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Question 1Grammar and Usage

Choose the correct sentence.

  1. She don't like coffee.
  2. She not like coffee.
  3. She doesn't like coffee. Correct answer.
  4. She doesn't likes coffee.

Explanation

In the present simple, third-person singular subjects take 'does not' (doesn't) followed by the base form of the verb. The main verb never takes -s after 'doesn't', so 'doesn't like' is correct.

Question 2Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the article correctly?

  1. He is an engineer at a big company. Correct answer.
  2. He is a engineer at big company.
  3. He is the engineer at a big company always.
  4. He is engineer at a big company.

Explanation

Singular countable nouns like 'engineer' need an article. Because 'engineer' begins with a vowel sound, the indefinite article 'an' is required, and 'a big company' correctly introduces the company.

Question 3Grammar and Usage

Choose the correct plural form.

  1. three childs
  2. three children Correct answer.
  3. three childes
  4. three childrens

Explanation

'Child' has an irregular plural, 'children'. Irregular plurals do not add another -s, so 'children' is already plural and needs no further ending.

Question 4Grammar and Usage

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

  1. My sister who lives in Osaka is a doctor.
  2. My sister, who lives in Osaka is a doctor.
  3. My sister, who lives in Osaka, is a doctor. Correct answer.
  4. My sister who lives in Osaka, is a doctor.

Explanation

A non-defining relative clause gives extra, non-essential information and must be enclosed by commas on both sides. Since the speaker has only one sister in mind, the clause is non-defining and needs a comma before and after it.

Question 5Grammar and Usage

Choose the correct pronoun.

  1. Between yourself and I, the plan is risky.
  2. Between you and me, the plan is risky. Correct answer.
  3. Between you and I, the plan is risky.
  4. Between you and myself, the plan is risky.

Explanation

A preposition such as 'between' takes an object pronoun. The object form of the first person is 'me', so 'between you and me' is correct.

Question 6Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the comparative correctly?

  1. This book is more better than that one.
  2. This book is the better than that one.
  3. This book is more good than that one.
  4. This book is better than that one. Correct answer.

Explanation

'Good' has the irregular comparative 'better'. Comparative adjectives are followed by 'than' and never combine with 'more' or the definite article 'the'.

Question 7Grammar and Usage

Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. She has gone to the market. Correct answer.
  2. She have gone to the market.
  3. She has go to the market.
  4. She has went to the market.

Explanation

The present perfect is formed with 'has/have' plus the past participle. The past participle of 'go' is 'gone', and with 'she' the auxiliary is 'has'.

Question 8Grammar and Usage

Which sentence correctly uses 'much' or 'many'?

  1. There isn't much traffic today. Correct answer.
  2. There isn't many traffics today.
  3. There aren't much traffic today.
  4. There isn't many traffic today.

Explanation

'Traffic' is an uncountable noun, so it takes 'much' rather than 'many'. Uncountable nouns also stay singular, so the verb is 'isn't'.

Question 9Grammar and Usage

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

  1. She is always late for meetings. Correct answer.
  2. Always she is late for meetings.
  3. She always is late for meetings.
  4. She is late always for meetings.

Explanation

Frequency adverbs like 'always' normally sit between the auxiliary or 'be' verb and the main verb. With 'be' as the main verb, 'always' follows it, giving 'She is always late'.

Question 10Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the passive voice correctly?

  1. The report was write by the intern.
  2. The report were written by the intern.
  3. The report was wrote by the intern.
  4. The report was written by the intern. Correct answer.

Explanation

The passive is formed with the correct form of 'be' plus the past participle. 'Write' has the past participle 'written', and the singular subject 'report' takes 'was'.

Question 11Grammar and Usage

Choose the correct conditional sentence.

  1. If I had known, I would called.
  2. If I would have known, I would have called.
  3. If I had known, I would have called. Correct answer.
  4. If I knew, I would have called yesterday.

Explanation

The third conditional uses 'if' plus the past perfect in the condition and 'would have' plus the past participle in the result. So 'If I had known, I would have called' is correct.

