1001 A+ Question Bank Grammar Year 5

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Unit Topic Pages

1 Adverbs of Degree 1 − 8


Quantifiers + Countable
2 9 − 15
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and Uncountable Nouns
Personal Pronouns (Object Pronouns
3 16 − 24
and Subject Pronouns)


4 Question and Answer 25 − 32

5 Adjectives 33 − 39


Comparative and
6 40 − 46
Superlative Adjectives

7 Present Simple Tense 47 − 53


8 Present Continuous Tense 54 − 60

9 Past Simple Tense 61 − 66


Future Simple Tense and
10 67 − 74
Be Going To Form

11 Sequence Connectors 75 − 80


12 Imperatives 81 − 87

13 Verb + -ing 88 − 94


14 Punctuation 95 − 102


Test 1 103 – 106

Test 2 107 – 111


Test 3 112 – 115

Answer Key 116 − 126






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1 Adverbs of Degree









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1 Adverbs of degree:
• Answer the question how much or how little (the degree)
• Are used before an adjective or adverb
Example: Ali is tired. (This sentence does not tell us how tired Ali is.)
Ali is very tired. (This sentence tells us how tired Ali is.)
• Tell us how strong or how weak an adjective or adverb is

Examples: Eric is quite a good runner.







Tom is a really good runner.







John is an extremely good runner.







2 How to use adverbs of degree:


Type Example

Strong adverbs of degree (i) Krishnan is very good at English as he got
Example: simply, very, really, 85 marks for English.
extremely, totally, too (ii) Samy is really good at English as he got
90 marks for English.
(iii) Maria is extremely good at English as she
got 98 marks for English.
(iv) Krishnan is simply happy as he got high
marks for English.
(v) Maria is totally happy as she got the highest
marks in English.



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Type Example

Weak adverbs of degree

Example: a bit, almost, quite,
rather, just




(i) Kelly’s house is a bit smaller than
Sarina’s house.
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69%
Sales



Vanilla Strawberry
Ice cream flavour
(ii) Vanilla ice cream is quite a popular flavour.







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7 m



Sungai Bahagia Sungai Deras
(iii) Sg. Bahagia is rather deep.





usually usually
wake up at 7 speak Spanish in class
yesterday yesterday
wake up at 8 speak English in class
5. Anita 6. Jerry
Anita usually wakes up at seven.
Yesterday she woke up at eight.
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(iv) “I am almost done with my homework,”
said Peter.

(v) I like the chocolate drink as it was just nice.
(not too much sugar)












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Practice




A There are eight adverbs of degree in the word maze. Circle them and write
them in the space provided below. 8

t o q y l l a t o t


o j u a s t e x t s

i s i y l e m e r i


e x t r e m e l y m


m o e p l y o a l p

o h a r d l y s m l


o s j u s t t h t y


1 5


2 6

3 7

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B Underline the correct answer. 8



1 I could not bathe because the water was (almost , extremely) cold.

2 Moby Dick is (hardly , quite) an interesting movie.


3 When Kassim reached home, Hussein was (just , simply) leaving home.

4 Din’s football team lost the match because they played (very , simply) badly.

5 The girls have been walking for two hours and now they are (almost , completely)
tired.

6 The bride looked (hardly , simply) beautiful in the white gown.

7 The maid finished her work in half an hour because she worked (just , very) quickly.


8 I burnt my tongue because the coffee was (too , quite) hot.


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C Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box. 8


it was too short it was raining too heavily
it was really nice the guests hardly ate anything

it works very well she simply enjoys the challenge

they were too sleepy it is big enough for all the guests.



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1 Cindy did not wear the dress because .

2 I decided to buy the bag because .



3 The wedding will be held in the school hall because .


4 Tina enjoys hiking because .


5 The children decided to sleep because .


6 There is still a lot of food left because .


7 The farmers could not harvest the crop because .


8 My father is still using his old car because .





D Rearrange the words to form sentences. 8



1 late very we getting we quickly were so walked .





2 entered Mina phone the house rang had hardly the when .






3 a too as cold was drink had hot I it .






4 at beautiful of the mountain view simply the top the was .





