English grammar & language usage (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “Last year she ___ biology at the college.”

  1. Ateached
  2. Bteach
  3. Ctaughted
  4. Dtaught
2.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “The choir ___ beautifully at the ceremony.”

  1. Asinged
  2. Bsings
  3. Csung
  4. Dsang
3.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “She ___ a letter to her aunt.”

  1. Awrited
  2. Bwritten
  3. Cwrote
  4. Dwrites
4.Medium

Which time is written correctly in American style?

  1. A7.30 a.m.
  2. B7;30 a.m.
  3. C7:30 a.m.
  4. D7,30 a.m.
5.Medium

Choose the correct verb: “The nurse and the pharmacist ___ the order together.”

  1. Areview
  2. Breviews
  3. Chas reviewed
  4. Dis reviewing
6.Medium

What kind of sentence is this? “The alarm rang, and everyone left the building.”

  1. ASimple
  2. BFragment
  3. CCompound
  4. DComplex
7.Hard

Which choice combines the sentences most concisely? “Dr. Chen is a cardiologist. She will speak at the conference.”

  1. ADr. Chen is a cardiologist, she will speak at the conference.
  2. BDr. Chen is a cardiologist, and she is going to be speaking at the upcoming conference.
  3. CDr. Chen, who is a cardiologist and who will speak, is at the conference.
  4. DDr. Chen, a cardiologist, will speak at the conference.
8.Hard

Which sentence correctly uses an appositive?

  1. ADr. Lee our, family physician retired last year.
  2. BDr. Lee, our family physician retired last year.
  3. CDr. Lee, our family physician, retired last year.
  4. DDr. Lee our family physician, retired last year.

Answer key

  1. 1. D · taught
  2. 2. D · sang
  3. 3. C · wrote
  4. 4. C · 7:30 a.m.
  5. 5. A · review
  6. 6. C · Compound
  7. 7. D · Dr. Chen, a cardiologist, will speak at the conference.
  8. 8. C · Dr. Lee, our family physician, retired last year.

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