English language is essential for effective communication, academic success, and examination performance. Mastery of grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, and usage helps students express ideas clearly and accurately. This advanced quiz is designed to test your understanding of major English language topics, including grammar, lexis, figures of speech, sentence structure, and comprehension skills.
English Language Quiz
1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:
Neither the teacher nor the students ___ ready for the test.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. be
2. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
She spoke softly to the child.
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Verb
3. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. He don’t like oranges.
B. He doesn’t likes oranges.
C. He doesn’t like oranges.
D. He didn’t likes oranges.
4. Choose the correct indirect speech:
She said, “I will come tomorrow.”
A. She said she will come tomorrow.
B. She said she would come the next day.
C. She said she comes tomorrow.
D. She said she came tomorrow.
5. Select the word closest in meaning to “abundant”:
A. Scarce
B. Plenty
C. Rare
D. Little
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6. Choose the antonym of “reluctant”:
A. Eager
B. Lazy
C. Weak
D. Slow
7. Identify the figure of speech:
“The classroom was a beehive of activity.”
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
8. Choose the correct plural form of “analysis”:
A. Analysises
B. Analysi
C. Analyses
D. Analysis
9. Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A. She wrote the letter.
B. The letter was written by her.
C. She is writing the letter.
D. She writes letters daily.
10. Select the correct spelling:
A. Occassion
B. Occasion
C. Ocassion
D. Ocation
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11. Choose the word that best fits:
He was punished ___ coming late.
A. of
B. for
C. with
D. by
12. Identify the tense:
“They had finished the work before nightfall.”
A. Present perfect
B. Past perfect
C. Past continuous
D. Present continuous
13. Choose the correct question tag:
You are coming tomorrow, ___?
A. are you
B. aren’t you
C. do you
D. don’t you
14. Select the word that is incorrectly used:
A. Advice
B. Advise
C. Device
D. Devise
Sentence: “She gave me a good advise.”
15. Choose the best summary word for “a lover of books”:
A. Bibliophile
B. Philanthropist
C. Geologist
D. Linguist
16. Identify the type of sentence:
“Although he was tired, he continued working.”
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
D. Compound-complex
17. Choose the correct form:
She is ___ intelligent than her sister.
A. most
B. very
C. more
D. much
18. Select the correct punctuation:
A. Its raining today.
B. It’s raining today.
C. Its’ raining today.
D. Its raining today.
19. Choose the appropriate idiom:
To “spill the beans” means to:
A. Waste food
B. Reveal a secret
C. Make a mistake
D. Get angry
20. Identify the mood of the sentence:
“Close the door immediately.”
A. Indicative
B. Interrogative
C. Imperative
D. Subjunctive
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21. Choose the correct word:
The principal will ___ the prize tomorrow.
A. present
B. represent
C. prevent
D. predict
22. Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
A. Walking down the street, I saw a cat.
B. Walking down the street, the cat was seen.
C. I saw a cat walking down the street.
D. The cat was walking down the street.
23. Select the best meaning of “meticulous”:
A. Careless
B. Careful and detailed
C. Lazy
D. Quick
24. Choose the correct form of the verb:
If he ___ earlier, he would have met her.
A. comes
B. came
C. had come
D. has come
25. Identify the literary device:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
A. Hyperbole
B. Alliteration
C. Personification
D. Irony
26. Choose the sentence with correct parallelism:
A. She likes reading, writing, and to sing.
B. She likes to read, writing, and singing.
C. She likes reading, writing, and singing.
D. She likes read, write, and sing.
27. Select the correct meaning of “procrastinate”:
A. Work quickly
B. Delay unnecessarily
C. Decide firmly
D. Act wisely
28. Identify the type of error:
“Each of the boys have a book.”
A. Tense error
B. Concord error
C. Spelling error
D. Punctuation error
29. Choose the best completion:
Hardly had he arrived ___ the rain started.
A. than
B. when
C. before
D. after
30. Which word is a conjunction?
A. Because
B. Quickly
C. Happy
D. Teacher
English Language Quiz Answers and Explanations:
1. Answer: B
Explanation: With “neither…nor,” the verb agrees with the nearer subject (students = plural).
2. Answer: B
Explanation: “Softly” modifies the verb “spoke,” so it is an adverb.
3. Answer: C
Explanation: “Doesn’t” is followed by the base form of the verb.
4. Answer: B
Explanation: “Will” changes to “would,” and “tomorrow” becomes “the next day.”
