Perspective English

The important email has been sent by my secretary. What is the active form of this sentence?

• My secretary was sending the important email

• My secretary sends the important email

• My secretary is sending the important email

• My secretary has been sending the important email

• My secretary has sent the important email

They cancelled all flights because of fog. The passive form of the sentence is, because of fog….

• All flights had cancelled

• All flights were cancelled

• All flights have been cancelled

• They be cancelled

• They are being cancelled

In The Dream of the Rood, what is unique about the perspective from which the crucifixion is told?

• It is told from the perspective of Jesus.

• It is told from the perspective of the Roman soldiers.

• It is told from the perspective of Mary.

• It is told from the perspective of the cross.

What cultural fusion is evident in Old English literature?

• Greek and Roman mythology

• Anglo-Saxon paganism and Christianity

• Norse mythology and modern Christianity

• Eastern philosophy and Latin traditions

A discursive text is:

• a fictional text

• a text that persuades the reader towards a specific perspective

• a text that presents multiple perspectives on a topic

• a non-fiction text

What gives the following quotation a discursive feel: "we’re conditioned to believe that this is just ‘English teacher speak’ and disregard it, but, in a strange reality, it is truth"?

• Its use of imperative command

• Its use of high modality language

• The inclusive informal tone

• The use of quotation marks

What is the active form of the sentence: 'The book was read by the student'?

• The student reads the book

• The student has read the book

• The student is reading the book

• The student read the book

Identify the correct sentence:

• He go to school every day.

• He goes to school every day.

• He going to school every day.

• He gone to school every day.

Choose the correct synonym for 'perspective':

• Viewpoint

• Distance

• Height

• Width

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The cat is chasing the mouse.

• The mouse chases the cat.