Syllabus of the Test
1. Punctuation (May be 4 Questions)
2. Sentence structure (May be 4 Questions)
3. Pronouns (May be 4 Questions)
4. Indirect speech (May be 2 Questions)
5. Articles and conjunctions (May be 5 Questions)
6. Prepositional phrases (May be 7 Questions)
7. Adjectives and adverbs (May be 3 Questions)
8. Verbs and verb tenses (May be 7 Questions)
9. Word order (May be 4 Questions)
Question 1:- Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Charlotte knew ____ the secret investigation ____ her past, but she closed her eyes to it
and pretended it wasn’t happening.
a. of, about
b. of, into
Answer:- c. about, on
d. of, after
Question 2:- Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
I think Pamela deserves to be punished for her ___stupid and ___ behavior.
a. irresponsible, totally
b. totally, irresponsibility
Answer: c . totally, irresponsible
d. total, irresponsibly
Question 3:- Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
a. Tracy bought three suits; seven scarves; and ten pairs of shoes.
b. We are expecting a hurricane this afternoon, therefore we have closed the school early.
Answer: c. Allen, the receptionist at my office, is a handsome guy.
d. I have never been so insulted: I think I will go home now.
Question 4: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
While ____ of our relatives live on the ____ hill in the county, ____ of our friends live in
the ____ ____ areas of the valley.
a. more, windy, many, most, protection
b. most, windier, more, most, protective
Answer:- c. many, windiest, most, more, protected
d. many, winding, more, most, protected
Question 5:- Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the
options given.
Those who are not wise ____________ .
a. do not need be necessarily stupid
Answer:- b. need not necessarily be stupid
c. need not to be necessarily stupid
d. does not need to be necessarily stupid
Question 6:- Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
Don’t ___think Larry should call ____ wife if _____ is going to be late for dinner?
Answer:- a. you, his, he
b. we, your, his
c. he, his, he
d. you, his, himself
Question 7:- Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
days. for last has good weather few The been the not
a. weather for The last few good has not been the days.
b. The good days has not been for the last few weather.
c. The few days has not been good for the last weather.
Answer:- d. The weather has not been good for the last few days.
Question 8:- Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
Knowing that February was the ____ month of the year, Cheryl planned her vacation ____.
a. short, in accordance
Answer:- b. shortest, accordingly
c. shorter, according
d. shortness, accordion
Question 9:- Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
a. Whenever I always phone on my friend to speak, I can’t spend the time with him.
b. Whenever I spend time on the phone to him, I can’t always speak with my friend.
c. Whenever I speak to him, I can’t always spend time with my friend on the phone.-2nd
d. Whenever I can’t speak to him on the phone, I always spend time with my friend.
Answer:- e. Whenever I can’t spend time with my friend, I always speak to him on the phone.
Question 10:- Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding
verb tense.
Does Jack wear that furry hat often?
a. No, he just liked to wear it for fun sometimes.
b. Yes, but don’t said anything about it to him.
c. Yes, and it can so annoying!
Answer:- d. No, he only wears it when his ears are cold.
Question 11:- Which of the following sentence illustrates correct pronoun usage?
a. Is those the set of plates the bride wanted, or did she want this set?
b. Which of these glasses is half full—that one or this one?
c. To whom did them give the gold medal?
d. Whose book is that—his or our?
Answer:- e. None of the above
Question 12:- Which of the sentence illustrates proper sentence structure?
a. Everyone knows that a mango is much sweeter to an orange
b. I saw the girl with my own eyes who said she had been abducted by aliens.
c. Either one of you should try and to fix their broken fence.
Answer:- d. The queen had hardly finished her speech when the people began to disperse.
Question 13:- Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
“It may snow tomorrow,” he said.
a. He said it should snow tomorrow.
b. He might say it will snow tomorrow.
c. He says it may snow tomorrow.
Answer:- d. He said it might snow the next day.
Question 14:- Which of the following sentence punctuated correctly?
a. 'Come here, she said, and let me get a good look at you.'
b. Come here she said, and let me get a good look at you.
c. "Come here," she said. "and let me get a good look at you."
Answer:- d. "Come here," she said, "and let me get a good look at you."
Question 15:- Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
“Sharon must go to the bank today.” said Albert.
a. Albert says Sharon will have to go to the bank today.
b. Albert said Sharon has to go to the bank today.
c. Albert says Sharon must go to the bank today.
Answer:- d. Albert said Sharon had to go to the bank today.
