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Grammar Test
1 hour
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Instructions
1. This question paper consists of section A, B, C, D, E, F and so forth.
2. Answer all questions in this question paper.
3. Your answers must be written with legible handwriting.
4. You are advised to spend your time wisely in all sections.

Name : _____________________________________ Result : ___________________________

(For teacher)
Date: _____________________________________

A Circle the correct personal pronoun. (4 marks)

1. You are better than [him / he].

2. Let you and [I / me] go out.
3. She works harder than [us / we] do.
4. I know it better than [her / she].

B Fill in each blank with the possessive pronoun which agrees with the underlined word. (12 marks)

1. Your coat may be warm, but I think __________ is more elegant.

2. Because I had no gloves, my niece offered me __________.
3. I forgot to bring my camera. Did you bring __________?
4. When I lost my map, your son lent me __________.
5. They discarded their old telephone directories, but we kept __________.
6. We have not planted our peas yet, but the farmers have planted __________ already.
7. I never cut my hair, but my sister cuts __________ once a month.
8. The neighbours’ children are very independent, but we have to help __________.
9. We store our bicycles in the shed, but they leave __________ outside.
10. I water my plants every day, but you never water __________.
11. Although she likes her school, I prefer __________.
12. My niece studies for all her tests, but my nephew refuses to study for __________.

C Fill in the blanks who or whom. (20 marks)

1. __________ has read the book? 8. __________ would be the most suitable person for
2. To __________ did he give the letter? the job?
3. __________ is at the door? 9. For __________ are they waiting?
4. __________ was awarded the prize? 10. __________ has been informed of the situation?
5. __________ did he tell? 11. __________ can we ask?
6. __________ answered the question correctly? 12. __________ will be ready for by eight o’clock?
7. __________ does she like the best? 13. __________ is watering the flowers?
14. __________ did you photograph? 18. __________ do you believe?

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15. __________ attended the meeting? 19. To __________ did you sell your call?
16. __________ was at the party? 20. __________ will be waiting for us?
17. __________ could be heard most easily?

D Fill in the blanks with who, whom or whose. (12 marks)

1. My best friend, __________ I see every day, always has something new to tell me.
2. Most students __________ live in residence find it easy to make friends.
3. Our neighbours, to __________ we lent our lawnmower, are conscientious and considerate.
4. The volunteers, __________ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly.
5. The musicians __________ we heard yesterday have played together for many years.
6. Parents __________ children do well in school usually consider themselves fortunate.
7. Children __________ like music are often good at mathematics.
8. The students to __________ the prize was awarded had an impressive record.
9. My friend, __________ I visited last week, is taking a holiday soon.
10. The class treasurer, to __________ we gave the money, announced the balance of the account.
11. The engineers __________ designed the building received an award.
12. The townspeople, __________ pride in their community is well-known, raised enough money to build a new
town hall.

E Circle the correct interrogative adjective in the sentences. (10 marks)

1. __________ are the eight parts of speech?

A What B Which C Whose

2. There are so many houses here! __________ house do you live in?
A What B Which C Whose

3. We are here to help you. __________ can we do for you?

A What B Which C Whose

4. __________ of the following questions don’t you understand?

A What B Which C Whose

5. __________ pen is this? I found it in the kitchen.

A What B Which C Whose

6. __________ car did you borrow?

A What B Which C Whose

7. __________ one of those cars is yours?

A What B Which C Whose

8. __________ of these drawings are better? Yours or mine?

A What B Which C Whose

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9. Out of these two drawings, __________ is better? Yours or his?
A What B Which C Whose

10. __________ are the causes of cancer?

A What B Which C Whose

F Use the articles A, AN and THE to fill in the blanks. (10 marks)

1. He took __________ hour to reach home. 6. She has __________ university degree.
2. __________ Unicorn is a fictitious animal. 7. This is __________ useful book.
3. This is __________ official ceremony. 8. She is __________ honest person.
4. He is __________ person who helped me. 9. We are going for __________ evening drive.
5. He lives in __________ European country. 10. This is __________ unsettled police case.