Question 12Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the gerund or infinitive correctly?

  1. I enjoy to reading novels.
  2. I enjoy reading novels. Correct answer.
  3. I enjoy to read novels.
  4. I enjoy read novels.

Explanation

The verb 'enjoy' is followed by a gerund (-ing form), never by a to-infinitive. So 'enjoy reading' is the correct pattern.

Question 13Grammar and Usage

Choose the sentence that correctly reports the speech.

  1. She said to me that she is tired yesterday.
  2. She told me that she was tired. Correct answer.
  3. She said me that she was tired.
  4. She told that she was tired.

Explanation

'Tell' requires a personal object ('tell me'), while 'say' does not take one directly. Reported speech also shifts the tense back, so 'she was tired' is correct.

Question 14Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the modal correctly?

  1. You must to finish the task today.
  2. You must finish the task today. Correct answer.
  3. You musts finish the task today.
  4. You must finishing the task today.

Explanation

Modal verbs such as 'must' are followed by the bare infinitive, without 'to' and without any inflection. Modals also never take -s in the third person.

Question 15Grammar and Usage

Choose the correct question form.

  1. Where you went last night?
  2. Where did you go last night? Correct answer.
  3. Where you did go last night?
  4. Where did you went last night?

Explanation

In a past simple question, the auxiliary 'did' comes before the subject, and the main verb stays in the base form. This gives 'Where did you go'.

Question 16Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the preposition correctly?

  1. I am interested at learn Japanese.
  2. I am interested on learning Japanese.
  3. I am interested in learning Japanese. Correct answer.
  4. I am interested for learning Japanese.

Explanation

The adjective 'interested' is followed by the preposition 'in' plus a noun or gerund. So 'interested in learning' is the standard collocation.

Question 17Grammar and Usage

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

  1. Neither the manager nor the employees is notified.
  2. Neither the manager nor the employees were notified. Correct answer.
  3. Neither the manager nor the employees was notified.
  4. Neither the manager or the employees were notified.

Explanation

With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. The nearer subject here is the plural 'employees', so the plural verb 'were' is correct.

Question 18Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the relative pronoun correctly?

  1. The book who I bought is excellent.
  2. The book which I bought is excellent. Correct answer.
  3. The book whom I bought is excellent.
  4. The book which I bought it is excellent.

Explanation

'Which' refers to things, while 'who' and 'whom' refer to people. The relative pronoun already functions as the object, so no extra pronoun like 'it' is needed.

Question 19Grammar and Usage

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the past perfect.

  1. When we arrived, the film had already started. Correct answer.
  2. When we arrived, the film has already started.
  3. When we arrived, the film already started.
  4. When we arrived, the film had already start.

Explanation

The past perfect ('had started') describes an action completed before another past action. The film started before we arrived, so the past perfect is needed.

Question 20Grammar and Usage

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

  1. Despite the rain, we went out. Correct answer.
  2. Despite of the rain, we went out.
  3. Despite it was raining, we went out.
  4. Although the rain, we went out.

Explanation

'Despite' is a preposition and is followed directly by a noun phrase, as in 'despite the rain'. 'Although' would need a full clause instead.

Question 21Grammar and Usage

Choose the sentence with the correct use of the perfect infinitive.

  1. She seems to forgot the appointment.
  2. She seems to has forgotten the appointment.
  3. She seems to have forgotten the appointment. Correct answer.
  4. She seems have forgotten the appointment.

Explanation

The perfect infinitive is 'to have' plus the past participle, used to show an action completed before the time of the main verb. So 'seems to have forgotten' is correct.

Question 22Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the subjunctive correctly?

  1. The board insisted that he resigns immediately.
  2. The board insisted that he will resigns immediately.
  3. The board insisted that he resigned immediately tomorrow.
  4. The board insisted that he resign immediately. Correct answer.

Explanation

After verbs of demand or insistence such as 'insist', the mandative subjunctive uses the base form of the verb regardless of the subject. So 'that he resign' is correct.

Question 23Grammar and Usage

Which sentence correctly uses inversion after a negative adverbial?

