Beaconsfield School of Education

There are 30 questions in the test. There is one correct answer to each question; select one answer for each question. The suggested time limit is 10 minutes.

1. Which word in the following sentence is a proper noun?

"My name is Rita."

My
name
is
Rita

2. Complete the simile in the following sentence:

"They weren't rude to me at all; in fact they were as nice as ________ ."

pancake
pie
ice cream
cake

3. How many of the words in the following sentence should start with a capital letter?

the prime minister visited st mary’s primary school and chatted with the staff and students.

3
5
6
7

4. What is a baby horse called?

A calf
A foal
A mare
A stallion

5. "He can speak French very well." What kind of word is 'well'?

adjective
noun
adverb
verb

6. How many verbs are there in the following sentence?

"They were in Scotland last week."

0
1
2
3

7. Add 'LE', 'EL', ‘IL’ or 'AL' to the end of FLANN_____ to make a correctly spelt word.

LE
EL
IL
AL

8. Identify the misspelt word:

persuade
feverish
wholesome
buisness

9. What is the plural form of 'phenomenon'?

phenomenons
phonemenas
phenomena
phenomeni

10. How many verbs are in the following sentence?

"I want to go there as well."

1
2
3
4

11. Rearrange the letters DGONI to make the name of an Australian dog.

DOGNI
INGDO
DINOG
DINGO

12. Which sentence below has the correct punctuation?

a) I blurted out “are you joking”?


b) I blurted out, “Are you joking?”


c) I blurted out “are you joking?”


d) I blurted out, “Are you joking”?

13. Identify which of the following words is most opposite in meaning to 'subsequent'.

next
previous
frequent
following

14. Identify the misspelt word:

quaint
gnu
aquire
elegant

15. Which punctuation mark is missing from the following sentence?

"After youve finished you can go."

exclamation mark
comma
apostrophe
semi-colon

16. Complete this sentence: "Look, you can see the sun ______________"

is go down.
going down.
goes down.
gone down.

17. Which punctuation mark is wrong in the following sentence?

"She asked me if I'd always liked, living in London."

speech mark
apostrophe
comma
full stop

18. Complete this sentence: "My car ________________ tomorrow."

is repaired
will be repair
is being repair
is being repaired

19. Identify the misspelt word:

receive
perceive
anceint
deceive

20. Identify the pronouns in this sentence: "He told you and so did I."

He / you
I / you
He / you / I
He / I / so

21. Complete this sentence: "I ______________________ by 9 pm."

will be arrive
should be arrive
should be arriving
should have arrive

22. Identify the misspelt word:

accommodation
pronounciation
investigation
condensation

23. Identify the conjunction is this sentence: "I wanted to go but I couldn't."

wanted
to
go
but

24. Complete this sentence: "They don't mind _______________"

to walk.
walking.
of walking.
to walking.

25. Which verb is closest in meaning to the verb 'WILT'?

DROOP
END
VANISH
SLIDE

26. Complete this sentence: "I was over the ____________ when I heard the good news."

sky
sun
moon
heaven

27. Identify the spelling mistake in this sentence:

Many people who past by stopped to admire the gorgeous green shoots.

people
past
stopped
gorgeous

28. Which of the sentences below includes a preposition?

It is entirely up to you.
They have always been very conscientious.
We need a new printer if that is possible.
I certainly did not expect that!

29. How many punctuation marks are missing in the following sentence?

"I think its time I left.

0
1
2
3

30. Complete this sentence: "There was a large _______ of fish in the river."

pod
shoal
pack
herd