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Grammar Test: Article and Tense (Beginners)

Description: Revision Week 3
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (ii)

  1. go

  2. went

  3. to go

  4. has gone


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 asked 'to go' 

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (i)

  1. is asked

  2. was asked

  3. is being asked

  4. had asked


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

"Yesterday" denotes past tense and hence, we must use the past tense of the verb, thus we use "was' asked.

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (iii)

  1. brought

  2. to bring

  3. has brought

  4. has been bringing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Case of 'to' infinitive (asked to bring)

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (v)

  1. bought

  2. to buy

  3. will be buying

  4. has been buying


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Case of simple past tense (bought)

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (vi)

  1. puts

  2. was putting

  3. will put

  4. put


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

"Shopkeeper is singular so it will take singular verb

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (vii)

  1. came

  2. comes

  3. had come

  4. will becoming


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 'came' (Case of simple past tense) 

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (viii)

  1. gave

  2. was given

  3. gives

  4. was giving


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 'gave' (Case of simple past tense)

Directions: Fill in the blank from the options given below

___________ she help you?

  1. Do

  2. Does

  3. Was

  4. Is


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Since this is a question .Hence,"does" is correct

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (ix)

  1. is noticing

  2. has noticed

  3. will notice

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because it shows Present Continuous Tense. (2) is incorrect because it shows Past     Perfect Tense. (3) is incorrect because it shows Simple Future Tense.

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (x)

  1. takes

  2. took

  3. is taking

  4. has taken


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because it shows Simple Present Tense. (3) is incorrect because it shows Present Continuous Tense. (4) is incorrect because it shows Present Perfect Tense.

Directions: What kind of verb is the underlined verb in the sentence?

It is a beautiful pen.

  1. Auxiliary

  2. Main

  3. Modal

  4. It is not a verb


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the numbered blank in the following passage.

The servant ___ (i)_ (ask) (ii)_ (go) to the market yesterday. He was asked (iii)_ (bring) apples for his master. He (iv)_ (go) to a fruit shop and (v)_ (buy) one kilogram of god apples. But the shopkeeper (vi)_ (put) a rotten apple among them. When the servant (vii)_ (come) home, he (viii)_ (give) the apples to his mistress. The mistress (ix)_ (notice) the rotten apple and hence (x)____ (take) him to task.

Fill in blank (iv)

  1. has gone

  2. is going

  3. was going

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The usage should be 'went'  (case of simple past tense). Hence, option 4 is correct. 

Directions: Fill in the blank from the options given below

She __________ come yesterday.

  1. does not

  2. do not

  3. did not

  4. has not


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 'Yesterday' is a reference to time past. So, this is a case of simple past tense. 

Directions: Fill in the blank from the options given below

The teacher asked the boy why he ____________ late.

  1. was

  2. were

  3. is

  4. will


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is case of past tense and singular subject, so it will take singular verb .Hence, "was" is correct

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (i).

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is correct. "A" is the correct article to be used here as the subject (hungry fox) is being introduced for the first time. 'The' can not be used here as it is used when we talk about a particular subject already introduced. 'An' is used before subjects which begin with a vowel sound so, it cannot be used here.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (ii).

  1. an

  2. the

  3. a

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because the word ‘garden’ begins with consonant sound. (2) is incorrect because the word ‘garden’ comes for the first time and does not refer to any particular garden.      

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (iv).

  1. an

  2. a

  3. the

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(2) is incorrect because "v" is not a vowel. (3) is incorrect because the word ‘vine’ appears for the first time and begins with a consonant sound.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (viii).

  1. the

  2. a

  3. an

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the noun ‘fox’ has been repeated.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (vii).

  1. an

  2. the

  3. a

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) is incorrect because the word ‘awful’ comes for the first time. (3) is incorrect because the word ‘awful’ begins with a vowel sound.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (vi).

  1. the

  2. an

  3. a

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the noun ‘grapes’ is plural.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (v).

  1. An

  2. A

  3. The

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) and (2) are incorrect because the noun ‘fox’ has been repeated.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (xi).

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) and (2) are incorrect because the noun ‘fox’ has been repeated.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (iii).

  1. the

  2. a

  3. an

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the noun ‘fox’ has been repeated.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (ix).

  1. an

  2. a

  3. the

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because the word ‘long’ begins with a consonant sound. (3) is incorrect because it does not refer to a special time.

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Once (i) hungry fox went to (ii) garden. There (iii) fox saw grapes hanging from (iv) vine. (v) fox jumped again and again, but could not reach (vi) grapes. It was (vii) awful moment for (viii) poor animal. It went on attempting for (ix) long time, but all in vain. At last, (x) fox gave it up and went away saying, ''(xi) grapes are sour.''

Fill in blank (x).

  1. the

  2. a

  3. an

  4. No article needed


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the noun ‘fox’ has been repeated. 

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