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

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1.Easy

Which word in this sentence should begin with a capital letter? “Our class visited the museum on friday afternoon.”

  1. Amuseum
  2. Bafternoon
  3. Cfriday
  4. Dclass
2.Easy

Choose the correct word: “I ___ the answer to that question.”

  1. Anow
  2. Bknow
  3. Cno
  4. Dknown
3.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “She ___ the patient a warm blanket.”

  1. Agiven
  2. Bgived
  3. Cgives
  4. Dgave
4.Medium

Choose the correct verb: “Where ___ the extra blankets kept?”

  1. Aare
  2. Bis
  3. Cdoes
  4. Dwas
5.Medium

Choose the correct word: “___ been a long day for the staff.”

  1. AIts’
  2. BIts
  3. CIt
  4. DIt’s
6.Medium

Which sentence punctuates the interrupted quotation correctly in American style?

  1. A“If you feel pain” the nurse said “press the button.”
  2. B“If you feel pain,” the nurse said, “press the button.”
  3. C“If you feel pain,” the nurse said. “Press the button.”
  4. D“If you feel pain”, the nurse said, “press the button”.
7.Hard

Which revision makes it clear that the nurse, not the boy, was smiling? “The nurse gave a sticker to the boy with a smile.”

  1. AThe nurse gave a sticker with a smile to the boy.
  2. BWith a smile, the nurse gave a sticker to the boy.
  3. CThe nurse gave, with a smile a sticker to the boy.
  4. DThe boy with a smile was given a sticker by the nurse.
8.Hard

Which sentence follows the American rule of “that” for essential clauses and “which” for nonessential clauses?

  1. AThe form that you need is on the desk, which is near the door.
  2. BThe form, that you need, is on the desk which is near the door.
  3. CThe form, which you need is on the desk that, is near the door.
  4. DThe form which you need is on the desk, that is near the door.

Answer key

  1. 1. C · friday
  2. 2. B · know
  3. 3. D · gave
  4. 4. A · are
  5. 5. D · It’s
  6. 6. B · “If you feel pain,” the nurse said, “press the button.”
  7. 7. B · With a smile, the nurse gave a sticker to the boy.
  8. 8. A · The form that you need is on the desk, which is near the door.

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