ENGLISH LANGUAGE
18. The team of cricketers played well yesterday at the stadium. A B C D
Questions 19 and 20
Choose the sentences in which the pronouns are used incorrectly. 19. 20.
A) He told me that the house is theirs.
B) You and I will finish before she does.
C) He is taller than I.
D) The cherries will be shared between you and I.
A) Who is he coming through the door?
B) She is the lady who I helped.
C) Was it he whose cap fell into the lake?
D) That is the wrong door we went through.
Questions 21 and 22
Choose the function of the underlined words in these sentences. 21. Who will light the yellow candle?
A) Noun B) Adverb
C) Adjective
D) Preposition 22. The man used the pedestrian crossing to walk across the street.
A) Conjunction B) Preposition
C) Adjective D) Adverb
Questions 23 and 24
Choose the letter which identifies the complete subject of the sentence. 23. At the front of the yard stood my brother and sister.
A) B) C) D)
24. The children of the village held a birthday celebration for Mrs. Persaud.
A) B) C) D)
Questions 25 and 26
Choose the sentence in which a comma has been omitted. 25. A) Yes, it is my turn to play the game. 26
B) Linda, the singer, has a sore throat.
C) On Friday July 10, my parents travelled to Canada.
D) James, Richard and Timothy attended the graduation ceremony.
A) “I will wait for you this afternoon,” said Bryan.
B) Jane said, “Paul broke the glass.”
C) “I will call” he said, “when I arrive home.”
D) “Who took my wallet?” David, my cousin, asked angrily. 27. Choose the sentence which is the bold print.
“I am here, today,” Rachel said. 28.
D) banker badge
A) Dogs
C) Ants
Ryan’s father gave him a pet dog but he barely took any notice of it. Then his pet was knocked down and killed by a motorcycle. Ryan became very sad and badly missed the dog.
A) Barking dogs seldom bite.
B) Every dog has its day.
C) Lost time is never found.
Questions 31-35
Read the poem carefully then answer the questions.
I overslept. I woke up late.
I had to rush. I couldn’t wait.
I grabbed my clothes. I threw them on.
And, in an instant, I was gone.
I ran to school. When I got there, my friends and classmates stopped to stare. I looked a mess, without a doubt.
I had my coat on inside out.
It seems I wore my sister’s shirt.
My trouser legs were caked with dirt.
One shoe was green. The other, red, and underwear was on my head.
I thought that everyone would frown and call me names and put me down
But then, instead of what I feared, my friends applauded, whooped, and cheered. It turns out people think it’s cool when you’re the worst-dressed kid in school.
— Kenn Nesbitt
31. The fist stanza of the poem tells mainly what the poet did A) when he arrived at school.
B) when he got up.
C) when they saw him
D) while he was in bed. . reported speech of the sentence in
A) Rachel said that she was there that day.
B) Rachel said I was there today.
C) Rachel said I am here today.
D) Rachel said yesterday that she was there
Choose the line of words which is arranged in alphabetical order.
A) bark banker baggage badge
B) badge baggage banker bark
C) baggage bark badge banker bark baggage
29. Which of the following will appear third in Volume I (A-D) of an encyclopedia?
B) Digestion
D) Coney 30. Choose the wise saying which can best be linked to the situation?
D) Give a dog a bad name and hang him.