Language and Vocabulary Quizzes for Year 8 English Comprehensive School

Question 1

Which word in the sentence **The cat is sitting under the table** is a preposition?

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Under

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The

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Is

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Table

Question 2

When presenting to your class, which techniques can you use to capture and hold your audience's attention?

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Use body language, such as gestures and eye contact, to connect with your audience.

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Use humor and personal stories to make your presentation more relatable.

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Speak quickly and loudly to show enthusiasm.

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Read directly from your notes without making eye contact with the audience.

Question 3

In the sentence, 'The world is a stage', which word is a metaphor for 'life'?

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World

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The

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Is

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A

Question 4

Consider the sentence: 'The man was angry.' How would replacing 'angry' with 'furious' alter the sentence's tone?

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The tone would become more negative.

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The tone would become more neutral.

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The tone would become more positive.

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The tone would remain unchanged.

Question 5

In the sentence, **The man walked to the store after he ate dinner**, what does the underlined part of the sentence do?

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Tells when the man walked to the store

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Describes where the store is located

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Could stand alone as a complete sentence

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Shows the reason for the man's walk

Question 6

Which option corrects the grammatical error in the sentence: 'The child played with **their** toys'?

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The child played with **his/her** toys.

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The children played with their toys.

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The childs played with their toys.

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The childs' played with their toys.

Question 7

Which word in the sentence "The beauty of the sunset was breathtaking" is an abstract noun?

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Beauty

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Sunset

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The

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Breathtaking

Question 8

In the sentence “The stars twinkled like tiny diamonds scattered across the night sky”, which type of figurative language is used?

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Personification

Question 9

Change all nouns in the sentence to their plural form: *The student completed the assignment before the deadline.*

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The students completed the assignments before the deadlines.

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The students completed the assignment before the deadlines.

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The student completed the assignments before the deadlines.

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The students completed the assignments before the deadline.

Question 10

Which word in the sentence “The committee convened to deliberate on the company’s financial situation” is the conjunction?

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To

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Committee

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Financial

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On

Question 11

Which sentence uses the word 'there' correctly?

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There's a book on the table.

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They're going to the park on Saturday.

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They're going to the beach tomorrow.

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Their dog barked at the mailman.

Question 12

Read the following excerpt:

The wind howled through the trees, sending shivers down my spine.

How does the author's use of figurative language contribute to their purpose?

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It creates a vivid and unsettling image in the reader's mind.

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It emphasizes the scientific explanation of the wind's behavior.

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It reduces the impact of the wind on the narrator.

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It provides a more factual account of the wind's speed and direction.

Question 13

What does the prefix 'un-' do to the meaning of the word 'happy'?

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Makes it mean 'not happy'

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Makes it mean 'a little bit happy'

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Makes it mean 'very happy'

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a part of speech in English grammar?

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Number

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Noun

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Pronoun

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Conjunction

Question 15

Identify the type of sentence: "Can you please close the window?"

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Imperative

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Exclamatory

Question 16

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'to make comfortable'?

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Accommodate

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Accomodate

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Accommodait

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Acommodate

Question 17

Which of the following is a preposition?

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On

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And

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But

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The

Question 18

Identify the correct use of the apostrophe:

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It's raining

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Its raining

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Its' raining

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It is raining

Question 19

Which word is an adjective?

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Beautiful

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Slowly

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Run

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The

Question 20

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

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I went to the store, and I bought milk

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I went to the store and I bought milk

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I went to the store; and I bought milk

Question 21

Which of the following words means the same as 'beautiful'?

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Pretty

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Ugly

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Handsome

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Plain

Question 22

Which of the following words is an opposite for 'happy'?

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

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Joyful

Question 23

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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My friend and I went to the cinema

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Me and my friend went to the cinema

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My friend and me went to the cinema

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I and my friend went to the cinema

Question 24

What is the past tense of 'run'?

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Ran

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Runned

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Run

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Running

Question 25

Which of the following words can show possibility or permission?

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Can

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Walk

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Jump

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Sing

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a part of speech?

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Concept

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 27

Identify the correct preposition in the sentence: "The book is located on the table."

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on

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in

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at

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above

Question 28

Which of the following words is a synonym for "happy"?

