Grade 10 English – 9.1.1 Selective Listening Quiz
1. Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement?
A collective noun like 'team' takes a singular verb ('is') when considered as one unit. 'Of students' is a prepositional phrase and does not change the singular verb.
2. Choose the sentence with the correct use of the past simple tense:
The past simple is used for completed actions at a specific time in the past; 'went' is the correct past simple form of 'go' and matches 'last year'.
3. Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense?
Present perfect ('have finished') describes a past action with relevance to the present; 'already' commonly appears with present perfect in this context.
4. Select the correctly formed reported speech for: Teacher said, 'I will mark the tests tomorrow.'
When reporting a future-in-the-past statement, 'will' changes to 'would' and time expressions shift ('tomorrow' to 'the next day').
5. Which sentence correctly uses a modal to give advice?
'Could' is an appropriate modal for offering a suggestion or advice. The sentence is grammatically correct and fits the context of giving optional advice.
6. Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice?
Passive voice requires a form of 'be' plus the past participle ('was given') and may include the agent introduced by 'by'.
7. Choose the sentence with the correct use of a relative clause:
'Who' is the correct relative pronoun for people and the verb must agree with the singular noun ('student ... is').
8. Which sentence uses the correct preposition of time?
Use 'on' with days and day parts (e.g., 'on Monday morning'). 'At' is for specific times; 'in' for months/years; 'by' means 'no later than'.
9. Identify the sentence with correct use of articles:
'Homework' is an uncountable noun and usually does not take an indefinite article; using no article is correct in this context.
10. Which sentence correctly forms a conditional (first conditional) for a real future possibility?
First conditional uses present simple in the 'if' clause and 'will' + base verb in the main clause to express a likely future result.
11. Choose the correct tag question to add to: 'You have finished the assignment,'
With the positive statement 'You have finished...', the negative tag is 'haven't you?' matching the auxiliary 'have'.
12. Which sentence shows correct use of infinitive versus gerund?
After verbs like 'enjoy', a gerund (-ing form) is used ('enjoys swimming'), not the infinitive.
13. Select the sentence with correct use of reflexive pronoun:
Reflexive pronoun 'themselves' agrees with the plural subject 'the students' and indicates they prepared on their own behalf.
14. Which sentence correctly uses negation?
Standard negation with 'do not' + base verb is correct; 'any' is used in negative sentences, while 'some' would be incorrect here.
15. Choose the grammatically correct question form:
In past simple questions we use 'did' + base verb: 'did you go'. The main verb must be in base form after 'did'.
16. Which sentence uses the correct comparative form?
Short adjectives like 'easy' form comparatives with '-er' ('easier'). Using 'more' plus '-er' is redundant.
17. Select the sentence correctly using conjunction 'although':
'Although' introduces a concession clause; the structure 'Although [clause], [main clause]' is correct and properly punctuated.
18. Which sentence correctly uses a quantifier with a countable noun?
'Many' is used with plural countable nouns ('students') and 'there are' agrees with the plural subject.
19. Choose the sentence with correct word order for emphasis:
For strong negative emphasis, inversion after negative adverbials ('Never') is correct: 'Never have I seen...'. 'I have never seen...' is also correct but less emphatic.
20. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
Past perfect ('had left') expresses an action completed before another past event ('arrived').
21. Select the sentence that correctly uses a countable vs uncountable distinction:
'Advice' is an uncountable noun; we use 'some advice' rather than 'an advice' or plural 'advices'.
22. Which sentence correctly converts to indirect speech: He said, 'I can help you tomorrow.'
When reporting a present-future modal 'can' in past reporting, 'can' becomes 'could' and time reference 'tomorrow' shifts to 'the next day'.
23. Choose the sentence with the correct use of punctuation for direct speech:
Direct speech should be introduced with a comma and the quoted sentence enclosed in quotation marks with punctuation inside the quotes.
24. Which sentence correctly uses a negative question form?
After 'didn't' the main verb must be in base form ('enjoy'). Using past form 'enjoyed' is incorrect in negative past questions.
25. Choose the sentence that correctly uses 'used to' for past habits:
'Used to' + base verb describes a past habitual action that no longer happens; 'used to play' is correct form.
26. Which sentence correctly forms a sentence with a gerund after a preposition?
After prepositions like 'in', verbs must take the gerund form ('learning'), so 'interested in learning' is correct.
27. Select the sentence with correct use of 'either' and 'neither':
'Neither' is singular when referring to two choices, so it takes a singular verb ('is'). 'Either' would be used for one of two positives.
28. Which sentence correctly uses conditional type two (unreal present)?
Second conditional uses 'if' + past subjunctive ('were') and 'would' + base verb to talk about hypothetical present situations.