Reading
Read the following passage
and then answer questions 1-6.
The splintered steps leading to the tenement’s entrance were rotted and uneven. They led to an
unlocked door which wobbled on its hinges and shrank from its frame. It creaked open to a dank, dark hall which smelled of urine and
sweat. The paint was peeling off cracked walls. The faint yellow light hung low
in the night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gomes lived on the second floor with their three young
children. Their four-room apartment was immaculate and tidy. The kitchen floor
glistened, and the flowered plates and glasses were neatly stacked in the
drainer.
In the living room, the sheer curtains were always drawn back, filtering
sunlight throughout the room, passing over a color television and several
porcelain icons. Besides the freestanding gas heater was a brand name stereo
system recently purchased on an “easy pay” credit plan.
The soft pine floors were all warped but recently painted. The wide
floorboards, once loose in many places, were now nailed down securely. Clear
plastic sheets were tacked over the windows to prevent heat loss.
The children, two girls and a boy, shared a
large room with one small window that was separated from the kitchen by a
curtain. The gas stove “warmed” them at night. Their toys were piled high in
wooden crates. The children did not dare turn on the kitchen light for fear that
the six-legged, brown-bodied pests would dart out in front of
them.
The Gomes family had rented this apartment for ten years, ever since they
came to this country. They had known no other home, although they had dreamed of many. Some day they hoped to live in a quiet
neighborhood with open yards and spotless sidewalks, where people get into cars
each weekday morning and commute to work.
1.
You can infer that the story
takes place in the
a.
summer
b.
spring
c.
fall
d.
winter
e.
none of the
above
2.
In the third paragraph the
word icons means
a.
fine china
plates
b.
ornate
lamps
c.
religious
figures
d.
ashtrays
e.
none of the
above
3.
You can conclude that the
Gomes family members are
a.
native
Americans
b.
United
States
citizens
c.
Chinese
d.
immigrants
e.
second generation
Americans
4.
What would be the opposite
meaning of the word immaculate in the second paragraph?
a.
filthy
b.
girlish
c.
clean
d.
horrible
e.
modern
5.
What can you infer about the
children’s bedroom?
a.
It is well
furnished.
b.
It is
crowded.
c.
It has its own
bathroom.
d.
It is well
lighted.
e.
It is
pest-free.
6.
The pests mentioned at the
end of the passage are probably
a.
ants
b.
mice
c.
rats
d.
moths
e.
cockroaches
Read the following passage
and choose the best answer for items 7 – 12.
What was Grandpa Tweedy
Like?
Then there was Grandpa Tweedy, my daddy’s daddy out in
Banks County. He talked hard times
morning, noon, and night. Called himself a farmer; but you never saw him behind a plow or
driving a team. Like the lilies of the field in the Bible, he toiled not, neither did he spend his own money. He was always asking
Papa to help him out. All he ever did was sit on the porch and swat flies, and
like I said, even had him a pet hen to peck them up.
When Papa left the farm at sixteen to go work for Grandpa Blakeslee, he
made twenty dollars a month and had to send half of it home to pay the field
hand who took his place. That was the custom. But even after Papa married at
nineteen, making forty dollars a month, he still had to send Grandpa Tweedy ten
of it, till the day he was twenty-one. My mother never said she didn’t like her
father-in-law, but I could tell she didn’t, and that may have been
why.
What started me hating him, he wouldn’t let me
fish on Sunday. Said it was a sin. I remember I put out some set hooks late one
Saturday, thinking if I caught a fish, it wouldn’t be a sin to take him off the
hook next morning. End his suffering, you know. Early Sunday I ran down to the
river and one of the lines was just a jiggling! But when I ran up the hill and
asked Grandpa’s permission to get my fish off the hook he said, “Hit’ll still be thar t’morrer, Lord willin’. The Lord
ain’t willin’, it’ll be gone. Now git in the house and study your catechism till time to leave
for preachin’.”
Of course the fish was gone Monday morning. But I got back at Grandpa
Tweedy. I’d noticed a big hornet’s nest in the privy, just under the tin roof,
so I bided my time behind a tree till I saw him go in there. Giving him just
long enough to get settled good, I let fly with a rock
and hit that tin roof like a gunshot…
7.
The statement “All he ever did was sit on the porch and
swat flies” is a restatement of
a.
