The Sermon at Benaras 3


The Sermon at Benaras Tests πŸ‘‡


 
Grammar and Vocabulary 2

1. “The Buddha preached his first sermon at Benares.” — What is the tense used here?

  • Simple present tense
  • Present perfect tense
  • Simple past tense
  • Future tense

2. “Kisa Gotami had an only son.” — Which word shows possession?

  • Gotami’s
  • Had
  • Only
  • Son

3. “She went from house to house.” — What part of speech is *from*?

  • Noun
  • Verb
  • Preposition
  • Adjective

4. “She was filled with grief.” — What is the subject in this sentence?

  • She
  • Filled
  • Grief
  • Was

5. “She went to the Buddha.” — Change this into a question.

  • Did she go to the Buddha?
  • She goes to the Buddha?
  • Is she go to the Buddha?
  • Has she gone to the Buddha?

6. “The Buddha spoke kindly to her.” — Which word is an adverb?

  • Kindly
  • Buddha
  • Spoke
  • Her

7. “There was a woman named Kisa Gotami.” — What type of sentence is this?

  • Interrogative sentence
  • Exclamatory sentence
  • Declarative sentence
  • Imperative sentence

8. “She lost her only child.” — Change this into the negative.

  • She did not lose her only child.
  • She does not lose her only child.
  • She didn’t lost her only child.
  • She not lose her only child.

9. “She was full of sorrow.” — Identify the adjective.

  • Was
  • Sorrow
  • Full
  • Of

10. “He said to her, ‘Bring me a handful of mustard seeds.’” — Change into indirect speech.

  • He said her to bring him a handful of mustard seeds.
  • He told her to brings mustard seeds.
  • He told her that bring him mustard seeds.
  • He told her to bring him a handful of mustard seeds.

11. “Kisa Gotami went out in search of mustard seeds.” — What does *in search of* mean?

  • To look for
  • To think about
  • To work for
  • To run away from

12. “The Buddha wanted her to learn a lesson.” — Which word is the infinitive?

  • To learn
  • Wanted
  • Lesson
  • Her

13. “She knocked at many doors.” — What is the plural form of *door*?

  • Doors
  • Doories
  • Doores
  • Doores

14. “She could not find a house free from death.” — What does *free from death* mean?

  • Where no one has died
  • Where people are free
  • Where someone has died
  • Where there are no plants

15. “She realized that death is common to all.” — Identify the conjunction.

  • That
  • Death
  • Common
  • All

16. “She was too weary to speak.” — What does *weary* mean here?

  • Tired
  • Strong
  • Lazy
  • Happy

17. “All living beings must die.” — Which word is a modal verb?

  • All
  • Living
  • Must
  • Beings

18. “She sat by the roadside, thinking.” — What kind of verb is *thinking*?

  • Past participle
  • Infinitive
  • Present participle
  • Main verb

19. “The Buddha taught her the truth.” — Change into passive voice.

  • The truth was teach by Buddha.
  • She is taught truth by Buddha.
  • She was taught the truth by the Buddha.
  • The Buddha teaches her the truth.

20. “The Buddha’s face shone with peace.” — What figure of speech is used in *shone with peace*?

  • Simile
  • Personification
  • Metaphor
  • Alliteration

21. “She found no house where no one had died.” — What does this sentence show?

  • Power of kindness
  • Universality of death
  • Love for wealth
  • Pride of life

22. “He said to the people, ‘Be calm and composed.’” — Identify the verb form.

  • Imperative
  • Indicative
  • Interrogative
  • Exclamatory

23. “She learned the lesson of life.” — What is the object in this sentence?

  • Learned
  • The lesson of life
  • She
  • Life

24. “He attained enlightenment.” — What is the meaning of *attained*?

  • Achieved
  • Forgot
  • Lost
  • Avoided

25. “She understood that death spares none.” — What does *spares none* mean?

  • No one escapes death
  • All are saved
  • Only few die
  • Some are spared

26. “The Buddha preached the truth fearlessly.” — Identify the adverb.

  • Preached
  • Truth
  • Fearlessly
  • Buddha

27. “She accepted the truth humbly.” — What is the root word of *accepted*?

  • Accept
  • Accepting
  • Accepts
  • Acceptance

28. “Death is inevitable.” — What does *inevitable* mean?

  • Unavoidable
  • Strange
  • Painful
  • Unknown

29. “People listened to his sermon with attention.” — Which preposition is used?

  • With
  • To
  • For
  • At

30. “She bowed before the Buddha.” — Change into present tense.

  • She bows before the Buddha.
  • She bow before the Buddha.
  • She bowed before Buddha.
  • She is bowing before Buddha.

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