Creative Writing Test Non Fiction UK Version 2016

Creative Writing Test Non Fiction UK Version 2016

75 Answered Test Questions:

1. What is ‘iambic pentameter’?
Answers:

a. The five beats at the end of a five-line stanza
a. A traditional form of rising meter consisting of lines of five iambic feet (i. e., ten syllables total)
a. All Shakespearean-style poetry
a. Christopher Marlowe’s ‘heroic line’
a. a and d

2. What is the greatest potential hazard of putting your creative writing online?
Answers:

a. Someone will plagiarize your words and potentially publish them as his or her own.
a. People will cease to respect your creative work.
a. You will not be able to get your work published in print format in the future.
a. You will lose sales.
3. A fiction writer cannot successfully write non-fiction as well.
Answers:
a. True
a. False

4. Regarding the inclusion of creative expression in non-fiction writing, which of the following statements is most true?
Answers:

a. Non-fiction writing should always be factually verifiable, but that does not preclude creative style or expression as long as the creative expression serves an overall purpose of conveying facts, information and learning.
a. Non-fiction is required to be only 75% truthful; the remainder can be given over to creative expression.
a. Non-fiction should always aim to be as creative and imaginative as fiction, occasionally at the cost of verifiable truth.
a. None of the above

5. Which of the following is the recommended length for a screenplay when submitting to production companies?

Answers:
a. 80-125 pages
a. 60-80 pages
a. 100-180 pages
a. Any length, as it can always be abridged or expanded

6. In a play script, what does the abbreviation ‘V. O. ’ stand for?
Answers:

a. Vehicle On (the use of heavy props on stage)
a. Voice Off (an off-stage voice that falls silent when that character is on stage)
a. Vehicle Off (the removal of a heavy prop from the stage)
a. Voice On (the turning on of off-stage sound equipment)
a. Voice Over (an off-stage voice that narrates the on-stage action)

7. In the world of professional playwriting, which of the following usually occurs before a play is mounted in a full production?

Answers:
a. It is staged on an empty stage.
a. It is published in paperback.
a. It goes through a development stage that includes professional ‘readings’.
a. A read-through of the play is broadcast on the radio.
a. c and d
a. None of the above

8. In terms of online creative writing courses, which of the following statements is most reliable?
Answers:

a. All online creative writing courses are scams that should be avoided in favour of a course that takes place in a classroom.
a. An online course can be a good supplement and aid to the creative work you are already producing on your own or as part of a classroom workshop.
a. Some online courses are better than others; the good ones involve learning materials, forums, chat rooms and interactive time with an actual teacher.
a. b and c

9. How long does it generally take, from manuscript submission to final publication, for a non-fiction book to pass through the full editorial process and off-set (not digital) printing process?
Answers:

a. from 3 to 6 weeks
a. from 3 weeks to 3 months
a. from 3 months to 1 year
a. from 2 years to 10 years

10. What is an ‘analogy’?
Answers:

a. The opposite of what is stated, often with ironic effect
a. Composite word for a postscript, glossary, index or bibliography
a. A comparison of two similar ideas or objects to make a point about the first one; a kind of comparative example
a. The repetition of beginning consonant and vowel sounds in a line of poetry

11. In play or screenplay writing, what does the term ‘slug line’ refer to?
Answers:

a. The scene heading
a. The last line of the play
a. A black line that divides scenes
a. The play’s subtitle

12. What is “metonymy”?
Answers:

a. A meteoric rise to success
a. Same as ‘synonymous’
a. Rhyming couplets
a. A closely related word that is substituted for another word, object or idea
a. Two words with exactly the same meaning

13. What is the primary purpose for writing a journal?
Answers:

a. The writer’s own private use
a. To promote as a form of writing to a local community
a. To publish in print or online
a. To share with family and friends

14. What is expressive writing (as opposed to expository or persuasive writing)?
Answers:

a. Writing whose main aim is to succinctly describe an object in the world
a. Argumentative writing with a rhetorical aim
a. Writing whose main aim is to explore personal experiences and which is focused on the writer instead of on a subject or even on technical ‘correctness’ of expression
a. Writing that expresses a political or social opinion
a. b and d

15. The title page of a screenplay should contain which of the following?
Answers:

a. A photograph of the author
a. The title of the work and the author’s name and contact information
a. A dedication, the author’s name, and the prologue
a. The author’s home address and the beginning of the first scene

16. What is ‘personification’?
Answers:

a. The endowment of inanimate objects or concepts with living qualities
a. A person who resembles or behaves like an animal
a. An animal with human-like attributes or behaviour
a. A poem that resembles a person but does not actually include one
a. All of the above

17. Which of the following best defines ‘journal writing’?
Answers:

a. A written account of experiences, ideas or reflections kept regularly and usually for private use
a. Writing articles to submit to newspapers
a. Writing a journal-like diary or memoir specifically for publication
a. All of the above

18. What is a ‘heroic couplet’?
Answers:

a. The opening four lines of a poem
a. A pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter
a. The rhymed first and last lines of a poem
a. Poetry in free verse with an epic or heroic subject matter

19. The greatest benefit of publishing online is _____________; the greatest drawback is _____________.
Answers:

a. access to greater readership; not having a print presence (e. g., in bookstores)
a. the speed of delivery; fewer sales
a. affordability; that people don’t respect digital publishing
a. There is no real difference between online and print publishing.

20. In all types of writing, the term ‘the hook’ refers to _____________.
Answers:

a. a potentially dangerous prop used on stage
a. the antagonist
a. the main character in a play or screenplay
a. a line or passage that captures the audience’s attention (originally a term borrowed from songwriting)

21. Is the following statement true or false?


Compared to writing plays, screenplays, and other forms of non-fiction, writing a journal is a superior form of artistic expression.
Answers:
a. True
a. False

22. What is a ‘rhetorical question’?
Answers:

a. A question that doesn’t require an answer
a. A question that contains a riddle
a. A question that demands to be answered as quickly as possible
a. A question that contains an argument
a. A question with two different answers

23. In newspaper terminology (both print and online), what is a ‘masthead’ or ‘flag’?

Answers:
a. A line of text similar to a headline but which appears at the end of an article
a. A by-line
a. A section usually printed on the editorial page that lists the publication’s name and address, and the names of the owners, editors, writers, staff And so on.
a. A small flag attached to the front page

24. When an author writes a journal or diary and publishes it as a memoir, which of the following is potentially crucial to the credibility of the book?
Answers:

a. That an author book tour take place
a. That the author’s face be on the front and back cover
a. That the book contain a website address for the publisher
a. That it be clear from reading what is verifiable fact and what is potentially the author’s unreliable memory (i. e., that the line between reality and fantasy be clear)
a. a and b

