TOPIC 1 VERBS

Set 1 (Verbs)

1. My parents ______ at my cousin’s wedding dinner last night.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

2. Each of this bracelets _______ a few hundred ringgit.

A. cost B. costs C. is cost D. are cost

3. Mr Lee and his family _______ to travel to Australia soon.

A. hope B. hopes C. is hoping D. were hoping

4. Education _____ the key to a brighter future.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

5. The team ______ warming up in the field before the game ______ .
A. is, start B. is, starts C. are, start D. are, starts

6. The trousers _____ too loose for him.

A. is B. are C. were D. --

7. My brother _____ to wear his jeans every day.

A. like B. likes C. liked D. is liking

8. Either Annie or her siblings _______ taking part in the singing competition.
A. is B. are C. were D. --

9. Mr Muthu ________ watching horror movies but his wife ________ comedy
movies.
A. like, prefers B. likes, prefer C. likes, prefers D. like, prefer

10. The sun ______ in east and ______ in west.

A. rise, sets B. rises, set C. rises, sets D. rise, set
11. Twenty-two _____ his all time lucky number.
A. is B. are C. were D. --

12. Every year, Siew Mei ___________ Chinese New Year with her grandparents
who ________ in Kulim.
A. celebrate, stay C. celebrates, stays
B. celebrates, stay D. celebrate, stays
13. A lot of information ________ needed before you can start the
project.
A. is B. are C. was D. were

14. He can _______ some bookmarks for the charity sale.

A. make B. makes C. made D. making

15. 300 kilometres _______ a long journey to travel.

A. is B. are C. were D. --

16. Neither the players nor you ______ coming late for the practice.
A. is B. are C. were D. --

17. Either your father or your mother _____ to attend the meeting.
A. has B. have C. had D. --

18. Nobody _____ allowed to enter the room without permission.

A. is B. are C. were D. --

19. The choir _______ beautifully.

A. sing B. sings C. singing D. sung

20. Water ______ important to living things.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

Set 2 (Verbs)

1. AIDS _____ a deadly disease which is feared by many people.

A. is B. are C. were D. --

2. People in Africa ________ serious starvation every year.

A. suffer B. suffers C. suffered D. is suffering
3. Mathematics ________ my favourite subject in school.
A. is B. are C. were D. --

4. The jeans cannot _______ on him.

A. fit B. fits C. fitting D. --

5. Everyone in school _____ gone home.

A. has B. have C. had D. --

6. After a tiring day, Francis _______ a good rest at home.

A. take B. takes C. taken D. taking

7. The furniture ______ the house well.

A. suit B. suits C. is suited D. are suited

8. That newly-wed couple _______ for their honeymoon trip to Bali last
week.
A. go B. goes C. gone D. went

9. Ten years ________ to be a long time before retirement.

A. seem B. seems C. are seemed D. --

10. Till now, all of us _____ afraid of Mr Lee, our English teacher.
A. is B. are C. was D. were

11. Both the twins ___________ their parents.

A. resemble B. resembles C. resembled D.
resembling

12. All but Emma ________ paid the fees.

A. has B. have C. having D. --

13. None of them ________ football.

 A. play B. plays C. playing D. played

14. Someone ________ unlocked the safe.

A. has B. have C. having D. --

15. The students ________ not know how to ____ the sums.
A. do, does B. does, do C. do, do D. does, does

16. _______ anyone seen my wallet?

A. Is B. Are C. Has D. Have

17. Whales ______ birth to their young.

A. give B. gives C. giving D. given

18. Please _______ the phone when it ________ .

A. answer, ring B. answers, ring C. answers, rings D.
answer, rings

19. Women ______ prohibited to enter this room.

A. is B. are C. was D. --

20. The lake ________ in winter.

A. freeze B. freezes C. freezing D. froze

Answers for Topic 1 Verbs :

Set 1
Set 2
1D 11 A
1A 11 A
2B 12 C
2A 12 B
3A 13 A
3A 13 B
4A 14 A
4A 14 A
5B 15 A
5A 15 C
6A 16 B
6B 16 C
7B 17 A
7B 17 A
8A 18 A
8D 18 D
9C 19 B
9B 19 B
10 C 20 A
10 B 20 B