WREN & MARTIN's English grammar- Mixed Review

 

English Grammar Quiz: Mixed Review

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

Q1. If you __________ me, I would have helped you.

a) tell

b) told

c) had told

d) have told

Q2. Choose the passive voice for: "She has finished her homework."

a) Her homework is finished by her.

b) Her homework was finished by her.

c) Her homework has been finished by her.

d) Her homework had been finished by her.

Q3. Fill in the blank: "We have been waiting for the bus __________ 8:00 AM."

a) for

b) since

c) from

d) during

Q4. Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement?

a) The group of players are practicing.

b) The group of players is practicing.

c) Each of the girls have a pen.

d) Neither of the books are mine.

Q5. Identify the adjective: "The beautiful girl sang a song."

a) beautiful

b) girl

c) sang

d) song

Q6. Identify the tense: "By the time he arrived, the train had left."

a) Simple past

b) Past continuous

c) Past perfect

d) Present perfect

Q7. Convert to Indirect Speech: He said, "I am busy."

a) He said that he is busy.

b) He said that he was busy.

c) He said that he had been busy.

d) He told that he is busy.

Q8. Choose the correct article: "He is __________ M.A. in English."

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) (no article)

Q9. Identify the error: "He is the most unique person I know."

a) He is

b) the most unique

c) person

d) I know

Q10. Choose the correct collective noun: "A __________ of bees was buzzing in the garden."

a) swarm

b) herd

c) flock

d) school

Answer Key

Q.NoAnswerNote
1c) had toldThird conditional structure.
2c) Her homework has been finished...Present perfect passive structure.
3b) sinceUsed for a specific starting point in time.
4b) The group of players is practicing.'Group' is a collective noun (singular).
5a) beautifulDescribes the noun 'girl'.
6c) Past perfectUsed for an action completed before another past action.
7b) He said that he was busy.Tense shifts to past in indirect speech.
8b) an'M' is pronounced 'em' (vowel sound).
9b) the most unique'Unique' is absolute; do not use 'most'.
10a) swarmStandard collective noun for bees.

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