General Education: English (Sec) Practice Questions — Set 6

Question 1

Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?

Accepted Answer

This

Answer

Who

Answer

He

Answer

Many

Question 2

Which sentence demonstrates correct Subject-Verb Agreement?

Accepted Answer

The team works hard.

Answer

The teams works hard.

Answer

The team working hard.

Answer

The team work hard.

Question 3

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause?

Accepted Answer

Comma

Answer

Period

Answer

Exclamation point

Answer

Question mark

Question 4

Which of the following is a conjunction?

Accepted Answer

And

Answer

Quickly

Answer

Run

Answer

Beautiful

Question 5

Which type of writing aims to persuade?

Accepted Answer

Argumentative

Answer

Narrative

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Descriptive

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Expository

Question 6

Which of these is a proper noun?

Accepted Answer

Philippines

Answer

river

Answer

city

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country

Question 7

What is a 'verb'?

Accepted Answer

Action word

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Connecting word

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Naming word

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Describing word

Question 8

Which of these is an example of a proverb?

Accepted Answer

'Honesty is the best policy.'

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'The quick brown fox.'

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'Once upon a time.'

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'To be or not to be.'

Question 9

Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The swarm of bees is buzzing around the hive.

Answer

The swarm of bees have buzzed around the hive.

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The swarm of bees were buzzing around the hive.

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The swarm of bees are buzzing around the hive.

Question 10

Identify the figure of speech: "The wind whispered through the trees."

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Hyperbole

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Simile

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Metaphor