ATI TEAS 7 - English & Language Usage

Predictor Exam Questions With Correct

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Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences ccontains ca chomophone? c

A.) cEach cevening, cthe cyoung cwoman cwalked calone con cthe ccanal cpath.

B.) cAs cwater cis cheated cup, cit cslowly cbegins cto cexpand.

C.) cBy cSunday, cthey cwere cready cto craze cthe cold cbuilding, cand ceveryone cgathered
cto cwatch. c

D.) cThe cprevious ctenant chad cbeen ca cchemistry cteacher. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.)
cBy cSunday, cthey cwere cready cto craze cthe cold cbuilding, cand ceveryone cgathered cto
cwatch.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cwords cis cwritten ccorrectly cin cits cplural cform?

A.) cChieves

B.) cProoves

C.) cRazores

D.) cHalves c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cHalves

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ccorrectly cpunctuated ccompound csentence? c

A.) cThe cmoonlight cglowed cwhite con cthe croof cnext cdoor, cand cthe csky cwas ca cgentle
csummer cblue. c

B.) cThe craspberries cwe cjust cpicked cfrom cthe cgarden care cripe, cand csweet. c

C.) cShe cspent call cafternoon cstudying cfor cthe cbiology ctest; cbut cshe cneglected cto
cwork con cher cpsychology cpaper. c

D.) cThe cman coften cdrew csketches cin chis croom cbut che cnever cliked cto cshow chis cart
cto canyone. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cThe cmoonlight cglowed cwhite con cthe croof cnext
cdoor, cand cthe csky cwas ca cgentle csummer cblue.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cdemonstrates ccorrect cpunctuation cof ca cquotation? c

A.) c"You cshould chave cnever cinvited cShane cto cthat cparty," csaid cJessica, c"if cyou
cdidn't cwant chim cto crun cinto cBlayne."

B.) c"You cshould chave cnever cinvited cShane cto cthat cparty," csaid cJessica. c"If cyou
cdidn't cwant chim cto crun cinto cBlayne."

C.) cYou cshould chave cnever cinvited cShane cto cthat cparty," csaid cJessica c"if cyou
cdidn't cwant chim cto crun cinto cBlayne."

D.) c"You cshould chave cnever cinvited cShane cto cthat cparty," csaid cJessica, c"If cyou
cdidn't cwant chim cto crun cinto cBlayne." c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) c"You cshould chave
cnever cinvited cShane cto cthat cparty," csaid cJessica, c"if cyou cdidn't cwant chim cto crun
cinto cBlayne."

Which cof cthe cfollowing cpunctuation cmarks ccorrectly ccompletes cthe csentence cbelow?

I cneed can cassistant cwho ccan cdo cthe cfollowing c___input cdata, cedit creports, cand
cmaintain cthe cwebsite.

A.) c;

B.) c:

C.) c,

D.) c. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) c:

Which cof cthe cfollowing cpunctuation cmarks cis cused cincorrectly cin cthe csentence
cbelow? c

She cput cdown cher cglasses, cand cher cbook; cthe ctrain cwas cstarting cto center cthe
clong, cdark ctunnel.

A.) cThe csemicolon cafter c"book"

B.) cThe ccomma cafter c"long"

C.) cThe ccomma cafter c"glasses"

D.) cThe cperiod cat cthe cend cof cthe csentence c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cThe ccomma
cafter c"glasses"

Please cdon't ctake cwhat cI csaid cso cpersonally.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cparts cof cspeech cis c"personally" cas cused cin cthe csentence
cabove? c

A.) cArticle

B.) cAdjective

C.) cVerb

D.) cAdverb c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cAdverb

He chad cto cfill cout ca chealth chistory c____ cbefore cseeing cthe cdoctor.

A.) cquestionnaire

B.) cquestionaire

C.) cquestionnare

D.) cquestionairre c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cquestionnaire

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences ccontains can cindirect cobject? c

A.) cMelissa cwalked cto cthe cgrocery cstore cfor cmilk.

B.) cDante cskimmed cthe cmagazine cwhile cwaiting cin cthe clobby.

C.) cJorge cassigned cthe cclass csome cmath cproblems.

D.) cSara cwent cto cthe cmovie cwith cAmal. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cJorge cassigned
cthe cclass csome cmath cproblems.

The cplump cold cwhite ccat cbasked cin cthe cwarm csunlight. c

Which cof cthe cfollowing coptions ccorrectly cpunctuates cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cThe cplump, cold, cwhite ccat cbasked cin cthe cwarm csunlight

B.) cThe cplump, cold, cwhite, ccat cbasked cin cthe cwarm csunlight

C.) cThe cplump, cold cwhite ccat cbasked cin cthe cwarm csunlight. c

D.) cThe cplump cold cwhite ccat, cbasked cin cthe cwarm csunlight. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔A.) cThe cplump, cold, cwhite ccat cbasked cin cthe cwarm csunlight.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cwords cis cspelled ccorrectly? c

A.) cMiniscool

B.) cMinature

C.) cMaintainance

D.) cMillennium c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cMillennium

Which cof cthe cfollowing coptions ccontains ca cpossessive cpronoun?

A.) cIf cthe cpatient cchooses cto cleave, clet cthem cknow cthe cright cto cdo cso cis ctheirs. c

B.) cWhen cwe csupport cpatients cin cthese cways, cthe chospital's cmission cis
caccomplished. c

C.) cTake cpersonal citems cto cthe cfront cdesk conce cyou care cfinished. c

D.) cThis chospital chas csome cproblems, cno cdoubt. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cIf cthe
cpatient cchooses cto cleave, clet cthem cknow cthe cright cto cdo cso cis ctheirs.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cfrom ca cparagraph cabout cgingivitis cis cthe ctopic
csentence? c

A.) cGingivitis ccan cbe creversed cby cdaily cbrushing, cflossing, cand cregular cdental
ccleanings. c

B.) cGingivitis cis ca cmild cform cof cgum cdisease, cin cwhich cbacteria ccauses
cinflammation cof cthe cgums. c

C.) cWith cgingivitis, cthe cgums cbecome cred cand cswollen cand cvan cbleed ceasily. c

D.) cIf cleft cuntreated, cgingivitis ccan ccause cperiodontitis, cin cwhich cthe cgums cpull
caway cfrom cthe cteeth, cand ccan ceventually clead cto cinfection cand cbone closs. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cGingivitis cis ca cmild cform cof cgum cdisease, cin cwhich cbacteria
ccauses cinflammation cof cthe cgums.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cfrom ca cparagraph cabout cyoga cis cthe ctopic
csentence? c

A.) cThe cword c"yoga" cwas cmentioned cin cthe cVedas, ca ccollection cof ctexts ccontaining
csongs, cmantras, cand crituals cused cby cVedic cpriests. c

B.) cBy cthe clate c1800s, cyoga cmasters cfrom cIndia cbegan cto ctravel cto cthe cWest,
cattracting cfollowers.
C.) cAfter ca cfew chundred cyears, cYoga cmasters crejected cthe cteachings cof cthe
cancient cVedas cand cembraced cthe cphysical cbody cas cthe cmeans cto cachieve
cenlightenment. c

D.) cThe cpractice cof cyoga cfirst cdeveloped cin cthe cIndus-Sarasvati ccivilization cin
cNorthern cIndia cover c5,000 cyears cago. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cThe cpractice cof
cyoga cfirst cdeveloped cin cthe cIndus-Sarasvati ccivilization cin cNorthern cIndia cover
c5,000 cyears cago.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cfrom cthe cparagraph cabout cthe cSilk cRoad cis ca
ctransition csentence?

A.) cThe cSilk cRoad cgot cits cname cfrom cChinese csilk, cwhich cwas ca cmajor citem
ctraded calong cthe croute. c

B.) cHowever, cthere cwere cmany cother cimportant ctrade citems, csome cof cwhich cwould
cend cup cchanging cthe cworld cforever. c

C.) cBecause cthe cSilk cRoad cwas cnot cjust cone csingle croad, chistorians calso cuse cthe
cterm c"Silk cRoutes" cto cdescribe cthe cnetwork. c

D.) cThe cSilk cRoad cwas can cancient cnetwork cof ctrade croutes cthat cstretched cfrom
cChina cthrough cIndia call cthe cway cto cAfrica, cGreece, cRome, cand cGreat cBritain. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cHowever, cthere cwere cmany cother cimportant ctrade citems,
csome cof cwhich cwould cend cup cchanging cthe cworld cforever.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe ccorrect csequence cto cplace cthe cfollowing csentences
cto cconstruct ca cwell-organized cparagraph?

