The pre-course guide test: language

Multiple choice test

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  1. Which of the following refers to a background fact which is always true?
    1.   Will she know your address?
    2.   Does he know your address?
    3.   Have you told her your address?
    4.   Did she ask for your address?
  2. The word design rhymes with ...
    1.   cream
    2.   lane
    3.   fine
    4.   time
  3. What grammatical function is the word fascinated performing in She appeared fascinated?
    1.   an adverb
    2.   the object of appear
    3.   an adjective
    4.   the subject of appear
  4. If we start with the hypernym building, which of the following form a set of hyponyms?
    1.   home, cave, residence, tree house
    2.   live, reside, dwell, inhabit
    3.   house, church, office block, chalet
    4.   car park, square, street, lane
  5. The phrases by the guest house and beside the bed and breakfast place are
    1.   identical
    2.   synonymous
    3.   dialect differences
    4.   antonymous
  6. What sort of verb is could in She couldn't see what was happening?
    1.   a past tense
    2.   a main verb
    3.   a modal auxiliary
    4.   the past of of can
  7. Which of the following is an example of the present perfect tense?
    1.   Mary'd already done the work
    2.   Mary did the work
    3.   Mary'll do the work
    4.   Mary has done the work
  8. What is the object of the verb like in William and Jessica particularly liked the hotel by the beach?
    1.   the hotel by the beach
    2.   William and Jessica
    3.   the beach
    4.   particularly
  9. The phrase has been done in The work has been done already is best described as ...
    1.   a verb phrase
    2.   a noun phrase
    3.   a prepositional phrase
    4.   the subject phrase
  10. The consonant at the beginning of fish is the same as the one at the end of ...
    1.   graph
    2.   dive
    3.   dish
    4.   with