Question 16:- Choose the option that correctly changes the original sentence from active voice to passive
voice.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:- That tall man is carrying a lot of lumber.
REWRITTEN SENTENCES:
a. The tall man carries a lot of lumber.
b. Is being carried by that tall man, the lumber.
c. The lumber is carried by the tall man.
Answer:- d. A lot of lumber is being carried by that tall man.
Question 17:- Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
I placed my notes ______my desk and referred to them______ the meeting.
a. at, among
Answer:- b. beside, during
c. with, at
d. upon, around
Question 18:- Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
sleeping likes the. midday Katie until on weekends
a. sleeping Katie likes until midday on the weekends.
b. Katie likes sleeping until weekends on the midday.
c. Katie likes on sleeping until the midday weekends.
d. Katie likes sleeping on midday until the weekends.
Answer:- e. Katie likes sleeping until midday on the weekends.
Question 19:- Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.
Everyone ___ too busy cooking and ___ the campsite ___ the family of bears ____
from the woods.
a. were, setting up, to notice, watch
b. was, set up, noticing, to watch
Answer:- c. is, setting, to notice, watching
d. was, setting up, to notice, watching
Question 20:- Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.
I find it very hard to remember ____ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I
remember ____ to do so dozens of times!
a. to mail, forgetting
b. mailing, to forget
c. to mail, to forget
Answer:- d. mailing, forgetting
Question 21:- Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the
options given. Only after they had an exhaustive study _____ how to adapt the
technology to the needs of our company.
a. did they understand to begin
b. did they begin to understand
Answer:- c. they did begin to understand
d. to understand did they begin
Question 22:- Which of the following sentence illustrates proper use of comma?
a. Randy wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.
b. After pouring herself a glass of water in silence, Nicky answered my question.
c. The committee, which had failed to come to a consensus decided to meet again on Tuesday.
d. Mr. Bridges is never home on the weekends, he always goes to his home in the country.
Answer:- e. a and b
f. All of the above
Question 23:- Which of the following sentence does NOT illustrate correct verb and tense usage?
a. These repetitive and misleading guidelines could easily be interpreted in several different ways.
Answer:- b. Clarabelle’s mother absolutely hated nicknames and always calls her daughter by her full name.
c. The Imagist movement in poetry is commonly regarded as having begun in the early twentieth
century.
d. We all danced across the lawn and lifted Zoe above our heads in triumph.
Question 24:- Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
Victor, who stole ___ ideas and used them to make ___ a millionaire, never once, offered ___
a word of thanks.
a. our, himself, we
b. their, them, himself
c. your, us, you
Answer:- d. our, himself, us
Question 25:- Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
____ is the name of the opera, and ____ role did you say Maria would play?
a. This, which
b. Who, that
Answer:- c. What, which
d. Which, what
Question 26:- Choose the series of verbs and phrases that best completes the following passage.
This dish ___ too spicy. Why __________ so much pepper?
a. is, did the chef have to use
b. was, the chef is using
Answer:- c. is, did the chef use
d. was, the chef used
Question 27:- Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
Carol has said, “I am responsible for this project.”
Answer:- a. Carol has said that she is responsible for this project.
b. Carol says she is responsible for this project.
c. Carol said that she was responsible for this project.
d. Carol had said that she would be responsible for this project.
Question 28:- Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Although Marvin said he had the keys______ the flower pot, we were unable to find
them_____ the dark. In the end, we waited for him at the coffee shop _____ the corner.
a. under, in. around
Answer:- b. in, with, at
c. around, at, on
e. beside, from, around
Question 29:- Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the
options given.
The excited children who had run toward the loud ____________ .
Answer:- a. music and then told the others about the ice cream truck outside
b. music, are telling to the others about the ice cream truck outside
c. ice cream truck to tell the others about the music outside
d. music, told the others about the ice cream truck outside.
Question 30:- Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
your company name ? of What the is
a. What is the company of your name?
b. your company What is the name of?
Answer:- c. What is the name of your company?
d. The name of your company What is?
Question 31:- Which of the following sentences NOT punctuated correctly?
a. All of the apple's at the grocer's were rotten, so I bought oranges instead.
b. "Seven canteens full of water should be enough for the hike," said Tabitha.
Answer:- c. Until the stove is fixed, there's no way I can bake a lemon meringue pie.
d. The woman, whose name escapes me at the moment, disappeared into the limousine.
Question 32:- Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?
