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English Language Quiz

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You____before you went out

a)

should to phone

b)

should have phoned

c)

should had phone

d)

should phone

2.

The infinitive without to is used after

a)

threaten

b)

advice

c)

insist

d)

dare

3.

I do not mind____ my blog.

a)

update

b)

to update

c)

updating

d)

to updating

4.

John____tomorrow. He got his ticket.

a)

will leave

b)

is not leaving

c)

will not leave

d)

is leaving

5.

We expect the newspapers___ in an hour

a)

to have brought

b)

to brought

c)

to bring

d)

to be brought

6.

The lightning storm in Catatumbo is almost__

a)

man-made

b)

fast-speeding

c)

never-ending

d)

time-consuming

7.

precursor:

a)

Follower

b)

Forerunner

c)

aftrercomer

8.

I remember "spending"

a)

Participle 2

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Gerund

9.

Would you mind ____the window?

a)

open

b)

open

c)

opening

d)

to open

10.

I remember spending my holiday in Japan when I was fourteen

a)

Adjective

b)

Gerund

c)

Indefinite

d)

Participle II

11.

The football team played __ in the second round

a)

worse

b)

badlier

c)

worst

d)

badly

12.

Superlative form of adverb: badly

a)

the worst

b)

Worse

c)

Badly

d)

Badier

13.

Word phrase is not possible in this sentence

a)

all

b)

several

c)

every

d)

each

14.

The function of gerund is

a)

I remember spending ...

b)

subject

c)

object

d)

predicative

15.

my son didn't use... like

a)

to sleep

b)

slept

c)

to sleeping

d)

sleep

16.

Have you got.... friends?

a)

lots of

b)

much

c)

a lot of

d)

many

17.

_ is one of the easiest for recycle ...

a)

the paper

b)

paper

c)

a paper

d)

one paper

18.

By.... was it written ?

a)

whom

b)

who

c)

whose

d)

what

19.

This is …. an expensive smartphone

a)

an

b)

such

c)

so

d)

some

20.

Pre-modifying noun structure noun+noun

a)

some colleagues

b)

Healthcare profession

c)

false alarm

d)

the stressful job

21.

The meaning of the phrase Get down to work

a)

start working

b)

not be at work because you are not well

c)

be unemployed

d)

start after a period away

22.

Rewrite the sentence into passive

a)

The sculpture is made by him from sand

b)

The sculpture has been made by him of sand.

c)

The sculpture was made by him with sand

d)

The sculpture had been made by him with sand

23.

The correct particle: NASA are looking _ using VR to explore Mars.

a)

after

b)

over

c)

up to

d)

into

24.

The appropriate item

a)

on

b)

up

c)

for

d)

in

25.

Verb followed by verb+ing form

a)

manage

b)

refuse

c)

suggest

d)

offer

26.

To take after -

a)

to follow someone quickly

b)

To fall behind

c)

to an older member

d)

to fail to keep level with someone

27.

Correct order adjective :

a)

tall young Scottish men

b)

men young tall Scottish

c)

Scottish men tall young

d)

Scottish men young tall

28.

Correct order adjective :

a)

French wooden book green

b)

wooden book green French

c)

book green French wooden

d)

green French wooden book

29.

Pushy synonym:

a)

aggressive, ambitious, bold, brash

b)

recur, revert, reappear, come back

c)

absorbing, amusing, appealing

d)

though, nevertheless, nonetheless

30.

We...... ...... ....... the hotel if we hadn't seen the signpost

a)

Would have found

b)

Have found found

c)

Would find

31.

An Abstract noun that can't be sensed

a)

machinery

b)

courage

c)

boy

d)

cotton

32.

Define the function of infinitive in the following sentences: I was the first to come

a)

Adverbial modifier

b)

Subject

c)

Predicate

d)

Attribute

33.

She gave me a... Box

a)

Small metal jewelry Square

b)

Small square metal jewelry

c)

Jewelry metal small square

34.

Current preposition with hear...

a)

At

b)

On

c)

From

d)

To

e)

For

35.

Agree is used....

a)

For

b)

On

c)

With

d)

At

e)

From

36.

Compound nouns

a)

Hotel keeper

b)

Second rate

c)

Well known

d)

Old-fashioned

e)

Yellow striped

37.

Complex subject

a)

Phillips wear known to be a young man without money

b)

He's known to being a good teacher

c)

He is known to be a good teacher

d)

He's known be a good teacher

38.

The sentence with gerund

a)

He stopped to have read newspapers

b)

He stopped to read newspapers

c)

He stopped reading newspapers

39.

Find an adverb of time

a)

A bit

b)

For a long time

c)

Badly

d)

Suddenly

40.

Choice on unreal conditional sentences

a)

If you did that again I will punish you

b)

If I were an astronaut I would travel all the planets

c)

If I am an author note I would travel all the planets

d)

If we have done that again I will punish you

41.

The meaning of to fall behind

a)

To pass

b)

To descend

c)

To delay

d)

To denote