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Chapter 1

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20 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.

  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

Let us go home, _______? (a) shall we (b) will we (c) will you (d) shall I

Answer

(a) shall we

A suggestion beginning with "Let us" takes the question tag "shall we?".

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

They ______ him to cut wood. (a) got (b) made (c) had (d) make

Answer

(b) made

The causative "make" is followed by a bare infinitive without "to", and the past tense "made" fits "They ... him cut wood". "Got" would need "to cut", and "make" does not agree with the past tense.

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

The letter was written ______ red ink. (a) in (b) with (c) on (d) by

Answer

(a) in

"In red ink" is the fixed phrase for the medium of writing, as in "written in pencil".

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

You'd better _______ a doctor. (a) seen (b) to see (c) see (d) seeing

Answer

(c) see

"Had better" is followed by the bare infinitive, so: You had better see a doctor.

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

The correct spelling is _______. (a) karnel (b) colonel (c) colonel (d) kornel

Answer

(b) colonel

The word for a military officer is spelt c-o-l-o-n-e-l (pronounced "kernel"). Options (b) and (c) are printed identically, and both show the correct spelling.

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

One of the girls _______ gone out. (a) have (b) are (c) has (d) is

Answer

(c) has

"One of the girls" has the singular subject "one", so the verb is the singular "has": One of the girls has gone out.

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

Antonym of brave is: (a) coward (b) army officer (c) greedy (d) policeman

Answer

(a) coward

A brave person is fearless, while a coward lacks courage.

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

She had never _______ by an insect. (a) been stung (b) been stunged (c) was stung (d) been stunged

Answer

(a) been stung

The past perfect passive is "had been + past participle". The past participle of "sting" is "stung", and "stunged" does not exist.

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

The teacher said to me, "You can do if you try". (a) The teacher told me that she could do if I tried. (b) The teacher told me that I could do if I tried. (c) The teacher told me that you can do if you try. (d) The teacher told me that I can do if I try.

Answer

(b) The teacher told me that I could do if I tried.

In indirect speech "said to" becomes "told", the pronoun "you" changes to "I" to match the object "me", and the present tense moves back one step ("can" becomes "could", "try" becomes "tried").

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  • 2026 Set A · 1 mark

What is the passive form of: The painter paints the wall. (a) The wall is being painted by the painter. (b) The wall is painted by the painter. (c) The wall has been painted by the painter. (d) The wall was being painted.

Answer

(b) The wall is painted by the painter.

The active sentence is in the simple present, so the passive is "is/are + past participle": The wall is painted by the painter.

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

Somebody had to cover the meeting, ____? (a) doesn't they? (b) didn't they? (c) did they? (d) hadn't they?

Answer

(b) didn't they?

"Had to" is the past form of "have to", which takes "did" as its auxiliary. The statement is positive, so the tag is negative: "didn't they?" (the plural "they" refers to "somebody").

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

Who made you ……………… out of the class? (a) go (b) to go (c) goes (d) went

Answer

(a) go

After the causative verb "make" in the active form, the bare infinitive (without "to") is used: "made you go".

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

He is sitting ____ the table ____ the bench. (a) on, on (b) at, on (c) at, at (d) on, at

Answer

(b) at, on

"Sitting at the table" is the fixed usage for a table used for work or meals, and "on the bench" is used for a seat one sits upon.

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

Manish …………… to market every day. (a) go (b) went (c) gone (d) goes

Answer

(d) goes

"Every day" shows a habitual action, so the simple present is needed, and the singular subject "Manish" takes "goes".

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

Identify the correctly spelled word: (a) Bureaucracy (b) Burocracy (c) Beureauracy (d) Bureaucracye

Answer

(a) Bureaucracy

The correct spelling is B-u-r-e-a-u-c-r-a-c-y.

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

Each of the students _______ submitted the assignment. (a) have (b) are (c) has (d) were

Answer

(c) has

"Each" is singular, so it takes the singular verb "has" even when followed by "of the students".

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

Opposite in meaning of CELEBRATED is: (a) unknown (b) renowned (c) learned (d) authentic

Answer

(a) unknown

"Celebrated" means famous or widely praised. Its opposite is "unknown"; "renowned" is a synonym.

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

If the plural of chief is chiefs, the plural of belief is ……………………. (a) belief (b) believes (c) believe (d) beliefs

Answer

(d) beliefs

Nouns ending in "-ief" such as chief, belief and relief generally form the plural by adding "-s": beliefs.

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

The indirect form of: He said, "I clean my teeth twice a day." is …… (a) He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day. (b) He said that he used to clean his teeth twice a day. (c) He said that he has the habit of cleaning his teeth twice a day. (d) He said he cleans his teeth twice a day.

Answer

(a) He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day.

In indirect speech with a past reporting verb ("said"), the simple present "clean" backshifts to the simple past "cleaned", and "I" and "my" become "he" and "his".

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  • 2026 Set B · 1 mark

What is the passive form of: The police was questioning the accused yesterday. (a) The accused was questioning the police yesterday. (b) The accused was questioned by the police yesterday. (c) The accused were questioned by the police yesterday. (d) The accused was being questioned by the police yesterday.

Answer

(d) The accused was being questioned by the police yesterday.

The active sentence is in the past continuous tense ("was questioning"), so the passive is "was being + past participle". The object "the accused" becomes the subject.

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Questions from National School of Sciences, Faculty of Management, Entrance Model Question Set A (College-published model question set (30 minutes, 25 marks), 2026) and National School of Sciences, Faculty of Management, Entrance Model Question Set B (College-published model question set (30 minutes, 25 marks), 2026). Answers are written for this site; check them against your class notes.