OOPT Basic 2 — Questions and Answers

Question 1: Choose the correct form: 'She ___ to school every day.'

go
goes (Correct answer)
going
gone

Correct answer: goes

'Goes' is the correct third-person singular present simple form for 'she'.

In present simple, third-person singular subjects (he, she, it) require the verb to take an -s or -es ending. 'Go' becomes 'goes' for 'she'. The other options are incorrect: 'go' is used for I/you/we/they, 'going' is a present participle, and 'gone' is a past participle.

Question 2: What is the plural of 'child'?

childs
childes
children (Correct answer)
childrens

Correct answer: children

'Children' is the irregular plural of 'child'.

'Child' has the irregular plural 'children', one of many irregular plurals in English. 'Childs' and 'childes' do not exist, and 'childrens' incorrectly adds -s to an already plural form.

Question 3: Which sentence is in the past simple tense?

I am eating lunch.
I eat lunch every day.
I ate lunch an hour ago. (Correct answer)
I will eat lunch soon.

Correct answer: I ate lunch an hour ago.

'I ate lunch an hour ago' uses the past simple tense with 'ate', the past form of 'eat'.

Past simple describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. 'Ate' is the irregular past simple of 'eat'. Option A is present continuous, option B is present simple, and option D is future simple with 'will'.

Question 4: Choose the correct article: '___ apple a day keeps the doctor away.'

A
An (Correct answer)
The
No article needed

Correct answer: An

'An' is used before words starting with a vowel sound. 'Apple' starts with the vowel 'a'.

The indefinite article 'a' becomes 'an' before words beginning with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u). Since 'apple' begins with the vowel 'a', 'an' is correct. 'The' would imply a specific apple already known to both parties.

Question 5: Which word is an adjective?

quickly
running
beautiful (Correct answer)
happiness

Correct answer: beautiful

'Beautiful' is an adjective used to describe nouns.

'Beautiful' is an adjective that describes nouns (e.g., 'a beautiful day'). 'Quickly' is an adverb, 'running' can be a verb or gerund, and 'happiness' is a noun. Adjectives answer questions like 'What kind?' or 'Which one?'

Question 6: Complete the sentence: 'There ___ many books on the shelf.'

is
are (Correct answer)
was
am

Correct answer: are

'Are' is correct because 'books' is plural and the sentence is in the present tense.

With plural nouns like 'books', the present tense of 'to be' is 'are'. 'Is' is for singular nouns, 'was' is past singular, and 'am' is only used with 'I'. The structure 'There are + plural noun' is the standard existential construction.

OOPT Basic 2

Choose the correct form: 'She ___ to school every day.'