VERSION 1 GRAMMAR
1. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Who's coming to the party? b) Whose to blame for the economy? c) Who's hat is this? d) Whose going to vote?
a
10. IDENTIFY THE INCOMPLETE SENTENCE. a) While they were sleeping. b) Everything worked out all right. c) He wept. d) Babies are sure cute and cuddly.
a
13. It was a beautiful performance. We all watched her from a balcony in the theater as she danced gracefully across the ________ stage. a) Massive b) Stunningly c) Lonely d) Misery
a
16. IDENTIFY THE DEPENDENT CLAUSE IN THIS SENTENCE: The mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep.a) As soon as the puppies were asleepb) Left her bed as soon as c) The puppies were asleepd) The mother dog left her bed
a
19. Which phrase should be moved to the end of the sentence? The painter decided to use the urn as his subject with flowers on the table.a) As his subject b) With flowers c) The painter d) The urn
a
24. The dress ______ you wore at my birthday party is my favorite. a) That b) Their c) When d) Which
a
26. A synonym is a word ____________ a meaning similar to another word. a) Having b) That have c) Who have d) Who is having
a
28. Two students (are) _____________ their professor about possibility of obtaining good grade in class.a) Ask/Are b) Is c) Was d) Could
a
29. To be admitted to the university, he __________ to make application by May 15. a) Has b) Have c) Might d) Should
a
3. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) He did well on his diet. b) He done well on his diet. c) He did good on his diet d) He done good on his diet
a
30. _________ you taking a cruise to commemorate your wedding anniversary? a) Are b) Is c) Was d) Could
a
31. ____________ are the very ancient people.a) The Chinese b) Chinese c) The Chineses d) Chineses
a
35. After having robbed the bank, ______________________________. a) The thief hid at the house of a friend b) The police searched for the thief for many weeks c) The bank president offered a reward for the thief. d) The thief's wife became very nervous.
a
36. She went to the party ____________ her dislike for the host. a) In spite of b) Despite of c) Although d) Even though
a
39. Since the factory was destroyed the company has _________ business to do. a) No b) Not c) None d) Neither
a
41. The nurse asked the patient to choose _________ items from the menu. a) Eight b) Ate c) For d) Fore
a
46. The national anthem ______________ at the super bowl by Whitney Houston. a) Was sung b) Was singing c) Had Sung d) Sung
a
47. It is important that John _____________ his resume immediately. (It is required that he SEND the payment immediately). a) Send b) Sends c) Sent d) Sended
a
48. The blue whale is the largest animal _________ the world. a) In b) On c) Of d) At
a
5. WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE THE FOLLOWING INCORRECT SENTENCE? "This door to remain unlocked when occupied." a) This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied. b) This door to remain unclosed while open. c) This sentence is correct as written. d) This office must have the door unlocked at all times.
a
50. When a person finds ________________in a stressful situation, it helps to breathe deeply. ************ a) Oneself b) yourself c) Themselves d) Itself
a
51. Children generally _____________ with others of the same size and age. a) Play b) Plays c) Played d) Playing
a
6. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Sarah plays her new saxophone well. b) The dog catches the freebee good. c) The band did good during the half time show. d) The band that played before ours was well.
a
62. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Which one do you want? b) Pick the won you want? c) Whose one do you want? d) Who's do you want?
a
67. Based on the principals of asepsis, the nurse should consider a sterile packet below waist level to be contaminated. a) Principals b) Asepsis c) Nurse d) Sterile
a
72. Her mother asked her what would she do after she graduated from college.******** a) Would b) After c) Do d) Graduated
a
73. The student ___________ for the final exam.a) Was studying b) Didn't studied c) Studied hardly d) Would have studies
a
74. The mailperson's job is to put the envelope's in every mailbox on the block. a) Envelope's b) Mailperson's c) Block d) Every
a
75. The physician started to preform the operation, but the patient was not yet completely under anesthesia. a) Preform b) Patient c) Completely under d) Not yet
a
78. The nurse asked the patient to choose ate items from the menu that are his favorite. a) Ate items b) Patient c) His Favorite d) Asked
a
82. The team want to go to the game early for tryouts. a) Want b) To go c) For d) Early
a
83. After the policeman had ran for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen the purse. a) Had ran b) Finally c) Up with c) Several
a
89. The radio broadcast has heard by almost everyone in the country. a) Has heard b) Almost everyone c) In d) The country
a
93. He had already finished studying at an University when he was called to join the army. a) An b) Had c) Studying d) Already
a
14. A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours _________ administration. a) In b) Of c) Has d) On
b
18. In which sentence is the form fast used as an adverb? a) The clock on the wall is ten minutes fast.b) The cars on the overpass moved fastc) The fast cars drove over the bridge. d) The batter could not hit the fast pitch.