I. cLeon cCzolgosz, can canarchist, cfelt cPresident cMcKinley csymbolized cthe cinjustice cof
cAmerican cSociety.

II. cCzolgosz cshot cMcKinley ctwice, cand cPresident cMcKinley cdied ca cweek clater cfrom
cgangrene ccaused cby cthe cbullet cwounds. c

III. cOn cSeptember c6, c1901, cPresident cMcKinley cbecame cthe cthird cAmerican
cpresident cto cbe cassassinated, cafter cAbraham cLincoln cand cJames cGarfield. c

IV. cOn cthat cSeptember cday, cPresident cMcKinley cwas cat cthe cPan-American
cExposition cin cBuffalo, cNY, cshaking chands cwith cthe cpublic. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔III,
cIV, cI, cII

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cincomplete csentence?

A.) cWatch cout.

B.) cIn cthe crose cgarden cout cback.

C.) cI cguess cthat's ctrue.

D.) cIt cwould ctake cabout cthree cweeks. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cIn cthe crose cgarden
cout cback.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences chas ccorrect cpronoun-antecedent cagreement?

A.) cAll cpassengers cmust cshow chis cpassport cbefore cgetting con cthe cinternational
cflight. c

B.) cEach cof cthe ccats chas cits cown cspecial chiding cplace cinside cthe chouse. c

C.) cIf cthe cstudents cneed cmy chelp cwith cthis cproject, che cor cshe ccan cjust ce-mail cme
cwith cquestions. c

D.) cWhen cthe cclothes ccome cout cof cthe cdryer, cit cshould cbe cfolded cright caway. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cEach cof cthe ccats chas cits cown cspecial chiding cplace cinside
cthe chouse.

Which cof cthe cfollowing coptions cbest cuses cgrammar cto ccombine cthe csentences
cbelow cfor cclarity? c

Min cJin croamed caround cthe chouse.

Some cdays cwere cjust clike cthat.
Min cJin ccould cnot cget csettled.

A.) cBecause cMin cJin croamed caround cthe chouse, csome cdays cwere cjust clike cthat,
cand cshe ccould cnot cget csettled.

B.) cSome cdays cwere cjust clike cthat cbecause cMin cJin croamed caround cthe chouse
cand ccould cnot cget csettled. c

C.) cMin cJin ccould cnot cget csettles cbecause cshe croamed caround cthe chouse cand
csome cdays care cjust clike cthat.

D.) cMin cJin croamed caround cthe chouse cbecause cshe ccould cnot cget csettled, cbut
csome cdays cwere cjust clike cthat. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cMin cJin croamed caround
cthe chouse cbecause cshe ccould cnot cget csettled, cbut csome cdays cwere cjust clike cthat.

Based con cthe cevidence cfound, celectrical cstimulation cmay cbe ca cpotential ctherapy cfor
cOSAS, cwarranting cfurther cclinical ctrials. c

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe clikely cmedium cfor cthe csentence cabove?
A.) cMotivational cspeech

B.) cBusiness cmemo

C.) cScientific cjournal carticle

D.) cPersonal cBlog c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cScientific cjournal carticle

Wow, cI ccan't cbelieve cthat cberet cI cwas cplanning cto cbuy cis c100 cbucks.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cwords cfrom cthe csentence cabove cis cslang?

A.) cWow

B.) cbucks

C.) ccan't

D.) cberet c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cbucks

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences ccorrectly cuses csubject-verb cagreement?

A.) cThe clead cscientist cwrite cthe creports; chowever, call cscientists cin cthe cgroup cdoes
cthe cresearch.

B.) cThe clead cscientist cis cthe cone cwho cwrites cthe creports; chowever, cshe cis cthe conly
cone cof cthe cscientists cwho cdo cthe cresearch.

C.) cThe clead cscientist cwrite cthe creports; chowever, cshe cis cthe conly cone cof cthe
cscientists cwho cdoes cthe cresearch.

D.) cThe clead cscientist cis cthe cone cwho cwrites cthe creports; chowever, cevery cscientist
cin cthe cgroup cdo cthe cresearch. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cThe clead cscientist cis cthe
cone cwho cwrites cthe creports; chowever, cshe cis cthe conly cone cof cthe cscientists cwho
cdo cthe cresearch.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ccorrect cthesis cstatement?

A.) cPresident cPerez cpledged cto cimprove cliving cconditions cfor call cduring cher cwell-
attended cinauguration cspeech, cwhich cdrew cthunderous capplause. c

B.) cPresident cPerez cgraduated cfirst cin cher cclass cat cHarvard cUniversity cafter
cdefending ca ccapstone cproject con cinequality. c

C.) cPresident cPerez cis cour cgreatest cleader cbecause cher cproposal cof ca cuniversal
cincome cwill ceradicate cinequity camong ccitizens. c
D.) cPresident cPerez cwas cinterviewed con ctelevision cin cFebruary, cwhere cshe cspoke
cwithout ccommercial cinterruption cfor c1 chour. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cPresident
cPerez cis cour cgreatest cleader cbecause cher cproposal cof ca cuniversal cincome cwill
ceradicate cinequity camong ccitizens.

In cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cword cpairs cdoes cthe cnoun cbecome ca cverb cwhen cthe
csuffix cis cadded?

A.) cBiology, cBiologist

B.) cApology, cApologize

C.) cHappy, cHappily

D.) cMineral, cMineralogy c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cApology, cApologize

Based con can cexamination cof cword cparts, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cwords cmeans
c"abnormality cof cmovement"?

A.) cDyskinesia c

B.) cHyperkinesia

C.) cAkinesia

D.) cHypokinesia c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cDyskinesia

Based con can cexamination cof cword cparts, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cwords cmeans
c"above cthe ckidney"?

A.) cInterrenal

B.) cSubrenal

C.) cIntrarenal

D.) cSuprarenal c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cSuprarenal

In cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cwords cdoes cthe csuffix cmake cthe croot cword can cadjective?
c

A.) cCreated

B.) cPointing

C.) cChildlike
D.) cSuburbanite c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cChildlike

Which cof cthe cfollowing csituations crequires cthe cinclusion cof ca ccitation? c

A.) cThe cauthor cis cstating can copinion cabout ca cnew cbiography cof cAbraham cLincoln. c

B.) cThe cauthor cis cdescribing ca ctrip cshe ctook cto cAbraham cLincoln's cbirthplace. c

C.) cThe cauthor cis cquoting canother cauthor's copinion cabout ca cnew cbiography cof
cAbraham cLincoln. c

D.) cThe cauthor cis cdescribing ca cplay cshe csaw cabout cAbraham cLincoln. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔C.) cThe cauthor cis cquoting canother cauthor's copinion cabout ca cnew
cbiography cof cAbraham cLincoln.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cpieces cof cwriting cshould cinclude ccitations?

A.) cA ccomparison cof cthe clanguage cused cin ctwo cdifferent cShakespeare cplays

B.) cA cnews carticle cdescribing ca cburglary

C.) cA cdescription cof cyour cfavorite cplay c

D.) ca cpersonal cessay cabout cyour clifelong cinterest cin cmarine cbiology. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔A.) cA ccomparison cof cthe clanguage cused cin ctwo cdifferent cShakespeare
cplays

Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements ccorrectly cdescribes cthe cprewriting cstage cof cthe
cwriting cprocess?

A.) cThe cworks ccited cpage cof ca cpaper cis cfinalized cduring cthe cprewriting cstage.

B.) cThe cfirst cdraft cof ca cpaper cis cwritten cduring cthe cprewriting cstage.

C.) cMind cmapping cand cfree cwriting coccur cduring cthe cprewriting cstage.

D.) cCopy cediting cand cproofreading chappen cduring cthe cprewriting cstage. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔C.) cMind cmapping cand cfree cwriting coccur cduring cthe cprewriting cstage.