“he toiled
not”
b.
“he talked of hard
times”
c.
“called himself a
farmer”
d.
“neither did he spend his
own money”
e.
“even had him a pet hen to
peck them up”
8.
Which of the following actions would you expect Grandpa
Tweedy to take?
a.
He would be the first man to
fix anything that needed fixing.
b.
He would tend his lilies
night and day just like in the Bible.
c.
He would talk for hours on
end about his incredible good fortune.
d.
He would be glad to lend a
helping hand to his children.
e.
He would let a fence fall
down before he would repair it.
9.
Which statement reflects the
most likely reason that Papa sent money home to Grandpa
Tweedy?
a.
Papa was paying back his
father for money loaned to him for school.
b.
Children have a moral
obligation to support parents who cannot support themselves.
c.
Papa felt guilty for having
left the farm.
d.
Papa felt guilty for not
having brought his wife back to the farm to live.
e.
Grandpa Tweedy did not like
to spend his own money, so he asked Papa to help out.
10.
What happened when the
speaker told Grandpa Tweedy about the fish?
a.
Grandpa said it was a gift
from God.
b.
Grandpa refused permission
to take the fish off the hook.
c.
Grandpa gave his permission
to get the fish.
d.
Grandpa said to wait until
after preaching.
e.
Grandpa got angry at the
speaker.
11.
Which of the following is
the best summary of what happened in the last paragraph?
a.
The speaker started hating
Grandpa Tweedy.
b.
Grandpa threw a rock at the
privy.
c.
The fish got away from the
hook.
d.
The speaker stirred up the
hornets while Grandpa was in the outhouse.
e.
The speaker set a trap for
grandpa by hiding a hornet’s nest in a tree.
12.
How did the speaker justify
taking the fish off the hook?
a.
The speaker planned to ask
Grandpa’s permission to get the fish off the hook.
b.
The speaker said that if it
were done on Saturday, it would not be a sin.
c.
The speaker thought that it
would be almost a good deed.
d.
The speaker told Grandpa
that it was less work that way.
e.
The speaker planned to study
the catechism as soon as the fish was off the hook.
Using the form provided and the
conversation below, answer questions 13 – 18.
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Date:
Time:
WHILE YOU WERE
OUT
M
Of
Phone Numbers
Office
Telephoned
Voicemail
Please Call
FAX
Returned your call
Pager
Called to see you
Mobile
Will call again
E-mail
Urgent!
Message:
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Ms. Wilson: Peabody
Incorporated, Purchasing, May I help
you?
Mr. Richards: This is Ralph Richards, of Widget
Industries. I need to speak to Sam Waters.
Ms. Wilson: I’m sorry Mr. Waters is in a meeting. I’m Sara Wilson, his assistant, is there
anything I can do for you, or may I take a message.
Mr. Richards: Kyle Kirby, my line manager, and Sam spoke
yesterday over lunch, and your boss was interested in the aluminum alloy coated
widgets we produce for Cramer Manufacturing. Sam wanted a price on 5 gross of #6
stainless steel widgets. If you could tell him that the price would be $365.82
tax and delivery included. There
would be no extra charge for next day delivery either since we’re just down the
road. If he has any questions he can call me at 555-6210, extension 1101.
Ms. Wilson: Thank you, Mr. Richards. I’ll see that he gets
the message.
13.
Whose name should be written on the top line of the form
next to the word To?
a.
Sara Wilson
b.
Ralph Richards
c.
Sam Waters
d.
Kyle Kirby
14.
Whose name should be written on the line next to the
letter M?
a.
Sara Wilson
b.
Ralph Richards
c.
Sam Waters
d.
Kyle Kirby
15. What information need
not be included in the message?
a.
Kyle Kirby is a line manager.
b.
5 gross of widgets cost $365.82.
c.
No extra charge for next day delivery.
d.
Extension 1101
16.
Which box would most likely be
checked for this phone message?
a.
Urgent!
b.
Wants to see you
c.
Telephoned
d.
Returned your call
17.
The second time Mr. Richards speaks he uses the word
“interested,” which of the following words has the opposite meaning?
a.
apathy
b.
responsive
c.
concerned
d.
callous
18.
The second time Mr. Richards speaks he uses the word
“questions,” which of the following words has the same meaning?
a.
interrogation
b. inquiries
c. assumptions
d. ideas
Read the following poems and answer the corresponding
questions.
