ASSESSMENT TOOL IN EL101: STRUCTURES OF ENGLISH

Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the correct answer from the options provided. Shade
the letter of your choice using the answer sheet provided.

1. They are the most basic units of meaning 9. Shoelaces, rainbow, toothpaste, and haircuts
which may come as simple words or elements are all what type of noun?
of complex words. A. collective
A. Morpheme B. compound
B. Phonemes C. countable
C. Morphology
D. Phonology 10. Identify the types of nouns capitalized in this
sentence: Her FAMILY was impressed by her
2. Phonology refers to ________________________. DESIRE to rid the EARTH of SANDWICH
A. meanings of words BAGS.
B. how words are organized in relation to A. collective / abstract / concrete / plural
each other B. compound / singular / collective / proper
C. how words are formed C. countable / compound / proper /
D. the sounds of words common

3. It is the study of how words are organized 11. Ms. Marvel, Nigeria, Jupiter, Tallahassee,
into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Playstation, and Jen Psaki are all what type
A. semantics of noun?
B. syntax A. abstract
C. discourse B. collective
D. lexicography C. proper

4. According to Cole (2014), clauses may also be 12. Which one is a common noun?
considered as ____. A. beaches
A. phrases B. friendship
B. simple sentences C. both of them
C. compound sentences D. neither of them
D. complex sentences
13. Identify the plural nouns in this sentence:
5. He devised the hierarchy of English language The children peered over the rails of the fence
in 2000. to watch the moose that were grazing nearby,
A. Coles when an aircraft flew above.
B. Moore A. children / rails / moose
C. Crystal B. children / fence
D. None of the above C. rails / moose / aircraft

6. Which word SHOULD NOT be capitalized 14. Which of the following sets of words are
because it is a common noun? uncountable nouns?
A. Flower A. democracy, journey, philosophy
B. Texas B. music, news, happiness, tennis
C. Laguna C. candy, suitcase, experience, geese
D. Philippines
15. Identify the types of nouns capitalized in this
7. Which of the following is NOT a common sentence: ELIAS wondered with a little
noun? MELANCHOLY why his FRIENDS always
A. teacher showed up late.
B. apple A. abstract / countable / plural
C. dog catcher B. proper / abstract / common
D. Applebee’s C. singular / concrete / uncountable
8. Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?
A. Dog Catcher 16. Which word is the verb in this sentence?
B. Tom I saw the fire from the other side of the river.
C. Mr. Short A. saw
D. Wendy’s B. fire
C. side
 27. Complete this sentence: I saw
17. How many verbs are there in this sentence? ……………………. German tourists in the
They cancelled the show last night because store.
the singer was sick. A. a
A. 1 B. some
B. 2 C. any
C. 3
28. Complete this sentence: He has
18. Which word cannot be a verb? ………………………….. keen eye for detail.
A. seat A. a
B. bench B. the
C. sit C. some

19. Which word cannot be a verb? 29. Complete this sentence: He was
A. book ……………………… only child of
B. candle …………………….. rich merchant.
C. chair A. the, a
B. a, a
20. Which word cannot be a verb? C. the, an
A. lamp
B. light 30. ……………………… person who died
C. lit yesterday was ……………………… heart
patient.
21. How many verbs are there in this sentence? A. The, a
It's time to go out to get the money B. a, a
A. 2 C. a, the
B. 3
C. 4 31. ………………….. film that we saw yesterday
was interesting.
22. How many verbs are there in this sentence? A. The
The leaves on the trees tend to start to fall in B. A
October. C. Some
A. 2
B. 3 32. ……………………… tea is very strong. You
C. 4 must add ………………………. more milk to it.
A. A, some
23. How many verbs are there in this sentence? B. The, some
You really must go and see the circus that's on C. The, the
in the park this weekend.
A. 2 33. Can I have ……………………… apples?
B. 3 A. Some
C. 4 B. An
C. A
24. Which is the best verb for this sentence?
'Shh! Don't tell anyone', she ........... 34. I saw ……………………. elephant in
A. shouted ……………………. zoo.
B. whispered A. a, the
C. yell B. an, the
C. the, the
25. Which is the best verb for this sentence?
Billy ............. up the stairs so as not to wake 35. Don’t make ………………………. noise. I must
his parents. get …………………….. sleep.
A. stomped A. any, some
B. staggered B. some, any
C. tiptoed C. any, any

For items 36-45. Shade A if the right determiner

is “a/an”, B if “any”, C if “the”, and D if “some.”

