Matric English FAL Comprehension — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct word: 'The learners _____ writing their final examination next week.'
- is
- are (Correct answer)
- was
- be
Correct answer: are
'Learners' is plural, so it takes the plural verb 'are'.
Question 2: Which word is a synonym for 'difficult'?
- Simple
- Challenging (Correct answer)
- Easy
- Pleasant
Correct answer: Challenging
'Challenging' has a similar meaning to 'difficult'. The others are opposite or unrelated in meaning.
Question 3: Identify the figure of speech: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Hyperbole
- Personification (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Personification
Giving the wind the human ability to 'whisper' is personification.
Question 4: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
- Where are you going.
- Where are you going? (Correct answer)
- Where are you going!
- where are you going?
Correct answer: Where are you going?
A direct question must end with a question mark and begin with a capital letter.
Question 5: What is the past tense of the verb 'to bring'?
- Bringed
- Brang
- Brung
- Brought (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Brought
'Bring' is an irregular verb; its past tense is 'brought'.
Question 6: Choose the antonym (opposite) of 'expand'.
- Grow
- Stretch
- Contract (Correct answer)
- Increase
Correct answer: Contract
'Contract' means to become smaller, the opposite of 'expand'.
Question 7: In the sentence 'She read the article quickly', which word is the adverb?
- She
- read
- article
- quickly (Correct answer)
Correct answer: quickly
'Quickly' describes how she read, modifying the verb, so it is an adverb.
Question 8: Change to reported speech: He said, 'I am tired.' becomes: He said that he _____ tired.
- am
- is
- was (Correct answer)
- were
Correct answer: was
In reported speech the present tense 'am' shifts back to the past tense 'was'.
Matric English FAL Comprehension
Choose the correct word: 'The learners _____ writing their final examination next week.'