Sample Test #2
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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. liaison | B. liason | C. laison | D. correct spelling not listed |
2)
A. accesible | B. accessable | C. accessible | D. correct spelling not listed |
3)
A. proffesor | B. professor | C. proffessor | D. correct spelling not listed |
4)
A. gaurantee | B. garauntee | C. guarantee | D. correct spelling not listed |
5)
A. pasttime | B. passtime | C. pastime | D. correct spelling not listed |
6)
A. irresistable | B. irresistible | C. irressistable | D. correct spelling not listed |
7)
A.miscelaneous | B. missellaneous | C. miscelleneous | D. correct spelling not listed |
8)
A. assasin | B. assassin | C. asassin | D. correct spelling not listed |
9)
A. tradgedy | B. trajedy | C. tragedy | D. correct spelling not listed |
10)
A. seige | B. seidge | C. siege | D. correct spelling not listed |
11)
A. maneuver | B. manuver | C. manuever | D. correct spelling not listed |
12)
A. excercise | B. exercize | C. exercise | D. correct spelling not listed |
13)
A. ocurred | B. occured | C. ocured | D. correct spelling not listed |
14)
A. believeable | B. believable | C. believible | D. correct spelling not listed |
15)
A. parallel | B. paralel | C. parralel | 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)
He | _____ | the | team | through | a | tough | season. |
17)
The | discussion | focused | on | the | _____________ | of | integrity. |
18)
He | was | told | that | he | had | a | right | to | _____________ | and | that | everything | he | said | could | be | used | against | him. |
19)
We | like | to | hire | applicants | ___________ | references | are | professional. |
20)
Please | _____ | the | book | on | the | desk | when | you're | finished. |
21)
She | _____ | the | books | in | the | corner. |
22)
His | ______________ | hall | adviser | had | him | kicked | out | of | the | dorms. |
23)
You | can't | always | tell | a | book | by | ____ | cover. |
24)
_________ | invited | to | the | party | this | weekend. |
25)
That | car | is | __________. |
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)
She
---- |
is | uncomfortable |
wearing
|
fancy | clothes. |
27-28)
She |
thought
---------- |
her
---- |
sister | was | coming |
to
|
the | party. |
29)
The | bell | rang |
loudly.
-------- |
30-31)
The | tree | provides |
shade
------- |
on |
sunny
-------- |
days. |
32)
The | team | played |
its
--- |
worst | game | Sunday. |
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)
There
|
is | nothing | wrong |
with
|
this |
sentence.
---------- |
34-36)
The | disgruntled |
worker
--------- |
showed |
me |
her |
letter
------ |
of | resignation | before | submitting | it | to | her | boss. |
37-38)
None
------- |
of | these |
clothes
-------- |
seems
|
to | fit. |
39-40)
We |
caught
-------- |
six |
bass
----- |
and | cooked | them | on | the | campfire. |
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 | ||||||||||||
Sarah, | the |
oldest |
of |
Jim's
--- |
two | daughters |
,
-- |
maintains | a | 4.0 | grade |
- |
point | average. |
42.
A
|
B
|
C |
D
|
||||||||||||
The |
university
-- |
that ---- |
Tim | attends | , -- |
offers | a | number | of | interesting | geology | courses. ---------- |
43.
A
|
B
|
C |
D
|
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The | professor ----------- |
told | the | team | of | students | that | it -- |
needed | to | rewrite ----- |
their ----- |
paper | in | order | to | receive | a | passing | grade. |
44.
A
|
B
|
C | D | |||||||||||||||
Who | said | you're ------- |
going | to | lose ---- |
the | contest | ; -- |
You're |
the | best | writer | in | the | class. |
45.
A
|
B |
C
|
D
|
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If | I |
was
---- |
a | member | of |
Congress |
,
-- |
I'd --- |
vote | for | the | gun | control | bill. |
46.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
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My |
mother's |
favorite | recipe | -- |
pasta | primavera |
,
-- |
is | my |
father's |
least | favorite | meal. |
47.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||
He's
------ |
the | man |
that |
teaches | my |
daughter's
--- |
friends |
gymnastics. |
48.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D | |||||||||||
All | of |
Jill's
--- |
prettiest |
dresses
--- |
came | from | the | same | store |
:
-- |
Dahlia's |
Finest. |
49.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||
Whom
------- |
do | you | think |
-- |
stole
----- |
the | bracelet |
?
-- |
50.
A
|
B |
C
|
D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
My | dad | used | to | take | my | friends | and |
myself |
to | the | farm |
, |
and |
our |
favorite | activities | were | sliding | down | the | hill | -- |
and | searching | through | the | old | barn. |
51.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
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Its --- |
the | cat | that |
scratches |
the | couch | , -- |
but | the | dog | sheds |
its
--- |
fur | all | over | the | house. |
52.
A | B |
C
|
D | |||||||||||||||||||
After | the |
police |
car | cut | her | off | , -- |
she | honked | her | horn | loudly ------- |
, -- |
not | caring | if | she | was | pulled | over. |
53.