Answer:- a. Arthur failed when he tried to open the lock with a key, but succeeded when he tried to
open it with a hammer.
b. We painted the conference room yellow, hung a poster on the wall, and are
rearranging the chairs.
c.. No one in the room knew that the doors had been locked and that policemen will be
running up the stairs.
d. Andrea is incapable of walking and to talk at the same time.
Question 33:- Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?
a. To whom are your employees going to report while you’re gone?
b. Each monkey had its own bunch of bananas to munch on.
c. Neither of us had any idea that the Robinsons were selling their beach house.
d. Delilah congratulated herself on a job well done.
Answer:- e. All of the above.
Question 34:- Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
"I'm not feeling well," Agatha said.
a. Agatha has said that she doesn't feel well.
b. According to Agatha, she isn't feeling well.
Answer:- c. Agatha said she wasn't feeling well.
d. Agatha says she isn't feeling well.
Question 35:- Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding
verb tense.
Did you see the show last night?
Answer:- a. No, because by the time I got there all the tickets had already been sold.
b. Yes, and it was one of the best shows I had ever seen.
c. Yes, but my seat was behind a pole so I couldn’t barely see anything.
d. No, but I am hope to see it tonight
Question 36:- Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on sentence.
It’s never too late to learn how to swim ____ you may fall off a boat!
a. , you never know when
b. you never know when
c. —you never know as
Answer:- d. ; you never know when
Question 37:- Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding
verb tense.
Did you hear the weather report for tomorrow?
a. Yes, it will to clear up by noon.
Answer:- b. No, I wasn’t listening to the radio.
c. Yes, they have said it will have snowed.
d. No, but I think it had snowed.
Question 38:- Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on sentence.
Mr. Peach has sent his four children to Ivy League colleges’ _____ he has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty factory.
a. however
b. ; however,
Answer:- c. , however
d. however,
Question 39:- Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?
a. Terry hoped to find a new job that would let him earn extra cash in the summer and to work
fewer hours.
Answer:- b. Although Tommy was failing his biology class at college, he was passing his chemistry class.
c. Trina loved to sail, skate, swim, and surfing.
d. Tatiana declared that the people in her office are smarter than the people who work in Tad's
office.
Question 40:- Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of apostrophes?
Answer:- a. Helga borrowed her friend’s skates for the day; however, she failed to return them.
b. Thousand’s of bargains are available during the holiday season, but I cant find time to Shop.
c. The koala bear closed it’s eyes and fell fast asleep.
d. Although I like the Joneses, I’m angry at them for breaking all of Ralphs’ tools.
Question 41:- Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
"I will be moving soon," said Alma.
Answer:- a. Alma said she would be moving soon.
b. Alma said she will move soon.
c. Alma says she'll be moving soon.
d. Alma says she would move soon.
Question 42:- Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.
Alison regrets _____ you with her remarks; she never meant _____ so.
a. to hurt, doing
Answer:- b. to hurt, to do
c. hurting, doing
d. hurting, to do
Question 43:- Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
Julia, who is studying to be ____foreign correspondent, is currently doing ____ internship in
____ Middle East _____ will return before the end of _____ year.
a. (no article required), an, the, but, the
b. the, a, the, however, a
c. a, an, (no article required), yet, a
Answer:- d. a, an, the, but, the
Question 44:- Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
Rhonda says, "I get to work early every day."
Answer:- a. Rhonda says she gets to work early every day.
b. Rhonda said she gets to work early every day.
c. Rhonda has said that she got to work early every day.
d. Rhonda says she had gotten to work early every day.
Question 45:- Which of the following sentences does not illustrate correct pronoun usage?
a. The wet dog shook itself off, wagged its tail, and proceeded on its way.
b. Don't take the silver goblet out of its protective case or you'll ruin it.
c. You should wear that jacket to their wedding because it's the nicest one you have.
d. It's not too late to answer their ad for a waitress, is it?
Answer:- e. All are correct
Question 46:- Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
Answer:- b. We think the judge will have noticed something strange in her behavior.
d. Somehow, all of the newspapers gotten hold the story.
Question 47:- Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentences. Last what! It’s did you night, over after
a. After what night, it’s over you did last!
Answer:- b. After what you did last night, it’s over!
c. over what you did last night, it’s After!
d. After, it’s over what you did last night!
Question 48:- Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
The helium ____ balloon rose ____ into the air; the villagers knew then their ____ leader was
off on another mission.
Answer:- c. powered, powerfully, powerful
Question 49:- Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentences.