G Fill the blanks with HAS or HAVE. (10 marks)

1. He __________ a law degree. 6. “We __________ not done our homework yet.”
2. They __________ gone to the cinema. 7. Each of you __________ to pay a dollar.
3. Only one of the students __________ failed the test. 8. There __________ been no complaint so far.
4. I __________ come here to borrow your book. 9. Does he __________ a bicycle?
5. “__________ you ever done online banking?” 10. What __________ she got to say about this?

H Choose the correct word for each sentence. (10 marks)

1. She __________ [read / reads] every day. 6. They __________ [work / works] in that factory.
2. I __________ [drink / drinks] milk every day. 7. One of us __________ [live / lives] near the hospital.
3. We __________ [like / likes] to swim. 8. Those deer in the zoo __________ [look / looks]hungry.
4. My neighbours __________ [talk / talks] to us 9. Everyone of the postmen __________ [ride / rides] a
every day. bicycle.
5. He __________ [speak / speaks] good English. 10. The black dog __________ [bark / barks] very loudly.

I Use the Present Continuous tense of the words in brackets. (10 marks)

1. We are too late. The train _________________ [leaving].

2. Look at what he _________________ [do].
3. My father _________________ [go] to Paris next month.
4. She says she _________________ [cook] for dinner this evening.
5. I think she _________________ [write] a letter at the moment.
6. Why _______ he _____________ [break] up those boxes?
7. He _________________ [come] on the one o’clock train tomorrow.
8. They _________________ [widen] the road.
9. One of you _______ always ______________ [complain] about something.
10. Do you not understand what I _________________ [say] ?

J Use the Present Perfect tense of the words in brackets. (10 marks)

1. We _________________ [not see] her since we last met her.

2. He _________________ [teach] us for two years and is still teaching us.
3. She _________________ [already throw] away her old dresses.

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4. I ______ already ___________ [tell] them to hurry up.
5. ______ you ___________ [be] to see your old uncle recently?
6. My parents _________________ [never be] to London.
7. They _________________ [just meet] your brother.
8. Our baby _________________ [sleep] for more than eight hours.
9. I ______ not ___________ [choose] the one I want yet.
10. You _________________ [not eat] your dinner yet.

K Use the Present Perfect Continuous tense of the words in brackets. (10 marks)

1. They _________________________ [visit] their parents since they shifted out.

2. She _________________________ [talk] for an hour and when is she going to stop?
3. His friends _________________________ [wait] for him since 7 o’clock.
4. What _________ you _________________ [do] since this morning?
5. I have found it. I _________________________ [search] for it for two days.
6. He _________________________ [eat] here for one week and he is not coming back.
7. We _________________________ [see] each other regularly since we became friends.
8. Why ________ you ________________ [keep] this matter a secret?
9. Her mother _________________________ [pray] for good luck at the temple.
10. My sister _________________________ [try] to write a book since last year.

L Rewrite the sentences below by placing the adverbs given in brackets in their most usual positions. (10 marks)

1. We pick the flowers. [carefully, usually]

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2. She answers. [correctly, rarely]

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3. He is wrong. [however, seldom]

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4. We will attend the concert. [therefore, tonight]

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5. We found the hotel. [easily, nevertheless]

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6. They left. [quickly, this morning]

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7. She wins the first prize. [always, furthermore]

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8. He finished. [late, often]

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9. We reached the station. [quickly, consequently]

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10. You speak. [loudly, never]

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M Choose the correct prepositions. (10 marks)

1. He made his escape by jumping ________ a window and jumping ________ a waiting car.
A over, into B between, into C out of, between
D out of, into E up to, out of

2. To get to the Marketing department, you have to go ________ those stairs and then ________ the corridor to the
end.
A over, into B between, into C out of, between
D out of, into E up, along

3. I saw something about it ________ television.

A in B on C at
D through E with

4. I couldn’t get in ________ the door so I had to climb ________ a window.

A through, in B between, into C out of, between
D out of, into E up, along

5. She took the key ________ her pocket and put it ________ the lock.
A over, into B between, into C out of, in
D by, on E up to, out of