b
21. Susan gave ice cream to John and ________________. a) Us b) Me c) We d) I
b
22. My mom and __________ went to the store. a) Me b) I c) Us d) We
b
27. In preparation for your birthday dinner, I will help _________ the dinnerware on the table.a) Sit b) Set c) Sat d) Seat
b
32. The nursing _____ put the band _______ on the wound to _______ the nurse. a) Aide, aide, aidb) Aide, aid, aidc) Aide, aide, aide d) Aid, aid, aide
b
33. Do you know _________________ a) What time is it?b) What time it is?c) What is time? d) It is what time?
b
37. He tried to remember the names of all the people _________ were there that night. a) Which b) That c) Who d) Those
b
42. She told her friend that her favorite colors _________ red and blue. a) Is b) Are c) Could be d) Seem to be
b
43. If the nurse _________________ the patient was going to threw up. She would have brought a basin. a) Had knew b) Had known c) Wanted to know d) Could be known
b
44. If I _________________ you, I would leave now. a) Was b) Were c) Where d) Which
b
49. Economics ____________ my least favorite subject at school. a) Am b) Is c) Are d) Been
b
54. The nurse did not think that the symptoms ___________ an emergency room visit. a) Desired b) Warranted c) Guaranteed d) Should have been
b
56. He ___________ football game. a) Never almost attendsb) Almost never attendsc) Almost attends never d) Attends almost never
b
57. I am looking forward to ___________ on a vacation next month. a) Go b) Going c) Be go d) Going to go
b
59. Finishing quickly is not as important as _____________ all the question correctly. a) Answer b) Answering c) Answered d) Answers
b
61. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT. a) The nurse asked the patient to lay down on the gurney.b) The nurse asked the patient to lie down on the gurney.c) The nurse asked the patient to ley down on the gurney. d) The nurse asked the patient to lei down on the gurney.
b
63. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) The winner was me.b) It was I who won.c) The runner was her. d) It was me who lost.
b
64. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? ******** a) He did bad on the test.b) He felt bad about the broken windowc) He felt badly about being late. d) When the patient feels badly, give him an aspirin.
b
68. He ate for pieces of fried chicken at dinner, and no vegetables. a) No b) For c) At d) Ate
b
69. It was after soon he arrived in the U.S.A that he met the woman who was to become his wife. a) Was b) After soon c) Become d) Arrived
b
71. Of the many people what she interviewed; she chose the one with the most experience. a) Of the b) What c) With d) Most experience
b
79. The patient was to cold, so he asked the nurse for another blanket. a) Was b) To c) Asked for d) Another
b
8. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?a) The patient told the nurse, "put the flowers on that table over their." b) The students looked at their test scores. c) Their comes a time when one choose between right and wrong. d) Their waiting for you.
b
84. The patient's voice was a little horse and he complained of a sore throat, so the doctor prescribed a throat lozenge.a) Sore b) Horse c) Prescribed d) Lozenge
b
87. San Francisco is one of the many cities in the world which have recently been hit by earthquakes. a) In b) Have c) Been hit d) Many cities
b
88. The sales man recommended that he keeps his receipt for at least a month. a) That b) Keeps c) For d) At least
b
9. ARRANGE ALPHABETICALLY: VERBAL, VOLUME, VOID, VITAL. a) Vital, verbal, void, volume b) Verbal, vital, void, volume c) Verbal, volume, void, vital d) Vital, verbal, volume, void
b
90. I will call you when I will get back from visiting my sister. a) When b) Will get c) Visiting d) My
b
92. The teachers let the students to know that they would have an hour to complete the test. a) Let b) To know c) Would have d) The test
b
94. Long before his death, Pablo Picasso had become one of the most important artists in history. *********** a) Long before b) had become c) the most d) Important
b
96. In the accident that destroyed his car, he had ten of his tooths mocked out. a) That destroyed b) Tooths c) Mocked out d) Ten of
b
98. There are three things to remember for the test: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Spelling.***** a) There b) For c) Are d) And
b
15. John F. Kennedy was a senator before he _______ president in 1960. a) Elected b) Was electing c) Was elected d) Had elected
c
25. You _________ on your final exam.a) Worked b) Forget c) Did well d) Done good
c
38. As we celebrated the start of the evening festivities, our glasses _____________ and a toast was made by our host. a) Were risen b) Were rose c) Were raised d) Arose
c
40. He doesn't care for a rap music and ____________________. a) Neither me b) Neither I do c) Neither do I d) Don't neither
c
45. The baby ___________ because she was hungry a) Cries b) Cry c) Cried d) Crying
c
52. Scissors should never be ___________ by the handle. a) Carry b) Carries c) Carried d) Carrying
c
53. The child cried, "I want to do it _____________. a) Mine b) Me c) Myself d) Me self
c
55. During the storm, the glass in three of the windows _________. a) Broken b) Breaks c) Was broken d) Were broken
c
58. If they _________ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn't have gone to the beach. a) Know b) Knew c) Had known d) Were knowing
c
60. SELECT THE SENTENCE THAT USES "THEY'RE" CORRECTLY a) The teacher told the student, put the box they're.b) The students looked at they're test scores.c) They're more likely to do well if they study. d) Most student finished they're homework early.
