Gate of Apotheosis
Alma and her brother Jose has won the state robotics competition for high school students.
a) no change
b) have won
c) is winning
d) was winning
b) have won
Choose the answer with the sentence that has an error in punctuation, capitalization, or usage.
A) Andy swims in the Snake River when we go camping.
B) Our school always has a party on Valentine’s day.
C) My dad and I have seen The Wizard of Oz 20 times.
D) No mistakes
Choice (B) has a capitalization error. The complete holiday name, Valentine’s Day, should be capitalized.
Visiting China has always been a dream of mine; _____ until now I have not had the funds to go there.
(A) therefore,
(B) additionally,
(C) however,
(D) none of these
c) however
Child is to family as state is to __________.
a) county
b) country
c) treaty
d) combined
e) city
b) country
Complete the following lyrics to Chapel Roan's song "Good Luck, Babe"
You'd have to stop the world just to ____________.
a) keep me going
b) stop your heartache
c) stop the feeling
d) stop my legions
c) stop the feeling
Both the egg and the eggplant is very useful hen it comes to preparing a home-cooked meal.
a) no change
b) are
c) they are very
d) was very
b) are
Choose the answer with the sentence that has an error in punctuation, capitalization, or usage.
A) Him and Mary bought several items.
B) “Have you see my gloves?” Helen asked.
C) The dog ran around the block.
D) No mistakes
The error is in the first word of Choice (A). “Him and Mary” is the subject of the sentence, which means the pronoun should be in the subjective form, “He and Mary.” If you take “and Mary” out of the sentence, “him” doesn’t sound right.
Which of these sentences would fit best under the topic of “Finding a Summer Job”?
(A) Review your resume and brush up on your interview skills.
(B) The summer months are the hottest, so drink plenty of liquids when you are at the pool.
(C) Summer and spring break are when most students go on vacation.
(D) None of these
Find the answer that gives information that’s relevant to finding a summer job. The resumes and interviewing skills mentioned in Choice (A) are relevant to finding a job. Drinking liquids and popular vacation times aren’t.
Poppy is to flower as table is to __________.
a) chair
b) home
c) furniture
d) resting
e) location
c) furniture
Released in 2011, this song is considered by many to be the first popular Kpop song.
Gangnam Style
NASA's long-awaited photos of Pluto show that not a single impact crater appear on the planet's surface, which indicates that Pluto is geologically active.
a) no change
b) have appeared
c) appears
d) are appearing
c) appears
Choose the answer with the sentence that has an error in punctuation, capitalization, or usage.
A) Jessica placed her textbook next to my glasses on the table.
B) Before she packed her suitcase, Marcia checked the weather.
C) Gerald remarked, “I think I’ll set down on this bench and wait for the train.”
D) No mistakes
Choice (C) contains a usage error. People sit down; they don’t set down.
Doug has run a four-minute mile in his last three races; _____ it is reasonable to conclude that he will run a four-minute mile in the race this weekend.
(A) therefore,
(B) nevertheless,
(C) in contrast,
(D) none of these
A. The idea is that because Doug has done something in the past, he’ll do the same thing inthe future. Choose the transition word that shows a cause-and-effect relationship. Choice A, therefore, shows cause and effect; Choices (B) and (C) show contrast.
Grain is to silo as wealth is to __________
a) health
b) bank
c) affluence
d) jewelry
e) vice
b) bank
Complete the phrase:
Denial is a __________.
River (in Egypt)
The first large predator on Earth, according to some sources, was sea scorpions that grew to almost six feet in length.
a) no change
b) were
c) is
d) has been
a) no change
Choose the answer with the sentence that has an error in punctuation, capitalization, or usage.
A) When we were growing up, our mother tells us that nothing is impossible.
B) Please note that I will be collecting exams at exactly 11:00 a.m.
C) Duke worked at the pizza counter every Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
D) No mistakes
The three verbs in Choice (A) are in different tenses. Were growing is past tense, so tells and is should also be past tense (told and was).
Choose the group of words that best completes the sentence.
Gazing out the schoolroom window, __________.
(A) a herd of grazing deer caught my eye
(B) I spotted a herd of grazing deer
(C) a herd of deer was spotted by me
(D) I spotted a herd of deer grazing in a group
This sentence has a beginning phrase; choose an answer that clearly demonstrates that I am doing the gazing out the window. Choices (A) and (C) convey that the herds of deer are gazing out the window. Choice (D) contains redundant language; a herd is a group. Choice (B) is the best option.
Introverted is to outgoing as sympathetic is to __________.
a) indifferent
b) generous
c) benign
d) forgetful
e) shy
A song by Russian bloggers 11-year-old Betsy and 12-year-old Maria Yankovskaya, released as a single by the record label Rhymes Music [ru] on 4 October 2024
Sigma Boy
The school of fish, hiding among the jagged coral, were easily seen by the hammerhead shark, despite the gloomy camouflage of the surroundings.
A. [NO CHANGE]
B. seen
C. are easily seen
D. was easily seen
d) was easily seen
Choose the answer with the sentence that has an error in punctuation, capitalization, or usage.
A) Peter commented, “I’m not sure whether or not I will go hiking tomorrow.”
B) Daisies are my favorite flowers.
C) Dad takes my brother and me to school before he goes to work.
D) No mistakes
D. None of the answers contains a problem with usage, punctuation, or capitalization. Select Choice (D).
Which of these sentences expresses the idea most clearly?
(A) Again, I will never attempt to cross without my waders and snorkel the wide and treacherous river.
(B) The wide, treacherous river I will again never attempt to cross without both my waders and snorkel.
(C) Never again will I attempt to cross the wide, treacherous river without my waders and snorkel.
(D) Attempting to cross the wide and treacherous river again without my waders and snorkel I will never do.
C. Choices (A) and (B) lack clarity because they separate the verb “cross” and its object “the river” with the phrase “without my waders and snorkel.” Choice (D) is less clear than Choice (C) because it improperly makes “attempting to cross” the subject rather than “I.”
a) adventure
b) genre
c) bridges
d) characters
e) buildings
e) building
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