Would I have it anything if had, I you known said would not bother
a. Would I have not said anything if you had known it would bother I?
Answer:- b. I would not have said anything if I had known it would bother you
c. Had I known if it would bother you I would not have said anything.
d. If I had known it would not bother you I would have said anything.
Question 50:- Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Although the issue was very serious, the committee disposed ____ it in a few minutes and
moved ____ to other business.
a. onto,off
b. of, away
c. on, out
Answer:- d. of, on
Question 51:- Read the original sentence below and then choose the rewritten sentence that illustrates proper
sentence structure. ORIGINAL SENTENCE:- It is easy to carry solid objects, but the same
cannot be said of liquids. REWRITTEN SENTENCES:
Answer:- a. Unlike liquids, solid objects are easy to carry.
b. Unlike liquids, we can easily carry solid objects.
c. Unlike liquids; solid objects can easily be carried.
d. Unlike liquids, solid objects easy to be carried.
Question 52:- Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?
a. Frank and Marjorie have opened a new chocolate shop on the corner.
b. By the time I get there, all the best candy will have been eaten already.
Answer:- c. They was going to sell pastries as well, but then decided against it.
d. Have you ever wondered how many jelly beans there are in the world?
Question 53:- Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.
If Harry ______ to the party too early, don't let him in; he ______ outside like everyone else.
Answer:- a. gets, will have to wait
b. got, waits
c. gets, is waiting
d. has gotten, must be waiting
Question 54:- Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
The archaeologists were ___ to discover such a ___ and ___ ___ artifact at that mostly
uncovered site.
a. amazing, rarely, incredible, beautifully
Answer:- b. amazed, rare, incredibly, beautiful
c. beautiful, rarity, amazingly, incredible
d. amazingly, beautiful, rarely, incredible
Question 55:- Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
Jerry said, "I saw my cousin at the fair."
a. Jerry had said he'd seen his cousin at the fair.
Answer:- b. Jerry said he had seen his cousin at the fair.
c. Jerry said he'd saw his cousin at the fair.
d. Jerry says he saw his cousin at the fair.
Question 56:- Which of the following sentences illustrates correct usage of articles and conjunctions?
a. The cake that I ate was better that the one you had.
b. An house is not the home, or so they saying goes.
Answer:- c. For my birthday, I would like a book, an hourglass, and the keys to a new boat.
d. Has a package I've been waiting for been delivered yet, nor must I wait longer?
Question 57:- Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
work. is always to brother willing not My
a. My brother is not willing to work always.
Answer:- b. My brother is not always willing to work.
c. is not willing to work always My brother.
d. My work is not willing to always brother.
Question 58:- Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
I think Fran could be ______ great public speaker, _______ she is still too shy to try it.
a. the, although
Answer:- b. a, but
c. an, however
d. a, and
Question 59:- Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
_____ she was feeling ill, Teresa wanted to eat only _____ apple _____ some soup.
a. Yet, the, or
b. After, an, and
Answer:- c. Because, an, or
d. If, a, and
Question 60:- Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
That house used to be ______ , but ______ have given it to ______.
a. my, I, her
b. mine, me, her
Answer:- c. mine, I, her
d. myself, she, her
Question 61:- Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
Neither we ____ Sal, our neighbor, could understand ____ it had been our dog Rover or Sal's
cat's kittens ____ had destroyed all the flower beds in the middle of ____ night.
a. nor, whether, that, the
Answer:- b. or, if, who, the
c. and, whether, than, a
d. nor, if, that, a
Question 62:- Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?
a. Walking down the street, my eyes were drawn to a diamond in a store window.
b. A small red car pulled up behind the woman with tinted windows.
Answer:- c. The man in the black cape mounted his powerful stallion and it galloped away.
d. The cats chased the birds around the yard with the yellow beaks.
Question 63:-Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Jack, leaning casually ____ the tree, watched as Sally walked slowly ____ him.
Answer:- a. against, towards
b. toward, against
c. upon, past
d. off, beside
Answer:- e. against, toward
Question 64: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
The deer ran quickly ____ the trees, its hooves pounding ____ the forest floor.
a. amid, from
b. over, at
Answer:- c. through, on
d. throughout, on
Question 65:- Which of the following sentences is NOT punctuated correctly?
Answer:- a. We expect only three things from our dog: loyalty, affection, and tail wagging.
b. I need you to pick up several boxes of paperclips, pens, and pencils; three pounds
each of potatoes, carrots, and peas; and my dry cleaning.
c. Marcy, my parrot, squawked for an hour, before finally calming down.
d. All of the above are punctuated correctly.
