Sample Test #1

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Part I, Frequently Misspelled Words

Identify and select the correctly spelled word. If the correct spelling is not given, select D.

1)

A. necessary B. neccesary C. neccessary D. correct spelling not listed  

2)

A. accomodate B. accommodate C. acommodate D. correct spelling not listed  

3)

A. embarass B. embarras C. emberrass D. correct spelling not listed  

4)

A.privledge B. priviledge C. privilege D. correct spelling not listed  

5)

A. intefere B. intrefere C. interfere D. correct spelling not listed  

6)

A. commitee B. comittee C. committee D. correct spelling not listed  

7)

A. callender B. calender C. calendar D. correct spelling not listed  

8)

A. permenant B. permenent C. permanent D. correct spelling not listed  

9)

A. definetly B. definitly C. definitely D. correct spelling not listed  

10)

A. judgment B. judgement C. judgmente D. correct spelling not listed  

11)

A. irrelevant B. irrelevent C. irrelavant D. correct spelling not listed  

12)

A. reccommend B. recommend C. recomend D. correct spelling not listed  

13)

A. aledge B. alledge C. allege D. correct spelling not listed  

14)

A. occasion B. occassion C. ocassion D. correct spelling not listed  

15)

A. cemetery B. cemetary C. cematary D. correct spelling not listsed  

 

 

Part II, Frequently Confused Words and Irregular Verbs

For the following sentences, select the letter corresponding with the word that correctly completes the sentence. If there is no correct choice, choose letter D.

16)

My favorite thing to do is
---- 		about the house all day.  

17)

You must wear the proper
------- 		if you want to get into that club.  

18)

If you don't empty your pockets, you will
----- 		change on that roller coaster.  
         

 

19)

I think this umbrella is
------ 		.  

20)

She doesn't know
-------- 		the children are coming this afternoon.      

21)


------- 		umbrella is this?  

22)

The dog ran into
--- 		doghouse when the storm hit.  

23)


------- 		car stalled, so they might be late to the party.  

24)

The crew
----- 		up the props while the actors waited in the wings.  

25)

The amount I studied had a great
-------- 		on my test grade.  

 

 

Part III, Identifying parts of speech and parts of a sentence

For 26-32, identify the underlined words as one of the following parts of speech:

a) noun (noun)

b) pronoun (pro)

c) verb (vb)

d) adjective (adj)

e) adverb (adv)

 

26-27)

 
     
       
My
---
date felt
bad
----
about being late.  

 

28-30)

   
         
         
 
No
written
--------
contract for a new
lease
------
has been submitted to
them.
------
 

 

31-32)

         
 
         
The dancer's injured knee
healed
-------
well
-----
 after the operation.    

 

For 33-40, identify the underlined words as one of the following parts of a sentence:

a) simple subject (ss)

b) simple predicate (sp)

c) direct object (do)

d) indirect object (io)

e) object of a preposition (op)

 

33-35)

 
       
     
               
Joe
---
 gave the new
teacher
--------
some important
tips
----
on how to keep the children under control.

 

36-37)

   
                 
Susan
is
--
 the
girl
 voted most likely to
succeed
 in
business.
----------

 

38-40)

 
       
       
 
Nothing
--------
 could have prepared
us
--
for that killer
exam.
------
 

 

 

Part IV, General Language Skills

In each of the following sentences, identify the error in punctuation, grammar, word usage or spelling, and select the letter that corresponds with the underlined error. There is not more than one error per sentence. If the sentence is correct as written, choose E. Ignore extra spacing.

41.

A
      
B
     C   D  
Sometimes
------------		 I wish I were
-----		 18 years -
- 		old
- 		again.  

42.

            A B         C
D
                    
If I pass the Language Skills Test
-
- 		I will start taking journalism
- 		classes
-------- 		next semester.      
 
         

43.

A
               B
C
    
D
        
You're
-------		 going to be late for your appointment ;
- 		it's
---		 9 a.m. already.
--------
   

44.

  A
  B                    
C
 D              
The drill
-		 instructor
 warned he
--		 and his fellow recruits that they would have to do pushups
---------
- 		if they responded incorrectly.  
   

45.

        A   B        
C
  
D
                    
After the May 3
- 		tornado ,
- 		many Oklahomans discovered they had
---		 neighbors that
----		 cared.  
               

46.

   
A
           B C           D                
The music which
-------		 I listen to most is jazz
- 		;
- 		I'm really not sure why .
- 		 
             

47.

           
A
         B C  
D
                  
"I'll go to the dance with whomever
------------ 		you think will say
- 		yes,"
- 		the desperate
-----------		 young man said.  
         

48.

        A        
B
        
C
       D  
I recently met Pepe ,
- 		a student from Spain whom
------		 is studying for a
master's
---
degree in international finance.
- 		 
 

49.

     
A
       B          
C
    
D
              
When you are through
--------		 with the exam ,
- 		hand it in to the graduate
-		 assistant
 or myself
-------		 .  
         

50.

      A         B
C
D
                       
Four grocery bags
- 		full of party favors
- 		were
-----
stole
----- 		.    
                   

