Grade 10 English – 2.2.1 Extensive Reading Quiz
1. In the sentence "She had already eaten before the guests arrived," which tense is used in "had already eaten"?
Past perfect (had + past participle) shows an action completed before another past action (eating happened before the guests arrived).
2. Convert to reported speech: Direct speech: "I will come tomorrow," she said. Which is correct?
When reporting future in past, 'will' changes to 'would' and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day'.
3. Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
Passive voice uses a form of 'be' + past participle (was published) and often includes the object as subject of the sentence.
4. Choose the correct verb form: "The group of students ___ in the hall."
When a collective noun (group) is considered as a single unit, it takes a singular verb: 'The group ... is'.
5. In "The teacher who teaches English is kind," which words introduce the relative clause?
The relative clause gives more information about 'the teacher' and is introduced by the relative pronoun 'who'.
6. Choose the correct article: "He bought ___ new uniform for school."
Use 'a' before a consonant sound; 'new' begins with a consonant sound, so 'a new uniform' is correct.
7. Choose the correct preposition: "She is keen ___ learning more vocabulary."
The adjective 'keen' is followed by the preposition 'on' when expressing enthusiasm: 'keen on learning'.
8. Choose the correct form: "I enjoy ___ novels by local authors."
After 'enjoy' we use the gerund (-ing form): 'enjoy reading'.
9. Which modal expresses obligation in the sentence "Students must submit essays by Friday"?
'Must' expresses strong obligation or necessity, stronger than 'should' or 'may'.
10. Identify the conditional type: "If he had studied, he would have passed."
Third conditional (if + past perfect, would have + past participle) describes an unreal past situation and its result.
11. Choose the correct pronoun: "Between you and ___, the plot was predictable."
After prepositions like 'between', use object pronouns (me), not subject pronouns (I).
12. Choose the correct plural form: "The syllabus includes several ___."
The plural of 'analysis' is 'analyses' (changing -is to -es).
13. Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A comma is needed after the introductory phrase 'After reading the book' to separate it from the main clause.
14. In the sentence "She reads quickly," which word is the adverb?
Adverbs modify verbs; 'quickly' tells how she reads, so it is an adverb.
15. Choose the correct passive form of: "The committee will announce the results tomorrow."
Passive uses 'will be' + past participle: 'will be announced'.
16. Choose the correct connective: "He studied very little; ___, he failed the exam."
'Consequently' shows result: because he studied little, the result was that he failed.
17. Which sentence correctly uses the relative pronoun?
'Who' is the correct relative pronoun for people as the subject of the relative clause.
18. Report this general truth correctly: Direct: "The sun rises in the east," he said. Reported:
General truths remain in the present tense when reported, so 'rises' stays present.
19. Which sentence shows correct parallel structure?
Parallelism requires the same grammatical form in a series; all items are gerunds (-ing).
20. Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas in a list:
Items in a list are separated by commas; this sentence uses commas correctly and keeps parallel structure.
21. Choose the correct comparative: "This book is ___ than the last one."
For two items, use the comparative 'more + adjective': 'more interesting than'.
22. Choose the correct past participle: "The poem has been ___ by many students."
Perfect passive requires 'has/have been' + past participle: 'has been recited'.
23. Choose the correct quantifier: "There is ___ evidence to support the claim."
'Evidence' is uncountable, so use 'much' rather than countable quantifiers like 'many' or 'several'.
24. Which part of the sentence shows purpose: "She went to the library to study"?
The infinitive 'to study' expresses the purpose of going to the library.
25. Choose the correct question tag: "They have finished reading, ___?"
A positive present perfect sentence ('They have finished') takes a negative tag with the auxiliary 'have': 'haven't they?'.