Exam prep

Question 1

For questions 1 through 3, identify whether the underlined word is a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, or adverb.

After the show, my cousins and I all went out for a late snack. We ordered desserts and coffee.

A. Noun

B. Verb

C. Adjective

D. Pronoun

Answer 1

D

Question 2

I watched the cat as she quietly snuck up behind the bird.

A. Verb

B. Adjective

C. Adverb

D. Pronoun

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The amount of the purchase was calculated in American dollars.

A. Adjective

B. Verb

C. Noun

D. Pronoun

Answer 3

B

Question 4

For questions 4 through 7, identify the main verb in each sentence or phrase.

During the night, the temperature dropped below the freezing point.

A. During

B.Temperature

C. Dropped

D. Below the

Answer 4

C

Question 5

The night before the exam, I decided to relax and rest instead of cramming.

A. Decided

B. Relax

C. Rest

D. Cramming

Answer 5

A

Question 6

The boys threw the baseball through the kitchen window.

A. Boys

B. Threw

C. Baseball

D. Through

Answer 6

B

Question 7

By the time we left the party, almost everyone had gone home for the evening.

A. Time

B. Party

C. Had gone

D. Home

Answer 7

C

Question 8

For questions 8 through 15, identify the incorrect use of commas and other punctuation in the sentence, and then select the answer that corrects the error.

The grade one class was not going on a field trip to the museum unless there were enough parent volunteers.

A. class, was

B. trip, to

C. museum, unless

D. No error

Answer 8

D

Question 9

The man in the blue jacket,” yelled the woman “is the one who tried to grab my purse.”

A. man, in

B. blue, jacket

C. woman, is

D. No error

Answer 9

C

Question 10

In the English class we take this semester, we have been studying nouns, verbs and adjectives.

A. semester we

B. verbs, and

C. in, the

D. No error

Answer 10

B

Question 11

My grandmother, whom we visit twice a year, was born in Minneapolis Minnesota on May 12, 1937.

A. grandmother whom

B. Minneapolis, Minnesota

C. May, 12

D. No error

Answer 11

B

Question 12

We went to the new grocery store around the corner from our house to buy bread and milk.

A. new, grocery

B. store, around

C. bread, and

D. No error

Answer 12

D

Question 13

We went to the grocery store to buy the following items; apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes.

A store, to

B items:

C oranges,

D grapes?

E No error

Answer 13

B

Question 14

Doctor Felicia Zibell who is a chiropractor, helped to relieve most of my back and shoulder pain.

A Doctor,

B Zibell,

C chiropractor;

D back,

E No error

Answer 14

B

Question 15

Although often invited, we never enjoyed going downtown to the concert hall; parking our car was always so difficult.

A Although,

B invited we

C hall,

D car,

E No error

Answer 15

E

Question 16

Questions 16 through 26 will test your ability to identify parts of a sentence or phrase that contain errors in mechanics, word choice, or grammar.

When you asked for directions at the front desk, with whom did you speak?

A you

B asked

C whom

D with

E No error

Answer 16

E

Question 17

Your really going to enjoy the new play; the actors are quite amazing in their roles.

A Your

B going

C quite

D amazing

E No error

Answer 17

A

Question 18

“The poems,” said our English teacher, are due on Friday, June 4.”

A “The poems,”

B English

C , are

D Friday,

E No error

Answer 18

C

Question 19

After we played five hockey games between Saturday and Sunday, I go straight home to sleep instead of attending the wind-up.

A played

B go

C sleep

D attending

E No error

Answer 19

B

Question 20

Were going to have to fix the leak in the roof before spring comes; it’s always the rainy season for us.

A Were

B to have to

C comes;

D it’s

E No error

Answer 20

A

Question 21

For questions 21 through 26, select the most appropriate replacement for the underlined portion of each sentence.

We planned on going for dinner at the new local restaurant than going to see a late movie.

A than, going to

B then, going to

C than going to,

D then going to

Answer 21

D

Question 22

The underlying theme of the story had a profound effect on me; it brought tears to my eyes.

A effect on me:

B affect on me;

C effect on me,

D affect on me,

E No error

Answer 22

E

Question 23

While I was driving around the city, I lost my sense of direction and can’t find my way back to my hotel.

A since of direction, and can’t

B sense of direction and can not

C sense of direction; and can’t

D sense of direction and couldn’t

Answer 23

D

Question 24

The menu for the summer party included hamburgers, hotdogs and potato chips so I had to make a trip to the grocery store.

A summer’s party included hamburgers, hotdogs and potato chips

B summer party included hamburgers, hotdogs, and potato chips

C summer party included Hamburgers, hotdogs and Potato Chips

D summer party included hamburgers, hotdogs, and potato chips;

Answer 24

B

Question 25

My brother received a scholarship to go to university so he was trying to find themself an apartment that would be within walking distance of the school.

A university; so he was trying to find themself

B university so they were trying to find themselves

C university, so he was trying to find himself

D university so he was trying to find themself,

Answer 25

C

Question 26

Our relatives, which live in Southern California, drove all the way to Minnesota for the family reunion.

A that live in Southern California

B who are living in Southern California

C which live in Southern California

D who live in Southern California

Answer 26

D