25. How is the copyright of a fiction or non-fiction work typically divided up?
Answers:

a. Most copyright licenses or contracts last for seventy years after the author’s death.
a. Randomly or by lottery
a. By lots of ten years either in the Western world or east of the international date line
a. By time and territory; i. e., in terms of regions of the world and the length of time for which the copyright is licensed

26. What is ‘rhetoric’?
Answers:

a. Expressive writing as opposed to creative non-fiction
a. Simple prose that doesn’t draw attention to itself
a. Questions and statements mingled together
a. Argumentative or persuasive language

27. In academic non-fiction, the ____________________ at the end of the book helps readers continue their study of the subject by directing them to similar works.
Answers:

a. glossary
a. index
a. afterword
a. bibliography and works cited pages

28. A college business paper would typically be considered an example of _______________.

Answers:
a. creative non-fiction
a. fiction
a. creative design
a. non-fiction

29. What does ‘high concept’ mean in screenplay writing?
Answers:

a. A simple premise that describes a proposed film in just a few sentences, often by juxtaposing two known ideas.
a. A production with a large budget
a. A very artistic, conceptual approach to filmmaking
a. A complex idea that is turned into a relatively short film

30. Making journal entries at a specific time of day can help a writer discipline him or herself to maintain a diary or journal with some regularity.

Answers:
a. True
a. False

31. A manuscript that has been edited and proofread, that includes all images, and that is about to be published is said to be in the __________________ stage.
Answers:

a. page proof
a. editorial mark-up
a. typesetting
a. camera-ready copy

32. In screenplay terminology, the abbreviations ‘INT. ’ and ‘EXT. ’ mean ____________ and ___________ respectively.
Answers:

a. inner, outer
a. interior monologue, exterior speaker
a. interior scene setting, external scene setting
a. intermission, extra scene
a. All of the above

33. Among writing professionals, which of the following are well-known programs for creating and editing screenplays?
Answers:

a. DreamWriter and Final Draft
a. First Draft and Second Draft
a. DreamWeaver and Last Draft
a. No Draft and Screenwriting Crew 101
a. None of the above

34. Is the following statement true or false?

Editors will take a professional blog seriously as an example of someone’s writing skills, as long as the blog is regularly updated, clear and relevant.
Answers:

a. True
a. False

35. What is ‘bias’?
Answers:

a. The similarity between ideas
a. The negative feeling between two ideas in a work of journalistic non-fiction
a. The specific tone of a work, or specific voice of the writer
a. When an author prejudices the reader in favour of one side of a subject by not covering the topic fairly

36. Creative writing or blogging – especially when the format is interactive and allows comments or provides discussion rooms for readers to express their own views – is said to be a part of which of the following web generations?
Answers:

a. Web pages
a. WWW for Dummies
a. The Internet 1. 1
a. Web 2. 0

a. All of the above

37. A/an ___________ is a short, traditional Japanese poem that contains three lines of five, seven, and five syllables respectively?
Answers:

a. sonnet
a. ode
a. ottava rima
a. haiku
a. None of the above

38. In playwriting and theatre terminology, the term; ad lib’ (from the Latin ad libitum, meaning in accordance with desire) refers to _________________.
Answers:

a. dialogue or action that the actors make up, often on the spur of the moment
a. the moment when an actor stumbles on his or her words
a. what the prompt or cue person in the front row delivers to actors who forget their lines
a. impromptu dancing in the middle of a play

39. In screenwriting, what does the abbreviation ‘O. C. ’ stand for?
Answers:

a. On Cue
a. Off Cue
a. Off Camera
a. Off Curtain
a. On Curtain
a. All of the above

40. What does it mean to ‘green-light’ a project?
Answers:

a. To temporarily delay a production
a. To give the go-ahead to start a production
a. That the production has made over $1 million
a. That the production is a safety-related play about traffic lights

41. What is an ‘epic poem’?
Answers:

a. An extended ballad containing quatrains
a. Free verse
a. A poem written in large print
a. A poem in a tightly bound manuscript delivered in person
a. A poem of considerable length, often dealing with heroic themes

42. Which of the following lists contains the names of people who are commonly regarded as great American playwrights?

Answers:
a. Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller
a. William Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charlie Parker
a. Arthur Miller, James Copeland, Henry James
a. Oscar Wilde, Tennessee Williams, Flannery O’Connor

43. What is ‘objective truth’ as opposed to ‘subjective truth’?
Answers:

a. Subjective truth is independently verifiable, whereas objective truth is dependent on a limited point of view.
a. Objective truth is independently verifiable whereas subjective truth is dependent on a limited point of view.
a. They are both the same.
a. Objective truth is dependent on subjective truth.
a. Objective truth involves two people, while subjective truth involves only one.

44. Which of the following best describes creative non-fiction?

Answers:
a. Non-fiction with some fictional elements, such as invented dialogue
a. Non-fiction told like a short story or written like a novel
a. Non-fiction stories written in the form of poems or plays
a. None of the above
a. All of the above

45. What is ‘elision’?

Answers:
a. The sliding of one consonant into another
a. The repetition of certain vowels in a line of poetry
a. Stanzas with exactly the same number of lines
a. The omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to maintain the poetry’s metre

46. Creating an impressive website on which to post creative work is more important than the quality of the creative work itself.

Answers:
a. True
a. False

47. Which of the following is usually required when submitting non-fiction to a literary agent or publishing editor?

Answers:
a. The entire work without a synopsis
a. An outline, chapter synopsis, and the opening chapters
a. A telephone call followed by the entire work
a. A formal meeting in which you present the entire work

48. How is a biography different from a memoir?
Answers:

a. Biographies are more detailed than memoirs and require names and dates to be provided.
a. A memoir is fiction, while a biography is non-fiction.
a. A memoir is written by the author about him or herself, while a biography is written by an author about someone else.
a. A biography is meant for personal use, while a memoir is meant to be published.
a. There is no real difference between the two.
49. What is ‘assonance’?

Answers:
a. A stanza in which the lines follow ABCD format
a. Stupid behaviour
a. The repetition of vowel sounds
a. Three or more consonants in a row

50. When staging a play, what does the abbreviation ‘SPFX’ stand for?
Answers:

a. Special Entrance
a. Special Effects
a. Second Prompter
a. Special Affects
a. Extra Speaker

51. What does it mean if a play script is said to be ‘unsolicited’?
Answers:

a. It has been sent back from the production company to the playwright.
a. It has been sent upon request, usually from the playwright to the production company.
a. It has been sent without a specific request, usually from the playwright to the production company.
a. It is either too short or too long.
a. a, b and c

52. Which of the following is NOT a movie genre?
Answers:

a. Horror
a. Cartoon
a. Legal Thriller
a. Romantic Comedy

53. Is it better to present creative work (such as a non-fiction book) on a single Web page, or to spread it out over several pages?
Answers:

a. It depends on the work: a very short work could fit on one page, but a non-fiction book would be better spread across multiple pages (e. g., a chapter per page).
a. Always present a creative work on one page so as not to interrupt the flow.
a. Always spread a creative work, no matter its length, across several pages; doing so will generate more URLs and, therefore, a larger readership.
a. Regardless of its length, a whole work should never be published online.