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Joyful

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Sad

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Angry

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Tired

Question 29

Identify the type of sentence: "What a beautiful day it is!"

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Exclamation

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Statement

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Question

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Command

Question 30

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

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As brave as a lion

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The sky was blue

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She is very intelligent

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The wind howled

Question 31

Which of the following is the past tense of "sing"?

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Sang

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Singed

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Sanged

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Sung

Question 32

Identify the correct punctuation mark to end the following sentence: "The weather is lovely today"

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.

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,

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!

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?

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a well-written paragraph?

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Random thoughts

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Clear topic sentence

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Supporting details

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Unity

Question 34

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees."

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Personification

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Alliteration

Question 35

Which of the following is not considered a part of speech?

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Expression

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Noun

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Adjective

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Conjunction

Question 36

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

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The dog barked loudly, and ran away.

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The dog barked, loudly and ran away

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The dog barked loudly and ran away.

Question 37

Which of the following is an example of a preposition?

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On

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Yellow

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Slowly

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Giggle

Question 38

The children were playing in the park.

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Declarative

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Imperative

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Interrogative

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Exclamatory

Question 39

Select the word that is closest in meaning to 'diminutive':

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Tiny

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Gigantic

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Average

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Bright

Question 40

accommodate

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Accommodate

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Acomodate

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Acommidate

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Accommidate

Question 41

Which of the following is an example of a direct object?

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The boy

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Rapidly

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Under the table

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Very

Question 42

Synonym: Antonym ::

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Hot: Cold

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Up: Down

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Book: Cover

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Teacher: Student

Question 43

Identify the noun in the sentence: "The boy kicked **the** ball."

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Ball

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The

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Boy

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Kicked

Question 44

Identify the correct punctuation mark to end the following sentence: "The dog barked loudly"

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.

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,

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?

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!

Question 45

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

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She was as happy as a clam.

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The sky was blue.

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The waves crashed like thunder.

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The sun shone brightly.

Question 46

Identify the grammatical error in the sentence: "**Me** and my friends went to the park."

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Pronoun case

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Subject-verb agreement

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Tense

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No error

Question 47

Which of the following is the correct definition of the word "synonym"?

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A word that has a **similar** meaning to another word.

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A word that has a different meaning from another word.

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A word that is used in place of a noun.

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A word that is used to describe an action.

Question 48

Which of the following words is an antonym of the word "happy"?

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Sad

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Excited

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Joyful

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Enthusiastic

Question 49

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: "The **tall** tree swayed in the wind."

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 50

Which of the following is an example of a subordinating conjunction, a word that links two clauses to show a dependent relationship?

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since

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and

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however

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so

Question 51

Select the correct spelling of the word:

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accommodate

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acommodate

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acommidate

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acomodate

Question 52

Which of the following sentences is punctuated accurately?

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The boy ran down the street.

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The boy, ran down the street

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The boy ran, down the street.

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The boy ran down, the street.

Question 53

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'happy'?

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joyful

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sad

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angry

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grumpy

Question 54

Which of the following is an example of a prepositional phrase?

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In the park

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The dog

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Ran quickly

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Very happy

Question 55

Identify the correct antonym for the word 'small':

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big

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tall

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short

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wide

Question 56

The word 'onomatopoeia' refers to:

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A word that describes a sound

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A word that describes a person

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A word that describes a place

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A word that describes a thing

Question 57

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: The cat jumped ______ the table.

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Over

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On

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By

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At

Question 58

Select the sentence that is written in the passive voice:

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The girl is playing with the doll.

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The teacher gave a test to the students.

Question 59

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

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Accommodate

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Accomodate

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Accomadte

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Acommodate

Question 60

Identify the type of sentence: 'Wow, that was a close call!'

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 61

Which word is a noun?

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Book

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Jump

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Quickly

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And

Question 62

Which punctuation mark should be used at the end of the sentence: 'The weather was wonderful'

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.

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,

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!

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?

Question 63

Which sentence contains a simile?

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The wind howled like a banshee.

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The sky was a brilliant blue.

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The sun was shining brightly.

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The flowers danced in the breeze.

Question 64

Choose the sentence that is written in the present perfect tense:

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I have gone to the store.

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I went to the store.

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I will go to the store.

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I am going to the store.