Based con cthe cword cparts, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cis ca csynonym cfor csuperlative?

A.) cRelevant

B.) cSurprising
C.) cExcellent

D.) cUnimportant c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cExcellent

Which cof cthe cfollowing cbest cdefines cthe cword ccircumvent?

A.) cTo cgo caround

B.) cTo cgo cunder

C.) cTo ccome cnear

D.) cTo ccome cthrough c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cTo cgo caround

Which cof cthe cfollowing cdefines cthe cword c"omnipotent"?

A.) cWell-worn

B.) cOverreaching

C.) cAll-powerful

D.) cAngry c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cAll-powerful

The cglittering clights cin cthe cgarden cwere cmeant cto centrance cthe cguests cas cthey
carrived. c

What cis cthe cmeaning cof cthe chomograph c"entrance" cas cused cin cthe csentence
cabove.

A.) center

B.) cpassage

C.) copportunity

D.) cenchant c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cenchant

Which cof cthe cfollowing ccompound csentences cis cpunctuated ccorrectly?

A.) cThe cForlows cwould cbe cspending ctwo cweeks cin cGreece, cand cTurkey.

B.) cShe cwas cawake cthe cminute cthe csun ccame cup; cthough cshe chad cbeen cup clate
cthe cnight cbefore.
C.) cDiana cstepped cout cinto cthe crain cbut cshe chad cto cturn cimmediately cback cinside
cfor can cumbrella c

D.) cAziz cwas castonished; che chad cnever chorses cin cthe cwild cbefore. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔D.) cAziz cwas castonished; che chad cnever chorses cin cthe cwild cbefore.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cpunctuation cmarks cis cused cincorrectly cin cthe csentence?

Otto, csomewhat cabruptly, cgot cup cout cof chis cchair, cand cjust clike cthat; cheaded cinto
cthe cnext croom.

A.) cThe ccomma cafter c"Otto:

B.) cThe csemicolon cafter c"that"

C.) cThe ccomma cafter c"abruptly"

D.) cThe ccomma cafter c"chair" c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cThe csemicolon cafter c"that"

The chike cbecame cincreasingly cdifficult cas cwe cgot ccloser cto cthe ctop cof cthe
cmountain.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cparts cof cspeech cis c"increasingly" cas cused cin cthe csentence
cabove?

A.) cAdjective

B.) cInterjection

C.) cVerb

D.) cAdverb c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cAdverb

His cskill con cthe csoccer cfield cmade chim can c_______ cmember cof cthe cteam.

A.) cindispensible

B.) cindespensable

C.) cindespensible

D.) cindispensable c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cindispensable

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cfollows cthe crules cof cpunctuation cand
ccapitalization?
A.) cThat cwas camazing," cShe csaid. c"I ccan't cbelieve cwe calmost cmissed cit."

B.) c"That cwas camazing c," cshe csaid; c"I ccan't cbelieve cwe calmost cmissed cit."

cC.) c"That cwas camazing." cShe csaid. c"I ccan't cbelieve cwe calmost cmissed cit."

D.) c"That cwas camazing," cshe csaid. c"I ccan't cbelieve cwe calmost cmissed cit." c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔D.) c"That cwas camazing," cshe csaid. c"I ccan't cbelieve cwe calmost cmissed
cit."

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cused ccorrect cpunctuation cfor ca cpossessive
cnoun?

A.) cThe cbaby's cbibs cwere ccovered cin cpureed cfood.

B.) cSarah's cand cClaire cbusiness cwas cthriving cin cits cnew clocation.

C.) cA cmultitude cof cclients' ccomplaints cfilled cthe ccomment cbox.

D.) cA cbusy cworkers' cbest ctool cis ca cgood cplan. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cA
cmultitude cof cclients' ccomplaints cfilled cthe ccomment cbox.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cis cspelled ccorrectly?

A.) cHe calways cadds cinsightful, crelevant cremarks cto cthe cconversation.

B.) cHer ccomments cwas crevelant cto cthe cclass cdiscussion.

C.) cHis cremakrs cwere cnot crelevent cto cthe ccurrent csituation.

D.) cHer csuggestion chas cno crelavance cto cissues cdiscussed cat cthe cconference. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cHe calways cadds cinsightful, crelevant cremarks cto cthe
cconversation.

This cplant cwas cdeveloped cbased cupon cprevious cyears' cdata, ctracking ctrends cin
crevenues cand cexpenses. cI cincludes ca cfive-month ctrack cof csales, caccounts
creceivable cand cpayable, cand cinventory cfrom ca cyear-end cbenchmark. c

Based con cthe clanguage cin cthe cpassage cabove, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cconclusions
ccan cbe creached cabout cthe cwriter?

A.) cThe cwriter cis ca ccollege cstudent cwriting ca cfirst cdraft cof ca cpaper.

B.) cthe cwriter cis ca cresearcher cwriting cfor ca cmedical cjournal.

C.) cThe cwriter cis ca cprofessional cin ca cbusiness cenvironment.

D.) cThe cwriter cis can cauthor cof cliterature. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cThe cwriter cis ca
cprofessional cin ca cbusiness cenvironment.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cfrom ca cparagraph cabout csun-dried ctomatoes cis ca
ctransition csentence?

A.) cSun-dried ctomatoes, ceither cin colive coil cor cplain, cadd ca cgreat cflavor cto cmany
cdishes. c

B.) cOnce cyou chave cdecided cwhat ctomatoes cto cuse, cthere care cthree cdifferent
cmethods cfor cdrying cthem. c

C.) cYou ccan cuse cany cvariety cof ctomato, cbut cthe cdrying ctimes cwill cvary cbased con
cthe cwater ccontent.

D.) cIt cis cactually ceasy cto cmake cyour cown csun-dried ctomatoes cat chome cwithout cany
cspecial cequipment. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cOnce cyou chave cdecided cwhat
ctomatoes cto cuse, cthere care cthree cdifferent cmethods cfor cdrying cthem.

Frida cKahlo, ca cMexican cprinter cknown cfor cher cstriking cself- cportraits, clived cfrom
c1907 cto c1954. cThe cMexican cRevolution cbegan cin c1910, cwhen cFrida cKahlo cwas
cthree cyears cold. cAfter ca cserious caccident, cwhich cleft cher cin ca cbody ccast cfor cthree
cmonths, cKahlo cbegan cto cpaint. cOf cKahlo's c55 cself-portraits, cmany cdepict cthe cpain
cshe csuffered cafter cher caccident.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cfrom cthe cparagraph cabove cdoes cnot cbelong cin ca
cwell-organized cparagraph?

A.) cThe cMexican cRevolution cbegan cin c1910, cwhen cFrida cKahlo cwas cthree cyears
cold.

B.) cFrida cKahlo, ca cMexican cpainter cknown cfor cher cstriking cself-portraits, clived cfrom
c1907 cto c1954.

C.) cAfter ca cserious caccident, cwhich cleft cher cin ca cbody ccast cfor cthree cmonths,
cFrida cKahlo cbegan cto cpaint.

D.) cOf cFrida cKahlo's c55 cself-portraits, cmany cdepict cthe cpain cshe csuffered cafter cher
caccident. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cThe cMexican cRevolution cbegan cin c1910, cwhen
cFrida cKahlo cwas cthree cyears cold.

The cGreat cFire cof cLondon cof c1666 cburned cthrough cthe ccity cof cLondon cfor cfour
cdays cstraight. cThe cGreat cFire cstarted cat ca cbakery con cPudding cLane cand cspread
cwest cacross cthe ccity. cA cyear cbefore cthe cGreat cFire, ca cterrible cepidemic ckilled
cabout ca csixth cof cLondon's cinhabitants. cIt cis cestimated cthat cthe cGreat cFire cburned
c70,000 chomes cof cthe c80,000 cinhabitants cof cLondon.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cfrom cthe cparagraph cabove cdoes cnot cbelong cin ca
cwell-organized cparagraph?

A.) ct cis cestimated cthat cthe cGreat cFire cburned c70,000 chomes cof cthe c80,000
cinhabitants cof cLondon.

