Tips for answering questions

  • Read the question carefully.

  • Read the text carefully.

  • When you are looking for subject-verb agreement, check that:
    • a singular subject has a singular verb form
    • a plural subject has a plural verb form.

  • When you are checking tenses, look for consistency and correct verb forms.

  • Watch out for the verb to be - this is a favourite in the test. The common error is a singular subject with a plural verb form (e.g. I were, he were, it were) or a plural subject with a singular verb form (e.g. we was, they was).

  • Check your answer before you move on.