Headmaster Past Paper 2024 

21. Which of the following words mean extremely bad or appalling?

•       (A) Atrocious
•       (B) Admirable
•       (C) Appealing
•       (D) Average

22. Which sentence is an example of the passive voice?

•       (A) The committee will review the application
•       (B) The application will be reviewed by the committee
•       (C) The committee reviews all applications on Thursday
•       (D) They are reviewing the application in the meeting

23. Choose the sentence that correctly employs the future perfect tense:

•       (A) She will have completed the report by tomorrow
•       (B) He will complete the report
•       (C) They are completing the report by tomorrow
•       (D) She completes the report by tomorrow

24. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure:

•       (A) She likes dancing, to sing, and reading
•       (B) He enjoys playing chess, reading novels, and to jog
•       (C) They were happy, excited, and full of joy
•       (D) She bought a pen, a notebook, and a bottle of ink

25. Which sentence correctly uses a subjunctive mood?

•       (A) If he was taller, he would join the basketball team
•       (B) If he were taller, he would join the basketball team
•       (C) If he is taller, he will join the basketball team
•       (D) If he had been taller, he would have joined the basketball team

26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a cleft sentence:

•       (A) It was the wind that broke the window
•       (B) The wind broke the window
•       (C) The window was broken by the wind
•       (D) The window was broke because of the wind

27. Which sentence correctly uses an elliptical clause to avoid repetition:

•       (A) She likes to ski in winter, and to swim in summer
•       (B) She likes to ski in winter, and swim in summer
•       (C) She likes skiing in winter, and swimming in summer
•       (D) She likes to ski in winter, and swimming in summer

28. Choose the correct Synonym of “Contort”:

•       (A) To twist
•       (B) Remove
•       (C) Hurt
•       (D) Race

29. Choose the correct Synonym of “Sceptical”:

•       (A) Dubious
•       (B) Naive
•       (C) Convinced
•       (D) Startled

30. Choose the correct Synonym of “Onerous”:

•       (A) Light
•       (B) Difficult
•       (C) Burdensome
•       (D) Fluent