This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cambridge > Starters Reading – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Starters Reading Quiz 1 (43 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the verb in the sentence: "The dog barked loudly." A) Dog. B) Loudly. C) Barked. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barked. 2. The egg is an ..... A) Circle. B) Oval. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oval. 3. Read this. Choose the correct answer. Many lizards live in (4) ..... but, at the beach, you can find some lizards on the (5) ..... Lizards love sleeping in the sun! What is the correct word for (4)? A) Balloon. B) Trees. C) Teacher. D) Spiders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees. 4. Read this. Choose a word from the box. A lizard can run on its four (2) ..... and it has a long (3) ..... at the end of its body.What is the correct word for (2)? A) Legs. B) Balloon. C) Spiders. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legs. 5. What is the correct form of the verb: "She ..... reading a book." A) Are. B) Is. C) Am. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 6. I don't live in a ..... or a garden. A) Carrots. B) House. C) Man. D) Hippo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House. 7. Fill in the blank: "I have ..... apples than you." A) Fewer. B) Fewest. C) Few. D) Less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 8. A woman, a ..... or a child can ride me. A) Piano. B) Hippo. C) Hair. D) Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man. 9. Choose the correct article: " ..... apple a day keeps the doctor away." A) A. B) The. C) No article. D) An. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An. 10. He watches ..... in the living room. A) Television. B) Book. C) Radio. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Television. 11. Fill in the blank: "She is ..... than her brother." A) Tall. B) Taller. C) Tallest. D) Tallness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taller. 12. What is the main idea of the sentence: "The sun sets in the west." A) The sun sets in the west. B) The sun is hot. C) The sun is bright. D) The sun rises in the east. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun sets in the west. 13. Which word is a noun in the following sentence? 'The children played in the garden.' A) In. B) Played. C) The. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children. 14. She ..... very well. A) Swim. B) Swims. C) Swim's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swims. 15. You can find apples in trees in some ..... A) Breakfast. B) Face. C) Birds. D) Gardens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gardens. 16. What do you wear at home? A) I wear a T shirt and shorts. B) I wear a sun hat and sun glasses. C) I am at home to wear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wear a T shirt and shorts. 17. A lizard can run on its four ..... A) Legs. B) Trees. C) Balloon. D) Teacher. E) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legs. 18. I have got four legs, two ears, two eyes and long ..... on my head. A) Carrots. B) Piano. C) Hippo. D) Hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hair. 19. Choose the correct past tense form of the verb:'She (go) to the market yesterday.' A) Gone. B) Goes. C) Going. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 20. The ..... of apples are red, green or yellow. A) Face. B) Colours. C) Juice. D) Breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colours. 21. Identify the synonym for the word 'happy'. A) Sad. B) Angry. C) Tired. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joyful. 22. What is the antonym of 'hot'? A) Cold. B) Boiling. C) Cool. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold. 23. Read this. Choose a word from the box. Many lizards are green, grey or yellow. Some like eating (1) ..... and some like eating fruit.What is the correct word for (1)? A) Spiders. B) Balloon. C) Teacher. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiders. 24. But at the beach, you can find some lizards on the ..... A) Teacher. B) Sand. C) Balloon. D) Tail. E) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand. 25. Read this. Choose a word from the box. Many lizards live in (4) ..... but, at the beach, you can find some lizards on the (5) ..... Lizards love sleeping in the sun!What is the correct word for (5)? A) Spiders. B) Balloon. C) Teacher. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sand. 26. Many lizards are green, grey or yellow. Some lizards like eating ..... A) Balloon. B) Trees. C) Tail. D) Spiders. E) Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spiders. 27. Mr. Collins is my father ..... is a teacher. A) It. B) His. C) He. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He. 28. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:'She is as busy as a ..... ' A) Bee. B) Fish. C) Cat. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bee. 29. We see them in a garden: A) Flowers. B) Cookies. C) Houses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flowers. 30. The kite is a ..... A) Triangle. B) Diamond. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diamond. 31. Many lizards live in ..... A) Teacher. B) Balloon. C) Tail. D) Trees. E) Spiders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees. 32. In winter many ..... like eating apples! A) Colours. B) Birds. C) Orange. D) Breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birds. 33. Identify the pronoun in the following sentence: "She is playing in the park." A) Park. B) She. C) In. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She. 34. Who do you play with at school? A) I play with my friend, Julia. B) I play basketball. C) I like playing at school. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I play with my friend, Julia. 35. Choose the correct form of the adjective:'This is the (good) book I have ever read.' A) Better. B) Good. C) Goodest. D) Best. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Best. 36. What is the antonym of the word 'difficult'? A) Hard. B) Challenging. C) Easy. D) Tough. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Easy. 37. People love eating apples too, and drinking their ..... A) Gardens. B) Breakfast. C) Face. D) Juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juice. 38. Choose the correct verb form: "He ..... to school every day." A) Going. B) Gone. C) Go. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goes. 39. A cat has got a: A) Trunk. B) Tail. C) Wings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tail. 40. Lots of lizard are really small ..... but some are really big. A) Teacher. B) Animals. C) Trees. D) Balloon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals. 41. What is the theme of the following poem excerpt? 'In the heart of the forest, where the wild things grow, lies a secret world, only the brave know.' A) Adventure and bravery. B) Fear and danger. C) Love and friendship. D) Loneliness and isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adventure and bravery. 42. What is the purpose of the following text? 'Please remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room.' A) To entertain. B) To persuade. C) To inform. D) To instruct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To instruct. 43. What is the main idea of the following passage? 'The sun was setting, painting the sky with hues of orange and pink. Birds were returning to their nests, and the air was filled with the scent of blooming flowers.' A) The beauty of nature at sunset. B) The air smells like flowers. C) The sun is setting. D) Birds are flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The beauty of nature at sunset. Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCambridge Young Learners QuizFlyers Listening QuizFlyers Practice Test QuizFlyers Reading QuizFlyers Speaking QuizFlyers Vocabulary QuizMovers Listening QuizMovers Practice Test Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books