Section A: Phrases and Clauses (10 Marks)
1. What type of phrase is "a beautiful sunset"?
a) Noun Phrase
b) Verb Phrase
c) Adjective Phrase
d) Prepositional Phrase
2. Which is an example of a gerund phrase?
a) To climb the mountain
b) The tall building
c) Swimming in the lake
d) Over the bridge
3. Identify the dependent clause:
a) He enjoys reading books.
b) Because she was tired.
c) They walked to the park.
d) The car stopped suddenly.
4. What type of clause is “The book that I borrowed”?
a) Adjective Clause
b) Noun Clause
c) Adverb Clause
d) Main Clause
5. Which of the following is NOT a type of dependent clause?
a) Adjective Clause
b) Adverb Clause
c) Noun Clause
d) Prepositional Clause
6. What does a participial phrase act as in a sentence?
a) Noun
b) Adjective
c) Verb
d) Adverb
7. Choose the sentence with an independent clause:
a) Before the rain started.
b) She completed the assignment.
c) If they arrive early.
d) Although it was late.
8. Which phrase includes a preposition?
a) Barking loudly
b) To win the race
c) Over the hills
d) His beautiful artwork
9. The clause “She runs whenever she feels stressed” is an example of:
a) Adjective Clause
b) Adverb Clause
c) Noun Clause
d) Prepositional Clause
10.What is the primary component of a noun phrase?
a) Verb
b) Modifier
c) Preposition
d) Noun
Section B: Parts of Speech (10 Marks)
11.Which of the following is a linking verb?
a) Jump
b) Seem
c) Write
d) Dance
12.Identify the demonstrative pronoun:
a) These
b) Quickly
c) Running
d) Beside
13.Which sentence contains a reflexive pronoun?
a) I did it myself.
b) This is my book.
c) They went to the park.
d) She is a teacher.
14.What type of noun is “happiness”?
a) Concrete Noun
b) Proper Noun
c) Collective Noun
d) Abstract Noun
15.Which is NOT an auxiliary verb?
a) Has
b) Do
c) Quickly
d) Be
16.What does a prepositional phrase begin with?
a) A noun
b) A verb
c) A preposition
d) An adjective
17.Choose the sentence with an interjection:
a) Alas! The treasure is gone.
b) She went to the market.
c) He speaks Spanish fluently.
d) I will complete the task.
18.Identify the possessive adjective:
a) His
b) Quickly
c) What
d) Many
19.Which of these is an indefinite pronoun?
a) Someone
b) Those
c) That
d) Ours
20.What type of adjective is "three" in the phrase “three apples”?
a) Demonstrative
b) Quantitative
c) Descriptive
d) Interrogative
Section C: Tenses and Verbs (10 Marks)
21.Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?
a) She is reading a book.
b) They have finished their homework.
c) He wrote a letter.
d) I will go to the park.
22.Identify the stative verb:
a) Run
b) Jump
c) Believe
d) Write
23.Which is a transitive verb?
a) She sings beautifully.
b) He sleeps late.
c) They kicked the ball.
d) We run daily.
24.What is the mood of the sentence "Close the door"?
a) Indicative
b) Imperative
c) Subjunctive
d) Interrogative
25.Which of the following is in the passive voice?
a) She baked a cake.
b) A cake was baked by her.
c) They are baking a cake.
d) We will bake a cake.
26.Identify the phrasal verb:
a) Look up
b) Write quickly
c) Tall building
d) Singing beautifully
27.What tense is "I had been writing for an hour"?
a) Past Perfect
b) Past Perfect Continuous
c) Present Perfect Continuous
d) Future Continuous
28.In the sentence "She is teaching," what is "is"?
a) Action Verb
b) Auxiliary Verb
c) Linking Verb
d) Modal Verb
29.What is the future perfect continuous tense of "She writes"?
a) She will write.
b) She will be writing.
c) She will have written.
d) She will have been writing.
30.Which of these is a modal verb?
a) Must
b) Jump
c) Be
d) Dance
Section D: Advanced Grammar Topics (20 Marks)
31.Which sentence uses a zero conditional?
a) If you heat ice, it melts.
b) If it rains, I will stay home.
c) If I were rich, I would travel.
d) If I had studied, I would have passed.
32.What type of determiner is “some” in "some students"?
a) Quantitative
b) Demonstrative
c) Possessive
d) Interrogative
33.Which sentence has proper subject-verb agreement?
a) The team are winning.
b) The team is winning.
c) The team have won.
d) The team were winning.
34.Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:
a) Wow that’s amazing!
b) Wow! That’s amazing.
c) Wow that’s amazing.
d) Wow! That’s amazing!
35.What type of sentence is "What a beautiful day!"?
a) Declarative
b) Interrogative
c) Exclamatory
d) Imperative
36.What is the superlative form of “beautiful”?
a) More beautiful
b) Beautifulest
c) Most beautiful
d) Beautifuller
37.Which pronoun agrees with the antecedent in "Each student must bring ___
book"?
a) Their
b) His or her
c) Its
d) Theirself
38.Identify the error: "He don’t like coffee."
a) Verb tense
b) Subject-verb agreement
c) Pronoun antecedent agreement
d) Prepositional phrase
39.Choose the appropriate article: "___ apple a day keeps the doctor away."
a) A
b) An
c) The
d) No article
40.Which type of conjunction is “but” in "She is smart but lazy"?
a) Subordinating
b) Coordinating
c) Correlative
d) Conjunctive adverb
41.What is the function of "Hi!" in "Hi! How are you?"
a) Interjection
b) Conjunction
c) Preposition
d) Adverb
42.What is the positive degree of "taller"?
a) Tallest
b) Tall
c) More tall
d) Most tall
43.Identify the main clause:
a) Because it was raining.
b) She stayed inside.
c) When it started raining.
d) Until the rain stopped.
44.Which sentence is in indirect speech?
a) He said, "I am happy."
b) He said that he was happy.
c) "I am happy," he said.
d) "He was happy," he said.
45.Which sentence uses a correlative conjunction?
a) Both the cat and the dog are outside.
b) The dog is outside.
c) Although it’s late, I’m awake.
d) Because it’s raining, I stayed in.
46.Which of these is a noun clause?
a) What she said was true.
b) Although she said it.
c) After she said it.
d) She said it clearly.
47.Choose the correct preposition: "He is afraid ___ heights."
a) At
b) Of
c) With
d) To
48.What type of verb is "swimming" in "Swimming is fun"?
a) Gerund
b) Infinitive
c) Participial
d) Auxiliary
49.Which of the following is a simple sentence?
a) She went to the store and bought some fruit.
b) Although it was raining, we went outside.
c) She likes apples, but he likes bananas.
d) She enjoys reading.
50.What is the function of "because" in the sentence "I stayed home because it
rained"?
a) Conjunction
b) Preposition
c) Adverb
d) Pronoun