B.) cThe cGreat cFire cof cLondon cof c1666 cburned cthrough cthe ccity cof cLondon cfor cfour
cdays cstraight.

C.) cThe cGreat cFire cstarted cat ca cbakery con cPudding cLane cand cspread cwest cacross
cthe ccity.

D.) cA cyear cbefore cthe cGreat cFire, ca cterrible cepidemic ckilled cabout ca csixth cof
cLondon's cinhabitants. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cA cyear cbefore cthe cGreat cFire, ca
cterrible cepidemic ckilled cabout ca csixth cof cLondon's cinhabitants.

Sciatica crefers cto cpain cthat cradiates calong cthe cpath cof cthe csciatic cnerve, cwhich
cbranches cfrom cthe clower cback cdown ceach cleg. cSciatica coccurs cwhen cthe csciatic
cnerve cbecomes cpinched, coften cby ca cherniated cdisk cin cthe cspine. cMany cpeople
chave cdisk cherniations cbut cdo cnot chave cany csymptoms cfrom cthese cherniations.
cPeople cwho csit cfor cprolonged cperiods cor chave ca csedentary clifestyle care cmore
clikely cto cdevelop csciatica. c

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cfrom cthe cparagraph cabove cdoes cnot cbelong cin ca
cwell-organized cparagraph?

A.) cMany cpeople chave cdisk cherniations cbut cdo cnot chave cany csymptoms cfrom
cthese cherniations.

B.) cPeople cwho csit cfor cprolonged cperiods cor chave ca csedentary clifestyle care cmore
clikely cto cdevelop csciatica. c

C.) cSciatica crefers cto cpain cthat cradiates calong cthe cpath cof cthe csciatic cnerve, cwhich
cbranches cfrom cthe clower cback cdown ceach cleg.

D.) cSciatica coccurs cwhen cthe csciatic cnerve cbecomes cpinched, coften cby ca cherniat c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cMany cpeople chave cdisk cherniations cbut cdo cnot chave cany
csymptoms cfrom cthese cherniations.

The cplane cride cwas cterrible cand cthey cgot chome cthree chours clate: c_______ cthey
cnever cmade cit cto cthe cwedding.

A.) calthough
B.) cconversely

C.) cunless

D.) cconsequently c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cconsequently

She cwas ca cgifted cpianist, calthough cshe's cstruggling cwith cthe cpiece cfor cher
cupcoming cconcert. c

Which cof cthe cfollowing cgrammatical cerrors cis cpresent cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cInappropriate ctransition cword cchoice

B.) cPoor cdiction

C.) cTense cdisagreement

D.) cIncomplete csentence c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cTense cdisagreement

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences chas ccorrect csubject-verb cagreement?

A.) cThe ccrowd cstanding coutside cthe cclub care cgetting crestless.

B.) cMost cof cthe ccookies cwe cleft cour con cthe ccounter cwas ceaten cby cthe cdog.

C.) cThe cupholstered ccouch cand crocking cchair cwe cbought ctogether clook cgreat cin
cthe cliving croom.

D.) cRicotta ccheese cand cpesto ctastes cgreat con cpizza. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cThe
cupholstered ccouch cand crocking cchair cwe cbought ctogether clook cgreat cin cthe cliving
croom.

A cresearcher csubmits ca cpaper cfor cpublication cin ca cscientific cjournal. cThe ceditors
cgive cit cto cother cscientists. cThe cscientists creview cthe cpaper. c

Which cof cthe cfollowing coptions cbest cuses cgrammar cto ccombine cthe csentences
cabove cfor cclarity?

A.) cWhen ca cresearcher csubmits ca cpaper cfor cpublication cin ca cscientific cjournal, cthe
ceditors cgive cit cto cother cscientists cto creview.

B.) cThe ceditors cgive cit cto cother cscientists cafter ca cresearcher csubmits ca cpaper cfor
cpublication cin ca cscientific cjournal, cand cthey creview cit. c
C.) cA cresearcher csubmits ca cpaper cfor cpublication cin ca cscientific cjournal, cand cthen
cthe cscientists creview cthe cpaper cbecause cthe ceditors cgave cit cto cother cscientists. c

D.) cThe cscientists creview cthe cpaper cafter cthe ceditors cgive cit cto cthem cwhen ca
cresearcher csubmits ca cpaper cfor cpublication cin ca cscientific cjournal. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔A.) cWhen ca cresearcher csubmits ca cpaper cfor cpublication cin ca cscientific
cjournal, cthe ceditors cgive cit cto cother cscientists cto creview.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cprefixes cmeans c"above"?

A.) cDys-

B.) cSupra-

C.) cIntra-

D.) cSub- c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cSupra-

The cpatient cwas cexperiencing cintraocular cpressure.

Based con cthe canalysis cof cword cparts, cwhat cis cthe cmeaning cof c"intraocular" cas
cused cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cWithin cthe ceyes

B.) cBetween cthe ceyes

C.) cAbove cthe ceyes

D.) cBelow cthe ceyes c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cWithin cthe ceyes

Janine cwas cso cnervous cthat cshe cwas csurprisingly cgraceless cand cawkward con
cstage.

What cis cthe cmeaning cof cthe cword c"graceless" cas cused cin cthe csentence cbelow?

A.) cAgainst cfear

B.) cWithout creligion

C.) cLacking celegance

D.) cFull cof ccaution c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cLacking celegance

Based con cthe canalysis cof cword cparts, cwhat cis cthe cmeaning cof cthe cword
c"bibliophile?"
A.) cA cperson cwho ccollects cbooks

B.) cAn cindex cat cthe cback cof ca cbook

C.) cA ccomplied clist cof cdifferent cbooks

D.) cA cplace cwhere cbooks care ckept c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cA cperson cwho ccollects
cbooks

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cpart cof cthe clast cstep cof cthe cwriting cprocess?

A.) cProofreading

B.) cBrainstorming

C.) cCiting cprimary csources

D.) cIdentifying ca cthesis c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cProofreading

Based con cthe cword cparts, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cis ca csynonym cfor csuperlative?

A.) cRelevant

B.) cSurprising

C.) cExcellent

D.) cUnimportant c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cExcellent

Which cof cthe cfollowing cdefines cthe cword c"unilateral"?

A.) cPerformed cby cone cperson

B.) cPerformed cby cmany cpeople

C.) cPerformed cwith cprecision c

D.) cPerformed caccording cto crules c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cPerformed cby cone
cperson

According cto cthe caffixes, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cwords crefers cto cthe clove cof
cbooks?

A.) cLogophile c
B.) cBibliophile c

C.) cDiscophile c

D.) cAudiophile c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cBibliophile

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca csynonym cfor c"reiterate"?

A.) cRefine

B.) cRelegate

C.) cRegale

D.) cRepeat c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cRepeat

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof cdeliberate cplagiarism? c

A.) cA cstudent ccopies can cinformational csource cthat cthey cmean cto cparaphrase.

B.) cA cwriter cforgets cto cinclude cquotation cmarks caround ca cdirect cquote.

C.) cA cstudent csubmits ca cpaper cthey cfound con cthe cinternet.

D.) cA cwriter comits ca csource ccitation cbecause cthey cbelieve cthat cinformation cis
ccommon cknowledge. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cA cstudent csubmits ca cpaper cthey
cfound con cthe cinternet

I ctruly cbelieve cthat cone ccup cof ccoffee ca cday cis cneither ctoo cmuch cnor ctoo clittle
ccaffeine cfor cme, cbut cexactly cthe cright camount.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cwords cis cmisspelled cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) ccaffiene

B.) ctruly

C.) cneither

S.) cexactly c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) ccaffiene

Which cof cthe cfollowing cwords care cexceptions cto ca ccommon cspelling crule? c(Select
call cthat capply.)

A.) cNeither
B.) cVein

C.) cflying

D.) cCoping

E.) cTraceable c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cNeither

E.) cTraceable

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cplural cform cof cthe cword c"chief"?

A.) cchiefs

B.) cchieves

C.) cchievs

D.) cchiefes c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cchiefs

The csheer cnumber cof cpeople cin cthe caudience coverwhelmed cthe cactress cas cshe
cpeaked cthrough cthe ccurtain cbefore cscene cone.