c
66. Because I want to go to the movies later, I am going to due my homework now. a) Because b) To go c) Due d) Am going to
c
7. WHICH USE OF APOSTROPHE IS CORRECT IN THE SENTENCE? Because of staff change's, the list of birthday's was distributed to all worker's in the business' three offices. a) Change's b) Worker's c) Business' d) Birthday's
c
70. A sentence must always begin with a Capital letter but many people forget this simple rule. ********a) Must b) Always c) Capital d) Forget
c
76. The nurse's notes in the medical record indicate the patients pain was severe. a) Notes b) Was c) Patients d) Nurse's
c
85. During the blackout, one of the patients were frightened and screamed loudly. a) During b) One c) Were d) Loudly
c
91. It's true that children depend in their parents for food, clothing and shelter. a) It's b) That c) In d) Clothing
c
99. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Gosh, I be ordering a V-8!b) Gosh, I coulda had a V-8!c) Gosh, I could have had a V-8! d) Gosh, I should ordered a V-8!
c
SELECT THE WORD OR PHRASE IN THE SENTENCE THAT IS NOT USED CORRECTLY Before his death at age 82, comedian Rodney Dangerfield's motto was, "I don't get no respect." a) At b) No c) Before d) Was
c
WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT, QUESTION 80-98? 80. The car that she had seen at the Ford dealer was the one that she final decided to buy. a) Was b) Had seen c) Final d) To buy
c
11. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ____________ on him when he called. a) Yelled b) Screamed c) Speak d) Hung up
d
17. SELECT THE SENTENCE IN WHICH SNAKE IS USED AS A VERB. Correct a a) The cobra is venomous snake.b) The plumber used his snake to open up the clogged pipec) You are being a snake when you steal from me. d) The spy had to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the train.
d
2. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) I went two the store. b) I want ice cream, too. c) The nurse gave him too shorts. d) I want to know your name.
d
23. I am looking forward to ________ my birthday party at work. a) Has b) Have c) Had d) Having
d
34. The accident _____________________ if the motorist had obeyed the speed limit sign. a) Never happenedb) Would happen neverc) Never would happen d) Never would have happened
d
4. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Several lost his or her keys on the train. b) Does everyone have their train tickets ready? c) Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes? d) Somebody left his or her jacket on the train.
d
77. The charge nurse overheard the nursing assistant discussing the private details of a client's medical condition with a personnel friend in the hospital cafeteria.a) Client's b) Overheard c) Details d) Personnel
d
81. When you add sugar to it, your cup of coffee becomes not only sweet also fattening.***** a) To b) Cup of c) Becomes d) Also
d
86. During the time he lived in New York, he worked as a writer, editor, and a library. a) As b) An c) During d) Library
d
95. The man's heart attack scared him badly and he decided having a regular check-up from then on. a) Man's b) Badly c) From d) Having
d
97. The most important things in my life are making money, traveling abroad, and to live well. a) In b) Are c) The most d) To live
d
12. The GIRL quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house.
girl
20. Make this a complete sentence: ______________ as she watched me from the kitchen window. Correct Answer: I ran around outside as fast as I could
i ran around outside as fast as i could
100. WHICH WORD IS USED INCORRECTLY? It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday.
seem
