This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 1 (25 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) At the concert, I met my least favorite singer. B) I met my favorite singer. C) My favorite singer was met by me. 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) Who discovered America has been Christopher Columbus. B) Which discovered by Christopher Columbus is America. C) The reason why Christopher Columbus discovered America is unknown. D) The person who discovered America is Christopher Columbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Match. B) Canceled. C) Rain. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) The cake. B) Sarah. C) Baked. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarah. 7. Who is highlighted as the winner in the cleft sentence: "The person who won the competition is Maria" ? A) Person. B) Competition. C) Maria. D) Won. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Why. C) How. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Than. 11. Select the cleft sentence that emphasizes the place: A) It was in the park where we had a picnic. B) We had a picnic in the park. C) We had a picnic where it was in the park. D) The park is where we had a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Left. B) Early. C) Catch. 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 was you which gave her a bunch of rose last week. B) It was you whom gave her a bunch of rose last week. C) It is you that / who gave her a bunch of rose last week. D) It was you that/ who gave her a bunch of rose last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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 that. B) It is my father. C) It was my father whom. D) It was my father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Place. B) Special. C) Beautiful. D) View. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Sam it was the person. B) It was Sam who. C) The person was Sam. D) He was the person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was Sam who. 22. A:You did it for the money.B:No, the ..... save the environment. A) Reason why I do it is to. B) Reason why did it was to. C) Reason why I did it was. D) Reason why I did it was to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reason why I did it was to. 23. I will never forget the day I heard I'd got into my chosen university. A) The day on when 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) Which I heard I'd got into my chosen university is what I will never forget. D) I heard I'd got into my chosen university is when 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. 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