Which cof cthe cfollowing ccorrectly cdescribes can cerror cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cThe chomophone c"sheer" cshould cbe c"shear."

B.) cThe chomophone c"peaked" cshould cbe c"peeked."

C.) cThe chomophone c"through" cshould cbe c"threw."

D.) cThe chomophone c"scene" cshould cbe c"seen." c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cThe
chomophone c"peaked" cshould cbe c"peeked."

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences ccontains ca chomophone?

A.) cThey cwere cnever cgoing cto cbe callowed cinto cthat cexclusive cparty.

B.) cThat cis cnot creally can caccurate cdescription cof cthe cevent. c

C.) cThey csat cin ca cgarden cchair cby cthe cside cof cthe clawn.

D.) cIt cwas cactually ca cpretty ctame caffair. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cThey cwere cnever
cgoing cto cbe callowed cinto cthat cexclusive cparty.

Eventually, che cstopped chiding cthe cfact cthat che cdid cnot cknow cSpanish cand cadmited
cthat che chad cbeen cdeceiving cthem cfor cmonths.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cwords cis cmisspelled cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) chiding

B.) cadmited

C.) cdeceiving

D.) ceventually c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cadmited

Which cof cthe cfollowing cwords cis can cexception cto ca ccommon cspelling crule?

A.) cachievement

B.) coperation

C.) cchangeable

D.) cdeplorable c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cchangeable

Which cof cthe cfollowing cwords cis cwritten cin cthe ccorrect cplural cform?

A.) coxes

B.) cstyles

C.) cmonarchys

D.) cclutchs c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cstyles

It cwas cnot ca ccompact ccity cbut cwas cinstead cdivided cinto cseparate cdistricts.

What cis cthe cmeaning cof cthe chomograph c"compact" cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cA csmall ccase cfor cholding cmakeup

B.) cTo ccompress

C.) cClosely cpacked ctogether

D.) cVery ctidy c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cClosely cpacked ctogether

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences ccontains ca chomograph?

A.) cSuddenly che ctore cup cthe cdrawing cthat chad ctaken chim cweeks cto ccreate.
B.) cThe cshort cceremony cwas cdreadful cin cthe crain.

C.) cHe cimagined cwhat che cmight cdo cin ca csimilar csituation.

D.) cRaised cbeds cproduce cmore cvegetables cthan cthose cgrown cdirectly cin csoil. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cRaised cbeds cproduce cmore cvegetables cthan cthose cgrown
cdirectly cin csoil.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ccorrectly cpunctuated ccompound csentence?

A.) cIt ctook cDesiree c5 cyears; cbut cshe cfinally ccompleted cher cmicrobiology
cdissertation.

B.) cThe cpianist cdecided cto cplay csomething cdramatic, cand csoulful.

C.) cI clove call ckinds cof cscented ccandles, cand cyesterday cI cfound cone cthat csmells
clike clicorice. c

D.) cThe ccat csat ccurled cup cin cthe csunshine cand cwhen cthe csun cset che cfinally
cwalked caway. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cI clove call ckinds cof cscented ccandles, cand
cyesterday cI cfound cone cthat csmells clike clicorice.

Which cexample cuses cquotations ccorrectly?

A.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite, csaid cPhilip, cas che cpushed cthe cplate cof
ccookies caway."

B.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite" csaid cPhilip, cas che cpushed cthe cplate cof
ccookies caway.

C.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite," csaid cPhilip c"as che cpushed cthe cplate cof
ccookies caway."

D.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite," csaid cPhilip cas che cpushed cthe cplate cof
ccookies caway. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite," csaid
cPhilip cas che cpushed cthe cplate cof ccookies caway.

Which csentence cis cpunctuated ccorrectly?

A.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco cCalifornia, cand cI'll cnever
cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune c2011.

B.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco, cCalifornia cand cI'll cnever
cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune c2011.
C.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco, cCalifornia, cand cI'll cnever
cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune c2011.

D.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco cCalifornia, cand cI'll cnever
cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune, c2011. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cOne cof cmy
cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco, cCalifornia, cand cI'll cnever cforget cmy ctrip
cthere cfrom cJune c2011.

If cyou cgo cto cthe cmarket, cplease cpick cup csome cbeef, ccarrots, cand ccelery, cand cI cwill
cmake csome cof cthat cdelicious, cstew cwe chad clast cweek.

Which ccomma cshould cbe cremoved cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"market"

B.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"beef"

C.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"celery

D.) cThe ccomma cafter ct che cword c"delicious" c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cThe ccomma
cafter ct che cword c"delicious"

Which csentence ccorrectly cuses cquotation cmarks cin cconnection cwith can cindirect
cquote?

A.) cMy csister csuggested, c"that cwe cgo cto cthe cmovie cnext cweekend."

B.) cMy cbrother casked c"me cto cbabysit chis ctwo cchildren."

C.) c"The cnewscaster cpointed cout cthe cstorm's cdestruction."

D.) cThe cmeteorologist ccalled cit c"the cstorm cof ca ccentury." c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.)
cThe cmeteorologist ccalled cit c"the cstorm cof ca ccentury."

Which cof cthe cfollowing care ccompound csentences> c(Select call cthat capply.)

A.) cCall cme ctomorrow, cand cI'll clet cyou cknow cmy cdecision cthen.

B.) cI cburned cthe cgarlic cbread, cbut cnot cthe clasagna.

C.) cThey cthought cthe ctrip cwould ctake cthree chours, cbut cit conly ctook ctwo.

D.) cThe clast ctime ci csaw cGary cwas ctwo cyears cago; cwhen cwe cran cinto ceach cother
cat cthe cmall. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cCall cme ctomorrow, cand cI'll clet cyou cknow cmy
cdecision cthen.
C.) cThey cthought cthe ctrip cwould ctake cthree chours, cbut cit conly ctook ctwo.

Which cexample cuses ccorrect cpunctuation? c

A.) c"I creally ccan't cmake cit," che canswered, c"you cshould cprobably cgo cwithout cme."

B.) cI creally ccan't cmake cit," che canswered. c"you cshould cprobably cgo cwithout cme."

C.) cI creally ccan't cmake cit", che canswered. c"You cshould cprobably cgo cwithout cme."

D.) cI creally ccan't cmake cit," che canswered, c"you cshould cprobably cgo cwithout cme." c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cI creally ccan't cmake cit," che canswered. c"You cshould cprobably
cgo cwithout cme."

After ca clong, cexhausting chike, cStephanie cwent chome, cand cfell casleep con cthe
ccouch, cwhich cshe chad cdone cmany ctimes cbefore.

Which ccomma cshould cbe cremoved cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"long"

B.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"hike"

C.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"home"

D.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"couch" c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cThe ccomma cafter
cthe cword c"home"

Which csentence cdoes cnot cneed cquotation cmarks cbecause cit cis can cindirect
cquotation?

A.) cDr. cMartin cLuther cKing csaid, cI chave ca cdream!

B.) cJohn cF. cKennedy cannounced cplans cto cgo cto cthe cmoon.

C.) cWe chave cnothing cto cfear cbut cfear citself, csaid cPresident cRoosevelt cin chis
cinauguration cspeech.

D.) cBenjamin cFranklin cwrote cthe cfamous csaying, cEarly cto cbed cand cearly cto crise
cmakes ca cman chealthy, cwealthy, cand cwise. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cJohn cF.
cKennedy cannounced cplans cto cgo cto cthe cmoon.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cis ca csimple csentence?

A.) cThe cman cwho cwore ca cchecked ctie.

B.) cThe cman cwith cthe cchecked ctie.

C.) cThe cman cin cthe cblue cpin-striped csuit cand cchecked ctie clooked csomewhat cout cof
cplace cat cthe cparty.

D.) cThe cman cin cthe cblue cpin-striped csuit clooked cout cof cplace cbecause cof chis
cchecked ctie. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cThe cman cin cthe cblue cpin-striped csuit cand
cchecked ctie clooked csomewhat cout cof cplace cat cthe cparty.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples care ccompound-complex csentences? c(Select call
cthat capply.)

A.) cWe csat cdown cin cour cseats, cand calmost cimmediately, cthe cstage clights ccame cup.