  1. Never I have seen such a beautiful sunset.
  2. Never have seen I such a beautiful sunset.
  3. Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. Correct answer.
  4. Never I saw such a beautiful sunset.

Explanation

When a negative adverbial such as 'never' begins a sentence for emphasis, the subject and auxiliary invert. This produces 'Never have I seen'.

Question 24Grammar and Usage

Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure.

  1. She likes to hike, swimming, and cycling.
  2. She likes hiking, swimming, and cycling. Correct answer.
  3. She likes hiking, swimming, and to cycle.
  4. She likes hiking, to swim, and cycling.

Explanation

Items in a list should share the same grammatical form. Using gerunds throughout ('hiking, swimming, and cycling') creates a parallel series.

Question 25Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the modal perfect correctly to express a logical deduction about the past?

  1. She must left her keys at home.
  2. She must has left her keys at home.
  3. She must have left her keys at home. Correct answer.
  4. She must have leave her keys at home.

Explanation

To express a strong deduction about the past, use 'must have' plus the past participle. 'Must have left' correctly conveys that the speaker is almost certain the action happened.

Question 26Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses an article correctly?

  1. They adopted a European child.
  2. He bought an useful tool.
  3. She is a honest lawyer.
  4. I waited for an hour. Correct answer.

Explanation

The choice between 'a' and 'an' depends on the sound that begins the next word, not on its spelling. 'Hour' begins with a vowel sound because the 'h' is silent, so 'an hour' is correct. Words like 'honest' also take 'an', while 'useful' and 'European' begin with a consonant sound /j/ and take 'a'.

Question 27Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a countable or uncountable noun correctly?

  1. He made a lot of progress. Correct answer.
  2. We need many informations.
  3. I have a few furnitures.
  4. She gave me several advices.

Explanation

'Progress' is an uncountable noun, so it has no plural form and can follow 'a lot of'. Nouns such as 'advice', 'information' and 'furniture' are also uncountable and cannot take plural -s or follow 'several' or 'many' directly. To count them, English uses partitives like 'a piece of advice' or 'an item of furniture'.

Question 28Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses an adjective or adverb correctly?

  1. They worked hardly all day.
  2. She sings beautiful.
  3. The team performed well. Correct answer.
  4. He drives very careful.

Explanation

Verbs are modified by adverbs, so 'performed well' is correct because 'well' is the adverb form of 'good'. Adjectives like 'beautiful' and 'careful' cannot modify verbs directly. 'Hardly' is an adverb but means 'almost not', which changes the intended meaning of working hard.

Question 29Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a pronoun with the correct case?

  1. Him and her arrived early.
  2. The manager praised my colleague and me. Correct answer.
  3. Us students should study more.
  4. Between you and I, the plan is risky.

Explanation

A pronoun serving as an object must take the object case, so 'my colleague and me' is correct after the verb 'praised'. Pronouns after prepositions also take the object case, and subjects of a clause take the subject case. 'I', 'he', 'she' and 'we' are subject forms and cannot serve as objects.

Question 30Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a possessive form correctly?

  1. The children's toys were everywhere. Correct answer.
  2. The childrens' toys were everywhere.
  3. The childrens toys were everywhere.
  4. The childs' toys were everywhere.

Explanation

Irregular plurals that do not end in -s form the possessive by adding apostrophe + s, so 'children's' is correct. Regular plurals ending in -s take only an apostrophe after the s. 'Children' is already plural, so adding another -s to make 'childrens' is wrong.

Question 31Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a reflexive pronoun correctly?

  1. Myself and my brother went hiking.
  2. Please send the file to yourself's manager.
  3. She hurt herself while running. Correct answer.
  4. The report was written by myself.

Explanation

A reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and object refer to the same person, as in 'she hurt herself'. Reflexive forms cannot serve as the subject of a clause, and 'myself' cannot replace 'me' after a preposition in formal standard usage. The possessive form 'yourself's' does not exist.

Question 32Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a conjunction correctly?