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1 A almost B completely C too D very


2 A almost B extremely C hardly D quite

3 A completely B hardly C just D too

4 A completely B hardly C just D too

5 A almost B hardly C just D very

6 A almost B hardly C quite D simply
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7 A almost B completely C hardly D quite

8 A almost B hardly C slightly D really


9 A almost B completely C too D very

10 A almost B hardly C just D too







Checkpoint


A Write the sentences with the words in the brackets. 8



1 I don’t know what to do during the holidays. (quite)






2 We had reached home when it began to rain. (almost)






3 That family is poor to buy their daily food. (too)





4 We noticed anything as it was dark. (hardly)






5 The baby is young to look after himself. (too)








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6 Karen likes the cake because it is delicious. (simply)





7 It is cold during winter. (extremely)






8 Why is that car moving slowly? (so)
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B Look at the picture. Then, underline the best answer in the paragraph. 10


























Goldilocks was lost in the jungle. She was (1) (almost , very) hungry. She (2) (almost ,


quite) gave up hope of eating anything. Suddenly, she saw a (3) (just , really) big cottage.

She knocked on the door but nobody opened it. She opened the door and went in. The

cottage was (4) (extremely , rather) clean. Everything was neat and tidy. She was (5) (a bit ,


really) happy to see three bowls of porridge on the table. She smiled broadly. She tasted the

first bowl. It was (6) (a bit , too) hot and she nearly burnt her tongue. The second bowl was

(7) (almost , totally) cold. She did not eat it as she preferred warm porridge. By now, she was


(8) (hardly , quite) upset. She tried the last bowl and it was (9) (quite , simply) perfect! She

was (10) (a bit , so) happy. She ate all the porridge in that bowl. She smiled happily as now

she was full.


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C Circle the correct answer. 8



1 Grandpa is living with us because he is old to take care of himself.

A almost B completely C too D very





2 We did not go out to play as it was hot.
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A almost B extremely C hardly D just





3 Sheila had completed her homework when the lights went out.

A completely B quite C just D too





4 Amnan was late for work because of the traffic jam.

A simply B hardly C just D quite





5 The injured cat can walk.

A almost B hardly C just D very





6 When I reached the bus station, the bus had left.

A a bit B just C quite D simply





7 Carol cannot finish her work on time because she writes slowly.

A almost B completely C hardly D very





8 Puan Aminah is always sad because her children visit her.

A almost B hardly C slightly D really








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Test 1
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A Underline the correct answer.
1 We have not eaten anything since morning and now we are (barely , very) hungry.

2 Are there (any , much) birds on the tree?

3 (They , Them) saved the boy and took (he, him) home.


4 How (tall , heavy) is a gorilla? It is 110 kilogrammes.

5 The (brave , strict) soldiers fought with the terrorists.

6 There is (less , lesser) sugar in the tea than in the coffee.

7 Elephants (has , have) tusks while a deer (has, have) antlers.

8 (Throw , Threw) the paper into the dustbin.


9 Can you (lend , lent) me your dictionary?

10 The butter cake is as (tasty , tastiest) as the chocolate cake.




B Circle the best answer.

1 Turn on the fan. The weather is hot.

A almost B barely C extremely D quite

2 The magician performed tricks at Joe’s birthday party.

A any B many C much D some

3 Cindy is going to Malacca next week. is visiting some historical places.
A He B She C They D We


4 How does it take to reach town?
A far B long C many D much

5 Peacocks have very tail feathers.

A boring B colourful C huge D interesting


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6 I think this is the movie I have ever watched.
A as exciting as B exciting C more exciting D most exciting

7 me a glass of water, please.

A Bring B Get C Send D Take

8 I buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday next week.
A shall B should C will D would


9 To send an email, you should have an email address.
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A first B then C next D finally

10 We some watermelon juice half an hour ago.

A drink B drinks C drank D drunk







C Punctuate the nursery rhyme below with capital letters, full stops, commas, question
marks and quotation marks. Then, rewrite the nursery rhyme.



mary had a little lamb

whose fleece was white as snow
and everywhere that mary went

the lamb was sure to go

it followed her to school one day

which was against the rules

it made the children laugh and play

to see a lamb at school

and so the teacher turned it out

but still it lingered near
and waited patiently about

till mary did appear

why does the lamb love mary so

the eager children cry

why mary loves the lamb you know

the teacher did reply


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Answ er K e y
Answer Key









Unit 1 E 1 D 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 D

PRACTICE 6 D 7 D 8 D 9 D 10 C
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A t o q y l l a t o t
CHECKPOINT
o j u a s t e x t s
A 1 I don’t quite know what to do during the holidays.
i s i y l e m e r i
2 We had almost reached home when it began
e x t r e m e l y m to rain.
3 That family is too poor to buy their daily food.
m o e p l y o a l p
4 We hardly noticed anything as it was dark.
o h a r d l y s m l 5 The baby is too young to look after himself.
o s j u s t t h t y 6 Karen likes the cake because it is simply
delicious.
1 extremely 2 quite 3 too 7 It is extremely cold during winter.
4 almost 5 hardly 6 totally 8 Why is that car moving so slowly?
7 simply 8 just
(In any order)
B 1 very 6 too
2 almost 7 totally
B 1 extremely 2 quite 3 just 3 really 8 quite
4 very 5 completely 6 simply 4 extremely 9 simply
7 very 8 too 5 really 10 so