B.) cAlthough cwe cdidn't crealize cwe cwere cexactly con ctime, cthe cminute cwe csat cdown,
cthe cplay cstarted.

C.) cJust cat cthe cvery cmoment cwe csat cdown, cthe cstage clights ccame cup, cand cthe
cfirst cactor cstepped constage.

D.) cThe cfirst cactor cstepped constage cwhen cwe cgot cto cour cseats.

E.) cAlthough cwe cwere ca cbit clate, cthe cplay cwas cexcellent, cand cwe cvery cmuch
cenjoyed cit. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cJust cat cthe cvery cmoment cwe csat cdown, cthe
cstage clights ccame cup, cand cthe cfirst cactor cstepped constage.

E.) cAlthough cwe cwere ca cbit clate, cthe cplay cwas cexcellent, cand cwe cvery cmuch
cenjoyed cit.

The cflustered cman cwatched cthe ctrain cas cit cpulled cout cof cthe cstation.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe csimple csubject cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cman

B.) cthe cflustered cman

C.) cwatched

D.) ctrain c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cman

The ctest cwas cridiculously ceasy, cand cthe centire cclass cgot cevery cquestion cright.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cparts cof cspeech cis c"ridiculously" cas cused cin cthe csentence
cabove?
A.) cVerb

B.) cInterjection

C.) cAdjective

D.) cAdverb c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cAdverb

The ccherry ctomatoes cin cour cbackyard care cfinally cready cto cbe cpicked.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe ccomplete csubject cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) ctomatoes

B.) cready cto cbe cpicked

C.) cThe ccherry ctomatoes cin cour cbackyard cgarden

D.) cfinally cready c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cThe ccherry ctomatoes cin cour cbackyard
cgarden

Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cis ca csimple csentence?

A.) cScientifically cformulated cmoisture ctreatment cfor chands.

B.) cIt's creally ca cgood cidea cto cuse cthis cscientifically cformulated cmoisturizer cfor cyour
cdry chands.

C.) cSince cyou chave cproblems cwith cdry chands, cI cthink cyou cshould cdefinitely cthis
cscientifically cformulated cmoisturizer. c

D.) cI cknow cyou csometimes chave cdry chands, cand cI cthink cthis cscientifically
cformulated cmoisturizer cwill creally chelp. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cIt's creally ca cgood
cto cuse cthis cscientifically cformulated cmoisturizer cfor cyour cdry chands.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cis ca ccompound-complex csentence?

A.) cThe cpuppy cand chis cmother cboth chad cdark cbrown ceyes cand clong, cfloppy cears.

B.) cThe cpuppy cand chis cmother clooked cexactly cthe csame; cboth chad cshiny, cdark
cbrown ceyes cand clong, cfloppy cears.

C.) cThe cpuppy, cwho chad cdark cbrown, cshiny ceyes cand clong, cfloppy cears, clooked
cjust clike chis cmother.
D.) cEven cthough cthe cpuppy cwas cmuch csmaller cthan chis cmother, chis ceyes cwere
cdark cbrown cand cshiny cjust clike chers, cand chis cears cwere clong cand cfloppy, ctoo. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cEven cthough cthe cpuppy cwas cmuch csmaller cthan chis
cmother, chis ceyes cwere cdark cbrown cand cshiny cjust clike chers, cand chis cears cwere
clong cand cfloppy, ctoo.

The creceptionist cexplained cthat cwe cwould cbe cthe cnext cto csee cthe cdoctor.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe ccomplete cpredicate cin cthe csentence cabove.

A.) cexplained cthat cwe cwould cbe cnext cto csee cthe cdoctor

B.) cnext cto csee cthe cdoctor

C.) cexplained cthat cwe cwould cbe cnext

D.) csee cthe cdoctor c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cexplained cthat cwe cwould cbe cnext cto
csee cthe cdoctor

The cswirling csnow cdrifted cdown call cafternoon.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cparts cof cspeech cis c"swirling" cas cused cin cthe csentence
cabove?

A. cInterjection

B. cArticle

C. cAdjective

D. cAdverb c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C. cAdjective

The cfriendly cbaker coffered cus cchocolate ccookies cand cvanilla ccupcakes cwith
crainbow csprinkles.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cdirect cobject cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) coffered cus

B.) cwith cthe crainbow csprinkles

C.) cThe cfriendly cbaker

D.) cchocolate ccookies cand cvanilla ccupcakes c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cchocolate

ccookies cand cvanilla ccupcakes
Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cis ca ccomplete csentence?

A.) cLet cme cknow.

B.) cOn cthe csubject cof cphilosophy.

C.) cDepending con cthe ctype cof cbooks cyou clike.

D.) cWhere cthere care clots cof cpeople. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cLet cme cknow.

She cwas creally clooking cforward cto cthe cpicnic, c_________ cshe cfeared cit cmight crain
cthat cafternoon.

Which cof cthe cfollowing ctransition cwords/phrases cis cmore cappropriate cto ccomplete
cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cafter call

B.) clikewise

C.) cin cother cwords

D.) calthough c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) calthough

She cwas ca cfierce ccompetitor, cand cnothing cis cgoing cto ckeep cher cfrom crunning cthat
cmarathon cdespite ca chamstring cinjury.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cdescribes cthe cgrammar cproblem cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cPoor cdiction

B.) cAmbiguous cword cchoice
C.) cTense cdisagreement
D.) cInappropriate ctransition cword cchoice c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cTense
cdisagreement

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences chave ccorrect csubject-verb cagreement? c(Select call
cthat capply.)

A.) cThe cfamily calways crent ca clarge cvan cfor cvacation.

B.) cEvery cone cof cthe cpassengers chas cto cwait cuntil cthe cbus cis cfunctioning cproperly.

C.) cThe cgroup cof csenior ccitizens cwere cescorted cinto cthe crestaurant.

D.) cWhen cwe carrived cat cthe cpetting czoo, ceach cof cthe cchildren cask cto cpet cthe
cgoat. c
E.) cHe cand cI ctake cturns cdriving cduring cour croad ctrips. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔E.) cHe
cand cI ctake cturns cdriving cduring cour croad ctrips.

Laura cwas cstuck cin ctraffic.

Laura cwas con cher cway cto ca cconcert.
Laura cthought cshe cwould cmiss cthe cconcert. c

Which cof cthe cfollowing coptions cuses ccorrect cgrammar cto ccombine cthe csentences
cabove cfor cclarity?

A.) cBecause cLaura cwas con cher cway cto ca cconcert, cshe cwas cstuck cin ctraffic cand
cthought cshe cwould cmiss cthe cconcert.

B.) cLaura cwas con cher cway cto ca cconcert cand cshe cthought cshe cwould cmiss cthe
cconcert. cLaura cwas cstuck cin ctraffic.

C.) cLaura cwas con cher cway cto ca cconcert, cbut cbecause cshe cwas cstuck cin ctraffic, cse
cthought cshe cwould cmiss cthe cconcert.

D.) cLaura cthought cshe cwould cmiss cthe cconcert cbecause cshe cwas con cher cway cto
cthe cconcert, cbut cwas cstuck cin ctraffic. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cLaura cwas con cher
cway cto ca cconcert, cbut cbecause cshe cwas cstuck cin ctraffic, cshe cthought cshe cwould
cmiss cthe cconcert.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cis ca csentence cfragment? c

A.) cBelieve cme.

B.) cOn cthe c5:30 ctrain.

C.) cYou cprobably cknow cSally.

D.) cThat's cright. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cOn cthe c5:30 ctrain.

The cold cclock chadn't cworked cin cyears, cand c_____ cAlly cfinally cdecided cto ctake cit
coff cthe cwall.

Which cof cthe cfollowing ctransition cwords/phrases cis cmost cappropriate cto ccomplete
cthe csentence?

A.) cas ca cresult

B.) cconversely c

C.) cthen cagain

D.) csimilarly c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cas ca cresult

The clake cwas cclear cand cshimmering, cand cit cwas csuch ca cfriendly cday; ctherefore,
che cdove cright cin.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cdescribes cthe cgrammar cproblem cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cAmbiguous cword cchoice

B.) cInappropriate ctransition cword cchoice

C.) cTense cdisagreement

D.) cIncomplete csentence c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cAmbiguous cword cchoice

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences chas ca ccorrect cpronoun-antecedent cagreement?

