rise OR raise
lie OR lay
sit OR set
active to passive
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100

While the movers _________ the desk, one of the drawers fell out. 

raised 

100

My dog _______ in the sun every morning. 

lies

100

Every week he ______ aside some money to buy a new computer. 

sets

100

(Arthur Miller) wrote Death of a Salesman in 1949. 

Death of a Salesman was written in 1949. 

100

Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the USA? 

a. Germany

b. Austria

c. Spain

d. the Netherlands

a. Germany 

200

Yesterday morning the sun _______ at 6:12. 

rose

200

Those old books have _________ in the corner for years. 

lain 

200

When the fire bell rang, the chemistry students _______ down their test tubes and silently left the lab. 

set

200

Thomas Jefferson designed Monticello. 

Monticello was designed by Thomas Jefferson. 

200

What year did India gain independence form Britain? 

a. 1945

b. 1946

c. 1947

d. 1950

c. 1947

300

Cecilia asked us not to _______ our voices because the baby was sleeping. 

raise 

300

Please ______ your essay on my desk. 

lay

300

While we were _______ around watching TV last night, my aunt came to visit us. 

sitting

300

(Many people) signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia. 
300

What year did Google launch? 

a. 1995

b. 1998

c. 1999

d. 2000

b. 1998

400

My mother has ________ early every morning for the past 15 years. 

risen 

400

I can't find my keys; I know I _______ them on the table just a few minutes ago. 

laid 

400
He ______ patiently in the lobby and waited for news on his bother's condition. 

sat 

400

The lumberjacks will cut down many trees in order to build 12 new houses. 

Many trees will be cut down by the lumberjacks in order to build 12 new houses. 

400

What year was Nelson Mandela freed from prison? 

a. 1988

b. 1989

c. 1990

d. 1994

c. 1990

500

No one knows when the government ______ ______ taxes, but it will be soon. 

will raise

500

The hospital orderlies ______ the patient in bed after his surgery. 

laid 

500

Mrs. Dale told her children to ______ up straight and to listen to the speaker. 

sit

500

(They) will close the Stock Market on July 4th. 

The Stock Market will be closed on July 4th. 

500

Which four US presidents are on Mount Rushmore? 


George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt