This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Special Clause Types > Cleft Sentences – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cleft Sentences Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... during the meeting did anyone mention that the managing director was planning to leave. A) Never. B) In no way. C) Not only. D) At no time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At no time. 2. What we had to do first was deciding where to meet. A) Only when we met could we decide what we had to do first. B) Decide where to meet is what we had to do first. C) The first thing we had to do was deciding where to meet. D) The first thing we had to do first was deciding where to meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first thing we had to do was deciding where to meet. 3. ..... that the survey results were edited before publication. A) I have a sneaking suspicion. B) I'm a great believer in. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a sneaking suspicion. 4. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:The person who stole my wallet was my best friend. A) The wallet was stolen by a stranger. B) The person who found my wallet. C) The person who stole my wallet. D) My best friend stole my wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The person who stole my wallet. 5. What is the main desire expressed in the cleft sentence: "All I want is a little peace and quiet" ? A) Want. B) Little. C) Peace and quiet. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peace and quiet. 6. ..... we all look for.A. That happinessB. It is happiness thatC. Happiness it is thatD. Happiness it is A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 7. Little ..... that I had a big surprise planned for her. A) Did Caroline realise. B) Did Caroline realised. C) Have Caroline realised. D) Caroline realised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did Caroline realise. 8. His father repaired the bicycle for him. A) It was his father whom repaired the bicycle for him. B) It is his father whom repaired the bicycle for him. C) It is his father who repaired the bicycle for him. D) It was his father who repaired the bicycle for him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was his father who repaired the bicycle for him. 9. Choose the correct it-cleft. A) It was at midnight that the power went out. B) It was at midnight when the power went out. C) It was the power went out at midnight. D) At midnight the power went out it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was at midnight that the power went out. 10. Construct a cleft sentence using the word 'computer'. A) It is the computer that I use for work. B) For work, I use the computer. C) The computer is what I use for work. D) I use for work the computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the computer that I use for work. 11. ..... learning from failure as a key step toward success. A) I'm a great believer in. B) People make assumptions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm a great believer in. 12. ..... I first met my girlfriend.A. It was in London thatB. It was in London whereC. It was London thatD. It was London which A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 13. ..... on the phone.A. It is his mother whom isB. It was his mother whom isC. It is his mother who isD. It is his mother who A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 14. The driver didn't see the motorcyclist. A) Who didn't see the driver was the motorcyclist. B) That the driver didn't see the motorcyclist happened that day. C) What happened was that the driver didn't see the motorcyclist. D) The driver didn't see the motorcyclist is what happens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What happened was that the driver didn't see the motorcyclist. 15. The polar bears are starving because of global warming. A) The polar bears were starving because of global warming. B) Those are the polar bears that were starving because of global warming. C) Global warming is the reason why polar bears are starving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Those are the polar bears that were starving because of global warming. 16. No, ..... was John who arrived so late. A) What. B) It. C) Who. D) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It. 17. A:What you said hurt him!B: ..... I did was tell him the truth. I think he should know it. A) All. B) It was. C) That. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All. 18. Mary usually picks me up. A) It was Mary that usually picks me up. B) It was Mary who usually picks me up. C) It is Mary that usually picks me up. D) It is Mary that Mary usually picks me up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is Mary that usually picks me up. 19. Identify the location emphasized in the cleft sentence: "It is at the park where they usually meet." A) They. B) Meet. C) Park. D) Usually. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Park. 20. We climbed to the top of the volcano during our excursion A) The volcano where we climbed to the top on our excursion. B) That is the volcano that was climbed by us. C) That was the top of the volcano which was climbed by us. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That was the top of the volcano which was climbed by us. 21. The lack of empirical evidence ..... A) Casts doubt on her conclusions. B) Are a matter of opinion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Casts doubt on her conclusions. 22. Identify the cleft sentence in the following:What she needs is a warm hug. A) She needs a warm hug. B) What is a warm hug. C) Is what she needs. D) What she needs is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What she needs is. 23. No sooner were the animals caught ..... they escaped again. A) That. B) Than. C) When. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 24. We need a fertile land to grow healthy vegetables. A) Fertile land which is needed to grow healthy vegetables. B) A fertile land that was needed to grow healthy vegetables. C) To grow healthy vegetables we need a fertile land. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fertile land that was needed to grow healthy vegetables. 25. What we did ..... a letter of apology. A) Is to write. B) Was write. C) Was writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was write. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCleft Sentences Quiz 1Cleft Sentences Quiz 3Cleft Sentences Quiz 4Cleft Sentences Quiz 5Cleft Sentences Quiz 6Cleft Sentences Quiz 7Cleft Sentences Quiz 8Cleft Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books