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Written quiz

Class:

Answer all questions.

1.
________ is the matter with you today? You are not concentrating at your
work.
(A)

What

(C)

Why

(B)

Who

(D)

How

2.

I went to the funfair _______ my parents.

(A)
(B)
3.

in

(C)

for

to

(D)

with

He took it upon ________ to help the poor and the homeless.

(A)

him

(C)

himself

(B)

his

(D)

itself

4.

If today is Tuesday, then the day ________ yesterday is Sunday.

(A)

after

(C)

on

(B)

before

(D)

in

5.
Julia is the ________ child and she has to set a good example for his
siblings.
(A)

oldest

(C)

older

(B)

eldest

(D)

elder

6.
________ you catch the plane before noon, you can be in Denver well
before dinner.
(A)

Should

(B)

If

7.

I must go now. I ____ be home by six oclock.

(A)
(B)
8.

(C)
(D)

But

How

has

(C)

have

had

(D)

having

Neither John nor his classmates ________ attending the party tonight.

(A)

is

(C)

was

(B)

are

(D)

were

9.

When Kimberly was studying, she ________ the doorbell ring.

(A)

heard

(C)

hear

(B)

hears

(D)

was hearing

10.

The business will fail ________ you can come up with better ideas.

(A)

until

(C)

unless

(B)

and

(D)

or

11.

The family will take some time to get ________ the death of their mother.

(A)

through

(B)

of

(C)
(D)

on

over

12.
The kidnappers are demanding a ________ of one million dollars from the
victim's family.
(A)

money

(B)

cash

13.

(C)
(D)

price

ransom

Due to lack of ________, the organisers had to cancel the event.

(A)

acknowledgement (C)

participation

(B)

appearance

coming

(D)

14.
The police department has taken a long time ________ the murder case
because the murderer has left very few clues.
(A)

checking

(C)

investigating

(B)

finalising

(D)

recording

15.

He ________ to his wrongdoings and decided to turn over a new leaf.

(A)

agreed

(C)

(B)

saddened

16.

Fatimah used to ________ her father in his fruit stall at the market.

(A)

assist

(B)

be assisting (D)

(D)

(C)

admitted

nodded

assists
have assisted

17.
________ you start preparing for your test now, you may still be able to
catch up.

(A)

Though

(B)

When

18.

(C)
(D)

If

Ms Tan is the person ________ you must register your name with.

(A)

who

(C)

which

(B)

whom

(D)

when

19.

One of the t-shirts ________ my name on it.

(A)

is

(C)

was

(B)

has

(D)

have

20.

The recent hurricane caused a great deal ________ damage to this town.

(A)

to

(C)

in

(B)

from

(D)

of

21.

I ________ half of the room. Please complete the rest of it.

(A)

painted

(B)

will have painted

22.

Till

(C)
(D)

have painted

should have painted

Anna and Lydia are used to ________ up early even on Sundays.

(A)

wake

(B)

waking

(C)

wakes
(D)

have woken

23.
It is ________ to use pirated computer software, the penalty for doing so
may be hefty.
(A)

illegible

(C)

illegal

(B)

harmful

(D)

lawful

24.

I cannot find my book, it seems to have ________ into thin air.

(A)

left

(C)

appeared

(B)

floated

25.

Doctors have been looking for a ________ for cancer for a long time.

(A)

cure

(C)

prescription

(B)

recovery

(D)

healing

26.

My grandfather is ill. He has been admitted to the __________.

(A)

hotel

(D)

(C)

vanished

hospital

(B)

motel

(D)

school

27.

Its raining outside! Dont forget to wear your __________.

(A)

raincoat

(B)

(C)

sweater

singlet
(D)

T- shirt

28.

Azlan and his friends __________ to school by bus every day.

(A)

go

(C)

went

goes

(D)

going

(B)

29.
My sister and I like to play chess. _________ play chess every Sunday
morning.
(A)
(B)

It

(C)

We

Its

(D)

They

30.

They ____________ their friends in Bukit Gajah last Friday.

(A)

visit

(C)

visited

visits

(D)

visiting

(B)
31.

Anita is ______ at drawing but her sister is definitely _______.

(A)

best, better (C)

good, best

good, better (D)

better, best

(B)
32.

Gary _______ late every Sunday.

(A)

sleep

(C)

sleeps

slept

(D)

sleeping

(B)
33.

Is this _______ book you bought last Saturday?

(A)

(C)

the

(D)

an

(B)
34.

You need _____ axe to cut _____ wood.

(A)

an, a

(C)

an, the

a, the

(D)

the, an

(B)
35.

Devi ________ after we told her the funny story.

(A)

laugh

(B)

laughs

(C)

laughed
(D)

laughing

36.

_______ you wash the dished this morning?

(A)

Do

(C)

Does

Did

(D)

Doing

(B)
37.

The books are ______. Theyre not ___________.

(A)

theirs, mine (C)

them, my

their, mine

they, me

(B)

(D)

38.

The girls are walking ___________ the beach.

(A)

into

(C)

over

along

(D)

across

(B)
39.

My uncle lives _________ Kuala Kangsar.

(A)

in

(C)

for

on

(D)

by

(B)
40.

Someone __________ the doorbell while I was in the bathroom.

(A)

ring

(C)

rings

rang

(D)

ringing

(B)