  1. Unless you hurry, you will miss the train. Correct answer.
  2. Despite he was ill, he attended the meeting.
  3. Although it was raining, but we went out.
  4. Because she was tired, so she went to bed.

Explanation

'Unless' is a subordinating conjunction meaning 'if not', and it correctly introduces the condition in this sentence. English does not normally pair a subordinator with 'but' or 'so' in the same clause. 'Despite' is a preposition and must be followed by a noun phrase, not a full clause.

Question 33Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a participle clause correctly?

  1. Written in 1920, I enjoyed the novel.
  2. Exhausted by the hike, the tent was welcome.
  3. Having finished the report, she submitted it. Correct answer.
  4. Walking down the street, the shops were closed.

Explanation

A participle clause must share its subject with the main clause, and here 'she' both finished the report and submitted it. When the understood subject of the participle differs from the subject of the main clause, the result is a dangling participle. Options with 'the shops', 'the tent' and 'I' all create this mismatch.

Question 34Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a non-finite verb form correctly?

  1. He suggested to take a break.
  2. They decided to postpone the meeting. Correct answer.
  3. She is used to work late.
  4. I look forward to hear from you.

Explanation

The verb 'decide' is followed by a to-infinitive, so 'decided to postpone' is correct. Some expressions ending in 'to' take a gerund because the 'to' is a preposition, as in 'look forward to hearing'. Other verbs like 'suggest' take a gerund rather than an infinitive.

Question 35Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses the future perfect correctly?

  1. By next June, she has worked here for ten years.
  2. By next June, she will be worked here for ten years.
  3. By next June, she will have worked here for ten years. Correct answer.
  4. By next June, she will work here for ten years.

Explanation

The future perfect ('will have + past participle') describes an action completed before a stated future time. The phrase 'by next June' sets that future deadline, so the perfect form is needed. The simple future and present perfect do not express completion by a future point.

Question 36Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses an adverb of frequency in the standard position?

  1. Always she is late for meetings.
  2. She is always late for meetings. Correct answer.
  3. She late is always for meetings.
  4. She is late always for meetings.

Explanation

Adverbs of frequency such as 'always', 'often' and 'never' normally go after the verb 'be' but before other main verbs. In 'she is always late', the adverb correctly follows the form of 'be'. Placing it at the very start or between the adjective and its complement breaks normal English word order.

Question 37Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a comparative or superlative form correctly?

  1. Of the three routes, this one is the shortest. Correct answer.
  2. She is more taller than her sister.
  3. He runs more fast than I do.
  4. This is the most easiest test.

Explanation

When three or more items are compared, the superlative is required, and 'the shortest' correctly identifies one route among three. Short adjectives form the superlative with '-est', so adding 'most' as well is a double superlative. One-syllable adjectives like 'tall' and 'fast' take '-er', not 'more'.

Question 38Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a prepositional verb or phrasal verb correctly?

  1. She put off the meeting until Friday. Correct answer.
  2. She put the meeting off it until Friday.
  3. She put off it the meeting until Friday.
  4. She put until Friday the meeting off.

Explanation

Phrasal verbs can often be separated, with the object placed between the verb and the particle, as in 'put the meeting off'. When the object is a pronoun, however, it must go between the two parts, giving 'put it off'. The particle cannot be moved to the end after a prepositional phrase like 'until Friday'.

Question 39Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses a determiner correctly?

  1. Each students must register.
  2. Each of the students must register. Correct answer.
  3. Every students must register.
  4. Every of the students must register.

Explanation

'Each of' can be followed by a plural noun phrase because 'each' functions as a pronoun here, and the verb then agrees with 'each' as singular. 'Every' is a determiner that must be followed directly by a singular noun, as in 'every student'. Neither 'every' nor 'each' can directly modify a plural noun.

Question 40Grammar and Usage

Which sentence uses an adverbial clause of concession correctly?

  1. Whatever hard he tried, he failed.
  2. Even although he tried hard, he failed.
  3. No matter how hard he tried, but he failed.
  4. However hard he tried, he could not succeed. Correct answer.

