This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the main clause in the following sentence:'It was at the concert that I met my favorite singer.' A) My favorite singer was met by me. B) I met my favorite singer. C) At the concert, I met my least favorite singer. D) It was my favorite singer that I didn't meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I met my favorite singer. 2. Christopher Columbus discovered America. A) The reason why Christopher Columbus discovered America is unknown. B) Who discovered America has been Christopher Columbus. C) The person who discovered America is Christopher Columbus. D) Which discovered by Christopher Columbus is America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The person who discovered America is Christopher Columbus. 3. ..... the importance of transparency in government institutions. A) I have a sneaking suspicion. B) I share your opinion on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I share your opinion on. 4. What is the reason for the cancellation in the cleft sentence: "It was because of the rain that the match was canceled" ? A) Canceled. B) Because. C) Match. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rain. 5. The environmentalist at the conference explained how renewable energy resources will change the environment. A) It was the environmentalist who explained how renewable energy resources will change the environment. B) The conference in which the environmentalist explained the energy resources. C) The renewable energy resources will change the environment according to the environmentalist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the environmentalist who explained how renewable energy resources will change the environment. 6. Which part of the sentence is emphasized in the cleft sentence: "It was Sarah who baked the cake" ? A) Sarah. B) The cake. C) Baked. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarah. 7. Who is highlighted as the winner in the cleft sentence: "The person who won the competition is Maria" ? A) Won. B) Person. C) Competition. D) Maria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maria. 8. ..... technology should complement, not replace, human creativity. A) My own considered opinion is that. B) I have a sneaking suspicion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My own considered opinion is that. 9. What I ..... most like to do is star in a West End show! A) Will. B) Am. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 10. No sooner had we set off ..... my brother needed the toilet. A) Were. B) How. C) Than. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Than. 11. Select the cleft sentence that emphasizes the place: A) We had a picnic in the park. B) The park is where we had a picnic. C) It was in the park where we had a picnic. D) We had a picnic where it was in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was in the park where we had a picnic. 12. Choose the correct wh-cleft. A) What she really wants is to work abroad. B) What she really wants that is to work abroad. C) It is to work abroad what she really wants. D) What she wants really is abroad work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What she really wants is to work abroad. 13. What was the reason for leaving early in the cleft sentence: "The reason he left early was to catch the last train" ? A) Catch. B) Early. C) Left. D) Last train. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Last train. 14. ..... , preventing him from evaluating the argument objectively. A) Opinions in the issue are divided. B) His own set of beliefs has coloured his judgement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His own set of beliefs has coloured his judgement. 15. You gave her a bunch of rose last week. A) It is you that / who gave her a bunch of rose last week. B) It was you whom gave her a bunch of rose last week. C) It was you that/ who gave her a bunch of rose last week. D) It was you which gave her a bunch of rose last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was you that/ who gave her a bunch of rose last week. 16. ..... taught me how to collect butterflies. A) It was my father whom. B) It was my father that. C) It is my father. D) It was my father. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was my father that. 17. What makes the place special in the cleft sentence: "What makes this place special is the beautiful view" ? A) Special. B) View. C) Beautiful. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) View. 18. ..... England won the World Cup.A. It was in 1966 thatB. It was on 1966 thatC. It was in 1966 whenD. It was 1966 in that A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 19. ..... puts me off skiing is the high cost of the equipment. A) What. B) That. C) Which. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 20. ..... , with some experts supporting stricter laws and others opposing them. A) Opinions on the issue are divided. B) I firmly believe that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinions on the issue are divided. 21. ..... I shared the whole story with. A) He was the person. B) The person was Sam. C) Sam it was the person. D) It was Sam who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was Sam who. 22. A:You did it for the money.B:No, the ..... save the environment. A) Reason why did it was to. B) Reason why I did it was to. C) Reason why I do it is to. D) Reason why I did it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reason why I did it was to. 23. I will never forget the day I heard I'd got into my chosen university. A) Which I heard I'd got into my chosen university is what I will never forget. B) The day on which I heard I'd got into my chosen university is what I will never forget. C) I heard I'd got into my chosen university is when I will never forget. D) The day on when I heard I'd got into my chosen university is what I will never forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The day on which I heard I'd got into my chosen university is what I will never forget. 24. Only if the weather is clear ..... to launch. A) The space shuttle will allow. B) The space shuttle will be allowed. C) Will the space shuttle be allowed. D) The space will allow shuttle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will the space shuttle be allowed. 25. Choose the correct option for the gap: ..... my boss you want to speak to, not me. A) It's. B) The person is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 26. ..... during the meeting did anyone mention that the managing director was planning to leave. A) At no time. B) Never. C) Not only. D) In no way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At no time. 27. What we had to do first was deciding where to meet. A) Only when we met could we decide what we had to do first. B) The first thing we had to do was deciding where to meet. C) The first thing we had to do first was deciding where to meet. D) Decide where to meet is what we had to do first. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first thing we had to do was deciding where to meet. 28. ..... that the survey results were edited before publication. A) I have a sneaking suspicion. B) I'm a great believer in. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a sneaking suspicion. 29. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:The person who stole my wallet was my best friend. A) The wallet was stolen by a stranger. B) The person who found my wallet. C) The person who stole my wallet. D) My best friend stole my wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The person who stole my wallet. 30. What is the main desire expressed in the cleft sentence: "All I want is a little peace and quiet" ? A) Want. B) Little. C) Peace and quiet. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peace and quiet. 