54. What does it mean if a screenplay is ‘optioned’ by a television or film production company?
Answers:

a. The exclusive right to purchase the screenplay at some time in the future has been bought.
a. The screenplay has been bought and will definitely be made into a film, and the screenwriter will receive a royalty.
a. The screenplay has been partially bought and will now pass through re-writes before being returned to the screenwriter for a final polish.
a. The screenplay will be resold to another film or television company.

55. The Internet is a good source of famous works of literature and non-fiction, which are often available free in fully downloadable or full-text online formats.
Answers:

a. True
a. False

56. Which of the following lists contains titles that are regarded as successful examples of sophisticated Hollywood screenplays?
Answers:

a. Jaws IV, Plan B from Outer Space, Cheers
a. Chinatown, American Beauty, Schindler’s List
a. Mike’s World, The Bad Barber Shop, Back in 5 Minutes
a. Roseanne, Cheers, Seinfeld, Deep Impact

57. You can publish online the non-fiction work of another author as long as that work is out of copyright.
Answers:

a. True
a. False

58. In screenplay writing, the abbreviation ‘b. g. ’ stands for ____________.
Answers:

a. background
a. big gun
a. beautiful generation
a. big gap
a. None of the above

59. Which of the following considerations is most important when keeping a personal journal?
Answers:

a. That you write regularly, regardless of how you choose to express your thoughts and feelings
a. That the grammar and punctuation be accurate
a. That the sections be all the same length
a. That you eventually submit it to a literary agent

60. The phrase ‘The tree’s dark fingers reached out for him’ demonstrates the use of which of the following literary devices?

Answers:
a. Simile
a. Metaphor
a. Alliteration
a. Mimesis

61. What is a ‘pun’?
Answers:

a. A bucket for audience tips
a. A so-called ‘play on words’, or the comic use of a single word with two or more meanings
a. A stage prompt
a. A character foil

62. In theatre terminology, a ‘curtain call’ is the moment when ______________.
Answers:

a. the playwright is personally thanked onstage
a. the audience stands and pulls down the curtains with great excitement
a. the cast of the play take a bow on stage
a. the audience leaves in disgust, calling out their disapproval

63. Why is it important to get the facts correct in non-fiction writing?
Answers:

a. It is less important than one might think; many non-fiction books are published with factual errors.
a. It is important because the credibility of the author and publisher are reflected in the reliability of factual claims made in the book.
a. It is less important than one might think; the work may contain a mixture of verifiable facts and approximate facts or guesswork by the author.
a. It is important because sales will be higher if there is more fictional content, even in a non-fiction book.

64. In terms of theatre staff, who is the ‘Artistic Director’?
Answers:

a. A painter and decorator who designs the sets for a play
a. The playwright, once he or she enters the theatre for rehearsal
a. A theater company’s chief artistic officer, usually the last person who decides on a script before green-lighting production
a. The lead actor, who often has some creative control

65. What is ‘falling metre’?
Answers:

a. Metrical feet in a line that move from stressed to unstressed syllables
a. Metrical feet in a line that move from unstressed to stressed syllables
a. Same as alliteration
a. Free verse
a. All of the above

66. When translated to the screen, a screenplay of 150 pages will generally run for how long?
Answers:

a. 2. 5 hours
a. 1. 5 hours
a. 2 hours
a. 3 hours
a. 1. 75 hours

67. What is ‘free verse’?
Answers:

a. Epic verse
a. Poetry that is given away free with longer works
a. More modern poetry with no prescribed pattern or structure
a. Rhyming couplets
a. None of the above

68. When writing an authentic journal for private use or publication, which of the following is a good idea?
Answers:

a. Trying to prompt your audience or reader into liking the narrative voice
a. Imitating a known writer as much as possible
a. Developing a specific and genuine narrative voice, whether the work will be published or not
a. Varying the narrative voice from section to section depending on whether you feel the work can be published or not

69. What is an ‘indie’ production company?
Answers:

a. One based in the state of Indiana, USA
a. A production company that is independent of major studio financing
a. A production company that has a certain youth appeal, but that is still backed by a major studio
a. A theatrical production based on the Indiana Jones films

70. In theatre terminology, what does ‘stage left’ mean?
Answers:

a. The last point at which an actor left the stage
a. The left side of the stage from the audience’s point of view
a. The left side of the stage from the actor’s point of view
a. It varies depending on the perspective of the actor

71. Which of the following is crucial for maintaining a journal with some regularity?
Answers:

a. Keeping the journal locked
a. Making entries whenever the mood hits
a. Making daily entries in different colours
a. Having someone read the journal
a. Continuous motivation over a long period of time

72. In any creative endeavour, what is meant by the term ‘development hell’?
Answers:

a. The initiation of a period of development that lasts 3-6 months
a. The end of a long development process at which point the decision is made NOT to proceed to production
a. A play that involves satanic elements, or a comic visit to hell itself
a. The period of frustrating delay that can occur when the development process lasts too lone

73. Which of the following is NOT a type of personal journal writing?
Answers:

a. Dream book or log
a. Diary or memoir
a. Electronic journal
a. Spiritual or personal growth journal
a. Short story collection

a. Autobiography or life writing

74. In terms of editorial work at a publishing house, which of the following statements about fiction versus non-fiction is true?
Answers:

a. The two genres are usually handled by the same editor.
a. Other than the fact that one genre is “true” and one is “untrue, ” there is very little difference between the two.
a. Non-fiction requires fewer stages of correction.
a. Non-fiction requires a fact-checker and may also need to have illustrations or photographs sourced.

75. It’s a good idea to write a journal on a word processor rather than in a notebook because ____________.
Answers:

a. a word processor allows you to make multiple copies and reduces the risk of losing your writing
a. your computer is less likely to get stolen
a. if you ever try to get your writing published, it is already in a typeset format
a. a and c
a. None of the above

1 NOT Answered Yet Test Questions:
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76. What is a ‘quatrain’?
Answers:
a. A four-line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse
a. A two-line stanza written in free verse
a. The last quarter of a poem, rounded to the nearest stanza
a. The four parts of any work of art
a. b and d.