A.) cBecause cthe cstudents cin cthe cchemistry cclass cdid cpoorly con cthe cexam, cit chad
cto ctake ca cmake-up cexam.

B.) cSince cthe cdoctor chas ca clot cof cexperience cwith cthis cillness, cshe cshould cknow
chow cto ctreat cit.

C.) cIf cthe cchoir chas ca cproblem cwith cmy cmusic, cthey ccan csing csomething celse.

D.) cThe cparty cof cfive cwas clate cfor ctheir creservation. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cSince
cthe cdoctor chas ca clot cof cexperience cwith cthis cillness, cshe cshould cknow chow cto
ctreat cit.

The cday cwas ccold cand cwet.

Jesse cwas cworried cthat che cwould cnot cbeat chis cbest ctime.
Jesse chad ctrained cfor cthe cmarathon cfor c6 cmonths.

Which cof cthe cfollowing coptions cuses ccorrect cgrammar cto ccombine cthe csentences
cfor cclarity?

A.) cThe cday cwas ccold cand cwet cand cJesse cwas cworries cthat che cwould cnot cbeat
chis cbest ctime. cJesse chad ctrained cfor cthe cmarathon cfor c6 cmonths.

B.) cJesse cwas cworried cthat che cwould cnot cbeat chis cbest ctime cbecause cthe cday
cwas ccold cand cwet cand che chad ctrained cfor cthe cmarathon cfor c6 cmonths. c

C.) cBecause cJesse chad ctrained cfor cthe cmarathon cfor c6 cmonths, che cwas cworried
cthat che cwould cnot cbeat chis cbest ctime. cThe cday cwas ccold cand cwet.
D.) cJesse chad ctrained cfor cthe cmarathon cfor c6 cmonths, cbut cbecause cthe cday cwas
ccold cand cwet, cJesse cwas cworried cthat che cwould cnot cbeat chis cbest ctime. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔D.) cJesse chad ctrained cfor cthe cmarathon cfor c6 cmonths, cbut cbecause
cthe cday cwas ccold cand cwet, cJesse cwas cworried cthat che cwould cnot cbeat chis cbest
ctime.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cuses cformal clanguage?

A.) cThe cguests chad ca cwonderful ctime cat cthe cparty.

B.) cThe cguests csaid cthe cparty cwas cawesome!

C.) cThe cpartygoers cwanted cto chang cout call cnight.

D.) cThe cpartiers cwere cup cfor csomething cmore. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cThe
cguests chad ca cwonderful ctime cat cthe cparty.

Read cthe cfollowing cpassage cand canswer cthe cquestion.

The cthesis cof cthis cpaper cwill cbe con cthe cdevelopment cof can cexperiment cdesigned
cto cdetect cflaws cin chow ca cgolf cball cis chit. cSometimes cit ccan cbe chit cperfectly, cbut
csometimes cit ccan cbe ca cbust.

Based con cthe clanguage cin cthe cpassage, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cscenarios cis
ccorrect?

A.) cThe cwriter cis ca cprofessional cin ca cbusiness cenvironment.

B.) cThe cwriter cis ca cresearcher cwriting cfor ca cscientific cjournal.

C.) cThe cwriter cis ca cstudent cwriting ca cfirst cdraft cof ca cpaper.

D.) cThe cwriter cis can cauthor cof cliterature c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cThe cwriter cis ca
cstudent cwriting ca cfirst cdraft cof ca cpaper.

Read cthe cfollowing cpassage cand canswer cthe cquestion.

When cMiss cEmily cGrierson cdied, cour cwhole ctown cwent cto cher cfuneral: cthe cmen
cthrough ca csort cof crespectful caffection cfor ca cfallen cmonument, cthe cwomen cmostly
cout cof ccuriosity cto csee cthe cinside cof cher chouse, cwhich cno cone csave can cold
cmanservant---a ccombines cgardener cand ccook---had cseen cin cat cleast cten cyears. c

Based con cthe clanguage cin cthe cpassage, cwhich cone cof cthe cfollowing cscenarios cis
ccorrect?

A.) cThe cwriter cis ca cprofessional cin can cbusiness cenvironment.

B.) cThe cwriter cis ca cresearcher cwriting cfor ca cscientific cjournal.

C.) cThe cwriter cis ca cstudent cwriting ca cfirst cdraft cof ca cpaper

D.) cThe cwriter cis can cauthor cof cliterature. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cThe cwriter cis can
cauthor cof cliterature.

You're cin ca cdifficult cclass, cand cyou've cfallen cbehind. cYou're cintimidated cby cthe
cinstructor, cwho cis cat ctimes cdifficult cto capproach. cShe chas cassigned ca cresearch
cpaper, cwhich cyou're cnervous cabout. cYou cdecide cto crequest can cappointment cto
cdiscuss cit cwith cher.

Given cthe cabove cscenario, cwhat ctype cof clanguage cshould cthe cstudent cuse?

A.) cText cmessage cstarting cwith c

"Hey cprofessor!"

B.) cEmail cmessage cstarting cwith c"It's cme, cthe cone cwho's cway cbehind."

C.) cEmail cmessage cstarting cwith c"Dear cProfessor:"

D.) cEmail cafter cforgetting cabout cthe cappointment cstarting cwith c"Hey cprofessor, cI
ccan't cbelieve cI cmissed cthe cappointment." c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cEmail cmessage
cstarting cwith c"Dear cProfessor:"

Read cthe cfollowing cbrief cpassage cand canswer cthe cquestion.

I cam casking ceach cdepartment csupervision cto cidentify cthe cadvantages cof
creconfiguring cout cinternal caccounting csystem. cIndicate cto cme cby cnext cFriday cif cyou
cfeel cthis cchange cwould cimprove cthe cDPD cprogram.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cgenres cof cwriting cdoes cthe cpassage crepresent?

A.) cLiterary

B.) cProfessional

C.) cColloquial

D.) cScientific c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cProfessional

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences ccontains ca ccolloquialism?

A.) cThe ccenters cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention cis cpretty csure cthat cthe cZika
cvirus cis cspread cthrough cmosquito cbites.
B.) cTravelers cwho care cpregnant cor cconsidering cpregnancy cshould cconsult ca cdoctor.

C.) cSome ctheories con cthe cZika cvirus care cdifficult cto cunderstand.

D.) cIn cresponse, cthe cU.S. chas ctaken csteps cto cprevent cthe cspread cof cthe cZika
cvirus. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cThe ccenters cfor cDisease cControl cand cPrevention cis
cpretty csure cthat cthe cZika cvirus cis cspread cthrough cmosquito cbites.

Read cthe cfollowing cpassage cand canswer cthe cquestion.

Although cfew cexperts chave cproduced cexact cnumbers, cstatistical cmodels chave
cpredicted cspecific cnumbers cregarding cthe charm cto chuman cpopulations cthat cclimate
cchange cwill ccause. cFor cexample, cthe cEuropean cheat cwave cof c2003 ckilled cat cleast
c30,000 cpeople.

Based con cthe clanguage cin cthe cpassage, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cscenarios cis
ccorrect?

A.) cThe cwriter cis ca cprofessional cin ca cbusiness cenvironment.

B.) cThe cwriter cis ca cresearcher cwriting cfor ca cscientific cjournal.

C.) cThe cwriter cis ca cstudent cwriting ca cfirst cdraft cof ca cpaper.

D.) cThe cwriter cis can cauthor cof cliterature. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cThe cwriter cis ca
cresearcher cwriting cfor ca cscientific cjournal.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements ccontains ccolloquialisms?

A.) cIf cyou cdon't cmind, ccould cwe cmeet clater?

B.) cI cthoroughly cenjoyed cyour cclass.

C.) cLet's chang cout clater. cI cneed cto cchill cafter cthat cexam.

D.) cIt's ca cpleasure cto cmeet cyou. cYour cclass cinspired cme cin cmany cways. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔C.) cLet's chang cout clater. cI cneed cto cchill cafter cthat cexam.

