English Training Program - Week 3 - Quiz, Trivia & Questions

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I ________, and I didn't mean what I ____.
- Was angry, said
- Angry, was say
- Was angry, was said

About This Quiz

This quiz is part of the English Training Program for Week 3, focusing on past actions and verb forms to enhance grammar skills.

English Training Program - Week 3 - Quiz

2.

From what I know, he did not _____ her girlfriend.
- Hit
- Hitted
- Hitting
Correct Answer

A. Hit

Explanation

"Did not" is always followed by infinitives (He did not go, He did not do)
"Hitted" is not a word.

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3.

In 2012, I ___________ at Microsoft.
- Worked
- Working
- Was worked
Correct Answer

A. Worked

Explanation

- "I working" is grammatically incorrect.
- "I was worked" means "Saya dikerjain" (passive instead of active)
- "I worked" is the correct answer.

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4.

I was sleeping when you ____________ the door.
- Knocking
- Knocked
- Was knocking
Correct Answer

A. Knocked

Explanation

Past Continuous (Ongoing situation) is usually paired with Past Simple (which usually describes interruption)

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5.

"We ___________ information about you before you _______ a deal with us."
- Gathering, making
- Were gathered, were made
- Had gathered, made
Correct Answer

A. Had gathered, made

Explanation

Past perfect (I had done something) is used to describe something before an action done in the past.
To put it simply, past perfect is "the past of the past".

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6.

"I arrived before everyone arrived." Which sentence is the most suitable replacement for the one above?
- I had arrived before everyone did.
- I arrived before everyone was arriving.
- Before I arrived, everyone arrived.
Correct Answer

A. I had arrived before everyone did.

Explanation

The explanation will be given after you answer Question number 8.

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7.

I used to ______ to the forest, but as I grew up, I became terrified of it.
- Went
- Going
- Go
Correct Answer

A. Go

Explanation

"used to" (past habits) is typically followed by infinitives (V1)

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8.

A: "Why did the chicken __________ the road?" B: "I don't know." A: "To get to an idiot's house." B: "Wha-." A: "Knock knock." B: "Who's there?" A: "The chicken."
- Cross
- Crosses
- Crossed
Correct Answer

A. Cross

Explanation

Why did it do something? (NOT "Why did it doing something" or "Why did it does" something")

Why did the chicken cross the road?

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9.

I __________ of money when suddenly your boss called me for an interview.
- Did running out
- Was running out
- Was run out
Correct Answer

A. Was running out

Explanation

Past Continuous (Ongoing situation) is usually paired with Past Simple (which usually describes interruption)

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10.

______________ to get away when he arrived at your house?
- You were trying
- Did you trying
- Were you trying
Correct Answer

A. Were you trying

Explanation

a. Since the sentence is a question, "You were trying" is incorrect.

b. "Did you trying" is incorrect. The word "did" changes the verb into infinitives. (Did you go? Did you find it?)

c. "Were you trying" is the best answer to formulate a question.

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