📘 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
Total Marks: 80
🔹 Section A: MCQs (20 Marks)
1. By the time we reached the station, the train ___.
a) left
b) has left
c) had left
d) was leaving
2. Which sentence shows correct tense consistency?
a) She was eating and then she runs.
b) She was eating and then she ran.
c) She eats and then she ran.
d) She eaten and then she runs.
3. Identify the sentence where the adverb changes meaning significantly:
a) He spoke loudly.
b) He hardly spoke.
c) He spoke clearly.
d) He spoke softly.
4. Which sentence has the correct order of adjectives?
a) A wooden small old box
b) A small old wooden box
c) A old small wooden box
d) A wooden old small box
5. Choose the correct reported speech:
He said, “I have been waiting for two hours.”
a) He said he has been waiting for two hours.
b) He said he had been waiting for two hours.
c) He said he waited for two hours.
d) He said he is waiting for two hours.
6. Which sentence uses present perfect correctly?
a) I have seen him yesterday.
b) I saw him already.
c) I have already seen him.
d) I seen him already.
7. Identify the function of “since”:
“I have lived here since 2010.”
a) conjunction
b) preposition
c) adverb
d) interjection
8. Which sentence is grammatically incorrect?
a) Each of the boys has a book.
b) Everyone are happy.
c) Someone is calling you.
d) Nobody knows the answer.
9. Choose the correct future form based on prediction:
“I think it ___ rain tomorrow.”
a) is going to
b) will
c) was
d) has
10. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation:
a) “Where are you going”? she asked.
b) “Where are you going?” she asked.
c) Where are you going? she asked.
d) “Where are you going? she asked.”
11. Which option best reflects the proverb “Don’t judge a book by its cover”?
a) A shiny toy broke quickly.
b) A quiet boy turned out to be very talented.
c) A loud person spoke a lot.
d) A fast runner won the race.
12. Identify the correct conjunction to complete the sentence:
She was tired ___ she finished her homework.
a) but
b) although
c) because
d) so
13. Choose the correct suffix to form a noun:
happy →
a) happyness
b) happiness
c) happying
d) happyful
14. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
a) A number of students is absent.
b) A number of students are absent.
c) The number of students are absent.
d) The number of students have absent.
15. Which sentence contains a simile?
a) He is brave.
b) He is as brave as a lion.
c) He was very brave.
d) He acted bravely.
16. Identify the incorrect use of tense:
a) She has finished her work.
b) She had finished her work before dinner.
c) She finished her work tomorrow.
d) She is finishing her work.
17. Which sentence shows negative interrogative form?
a) Didn’t she come?
b) She didn’t come.
c) Did she come?
d) She came.
18. Choose correct homophone:
“He paid the bus ___.”
a) fair
b) fare
c) fear
d) fere
19. Identify the prefix meaning “again”:
a) un-
b) re-
c) mis-
d) dis-
20. Which sentence has correct contraction and punctuation?
a) Its raining, isn’t it.
b) It’s raining, isn’t it?
c) Its raining isn’t it?
d) It’s raining isn’t it.
🔹 Section B: Parts of Speech (Paragraph – 10 Marks)
Read carefully:
Although Ahmed was extremely tired after the long and exhausting journey, he quietly and
patiently completed his homework because he knew that his very strict teacher would certainly
check it the next day. Surprisingly, his younger brother happily offered to help him, which made
the difficult and tiring task seem much easier and more interesting.
Identify the part of speech:
1. extremely → __________
2. patiently → __________
3. exhausting → __________
4. strict → __________
5. surprisingly → __________
🔹 Section C: Editing (10 Marks)
The paragraph below contains 10 errors only.
last sunday we goes to the beach it were very crowded but we enjoys alot my sister find a shell
and say this is beautifull we dont wanted to leave because we was having so much fun
🔹 Section D: Direct & Indirect Speech (5 Marks )
1. He explained, “I had finished my work before she arrived.” → Indirect
2. She announced, “I will be traveling tomorrow.” → Indirect
3. They complained that they had been waiting for hours. → Direct
4. He suggested that he could solve the problem easily. → Direct
5. Ali said, “I am playing football now.”
→ Change to indirect and adjust tense correctly
🔹 Section E: Framing Questions (5 Marks)
1. She has been reading for two hours.
2. They went to the museum yesterday.
3. He is crying because he lost his toy.
4. She will travel to Paris next week.
5. The teacher gave them homework.
🔹 Section F: Homophones (5 Marks)
1. He broke a ___ of glass. (piece / peace)
2. The ___ arrived early. (mail / male)
3. She ate healthy ___ every morning. (cereal / serial)
4. This is a ___ price. (fair / fare)
5. I ___ help you if I could. (would / wood)
🔹 Section G: Prefixes (5 Marks)
Prefixes: (un-, re-, mis-, dis-, pre-)
1. ___judge → __________
2. ___write → __________
3. ___understand → __________
4. ___heat → __________
5. ___behave → __________
🔹 Section H: Tenses (10 Marks)
Fill correctly:
1. By next year, she ___ (complete) her course.
2. When I reached, they ___ (leave).
3. He usually ___ (play) after school.
4. Look! The baby ___ (sleep).
5. I ___ (not finish) my homework yet.
Rewrite with meaning change:
6. She is eating. → (past continuous)
7. He had left. → (simple past)
8. They will go. → (present continuous – planned future)
9. I play football. → (present perfect)
10. She has been reading. → (simple past)
🔹 Section I: Dialogue Writing (15 Marks)
Write a dialogue (15–18 lines) based on a given situation/picture.
MUST INCLUDE:
• Adjectives (order + degree)
• Adverbs
• At least ONE simile
• Proper punctuation & dialogue format
• Natural, meaningful interaction
Section J: Proverb Identification (5 Marks)
Instructions: Read each scenario carefully and choose the proverb that best fits the situation.
1. Ayesha felt very upset after she accidentally dropped her ice cream. Her friend told her there’s
no point being sad about something that has already happened.
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2. Ali tried to manage schoolwork, sports practice, art classes, and music lessons all at the same
time. Soon, he started feeling stressed and couldn’t do anything properly.
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3. Two classmates worked together on a difficult science project and completed it successfully,
even though neither could have done it alone.
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4. Sana bought a shiny bracelet from the market, but it turned out to be made of cheap plastic.
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5. Hamza refused to be friends with a new student just because of his simple clothes, but later
realized the boy was kind and very intelligent.
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