This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She only asked for a glass of water A) All she asked for was a glass of water. B) All she asked for is a glass of water. C) All she asked for a glass of water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All she asked for was a glass of water. 2. What annoyed me ..... that pedro went away without even saying good bye. A) Was. B) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 3. Rewrite the sentence without using cleft sentencesit was Marie who failed the test A) She never fails. B) Marie failed the test. C) Marie had failed the test. D) Marie is failing the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marie failed the test. 4. I told James everything. A) It was James what I told everyhting. B) It was James who I told everything. C) Everything I told was to James. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was James who I told everything. 5. It is Mr Hung ..... English at my school. A) Who taught. B) Who teaches. C) That teaches. D) B and C are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B and C are correct. 6. Identify the cleft sentence in the following options:A) She is the one who won the competition. B) He runs every morning. C) They will go to the beach. A) She is the one who won the competition. B) She runs every morning. C) They will run to the beach. D) He is the one who won the competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is the one who won the competition. 7. ..... , was/were, been A) Are. B) Be. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be. 8. He is very good at ..... people singing with his guitar. A) Accompanying. B) Getting. C) Having. D) Making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accompanying. 9. My uncle is interested in ..... stamps. A) Collected. B) To collect. C) Collect. D) Collecting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Collecting. 10. -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. 11. Our guide was friendly, but it was the hotel manager ..... was the most helpful. A) Which. B) What. C) Who. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who. 12. I never said I love him, ..... ? A) Did I. B) Didn't we. C) Did we. D) Didn't I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did I. 13. Correct the error in this cleft sentence:'It is John who he won the race.' A) It is John who he has won the race. B) It is John who won the races. C) It is John who won the race. D) It is John who wins the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is John who won the race. 14. Here ..... some accounts that you must check. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 15. 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. 16. ..... is the care of children, especially while parents are at work. A) Viewpoint. B) Childcare. C) Table manners. D) Nursering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Childcare. 17. Ho Chi Minh City is interesting, but it's Hanoi ..... has the best architecture. A) Who. B) Where. C) Which. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That. 18. 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. 19. 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 . 20. What is the correct form for focusing on a verb phrase? A) What + subject + do/does/did + is/was + (to) infinitive. B) What + object + is + subject. C) What + subject + is + verb. D) What + verb + subject + object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What + subject + do/does/did + is/was + (to) infinitive. 21. Which sentence below is an IT-cleft sentence? A) She is the one who helped me. B) I need help right now. C) What I need is your help. D) It was Rina who won the competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was Rina who won the competition. 22. ..... '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. 23. ? 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. 24. 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) Is work for a charity. C) Was the humor. It was hilarious. D) Was that we'd spent more time partying than studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was the humor. It was hilarious. 25. 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 was by bike that Lan travelled many countries in the world. D) It is Lan that travelled many countries in the world by bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Lan that travelled many countries in the world by bike. 26. 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. D) It is the book that I read it yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the book that I read. 27. 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". 28. ..... 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. 29. What role does the focus play in cleft sentences? A) The focus in cleft sentences has no impact on the sentence structure. B) The focus in cleft sentences plays a role in emphasizing a specific element in the sentence. C) The focus in cleft sentences is always placed on the subject. D) The focus in cleft sentences is used to introduce irrelevant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The focus in cleft sentences plays a role in emphasizing a specific element in the sentence. 30. ..... 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCleft Sentences Quiz 1Cleft Sentences Quiz 2Cleft Sentences Quiz 3Cleft Sentences Quiz 4Cleft Sentences Quiz 5Cleft Sentences Quiz 6Cleft Sentences Quiz 7Cleft Sentences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books