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Scientific Grammar Fundamentals

English Grammar

A collection of medium-difficulty English grammar questions utilizing scientific facts and theories as context.

linguistics science education

12 Questions Medium Ages 12+ Oct 12, 2026

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1 The process of photosynthesis _______ glucose from carbon dioxide and water. (Which verb form is correct?)

A convert
B converts
C converting
D have converted

2 Albert Einstein _______ the theory of general relativity in 1915. (Choose the correct past tense verb.)

A develop
B develops
C developed
D developing

3 Oxygen and nitrogen _______ the majority of Earth's atmosphere. (Select the correct subject-verb agreement.)

A makes up
B make up
C is making up
D has made up

4 Water _______ at 100 degrees Celsius under standard atmospheric pressure. (Select the correct verb.)

A boil
B boils
C boiling
D is boil

5 DNA molecules _______ in a double helix structure. (Select the appropriate prepositional phrase.)

A are arranged
B arranges
C is arranging
D arrange

6 Sir Isaac Newton, _______ formulated the laws of motion, was a physicist. (Select the correct relative pronoun.)

A which
B whom
C who
D whose

7 The heart _______ blood throughout the human body to sustain life. (Select the verb that completes this biological fact.)

A pump
B pumps
C pumping
D are pumped

8 Protons and neutrons _______ the atomic nucleus. (Choose the correct phrasal verb.)

A make out
B make off
C make up
D make down

9 Unlike mammals, birds _______ teeth. (Select the correct negative verb form.)

A do not have
B does not have
C is not having
D has not

10 The speed of light _______ approximately 299,792 kilometers per second. (Select the correct verb.)

A measure
B measures
C are measuring
D measured

11 If a solid _______ heat, its molecules vibrate more rapidly. (Complete the conditional sentence.)

A absorb
B absorbs
C absorbed
D absorbing

12 Venus is the second planet from the Sun, _______ it is the hottest. (Choose the correct conjunction.)

A because
B although
C yet
D since

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