11+ English Comprehension 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Read: 'The wind howled through the empty corridors, rattling windows and slamming doors.' What mood does the author create?
- Cheerful
- Eerie and threatening (Correct answer)
- Calm and peaceful
- Exciting and adventurous
Correct answer: Eerie and threatening
Words like 'howled', 'empty', 'rattling', and 'slamming' create an eerie, threatening atmosphere, suggesting something unsettling.
Question 2: What is the plural of 'analysis'?
- Analysises
- Analyses (Correct answer)
- Analysi
- Analysis's
Correct answer: Analyses
Analysis follows the Greek/Latin pluralisation pattern where '-is' becomes '-es', giving 'analyses'.
Question 3: In the phrase 'a stitch in time saves nine', what does the proverb mean?
- Sewing is important
- Quick action prevents bigger problems (Correct answer)
- Nine is a lucky number
- Time heals everything
Correct answer: Quick action prevents bigger problems
This proverb means that fixing a small problem now prevents it from becoming a much larger problem later.
Question 4: Identify the passive voice sentence:
- The dog chased the cat.
- The letter was posted yesterday. (Correct answer)
- She writes poetry every day.
- They are building a new school.
Correct answer: The letter was posted yesterday.
'The letter was posted yesterday' is passive because the subject (letter) receives the action rather than performing it. The doer is not mentioned.
Question 5: What type of word is 'however' in the sentence: 'The weather was cold; however, they enjoyed the walk'?
- Conjunction
- Adverb
- Preposition
- Connective adverb (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Connective adverb
'However' is a connective adverb (also called a conjunctive adverb) that links two independent clauses and shows contrast.
Question 6: Read: 'James peered through the frosted glass, his heart pounding.' What can we infer about James?
- He is cold
- He is anxious or nervous (Correct answer)
- He is angry
- He is tired
Correct answer: He is anxious or nervous
A pounding heart is a physical sign of anxiety or nervousness. Combined with 'peering' (looking cautiously), James appears nervous about what he might see.
11+ English Comprehension 2
Read: 'The wind howled through the empty corridors, rattling windows and slamming doors.' What mood does the author create?