Diagnostic Test © T. H.
Yeoh C Complete the following sentences with verbs of
A Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, or -.
1 My sister works as ________ nurse.
2 He returned me ___________ book he
borrowed from me last week.
3 My mother goes to ________ market every
morning.
4 She placed her mobile phone on _______ top of
her refrigerator.
5 _________ sun rises in the east.
6 I have _______ very expensive watch.
7 Johan is __________ engineer.
8 We have _______ dinner at six in the evening.
9 I would to speak to __________ headmaster of
the school.
10 There is _________ university in the state of
Pahang.
B Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1 I prefer tea ________ coffee.
2 Who has the key ___ this room?
3 The doctor comes _____ Monday only.
4 They wake up ______ six in the morning.
5 Krishnan will attend the course _______ June.
6 Gopal was born ___________ 1993.
7 The man leaned _________ the wall while
waiting for his bus.
8 He promised to help me _________ my work
but he did not do so.
9 A thief broke ___________ the rich man’s
house.
10 My father told me __________ when I showed
him my report card because I failed in almost
all the subjects.
11 My brother is fond __________ ice cream.
12 We marveled __________ the ability of the boy
who could speak five languages fluently.
13 Lina was angry ________ Liza for taking her
ruler without permission.
14 My father was angry ________ my brother’s
rude behaviour.
15 I agree ________ you that smoking is bad for
health.
16 We have agreed __________ a date to hold a
grand party.
17 All of us should dispose ________ rubbish
properly.
18 The student was punished by the disciplinary
teacher ___________ coming to school late.
19 We helped ourselves ___________ the food
served there.
20 They accused him ___________ shoplifting.
the right tenses.
1 I __________ not ________ (see) him for a
long time.
2 It __________________ (rain) heavily when I
came out of my house.
3 She ___________ (go) to church every Sunday
morning.
4 Mazlan ________________ (run) in the field
now.
5 We ______________ (visit) you next week.
6 Albert ___________________ (take) his
breakfast before he _____________ (go) to
school.
7 The teacher made him ____________ (write)
one hundred sentences.
8 The sick pupil __________ (not) ___________
(come) to school for three days.
9 If you __________________ (ask) me I
_________________________ (help) you then.
10 I ___________________________ (finish) by
four in the afternoon.
D Fill in the blanks with correct phrasal verbs.
1 The accident ___________________ (occurred)
two hours ago.
2 She __________________ (resembles) her
sister.
3 The student suddenly ________________
(fainted) because she could not stand the heat of
the sun.
4 My grandfather __________________ (die) last
year.
5 The firemen managed to __________________
(extinguish) the fire.
6 Amy _______________ (wore) a new dress
today.
7 The meeting was ________________
(postponed) till next week because of the flash
flood.
8 The gathering was _____________________
(cancelled) because the organizer failed to get a
permit from the police for doing so.
9 I will _________________ (visit) you when I go
to Kuala Lumpur.
10 Nursing ________________ (required)
compassion and patience.
Name: ____________________________________
Date: ________________
__________________ marks.