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Upwork English Spelling Test UK Version Answers 2016 (1st Place!! ).

Upwork English Spelling Test UK Version Answers 2016
53 Answered Test Questions:


1. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Indivisible
b. Irresistable
c. Indispensable
d. Irresponsible

2. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Reminiscience
b. Reminiscence
c. Reminescence
d. Reminisense

3. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Bureaucrasy
b. Buroucracy
c. Bureaucracy
d. Beuraucracy

4. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Synonymous
b. Synonymus
c. Synonimous
d. Sinonymus

5. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The judge granted the reluctant witness complete ____________ from prosecution for his part in the crime.

Answers:
a. amnesty
b. amnasty
c. anmesty
d. emnesty

6. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Priveledge
b. Privilage
c. Privilege
d. Privelege

7. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Unanimus
b. Unanemous
c. Unanimess
d. Unanimous

8. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Arthur spent hours admiring the gothic ____________of all those French cathedrals.

Answers:
a. architecture
b. arkhitecture
c. arcitecture
d. arckitecture

9. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
No one knew what devious experiments the scientist conducted in his ______________ .

Answers:
a. labretory
b. laboratary
c. laboratory
d. labratory

10. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Adress
b. Addrress
c. Addres
d. Address

11. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The purpose of your report should be to ___________ the most relevant facts, not to obscure them.

Answers:
a. illumenate
b. iluminate
c. illuminate
d. elluminate

12. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Hienous
b. Henous
c. Heinus
d. Heinous

13. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Many would-be travellers were _____________ by the price of petrol last summer.

Answers:
a. flabergasted
b. flabberghasted
c. flabbergasted
d. flabbergashted

14. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The clown’s performance was _______________, to say the least.

Answers:
a. dissapointing
b. dissappointing
c. disapointing
d. disappointing

15. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Ligitimate
b. Legitimate
c. Legetimate
d. Legitemate

16. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
On the ____________ day of Christmas, Lucy was annoyed to find her garden full of noisy drummers
drumming.

Answers:
a. twelvth
b. twelfth
c. twelfeth
d. twelth

17. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Rhythmical
b. Reminiscence
c. Rheumatism
d. Resevoir

18. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Managable
b. Millennium
c. Minuscule
d. Miscellaneous

19. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
He wrote __________on every topic from shoestrings to string theory.

Answers:
a. prollifically
b. prolificaly
c. prollificaly
d. prolifically

20. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Definitly
b. Definately
c. Defenitely
d. Definitely

21. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Be sure to leave your travel __________with the secretary so he’ll know how to reach you whilst you’re away.

Answers:
a. itenreray
b. itinerary
c. iteneray
d. itinirary

22. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
_________animals feed almost exclusively on meat.

Answers:
a. Carnivorus
b. Carnivorous
c. Carnivoures
d. Carnivoreus

23. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Yacht
b. Youthful
c. Yeilding
d. Yesterday

24. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Restaureter
b. Restauranter
c. Restaurateur
d. Restourateur

25. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Posess
b. Poesess
c. Possess
d. Pozess

26. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The savvy dancer acted as a __________ between the detective and the cabaret owner.

Answers:
a. liasion
b. liaison
c. liasone
d. leason

27. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Peter always makes such a _____________ of himself!

Answers:
a. nuisance
b. nuisents
c. newsanse
d. nuisince

28. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Efficency
b. Efficentsy
c. Efficiensy
d. Efficiency

29. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Accomodate
b. Analyse
c. Acknowledgement
d. Asterisk

30. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The church members accused the cult of _______________ practices.

Answers:
a. sacreligious
b. sacrelegious
c. sacrilegious
d. sacrilgious

31. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Emma has always been fascinated by the way the mind works, so she’s decided to get a degree in __________.

Answers:
a. pshycology
b. psycology
c. psyhcology
d. psychology

32. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Idiosyncracy
b. Idiosincrasy
c. Idiosyncrasy
d. Ideosyncracy

33. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Their relationship was plagued by __________ problems.

Answers:
a. perpetual
b. perpechual
c. purpetual
d. perptual

34. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Sally’s nervous __________ left her standing at the altar.

Answers:
a. fiance
b. finance
c. feance
d. fience

35. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Wierd
b. Wired
c. Whined
d. Wilful

36. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Enhancement
b. Elicit
c. Enigma
d. Ecstacy

37. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Fluorescent
b. Fullfill
c. Facsimile
d. Fictitious

38. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Vacuum
b. Vaccuum
c. Vacumm
d. Vaccum

39. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Pronounciation
b. Pronuciation
c. Pronuncitation
d. Pronunciation

40. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Sophomore
b. Supersede
c. Susceptable
d. Spontaneous

41. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
My father does not believe in ____________ , but my mother does.

Answers:
a. reincanation
b. reincarenation
c. reincarnation
d. reincantation

42. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

After my grandfather was diagnosed with chronic_________, he moved to Spain.

Answers:
a. Neumonia
b. Penumonia
c. Pneumonia
d. Pnuemonia

43. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Hazel Dormouse is a _________ creature.

Answers:
a. nocternal
b. nocturnal
c. noctarnal
d. nacturnal

44. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The annual _____________ was ruined when a family of bears stole all the sausages.

Answers:
a. barbecue
b. barbequeue
c. barbycue
d. barbcue

45. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The crowd ________________ me on my acceptance into Mensa.

Answers:
a. congradulated
b. congrachulated
c. congratulated
d. congratilated

46. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Let me tie your mittens to your sleeves so you don’t ______________ them.

Answers:
a. loose
b. looze
c. lose
d. louse

47. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Helen was surprised by the __________ stature of her blind date.

Answers:
a. diminutive
b. diminuative
c. deminutive
d. dimminutive

48. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The waitress brought me a plate of squid even though I _____________ asked for clams.

Answers:
a. specificaly
b. specifically
c. specifycally
d. specificly

49. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The professor made it clear that ___________ would not be tolerated.

Answers:
a. plagiarism
b. plagiarizm
c. plagerism
d. plagirism

50. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
The protesters hurled ___________ insults at us as we walked by.

Answers:
a. vicous
b. vicious
c. vicoius
d. vicius

51. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
He __________ a summer home, an exercise bike and a hamster in the divorce settlement.

Answers:
a. accquired
b. ecquired
c. acquired
d. akquired

52. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Occasion
b. Occurence
c. Overrun
d. Opponent

53. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Mrs. Baker took her ______________ class on a field trip to the zoo.

Answers:
a. kindergarden
b. kindegarten
c. kindergarten
d. kindegarden

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54. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.
Sam _________ a successful political campaign.

