COMPASS English as a Second Language (ESL) 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the correct article?
- She is a honest woman.
- She is an honest woman. (Correct answer)
- She is the honest woman.
- She is honest woman.
Correct answer: She is an honest woman.
Use 'an' before words beginning with a vowel sound; 'honest' starts with a silent 'h' giving a vowel sound.
Question 2: Choose the correct verb form: 'He _____ to school every day.'
- going
- goes (Correct answer)
- go
- gone
Correct answer: goes
Third-person singular subjects in simple present tense require the verb with '-s': goes.
Question 3: Which sentence is in the past perfect tense?
- She had finished her homework before dinner. (Correct answer)
- She finished her homework before dinner.
- She was finishing her homework.
- She has finished her homework.
Correct answer: She had finished her homework before dinner.
Past perfect uses 'had + past participle' to show an action completed before another past event.
Question 4: Select the correct preposition: 'The meeting is _____ Monday morning.'
- in
- at
- on (Correct answer)
- by
Correct answer: on
Use 'on' with specific days and dates.
Question 5: Which word is a conjunction?
- quickly
- because (Correct answer)
- beautiful
- often
Correct answer: because
'Because' is a subordinating conjunction used to introduce a reason or cause.
Question 6: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
- The team are playing well.
- The team is playing well. (Correct answer)
- The team play well.
- The team were playing well.
Correct answer: The team is playing well.
In American English, collective nouns like 'team' are typically treated as singular.
COMPASS English as a Second Language (ESL) 1
Which sentence uses the correct article?