English grammar pract 2

Question 1

'’They’ve returned all the cards to us,_____ ?’’ Nurul asked.

1) didn’t they
2) haven’t they
3) hadn’t they
4) have they

Answer 1

haven’t they

Question 2

The trickster deceived the king_____ thinking that the prince was captured by the enemy forces.

1) into
2) for
3) by
4) with

Answer 2

into

Question 3

After the long holidays, Raj looked forward to_____ his classmates when he returned to school.

1) meet
2) meeting
3) met
4) meets

Answer 3

meeting

Question 4

'’Please keep away the toys______. Our helper is not at home to do it today.’’ Mrs Lim said to her children.

1) yourselves
2) themselves
3) ourselves
4) yourself

Answer 4

yourselves

Question 5

Mrs Lee overheard the man_____ the waiter to pass the bill to him.

1) instructing
2) had instructed
3) instructed
4) instruct

Answer 5

instruct

Note: This is sensory so base form

How to tell for sensory which to use base form

1] Action happening in full- base form

2] action is partial- -ing

Question 6

_____ his determination and unrelenting spirit, Jackson was selected as the recipient of the ‘Best Police Cadet’ award in his division.

1) on top of
2) in spite of
3) because of
4) regardless of

Answer 6

because of

Question 7

The bunch of bananas_____ soft and sweet, so the children ate all of them.

1) is
2)was
3) are
4) were

Answer 7

was

Note: It’s not were because they’re talking about a BUNCH of bananas not the BANANAS.

Question 8

'’Won’t mother be pleased when she_____ that we have cleaned the house?” Ruby asked her brother.

1) discover
2) discovers
3) has discovered
4) had discovered

Answer 8

discovers

Question 9

Neither Ali nor his brothers_____ the man who said he was their uncle.

1) recognise
2) recognises
3) recognised
4) recognising

Answer 9

recognise

Question 10

_____ difficult the task may be, we must preserve and complete it.

1) despite
2) however
3) although
4) whether

Answer 10

however