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Class 7–8 English quiz — 24 October 2026

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Question 1 · Parts of speech

Which of these words is a preposition?

  1. A. beneath ✓
  2. B. arrive
  3. C. whisper
  4. D. teacher

Answer: beneath. beneath shows the position or direction of a noun, so it is a preposition.

Question 2 · Active and passive

Choose the passive form of: The cat chased the mouse.

  1. A. The cat was chased by the mouse.
  2. B. The mouse was chased by the cat. ✓
  3. C. The mouse chased the cat.
  4. D. The mouse is chased by the cat.

Answer: The mouse was chased by the cat.. Past simple active becomes was/were + past participle in the passive.

Question 3 · Tenses

Choose the correct form. I ___ my keys. Can you help me look?

  1. A. have lost ✓
  2. B. will lose
  3. C. was losing
  4. D. lose

Answer: have lost. A past action with a result now takes the present perfect: have lost.

Question 4 · Synonyms

Which word is closest in meaning to "curious"?

  1. A. very old
  2. B. help
  3. C. inquisitive ✓
  4. D. courageous

Answer: inquisitive. inquisitive means about the same as curious.

Question 5 · One word for many

Which one word means "the study of living things"?

  1. A. library
  2. B. tourist
  3. C. atlas
  4. D. biology ✓

Answer: biology. biology means the study of living things.

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