с тестом 2. Choose the proper form of the verbs and fill in the blanks.
1. It … interesting to read this novel.
A. be B. would be C. would D. should
2. It … to the point to retell this story.
A. will B. might C. would be D. be
3. It is necessary that he … this piece of writing.
A. might C. should judge
B. might judge D. judges
4. It is useful that she … this poem by heart.
A. learn C. might learn
B. learns D. should
5. The teacher suggested that you … this dialogue.
A. should dramatize C. dramatized
B. should D. might
6. I wish you … there.
A. were B. was C. are D. is
7. I brought the journal so that you … this article.
A. might read C. will read
B. have read D. should have read
8. If she had that novel, she … it.
A. would read C. will read
B. read D. has read
9. They were sure that she … right.
A. were B. was C. is D. will be
10. They say that you … a student.
A. is B. am C. was D. are
3. The text contains different mistakes: 4 — in spelling, 2 — in grammar. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the text.
English literature is reach literature. It include masterpieces in many
literary forms, particulaly the novel, the short story, epik and lyric poetry,
the essay, literary criticism and drama. English literature is also one of the
oldest national literatures in the Western world. English authors writen impotant literary works as early as the 700s AD.
4. Answer the multiple-choice questions about literature.
1. How many main divisions has literature?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
2. What are the examples of narrative writing?
A. Poetry and drama.
B. Novels and short stories.
C. Skills and muscles.
3. What are the major forms of drama?
A. Tragedy and poetry.
B. Tragedy and comedy.
C. Lyric and narrative.
4. What are the main types of poetry?
A. Tragedy and comedy.
B. Biography and autobiography.
C. Lyric, narrative and dramatic.
To choose the correct form of the verb, we need to determine the appropriate auxiliary verb. In this case, "would" is the correct auxiliary verb to indicate a hypothetical situation.
2. It would be to the point to retell this story.
Again, we need to choose the correct auxiliary verb to indicate a hypothetical situation. In this case, "would be" is the appropriate choice.
3. It is necessary that he should judge this piece of writing.
In this sentence, we need to use the verb "should judge" to indicate the necessity of the action.
4. It is useful that she learns this poem by heart.
Here, the verb "learns" is used to convey the usefulness of the action.
5. The teacher suggested that you should dramatize this dialogue.
In this case, we use the verb "should dramatize" to indicate the suggestion made by the teacher.
6. I wish you were there.
To express a hypothetical or unreal situation, we use the past subjunctive form of the verb, which is "were" in this case.
7. I brought the journal so that you might read this article.
To express a purpose or intention, we use the auxiliary verb "might" in this sentence.
8. If she had that novel, she would read it.
In this conditional sentence, we use the auxiliary verb "would" to indicate the hypothetical consequence of having the novel.
9. They were sure that she was right.
The verb "was" is used to indicate the past tense of the verb "to be" in this sentence.
10. They say that you are a student.
In this sentence, we use the present tense form of the verb "to be," which is "are," to indicate the current state.
Regarding the text containing mistakes, here is the corrected version:
English literature is rich literature. It includes masterpieces in many literary forms, particularly the novel, the short story, epic and lyric poetry, the essay, literary criticism, and drama. English literature is also one of the oldest national literatures in the Western world. English authors have written important literary works as early as the 700s AD.
Answering the multiple-choice questions about literature:
1. How many main divisions has literature?
The correct answer is B. Three.
2. What are the examples of narrative writing?
The correct answer is B. Novels and short stories.
3. What are the major forms of drama?
The correct answer is B. Tragedy and comedy.
4. What are the main types of poetry?
The correct answer is C. Lyric, narrative, and dramatic.