26. Complete this sentence: Yesterday I had 36. I am looking forward to being ——————-
…………………….. strange experience. grandmother. (A)
A. a 37. I used my shoe as ————————- hammer.
B. the (A)
C. some 38. Have you fed ————————- dogs? (C)
39. There are ———————– children in the A. was climbing, fall
garden. (D) B. climbed, to fall
40. Who invented ———————– radio? (C) C. was climbing, falling
41. I am ———————- oldest in my family. (C) 58. The teacher .............................. the
42. I prefer ————————- mountains to the students ............................. the sum.
seaside. (C) A. was asking, to solve
43. We went to ———————— same school. (C) B. asked, solved
44. My brother is going out with ———————– C. asked, to solve
Chinese girl. (A) 59. Nobody ................................ that he is
45. Have you got ———————— matches? (B) innocent.
A. is believing
46. Pronouns take the place of B. believes
A. noun C. believe
B. a verb D. believed
C. an adjective 60. Although the children were tired,
47. What do pronouns help us add to our speech they ................................... playing.
and writing? A. were continuing
A. personality B. continued
B. variety C. had continued
C. detail 61. The stranger ............................... the
48. What sort of pronouns are the words "he", shopkeeper to give him a glass of water
"me" and "you"? because he ...................... thirsty.
A. interrogative A. was requesting, was
B. possessive B. requested, was
C. personal C. requested, is
49. What sort of pronoun is the word "we"? 62. Mother .............................. busy cooking for
A. singular the guests who are arriving in the evening.
B. subject A. was
C. object B. has been
50. Which personal pronoun is almost always C. has
used for a thing? D. had been
A. he 63. As I ............................. my eyes,
B. it I ......................... a strange sight.
C. they A. was opening, was seeing
51. To refer to something that is far from you, use B. opened, saw
the pronoun C. opened, was seeing
A. this D. was opening, saw
B. that 64. The sparrow ............................ away happily
C. these after eating the mango.
52. "This is Lisa speaking." In this sentence, what A. flies
sort of the pronoun is the word "This"? B. flew
A. reciprocal C. is flying
B. demonstrative 65. In spite of being very intelligent,
C. personal he ............................. score good marks.
53. Possessive pronouns can be subject pronouns A. does not
or B. has not
A. object pronouns C. do not
B. interrogative pronouns
C. indefinite pronouns 66. The main job of a conjunction is to _____ two
54. With a singular pronoun the verb should be parts of a sentence.
A. singular A. invert
B. plural B. compare
C. singular or plural C. join
55. What sort of pronoun are the words "each 67. Which of the following is a "compound"
other" and "one another"? conjunction?
A. interrogative A. so big that
B. reciprocal B. as long as
C. indefinite C. although
56. I ............................... for a 68. Which type of conjunction joins two parts of a
pen ............................ this composition. sentence that are grammatically equal?
A. look, write A. balancing
B. am looking, to write B. subordinating
C. look, for writing C. coordinating
57. She ............................. up the stairs slowly 69. The word "although" can be used to join a
because she didn't want ............................ dependent clause to a
 A. dependent clause B. on
B. conjunction C. under
C. main clause
70. Coordinating conjunctions always come _____ 84. Didn't you park your car _______ mine?
the words or clauses that they join. A. on top of
A. after B. at
B. between C. behind
C. before 85. Please stay _______ the police caution tape.
71. The words "and", "but" and "so" are often A. behind
classified as _____ conjunctions. B. above
A. coordinating C. over
B. subordinating 86. An adjective phrase can be a single adjective
C. dependent or a group of words built around
72. A subordinating conjunction comes ________ A. an adjective
of a dependent clause. B. a single noun
A. at the start 87. "Cats are playful pets, but dogs are very loyal
B. in the middle as well." This sentence has
C. at the end A. one adjective phrase
73. The words "although", "since" and "unless" B. two adjective phrases
are examples of common _____ conjunctions. 88. Which sentence has an adverb phrase?
A. subordinating A. She sings very nicely.
B. coordinating B. She sings very nice songs.
C. dependent 89. A prepositional phrase consists of a
74. Another word for an independent clause is a preposition and its
A. unique clause A. object
B. main clause B. subject
C. singular or plural 90. "We always play football after work." Which is
75. When "and" is used with the last word of a a prepositional phrase?
list, a comma is A. always play football
A. optional B. after work
B. never used 91. Which type of sentence must end with a
C. required question mark?
76. Sign your name _______ the dotted line. A. interrogative
A. after B. imperative
B. behind C. exclamative
C. on 92. A sentence that's used to give someone an
77. When we flew _______ the clouds, we could order or a command is an _______ sentence.
see the earth's surface. A. interrogative
A. over B. imperative
B. in C. exclamative
C. below 93. A simple sentence consists of
78. Can I sit _______ you at the movie theatre? A. one independent thought
A. around B. one independent clause
B. beside 94. An independent clause contains
C. inside A. a subject and a verb
79. The kids are playing _______ the backyard. B. a subject and an object
A. at 95. A compound sentence consists of
B. on A. one or more independent clauses
C. in B. two or more independent clauses
80. Your glasses are right _______ you. 96. Independent clauses can be joined by using
A. in front of A. a coordinating conjunction
B. on top of B. a subordinating conjunction
C. in behind 97. Which is a compound sentence?
81. You can pick up your keys _______ the front A. I like walking on the beach with my dog.
desk. B. I like walking but my dog likes running.
A. in 98. A complex sentence consists of an
B. at independent clause plus
C. over A. a subordinating conjunction
82. Let's meet _______ the front door. B. a dependent clause
A. in 99. A dependent clause can begin with a relative
B. at pronoun or a
C. below A. a subordinating conjunction
83. There's a helicopter hovering _______ our B. a coordinating conjunction
house. 100. "I like him because he’s funny." Which is
A. above the dependent clause?
A. I like him
B. because he’s funny