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

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1.Easy

Which word in this sentence tells when the action happens? “We will start the exam tomorrow.”

  1. Aexam
  2. Bstart
  3. Cwill
  4. Dtomorrow
2.Easy

Which word is a collective noun?

  1. Afeather
  2. Bflock
  3. Cbird
  4. Dwing
3.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “Yesterday I ___ about the exam all day.”

  1. Athunk
  2. Bthinked
  3. Cthought
  4. Dthinks
4.Medium

Choose the correct word: “The patient recovered ___ after surgery.”

  1. Aquicker than
  2. Bquick
  3. Cquickly
  4. Dquickness
5.Medium

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

  1. Abetter
  2. Bmore good
  3. Cgooder
  4. Dbest
6.Medium

Which sentence formats the book title correctly?

  1. AShe read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
  2. BShe read “To Kill a Mockingbird” last summer.
  3. CShe read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
  4. DShe read (To Kill a Mockingbird) last summer.
7.Hard

A paragraph argues that hand washing prevents infection. Which sentence does not belong in it?

  1. AHealth workers are trained to wash their hands often.
  2. BClean hands reduce the spread of germs.
  3. CMy cousin works as a chef in another city.
  4. DMany infections are carried on unwashed hands.
8.Hard

Choose the correct verb: “The patient has ___ in bed all morning.”

  1. Alaid
  2. Blayed
  3. Clay
  4. Dlain

Answer key

  1. 1. D · tomorrow
  2. 2. B · flock
  3. 3. C · thought
  4. 4. C · quickly
  5. 5. A · better
  6. 6. C · She read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
  7. 7. C · My cousin works as a chef in another city.
  8. 8. D · lain

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