GRADE 9 English – READING:READING FOR INFORMATION AND MEANING Quiz
1. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: The community near the river ____ planting trees to stop erosion.
The subject 'The community' is a collective noun treated as singular here, so it takes the singular verb 'is'.
2. Choose the sentence with the correct pronoun reference for the collective noun 'community'.
A collective noun like 'community' is treated as singular, so the correct possessive pronoun is 'its' (no apostrophe).
3. Complete the sentence with the correct tense: By the time the conservation officers arrived, the fire ____ out.
The past perfect 'had gone' shows that the fire was already out before the officers arrived.
4. Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
This sentence is passive because the object 'Trees' becomes the subject and the doer follows after 'by'.
5. Choose the grammatically correct sentence using a relative clause about a ranger.
Use 'who' for people and no commas for a defining (essential) relative clause that identifies which ranger.
6. Choose the correct form: She wants to study ____ conservation at university.
We use the uncountable noun 'conservation' without an article when talking about a field of study.
7. Complete the sentence correctly: The community decided ____ a tree nursery.
After 'decided' the correct infinitive form is 'to start' (decided to do something).
8. Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb to give advice about the environment?
'Should' followed by the base verb 'conserve' is the correct form to give advice.
9. Choose the correct first conditional sentence: If the river overflows, farmers ____ their crops.
The first conditional uses 'If' + present simple, then 'will' + base verb to talk about likely future results.
10. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: One of the problems ____ pollution.
'One' is the subject (singular), so it takes the singular verb 'is'.
11. Which form shows the plural possessive of 'trees' correctly?
The plural possessive of 'trees' is formed by adding an apostrophe after the plural 'trees': 'trees'.
12. Complete the sentence with the correct superlative: Of the three methods, planting trees is ____ effective.
When comparing more than two items use the superlative form 'the most effective'.
13. Choose the correct preposition: They walked ____ the forest to check the seedlings.
'Walked into the forest' properly indicates entering the forest to check the seedlings.
14. Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun: Between the ranger and the villagers, ____ decided to form a committee.
A compound subject ('the ranger and the villagers') requires the plural subject pronoun 'they'.
15. Choose the correct reported speech form: Direct: "Plant trees to stop soil erosion," the teacher said.
After 'advise' we use the gerund ('planting') to report a suggestion: 'advised planting'.
16. Choose the correct tag question: Conservation is important, ____?
Positive statement 'Conservation is important' takes the negative tag 'isn't it'.
17. Which sentence correctly uses commas for a non-defining relative clause about a river?
A non-defining relative clause (extra information) needs commas before and after the clause.
18. Choose the correct passive form of the sentence: Active: The students collected plastic bottles.
The correct past passive of 'collected' is 'were collected' to match the past simple active verb.
19. Choose the correct quantifier: There is ____ water in the tank.
'Water' is uncountable, so we use 'much' rather than 'many' or countable quantifiers.
20. Complete the conditional sentence correctly: If the community had planted trees, the soil ____ better.
This is a third conditional (past unreal): 'If' + past perfect, then 'would have' + past participle.
21. Choose the correct word order: They have always ____ garbage after the fair.
Present perfect with 'have always' requires the past participle 'collected': 'have always collected'.
22. Choose the correct word: There are ____ trees now than before.
'Trees' is countable, so the comparative 'fewer' is correct (not 'less').
23. Choose the most polite form to ask permission: ____ we plant trees along the school fence?
'May' is traditionally used to ask for permission politely, while 'can' asks about ability.
24. Complete the sentence with the correct gerund: ____ trees helps reduce temperature in the area.
A gerund ('Planting') functions as the subject of the sentence: 'Planting trees helps...'.
25. Choose the sentence where the relative pronoun can be omitted correctly: The volunteers ____ we trained collected seeds.
In a restrictive relative clause with an object pronoun, the relative pronoun can be omitted: 'The volunteers we trained...'.