English Grammar Quiz (XII A)

Tiara ___ her room once a week.

• To clean

• Clean

• Cleans

• Cleaning

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Cleans' because it is the simple present tense form that agrees with the subject 'Tiara' and indicates a habitual action, meaning she performs the action of cleaning her room once a week.

Anya ___ always ___ to the library every Friday.

• Do not, goes

• Does not, go

• Do not, went

• Does not, gone

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Does not, go' because 'Anya' is a singular subject, requiring 'does' for negation, and 'go' is the base form of the verb to indicate a habitual action every Friday.

__ they ____ a movie together?

• Do, saw

• Do, see

• Do, seen

• Do, seeing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Do, see' because 'do' is used for questions in the present tense, and 'see' is the base form of the verb. The other options use incorrect verb forms that do not fit the question structure.

My mother and I ___ to market every morning.

• Go

• Goes

• Went

• Gone

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Go' because it agrees with the plural subject 'My mother and I'. 'Goes' is singular, 'Went' is past tense, and 'Gone' is a past participle, making 'Go' the only suitable option for present tense.

He and she ___ not understand the discussion

• Do

• Does

• See

• Listening

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Do' because it agrees with the plural subject 'He and she'. 'Does' is singular and does not fit. 'See' and 'Listening' are not appropriate verb forms for this context.

On 17th August, we always ___ our independence day in city hall.

• Celebrate

• Celebrates

• Celebrating

• Do celebrate

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Celebrate' because it matches the subject 'we' in the present tense. 'Celebrates' is incorrect as it is singular, 'Celebrating' is a gerund, and 'Do celebrate' is unnecessary here.

Every morning, my mother always ___ me up on 5 a.m.

• Waken

• Wake

• Woke

• Wakes

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Wakes' because it agrees with the subject 'my mother' and the present tense is used for habitual actions. 'Wakes' indicates that this is a regular occurrence at 5 a.m.

We always ___ on karaoke once a month.

• Sang

• Sings

• Sing

• Sung

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Sing' because it matches the present tense needed for the phrase 'We always ___ on karaoke once a month.' The other options do not fit grammatically in this context.

Don't use this bicycle, because it ___ broken.

• Are

• Is

• Do

• Does

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is' because it agrees with the singular noun 'bicycle'. The sentence should read: 'Don't use this bicycle, because it is broken.' 'Are', 'do', and 'does' do not fit grammatically in this context.

I ___ not ___ peanuts because I am allergic.

• Does, eat

• Do, ate

• Do, eat

• Do, eaten

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Do, eat' because it uses the present tense to indicate a habitual action. The sentence correctly states that the speaker does not eat peanuts due to an allergy.