C 1 because it was too short C 1 C 2 B 3 C 4 D
2 because it was really nice 5 B 6 B 7 D 8 B
3 because it is big enough for all the guests
4 because she simply enjoys the challenge
5 because they were too sleepy Unit 2
6 because the guests hardly ate anything
7 because it was raining too heavily PRACTICE
8 because it works very well A 1 many 2 much 3 much
4 many 5 many 6 much
D 1 We were getting late so we walked very quickly. 7 many 8 much 9 many
2 Mina had hardly entered the house when the 10 much 11 much 12 much
phone rang.
3 I had a cold drink as it was too hot. B 1 any 2 any 3 any 4 some
4 The view at the top of the mountain was 5 some 6 some 7 some 8 any
simply beautiful. 9 Some 10 some 11 some 12 any
5 It snows when it is extremely cold.
6 Salma was totally shocked to see a baby at C 1 any, some 6 much, some
her doorstep. 2 much, some 7 any, any
7 The soup was just warm so Alisha drank it up 3 a lot of, some 8 many, any
quickly.
9 much, many
8 My father wanted to buy the boots but they 4 many, a lot of 10 many, much
some, a lot of
5
were really expensive.
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D 1 some 2 some 3 much 4 much 8 She gave them a bag of crisps.
5 some 6 many 7 a lot of 8 some 9 We visited him.
9 any 10 many 11 many 12 some 10 She baked a cake for him.
13 a lot of 14 much 15 any 16 any
17 some 18 much 19 some 20 some C 1 They 2 they 3 he 4 he
5 It 6 They 7 it 8 they
CHECKPOINT 9 He 10 them 11 He 12 it
13 he 14 it 15 they 16 They
A 1 B 2 D 3 D 4 B 17 her 18 She 19 He 20 they
5 A 6 A 7 C 8 C 21 They 22 they 23 They 24 them
9 B 10 B 11 B 12 A
25 him 26 He 27 he 28 him
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29 they 30 we 31 I 32 we
B 1 D 2 A 3 B 4 A 33 we 34 it 35 we 36 it
5 B 6 C 7 A 8 C 37 It 38 you 39 We 40 me
9 A 10 D 11 D 12 C 41 they 42 they 43 them 44 It
45 He 46 he 47 him 48 you
Unit 3 49 you 50 he
PRACTICE
A 1 We 2 I 3 you 4 they Unit 4
5 her 6 him 7 they 8 she PRACTICE
9 us 10 she 11 them 12 us A 1 How much 2 Are there 3 How deep
4 How many 5 Is there 6 How tall
B 1 They 2 We 3 They 4 It 7 Is there 8 How many
5 It 6 They 7 She 8 We
9 He 10 He 11 It 12 They B 1 Are there 2 How many 3 How many
4 Is there 5 How many 6 How much
C 1 you, me 7 She, it 7 Is there 8 Are there
2 I, they 8 We, us
3 She, us 9 It, me C 2 How deep, It is 11 metres deep.
4 they, me 10 you, she 3 How high, It is 452 metres high.
5 he, It 11 We, they, us 4 How heavy, It weighs 40,000 kg.
6 you, it 12 you, her, it 5 How fast, It travels at 321 kph.
6 How old, It is 80 years old.
D 1 you 2 I 3 you 4 I 7 How often, I go twice a week.
5 I 6 I 7 He 8 I 8 How wide, It is five feet wide.
9 I 10 he 11 I 12 she
13 him 14 her 15 we 16 her D 1 How thick 5 How often
17 I 18 you 2 It has 250 pages. 6 I read every day.
3 Are there 7 How much
CHECKPOINT 4 Yes, there are. 8 It costs RM15.95.

A 1 A 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 B
6 C 7 C 8 D 9 A 10 B E 1 Are there 5 Yes, there are.
2 Yes, there are. 6 Is there
B 1 She adores him. 3 How much 7 there isn’t
2 They are playing with it. 4 Are there 8 How long
3 He gave them some food.
4 We are going to visit them. CHECKPOINT
5 They are visiting her. A 1 C 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 C
6 He made them jump into the ring of fire. 6 C 7 A 8 A 9 C 10 C
7 She is smiling at us.

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