ENGLISH 7

Directions: Read the questions carefully and select the correct answer.

1. The aims of the course ____ me willing to begin.

a. makes
b. were made
c. make
d. making

2. The weight of the apples ____ .

a. were varied
b. vary
c. varying
d. varies

3. The regulations of the administration ____ from the curriculum.

a. stem
b. stems
c. stemming
d. are stemmed

4. The children of the man who works with me ____ broken the window this morning.
a. were
b. have
c. had
d. has

5. One man among the crew ____ into the water every week.
a. can be diving
b. dive
c. had dived
d. dives

6. The men of the community ____ not support the leader.

a. does
b. have
c. has
d.do

7. Few students who ____ playing football missed the class.

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 a. would be
b. could be
c. had
d. were

8. The police ____ to be careful since the criminal was dangerous.

a. were told
b. were telling
c. was telling
d. was saying

9. Students' minds ____ about the order of structures.

a. has been confused
b. have been confused
c. had confused
d. have confused

10. The man whom I ____ with ____ the dean of our faculty.
a. was talking/ were
b. were talking/ were
c. were talking/ was
d. was talking/ was

11. In the second half of our century, women started to work outside the home like their
husbands. That's why ____ were established for children below the age of seven.
a. nursery schools
b. kids schools
c. mother schools
d. kindergartens

12. Medicine should not be kept where it is ____ to children.

a. inaccessible
b. accessible
c. untouchable
d. unreachable

13. His ____ is changeable as the British weather; one moment he is cheerful and the next in a
bad temper.
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 a. character
b. deed
c. thought
d. mood

14. The committee discussed the matter for many hours, but could not come to a(n) ____ .
a. verdict
b. argument
c. common point
d. decision

15. He suffered beyond ____ and finally he passed out.

a. capacity
b. capable
c. ability
d. endurance

16. Both Christianity and Islam are ____ religion.

a. monotheism
b. polytheism
c. atheistic
d. monotheistic

17. The "Clean Hands" commission found a number of ____ in hiring the workers.
a. abundances
b. bribes
c. abuses
d. gossips

18. When the king died, the young prince became the new ruler of the ____ .
a. kingdom
b. republic
c. palace
d. imperial

19. The people with authority like the ____ tried hard to overcome the air pollution in the city.
a. students
b. vendors
c. governors
d. teachers

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20. Since he was a very huge boy, we gave him the ____ "Little".
a. false name
b. reputation
c. nickname
d. imitation name

21. It _____________ since yesterday.

a. is snowing
b. has been snowing
c. have been snowing
d. was snowing

22. I _______________ for five weeks without rest.

a. have been working
b. has been working
c. was working
d.am working

23. The inmates _____________ well by their caretakers.

a. were not being treated
b. were not treating
c. have not being treated
d. was not being treated

24. “The farmer was plowing the lands.” Change the sentence into Direct speech.
a. The lands was being plowed by the farmer.
b. The lands were being plowed by the farmer.
c. The lands were plowed by the farmer.
d. The lands were being plowed by farmer.

25. Change the sentence into first person talking “He will call me”.
a. I would be called by him.
b. I will called by him.
c. I will be called by him.
d. I will be hate by him.

26. Restate the given sentence into second person talking. “The fire destroyed expensive
products”.

a. Expensive products destroyed by the fire.

b. Expensive products were destroyed by the fire.
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 c. Expensive products have been torn by the fire.
d. The fire, being destroyed expensive products.

27. Ritesh can speak German. Restate the given sentence into past tense of the verb.
a. German can spoke by Ritesh.
b. German can be spoke by Ritesh.
c. German can be spoken by Ritesh.
d. German could be spoken by Ritesh.

28. ‘There is no game to play.’ Restate the sentence using the past form of the verb.
a. To be played there is no game.
b. To play there is no game.
c. There is a game to be played.
d. There is no game to be played.

29. The government has not approved the construction. Restate the given sentence.
a. The approval for the construction has not been given.
b. The construction has not been approved by the government.
c. For the construction we have not been given the approval.
d. The construction was not approved by the government.

30. The lady said she loved you. Analyze the voice of the given sentence.
a .passive
b. active.
c. simple sentence
d. none of the above

31. What is a verb?

a. A verb describes a noun.
b. A verb denotes the action taking place in a sentence.
c. A verb describes what the subject of the sentence did, thought or said or what the
subject’s state of being is.
d. b & c

32. Identify the action verb(s) in the following sentence: “Michael always reads a book while
taking the bus to work.”
a. reads
b. taking
c. work
d. a & b

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33. What does an action verb denote?
a. Action verbs are used to denote physical actions only.
b. Action verbs are used to denote thoughts as well as actions.
c. Action verbs describe what the subject of the sentence is.
d. All of the above.

34. Which of the following sentences is true?

a. Not all complete sentences contain a verb.
b. There is an action verb in the sentence above this one (a).
c. All complete sentences contain a verb.
d. b & c

35. Does the statement “to be or not to be” contain an action verb?
a. Yes, ‘to be’ is an action verb.
b. No, because there is no physical or mental action in the phrase ‘to be or not to be’.
c. No, because there are no verbs in the phrase ‘to be or not to be’.
d. No, because ‘to be or not to be’ is not a complete sentence.

36. Identify the action verb(s) in the phrase: “While I worked, my dogs whined and howled
for attention”.
a. Whined
b. Howled
c. Worked
d. All of these

37. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Action verbs have forms in future, present and past tense.
b. Action verbs are only in the past tense.
c. Action verbs are only in the future tense.
d. Action verbs are only in the present tense.

38. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Action verbs describe physical or mental events.
b. Action verbs always refer to the object of a sentence.
c. Action verbs refer to the subject of a sentence.
d. a & c

39. Identify the action verbs in the following phrase: “The children talked to each other all night
instead of staying asleep.”
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 a. To be.
b. Asleep.
c. Talked.
d. Staying.

40. How do I know which part of the sentence is an action verb?

a. There is an event in the sentence which is denoted by the action verb.
b. The action verb applies to an act, feeling or thought on the part of the subject.
c. The action verb describes a mental or physical event.
d. All of the above

Answer Key:
1. c 6. d 11. d 16. d 21. b 26. b 31. d 36. d
2. d 7. d 12. b 17. c 22. a 27. c 32. a 37. a
3. a 8. b 13. d 18. a 23. c 28. b 33. a 38. b
4. b 9. d 14. d 19. c 24. b 29. a 34. d 39. c
5. d 10. d 15. a 20. c 25. b 30. a 35. a 40. d

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