Grammar Test

For the following grammar test you give yourself for practice - you are supposed to complete this in 20 minutes. Can you do it and manage to ace it as well? Try it! You may set yourself marks for this on your own... :)

Question 1

You must do as you have been directed in the brackets...

i.  Sona bit into a delicious chocolate cake. [Begin: The cake…]

ii.  Rajiv failed to score high marks in the test. [Change into a negative sentence]

iii. Being innocent, my little brother does everything he is asked to do if we call him 'superhero'.

[ Use; so…. that]

iv. Preeti ought not to have hidden the picture when she found it. ( It was wrong...)

v. As soon as the I reached the bus stop, everyone crowded around me. [Begin: No sooner…..]

vi. “You need to have breakfast everyday or else you won't be able to concentrate for long.” My class 

teacher said. [Change into indirect speech]

vii. This is the best novel I have ever read. [Begin: Never…]

viii. Sheetal painted a  beautiful portrait of her aunt. [Change the voice]

Question 2

Use appropriate words  to complete the sentences given

i.  The doctors at Red Cross discovered a drug to cure him ______________ the rare disease.

ii.  I am certain the Director will disapprove __________ our decision.

iii. Do you think you will benefit ___________ my advice?    

iv.  We all can distinguish true praise _________ flattery.

v. Rajan find it difficult to be attentive_______________ what is being taught.

Question 3

Use an appropriate form of the verb given ....any tense you think suits the sentence

i. If he …………….. (has) the money , he would buy it now.

ii. A man of high principles never …………………..(break) his word.

iii. I shall be very surprised if it …………………….(rain) any more.

iv. If I had ………………………….(know) you were coming, I would have baked a cake.