Can You Pass A 1950s English Test?
Quiz: Can You Pass a 1950s English Test?
1. Grammar: Identify the part of speech for the underlined word.
“The cat sat on the mat.”
a) Noun
b) Verb
c) Adjective
d) Adverb
2. Sentence Diagramming: Diagram the following sentence.
“The dog barked loudly.”
(Provide space for the diagram)
(You can ask respondents to describe how they would diagram this sentence in words, or provide options on how to break it down)
3. Spelling: Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
a) Accommodate
b) Acommodate
c) Acommodete
d) Accomodate
4. Punctuation: Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
a) She said she would come but she never arrived.
b) She said she would come, but she never arrived.
c) She said, she would come but she never arrived.
d) She said she would come but, she never arrived.
5. Tenses: Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.
“Yesterday, she ____ to the store.”
a) go
b) gone
c) went
d) going
6. Sentence Correction: Identify the error in the following sentence.
“Each of the students have their own book.”
a) Each
b) students
c) have
d) their
7. Vocabulary: What does the word “gregarious” mean?
a) Shy and reserved
b) Friendly and social
c) Angry and aggressive
d) Sad and melancholic
8. Spelling Bee: Spell the following word.
“Separate”
(Provide space for respondents to write their answer)
9. True or False: In the 1950s, sentence structure was considered less important than creativity in writing.
a) True
b) False
Scoring:
- 8-9 Correct: You’d definitely pass a 1950s English test with flying colors!
- 5-7 Correct: Not bad! You have a good grasp of English, but a little brushing up on the basics wouldn’t hurt.
- 3-4 Correct: Time to hit the books! A few more grammar lessons will have you acing these tests in no time.
- 0-2 Correct: It looks like you could use a refresher on 1950s English skills. Don’t worry; we all start somewhere!
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