Tenses

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1. Question 1

   1 mark

   If she studies hard, she _______ pass the exam.

   A. would

   B. will

   C. should

   D. could

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   Marking scheme

   B. First conditional: if + present, will

2. Question 2

   1 mark

   She _______ her homework by the time her mother arrived.

   A. has finished

   B. finishes

   C. will finish

   D. had finished

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   The plural of "ox" is:

   A. oxen

   B. oxs

   C. ox

   D. oxes

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   By next year, she _______ her studies.

   A. will have completed

   B. will complete

   C. completed

   D. completes

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   Marking scheme

   A. Future perfect: will have completed

5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Which word is a noun?

   A. run

   B. courage

   C. quickly

   D. beautiful

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   The teacher _______ us a story every Friday.

   A. tells

   B. told

   C. tell

   D. telling

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Choose the correct form: "Neither the teacher nor the pupils _______ happy."

   A. are

   B. was

   C. were

   D. is

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   Marking scheme

   A. Neither … nor: verb agrees with closer noun (pupils = plural)

8. Question 8

   1 mark

   They _______ football every Saturday.

   A. play

   B. plays

   C. playing

   D. played

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   Marking scheme

   A. Present simple, plural subject: play

9. Question 9

   1 mark

   The sentence "Do sit down." is an example of:

   A. an imperative

   B. an exclamation

   C. a question

   D. a statement

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Choose the correct form: "There _______ many books on the shelf."

    A. was

    B. is

    C. are

    D. be

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Choose the correct form: "I wish I _______ fly."

    A. could

    B. can

    C. shall

    D. will

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    Choose the correct comparative: "She is _______ than her sister."

    A. most tall

    B. taller

    C. tallest

    D. more tall

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13. Question 13

    1 mark

    Which sentence uses the superlative correctly?

    A. She is the hardest working student of all two.

    B. She is the more hardworking student.

    C. She is the most hardworking student.

    D. She is hardworking than everyone.

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14. Question 14

    1 mark

    Complete: "She is _______ than any student in the class." (good)

    A. better

    B. gooder

    C. best

    D. more good

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15. Question 15

    1 mark

    Identify the type of noun in "honesty":

    A. proper

    B. common

    C. abstract

    D. collective

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16. Question 16

    1 mark

    _______ you help me with this, please?

    A. Can

    B. B and C

    C. Would

    D. Shall

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    Marking scheme

    B. 'Would you' and 'Can you' are both correct polite requests

17. Question 17

    1 mark

    She _______ her homework before dinner yesterday.

    A. finishes

    B. finish

    C. finishing

    D. finished

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18. Question 18

    1 mark

    Which word is an adjective in: "The tall boy ran fast."

    A. tall

    B. fast

    C. boy

    D. ran

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19. Question 19

    1 mark

    The children _______ playing when it started to rain.

    A. is

    B. were

    C. was

    D. are

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20. Question 20

    1 mark

    Which is the correct plural of "mouse"?

    A. mices

    B. mouse

    C. mouses

    D. mice

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21. Question 21

    1 mark

    Choose the correct sentence:

    A. He not know the answer.

    B. He doesn't know the answer.

    C. He don't know the answer.

    D. He isn't know the answer.

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    Marking scheme

    B. doesn't + base verb for third person singular

22. Question 22

    1 mark

    Which sentence is in the future tense?

    A. She walked to school.

    B. She will walk to school.

    C. She is walking to school.

    D. She walks to school.

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23. Question 23

    1 mark

    We _______ to Mombasa last holiday.

    A. travels

    B. travelled

    C. travel

    D. travelling

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24. Question 24

    1 mark

    Identify the adverb: "She sings beautifully."

    A. both A and B

    B. beautifully

    C. sings

    D. she

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    Marking scheme

    B. 'beautifully' modifies 'sings' — it is an adverb

25. Question 25

    1 mark

    Choose the correct form of the verb: "The news _______ shocking."

    A. are

    B. were

    C. is

    D. have been

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    Marking scheme

    C. 'news' is uncountable → singular verb 'is'

26. Question 26

    1 mark

    She has _______ the dishes already.

    A. washed

    B. washes

    C. washing

    D. wash

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27. Question 27

    1 mark

    By the time we arrived, the bus _______ already left.

    A. has

    B. had

    C. have

    D. having

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28. Question 28

    1 mark

    Choose the correct verb: "The flock of birds _______ overhead."

    A. flew

    B. flies

    C. fly

    D. flown

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    Marking scheme

    B. Collective noun 'flock' = singular → flies

29. Question 29

    1 mark

    He _______ tired after the long walk.

    A. feels

    B. feeling

    C. felt

    D. feel

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30. Question 30

    1 mark

    Choose the correct sentence:

    A. She going to school every day.

    B. She goes to school every day.

    C. She go to school every day.

    D. She gone to school every day.

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31. Question 31

    1 mark

    They _______ been living here for ten years.

    A. had

    B. have

    C. having

    D. has

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32. Question 32

    1 mark

    I _______ never been to Kisumu.

    A. have

    B. has

    C. had

    D. am

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33. Question 33

    1 mark

    Which sentence uses the present perfect correctly?

    A. She have gone to Mombasa.

    B. She had gone to Mombasa.

    C. She has went to Mombasa.

    D. She has gone to Mombasa.

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34. Question 34

    1 mark

    She _______ cooking when the visitors arrived.

    A. is

    B. were

    C. was

    D. are

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35. Question 35

    1 mark

    Which word is a pronoun?

    A. run

    B. they

    C. beautiful

    D. book

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