Answers:
a. orchestraited
b. orchestrated
c. orchestreated
d. orcestrated

55. Identify the misspelt word in the is below

Answers:
a. Quixotic
b. Quite
c. Questionaire 
d. Quarantine

56. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below

Answers:
a. Goverment
b. Governmant
c. Government
d. Govermant

57. Identify the misspelt word in the list below

Answers:
a. Mischeivous 
b. Misanthrope
c. Mussel
d. Malicious

58. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Embarassment
b. Embrassement
c. Embarrasment
d. Embarrassment

59. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Managable 
b. Millennium
c. Minuscule
d. Miscellaneous

60. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Gauge 
b. Gaje
c. Guage
d. Gaige

61. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Manoeuvre
b. Manouver
c. Manuevre
d. Manuver

62. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Cachet
b. Connoisseur
c. Charateristic
d. Catastrophe

63. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Pageant
b. Poignant
c. Plummage
d. Priggish

64. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Haemorrhage
b. Harass
c. Hankerchief
d. Hypocrisy

65. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Excesive
b. Exccesive
c. Excessive
d. Exceesive

66. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below

Answers:
a. Leiutenant
b. Luietenent
c. Lieutanent
d. Lieutenant

62. Identify the misspelt word in the list below

Answers:
a. Parallel
b. Prevalent
c. Prejudice
d. Perserverance

63. 6. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Forfiet
b. Forfeit
c. Forefeit
d. Fourfit

64. Identify the misspelt word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Develop
b. Desciple 
c. Dilemma
d. Discipline

1. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Pageant
b. Poignant
c. Plummage
d. Priggish

2. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Persue
b. Parsue
c. Persou
d. Pursue

3. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The judge granted the reluctant witness complete ____________ from prosecution for his part in the crime.

Answers:
a. amnesty
b. amnasty
c. anmesty
d. emnesty

4. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Vacuum
b. Vaccuum
c. Vacumm
d. Vaccum

5. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Arthur spent hours admiring the gothic ____________of all those French cathedrals.

Answers:
a. architecture
b. arkhitecture
c. arcitecture
d. arckitecture

6. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Forfiet
b. Forfeit
c. Forefeit
d. Fourfit

7. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The waitress brought me a plate of squid even though I _____________ asked for clams.

Answers:
a. specificaly
b. specifically
c. specifycally
d. specificly

8. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Posess
b. Poesess
c. Possess
d. Pozess

9. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Idiosyncracy
b. Idiosincrasy
c. Idiosyncrasy
d. Ideosyncracy

10. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Manoeuvar
b. Manouver
c. Maneuver
d. Manuver

11. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Councelor
b. Condescend
c. Camouflage
d. Criticize

12. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Sam _________ a successful political campaign.

Answers:
a. orchestraited
b. orchestrated
c. orchestreated
d. orcestrated

13. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Rhythmical
b. Reminiscence
c. Rheumatism
d. Resevoir

14. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Reminiscience
b. Reminiscence
c. Reminescence
d. Reminisense

15. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Yacht
b. Youthful
c. Yeilding
d. Yesterday

16. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Wierd
b. Wired
c. Whined
d. Willful

17. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Embarassment
b. Embrassement
c. Embarrasment
d. Embarrassment

18. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

He __________ a summer house, an exercise bike, and a hamster in the divorce settlement.

Answers:
a. accquired
b. ecquired
c. acquired
d. akquired

19. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Cachet
b. Connoisseur
c. Charateristic
d. Catastrophe

20. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Adress
b. Addrress
c. Addres
d. Address

21. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Temperamental
b. Tempermental
c. Temperamentle
d. Temparamental

22. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Accomodate
b. Analyze
c. Acknowledgment
d. Asterisk

23. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Heinous
b. Henous
c. Heinus

24. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The protesters hurled ___________ insults at us as we walked by.

Answers:
a. vicous
b. vicious
c. vicoius
d. vicius

25. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Gauge
b. Gaje
c. Guage
d. Gaige

26. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Their relationship was plagued by __________ problems.

Answers:
a. perpetual
b. perpechual
c. purpetual
d. perptual

27. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Excesive
b. Exccesive
c. Excessive
d. Exceesive

28. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Priveledge
b. Privilage
c. Privilege
d. Privelege

29. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The purpose of your report should be to ___________ the most relevant facts, not to obscure them.

Answers:
a. illumenate
b. iluminate
c. illuminate
d. elluminate

30. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

On the ____________ day of Christmas, Lucy was annoyed to find her yard full of noisy drummers drumming.

Answers:
a. twelvth
b. twelfth
c. twelfeth
d. twelth

31. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Exhilirate
b. Exhilarate
c. Exhilireat
d. Exhilrate

32. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Bureaucrasy
b. Buroucracy
c. Bureaucracy
d. Beuraucracy

33. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Hazel Dormouse is a _________ creature.

Answers:
a. nocternal
b. nocturnal
c. noctarnal
d. nacturnal

34. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The church members accused the cult of _______________ practices.

Answers:
a. sacreligious
b. sacrelegious
c. sacrilegious
d. sacrilgious

35. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Hemorrhage
b. Harass
c. Hankerchief
d. Hypocrisy

36. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Sophomore
b. Supersede
c. Susceptable
d. Spontaneous

37. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Conscentiuos
b. Consentious
a. Conscientous
c. Conscientious

38. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Enhancement
b. Elicit
c. Enegma
d. Ecstasy

39. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

No one knew what devious experiments the scientist conducted in his ______________ .

Answers:
a. labretory
b. laboratary
c. laboratory
d. labratory

40. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Emma has always been fascinated by the way the mind works, so she’s decided to get a degree in __________.

Answers:
a. pshycology
b. psycology
c. psyhcology
d. psychology

41. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Helen was surprised by the __________ stature of her blind date.

Answers:
a. diminutive
b. diminuative
c. deminutive
d. dimminutive

42. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Peter always makes such a _____________ of himself!

Answers:
a. nuisance
b. nuisents
c. newsanse
d. nuisince

43. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Mrs. Baker took her ______________ class on a field trip to the zoo.

Answers:
a. kindergarden
b. kindegarten
c. kindergarten
d. kindegarden

44. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The crowd ________________ me on my acceptance into Mensa.

Answers:
a. congradulated
b. congrachulated
c. congratulated
d. congratilated

45. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The annual _____________ was ruined when a family of bears stole all the hotdogs.

Answers:
a. barbecue
b. barbequeue
c. barbycue
d. barbcue

46. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Sally’s nervous __________ left her standing at the altar.

Answers:
a. fiancé
b. finance
c. feancé
d. fience

47. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Clara the cat simply chose to ignore the ______________ of our dog.

