This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > A Level > A Level English – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books A Level English Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who typically writes an Op-ed? A) Journalists. B) Renowned individuals. C) Editorial board members. D) Anonymous writers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renowned individuals. 2. Which activity is associated with Level 2 AO3? A) Identify distinctive features of language and significant aspects of context. B) Explore analysis within wider social and cultural contexts. C) Evaluate discourses associated with the language topic. D) Analyse language used to represent people, events and ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identify distinctive features of language and significant aspects of context. 3. Miller and Swift believe that PC is a practical reform to improve equality. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What is prescriptivism? A) The belief that language should follow fixed rules and judgments about correctness. B) The description of language use without value judgments. C) The study of word origins across time. D) A nativist theory of language acquisition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The belief that language should follow fixed rules and judgments about correctness. 5. A: "Why was the meeting canceled?" B: "Everyone ..... the room before the manager ..... " A) Had left, arrived. B) Left, had arrived. C) Has left, arrives. D) Was leaving, arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left, arrived. 6. Which of the following is NOT listed as a key term under Lexis & Semantics? A) Morpheme. B) Synonyms. C) Figurative language. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morpheme. 7. If you found yourself applying frameworks to language use, which A0 would this support? A) A01. B) A02. C) A03. D) A04. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A01. 8. Adjuncts are adverbs that modify verbs. They are indicated by italics in the following sentences. In which of the following sentences does the adverb modify the frequency with which the verb is being done? A) I always visit my grandmother on Sundays. B) You must go to school now. C) Go there to get a coat. D) He was sleeping well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I always visit my grandmother on Sundays. 9. Which of the following is an imperative mood sentence? A) Sit down. B) I like music. C) Does Zach like opera?. D) If I were older. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sit down. 10. Which of these is a material verb? A) He ran. B) She thought. C) They seemed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He ran. 11. There are four types of politically incorrect language. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What is the term for affixes added before a root? A) Suffixes. B) Prefixes. C) Infixes. D) Circumfixes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prefixes. 13. The sink stopped working because it was completely ..... with grease and food waste. A) Coated. B) Saturated. C) Absorbed. D) Clogged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clogged. 14. The Great Vowel Shift affected primarily: A) Spelling. B) Pronunciation. C) Punctuation. D) Grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronunciation. 15. What do we call this structure:'an extraordinary sequence of events'? A) A clause. B) A noun phrase. C) A verb phrase. D) A sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun phrase. 16. 'downsizing the workforce' is an example of A) Hyperbole. B) Euphemism. C) Antonym. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 17. How does the structure of the sentence support the purpose of an online review? A) It tells the story's plot in full. B) It uses slang to sound informal. C) It gives useful context quickly to inform the reader. D) It focuses on the reviewer's personal experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It gives useful context quickly to inform the reader. 18. 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. 19. Adjectives are turned into superlatives by adding A) -ive. B) -s. C) -er. D) -est. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -est. 20. The noun "silly" used to mean something positive. It now has negative connotations. This shift is called: A) Amelioration. B) Pejoration. C) Inevitability. D) Code-switching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pejoration. 21. Adverbs usually end in ..... A) Ing. B) Ey. C) Ly. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ly. 22. Choose the commonest collocate for 'break the ..... ' A) Vase. B) Window. C) Law. D) Egg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Law. 23. 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) Voiced pause. B) Phatic communion. C) Back-channel. D) Topic shift. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phatic communion. 24. What are the linguistic labels we give to people, places, or things? A) Register. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Superlative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 25. 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. ← 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