ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST

Question 01:

Choose the right word from within the brackets:

(i) He is cleverer ____________ me. (than, to)

(ii) He is senior ____________ me by five years. (than, to)

(iii) Reeta is the most intelligent ____________ all the students of the class. (than, of)

(iv) Choose the ____________ (better, best) of the two.

(v) Sindh is the ____________ populated state of Pakistan. (more, most).

(vi) Make ____________ noise. (little, less)

(vii) Shabana is the ____________ painter of the two. (good, better)

(viii) You are a junior ____________ me. (than, to)

(ix) Health is ____________ than wealth. (better, best)

(x) The Taj Mahal is one of the ____________ beautiful buildings in the world. (more, most)

Question 02:

Identify the adjectives from each of the following sentences and tell which nouns/ pronouns
te: they are describing.

(i) You have a bright future ahead.

(ii) Japanese is not an easy language.

(iii) Life is very beautiful.

(iv) The old woman sits in the Sun.

(v) Badminton is a nice game.

Question 03:

Form adjectives from these nouns(any 6).

Comfort, luck, mischief, child, adventure, danger, intelligence, fury, anger, history.

Question 04:
Correct the following sentences(any 6).

(i) It house belongs to my brother.

(ii) Yours neighbour is well behaved.

(iii) That is own your house.

(iv) A good number of milk was spilt.

(v) My all mistakes were corrected.

(vi) I have seen fine a picture.

(vii) He bought red four toys.

(viii) When I reached there, he asleep was found.

(ix) Many a good students failed.

(x) Remarkable nothing was there.

Question 05:

Fill in the blanks using ‘a/an/the’.

1- I want to ask………….. question now.

2- It is………. nice day today.

3- Mohini works in ……… restaurant.

4- …… man was crossing the road.

5- She works in……… chemical department.

6- There is……. huge statue of Rani Lakshmibai at the square.

7- Yours is…… inspiring story.

8- Where is…….. statue of Liberty situated?

9- He belongs to ………… different school of thought.

10- Do you know where………. library is?

Question 06:

Put a/an/the wherever necessary.

2- I am going to…………. Germany.

3- ……… Sindh is a famous river.

4- Ayesha is…………. unique girl.

5- I know how to play…………ludo.

6- ………..life in the army not so easy though it is full of pride and prestige.

7- She was not in…………. mood of cutting jokes.

8- This is…………….. honour for me.

9- One cannot compare …………. orange with … apple.

10- Each of them is…………. unique fruit.

Question 07:

Jill was walking to her class slowly. She was worried ___1___ the History test she would
have to ___2___ that morning. As she was reaching the classroom, a piece of paper
suddenly fluttered down and ___3___ near her feet. As Jill glanced down at the paper, her
heart nearly ___4___ a beat. It was the History test paper complete ___5___ answers !

Jill's very first thought was not to ___6___ anyone about what she had found. She would
memorize ___7___ the answers and do extremely ___8___ in the test. After some hard
thinking, however, she knew that it would be a very ___9___ thing to do. Besides, it would
not be ___10___ to her classmates. In the ___11___ , Jill returned the paper to her History
teacher, Miss James.

Question 08:

Use appropriate punctuation marks in the following sentences.

1. We had a great time in France the kids really enjoyed it

2. Some people work best in the mornings others do better in the evenings

3. What are you doing next weekend

4. Mother had to go into hospital she had heart problems

5. Did you understand why I was upset

6. It is a fine idea let us hope that it is going to work

8. A textbook can be a wall between teacher and class

9. The girls father sat in a corner

10. In the words of Murphys Law Anything that can go wrong will go wrong

Question 09:

Write a paragraph on “Health is Wealth” OR “Good Habits” (200 words)

Question 10:

Read the passage given-below and answer the questions that follow:
The culture of nuclear families is in fashion. Parents are often heard complaining about the
difficulties in bringing up children these days. Too much of freedom in demand, too much
independence; over night parties; excessive extravagance, splurging pocket money; no time
for studies and family all this is a common cry of such families. Aren’t parents, themselves,
responsible for this pitiful state ? The basic need of a growing youth is the family, love,
attention and bonding along with moral values. One should not forget that ‘charity begins at
home’. Independence and individuality both need to be respected, in order to maintain the
sanctity of family. Children, today are to be handled with tact in order to bridge the ever
widening generation gap. Only the reasonable demands need to be fulfilled, as there are too
many expenses to be met and top many social obligations to be taken care of by the
parents. Our forefathers lived happily in joint families. Children loved to live with their
cousins, learnt to adjust within means. There was perfect harmony between the generations.
There never existed the concept of old-age homes. There was deep respect for the family
elders and love, care and concern for the youngsters. Even the minor family differences
were solved amicably.

