Which word is the verb in the sentence, “he looked so fragile”?

A.) fragile B.) he

C.) looked D.) so

L

C.) looked

F

Question 1

In the sentence, “…were all still vivid in my mind,” the word ‘vivid’ is a(n) ______

A.) adjective B.) determiner

C.) noun D.) adverb

L F

A.) adjective

Question 2

Choose the most suitable answer to complete the sentence:“my heart _____ when Reyes _____ to cry.”

A.) break, started B.) broke, started

C.) break, starts D.) broke, starts

L

B.) broke, started

F

Question 3

Another word to replace the word ‘grasp’ in the sentence,“…his grasp so secure and tight,…” is _____

A.) grip B.) hold

C.) seize D.) grasp

L

A.) grip

F

Question 4

The proper nouns and common nouns in the sentence,“Picnics by the sea, trips to the Zoo, a walk in the

Botanic Garden…,” are:

A.) Proper nouns: Zoo, Botanic Garden Common nouns: Picnics, sea, trips

B.) Proper nouns: Botanic Garden, Zoo Common nouns: sea, trips, walk

C.) Proper nouns: Zoo, Botanic Garden Common nouns: Picnics, sea, trips, walk

D.) Proper nouns: Botanic Garden Common nouns: sea, trips, walk

L

C.) Proper nouns: Zoo, Botanic Garden Common nouns: Picnics, sea, trips, walk

F

Question 5

The word ‘up’ in the sentence, “I thought I could help my sister to bring him up,” is a(n) _____

A.) verb B.) adverb

C.) conjunction D.) preposition

L

B.) adverb

F

Question 6

In the sentence, ‘on 1 January 2007, Reyes was born,’ which word phrase can be moved around?

A.) was born B.) Reyes was born

C.) 1 January 2007 D.) on 1 January 2007

L

D.) on 1 January 2007

F

Question 7

The present tense for the verb ‘knew’ in the sentence, “… and Reyes barely knew him.” is ____

A.) knowing B.) knows

C.) known D.) know

L

B.) knows

F

Question 8

Which word in this sentence, “they give me the best that they could,” functions as a pronoun?

A.) give B.) the

C.) they D.) that

L

C.) they

F

Question 9

From this clause, “hunger and thirst were making me weak,” what does the word ‘and’ function as?

A.) adjective B.) pronoun

C.) verb D.) conjunction

L

D.) conjunction

F

Question 10

Pick out the adverb from the sentence, “I started walking aimlessly in search for it.”

A.) search B.) started

C.) walking D.) aimlessly

L

D.) aimlessly

F

Question 11

Spot the word that functions as a modal in this sentence, “I thought it would be the end of

the world.”

A.) I B.) would

C.) the D.) thought

L

B.) would

F

Question 12

Which word in the sentence, “I get to enjoy fortnightly grooming sessions,” tells you about time?

A.) enjoy B.) I

C.) grooming D.) fortnightly

L

D.) fortnightly

F

Question 13

Which word in this sentence, “they give me the best that they could,” functions as a first

person pronoun?

A.) they B.) that

C.) me D.) the

L

C.) me

F

Question 14

Spot the superlative adjective in this sentence, “I was the ugliest one with that reddish part

on my face.”

A.) ugliest B.) was

C.) reddish D.) one

L

A.) ugliest

F

Question 15

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