2. Active and Passive Voice
Where the subject of the sentence is DOING the
action, the verb is said to be in the active voice:
Amy posted the letter.
Where the action is done TO the subject, the verb is
said to be in the passive voice:
The letter was posted by Amy.
3. Active and Passive Voice
Done TO the thing = ACTIVE
Done BY the thing = PASSIVE
4. Active and Passive Voice
Which of these sentences is active voice?
a) King Arthur ruled Britain wisely
b) King Arthur was always helped by the wizard merlin
c) Sir Lancelot was loved by queen Gwenevere
d) The Saxons were defeated by the knights of the
round table at Mount Badon
5. Active and Passive Voice
Which of these sentences is active voice?
a) King Arthur ruled Britain wisely
b) King Arthur was always helped by the wizard merlin
c) Sir Lancelot was loved by queen Gwenevere
d) The Saxons were defeated by the knights of the
round table at Mount Badon
ANSWER: A
6. Active and Passive Voice
Which of one these sentences in written correctly in the
passive voice?
a) The naughty boy hurriedly plucked the red rose from the
bush
b) The red rose was hurriedly plucked from the bush by the
naughty boy
c) Hurriedly, the naughty boy plucked the red rose from
the bush
d) The naughty boy plucked the red rose from the bush
hurriedly
7. Active and Passive Voice
Which of one these sentences in written correctly in the
passive voice?
a) The naughty boy hurriedly plucked the red rose from the
bush
b) The red rose was hurriedly plucked from the bush by the
naughty boy
c) Hurriedly, the naughty boy plucked the red rose from
the bush
d) The naughty boy plucked the red rose from the bush
hurriedly
ANSWER: B
8. Text Type and Purpose
'I hate everything about this place!' What is the purpose
of this statement?
a) to explain
b) to change
c) to describe
d) to complain
9. Text Type and Purpose
'I hate everything about this place!' What is the purpose
of this statement?
a) to explain
b) to change
c) to describe
d) to complain
ANSWER: D
10. Purpose and Tone
Tone refers to how words are used to convey a certain
attitude or feeling.
Words which are strongly linked to emotions, and the
manner in which they are conveyed, will strongly
influence the tone of a piece.
11. Purpose and Tone
We shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight on the
landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the
streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never
surrender." Winston Churchill, 4th of June 1940
This speech conveys which kind of tone?
a) Aggressive
b) Determined
c) Despairing
d) Hilarious
12. Purpose and Tone
We shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight on the
landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the
streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never
surrender." Winston Churchill, 4th of June 1940
This speech conveys which kind of tone?
a) Aggressive
b) Determined
c) Despairing
d) Hilarious
ANSWER: B
13. Purpose and Tone
The command “Stop of I’ll Shoot” uses which tone?
a) Despairing
b) Determined
c) Threatening
d) Gloomy
14. Purpose and Tone
The command “Stop of I’ll Shoot” uses which tone?
a) Despairing
b) Determined
c) Threatening
d) Gloomy
ANSWER: C
15. Relative Pronouns
A relative pronoun stands in the place of the noun or
pronoun which came before it.
Example: Jeremy is a student who is very good at
grammar.
WHO is the relative pronoun.
SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE
Who Whom Whose
Which Which Whose
That That -
16. Relative Pronouns
Which of these sentences has been correctly joined by a
relative pronoun? A yabby is a small freshwater crayfish. It
lives in rivers, lakes and dams.
a) A yabby is a small freshwater crayfish, which lives in
rivers, lakes and dams.
b) A yabby is a small freshwater crayfish that lives in rivers,
lakes and dams.
c) Living in rivers, lakes and dams, a yabby is a small
freshwater crayfish
d) A yabby, living in rivers, lakes and dams, is a small
freshwater crayfish
17. Relative Pronouns
Which of these sentences has been correctly joined by a
relative pronoun? A yabby is a small freshwater crayfish. It
lives in rivers, lakes and dams.
a) A yabby is a small freshwater crayfish, which lives in
rivers, lakes and dams.
b) A yabby is a small freshwater crayfish that lives in rivers,
lakes and dams.
c) Living in rivers, lakes and dams, a yabby is a small
freshwater crayfish
d) A yabby, living in rivers, lakes and dams, is a small
freshwater crayfish
ANSWER: B
18. Adjectival Clauses
Relative pronouns will often be used to begin an
adjectival clause. An adjectival clause is a phrase
(clause) that adds description (like an adjective).
Eg: Windsor Castle, which is the Queen’s residence, is
the largest inhabited castle in Europe.
Eg: John, who was a very small boy, was known by
everyone in the school as a fast runner.
19. Adjectival Clauses
Which of these sentences has been correctly joined by a relative
pronoun? The koala is not a bear as many people are led to believe.
The koala looks like a teddy bear.
a) The koala looks like a teddy bear, which is not a bear as many
people are led to believe.
b) The koala is not a bear as many people are led to believe, but it
looks like a teddy bear.
c) Many people are led to believe the koala looks like a teddy
bear but it is not a bear.
d) The koala, which looks like a teddy bear, is not a bear as many
people are led to believe.
