GRADE 9 English – LISTENING AND SPEAKING:JOB INTERVIEWS Quiz
1. In a job interview you want to say you can speak Kiswahili. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Use 'can' to state present ability. 'Could' is past or conditional, 'may' expresses permission or possibility, and 'must' expresses obligation.
2. You want to politely ask the interviewer to describe the duties. Which is the best form?
'Could you...' is a polite modal question form. 'Must' asks about obligation, 'shall you' is not used for polite requests, and 'Will you telling' is ungrammatical.
3. Choose the correct verb to complete: One of my strengths _____ problem-solving.
The subject 'one' is singular, so the verb must be singular: 'is'. 'Are' and 'were' are plural, 'have' is not correct for this structure.
4. Which sentence correctly describes a past job for your CV?
Use the simple past 'worked' to describe a completed action at a specific time in the past ('last year').
5. To show you have experience (time not specified), choose the right form: I _____ volunteered in community projects before.
The present perfect 'have volunteered' is used for experiences at an unspecified time in the past. 'Volunteered' (simple past) is for specific past times; 'had volunteered' is past perfect, 'will have volunteered' is future perfect.
6. You want to tell the interviewer about an award. Which sentence is correct?
The passive past simple 'was awarded' correctly describes a past event. 'Were' is wrong for singular 'I', 'am awarded' implies present routine, and 'have award' is ungrammatical.
7. Choose the correct verb form: How long _____ you lived in Nairobi?
The present perfect 'How long have you lived...?' asks about duration up to now. 'Did' and 'had' change the time reference, 'are' is present continuous and doesn't fit here.
8. Complete the sentence appropriately for interview goals: I want _____ my communication skills.
After 'want' you use the infinitive 'to improve'. 'Improve' without 'to' is incorrect here, 'improving' would need a different structure, and 'improved' is past participle.
9. For immediate availability, which fits this sentence: If offered the job, I _____ start immediately.
'Can' expresses ability or possibility to start immediately. 'Would' is conditional, 'must' expresses obligation, and 'should' expresses advisability.
10. Choose the correct question tag: You have completed your training, _____?
When the main clause uses present perfect ('have completed'), the tag uses 'haven't you'. 'Didn't you' is past simple, 'don't you' is present simple, 'won't you' is future.
11. Which article is correct in this interview sentence: I am looking for _____ part-time job.
'A' is used before consonant sounds; 'part-time' begins with a consonant sound, so 'a part-time job' is correct. 'An' is for vowel sounds; 'the' specifies a particular job.
12. Fill the preposition: In the role I was responsible _____ bookkeeping.
Use 'responsible for' to indicate duties. 'Responsible with/of/at' are not correct collocations in this context.
13. Report the question: The interviewer asked me, 'What are your hobbies.' The reported form is:
In reported speech the verb tense usually shifts back: 'are' becomes 'were', and the word order changes to statement order: 'what my hobbies were.'
14. Choose the correct form after a preposition: I am good at _____ new ideas in meetings.
After a preposition ('at'), use the gerund ('generating'). 'To generate' is the infinitive, 'generate' is base form (requires a different structure), 'generated' is past participle.
15. Which word is correct for duration: I have worked here _____ three months.
Use 'for' with a period of time (three months). 'Since' is used with a specific starting point (e.g., since January).
16. Which modal shows willingness to help in the future: I _____ help with the inventory if needed.
'Will' expresses future willingness or intention. 'Would' is more conditional or polite; 'shall' is formal/rare in this context; 'must' shows obligation.
17. Choose the correct comparative form: I am _____ than my colleague at managing time.
Use 'better' as the comparative form of 'good'. 'More good' and 'gooder' are incorrect; 'best' is the superlative, not comparative.
18. Pick the correct negative form for your CV: I _____ any gaps in my CV.
'Don't have' is the correct present negative form. 'Haven't got' is also possible in some varieties but less direct; 'don't got' and 'hadn't' are incorrect here.
19. Which plural noun fits here: My strongest _____ are communication and teamwork.
Use the plural 'skills' because more than one item (communication and teamwork) is listed. 'Skill' is singular; 'abilitys' is misspelled.
20. Complete this negative agreement: I do not have a bicycle, and he does not _____ .
At the end of a negative clause, 'either' is used to agree negatively: 'he does not either.' 'Neither' would require inversion ('neither does he'), 'too' and 'also' are used with positives.
21. Choose the correct relative word: This is the school _____ I taught last year.
'Where' is used for places (the school). 'Who' refers to people, 'when' to times, and 'which' could work in some structures but 'where' is more natural for places.
22. Select the conjunction that gives a reason: I was late to the interview _____ heavy traffic.
'Because' introduces a reason. 'Although' introduces contrast, 'but' connects contrasting clauses, and 'so' shows result.
23. Which pronoun is best as a singular, gender-neutral subject in this sentence: If a candidate arrives late, _____ should wait outside.
Singular 'they' is used as a gender-neutral pronoun for 'a candidate'. 'He' or 'she' specify gender, 'it' is not appropriate for a person.
24. Which question form is most natural when asking for an explanation in an interview?
'Could you explain...' is a polite, grammatically correct request. 'Would you mind explain' is ungrammatical (needs gerund), 'must you' is about obligation, 'Do you could' is incorrect.
25. Choose the correct expression of amount: I have _____ experience with customer service.
'Customer service' is uncountable, so 'a lot of' (or 'much') fits. 'Many' and 'few' are used with countable nouns; 'several' is for countable plural.