This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the emphasis structure for focusing on a noun? A) Noun + is + what. B) What + is + noun. C) What + noun + is + verb. D) It + is + noun + that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It + is + noun + that. 2. Which of these is an example of a cleft sentence using "what" ? A) She enjoys painting. B) What she enjoys is painting. C) She what enjoys is painting. D) What painting she enjoys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What she enjoys is painting. 3. Which of the following is a WH-cleft sentence? A) It was yesterday that we met. B) She was the one who called me. C) What they need is motivation. D) It is honesty that matters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What they need is motivation. 4. When do we usually use cleft sentences? A) To write emails. B) To emphasize information. C) To summarize texts. D) To avoid repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize information. 5. Which tense is NOT commonly used with emphatic auxiliaries? A) Present Continuous. B) Present Simple. C) Future Simple. D) Past Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Continuous. 6. Which sentence is an example of an It-cleft? A) That noise annoyed me. B) It was the noise that annoyed me. C) I was annoyed by noise. D) What annoyed me was noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was the noise that annoyed me. 7. If you ..... a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune. A) Accomplish. B) Accompany. C) Collect. D) Admire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accompany. 8. "Dina lost her phone at school." A) It was Dina lost her phone at school. B) It was Dina who lost her phone at school. C) It is Dina which lost her phone at school. D) It was Dina whose lost her phone at school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was Dina who lost her phone at school. 9. What works well for remembering words is ..... them into categories A) Organize. B) Organizing. C) Organized. D) To organize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organizing. 10. What is the main purpose of using a cleft sentence? A) To shorten a sentence. B) To change tense. C) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. D) To show comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To emphasize a specific part of a sentence. 11. Choose the correct option for the gap:The ..... why it didn't work is that we didn't plan carefully. A) Reason. B) Place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reason. 12. What is a cleft sentence? A) A cleft sentence is a complex sentence that has a simple sentence broken down into two parts, with the focus on a specific element. It is used to emphasize a particular piece of information. B) A cleft sentence is a type of punctuation mark used in English grammar. C) A cleft sentence is a type of sentence structure used in poetry. D) A cleft sentence is a type of sentence that lacks proper grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A cleft sentence is a complex sentence that has a simple sentence broken down into two parts, with the focus on a specific element. It is used to emphasize a particular piece of information. 13. Read cleft sentences. Where is the correct one? She broke her ankle. a What she broke was her ankle. b What she did was break her ankle. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 14. What is the correct form for focusing on an element of the sentence? A) Phrase + be + subject. B) Subject + be + phrase. C) It + be + phrase + relative clause. D) It + be + subject + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It + be + phrase + relative clause. 15. Bob won't come because he has got a/an ..... with Lucy tonight. A) Day. B) Date. C) Relationship. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Date. 16. What can be used instead of 'the thing/s that' for emphasis? A) What. B) Who. C) Where. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 17. What is the structure of a cleft sentence? A) Cleft sentences are formed with 'It was [rest of the sentence] that/who [emphasized element]'. B) The structure of a cleft sentence is '[emphasized element] is/was [rest of the sentence]'. C) The structure of a cleft sentence is 'It is/was [emphasized element] that/who [rest of the sentence]'. D) A cleft sentence is structured as 'Who [rest of the sentence] is/was [emphasized element]'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The structure of a cleft sentence is 'It is/was [emphasized element] that/who [rest of the sentence]'. 18. They built this bridge in 2000. A) It was this bridge that they built in 2000. B) It was in 2000 which they built this bridge. C) It was in 2000 that they built this bridge. D) It is in 2000 that they built this bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was in 2000 that they built this bridge. 19. ? he hadn't realised was that his jumper was on back to front. A) It. B) What. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What. 20. What they want is ..... A) To be free. B) Free. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be free. 21. ..... win the tournament A) What I did was to. B) I was to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What I did was to. 22. Readers ..... make noise in the school library. A) Have to. B) Don't have to. C) Must. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mustn't. 23. Fill in the blank. What they did ..... leave early. A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 24. Choose the correct sentence. They are looking for peace. A) What they are looking for is peace. B) What are they looking for peace. C) What they looking for is peace. D) What they are looking is peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What they are looking for is peace. 25. What is the cleft sentence for the original sentence 'John baked the cake.'? A) It was John who baked the cake. B) John baked the cake. C) The cake was baked by John. D) Baked the cake, John did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was John who baked the cake. ← 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