I. Choose the best answer from the four alternatives given for each item.
1. The community _______ an effective decision in the meeting yesterday.
A. did
B. done
C. made
D. will be making
2. Is it true that monkey is considered as _____ animal on earth?
A. most intelligent
B. more intelligent than
C. the more intelligent
D. the most intelligent
3. “Could you give me your pen?” Aster asked to Yonas. If you were the one who heard this
speech and wanted to tell what you heard to your friend, how would you say it?
A. Aster asked Yonas to give her his pen.
B. Yonas asked Aster to give her his pen.
C. Aster asked Yonas could you give me your pen?
D. Yonas asked Aster if she could give him her pen.
4. . ________ the consistent effort she exerted, she did not achieve as she had expected to.
A. Nevertheless
B. Though
C. In spite of
D. But on the other hand
5. S1: Did you go to the party yesterday?
S2: Oh! No, I didn’t. I forgot _____ there.
A. going
B. to go
C. go
D. going to
6. This book, _________ I borrowed from the public library, was written by a famous writer.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. of which
7. She asked, “What time does the train leave?”
A. She asked what time does the train leave.
B. She asked what time the train leaves.
C. She asked what time did the train leave.
D. She asked what time the train left.
8. S1: We have been told to submit our assignment tomorrow morning.
S2: Are you serious? I had thought that we have much time. We _____ it this afternoon.
A. do
B. are doing
C. are going to do
D. will do
9. The girl ___________ stood first from our section is famous for her amazing performance
in a play, _______ is performed every Sunday.
A. who/that
B. that/ whose
C. who/ which
D. whom/ which
10. Stranger: ___________________________________
Resident: You can walk on foot; it is not far from here.
A. How can I get to the bus station, please?
B. Is there a bus station around, please?
C. Would you show me the direction to the bus station, please?
D. Would you tell me what time the bus station opens, please?
11. No one will forgive you ______________.
A. unless you apologize
B. unless you don’t apologize
C. if you didn’t apologize
D. if you will apologize
12. The sentence "Hadn't I arrived on time, I would have missed that quiz." mainly expresses
that:
A. The speaker missed the quiz.
B. The speaker did not miss the quiz.
C. The speaker did not arrive on time.
D. The speaker was absent during the quiz.
13. Despite the heavy rain, August is the _______ month to me.
A. Good
B. Better
C. Best
D. well
14. What does the sentence "Driving a motorbike, he broke the traffic rules." convey?
A. He fixed a motorbike after it broke down.
B. He learned how to drive a motorbike properly.
C. He was riding a motorbike when he violated traffic rules.
D. He saw someone else break the traffic rules while driving.
15. If I were you, I ___________ that way.
A. won’t react
B. wouldn’t have reacted
C. didn’t react
D. wouldn’t react
16. He quit ________ for the company because he was not satisfied with the payment he used
to be paid.
A. working
B. to work
C. work
D. being worked
17. Which one of the following list is an accurate sentence?
A. I prefer reading rather than to listen.
B. I prefer to read than listening.
C. I would rather like listen.
D. I prefer listening to reading.
18. When she telephoned me, we ___________ the task. There was nothing for us to do.
A. were doing
B. will have done
C. started doing
D. had already done
II. Choose the alternative that indicates the word/phrase the has the same/nearly
the same with the underlined word/phrase.
19. Before we came here, we tried to look around, but we couldn't find a more comfortable
residence.
A. To quickly move from one place to another
B. To search carefully by visiting different places
C. To get lost while traveling
D. To buy something without thinking
20. They accepted the decision reluctantly, knowing that it was irreversible.
A. able to be fixed easily
B. unable to be changed
C. happening very slowly
D. dangerous but temporary
21. A BA degree was a prerequisite for the job that I applied for.
A. An optional requirement
B. A necessary requirement
C. A suggested but not required skill
D. An irrelevant detail
22. I feel that some important explanations of the lesson were left out during the lecture; we
need to read more to gain a better understanding.
A. Included unnecessarily
B. excluded
C. added extra
D. finished early
5 punctuation questions
Which of the following is the correctly punctuated version of the sentence below?
because she does not have any interest in politics she did not join us
A. Because she does not have any interest in politics she did not join us.
B. Because she does not have any interest in politics, she did not join us.
C. Because she does not have any interest in politics; she did not join us.
D. Because, she does not have any interest in politics, she did not join us.
Correct Answer: B
Which of the following is the correctly punctuated version of the sentence below?
the boy is good at writing but he is not good at speaking
A. The boy is good at writing but he is not good at speaking.
B. The boy is good at writing, but he is not good at speaking.
C. The boy is good at writing; but he is not good at speaking.
D. The boy is good at writing: but he is not good at speaking.
Correct Answer: B
Which of the following is the correctly punctuated version of the sentence below?
The girl that you met yesterday has not come back yet
A. The girl, that you met yesterday, has not come back yet.
B. The girl that you met yesterday has not come back yet.
C. The girl—that you met yesterday—has not come back yet.
D. The girl that you met yesterday, has not come back yet.
Correct Answer: B
Which of the following is the correctly punctuated version of the sentence below?
this town which is one of the historical places in the country is regularly visited by foreign
tourists
A. This town which is one of the historical places in the country is regularly visited by foreign
tourists.
B. This town, which is one of the historical places in the country is regularly visited by foreign
tourists.
C. This town which is one of the historical places in the country, is regularly visited by foreign
tourists.
D. This town, which is one of the historical places in the country, is regularly visited by foreign
tourists.
Correct Answer: D
