Grammar & Reading Quiz
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Which of the following sentences is an example of passive voice?
A. The committee approved the new policy.
B. The new policy was approved by the committee.
C. The committee will approve the new policy.
D. The committee is approving the new policy.
What does inferencing from a text primarily involve?
A. Identifying the main idea of the text.
B. Drawing conclusions based on information that is implied but not explicitly stated.
C. Summarizing the text.
D. Identifying the author’s purpose.
Identify the type of sentence: “Although it was raining, we decided to go hiking.”
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Compound-complex sentence
Choose the sentence that correctly uses parallel structure.
A. She likes cooking, jogging, and to read.
B. She likes to cook, jog, and read.
C. She likes cooking, to jog, and reading.
D. She likes to cook, jogging, and to read.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas.
A. Before we leave, don’t forget to check, the weather.
B. Before we leave don’t forget, to check the weather.
C. Before we leave, don’t forget to check the weather.
D. Before, we leave don’t forget to check the weather.
Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The team of players are ready for their game.
B. The team of players is ready for their game.
C. A group of students have finished the project.
D. A group of students has finished the project.
In the sentence “The sun set, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink,” what is the effect of the imagery used?
A. It creates a sense of urgency.
B. It evokes a visual image of the sunset.
C. It explains the scientific process of a sunset.
D. It introduces a new character.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses “their,” “there,” and “they’re”?
A. Their going to love going there for their vacation.
B. They’re going to love going there for their vacation.
C. There going to love going their for they’re vacation.
D. They’re going to love going their for there vacation.
Identify the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon.
A. I have a big test tomorrow; I can’t go out tonight.
B. I have a big test tomorrow, I can’t go out tonight.
C. I have a big test tomorrow: I can’t go out tonight.
D. I have a big test tomorrow; because I can’t go out tonight.
What is the main purpose of using a colon in a sentence?
A. To introduce a list.
B. To connect two independent clauses.
C. To add emphasis to the preceding clause.
D. All of the above.
In the sentence “Despite the heavy rains, the event proceeded as planned,” what is the function of the word “Despite”?
A. Conjunction
B. Preposition
C. Adverb
D. Adjective
Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. She don’t like going to the gym.
B. She doesn’t like going to the gym.
C. She doesn’t likes going to the gym.
D. She don’t likes going to the gym.