Grade 10 English – 6.1.1 Responsive Listening Quiz
1. A classmate says: "I finished my project yesterday." Which listener response is grammatically correct?
The simple past "finished" matches the time expression "yesterday"; "have finished" is incorrect with a specific past time, "had finished" implies a past event before another past event, and "finishes" is wrong subject-verb form.
2. A friend asks: "Have you seen the new film?" Which reply is grammatically correct?
The past time marker "last weekend" requires the simple past "saw"; present or continuous forms are incorrect with that time expression.
3. Someone says: "I'm going to travel to Nairobi tomorrow." Which response is grammatically correct?
A yes/no question about future plans needs auxiliary 'are' before the subject: 'Are you going...'; the other options have wrong word order or tense.
4. Teacher says: "Please close the windows." Which listener reply is grammatically correct?
To express a future action in response to an imperative, use 'I will close' (modal 'will' + base verb); 'closed' is past participle, and other forms are ungrammatical.
5. A friend says: "You should submit the assignment by Friday." Which response is grammatically appropriate?
After 'should' use the base form 'submit'. 'Should submitted' is wrong, 'will to submit' and 'submits' are ungrammatical here.
6. Someone remarks: "They have been studying for three hours." Which brief listener reply is grammatically correct?
The present perfect continuous requires 'have been' + present participle 'studying'; the other options omit auxiliaries or use wrong forms.
7. A classmate asks: "Didn't you attend the meeting?" Which grammatically correct short reply shows a negative memory?
After 'didn't' use base verb 'attend'. 'Didn't attended' is wrong, 'don't' is present, and 'I not attend' is ungrammatical.
8. Someone says: "I can speak Swahili fluently." Which listener response is grammatically correct to ask for confirmation?
Modal verbs like 'can' are followed by the base verb 'speak' and require inversion for a question: 'Can you speak...?'; 'speaks' and 'do you can' are incorrect.
9. A friend says: "I'm tired." Which grammatically correct empathetic reply uses a contraction?
'Sorry to hear' is the correct idiomatic structure: 'to' + base verb; the other options misuse verb forms or omit 'to'.
10. Teacher asks: "Have you ever been to Mombasa?" Which grammatically correct response indicates no experience?
With 'ever', present perfect 'haven't been' is appropriate to indicate no experience; 'didn't' with past tense is less appropriate for life experiences and 'haven't gone' could be used but 'been to' is the standard.
11. Someone says: "I'll help you with the revision." Which grammatically correct listener reply accepts the offer politely?
A polite acceptance commonly uses 'I would appreciate it.' 'Will appreciate' is less polite here and 'appreciating' is wrong form; 'I appreciate it' is present and less conditional.
12. A speaker says: "Don't forget to bring your textbooks." Which grammatically correct short response assures compliance?
Correct structure: 'won't forget' + infinitive 'to bring'; other options misuse verb forms or include incorrect constructions.
13. Someone asks: "Why did you miss the bus?" Which grammatically correct response uses a reason in past tense?
Use past simple 'woke up' for a past event; 'woke' without 'up' is incomplete collocation here, 'wake up' is present, and 'was wake up' is ungrammatical.
14. A peer says: "They are organising a debate next week." Which grammatically correct question asks for participation details?
Future continuous passive/active use 'will be participating' to ask about planned participation; other options have wrong tense or missing auxiliaries.
15. Someone tells you: "My laptop was stolen yesterday." Which grammatically correct sympathetic response uses past perfect?
Asking whether the action has been done uses present perfect 'Have you reported...'; 'Had you reported' suggests a past-before-past context and the others are ungrammatical.
16. A student says: "I will be ready by six." Which grammatically correct response asks for confirmation politely?
Forming a polite future question requires 'Will' + subject + base verb: 'Will you be...'; other forms misuse auxiliaries or word order.
17. A friend says: "I haven't decided which university to apply to." Which grammatically correct follow-up question asks for reasons?
Question inversion with present perfect requires 'haven't you decided' after 'Why'; the other options have incorrect word order.
18. Someone says: "We must submit the form by noon." Which grammatically correct response expresses agreement with necessity?
Modal 'must' is followed by base verb 'submit'; adding 'to' or other endings is incorrect.
19. A peer says: "I was invited to the awards ceremony." Which grammatically correct listener question asks when it happened?
Passive past simple question requires 'Were you invited?' with 'When' at start; the others misuse auxiliary placement or verb form.
20. Teacher says: "If you revise daily, you will perform well." Which grammatically correct short reply accepts the condition?
Future action uses 'will' + base verb 'revise'; other forms have wrong verb conjugation or word order.
21. A friend asks: "Could you lend me your notes?" Which grammatically correct polite refusal uses modal verbs?
Present inability uses 'can't' + base verb; 'couldn't' is past, and the other options are ungrammatical combinations.
22. Someone says: "I've been told you won the competition." Which grammatically correct modest reply uses past simple?
A completed past event is best expressed with simple past 'won'; 'have won' is present perfect (possible but simple past is direct), others are wrong tense/forms.
23. A colleague says: "You should have called earlier." Which grammatically correct apology uses modal perfect?
Modal perfect uses 'should have' + past participle 'called'; other forms misuse auxiliaries or verb forms.
24. Someone asks: "Whom did you invite to the party?" Which grammatically correct response names the person in object form?