Answer these questions now:

1- Mention any two major common concerns of a nuclear family.

2- Who, according to the passage, are responsible for them ?

3- Explain the expression ‘charity begins at home’.

4- Describe the atmosphere in joint families.

5- Which word in the passage means ‘Holiness of life’ ?

Question 11:

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets.
1- Rubab ……. her day with a prayer everyday.(start)

2- The Sun… brightly today. (shine)

3- Aayan has ……… a beautiful song in the movie. (sing)

4- The temperature … a lot yesterday, (fluctuate)

5- Tears …… down his cheeks when he heard the story. (roll)

6- The officer offered to…….. the clauses so that the staff might understand them well.
(reiterate)

7- We never had to ………….. Ayesha to do anything. She herself was very active and
careful too. (nag)

8- The lady often ………… easily with her men-co- workers. (banter)

9- How long have you been……… this material? (prepare)

10- The car suddenly….. while we were………… to the Park. (stop, drive)

Question 12:

Fill in the blanks:

slowly – carefully – beautifully – well – loudly – carelessly

easily – excitedly – finally – suddenly – quickly – quietly

(i) Come here ____________ you have to see this!

(ii) We knew that she had got the job when we saw her ____________ talking on the phone.

(iii) He ____________ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.

(iv) Sharon is throwing a party on Saturday. She ____________ finished her PhD.

(v) Let’s walk ____________ I don’t want to be the first one at the meeting.

(vi) Alex ____________ put up the bookshelves. It was too difficult for me to do on my own.

(vii) Everything happened so ____________ We had to move to California in less than a

(viii) Why does he always have to talk so ____________ you can hear him in the next room!

(ix) Although she speaks five languages, she did not do ____________ on the translation
exam.
(x) I was so surprised. His new apartment was ____________ decorated.

Question 13:

Identify the adverb in each of the following sentences.

(i) They spoke loudly.

(ii) I am highly impressed with her presentation.

(iii) She looked quite nervous.

(iv) Radha works diligently in order to get promoted.

(v) Fox is often believed to be cunning animal.

(vi) Barking dogs seldom bite.

(vii) Earlier, they used to travel in their car.

(viii) The birds were chirping merrily.

(ix) I sometimes go for a walk in the park.

(x) He never came to my place to visit me.

Question 14:

SIMPLE TENSES

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

(i) When I opened my eyes, I. ____________ a strange sight.(Saw / was seeing / have
been)

(ii) Every morning she ____________ up early and gets ready for work is waking.
(wakes/has woken)

(iii) If I knew what he wanted, I ____________ this. (will not permit / would not permit/would
not have permitted)

(iv) I ____________ anything from her in a long time. (didn’t hear / haven’t heard / am not
hearing)

(v) The headmaster ____________ to talk to you. (Want / wants / is wanting)

(vi) Jane ____________ with her parents. (is living / lives / has lived)

(vii) We ____________ Greece next month. (Visit / will visit / would visit / are visiting)
(viii) The moon ____________ around the earth. (is revolving/has revolved / revolves)

(ix) She ____________ a novel. (Wrote / writes / has written)

(x) All students ____________ in their work. (Handed / have handed / hand)

(xi) I ____________ English for twelve years. (am teaching / have been teaching / will be
teaching)

(xii) The students ____________ their dialogues. (Rehearse / are rehearsing / Either could
be used here).

Question 15:

CONTINUOUS TENSES

Fill in the blanks with the present continuous forms of the verbs given in the brackets:

1- Sara ……………… on her bed. (sleep)

2- The boys ………………… to each other when Danish …… into the room. (talk, come)

3- His father………… the car when he ………………… home. (clean, get)

4- The general body meeting ……………………… (go) to be held in the conference hall next
week. (use present continuous tense)

5- The Chairman …………………………… (go) abroad next Friday. (use present continuous
tense)