Q1. Whichof the following sentences is grammatically correct? (a) She don’t like the forest.
(b) She doesn’t likes the forest.
(c) She doesn’t like the forest.
(d) She not like the forest.
Answer: (c) Explanation: In present simple, third‑person singular subjects take “doesn’t” + base verb (“like”).
Q2. Choose the correct past tense form: “The workers ___ the trees yesterday.”
(a) plant
(b) planted
(c) plants
(d) planting
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Past simple uses the past form of the verb (“planted”).
Q3. Identify the error: “Each of the seedlings have been watered.”
(a) Each
(b) of the seedlings
(c) have been watered
(d) No error
Answer: (c)
Explanation: “Each” is singular, so the verb should be “has been watered.”
Q4. Which word is a synonym of “conserve”?
(a) waste
(b) protect
(c) destroy
(d) ignore
Answer: (b)
Explanation: To conserve means to protect or preserve resources.
Q5. Choose the correct article: “___ oak tree is tall.”
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) No article needed
Answer: (b)
Explanation: “Oak” begins with a vowel sound (/oʊk/), so “an” is used.
Q6. Which sentence uses the correct preposition?
(a) He is interested on gardening.
(b) He is interested in gardening. (c) He is interested at gardening.
(d) He is interested for gardening.
Answer: (b)
Explanation: “Interested in” is the standard collocation.
Q7. Find the correctly spelled word.
(a) forrest
(b) forest
(c) forset
(d) foreast
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The correct spelling is “forest”.
Q8. Choose the appropriate conjunction: “She wanted to plant saplings, ___ it started raining.”
(a) and
(b) but
(c) because
(d) so
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The contrast between desire and rain requires “but”.
Q9. Which of the following is a collective noun?
(a) leaf
(b) tree
(c) forest
(d) branch
Answer: (c)
Explanation: “Forest” denotes a collection of trees.
Q10. Identify the adjective: “The dense canopy provides shade.”
(a) dense
(b) canopy
(c) provides
(d) shade
Answer: (a)
Explanation: “Dense” describes the noun “canopy”.
Q11. Change to passive voice: “The officer checks the nursery.”
(a) The nursery is checked by the officer.
(b) The officer is checked by the nursery.
(c) The nursery checks the officer.
(d) The officer checks by the nursery.
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Subject‑object swap with appropriate form of “be” + past participle.
Q12. Which sentence is in the future perfect tense?
(a) They will plant trees tomorrow.
(b) They will have planted trees by next month.
(c) They are planting trees now.
(d) They planted trees last year.
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Future perfect uses “will have” + past participle.
Q13. Select the correct idiom meaning “to work very hard”.
(a) barking up the wrong tree
(b) beating around the bush
(c) burning the midnight oil
(d) seeing the forest for the trees
Answer: (c)
Explanation: “Burning the midnight oil” means working late/hard.
Q14. Choose the word that best fits: “The ___ of the river helped irrigate the saplings.”
(a) source
(b) sauce
(c) sore (d) sow
Answer: (a)
Explanation: “Source” means origin; fits the context.
Q15. Which is the correct comparative form of “good”?
(a) gooder
(b) more good
(c) better
(d) best
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Irregular comparative of good is “better”.
Q16. Identify the error: “Neither the workers nor the supervisor was aware of the danger.”
(a) Neither
(b) the workers nor the supervisor (c) was aware
(d) No error
Answer: (d)
Explanation: With “neither…nor”, the verb agrees with the nearer subject (“supervisor”), which is singular, so “was” is correct—no error.
Q17. Choose the correct article: “___ sun rises in the east.”
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) No article
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Unique objects like the sun take “the”.
Q18. Which word means “to make something grow”?
(a) diminish
(b) cultivate
(c) eradicate
(d) neglect
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Cultivate means to foster growth.
Q19. Select the sentence with correct subject‑verb agreement.
(a) The group of students are planting trees.
(b) The group of students is planting trees.
(c) The group of students were planting trees.
(d) The group of students have been planting trees.
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Collective noun “group” is singular, taking singular verb “is”.
Q20. Which of the following is a synonym of “barren”?
(a) fertile
(b) productive
(c) lifeless
(d) lush
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Barren means unable to support life; synonymous with lifeless.
Q21. Choose the correct form: “If it ___ tomorrow, we will postpone the planting.”
(a) rain
(b) rains
(c) rained
(d) will rain
Answer: (b)
Explanation: First conditional uses present simple in the if‑clause.
Q22. Identify the adverb: “She quickly surveyed the area.”
(a) She
(b) quickly
(c) surveyed
(d) area
Answer: (b)
Explanation: “Quickly” modifies the verb “surveyed”.
Q23. Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb for advice?
(a) You must to wear gloves.
(b) You should wear gloves.
(c) You ought wearing gloves.
(d) You have to wore gloves.
Answer: (b)
Explanation: “Should” gives advice; follows base verb “wear”.
Q24. Choose the word that best completes: “The nursery ___ of many young saplings.”
(a) consists
(b) consist
(c) consisting
(d) consisted
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Singular subject “nursery” takes singular verb “consists”.
Q25. Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?
(a) The workers planted trees.
(b) Although it rained, they continued working.
(c) They planted trees and watered them regularly. (d) Planting trees is important. Answer: (c)
Explanation: A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction (“and”).