31. ..... we all look for.A. That happinessB. It is happiness thatC. Happiness it is thatD. Happiness it is A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 32. Little ..... that I had a big surprise planned for her. A) Did Caroline realised. B) Did Caroline realise. C) Have Caroline realised. D) Caroline realised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did Caroline realise. 33. His father repaired the bicycle for him. A) It is his father who repaired the bicycle for him. B) It was his father whom repaired the bicycle for him. C) It was his father who repaired the bicycle for him. D) It is his father whom repaired the bicycle for him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was his father who repaired the bicycle for him. 34. Choose the correct it-cleft. A) It was at midnight that the power went out. B) At midnight the power went out it was. C) It was the power went out at midnight. D) It was at midnight when the power went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was at midnight that the power went out. 35. Construct a cleft sentence using the word 'computer'. A) It is the computer that I use for work. B) For work, I use the computer. C) I use for work the computer. D) The computer is what I use for work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the computer that I use for work. 36. ..... learning from failure as a key step toward success. A) I'm a great believer in. B) People make assumptions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm a great believer in. 37. ..... I first met my girlfriend.A. It was in London thatB. It was in London whereC. It was London thatD. It was London which A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 38. ..... on the phone.A. It is his mother whom isB. It was his mother whom isC. It is his mother who isD. It is his mother who A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 39. The driver didn't see the motorcyclist. A) The driver didn't see the motorcyclist is what happens. B) That the driver didn't see the motorcyclist happened that day. C) What happened was that the driver didn't see the motorcyclist. D) Who didn't see the driver was the motorcyclist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What happened was that the driver didn't see the motorcyclist. 40. The polar bears are starving because of global warming. A) The polar bears were starving because of global warming. B) Those are the polar bears that were starving because of global warming. C) Global warming is the reason why polar bears are starving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Those are the polar bears that were starving because of global warming. 41. No, ..... was John who arrived so late. A) Whom. B) It. C) What. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It. 42. A:What you said hurt him!B: ..... I did was tell him the truth. I think he should know it. A) All. B) It was. C) That. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All. 43. Mary usually picks me up. A) It was Mary that usually picks me up. B) It was Mary who usually picks me up. C) It is Mary that usually picks me up. D) It is Mary that Mary usually picks me up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is Mary that usually picks me up. 44. Identify the location emphasized in the cleft sentence: "It is at the park where they usually meet." A) They. B) Meet. C) Park. D) Usually. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Park. 45. We climbed to the top of the volcano during our excursion A) The volcano where we climbed to the top on our excursion. B) That is the volcano that was climbed by us. C) That was the top of the volcano which was climbed by us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That was the top of the volcano which was climbed by us. 46. The lack of empirical evidence ..... A) Casts doubt on her conclusions. B) Are a matter of opinion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Casts doubt on her conclusions. 47. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:What she needs is a warm hug. A) She needs a warm hug. B) Is what she needs. C) What is a warm hug. D) What she needs is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What she needs is. 48. No sooner were the animals caught ..... they escaped again. A) When. B) Than. C) That. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 49. We need a fertile land to grow healthy vegetables. A) Fertile land which is needed to grow healthy vegetables. B) A fertile land that was needed to grow healthy vegetables. C) To grow healthy vegetables we need a fertile land. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fertile land that was needed to grow healthy vegetables. 50. What we did ..... a letter of apology. A) Is to write. B) Was write. C) Was writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was write. 51. I need a long holiday. A) It's a need a long holiday. B) I need a long holiday. C) What I need is a long holiday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What I need is a long holiday. 52. Renewable energy will provide a better environment for all of us. A) It was the renewable energy that will provide a better environment for all of us. B) The renewable energy was the one that will provide a better environment for all of us. C) It will be provided by renewable energy for a better environment for all of us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The renewable energy was the one that will provide a better environment for all of us. 53. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:What I want is a new phone. A) What I want is. B) What is a new phone. C) I want a new phone. D) A new phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I want is. 54. My older brother has helped me a lot. A) The person who helped me a lot is my older brother. B) Who helped me a lot is that my older brother. C) Who my older brother helped me a lot is the person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The person who helped me a lot is my older brother. 55. ..... lent you the money, remember? A) A. It's I. B) B. It's me. C) C. It's me who. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. It's me who. 56. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:The one who won the competition was my sister. A) The one who won the competition. B) The competition was won by my sister. C) The one who lost the competition. D) My sister won the competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The one who won the competition. 57. What makes a big difference according to the cleft sentence: "It is the small details that make a big difference" ? A) Small. B) Details. C) Big. D) Difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Details. 58. ..... about the place is the weather. A) A. What I don't like. B) B. That I don't like. C) C. The reason I don't like. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. What I don't like. 59. Construct a cleft sentence using the word 'movie'. A) It is the movie that I watched last night. B) What I watched last night is the movie. C) The movie that I watched last night. D) The movie is what I watched last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie is what I watched last night. 60. Glynn became a social worker to help people less fortunate than himself. A) The reason why Glynn became a social worker was to help people less fortunate than himself. B) Becoming a social worker was what made Glynn become less fortunate than other people. C) The fact that Glynn became a social worker is helping people less fortunate than himself. D) Why Glynn help people less fortunate than himself is to become a social worker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reason why Glynn became a social worker was to help people less fortunate than himself. Next →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCleft Sentences Quiz 2Cleft Sentences Quiz 3Cleft Sentences Quiz 4Cleft Sentences Quiz 5Cleft Sentences Quiz 6Cleft Sentences Quiz 7Cleft Sentences Quiz 8Cleft Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books