Answers:
a. existence
b. existance
c. existense
d. existanse

48. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

My father does not believe in ____________ , but my mother does.

Answers:
a. reincanation
b. reincarenation
c. reincarnation
d. reincantation

49. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The savvy dancer acted as a __________ between the detective and the cabaret owner.

Answers:
a. liasion
b. liaison
c. liasone
d. leason

50. Which of the following options means, “the owner or manager of a restaurant”?

Answers:
a. Restaureter
b. Restaurater
c. Restaurateur
d. Restourateur

51. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Be sure to leave your travel __________with the secretary so he’ll know how to reach you while you’re away.

Answers:
a. itenreray
b. itinerary
c. iteneray
d. itinirary

52. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The clown’s performance was _______________, to say the least.

Answers:
a. dissapointing
b. dissappointing
c. disapointing
d. disappointing

53. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

_________animals feed almost exclusively on meat.

Answers:
a. Carnivorus
b. Carnivorous
c. Carnivoures
d. Carnivoreus

54. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

After my grandfather was diagnosed with chronic_________, he moved to Arizona.

Answers:
a. Neumonia
b. Penumonia
c. Pneumonia
d. Pnuemonia

55. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

He wrote __________on every topic from shoestrings to string theory.

Answers:
a. prollifically
b. prolificaly
c. prollificaly
d. prolifically

56. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Let me tie your mittens to your sleeves so you don’t ______________ them.

Answers:
a. loose
b. looze
c. lose
d. louse

57. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Many would-be travelers were _____________ by the price of gas last summer.

Answers:
a. flabergasted
b. flabberghasted
c. flabbergasted
d. flabbergashted

58. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The professor made it clear that ___________ would not be tolerated.

Answers:
a. plagiarism
b. plagiarizm
c. plagerism
d. plagirism

59. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below

Answers:
a. Pronounciation
b. Pronuciation
c. Pronuncitation
d. Pronunciation

60. Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Helen was surprised by the stature of her blind date

Answers:
a. diminutive 
b. diminuative
c. deminutive
d. dimminutive

61. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below

Answers:
a. Carribean
b. Caribbean 
c. Carribbean
d. Caribeen

62. Identify the misspelled word in the list below

Answers:
a. Parallel
b. Prevalent
c. Prejudice
d. Perserverance

63. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Quixotic
b. Quite
c. Questionaire 
d. Quarantine

64. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below

Answers:
a. Goverment
b. Governmant
c. Government
d. Govermant

65. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

Answers:
a. Vengeance 
b. Vengance
c. Vengents
d. Vengence

66. Cheese the correct spelling of the word fie. the options below

Answers:
a. Ligitimate
b. Legitimate 
c. Legetimate
d. Legitemate

67. Choose the coned spelling of the won] from the options below

Answers:
a. Unanimus
b. Unanemous
c. Unanimess
d. Unanimous

68. Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below

Answers:
a. Referense
b. Refrence
c. Reference
d. Referance

69. Identity the misspelled word in the list below

Answers:
a. Indivisible
b. Irresistable 
c. Indispensable
d. Irresponsible

70. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

Answers:
a. Managable 
b. Millennium
c. Minuscule
d. Miscellaneous

71. Identify the misspelled word in the list below.
a. Stationery
b. Statutory
c. Sincerely
d. Sanctuery

72.Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below
a. Efficency
b. Efficentsy
c. Effciensy
d. Efficiency

73.Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below
a. Neccesary
b. Necessary 
C. Neccessary
d. Necesary

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U. S. English Basic Skills Test 2016 (Top 10%) – Upwork Test Answer.

1. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct usage of articles and conjunctions?
Answers:
• Celine lives on Arthur Street; however, she works on Beatrice Boulevard.
• I would eat a peach every day if i could, nor the doctor told me I couldn’t.
• Will Gertrude play the piano or an harp at the concert?
• Although she is angry at them, neither her son and her father will be at the party.

2. Choose the series of verbs and phrases that best completes the following passage.

This dish _________ too spicy. Why __________ so much pepper?
Answers:
• is, did the chef have to use
• was, the chef is using
• is, did the chef use
• was, the chef used
• a and c
3. 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.
Answers:
• nor, whether, that, the
• or, if, who, the
• and, whether, than, a
• nor, if, that, a
4. Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.

Alison regrets _________ you with her remarks; she never meant _________ so.
Answers:
• to hurt, doing
• to hurt, to do
• hurting, doing
• hurting, to do
5. Which of the following sentences is not punctuated correctly?
Answers:
• We expect only three things from our dog: loyalty, affection, and tail wagging.
• 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.
• Marcy, my parrot, squawked for an hour, before finally calming down.
• All of the above are punctuated correctly.
6. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of apostrophes?
Answers:
• Helga borrowed her friend’s skates for the day; however, she failed to return them.
• Thousand’s of bargains are available during the holiday season, but I cant find time to shop.
• The koala bear closed it’s eyes and fell fast asleep.
• Although I like the Joneses, I’m angry at them for breaking all of Ralphs’ tools.
7. Which of the following sentences does not illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?
Answers:
• These repetitive and misleading guidelines could easily be interpreted in several different ways.
• Clarabelle’s mother absolutely hated nicknames and always calls her daughter by her full name.
• The Imagist movement in poetry is commonly regarded as having begun in the early twentieth century.
• We all danced across the lawn and lifted Zoe above our heads in triumph.
8. Which of the following sentences illustrates incorrect pronoun usage?
Answers:
• The wet dog shook itself off, wagged its tail, and proceeded on its way.
• Don’t take the silver goblet out of its protective case or you’ll ruin it.
• You should wear that jacket to their wedding because it’s the nicest one you have.
• It’s not too late to answer their ad for a waitress, is it?
• None of the above
9. Which of the following sentences illustrate(s) the proper use of commas?
Answers:
• Randy wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.
• After pouring herself a glass of water in silence, Nicky answered my question.
• The committee, which had failed to come to a consensus decided to meet again on Tuesday.
• Mr. Bridges is never home on the weekends, he always goes to his home in the country.
• a and b
• All of the above
10. 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.
Answers:
• our, himself, we
• their, them, himself
• your, us, you
• our, himself, us
11. 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.
Answers:
• onto, off
• of, away
• on, out
• of, on
12. Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following passage.

