Group 1
Which is an abstract noun?
A) Chair
B) Honesty
C) Dog
Honesty
Which of these is a preposition?
A) On
B) Quickly
C) Happy
On
Which word is most emotive?
A) Dog
B) Starving
C) Sit
Starving
Which is a synonym for happy?
A) Sad
B) Glad
C) Cold
Glad
Which punctuation ends a question?
A) .
B) !
C) ?
?
Which punctuation shows possession?
A) Apostrophe
B) Comma
C) Dash
Apostrophe
Which is a concrete noun?
A) Justice
B) Apple
C) Anger
Apple
Which preposition shows place?
A) After
B) Beside
C) During
Beside
Which technique is used in “Hurry! This deal won’t last!”?
A) Urgency
B) Repetition
C) Fact
Urgency
Which is the antonym of light?
A) Dark
B) Bright
C) Glow
Dark
Which pair are synonyms?
A) Big – Huge
B) Hot – Cold
C) Angry – Calm
Big – Huge
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A) I like apples, oranges and bananas.
B) I like apples oranges, and bananas.
C) I like, apples, oranges and, bananas.
A. I like apples, oranges and bananas.
Which of these lists has only abstract nouns?
A) Love, freedom, courage
B) Dog, desk, honesty
C) Tree, car, music
Love, Freedom, courage
Which of these is NOT a preposition?
A) Between
B) Through
C) Blue
Blue
Which phrase appeals to emotions?
A) Eating vegetables improves health.
B) Imagine the pain of a hungry child.
C) The train arrives at 9:30.
Imagine the pain of a hungry child.
Which is a rhetorical question?
A) What’s for lunch?
B) Isn’t it wonderful to be free?
C) Where are you going?
Isn’t it wonderful to be free?
Which pair are antonyms?
A) Fast – Quick
B) Tall – Short
C) Kind – Nice
Tall – Short
What punctuation shows strong emotion?
A) Period
B) Exclamation mark
C) Question mark
Exclamation mark
Identify the mix: Patience, school, pencil, truth → Which TWO are abstract?
Patience, truth
Which set contains only prepositions?
A) Under, across, during
B) Run, jump, swim
C) Fast, slow, careful
A) Under, across, during
Which preposition shows cause or reason?
A) Because of
B) Above
C) Before
Because of
Which technique is used in “Everyone is buying this product — don’t be left out!”?
A) Fear of missing out (bandwagon)
B) Fact and statistics
C) Emotive description
Fear of missing out (bandwagon)
Which word has the opposite meaning of generous?
A) Mean
B) Friendly
C) Caring
Mean
Which punctuation is used to join two related sentences without using and?
A) Semicolon
B) Colon
C) Hyphen
Semicolon
Which statement is correct?
A) Abstract nouns can be touched.
B) Concrete nouns are ideas.
C) Concrete nouns can be seen or touched.
Concrete nouns can be seen or touched.