WREN & MARTIN's English grammar- Grammar & Vocabulary Quiz: Intermediate Level

 

English Grammar & Vocabulary Quiz: Intermediate Level (Set 2)

Instructions: Choose the most appropriate option to complete each sentence or correct the error.

Q1. Neither the principal nor the teachers __________ present in the office right now.

  • (a) is

  • (b) are

  • (c) was

  • (d) has been

Q2. Choose the correct synonym for the word "Abundant":

  • (a) Scarce

  • (b) Plenty

  • (c) Minimal

  • (d) Deficit

Q3. Identify the error: "He is more superior than his colleague."

  • (a) more superior to

  • (b) superior to

  • (c) superior than

  • (d) No error

Q4. If she __________ faster, she would have caught the bus.

  • (a) runs

  • (b) ran

  • (c) had run

  • (d) has run

Q5. Choose the correct passive voice: "Someone has stolen my wallet."

  • (a) My wallet was stolen.

  • (b) My wallet has stolen.

  • (c) My wallet has been stolen.

  • (d) My wallet is being stolen.

Q6. His __________ approach helped solve the complex problem.

  • (a) logic

  • (b) logically

  • (c) logical

  • (d) logician

Q7. "I am reading a book," she said. (Convert to Indirect Speech)

  • (a) She said that she is reading a book.

  • (b) She said that she was reading a book.

  • (c) She said that she has been reading a book.

  • (d) She said that she had read a book.

Q8. Choose the antonym for "Transparent":

  • (a) Clear

  • (b) Opaque

  • (c) Visible

  • (d) Bright

Q9. __________ the heavy rain, the match was not cancelled.

  • (a) Although

  • (b) Because of

  • (c) Despite

  • (d) Since

Q10. I would rather you __________ the files yesterday.

  • (a) submit

  • (b) submitted

  • (c) had submitted

  • (d) have submitted

Answer Key

Q.NoAnswerNote
1(b) areIn "neither/nor" structures, the verb agrees with the closer subject ("teachers").
2(b) Plenty'Abundant' means existing in large quantities.
3(b) superior to'Superior' is already a comparative adjective; it does not take 'more' or 'than'.
4(c) had runThird conditional for a past hypothetical situation.
5(c) My wallet has been stolen.Present perfect passive structure.
6(c) logicalThe adjective form is required to modify 'approach'.
7(b) She said that she was reading a book.Present continuous shifts to past continuous in indirect speech.
8(b) Opaque'Transparent' lets light pass; 'opaque' does not.
9(c) Despite'Despite' is followed by a noun/phrase; 'Although' requires a clause.
10(c) had submitted'Would rather + subject' for a past event requires the past perfect.

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