Explanation

'However + adjective or adverb + subject + verb' forms a concessive clause meaning 'no matter how', so 'However hard he tried' is correct. 'No matter how' clauses do not take 'but' in the main clause. 'Whatever' cannot modify an adverb, and 'even although' combines two subordinators incorrectly.

Question 41Vocabulary and Word Meaning

Which word is the closest synonym of "abundant"?

  1. Fragile
  2. Scarce
  3. Plentiful Correct answer.
  4. Hollow

Explanation

"Abundant" describes something existing in large quantity, so "plentiful" carries the same core meaning of being available in great supply. A synonym must match the central sense of the target word, not merely belong to the same general area of meaning.

Question 42Vocabulary and Word Meaning

In the sentence "The committee reached a unanimous decision," what does "unanimous" mean?

  1. Shared by everyone Correct answer.
  2. Legally disputed
  3. Hotly debated
  4. Postponed indefinitely

Explanation

"Unanimous" comes from Latin roots meaning "one mind" and describes a decision or vote that all participants agree on. The surrounding context of a committee reaching a decision supports the idea of complete agreement.

Question 43Vocabulary and Word Meaning

Which sentence uses "bank" in its financial sense?

  1. We sat on the bank of the river.
  2. He banked the fire for the night.
  3. The plane began to bank to the left.
  4. She deposited her salary at the bank. Correct answer.

Explanation

The word "bank" is polysemous, meaning it has several distinct senses. Only the sentence about depositing a salary refers to a financial institution, so context alone identifies the intended meaning.

Question 44Vocabulary and Word Meaning

Which word is the antonym of "generous"?

  1. Stingy Correct answer.
  2. Wealthy
  3. Cheerful
  4. Kind

Explanation

An antonym expresses the opposite meaning of a word. "Generous" describes a willingness to give freely, so its opposite is "stingy", meaning unwilling to give or spend.

Question 45Vocabulary and Word Meaning

What does the prefix in "misunderstand" contribute to the word's meaning?

  1. Again
  2. Before
  3. Wrongly Correct answer.
  4. Together

Explanation

The prefix "mis-" carries the sense of wrongness or error, as seen in words like "misplace" and "misjudge". Therefore "misunderstand" means to interpret something incorrectly.

Question 46Vocabulary and Word Meaning

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The instructions were so _____ that everyone completed the task in minutes."

  1. reluctant
  2. hazardous
  3. vague
  4. explicit Correct answer.

Explanation

The result clause shows the task was completed quickly and easily, so the instructions must have been clear. "Explicit" means stated clearly and in detail, which fits the cause-and-effect logic of the sentence.

Question 47Vocabulary and Word Meaning

Which pair of words are synonyms?

  1. Expand / shrink
  2. Begin / commence Correct answer.
  3. Silent / noisy
  4. Ancient / modern

Explanation

Synonyms are words with closely similar meanings. "Begin" and "commence" both mean to start something, differing mainly in formality rather than meaning.

Question 48Vocabulary and Word Meaning

What does the suffix "-less" mean in the word "careless"?

  1. Full of
  2. Capable of
  3. Without Correct answer.
  4. Before

Explanation

The suffix "-less" indicates absence, so "careless" means lacking care or attention. The same pattern appears in "fearless" and "homeless".

Question 49Vocabulary and Word Meaning

In the sentence "The lawyer's argument was specious," what does "specious" most likely mean?

  1. Backed by strong evidence
  2. Extremely brief
  3. Convincing but actually flawed Correct answer.
  4. Delivered with great emotion

Explanation

"Specious" describes reasoning that appears convincing on the surface but is actually false or misleading. The word often carries a critical tone, signalling that the surface appeal hides a logical weakness.

Question 50Vocabulary and Word Meaning

Which word best completes the sentence: "Her _____ remarks offended several guests at the dinner."

  1. caustic Correct answer.
  2. gracious
  3. cordial
  4. tactful

Explanation

The effect described is that guests were offended, so the remarks must have been harsh or biting. "Caustic" literally refers to a burning substance and figuratively means bitterly sarcastic, matching the negative outcome.