Quiz: News English and Grammar — 10 questions

1. What does the acronym GAMAY represent?

A. Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft

B. Gmail, Amazon, Meta, Android, and Microsoft

C. Google, Amazon, Mozilla, Apple, and YouTube

D. Google, Adobe, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Yahoo

Answer: (A)

Explanation

GAMAY refers to Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft, treated as five separate companies. It does not name a single company or combine unrelated products and services.

2. Which sentence uses “borrow” and “lend” correctly?

A. I lent a book from Maya, and she borrowed it from me.

B. I lent a book from Maya, and she borrowed it to me.

C. I borrowed a book from Maya, and she lent it to me.

D. I borrowed a book to Maya, and she lent it from me.

Answer: (C)

Explanation

To borrow means to receive something temporarily, while to lend means to give something temporarily to another person. The other sentences reverse or misuse the direction of these actions.

3. Which sentence correctly uses the compound modifier before a noun?

A. She took a 2-year exam in June.

B. She took a 2 year exam in June.

C. She took a 2-year exams in June.

D. She took a 2-years exam in June.

Answer: (A)

Explanation

Before a noun, “2-year” is an invariable hyphenated compound modifier, so “year” remains singular. A plural form such as “2 years” is used when expressing duration rather than modifying a noun.

4. Which sentence correctly contrasts a compound adjective with a duration?

A. It was a 2-hour English lesson, and we studied English for 2 hours.

B. It was a 2 hours English lesson, and we studied English for 2-hours.

C. It was a 2-hour English lesson, and we studied English for 2-hour.

D. It was a 2-hours English lesson, and we studied English for 2 hour.

Answer: (A)

Explanation

The compound adjective “2-hour” remains singular and hyphenated before “English lesson,” while the duration is expressed as “2 hours.” The other sentences incorrectly apply compound-adjective formatting to the duration or pluralize the compound adjective.

5. What does the acronym GAMAY stand for in news vocabulary?

A. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Yahoo

B. Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Yahoo

C. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Yahoo

D. Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft

Answer: (D)

Explanation

GAMAY is an acronym for Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft, representing major tech companies. The other options include incorrect or unrelated companies.

6. What does the acronym GAMAY represent in news vocabulary?

A. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Yahoo

B. Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Yahoo

C. Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft

D. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Yahoo

Answer: (C)

Explanation

GAMAY is an acronym for Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft, representing major tech companies. The other options include incorrect or unrelated companies.

7. What is the primary purpose of using a passive voice in a sentence?

A. To highlight the doer of the action

B. To clarify the subject performing the action

C. To make the sentence more active and direct

D. To emphasize the action or the receiver of the action

Answer: (D)

Explanation

The passive voice is used to emphasize the receiver of the action or the result, rather than the doer. It shifts focus from the subject performing the action to the object receiving it.

8. Which statement correctly describes the formation of the passive voice in English?

A. The passive voice is formed by reversing the subject and object of the active sentence.

B. The passive voice uses the auxiliary “do” plus the base form of the main verb.

C. The passive voice is formed with the auxiliary “be” in the required tense and form, followed by the past participle.

D. The passive voice is created by adding “-ed” to the main verb regardless of tense.

Answer: (C)

Explanation

The passive voice is correctly formed with the auxiliary “be” in the appropriate tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. The other options describe incorrect methods of forming passive constructions or are false.

9. How do the headlines about retaliatory attacks and the deadlock in a jury differ in their focus?

A. One describes military actions and the other describes a legal process.

B. One highlights economic issues and the other discusses political deadlock.

C. Both focus on international conflicts and legal disputes.

D. Both are about political decisions and their consequences.

Answer: (A)

Explanation

The headline about retaliatory attacks focuses on military actions, while the deadlock headline discusses a legal process involving jury deliberations. The two headlines differ in their subject matter, one being military and the other legal.

10. What is a likely consequence of the September 11 attacks involving infiltration and flight selection?

A. They prompted the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.

B. They caused the immediate invasion of Afghanistan by US forces.

C. They led to coordinated terrorist attacks in the United States.

D. They resulted in increased security measures at airports worldwide.

Answer: (C)

Explanation

The infiltration and flight selection enabled al-Qaida to carry out coordinated terrorist attacks in the US. Increased security measures and military actions were subsequent responses, but they are not direct consequences of infiltration and flight selection alone.