This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... , was/were, been A) Are. B) Be. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be. 2. He is very good at ..... people singing with his guitar. A) Getting. B) Having. C) Accompanying. D) Making. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accompanying. 3. My uncle is interested in ..... stamps. A) To collect. B) Collect. C) Collecting. D) Collected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collecting. 4. -They roast turkey at Christmas A) What they normally do is to roast turkey at Christmas. B) What they roast is turkey at Christmas. C) It is to roast turkey at Christmas. D) On Christmas they roast turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What they roast is turkey at Christmas. 5. Our guide was friendly, but it was the hotel manager ..... was the most helpful. A) What. B) Where. C) Which. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 6. I never said I love him, ..... ? A) Didn't I. B) Did we. C) Didn't we. D) Did I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did I. 7. Correct the error in this cleft sentence:'It is John who he won the race.' A) It is John who won the race. B) It is John who wins the race. C) It is John who he has won the race. D) It is John who won the races. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is John who won the race. 8. Here ..... some accounts that you must check. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 9. Read cleft sentences. Where is the correct one? I'll make a chocolate cake. a What I'll do is make a chocolate cake. b What I'll make is a chocolate cake. A) B. B) A. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 10. ..... is the care of children, especially while parents are at work. A) Viewpoint. B) Nursering. C) Childcare. D) Table manners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Childcare. 11. Ho Chi Minh City is interesting, but it's Hanoi ..... has the best architecture. A) Where. B) Which. C) Who. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That. 12. Choose the correct option for the gap: ..... they went wrong was not estimating the size of the crowds very well. A) The thing. B) Where. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where. 13. What surprised me were the comments made by him. A) What (interests/ surprises/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . B) What (I/ we/ they ) (like/don't like/ don't understand/ need ) is . C) The (thing/ place/ person ) that (surprises interests/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What (interests/ surprises/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . 14. What is the correct form for focusing on a verb phrase? A) What + subject + is + verb. B) What + verb + subject + object. C) What + object + is + subject. D) What + subject + do/does/did + is/was + (to) infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What + subject + do/does/did + is/was + (to) infinitive. 15. Which sentence below is an IT-cleft sentence? A) She is the one who helped me. B) What I need is your help. C) It was Rina who won the competition. D) I need help right now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was Rina who won the competition. 16. ..... 's her positive attitude that my colleagues and I appreciate the most. A) What. B) It. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It. 17. ? was his poor maths result that stopped him graduating. A) It. B) What. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 18. Choose the best option to complete the following sentence:What I enjoyed most about the movie ..... A) That he decided to spill the beans. B) Was the humor. It was hilarious. C) Is work for a charity. D) Was that we'd spent more time partying than studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was the humor. It was hilarious. 19. Lan travelled many countries in the world by bike. A) It was Lan that travelled many countries in the world by bike. B) It was many countries that Lan travelled in the world by bike. C) It is Lan that travelled many countries in the world by bike. D) It was by bike that Lan travelled many countries in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Lan that travelled many countries in the world by bike. 20. Correct the error in this cleft sentence:'It is the book that I read it.' A) It is the book that I read it again. B) It is the book that I have read it. C) It is the book that I read it yesterday. D) It is the book that I read. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the book that I read. 21. What are cleft sentences? A) "A sentence where we only use pronouns, and we avoid using too many plural words". B) "A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that". C) "A sentence in which the verbs are all in future tense". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that". 22. ..... is traffic, I can't tolerate it. A) What I love. B) What I hate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What I hate. 23. What role does the focus play in cleft sentences? A) The focus in cleft sentences is always placed on the subject. B) The focus in cleft sentences is used to introduce irrelevant information. C) The focus in cleft sentences plays a role in emphasizing a specific element in the sentence. D) The focus in cleft sentences has no impact on the sentence structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The focus in cleft sentences plays a role in emphasizing a specific element in the sentence. 24. ..... that Lily wore yesterday A) It is. B) It is my sweater. C) My sweater is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is my sweater. 25. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:The thing A) I benefit from is the on-site gym. B) I like. C) More time for relaxed communication. D) Is the simplicity of having only one business partner. E) Go out for a long lunch every Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I benefit from is the on-site gym. 26. What I don't understand is why they didn't stop the son. A) What (surprises/ interests/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . B) What (I/ we/ they ) (like/don't like/ don't understand/ need ) is . C) The (thing/ place/ person ) that (surprises interests/ shocks/ annoys ) (me/her/us ) is . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What (I/ we/ they ) (like/don't like/ don't understand/ need ) is . 27. Choose the best option to complete the following sentence:It was only when we offered him money ..... A) Is to make sure we research the location more thoroughly next time. B) That he decided to spill the beans. C) Is work for a charity. D) Was that we'd spent more time partying than studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That he decided to spill the beans. 28. (a) about the place is the weather. A) A. What I don't like. B) The reason I don't like. C) That I don't like. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. What I don't like. 29. What is the purpose of cleft sentences? A) To change the meaning of the sentence. B) To confuse the reader. C) To emphasize a particular part of a statement. D) To make the sentence longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize a particular part of a statement. 30. Choose the correct option for the gap: ..... to learn a new job is to do it. A) It's. B) The way. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The way. 31. Choose the correct option for the gap: ..... you need to be is next door, in room 57. A) The place. B) What. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The place. 32. What is the cleft sentence for the original sentence 'He plays the guitar at night.'? A) What he plays at night is the guitar. B) He plays the guitar at night. C) At night, he plays the guitar. D) The guitar is played by him at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What he plays at night is the guitar. 33. Which is NOT a cleft sentence? A) Sally invited us. B) It was Sally who invited us. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sally invited us. 34. Not only ..... the book, but he had seen the film as well. A) He had read. B) Had he read. C) He did read. D) Has he read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had he read. 35. Transform:They played football in the park. A) It was in the park that they played football. B) The football was what they play in park. C) In the park they were it play football. D) It were the park they played football. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was in the park that they played football. 36. Find, ..... , found A) Finded. B) Found. C) Faund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Found. 37. I had forgotten all about it because I had been so ..... with other things. A) Successful. B) Accomplished. C) Occupied. D) Interested. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occupied. 38. It's ..... adrenaline that I'm looking for;it ..... a sense of flow. A) Not-is. B) That-not. C) Because-was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not-is. 39. ? is the Minister of Education who is responsible for our increased workload. A) It. B) What. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 40. Cleft sentences divide information into two parts to add emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. What is the primary purpose of cleft sentences? A) To emphasize a particular part of a sentence. B) To compare two items. C) To introduce a new topic. D) To confuse the listener. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize a particular part of a sentence. 42. Which of the following sentences uses a cleft structure to add emphasis? A) It was yesterday that the teacher gave us extra homework. B) The teacher decided to give us extra homework. C) The teacher gave us extra homework yesterday. D) We received extra homework from the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was yesterday that the teacher gave us extra homework. 43. When Lily wore my sweater. A) It is yesterday. B) It is Lily. C) It is at the table. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is yesterday. 44. ..... I did ..... stretch my arms to calm my nerves A) What-was. B) What-be. C) All-were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What-was. 45. Is this a cleft sentence:All I've ever truly wanted is to be happy. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 46. Transform 'The teacher praised the student' into a cleft sentence. A) The student praised the teacher. B) It was the teacher who praised the student. C) The teacher was praised by the student. D) It was the student who praised the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was the teacher who praised the student. 47. What type of cleft sentence is this: "What I enjoy is reading fantasy novels" ? A) Relative clause. B) Passive voice. C) What-cleft. D) It-cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What-cleft. 48. In the sentence "The thing that matters most is honesty, " what is the focus of the cleft sentence? A) Matters. B) Honesty. C) Thing. D) Most. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honesty. 49. Which of the following is an example of full inversion? A) "Is it really that late?". B) "Hardly do I wake up this early.". C) "Never have I ever seen such beauty.". D) "Do I appreciate your help!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Never have I ever seen such beauty.". 50. What type of cleft sentence is this:The person who called was my sister. A) It-cleft. B) Wh-cleft. C) Focused cleft. D) Pseudo-cleft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wh-cleft. 51. What type of cleft sentence is:'What I need is a break.'? A) Cleft sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Causal sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleft sentence. 52. Transform the following sentence into cleft form:'The teacher praised the student.' A) The teacher scolded the student. B) The student was praised by the teacher. C) It was the teacher who praised the student. D) It was the student that the teacher praised. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the student that the teacher praised. 53. ..... David's determination that makes him stand out. A) It is. B) What is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is. 54. No cleft:She enjoyed the hotel in New York.Cleft:What ..... the hotel in New York. A) She enjoyed are. B) She enjoyed was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She enjoyed was. 55. It was Phong Nha Ke bang ..... we visited last year. A) Who. B) Whom. C) Which. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That. 56. Which of the following sentences is a cleft sentence? A) The cat sat on the mat. B) It was Mary who painted the beautiful mural. C) We went to the store. A) The dog chased the ball. B) It was Mary who painted the beautiful mural. C) She is a talented singer. D) He fixed the broken car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was Mary who painted the beautiful mural. 57. Choose the correct option for the gap: ..... you can save money is in your office expenses. A) Where. B) The thing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 58. Which of the following uses "who" correctly in a cleft sentence? A) It's my mom who always gives me money. B) It's the phone who rings at night. C) It's the book who I read. D) It's the homework who is difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's my mom who always gives me money. 59. Which element is emphasized in the focused cleft sentence:A new computer is what I really want. A) I. B) Want. C) A new computer. D) Really. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A new computer. 60. No sooner had he sat down to lunch ..... there was a knock at the door. A) As. B) That. C) Than. D) When. 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