After 'invite' as a transitive verb the object pronoun 'him' is correct; 'I invited James' is also grammatical but the question asks for pronoun object form, and 'he' and 'his' are incorrect forms.
25. A student says: "I might miss tomorrow's lesson." Which grammatically correct supportive response uses a suggestion with 'should'?
Use 'should' + base verb and include the object 'the lesson' for clarity; other options are ungrammatical or incomplete.
26. A peer says: "My parents will visit next month." Which grammatically correct follow-up asks about their stay duration?
Future continuous question correctly uses 'Will they be staying'; other choices have wrong word order or incorrect verb form.
27. Someone says: "I have already eaten." Which grammatically correct polite reply declines an offer to eat using present perfect?
Present perfect requires 'have' + past participle 'eaten'; other options misuse tense or verb forms.
28. Choose the correct reported speech for: She said, "I will help you tomorrow."
When converting from direct to reported speech, 'will' changes to 'would' and time expression 'tomorrow' shifts to 'the next day'; the pronoun 'you' becomes 'me' when the speaker reports being the original listener.
29. Complete the tag question: You're coming to the meeting, ____
With a positive statement using 'you' the correct question tag is 'aren't you' (auxiliary verb 'are' inverted and negated).
30. Choose the correct verb form: If he ____ early, we will start on time.
First conditional (real future possibility) uses present simple in the 'if' clause and 'will' in the main clause: 'If he arrives, we will...'.
31. Choose the correct pronoun: When the teacher spoke to the students, ____ listened carefully.
'They' is the subject pronoun required as the subject of the verb 'listened'; 'them' is an object pronoun and incorrect here.
32. Choose the correct verb agreement: The team ____ playing well this season.
In Kenyan and standard English, collective nouns like 'team' take a singular verb when considered as a single unit: 'The team is playing...'.
33. Choose the correct form: She enjoys ____ novels in her free time.
After 'enjoy' we use the gerund ('reading'), not the infinitive; 'enjoys to read' is not standard English.
34. Choose the correct passive form: They will finish the report by Friday.
Forming the passive of 'will finish' requires 'will be' + past participle: 'will be finished'.
35. Choose the correct article: He bought ____ new car yesterday.
Before a singular countable noun starting with a consonant sound, use 'a' for 'one unspecified': 'a new car'.
36. Choose the correct relative pronoun: The student ____ answered the question is in Form Two.
'Who' is used for the subject of a defining relative clause referring to people: 'The student who answered...'.
37. Choose the correct preposition: I'm interested ____ learning more about Kenyan history.
The adjective 'interested' is followed by the preposition 'in' when referring to a topic: 'interested in learning'.
38. Choose the correct conditional verb: If I ____ a million shillings, I would start a business.
This is the second conditional for unreal present/future situations: 'If I had... I would...'; use past simple 'had'.
39. Choose the correct verb for a collective subject: Kenya's national team ____ won many matches.
Collective noun 'team' is treated as singular in formal English, so 'has won' is correct.
40. Choose the correct comparative form: This exercise is ____ than the last one.
For two items we use the comparative 'more + adjective' for polysyllabic adjectives: 'more difficult'.
41. Choose the correct reported question: He asked, 'Where are you going?'
When reporting a question, invert word order to a statement and shift tense if reporting past speech: 'are' → 'was'.
42. Choose the correct modal for advice: You ____ see a doctor if the pain continues.
'Should' is commonly used to give advice; 'must' indicates obligation and is stronger than advice.
43. Choose the correct infinitive form: I prefer ____ at home in the evenings.
Both 'prefer to stay' and 'prefer staying' can be correct, but 'prefer to stay' is the standard infinitive structure presented here.
44. Complete the conditional: If I were you, I ____ apply for that scholarship.
In hypothetical advice using the subjunctive 'If I were you', the result clause uses 'would' + base verb: 'I would apply...'.
45. Choose the correct short response: Do you like chapati?
Short answers to 'Do/Does' questions use 'Yes/No' + auxiliary verb + subject: 'Yes, I do.'
46. Choose the correct pronoun in sequence: He gave the book to Mary and ____ thanked him.
After the conjunction, a subject pronoun is required for the verb 'thanked': 'she thanked him.' 'Her thanked' would be incorrect.
47. Choose the correct verb form: She hardly ever ____ late.
'Hardly ever' is a frequency adverb and requires the simple present for routines: 'She hardly ever is late' (more natural: 'She is hardly ever late').
48. Choose the correct relative clause: My father, ____ retired two years ago, is visiting next week.
Non-defining relative clauses about people use 'who' with commas: 'My father, who retired two years ago, ...'.
49. Complete the inversion: Not only ____ the coach support the team, but he also trains them.
After 'Not only' inversion occurs: auxiliary + subject + verb => 'does the coach support...'.
50. Choose the correct habitual form: She ____ play football when she was younger.
'Used to' + base verb expresses a past habitual action that no longer happens: 'She used to play football.'
51. Choose the correct tag for suggestion: Let's go to the library, ____
For suggestions using 'Let's', the appropriate tag is 'shall we?': 'Let's go, shall we?'
52. Choose the correct sequence for reported present speech: He says, "I am studying French."
When the reporting verb is in the present ('says'), the present continuous in direct speech remains present continuous in reported speech: 'he is studying'.