Read cthe cfollowing cbrief cpassage cand canswer cthe cquestion.

Be csure cto cprepare cfor can cinterview, cincluding cfor ca cinternship. cRead cany
cmaterials csent cto cyou, cand cpractice canswering cquestions con cloud cso cthat cyou're
cless cnervous cduring cthe cactual cinterview. cBe con ctime, cdress cappropriately cfor cthe
ctype cof cjob cyou're cinterviewing cfor, cand cthank cthe cinterviewers cfor cinterviewing cyou
ceven cif cthe cinterview cdoesn't cgo cas cwell cas cyou chope.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstyles cof cwriting cis cillustrated cin cthe cpassage?

A.) cFormal

B.) cInformal

C.) cColloquial

D.) cSlang c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cInformal

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cwould cbe ca cgood ctopic csentence?

A.) cUltimately, cyou cwill cfind cthat cgetting cit cjust cright ccan cbe csurprisingly csatisfying.

B.) cCooking crequires ca cnumber cof cdifferent cskills cthat ccan cbe clearned cand
cpracticed.

C.) cOne cof cthe cfirst cthings cyou cwill cneed cas ca cchef cis ca cgood cset cof cwell-
sharpened cknives.

D.) cOf ccourse, cit ccan ctake ca cwhile cto cget cthe chang cof cchopping cvegetables
cefficiently. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cCooking crequires ca cnumber cof cdifferent cskills
cthat ccan cbe clearned cand cpracticed.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cwould cbe ca cgood ctransition csentence?

A.) cYou cwill chave can cinstructor cand ca csyllabus cwith ca clist cof cthe cbooks cyou cwill
cneed cto cread.

B.) cTaking ca ccourse conline cis cin cmany cways csimilar cto ctaking ca ccourse cin ca
ctraditional cclassroom csetting.

C.) cYou cwill ceven chave cclass cdiscussions cand cone-on-one cmeetings cwith cyour
cprofessor. c

D.) cHowever, conline cstudents coften cwork centirely cfrom chome, cwhich cis cjust cone
cpart cof cwhat cmakes conline clearning cdifferent. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cHowever,
conline cstudents coften cwork centirely cfrom chome, cwhich cis cjust cone cpart cof cwhat
cmakes conline clearning cdifferent.

If call cof cthe cfollowing csentences cappeared cin cthe csame cparagraph, cwhich csentence
cwould cbe cirrelevant?

A.) cI chad cbeen cdoing cyoga cat cleast cthree ctimes ca cweek cfor cthe cpast cyear.
B.) cAt cfirst, cI cwalked cand cran, cthough creally cit cwas cmore cwalking cthan crunning.

C.) cI chad cnever crun ca c5k crace cbefore, cbut cI cdecided cto ctry cand cgave cmyself csix
cweeks cto ctrain cfor cit.

D.) cEach cday cI cwas cable cto crun ca cbit cfurther cand ca cbit cfaster. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔A.) cI chad cbeen cdoing cyoga cat cleast cthree ctimes ca cweek cfor cthe cpast
cyear.

Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences cwould cbe ca cgood ctopic csentence?

A.) cOne ctype cof cdiabetes cis ccaused cby cthe cpancreas cnot cproducing cenough
cinsulin.

B.) cIf cleft cuntreated, cdiabetes ccan ccause cmany ccomplications, cwhich cis cwhy cit
cmust cbe cdiagnosed cas cearly cas cpossible.

C.) cDiabetes cis ca cdisease cin cwhich cthe cblood ccontains chigh clevels cof csugar cover
ca cprolonged cperiod. c

D.) cThere care cthree cmain ctypes cof cdiabetes. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cDiabetes cis
ca cdisease cin cwhich cthe cblood ccontains chigh clevels cof csugar cover ca cprolonged
cperiod.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cexamples cwould cbe ca cgood ctransition csentence?

A.) cThe cfactory cfire ckilled c146 cpeople, cmany cof cwhom cwere cyoung cwomen.

B.) cThe cfire cat cthe cTriangle cShirtwaist cFactory cin cNew cYork cCity cin c1911 cwas cone
cof cthe cworst cindustrial cdisasters cin chistory.

C.) cMany cof cthe cimmigrant cworkers cdied cin cthe cfire cbecause cthe cexit cdoors cin cthe
cfactory chad cbeen cblocked.

D.) cThe cfire cexposed cthe cterrible cworking cconditions cof csweatshops cand cwould
cultimately cchange cthe clives cof cAmerican cworkers cforever. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.)
cThe cfire cexposed cthe cterrible cworking cconditions cof csweatshops cand cwould
cultimately cchange cthe clives cof cAmerican cworkers cforever.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca cgood cfirst cstep cwhen ccoming cup cwith can cidea cfor ca
cgroup cpresentation? c

A.) cInterview csources cfor cyour cpresentation.

B.) cBrainstorm cinteresting ctopics cand cideas.

C.) cDevelop can corganized coutline cof cthe ctopic.

D.) cCite cthe csources cin cyour cpresentation. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cBrainstorm
cinteresting ctopics cand cideas.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ctrue cstatement cabout cthe crevision cprocess?

A.) cOutlining cis cpart cof cthe crevision cprocess.

B.) cMin cmapping cis ca cpart cof cthe crevision cprocess.

C.) cEditing cand cproofreading ccome cafter cthe crevision cprocess.

D.) cDrafting cthe cintroduction cand cconclusion ccome cafter cthe crevision cprocess. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔

A cstudent cis cwriting ca cpaper cfor ctheir cbasic canatomy cclass cand cis cunsure chow
cthey cshould ccite ctheir csources. cWhat cshould cthe cstudent cdo?

A.) cLook cfor ca ccitation cstyle conline cand cuse cthat cone.

B.) cFind cout cfrom cthe cinstructor cwhat ccitation cstyle cto cuse.

C.) cUse cthe ccitation cstyle cused cin cother cscience cclasses.

D.) cAlternate cdifferent ccitation cstyles, cassuming cthat cone cwill cbe ccorrect. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔B.) cFind cout cfrom cthe cinstructor cwhat ccitation cstyle cto cuse.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cpart cof cthe clast cstep cof cthe cwriting cprocess?

A.) cMind cmapping

B.) cEditing

C.) cOutlining

D.) cCiting csources c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cEditing

Which cof cthe cfollowing care cexamples cof csecondary csources? c(Select call cthat
capply.)

A.) cA cNew cYork cTimes carticle cpublished cin c2004 cdescribing cthe c1939 cWorld's cFair

B.) cAn centrance cticket cto cthe c1939 cWorld's cFair.

C.) cA cjournal centry cdescribing ca cday cat cthe c1939 cWorld's cFair

D.) cAn caudio crecording cof ca cspeech cgiven con copening cday cof cthe c1939 cWorld's
cFair

E.) cA cnonfiction cbook cabout cthe chistory cof cWorld's cFairs. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.)
cA cNew cYork cTimes carticle cpublished cin c2004 cdescribing cthe c1939 cWorld's cFair

E.) cA cnonfiction cbook cabout cthe chistory cof cWorld's cFairs.

If can cauthor cwere csubmitting ca cpaper cfor cpublication cin can cacademic cjournal, cwhat
cwould cbe cthe cbest cway cto ccite cthe csources?

A.) cTry cout ca ccouple cof ccitation cstyles cand csee cwhich cones clooks cbest.

B.) cResearch cthe ccitation cstyle cof cthat cparticular cjournal cand cfollow cit. c

C.) cUse cany cstyle cthe cauthor clikes cas clong cas cthe cauthor ccites cthem.

D.) cUse cthe ccitation cstyle cthe cauthor chas calways cused cin ctheir cacademic cpapers. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cResearch cthe ccitation cstyle cof cthat cparticular cjournal cand
cfollow cit.

Which cof cthe cfollowing ctypes cof cwriting cwould cinclude ca cbibliography cof csources cat
cthe cend?

A.) cAn carticle cfor ca cschool cpaper

B.) cA cresearch cpaper con cthe cGreat cMigration

C.) cA cshort cstory cfor ca cmagazine

D.) cA cpersonal cessay cabout csomeone's cfather c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B.) cA cresearch

cpaper con cthe cGreat cMigration