51.

 
A
    
B
   C
D
                                
My bosses
-------- 		rules are too
---		 harsh ;
- 		they're
-------- 		enforced without tolerance.  
                       

52.

      A             B         C              
D
    
I asked the librarian
- 		to order the book for me ,
- 		but one problem remains :
- 		I need the book to do this
week's
---
assignment.  

53.

            A   B              
C
     D            
She's been training for five months ,
- 		however ,
- 		I don't think she'll be able to successfully
------------- 		complete a marathon.
- 		 
         

54.

  A B   C    
D
    
                         
Our son
-
-
Brian
- 		is the older
-----		 of five children.    
                     

55.

A
 B     C                
D
                    
Principle
---------
- 		Mary Smith
- 		will give an announcement on the intercom during eighth
------- 		period.  
               

56.

A
  
B
        
C
      
D
                        
She
---- 		and him
---- 		sang solos in last
year's
---
Christmas production of
Handel's
---
"Messiah."  
                   

57.

  A     B    
C
  
D
                            
The judges
- 		will vote
- 		based on their
----- 		personal
opinions
-
.  
                       

58.

     
A
    B    
C
   D                      
The school dance

which
-------

I enjoyed most


-

was
 the sixth
----- 		grade
- 		"Howdy
 Dance."    
             

59.

  A
B
  
            C        
D
                  
Jerame ,
- 		who
---- 		the talent
 scout
 said had the most potential ,
- 		broke his leg during
Saturday's
---
 performance.  
             

60.

A
 B      
C
 D                                      
Myself
-------
- 		and the other
employees
---
- 		would like a raise.  
                           

61.

  A
B
C
    
D
                                      
The political
- 		apparatus
-----------		 are
---		 not functioning correctly
---------- 		.  
                                 

62.

  A        
B
     C    
D
                          
"One -
- 		third of the children were
-----		 sick today ,
- 		" the
nurse's
---
 aid said.  
                   

63.

         
A
         B   C     D                  
A few
 of the secret
ingredients

-
in my dipping sauce
- 		are ;
- 		catsup,
 Worcestershire Sauce,
- 		and mustard spice.  
         

64.

 
A
  
B
C
         D                            
He
shouldn't
---
 feel too
---		 badly
------		 about making that mistake ;
- 		everybody does.  
                     

65.

A
      
B
       C         D                    
That
----- 		pair of shoes are
---		 similar to mine ;
- 		the shoes look good
- 		but aren't very comfortable.  
         

66.

        A         B
C
         D                
I don't think the group
- 		, as a whole ,
- 		were
----- 		part of the decision -
- 		making process.  
         

67.

     
A
    
B
     C        
D
                  
The game was canceled
---------- 		due to averse
-------		 weather conditions ,
- 		which I'm sure the
parents
--
 didn't mind.  
           

68.
A
B
   C  
D
                                
The
 questionnaire
--------------- 		data was
---- 		outdated ,
- 		the professor
----------- 		asserted.  
                           

69.

 
A
              
B
   C        
D
              
I definitely
---------- 		suspect that the data he gave me are
---		 false ,
- 		because he isn't very studious
--------- 		.  
         

70.

 
A
    
B
  
C
  
D
                              
The liberal
-		 arts
 student sat
---		 her backpack
----------- 		down loudly
------- 		.  
                         

71.

     
A
  
B
C
      
D
                          
The three best
player's
---
 shoes were
----- 		terribly
-------- 		muddy after the ballgame
----------		 .  
                     

72.

 
A
    
B
C
          
D
                        
I recommend
-------------		 that these
rooms
--
 be
--		 cleaned within the next two
hours
--
 .  
                   

73.

     
A
B
C
      
D
    
Most of your

brother's
---

 toys
- 		were yours'
------- 		when you were a toddler.
-------- 		 
 

74.

 
A
         B     C    
D
                        
" Lets
----- 		not leave our Christmas lights
- 		up year
- 		round," the unhappy
---------- 		woman said.  
                 

75.

A
         B         C        
D
                  
Whose
-------- 		costume do you think
- 		is the most creative ?
- 		I think the one which
------- 		looks like Groucho Marx is the best.  
 

76.

   
A
  
B
 C      
D
                  
After two
years'
---
 of emotional rebuilding
-----------		 ,
- 		I am finally feeling all right.
--------- 		 
               

77.

   
A
  
B
        
C
D
                          
Neither Melissa nor
---- 		her
sisters
 agrees
-------		 on the quality of their
-----
mother's
---
 cooking.  
                     

78.

     
A
        
B
             C         D        
My siblings , who
----		 lived in New York
City,
-
 moved back to Springfield , Mo.
- 		after the September 11
- 		attacks.  
   

79.

A
    
B
        
C
  
D
                            
You're
-------- 		the girl who's
-------		 brother was sent to counsel
--------- 		those whose
------- 		loved ones were lost in the terrorist attacks.  
         

80.

A
      
B
  
C
D
                                  
It's
---- 		not my fault they're
-------- 		late. You're
-------- 		their
----- 		supervisor.  
                             

 

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