A
|
B | C |
D
|
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I | love | jazz, |
rhythm |
and | blues | , -- |
pop, | and | bluegrass |
, |
but | I | do | not | enjoy | heavy | medal ------- |
music. |
54.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
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Neither
-------- |
the | faculty |
nor |
the | students |
believes |
the | academic | standards | have ----- |
deteriorated. |
55.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
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She |
,
-- |
as | well | as | her | sisters, |
enjoy |
-- |
shopping |
, |
dancing | and | swimming | more | than | any | other | activities. |
56.
A
|
B
|
C | D | |||||||
" | Their ------ |
my |
better |
writers |
, |
" |
the
|
editor -- |
said. |
57.
A
|
B
|
C |
D
|
||||||||||||||
Mary | tries | harder | then ----- |
the | other | reporters | to | write |
well
----- |
, -- |
submit |
thorough |
reports | and | meet | deadlines. |
58.
A |
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Every | camera |
, |
as |
well | as | every |
lens |
,
-- |
were |
inspected | by | the | intern | before | the | program | began. |
59.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
To | earn | spending | money |
, |
my | parents | expected | me | to | wash | the |
dishes,
|
watch | my | younger |
sister
|
and |
cleaning |
up | my | bedroom | once |
a -- |
week. |
60.
A
|
B
|
B
|
D
|
|||||||||
Magazines | -- |
which
------ |
are | interesting |
to
|
her | -- |
do | not | interest |
me.
--- |
61.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||
Who's
------- |
party | is | it |
?
-- |
It's
--- |
hers. ----- |
62.
A
|
B |
C
|
D | ||||||||||||||
The | reporter | spent | her | days ----- |
off | -- |
laying
------ |
around | her | apartment | -- |
watching | television | and | doing | laundry. |
63.
A
|
B
|
C | D | |||||||||||||||
Each | of | the | students | are --- |
required
|
to
|
do | his --- |
or -- |
her --- |
work | -- |
before | the | field | -- |
trip. |
64.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||||||||
The |
children's
--- |
rooms | are | so | dirty | that | their ----- |
probably | full | of | last |
month's
--- |
dirty | clothes. -------- |
65.
A
|
B
|
C |
D
|
|||||||||
Her
---- |
and | her | friends | sang |
solos
------ |
-- |
in | last |
year's
------- |
Christmas | production. |
66.
A
|
B |
C
|
D | ||||||||||
The | dog | barked |
loudly
------- |
, -- |
and |
its
-- |
owner | had | to | run | after | it. -- |
67.
A |
B
|
C
|
D
|
|||||||||
The |
media
-- |
holds ------ |
an
-- |
important | place | in | our | information |
-
-- |
based | society. |
68.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
|||||||
She |
and |
he
-- |
received
--------- |
lead
---- |
rolls
----- |
in | the | school | play. |
69.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
|||||||||||
Neither
-------- |
the | politicians |
nor
--- |
the | reporters |
were
----- |
happy | about | the |
$3.2
---- |
million | budget | cuts. |
70.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||||||||||
I | often |
wonder
-------- |
whether
--------- |
I | will | become | a | star |
:
-- |
however |
,
-- |
I | know | my | brother | will. |
71.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||||
She
---- |
is | smarter |
than
|
him
---- |
-- |
when | it | comes | to | mathematics. -------------- |
72.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D | |||||||||
Last |
night's
--- |
broadcast | was |
the
|
worse ------- |
I've
---- |
heard | -- |
in | two |
years.
|
73.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D | |||||||||||
If | he | is |
accepted |
-- |
he | will | attend | a |
prestigious
------------ |
college | in | the | East. -- |
74.
A
|
B
|
C | D | ||||||||||
Liver | and | onions | are --- |
a | meal | people | either ------ |
love | -- |
or | -- |
hate. |
75.
A |
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||||||||
He | said | -- |
you | could | summarize |
Jesus'
--- |
message | in | three | words |
:
-- |
"Love | thy |
neighbor."
--- |
76.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||||||||||
I | feel |
good
----- |
this | morning |
,
-- |
but | last | night | I | got | sick | after |
dinner
------- |
and | felt | horribly. ---------- |
77.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D | ||||||||||||||||
Only | one | of | the |
professors
--- |
seem
----- |
to | really | care | about | attendance, |
but
|
it | could |
affect
------ |
your | grade | -- |
anyhow. |
78.
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
||||||||||||
A | total | of | 150 | people | is -- |
expected | to |
attend
|
;
-- |
one-third
---------- |
of | them |
are
--- |
regulars. |
79.
A |
B
|
C
|
D
|
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She | alphabetized | the | books | -- |
and |
sat
--- |
them | on | the | chair | before | she | left |
,
-- |
but | they | weren't |
there
----- |
the | next | day. |
80.
A |
B
|
C
|
D | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mary | or | Phil | is -- |
working | customer | service | today |
;
-- |
neither | of | them |
are
--- |
very | good | at | working | the | register | -- |
or | the | floor. |
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