Class Test- Language Skills

Duration: 10 min.

1.

Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Progressive in the sentences.

4)insignificant 5)frivolous 9.

They ___ in the sun for hours. (to lie) 1)has been lying 2)lied 3)have been lying 2. Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Progressive in the sentences. Frank __ for the last 20 minutes. (to dream) 1)has dreamt 2)has been dreaming 3)have been dreaming 3. Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Progressive in the sentences.

Which is the odd word out?

1)calm 2)placid 3)tranquil 4)sleepy 5)peaceful 10. to time. 1)Because 2)Rather )Even 4)Even if Dont worry, Sarah. _ the best of us make mistakes from time

We ___ in Greece since last August. (to live) 1)has been living 2)have been living 3)have lived 4. The following paragraph is made of sentences which are jumbled. Can you unjumble this paragraphs and sort the sentences in their proper order?

A. If you are used to having your stimulation come in from outside, your mind never develops its own habits of thinking and reflecting B. Marx thought that religion was the opiate, because it soothed peoples pain and suffering and prevented them from rising in rebellion

C. If Karl Marx was alive today, he would say that television is the opiate of the people.

D. Television and similar entertainments are even more of an opiate because of their addictive tendencies. 1. ADBC 2. BDCA 3. BACD 4. CBDA

5. 1)ordinary 2)peculiar 3)eccentric 4)odd

. Which word is different?

6. 1)abate 2)reduce 3)diminish 4)irrational 7. 1)severe 2)harsh 3)rapid 4)draconian 8.

Which word is different?

Which is the odd word out?

Which is the odd word out?

1)commonplace 2)trivial 3)trivia

T.I.M.E. Raipur