The document appears to be a practice test that assesses grammar and language usage. It contains 40 multiple choice questions testing grammar, syntax, punctuation and word choice across a variety of contexts. Performance statistics are provided for each question indicating the percentage of test-takers who answered correctly, as well as a difficulty level rating of each question.
The document appears to be a practice test that assesses grammar and language usage. It contains 40 multiple choice questions testing grammar, syntax, punctuation and word choice across a variety of contexts. Performance statistics are provided for each question indicating the percentage of test-takers who answered correctly, as well as a difficulty level rating of each question.
The document appears to be a practice test that assesses grammar and language usage. It contains 40 multiple choice questions testing grammar, syntax, punctuation and word choice across a variety of contexts. Performance statistics are provided for each question indicating the percentage of test-takers who answered correctly, as well as a difficulty level rating of each question.
The document appears to be a practice test that assesses grammar and language usage. It contains 40 multiple choice questions testing grammar, syntax, punctuation and word choice across a variety of contexts. Performance statistics are provided for each question indicating the percentage of test-takers who answered correctly, as well as a difficulty level rating of each question.
Some snakes lay eggs, but others _____ birth to live
offspring.
6.
(A) give (B) giving (C) they give (D) to have given
2.
Because it was so closely related to communication,
_____ art form to develop.
(A) is the (B) is an (C) they are by (D) the
7.
(A) drawing was probably the earliest
(B) to draw early was probably (C) early drawing probably (D) the earliest draw
3.
4.
_____ that managers commit in problem solving is
jumping to a conclusion about the cause of a given problem. (A) Major errors (B) Since the major error (C) The major error (D) Of the major errors
5.
Algonkian-speaking Native Americans greeted the
Pilgrims _____ settled on the eastern shores of what is now New England. (A) to whom (B) of which (C) who (D) which
The first building to employ steel skeleton construction,
_____. (A) Chicago, Illinois, the home of the Home Insurance Company Building completed in 1885 (B) the Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, was completed in 1885 (C) because the Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, was completed in 1885 (D) the Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, in 1885
Halley's Comet had its first documented sighting in 240
B.C. in China and _____ it has been seen from the Earth 29 times. (A) after (B) because of (C) since then (D) that is
The best known books of Ross Macdonald, _____ writer
of detective novels, feature the character Lew Archer, a private detective.
8.
During the course of its growth, a frog undergoes a true
metamorphosis _____ with a fishlike larval stage. (A) begin (B) began (C) beginning (D) is begun
9.
Mahalia Jackson, _____ combined powerful vitality with
great dignity, was one of the best-known gospel singers in the United States. (A) it was her singing (B) which songs (C) who sang (D) whose singing
10. Precious metals, gems, and ivory have been used to
make buttons, but most buttons are made of _____ wood, glass, or plastic. (A) such materials that (B) materials as such (C) such materials as (D) such materials
11. Outside the bright primary rainbow, _____ much fainter
secondary rainbow may be visible. (A) so (B) a (C) since (D) still
12. Any critic, teacher, librarian, or poet who hopes to
broaden poetry's audience faces the difficult challenge of persuading skeptical readers _____. (A) that poetry is important today (B) for poetry to be important today (C) to be important poetry today (D) poetry that is important today
13. Following the guidelines for speaking and voting
established by the book Robert's Rules of Order, _____ during meetings. (A) and avoid large decision-making organizations' procedural confusion (B) large decision-making organizations avoid procedural confusion (C) is procedural confusion avoided by large decisionmaking organizations (D) are avoiding procedural contusion in large decisionmaking organizations
14. Indigo is a vat color, - called because it does not
dissolve in water. (A) which it (B) it is (C) but (D) so
15. Associated with the Denishawn company from 1916 until
1923, Martha Graham developed a powerful, ------- that was integral to the foundations of modern dance. (A) expressively stylish (B) a style expressive (C) stylishly expressive (D) expressive style
Practice Test D Written Expression
16. According to most psychological studies, body language expresses a speaker's emotions and attitudes, and it also tends to affect the emotions and attitudes of the listen.
17. The dachshund is a hardy, alert dog with a well sense of smell.
18. Quasars, faint celestial objects resembling stars, are perhaps the most distant objects know.
19. The importance of environmental stimuli in the development of coordination between sensory input and motor response varies lo species to species.
20. A smile can be observed, described, and reliably identify; it can also be elicited and manipulated under experimental conditions.
21. A musical genius, John Cage is noted for his highly unconventional ideas, and he respected for his unusual compositions and performances.
22. Chocolate is prepared by a complexity process of cleaning, blending, and roasting cocoa beans, which must be ground and mixed with sugar.
23. Several million points on the human body registers either cold, heat, pain, or touch.
24. In the 1800's store owners sold everything from a needle to a plow, trust everyone, and never took inventory.
25. Although they reflect a strong social conscience, Arthur Miller's stage works are typical more concerned with individuals than with systems.
26. While highly prized for symbolizing good luck, the four-leaf clover is rarity found in nature.
27. An involuntary reflex, an yawn is almost impossible to slop once the mouth muscles begin the stretching action.
28. Elected to serve in the United States House of Representatives in 1968, Shirley Chisholm was known for advocacy the interests of the urban poor.
29. A mirage is an atmospheric optical illusion in what an observer sees a nonexistent body of water or an image of some object.
30. Turquoise, which found in microscopic crystals, is opaque with a waxy luster, varying in color from greenish gray to sky blue.
31. Homo erectus is the name commonly given into the primate species from which humans are believed to have evolved.
32. Today modern textile mills can manufacture as much fabrics in a few seconds as it once took workers weeks to produce by hand.
33. The Hopi, the westernmost tribe of Pueblo Indians, have traditionally lived large multilevel structures clustered in towns.
34. Exploration of the Solar System is continuing, and at the present rate of progress all the planets will have been contacted within the near 50 years.
35. Since their appearance on farms in the United Stales between 1913 and 1920, trucks have changed patterns of production and market of farm products.
36. Antique collecting became a significant pastime in the 1800's when old object began to be appreciated for their beauty as well as for their historical importance.
37. American painter Georgia 0Keeffe is well known as her large paintings of flowers in which single blossoms are presented as if in close-up.
38. Despite television is the dominant entertainment medium for United States households, Garrison Keillors Saturday night radio show of folk songs and stories is heard by millions of people.
39. The work which the poet Emma Lazarus is best known is The New Colossus, which is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
40. In the New England colonies, Chippendale designs were adapted to locally tastes, and beautiful furniture resulted.