5. Answer: B
Explanation: “Abundant” means plenty.
6. Answer: A
Explanation: “Reluctant” means unwilling; its opposite is eager.
7. Answer: B
Explanation: The classroom is compared directly to a beehive.
8. Answer: C
Explanation: The correct plural of “analysis” is “analyses.”
9. Answer: B
Explanation: The subject receives the action in the passive voice.
10. Answer: B
Explanation: “Occasion” is the correct spelling.
11. Answer: B
Explanation: “Punished for” is the correct prepositional form.
12. Answer: B
Explanation: “Had finished” shows past perfect tense.
13. Answer: B
Explanation: Positive statement takes a negative tag.
14. Answer: A
Explanation: “Advise” should be used as a verb, not “advice.”
15. Answer: A
Explanation: A bibliophile loves books.
16. Answer: C
Explanation: It contains one main clause and one subordinate clause.
17. Answer: C
Explanation: “More” is used for comparison.
18. Answer: B
Explanation: “It’s” means “it is.”
19. Answer: B
Explanation: The idiom means to reveal a secret.
20. Answer: C
Explanation: It gives a command.
21. Answer: A
Explanation: “Present” means to give formally.
22. Answer: B
Explanation: The modifier wrongly refers to “the cat.”
23. Answer: B
Explanation: “Meticulous” means very careful and detailed.
24. Answer: C
Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence.
25. Answer: C
Explanation: The wind is given human qualities.
26. Answer: C
Explanation: All verbs are in the same form (gerund).
27. Answer: B
Explanation: “Procrastinate” means to delay.
28. Answer: B
Explanation: The singular subject “each” requires “has.”
29. Answer: B
Explanation: “Hardly…when” is the correct correlative structure.
30. Answer: A
Explanation: “Because” joins clauses, so it is a conjunction.
31. Choose the correct sentence:
A. No sooner had he entered when the bell rang.
B. No sooner had he entered than the bell rang.
C. No sooner he entered than the bell rang.
D. No sooner did he entered when the bell rang.
32. Identify the error in the sentence:
“Scarcely had the meeting began when the lights went off.”
A. Scarcely
B. had
C. began
D. when
33. Choose the word that best replaces the underlined expression:
He spoke as if he knew everything.
A. Arrogantly
B. Modestly
C. Ignorantly
D. Carefully
34. Select the correct transformation to the passive voice:
They will complete the project tomorrow.
A. The project will be completed tomorrow.
B. The project was completed tomorrow.
C. The project is completed tomorrow.
D. The project has completed tomorrow.
35. Choose the sentence that shows correct use of the subjunctive mood:
A. I wish I am taller.
B. I wish I were taller.
C. I wish I was taller.
D. I wish I will be taller.
36. Identify the meaning of the underlined word:
His explanation was ambiguous.
A. Clear
B. Confusing
C. Brief
D. Interesting
37. Choose the sentence with correct reported speech:
He said, “If I had known, I would have helped you.”
A. He said that if he knew, he would help me.
B. He said that if he had known, he would have helped me.
C. He said if he knows, he will help me.
D. He said if he had known, he will help me.
38. Select the sentence that contains an inverted structure:
A. He had hardly finished when she arrived.
B. Hardly had he finished when she arrived.
C. He finished hardly when she arrived.
D. He had finished hardly when she arrived.
39. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:
She was too tired ___ continue the journey.
A. so
B. that
C. to
D. for
40. Identify the type of clause in the sentence:
“I know that he is telling the truth.”
A. Adverbial clause
B. Noun clause
C. Relative clause
D. Conditional clause
Advanced English Language Quiz Answers and Explanations:
31. Answer: B
Explanation: The correct structure is “No sooner…than.”
32. Answer: C
Explanation: “Began” should be “begun” in the past perfect tense.
33. Answer: A
Explanation: Speaking as if one knows everything shows arrogance.
34. Answer: A
Explanation: Future tense changes to “will be + past participle” in passive voice.
35. Answer: B
Explanation: “Were” is used in the subjunctive mood for unreal situations.
36. Answer: B
Explanation: “Ambiguous” means unclear or confusing.
37. Answer: B
Explanation: Tenses are maintained correctly in reported speech.
38. Answer: B
Explanation: Inversion places the auxiliary before the subject.
39. Answer: C
Explanation: The structure is “too…to.”
40. Answer: B
Explanation: “That he is telling the truth” functions as a noun clause.
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