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“She studies hard every day, but she still fails her exams, which surprises everyone.” What is the structure of this sentence?Compound-Complex
[Choose the correct option]A Simple
B Compound
C Complex
D Compound-Complex
✅ Correct Answer: D
Compound-Complex sentence = two or more independent clauses + at least one dependent clause.
“She studies hard every day” = independent clause 1. “She still fails her exams” = independent clause 2 (joined by ‘but’ — coordinating conjunction). “Which surprises everyone” = dependent adjective clause. Two independent + one dependent = Compound-Complex. This is the most advanced sentence structure in English grammar.
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“A ________ of fish swam past the diver in the ocean.” Choose the correct collective noun:Collective Nouns
[Choose the correct option]A herd
B flock
C shoal
D pack
✅ Correct Answer: C
Collective noun for fish = shoal. herd = cattle/elephants. flock = birds/sheep. pack = wolves/dogs.
‘Shoal’ is the correct collective noun for a group of fish swimming together. From the KPK textbook Unit 2 grammar exercise: “shoal = many fish.” Other collective nouns from the same exercise: congregation = many people / fleet = many ships / deck = many cards / suite = many rooms / set = many knives.
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“The navy was assembled in the harbour. A ________ of ships set sail at dawn.” Choose the correct collective noun:Collective Nouns
[Choose the correct option]A gang
B fleet
C bundle
D swarm
✅ Correct Answer: B
Collective noun for ships = fleet. gang = thieves/workers. bundle = clothes/sticks. swarm = insects/bees.
‘Fleet’ is the correct collective noun for a group of ships. From the KPK textbook Unit 2: “fleet = many ships.” Also: a fleet of cars / a fleet of aircraft. Other textbook collective nouns: congregation = people in a church / deck = playing cards / suite = rooms / set = knives or tools.
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“First we went to offer prayers, ________ we went to have dinner together.” Choose the correct time-order transitional word:Time Order Transitions
[Choose the correct option]A however
B afterwards
C therefore
D meanwhile
✅ Correct Answer: B
Time-order transitional words show sequence of events: first / then / next / after that / afterwards / finally / eventually / subsequently.
‘Afterwards’ = after that event / following the prayers. It shows the second action came after the first. ‘However’ = contrast. ‘Therefore’ = result/conclusion. ‘Meanwhile’ = at the same time as something else — which contradicts the sequential meaning here. From the KPK textbook Unit 2 transitional devices exercise.
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“We looked in four stores ________ finding it in one very near our house!” Choose the correct time-order transitional word:Time Order Transitions
[Choose the correct option]A before
B meanwhile
C finally
D as soon as
✅ Correct Answer: C
‘Finally’ = at the end of a series of events / after a long time. It shows the last action in a sequence.
“We looked in four stores finally finding it” — after searching many places, they eventually found it. ‘Finally’ correctly shows the last event in a long sequence. ‘Before’ would reverse the meaning. ‘Meanwhile’ = at the same time. ‘As soon as’ = immediately when — contradicts the idea of searching many stores first. This sentence is directly from the KPK 11th class textbook.
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“Call me ________ you get to the hotel, OK?” Choose the correct time-order transitional word:Time Order Transitions
[Choose the correct option]A until
B as soon as
C meanwhile
D by the time
✅ Correct Answer: B
‘As soon as’ = immediately when / at the very moment that. It shows one action should happen immediately after another.
“Call me as soon as you get to the hotel” = call me immediately when you arrive. The speaker wants the call to happen at the exact moment of arrival — no delay. ‘Until’ = up to a time (would change meaning to “don’t call until”). ‘Meanwhile’ = at the same time. ‘By the time’ = before a specific future point. This sentence is directly from the KPK 11th class textbook.
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“Dogs are not allowed in the mall. ________, the lady that works in the bookstore brings her dog every day.” Choose the correct contrast transitional word:Contrast Transitions
[Choose the correct option]A Therefore
B Furthermore
C Nevertheless
D As a result
✅ Correct Answer: C
‘Nevertheless’ / ‘However’ / ‘In spite of this’ = contrast transitions — used when the second idea is surprising or contradicts the first idea.
“Dogs are not allowed” — yet — “the lady still brings her dog.” This is a contradiction. ‘Nevertheless’ = despite that / in spite of this — correctly shows the unexpected contrast. ‘Therefore’ = result. ‘Furthermore’ = addition. ‘As a result’ = consequence. This sentence is directly from the KPK 11th class textbook transitional devices exercise.
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“I studied very hard for the English test but I barely passed it; ________, my studying efforts were unrewarded in math class too.” Choose the correct transitional word:Contrast/Addition Transitions
[Choose the correct option]A however
B similarly
C therefore
D afterwards
✅ Correct Answer: B
‘Similarly’ = in the same way / likewise. It connects two ideas that share the same quality or result.
The student barely passed English AND the same thing happened in math — both subjects produced poor results despite hard work. ‘Similarly’ correctly links two parallel negative outcomes. ‘However’ = contrast (would suggest math was different). ‘Therefore’ = result/conclusion. ‘Afterwards’ = time sequence. This sentence is directly from the KPK textbook.
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“________ going to sleep, I like to read for half an hour.” Choose the correct transitional word:Time Order Transitions
[Choose the correct option]A After
B During
C Before
D As soon as
✅ Correct Answer: C
‘Before’ + gerund/noun = prior to an action. ‘After’ + gerund/noun = following an action. ‘During’ + noun = throughout a time period.
“Before going to sleep, I like to read” = I read first, then I sleep. Reading happens BEFORE sleeping — so ‘before’ is correct. ‘After going to sleep’ would mean reading happens while asleep — impossible. ‘During going to sleep’ is grammatically wrong — ‘during’ must be followed by a noun, not a gerund. This sentence is directly from the KPK textbook.
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“I didn’t look at the answer ________ finishing the test. I didn’t cheat!” Choose the correct transitional word:Time Order Transitions
[Choose the correct option]A after
B before
C until
D meanwhile
✅ Correct Answer: A
‘After’ + gerund = following the completion of an action. The first action (finishing test) happened before the second action (looking at answer).
“I didn’t look at the answer after finishing the test” = I finished the test first, THEN I looked at the answer — proving no cheating. ‘Before finishing’ would mean looking DURING the test — which IS cheating. ‘Until finishing’ needs a full clause: “until I finished.” ‘Meanwhile’ = at the same time — contradicts the meaning. This sentence is directly from the KPK 11th class textbook.
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