20. Adjectival Clauses
Which of these sentences has been correctly joined by a relative
pronoun? The koala is not a bear as many people are led to believe.
The koala looks like a teddy bear.
a) The koala looks like a teddy bear, which is not a bear as many
people are led to believe.
b) The koala is not a bear as many people are led to believe, but it
looks like a teddy bear.
c) Many people are led to believe the koala looks like a teddy
bear but it is not a bear.
d) The koala, which looks like a teddy bear, is not a bear as many
people are led to believe.
ANSWER: D
21. Nouns
Nouns are naming words.
Nouns are used to name:
People (e.g. brother, runner, Sam, James)
Animals (cat, fish)
Places (shop, park, beach, Melbourne)
Things (book, table, door)
Qualities (love, fear, anger, anxiety)
Note also: collective nouns refer to a GROUP of things
(e.g. a flock of birds, a herd of cattle, a host of angels, etc)
22. Nouns
Common Nouns: a general word used to identify
something.
Car, bike, man, mother, doctor.
Proper Noun: a word to identify a specific thing
(noun).
Ford, Australia, Melbourne, Susan, January.
Will always begin with a CAPITAL LETTER.
23. Nouns
Which of the following groups of words are not all
nouns?
a) Pirates, Dracula, Buffalo Bill, Billy the kid, Darth
Vader, Hogwarts
b) sheriff, prairie, cutlass, galaxy, orbit
c) love, hate, fear, anger, jealously, anxiety
d) act, sister, brother, mother, father
24. Nouns
Which of the following groups of words are not all
nouns?
a) Pirates, Dracula, Buffalo Bill, Billy the kid, Darth
Vader, Hogwarts
b) sheriff, prairie, cutlass, galaxy, orbit
c) love, hate, fear, anger, jealously, anxiety
d) act, sister, brother, mother, father
ANSWER: C
25. Abstract Nouns
A noun that refers to qualities, emotions or actions –
something that cannot be seen or touched.
Which of the following are abstract
nouns?
a) Truth, justice, beauty
b) Imagination, assurance, reliance
c) Happiness, creation, strength
d) All of the above
26. Abstract Nouns
A noun that refers to qualities, emotions or actions –
something that cannot be seen or touched.
Which of the following are abstract
nouns?
a) Truth, justice, beauty
b) Imagination, assurance, reliance
c) Happiness, creation, strength
d) All of the above
ANSWER: D
27. Adjectives
Adjectives are describing words
They add colour, shape, size, strength, feeling, or
some other quality TO A NOUN.
E.g. old, thin, brown, fresh, heavy, smelly, trembling,
rectangular, offensive, descriptive, foreign, Swiss,
American, English.
28. Adjectives
Which adjectives match these nouns? Ear, nose, mouth,
moon, reptile
a) Sound, smell, taste, sight, fight
b) Oral, nasal, Aural, lunar, reptilian
c) Hearing, smelling, tasting, Lunar, Reptiles,
d) Aural, nasal, oral, lunar, reptilian
29. Adjectives
Which adjectives match these nouns? Ear, nose, mouth,
moon, reptile
a) Sound, smell, taste, sight, fight
b) Oral, nasal, Aural, lunar, reptilian
c) Hearing, smelling, tasting, Lunar, Reptiles,
d) Aural, nasal, oral, lunar, reptilian
ANSWER: D
30. Adjectives
If you were to turn “amateur” into an adjective, what
would be the new word?
a. amateurive
b. amateurish
c. amateurar
d. amateurive
31. Adjectives
If you were to turn “amateur” into an adjective, what
would be the new word?
a. amateurive
b. amateurish
c. amateurar
d. amateurive
ANSWER: B
32. Adjectives
Find the adjectives in this passage:
“The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in
the back of his neck.” (From The Old Man and the Sea by
Ernest Hemingway)
a. old, thin, man, wrinkles, neck
b. old, thin, deep, neck, back
c. old, thin, wrinkles
d. old, thin, gaunt, deep, back
33. Adjectives
Find the adjectives in this passage:
“The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in
the back of his neck.” (From The Old Man and the Sea by
Ernest Hemingway)
a. old, thin, man, wrinkles, neck
b. old, thin, deep, neck, back
c. old, thin, wrinkles
d. old, thin, gaunt, deep, back
ANSWER: D
34. Verbs
Verbs express ACTIONS – they are DOING words.
E.g. holding, catching, running, driving, crying,
laughing, etc.
35. Verbs
Identify the verbs in this sentence. “His fingers gingerly
touched a group of needles that had been driven through
his trousers”
a) Touched, driven
b) Touched, been driven
c) Touched, had been driven
d) Touched, had been driven through
36. Verbs
Identify the verbs in this sentence. “His fingers gingerly
touched a group of needles that had been driven through
his trousers”
a) Touched, driven
b) Touched, been driven
c) Touched, had been driven
d) Touched, had been driven through
ANSWER: C