Question 66:- Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
a. Until the snow is melting, the train is not able to move.
b. Until the snow does not melt, the train will not be able to move.
Answer:- c. Until the snow melts, the train will not be able to move.
d. Until the snow will melt, the train will not be able to move.
Question 67:- Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence. The ____, ____ odor was ____ coming from the chemistry lab up the street.
a. pungent, nastily, clearness
b. pungently, nastily, clearly
c. pungently, nasty, clear
Answer:- d. nasty, pungent, clearly
Question 68:- Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate proper use of articles and conjunctions?
a. I thought about keeping an orangutan as a pet; however, my apartment complex
does not allow exotic animals on the premises.
Answer:- b. Bertha decided to change a locks of her house after burglars stole a computer
or an oil painting.
c. After thinking about the problem for half an hour, Glen finally came up with a
perfect solution.
d. Arlene loves nature and the outdoors in general, yet she spends most of her time inside
because of her job.
Question 69:- Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
“I can meet with you at noon,” said Peter.
a. Peter says he can meet with me at noon.
b. Peter said he will meet with me at noon.
Answer:- c. Peter said he could meet with me at noon.
d. Peter can meet with me at noon, so he said.
Question 70:- Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?
Answer:- a. Unless the world controls its population, mankind will continue to face one problem
after another.
b. Unless the world doesn’t control its population, mankind will continue to face
one problem after another.
c. Unless the world controls its population, until then mankind will continue to face one
problem after another.
d. Unless the world fails to control its population, mankind until then will continue to face
one problem after another.
Question 71:- Choose the verb that best completes the following sentence.
Do you know if Harlon ____________Japanese before moving to Japan?
a. has studied
b. has been studying
c. will have been studying
Answer:- d. will be studying
Question 72:- Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
Of the two books, Sam’s is definitely the ____ ; however, even though Sandra’s didn’t turn out
as ____ as expected, she still did a ____ job of writing it.
a. better, well, good
Answer:- b. best, good, good
c. better, good, better
d. best, well, well
Question 73:- Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Jeremy drove his motorcycle ____ the bridge, ____ the hill, and ____ the diner before finally
parking it ____ two police cars.
a. beside, among, behind, near
b. beneath, over, under, on
Answer:- c. across, down, past, between
d. under, around, through, into
Question 74:- Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Whiskey, my pet squirrel, jumped ________ my head and ________ the windowsill.
Answer:- a. over, onto
b. through, into
c. from, under
d. into, onto
Question 75:- Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
Answer:- a. Did Annabel knowingly lie on the witness stand?
b. We think the judge will have noticed something strange in her behavior.
Answer:- c. The lawyers had decided to keep her testimony a secret.
d. Somehow, all of the newspapers gotten hold of the story.
Question 76:- Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
a. Let’s wait until seven to leave; the traffic should be much lighter by then.
b My boss says I have to stay late tonight because I was sleeping during office hours.
c. I would call them, but I think they have left for the day.
d. Have you seen the cookies that were on my desk? They seem to have disappeared.
Answer:- e. All of the above
Question 77:- Which of the following sentences illustrates correct usage of articles and conjunctions?
Answer:- a. Celine lives on Arthur Street; however, she works on Beatrice Boulevard.
b. I would eat a peach every day if I could, nor the doctor told me I couldn’t.
c. Will Gertrude play the piano or an harp at the concert?
d. Although she is angry at them, neither her son and her father will be at the party.
Question 78:- Which of the following sentences illustrates incorrect pronoun usage?
a. The wet dog shook itself off, wagged its tail, and proceeded on its way.
b. Don’t take the silver goblet out of its protective case or you’ll ruin it.
c. You should wear that jacket to their wedding because it’s the nicest one you have.
d. It’s not too late to answer their ad for a waitress, is it?
Answer:- e. None of the above
Question 79:- Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence. Lilacs _____ violets are usually purple, _____ I have seen some _____ are white.
Answer:- a. and, however, that
b. or, yet, which
c. and, although, that
d. or, but, and
Question 80:- Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
After realizing that our hosts hadn’t actually invited ____ to ____ party, ____ excused _____
from the table and slipped out the back door.
Answer:- a. us, their, we, ourselves
b. ourselves, theirs, we, us
c. them, our, they, themselves
d. us, our, we, himself
