Tenses

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1. Question 1

   1 mark

   The children _______ already eaten their lunch by the time we arrived.

   A. have

   B. having

   C. had

   D. has

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Choose the correct form: "He is _______ than his brother."

   A. most tall

   B. more tall

   C. taller

   D. tallest

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   She asked me _______ I had finished my homework.

   A. if

   B. what

   C. when

   D. that

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   The boy _______ was absent yesterday came to school today.

   A. whose

   B. who

   C. whom

   D. which

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   We _______ playing football when it started to rain.

   A. are

   B. was

   C. is

   D. were

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   The opposite of "generous" is:

   A. humble

   B. kind

   C. wealthy

   D. selfish

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Which sentence is in the passive voice?

   A. The cat is chasing the mouse.

   B. The cat chased the mouse.

   C. The mouse was chased by the cat.

   D. The mouse ran away.

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   Marking scheme

   C. Passive: subject receives action (was chased)

8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Choose the correct form: "One of the boys _______ been selected."

   A. are

   B. have

   C. were

   D. has

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   "By 2030, she _______ her degree."

   A. will have completed

   B. completed

   C. will complete

   D. completes

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    If I had a lot of money, I _______ travel all over the world.

    A. can

    B. shall

    C. will

    D. would

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    Marking scheme

    D. Conditional tense: If + past simple, would + base verb

11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Which sentence uses the present perfect tense?

    A. She has walked to school.

    B. She walks to school.

    C. She walked to school.

    D. She is walking to school.

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    She _______ to school every day.

    A. gone

    B. go

    C. going

    D. goes

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    Marking scheme

    D. Simple present tense — third person singular

13. Question 13

    1 mark

    Which sentence uses the future tense correctly?

    A. She is gone to school tomorrow.

    B. She goes to school tomorrow.

    C. She will go to school tomorrow.

    D. She gone to school tomorrow.

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14. Question 14

    1 mark

    She is the _______ girl in the class.

    A. intelligent

    B. more intelligent

    C. most intelligent

    D. intelligenter

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    Marking scheme

    C. Superlative: 'most intelligent' for multi-syllable adjective

15. Question 15

    1 mark

    The children enjoyed _______ at the park.

    A. to play

    B. playing

    C. played

    D. plays

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    Marking scheme

    B. 'Enjoy' is followed by the gerund (-ing form)

16. Question 16

    1 mark

    Which sentence uses "fewer" correctly?

    A. There are fewer water in the bottle.

    B. There are fewer pupils today.

    C. He drinks fewer milk.

    D. She has fewer money.

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17. Question 17

    1 mark

    My sister, _______ is a nurse, works at the hospital.

    A. which

    B. whom

    C. who

    D. whose

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18. Question 18

    1 mark

    Which sentence contains an error?

    A. They are happy.

    B. She has two brothers.

    C. We were at school.

    D. He have a new bag.

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19. Question 19

    1 mark

    The boy ran _______ to catch the bus.

    A. fastly

    B. fast

    C. fastest

    D. faster

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    Marking scheme

    B. 'Fast' is both adjective and adverb (no -ly form)

20. Question 20

    1 mark

    Which sentence is in the passive voice?

    A. John is writing the letter.

    B. John wrote the letter.

    C. The letter was written by John.

    D. John has written the letter.

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21. Question 21

    1 mark

    By next week, I _______ finished reading the book.

    A. will have

    B. would have

    C. had

    D. has

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22. Question 22

    1 mark

    Which is the correct negative of "She always sings."?

    A. She isn't sings.

    B. She never sings.

    C. She not sings.

    D. She don't sing.

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23. Question 23

    1 mark

    Which is a compound sentence?

    A. She ran and she fell.

    B. Running fast.

    C. She ran.

    D. She ran because she was late.

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    Marking scheme

    A. Compound: two independent clauses joined by 'and'

24. Question 24

    1 mark

    The plural of "child" is:

    A. childs

    B. children

    C. childes

    D. childrens

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25. Question 25

    1 mark

    Choose the correct form: "The committee _______ made its decision."

    A. have

    B. are

    C. were

    D. has

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26. Question 26

    1 mark

    Choose the correct sentence:

    A. She not like tea.

    B. She doesn't like tea.

    C. She don't like tea.

    D. She isn't like tea.

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27. Question 27

    1 mark

    Choose the correct form: "I suggested _______ the meeting to Monday."

    A. move

    B. moving

    C. moved

    D. to move

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28. Question 28

    1 mark

    The plural of "criterion" is:

    A. criterions

    B. criteria

    C. criterion

    D. criterias

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29. Question 29

    1 mark

    The teacher _______ us about the trip yesterday.

    A. tell

    B. telling

    C. tells

    D. told

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30. Question 30

    1 mark

    Choose the correct passive: "The dog chased the cat."

    A. The dog was chased by the cat.

    B. The cat is chased by the dog.

    C. The cat was chased by the dog.

    D. The cat chased the dog.

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    Marking scheme

    C. Passive: object becomes subject + was + past participle + by

31. Question 31

    1 mark

    Choose the correct form: "The price of goods _______ risen."

    A. has

    B. have

    C. are

    D. were

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32. Question 32

    1 mark

    Choose the correct sentence:

    A. He doesn't know the answer.

    B. He doesn't knows the answer.

    C. He don't know the answer.

    D. He not knowing the answer.

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33. Question 33

    1 mark

    Which is a complex sentence?

    A. Barking dog.

    B. Because the dog was scared, it barked.

    C. The dog barked and ran.

    D. The dog barked.

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