Although Marvin said he had hidden 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.
Answers:
• under, in, around
• in, with, at
• around, at, on
• beside, from, around
13. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

work. is always to brother willing not My
Answers:
• My brother is not willing to work always.
• My brother is not always willing to work.
• is not willing to work always My brother.
• My work is not willing to always brother.
14. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“I’m not feeling well, ” Agatha said.
Answers:
• Agatha has said that she doesn’t feel well.
• According to Agatha, she isn’t feeling well.
• Agatha said she wasn’t feeling well.
• Agatha says she isn’t feeling well.
15. Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?
Answers:
• Everyone knows that a mango is much sweeter to an orange.
• I saw the girl with my own eyes who said she had been abducted by aliens.
• Either one of you should try and to fix their broken fence.
• The queen had hardly finished her speech when the people began to disperse.
16. Choose the verb that best completes the following sentence.

Do you know if Harlon ____________Japanese before moving to Japan?
Answers:
• has studied
• has been studying
• will have been studying
• will be studying
17. Which of the following sentences is not punctuated correctly?
Answers:
• All of the apple’s at the grocer’s were rotten, so i bought oranges instead.
• “Seven canteens full of water should be enough for the hike, ” said Tabitha.
• Until the stove is fixed, there’s no way I can bake a lemon meringue pie.
• The woman, whose name escapes me at the moment, disappeared into the limousine.
18. 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.
Answers:
• beside, among, behind, near
• beneath, over, under, on
• across, down, past, between
• under, around, through, into
19. Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

The deer ran quickly _______ the trees, its hooves pounding _______ the forest floor.
Answers:
• amid, from
• over, at
• through, on
• throughout, on
20. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
Answers:
• Until the snow is melting, the train is not able to move.
• Until the snow does not melt, the train will not be able to move.
• Until the snow melts, the train will not be able to move.
• Until the snow will melt, the train will not be able to move.
21. 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.
Answers:
• the, although
• a, but
• an, however
• a, and
22. Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?
Answers:
• Walking down the street, my eyes were drawn to a diamond in a store window.
• A small red car pulled up behind the woman with tinted windows.
• The man in the black cape mounted his powerful stallion and rode away.
• The cats chased the birds around the yard with the yellow beaks.
23. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?
Answers:
• Terry hoped to find a new job that would let him earn extra cash in the summer and to work fewer hours.
• Although Tommy was failing his biology class at college, he was passing his chemistry class.
• Trina loved to sail, skate, swim, and surfing.
• Tatiana declared that the people in her office are smarter than the people who work in Tad’s office.
24. 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.
Answers:
• us, their, we, ourselves
• ourselves, theirs, we, us
• them, our, they, themselves
• us, our, we, himself
25. Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Does Jack wear that furry hat often?
Answers:
• No, he just liked to wear it for fun sometimes.
• Yes, but don’t said anything about it to him.
• Yes, and it can so annoying!
• No, he only wears it when his ears are cold.
26. 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 _____________.
Answers:
• music and then told the others about the ice cream truck outside
• music, are telling to the others about the ice cream truck outside
• ice cream truck to tell the others about the music outside
• music, told the others about the ice cream truck outside
27. Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following passage.

I find it very hard to remember _________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I remember _________ to do so dozens of times!
Answers:
• to mail, forgetting
• mailing, to forget
• to mail, to forget
• mailing, forgetting
28. 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.
Answers:
• of, about
• on, of
• about, to
• of, after
29. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
Answers:
• Did Annabel knowingly lie on the witness stand?
• We think the judge will have noticed something strange in her behavior.
• The lawyers had decided to keep her testimony a secret.
• Somehow, all of the newspapers gotten hold of the story.
30. 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.
Answers:
• irresponsible, totally
• totally, irresponsibility
• totally, irresponsible
• total, irresponsibly
31. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

with can’t phone. on Whenever always to the time spend I speak I my friend, him
Answers:
• Whenever I always phone on my friend to speak, I can’t spend the time with him.
• Whenever I spend time on the phone to him, I can’t always speak with my friend.
• Whenever I speak to him, I can’t always spend time with my friend on the phone.
• Whenever I can’t speak to him on the phone, I always spend time with my friend.
• Whenever I can’t spend time with my friend, I always speak to him on the phone.
32. 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.
Answers:
• Yet, the, or
• After, an, and
• Because, an, or
• If, a, and
33. Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

That house used to be ______, but ______ have given it to ______.
Answers:
• my, I, her
• mine, me, her
• mine, I, her
• myself, she, her
34. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“It may snow tomorrow, ” he said.
Answers:
• He said it should snow tomorrow.
• He might say it will snow tomorrow.
• He says it may snow tomorrow.
• He said it might snow the next day.
35. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct usage of articles and conjunctions?
Answers:
• The cake that i ate was better that the one you had.
• An house is not the home, or so they saying goes.
• For my birthday, I would like a book, an hourglass, and the keys to a new boat.
• Has a package I’ve been waiting for been delivered yet, nor must i wait longer?
36. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Rhonda says, “I get to work early every day. ”
Answers:
• Rhonda says she gets to work early every day.
• Rhonda said she gets to work early every day.
• Rhonda has said that she got to work early every day.
• Rhonda says she had gotten to work early every day.
37. Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Did you see the show last night?
Answers:
• No, because by the time I got there all the tickets had already been sold.
• Yes, and it was one of the best shows I had ever seen.
• Yes, but my seat was behind a pole so i couldn’t barely see anything.
• No, but I am hope to see it tonight.
38. 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.
Answers:
• more, windy, many, most, protection
• most, windier, more, most, protective
• many, windiest, most, more, protected
• many, winding, more, most, protected
39. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

last what! it’s did you night, over After
Answers:
• After what night, it’s over you did last!
• After what you did last night, it’s over!
• over what you did last night, it’s After!
• After, it’s over what you did last night!
40. Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

_______ is the name of the opera, and _______ role did you say Maria would play?
Answers:
• This, which
• Who, that
• What, which
• Which, what
41. Which of the following sentences does not illustrate proper use of articles and conjunctions?
Answers:
• I thought about keeping an orangutan as a pet; however, my apartment complex does not allow exotic animals on the premises.
• Bertha decided to change a locks of her house after burglars stole a computer or an oil painting.
• After thinking about the problem for half an hour, Glen finally came up with a perfect solution.
• Arlene loves nature and the outdoors in general, yet she spends most of her time inside because of her job.
42. Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

The helium-__________ balloon rose __________ into the air; the villagers knew then that their __________ leader was off on another mission.
Answers:
• power, powerful, powered
• powered, powered, powerful
• powered, powerfully, powerful
• powerful, powered, powerfully
43. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

days. for last has good weather few The been the not
Answers:
• weather for the last few good has not been the days.
• The good days has not been for the last few weather.
• The few days has not been good for the last weather.
• The weather has not been good for the last few days.
44. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Answers:
• ‘Come here, she said, and let me get a good look at you. ’
• Come here she said, and let me get a good look at you.
• “Come here, ” she said. “and let me get a good look at you. ”
• “Come here, ” she said, “and let me get a good look at you. ”
45. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Carol has said, “I am responsible for this project. ”
Answers:
• Carol has said that she is responsible for this project.
• Carol says she is responsible for this project.
• Carol said that she was responsible for this project.
• Carol had said that she would be responsible for this project.
46. 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.
Answers:
• however
•; however,
•, however
• however,
47. 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?
Answers:
• you, his, he
• we, your, his
• he, his, he
• you, his, himself
48. 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 ___________.
Answers:
• short, in accordance
• shortest, accordingly
• shorter, according
• shortness, accordion
49. Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

