Module 2

Question 1

2.
What is another name for a “continuous tense”.

A. Passive voice.
B. Perfect tense.
C. Progressive tense.
D. Present tense.

Answer 1

C. Progressive tense

Question 2

3.
What is the formula for the first conditional:

A. If clause+present simple+simple future
B. If C + would should could + infinitive verb
C. If C + present simple + present simple
D. If C + past perfect-would have + past participle

Answer 2

A. If clause+present simple+simple future

Question 3

4.
What is the standard formula for a clause:

A. Object subject verb
B. Object verb subject
C. Subject object verb
D. Subject verb object

Answer 3

D. Subject verb object

Question 4

5.
What is the word used to describe the performer or doer of an action clause:

A. The verb
B. The phrase
C. The agent
D. The object

Answer 4

C. The agent

Question 5

6.
What sentence is in the “present continuous tense”:

A. We have already eaten
B. I was sleeping
C. I am still hungry
D. They are reading in the library

Answer 5

D. They are reading in the library

Question 6

7.
What type of word is primarily used to describe nouns (by colour, shape etc):

A. Adverbs
B. Verbs
C. Pronouns
D. Adjectives

Answer 6

D. Adjectives

Question 7

8.
Which of the following is an example of an adverb of degree:

A. Happily
B. There
C. Very
D. Usually

Answer 7

C. Very

Question 8

1. The “zero” symbol is to demonstrate which part of speech

A. A possessive
B. The zero article
C. The end of the sentence
D. The zero conditional

Answer 8

B. The Zero Article

Question 9

9.
Which of the following is an example of an interjection:

A. I am ready to go
B. Ow!
C. The thief stole my bike
D. Can you pls stop what you are doing

Answer 9

B. Ow

Question 10

10.
Which of the following is an example of an “un-countable” noun:

A. Sheep
B. Health
C. Friends
D. Disc

Answer 10

B. Health

Question 11

11.
Which of the following is an example of the future continuous tense:

A. By Friday, we will be sailing the Caribbean
B. What are you doing tomorrow
C. I will talk to you tomorrow
D. They are going to stay in the same hotel

Answer 11

A. By Friday, we will be sailing the Caribbean

Question 12

12.
Which of the following is an example of the zero conditional:

A. I wouldn’t do that if I were you
B. She could have come to the party, if she didn’t have to work tonight
C. If you leave the lights on in your car, the battery goes flat
D. If you do your homework, I will be impressed

Answer 12

C. If you leave the lights on in your car, the battery goes flat

Question 13

13.
Which of the following sentences is an example of the “active voice”:

A. The cat had been fed
B. The children just sat quietly and said nothing
C. She was told to go home
D. The company was founded by two professionals

Answer 13

B. The children just sat quietly

Question 14

14.
Which of the following is an example of passive voice:

A. She watched the game of basketball
B. Get out of here now
C. The city was founded in 1876
D. I’m not doing anything

Answer 14

C. The city was founded in 1876

Question 15

15.
Which of the following sentences is an example of the “past perfect” tense

A. Oh no, we have slept in
B. They were staying in the next room
C. The tree had dropped all of its apples
D. The sun set

Answer 15

C. The tree had dropped all of its apples

Question 16

16.
Which of the following words is an object personal pronoun:

A. That
B. Him
C. His
D. He

Answer 16

B. Him

Question 17

17.
Which of the following words is also known as the definite article:

A. Subject
B. The
C. An
D. Mine

Answer 17

B. The

Question 18

18.
Which of the following “modal verbs” is typically used to indicate advice, a suggestion or the natural order.

A. Can
B. May
C. Should
D. Could

Answer 18

C. Should

Question 19

19.
Which of the following “prepositions of place” indicates surface contact:

A. At
B. Beside
C. On
D. In

Answer 19

C. On

Question 20

20.
Which part of speech is used to join two clauses within a sentence.

A. Conjunctions
B. Adverbs
C. Interjections
D. Prepositions

Answer 20

A. Conjunctions

Question 21

21.
Which type of word is created using Verb+”ing” in place of a noun (to represent the activity rather than the action)

A. Adverb of frequency
B. Pronoun
C. Adjective
D. Gerund

Answer 21

D. Gerund

Question 22

22.
Which future simple form expresses an event that has been pre-planned.

A. Subject + Will + verb
B. Subject + be going to + verb
C. Subject + have to + verb
D. Subject + need to + verb

Answer 22

B. Subject + be going to + verb

Question 23

23.
Which part of speech created by adding “ly” to an adjective, describes a verb.

A. Adverb
B. Transitive verb
C. Pronoun
D. Definitive article

Answer 23

A. Adverb

Question 24

24.
Which tense indicates an event which can occur at any time, or is always true.

A. Present simple
B. Present continuous
C. Present perfect
D. Present perfect continuous

Answer 24

A. Present simple

Question 25

25. I have already seen that movie - is an example of which tense: A. Present perfect B. Present Simple C. Passive voice D. Present progressive

Answer 25

A. Present perfect

Question 26

26. If you didn't drink so much, you wouldn't be fat.. Is an example of which conditional. A. 1st B. 2nd C. Zero D. 3rd

Answer 26

B. 2nd

Question 27

27. Someone - everything and nobody - are examples of which type of pronoun. A. Personal B. Demonstrative C. Indefinite D. Relative

Answer 27

C. Indefinite

Question 28

28. "The most beautiful" .. Is an example of which type of adjective: A. Superlative adjective B. Passive adjective C. Comparative adjective D. Possessive adjective

Answer 28

A. Superlative adjective

Question 29

29. When the phone rang... Is an example of what: A. A verb phrase B. A preposition of time C. A time phrase D. An adjective phrase

Answer 29

C. A time phrase

Question 30

30. Will / would / may / might / shall - are all examples of which part of speech: A. Noun phrases B. Adjectives C. Conjunctions D, Modal verbs

Answer 30

D. Modal verbs