ENGLISH DAILY TEST – GRADE XI (IPA/IPS)
GERUND/TO INFINITIVE
I. Choose the
best answer from A, B, C, D, or E.
1.
In her letter,
Rita said that she was looking forward …. From me again.
a. to hearing c.
to hear e. hearing
b. having hear d.
to being heard
2.
Ali has been
working hard these days. He has to stop …
a. take a good rest c.
taken a good rest e.
taking a good rest
b. to take a good rest d.
for taking a good rest
3.
……. Can improve
our English ability
a. write much c.
writes e. written
much
b. writing much d.
wrote much
4.
…… is a good
leisure time activity
a. to garden c.
gardens e. gardened
b. gardening d.
having gardened
5.
Little children
are usually afraid of … by their mothers.
a. left b. leaving c. to leave d. being left e.
been leaving
6.
We are
astonished at …… a good score for his English test in spite of his poor
English.
a. his getting c.
his gets e. to get
b. getting d.
get
7.
We got used …
our own food when we had to live alone.
a. cook b.
cooked c. cooking d. to cooking e. to cook
8.
We are
interested …. This film.
a. to see b. to
seeing c. in see d. saw e. in seeing
9.
“It is hot in here;
the air conditioner is not working”. Would you mind …. The window please?
a. to open b.
opening c. to be opened d. open e. e. opened
10.
I don’t like
….. to another school.
a. Mira moves c.
Mira’s moving e. Mira
she’s moving
b. Mira moved d.
The moving of Mira
11.
Would you mind
…. So loud?
a. not talk c.
to not talk e. not talking
b. you not talking d.
not to talking
12.
I would
appreciate …. From you.
a. hear b. to
hear c. hears d. hearing e. heard
13.
I am
considering … a new cassette player, because my old one is not working
properly.
a. to buy b.
buying c. buy d. to be buying e. have bought
14.
Dayat keeps ….
Hard.
a. work b. to
working c. working d. works e.
worked
15.
Badu enjoys …
junk food.
a. to eating b. eats c. eat d. eaten e.
to eat
16.
Setiawan is
looking forward to …. Her son.
a. marry b.
marrying c. marries d. be marrying e. married
17.
I go to school
after … breakfast.
a. has b.
have had c. having d. having had e. had
18.
…. Is a bad
habit.
a. to smoking b. smoking c. smokes d.
smoke e. having smoked
19.
You should not
postpone … your duties.
a. doing b. is
doing c. to do d. to doing e. have done
20.
I decide ….. a
rest after getting tired on this work.
a. taking b. take c. takes d. taken e.
to take
21.
When did you
learn … your teacher?
a. respect b. to
respect c. respects d. respected e. respecting
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“When I try to stop laughing,
some of my friends are laughing loudly.”
1 2
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22.
From the
sentence above, the underlined word no. 1 is ….
a. Noun b. Verb c. Adjectives d. Adverb e. Pronoun
23.
From the
sentence above, the underlined word no. 2 is …
a. Noun b. Verb c. Adjectives d. Adverb e. Pronoun
24.
At New Year’s
eve ….. continued until early in the morning.
a. singing and dancing
b. to sing and to dance
c. song and dancing
d. they sing and dance
e. they are singing and dancing
25.
I don’t think
of …. A new car.
a. buying b. to buy c. bought d. buys e.
have been buying
26.
Debby plans ….
Abroad next year.
a. studying b. studied c. to study d. studies e.
study
27.
She ever
claimed …. Related with President SBY, but I didn’t believe it.
a. to be b. has c. have d. being e.
had
28.
“One of the
good activities is reading a book”.
The sentence above is the example of “Gerund” as ….
a. after preposition c.
object e.
after phrase
b. subject d.
after certain verbs
29.
“They discussed
an article about telling the truth”.
The sentence above is the example of “Gerund”…
a. after certain phrase b.
as object e. after
preposition
b. after certain verbs c.
as subject
30.
“Running may be
hard for some people”
The sentence above is the example of “Gerund” …
a. after certain phrase b.
as object e. after
preposition
b. after certain verbs c.
as subject
Table below is for questions number 31 and 32
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1.ADVISE
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4. LEARN
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7. QUIT
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10. AVOID
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2. REGRET
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5. INTEND
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8. DISCUSS
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11. LOOK FORWARD TO
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3. HOPE
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6. ENJOY
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9. TOLERATE
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12. OFFER
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31.
From table above, what “verbs” which
should be followed by Gerund …
a. 1 and 12 c. 9 and 11 e. 4 and 7
b. 3 and 8 d. 2 and 5
32.
From table above, what “verbs” which
should be followed by “To Infinitive” …
a. 2 and 5 c. 7 and 10 e. 5 and 12
b. 1 and 3 d. 11 and 12
33.
The use of “Gerund” can be used as
follows, EXCEPT …
a. Subject c. Adjectives e. after certain phrases
b. Object d. after prepositions
The table below is for questions number 34 and
35.
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1
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Reading a lot is one of the keys to get more
knowledge.
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2
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They are reading some books at the moment
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3
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To measure your skills in English, one of the
ways is listening to music
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4
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Some of the students are listening to the
music at the laboratory
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5
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She told me about operating this machine
effectively
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6
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The teachers are operating the computers at
their table now
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34.
From the table above, “Gerund as object”
can be seen in sentence number ….
a. 1 b. 2 c. 6 d.
4 e. 3
35.
From the table above, the sentence that doesn’t
belong to “Gerund” is number …
a. 1 and 2 b. 3 and 5 c. 5 and 6 d. 3 and
4 e. 4 and 6
36.
He admitted …. In the test.
a. to cheat b. cheats c. cheating d.
cheat e. cheated
37.
Don’t hesitate …. For my help.
a. asking b. asked c. asks d.
to ask e. ask
38.
She is fond of …. Hide and seek.
a. To play b. plays c. playing d.
play e. played
39.
It’s no use …. To him at this time.
a. talks b. talk c. talked d.
to talk e. talking
40.
“We feel like lying on the beach”.
The sentence
above is the example of “gerund” …
a. After
certain verb c. as
subject e. after
preposition
b. after
certain phrase d. as object
II. The
table below is a list of sentence about Gerund/To Infinitive. Write (T) if the
sentence is
TRUE. Write (F) if the sentence is FALSE.
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No.
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Sentence
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T / F
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41.
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Travelling around the world is one of his wants.
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42.
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She recommended to see the show last
night
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43.
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We have to learn to be a good person
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44.
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She told the story without giving a
truth or reality.
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45.
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Would you mind to open the door
please?
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46.
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She failed to return the book to the
library on time
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47.
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He reminds me locking the door
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48.
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I regret telling him my secret
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49.
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I promise going to my friend’s home
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50.
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They denied committing that crime
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