I placed my notes _______ my desk and referred to them _______ the meeting.
Answers:
• at, among
• beside, during
• with, at
• upon, around
50. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?
Answers:
• Is those the set of plates the bride wanted, or did she want this set?
• Which of these glasses is half full—that one or this one?
• To whom did them give the gold medal?
• Whose book is that—his or our?
• None of the above
51. Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Jack, leaning casually ________ the tree, watched as Sally walked slowly ________ him.
Answers:
• against, toward
• toward, against
• upon, past
• off, beside
52. Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Will you be going to the company picnic this year?
Answers:
• Yes, I will have always gone every year.
• No, unfortunately I didn’t have time this year.
• Yes, and I plan on swimming, fishing, and eating all day!
• I might go if i had known about it sooner.
53. 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.
Answers:
• were, setting up, to notice, watch
• was, set up, noticing, to watch
• is, setting, to notice, watching
• was, setting up, to notice, watching
54. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“I can meet with you at noon, ” said Peter.
Answers:
• Peter says he can meet with me at noon.
• Peter said he will meet with me at noon.
• Peter said he could meet with me at noon.
• Peter can meet with me at noon, so he said.
55. 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!
Answers:
•, you never know when
• you never know when
• —you never know as
•; you never know when
56. Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Only after they had completed an exhaustive study __________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.
Answers:
• did they understand to begin
• did they begin to understand
• they did begin to understand
• to understand did they begin
57. 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.
Answers:
• better, well, good
• best, good, good
• better, good, better
• best, well, well
58. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“I will be moving soon, ” said Alma.
Answers:
• Alma said she would be moving soon.
• Alma said she will move soon.
• Alma says she’ll be moving soon.
• Alma says she would move soon.
59. 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.
Answers:
• amazing, rarely, incredible, beautifully
• amazed, rare, incredibly, beautiful
• beautiful, rarity, amazingly, incredible
• amazingly, beautiful, rarely, incredible
60. 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:
Answers:
• Unlike liquids, solid objects are easy to carry.
• Unlike liquids, we can easily carry solid objects.
• Unlike liquids; solid objects can easily be carried.
• Unlike liquids, solid objects easy to be carried.
61. Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Those who are not wise ____________.
Answers:
• do not need be necessarily stupid
• need not necessarily be stupid
• need not to be necessarily stupid
• does not need to be necessarily stupid
62. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Jerry said, “I saw my cousin at the fair. ”
Answers:
• Jerry had said he’d seen his cousin at the fair.
• Jerry said he had seen his cousin at the fair.
• Jerry said he’d saw his cousin at the fair.
• Jerry says he saw his cousin at the fair.
63. Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

The _______, _______ odor was ________ coming from the chemistry lab up the street.
Answers:
• pungent, nastily, clearness
• pungently, nastily, clearly
• pungently, nasty, clear
• nasty, pungent, clearly
64. 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.
Answers:
• gets, will have to wait
• got, waits
• gets, is waiting
• has gotten, must be waiting
65. Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Whiskey, my pet squirrel, jumped ________ my head and ________ the windowsill.
Answers:
• over, onto
• through, into
• from, under
• into, onto
66. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

sleeping likes the. midday Katie until on weekends
Answers:
• sleeping Katie likes until midday on the weekends.
• Katie likes sleeping until weekends on the midday.
• Katie likes on sleeping until the midday weekends.
• Katie likes sleeping on midday until the weekends.
• Katie likes sleeping until midday on the weekends.
67. Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

We were surprised when the ________ parade ________ turned into a ________ party!
Answers:
• dull, suddenly, wild
• duller, all of a sudden, wilder
• dullest, suddenly, wildest
• dull, sudden, wild
68. 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:
Answers:
• The tall man carries a lot of lumber.
• Is being carried by that tall man, the lumber.
• The lumber is carried by the tall man.
• A lot of lumber is being carried by that tall man.
69. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

would I have it anything if had. I you known said would not bother
Answers:
• Would I have not said anything if you had known it would bother I?
• I would not have said anything if i had known it would bother you.
• Had I known if it would bother you I would not have said anything.
• If i had known it would not bother you I would have said anything.
70. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“Sharon must go to the bank today, ” said Albert.
Answers:
• Albert says Sharon will have to go to the bank today.
• Albert said Sharon has to go to the bank today.
• Albert says Sharon must go to the bank today.
• Albert said Sharon had to go to the bank that day.
71. Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.

Lilacs ______ violets are usually purple, ______ I have seen some ______ are white.
Answers:
• and, however, that
• or, yet, which
• and, although, that
• or, but, and
72. 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.
Answers:
• (no article required), an, the, but, the
• the, a, the, however, a
• a, an, (no article required), yet, a
• a, an, the, but, the
73. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

your company name? of What the is
Answers:
• What is the company of your name?
• your company What is the name of?
• What is the name of your company?
• The name of your company What is?
74. 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.
Answers:
• irresponsible, totally
• totally, irresponsibility
• totally, irresponsible
• total, irresponsibly
75. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb-tense usage?
Answers:
• Let’s wait until seven to leave; the traffic should be much lighter by then.
• My boss says I have to stay late tonight because I was sleeping during office hours.
• I would call them, but I think they have left for the day.
• Have you seen the cookies that were on my desk? They seem to have disappeared.
• All of the above
76. 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.
Answers:
• more, windy, many, most, protection
• most, windier, more, most, protective
• many, windiest, most, more, protected
• many, winding, more, most, protected
77. Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?
Answers:
• Everyone knows that a mango is much sweeter to an orange.
• I saw the girl with my own eyes who said she had been abducted by aliens.
• Either one of you should try and to fix their broken fence.
• The queen had hardly finished her speech when the people began to disperse.
78. 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!
Answers:
•, you never know when
• you never know when
• you never know as
•; you never know when

79. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?
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
80. Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.

Lilacs ______ violets are usually purple, ______ I have seen some ______ are white.
Answers:
• and, and, that
• or, yet, which
• and, although, that
• or, but, and
81. 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.
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?
82. Which of the following sentences illustrates coned 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.
e. All of the above.

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