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English Language – Grade 11 MCQs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

a)

The boy said “he was tired.”

b)

The boy said, “he was tired.”

c)

The boy said, “He was tired.”

d)

The boy, said “He was tired.”

2.

Identify the adverb in this sentence: “The man spoke softly to the child.”

a)

man

b)

spoke

c)

softly

d)

child

3.

Which of the following is in the correct comparative form?

a)

More better

b)

Better

c)

Bestest

d)

Most better

4.

Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?

a)

The work was completed by the students.

b)

The letter has been posted.

c)

The students completed the work.

d)

The song was being sung.

5.

Choose the correct option to fill the gap: “Neither the teacher nor the students ______ present.”

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

have

6.

The synonym of the word “benevolent” is:

a)

cruel

b)

kind

c)

harsh

d)

wicked

7.

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: “He could not cope with the task, ______?”

a)

can he

b)

could he

c)

can’t he

d)

couldn’t he

8.

The opposite of the underlined word is required: The speech was very concise.

a)

long-winded

b)

brief

c)

sharp

d)

short

9.

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: “She insisted ______ going to the market.”

a)

on

b)

in

c)

at

d)

for

10.

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a)

Accomodation

b)

Acommodation

c)

Accommodation

d)

Acommoddation

11.

According to the passage, the writer admired the old woman because she was:

a)

wealthy

b)

generous

c)

beautiful

d)

hardworking

12.

From the passage, the writer’s main reason for leaving the village was:

a)

to seek adventure

b)

to get married

c)

to find a job

d)

to study abroad

13.

One of the causes of environmental pollution mentioned in the passage is:

a)

poor sanitation

b)

heavy rainfall

c)

good farming

d)

road construction

14.

From the passage, the government’s main solution to unemployment is:

a)

employing foreigners

b)

setting up industries

c)

increasing salaries

d)

building schools

15.

A poem that expresses grief for the dead is called a:

a)

Ode

b)

Ballad

c)

Elegy

d)

Sonnet

16.

Which of the following is NOT a form of drama?

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Epic

d)

Farce

17.

The central idea in a literary work is referred to as the:

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

character

18.

Which of these is a type of narrative poem?

a)

Haiku

b)

Ballad

c)

Ode

d)

Limerick

19.

In literature, a character that opposes the hero is called the:

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

narrator

d)

chorus

20.

A fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter is called a:

a)

Limerick

b)

Haiku

c)

Sonnet

d)

Epic