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

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1.Easy

Which punctuation mark should end this sentence? “Please hand me the gauze”

  1. AA colon
  2. BA comma
  3. CA period (full stop)
  4. DA question mark
2.Easy

Which word in this sentence is a noun? “Honesty is important in nursing.”

  1. Ain
  2. Bis
  3. CHonesty
  4. Dimportant
3.Easy

Choose the correct verb: “Each of the students ___ a locker.”

  1. Awere having
  2. Bare having
  3. Chas
  4. Dhave
4.Medium

Choose the correct word: “The results were ___ than we hoped.”

  1. Agooder
  2. Bbetter
  3. Cmore good
  4. Dbest
5.Medium

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

  1. Areview
  2. Bis reviewing
  3. Creviews
  4. Dhas reviewed
6.Medium

Choose the correct words: “He drives ___ than his brother.”

  1. Amost carefully
  2. Bmore carefully
  3. Cmore careful
  4. Dcarefuller
7.Hard

Which word is used incorrectly? “Of the three applicants, she is the more qualified.”

  1. Ashe
  2. Bqualified
  3. Cmore
  4. Dthree
8.Hard

Which task belongs to revising rather than editing?

  1. AReorganising paragraphs so the argument flows logically
  2. BAdding a missing comma
  3. CCorrecting a misspelled word
  4. DChanging a lowercase letter to a capital

Answer key

  1. 1. C · A period (full stop)
  2. 2. C · Honesty
  3. 3. C · has
  4. 4. B · better
  5. 5. A · review
  6. 6. B · more carefully
  7. 7. C · more
  8. 8. A · Reorganising paragraphs so the argument flows logically

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