6. He drove ________ me without stopping and drove off ________ the centre of town.
A from, into B towards, over C along, up
D past, towards E in, next to

7. I took the old card ________ the computer and put ________ the new one.
A through, in B out of, in C out of, between
D out of, into E up, along

8. I went ________ him and asked him the best way to get ________ him.
A from, into B towards, over C along, up
D by, on E up to, out of

9. It’s unlucky to walk ________ a ladder in my culture. I always walk ________ them.
A through, in B out of, in C under, around
D out of, into E up, along

10. The restaurant is ________ the High Street, ________ the cinema.
A through, in B out of, in C under, around
D in, next to E up, along
N Circle the appropriate phrasal verb given in the brackets for the underlined word or phrase. (10 marks)

1. I hope she arrives soon. [stays up, shows up]

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2. He usually sleeps after lunch. [buckles down, nods off]
3. We saw the plane land. [settle down, touch down]
4. I told her to beware. [pass out, watch out]
5. Someone should intervene before the situation gets worse. [pull in, step in]
6. They waited until the train left. [logged off, pulled out]
7. Don’t let them escape. [get away, wear off]
8. We were worried when she fainted. [moved out, passed out]
9. The barometric pressure has stopped rising. [leveled off, settled in]
10. I hope you will all help. [give in, pitch in]

O Fill in the blanks with the correct subordinate conjunctions or similar expressions given in brackets.
(15 marks)

1. We recognized her at once, ______________ we had not seen her for years. [although, in case]
2. He kept reading ______________ he fell asleep. [for, until]
3. The moon will rise ______________ the sun sets. [as soon as, than]
4. It looks ______________ the train will be late. [while, as though]
5. ______________ she got her degree, she became a teacher. [After, Than]
6. We will not go skiing ______________ the weather is good. [as if, unless]
7. ______________ he left, he made sure he had his keys with him. [Before, For]
8. ______________ I told the truth, you would not believe me. [Even if, So that]
9. They have known her ______________ she was a child. [until, since]
10. I must leave now, ______________ I have a great deal of work to do. [as, than]
11. What shall we do ______________ it rains? [or else, supposing]
12. ______________ you read this book, you would be sure to enjoy it. [If, Until]
13. The door was open, ______________ we could hear everything. [in case, so]
14. I studied more ______________ he did. [than, whereas]
15. We packed a lunch, ______________ we knew we would soon be hungry. [lest, for]

P Change the following sentences into the passive voice. (6 marks)

1. The boys broke the window panes of the classroom.

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2. The teachers scolded the naughty students harshly.

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3. The headman advised the gangsters to change their ways.

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4. They had built a centre for them in the village.

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5. The villagers raised funds for the students.

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6. The people made handicrafts for the funfair.

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TOL …Think Out Loud

If you and I try to do our best, there will be no failure in SPM 2025 instead all As.
Insyaa Allah…Aameen :) Sir Shariffuddin
PANITIA BAHASA INGGERIS MAAHAD AL-UMMAH
Q Fill in the blanks with the correct passive form of the words given. (8 marks)

ask encourage give brief

appoint treat hold create

The headman decided to carry out some activities to bring peace and goodwill back to the trouble-ridden village.
Firstly, a meeting (1) ______________________ to discuss the issues.The men (2) ______________________ to give
suggestions to solve the problems.
Some outstanding people (3) ______________________ as heads of certain committees. Different committees
(4) ______________________ to deal with health, education, sports and entertainment issues.The village children
(5) ______________________ by visiting doctors as part of the programme.They (6) ______________________
simple lessons on hygiene and cleanliness.
The children (7) ______________________ to attend school regularly and to take their lessons seriously.Parents
(8) ______________________ on how to guide their children. Certain changes came about because of all these
measures. The villagers knew that these changes were good for them.

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TOL …Think Out Loud

If you and I try to do our best, there will be no failure in SPM 2025 instead all As.
Insyaa Allah…Aameen :) Sir Shariffuddin