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