING on the table"
The "lying" is ?
polysemy
homonym
antonym
synonym
EG: " i am felling blue today"
" her new car is blue"
the "blue" is ?
polysemy
homonym
synonym
antonym
Identify if British or American English
( . )
This is called a full stop
British English
American English
Who is the famous playwright played a crucial role in the development of Early Modern English and the expansion of the English vocabulary?
(a)
Who is the father of English literature?
(a)
His great contribution to the history of English lexicography was to conceive the dictionary.
(a)
What is the longest word published in a popular English dictionary?
(a)
What are the nine parts of speech?
(a)
