This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > A Level > A Level English – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books A Level English Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'downsizing the workforce' is an example of A) Hyperbole. B) Euphemism. C) Antonym. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 2. How does the structure of the sentence support the purpose of an online review? A) It gives useful context quickly to inform the reader. B) It tells the story's plot in full. C) It focuses on the reviewer's personal experience. D) It uses slang to sound informal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It gives useful context quickly to inform the reader. 3. What is the modifier here? The yellow tablecloth A) The. B) Yellow. C) Tablecloth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow. 4. Adjectives are turned into superlatives by adding A) -s. B) -ive. C) -er. D) -est. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -est. 5. The noun "silly" used to mean something positive. It now has negative connotations. This shift is called: A) Pejoration. B) Code-switching. C) Amelioration. D) Inevitability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pejoration. 6. Adverbs usually end in ..... A) Ing. B) S. C) Ly. D) Ey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ly. 7. Choose the commonest collocate for 'break the ..... ' A) Law. B) Vase. C) Window. D) Egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Law. 8. The type of conversation which is redundant in terms of meaning but socially significant. Also known as ice-breakers, and usually are used to initiate conversation. A) Topic shift. B) Voiced pause. C) Phatic communion. D) Back-channel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phatic communion. 9. What are the linguistic labels we give to people, places, or things? A) Register. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Superlative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 10. What is a key element of an Internet Article? A) Use of humour. B) Voice. C) Absence of call to action. D) Lack of newsworthiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voice. 11. What is the meaning of Idiom? A) Multi-word utterances that are stored and retrieved from memory (frequent in commentaries etc). B) Linked utterances produced by different people in a conversation. C) An auxiliary verb + a negating participle + a pronoun. Can be a sign of speaker support, uncertainty or request for clarification. D) An expression where the meaning of the whole conveys more than the meaning of the parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An expression where the meaning of the whole conveys more than the meaning of the parts. 12. What is the meaning of Vague expressions? A) Using deliberately non-committal expressions. B) An expression where the meaning of the whole conveys more than the meaning of the parts. C) A strategy used to avoid directness or to minimise a potentially face-threatening act. Often use modal forms. D) Words that add specific context (often time/place)needed for the whole utterance to make sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using deliberately non-committal expressions. 13. Which phrase uses an intransitive verb? A) We can make a Christmas cake. B) The children laughed. C) I carried the baby. D) The found the lost ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children laughed. 14. The idea that language reflects thoughts is ..... A) Linguisitic determinism. B) Linguistic reflectionism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linguisitic determinism. 15. What is graphology? A) The mathematics behind a text. B) A text's design and visual appearance. C) A text's numerical appearance. D) The structure of an article. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A text's design and visual appearance. 16. Which sentence below is active voice? A) A servant must obey his master. B) A master must be obeyed by his servant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A servant must obey his master. 17. What is a single unit of meaning? A) Phoneme. B) Morpheme. C) Grapheme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morpheme. 18. When discussing feedback features, non-verbal responses are ..... A) For example, "sure, " "absolutely, " "really, " "I know.". B) Facial expressions and body language, for example smiling and hand gestures. C) Giggling, sighing, tutting, oohing, aahhing. D) Noises, for example, mmmmm and ohhhhh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facial expressions and body language, for example smiling and hand gestures. 19. What ..... people to take action during emergencies is still widely studied by psychologists. A) Distributes. B) Prompts. C) Expands. D) Delays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prompts. 20. Which is the headword in this phrase:'exclusive free bonus features'? A) Exclusive. B) Free. C) Features. D) Bonus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Features. 21. When discussing feedback features, back-channel is ..... A) For example, "sure, " "absolutely, " "really, " "I know.". B) Facial expressions and body language, for example smiling and hand gestures. C) Giggling, sighing, tutting, oohing, aahhing. D) Noises, for example, mmmmm and ohhhhh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noises, for example, mmmmm and ohhhhh. 22. What is the purpose of an Editorial? A) To justify the coverage of a topic. B) To state the writer's opinion. C) To generate feedback from the audience. D) To provide a call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To justify the coverage of a topic. 23. What tense is this? I will have gone. A) Past progressive. B) Past perfect. C) Simple future. D) Future perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Future perfect. 24. Which AOs are assessed in Q4? A) AO5 (30 marks). B) AO2 (10 marks) and AO5 (20 marks). C) AO2 (20 marks) and AO5 (10 marks). D) AO1 (10 marks) and AO2 (20 marks). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AO2 (20 marks) and AO5 (10 marks). 25. What is the meaning of Dialect? A) Distinctive vocabulary (or grammar) associated with a group. B) A conventional and routine expression in colloquial communication, sometimes metaphorical. C) Signals a shift in conversation and topic areas; can also mark a counter-argument. D) Words that add specific context (often time/place)needed for the whole utterance to make sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distinctive vocabulary (or grammar) associated with a group. 26. She avoided the dessert because it seemed too ..... for a late-night meal. A) Plain. B) Rich. C) Light. D) Mild. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rich. 27. True or false:Register is related to the formality/informality of the language. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. The sudden power failure ..... the entire production process. A) Accelerated. B) Facilitated. C) Reinforced. D) Disrupted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disrupted. 29. Adjusting our speech to be distinct from others (usually to indicate greater status, like a boss to an employee) A) Narrowing. B) Convergence. C) Divergence. D) Widening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divergence. 30. TEXT used to be a NOUN but is now also a VERB. This is called ..... A) Substratum theory. B) Verbification. C) Nounifciation. D) Semantic difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbification. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesA Level English Quiz 1A Level English Quiz 2A Level English Quiz 3A Level English Quiz 4A Level English Quiz 5A Level English Quiz 6A Level English Quiz 7A Level English Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books