The pre-course guide test: language

Multiple choice test

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