Man on Wheels, by Karl Shapiro
Cars are wicked, poets think
Wrong as usual. Cars are part of man.
Cars are biological.
A man without a car is like a clam without a shell.
Granted, machinery is hell,
But carless man is careless and
defenseless.
Ford is a skin of present animal.
Automobile is shell.
You get yourself a shell or else.
19.
What is meant by the phrase, “Ford is skin of present
animal?”
a.
There is a new animal living today called a Ford.
b.
Cars are as much a part of people’s lives today as their own
skin.
c.
People should buy Fords, not GM cars.
d.
Modern life is too full of machinery.
e.
If you cannot have a skin, you need a shell.
20. What is the poet’s basic
attitude toward cars?
a.
Cars are wicked.
b.
Cars and other machines are hell.
c.
Cars are a necessary part of modern life.
d.
Clams should drive cars.
e.
A man without a car does not have a care in the
world.
Where the Wind Went
Crazy, By Joyce Carol Oates
the
tops of the palm trees are smashed
palm
leaves hang, down shredded
limp
and light as threads
the
trunks like concrete
that
never lived mammoth towers
uninhabited
I feel the two of us grown to
mammoth towers
our
heads dizzied by the height
time
is piled beneath us
blocks pushing us up
there
is motion of nerves between us
strung between us like wires
lovers, we need no hurricane
to
make war upon each other
and
each cell of our living tissue
is at
peace
21.
Why does the poet describe palm trees?
a.
She likes palm trees.
b. She is comparing palm trees and telephone poles.
c. She is comparing lovers to palm trees torn up by a
hurricane.
d. She is comparing palm trees to a hurricane.
e.
She is comparing palm trees to empty apartment
buildings.
22.
Which statement below best describes what the poet means
by “there is motion of nerve between us strung between us like wires?”
a.
She feels like a palm tree.
b. There is a sense of tension, like electricity, between
the lovers.
c. The hurricane makes her nervous.
d. She feels like a tower.
e.
She is insane.
Mathematics
Review
Computation
Directions: Complete the
following operations. Reduce fractions to simplest
terms.
1.
a. 6311
53
b.
6301
+
6248
c. 6201
d. 6291
2.
a. 662
1283
b. 562
- 621
c. 682
d. 762
3.
a. 65
134
b. 55
- 89
c. 50
d. 45
4.
a. 1.6
16 x 10 =
b. 16
c. 160
d. 1600
5.
a. 15
84)
2100
b. 25
c. 35
d. 45
6.
a.
8.473
5.4
b.
8.0473
+3.073
c. 8.13
d. 9.13
7.
a. 7.7
7.45
b. 6.7
-
0.38
c. 7.07
d. 6.07
8.
a.
7032.22
950.3
b.
703.222
x 7.4
c. 7032.12
d. 70322.2
9.
a.
89.2
253.356 ¸ 2.58= b.
96.4
c. 98.4
d. 98.2
10.
a. 239.
05
958 ¸ 4 = b. 239.5
c. 240
d. 239.6
11.
a.
0.13
3.8) 494 b.
1.3
c. 13
d. 130
12.
a. 5/8
3/8
b. 5/16
+
2/8
c. 8/16
d. 32/8
13.
a. 5
4 1/7
b. 4 4/14
+ 3/7
c. 4 4/7
d. 5 4/7
14.
a.
10/12
5/8 x 2/6 =
b. 5/24
c. 7/14
d. 5/12
15.
a.
5/13
9/13
b. 4/13
-
5/13
c. 4
d. 4/0
16.
a. 6
3 1/2
b. 5
+ 2
2/6
c. 6 5/5
d. 5 5/6
17.
a. 4
1/3
5 1/3
b. 4 7/12
- 3/4
c. 3 1/3
d. 3 5/12
18.
a. 1
3/14
1 1/2 x 3/7 = b.
3/14
c. 9/14
d. 1 4/9
19.
a. 2
1/3
7/8 ¸ 1/4 = b. 3
1/2
c. 2 2/3
d. 3 1/3
20.
a. 6/2
6 2/3 ¸ 2 4/6 = b. 3
c. 2 1/4
d. 2 1/2
21.
a.
0.16
10% of 16 = b.
1.6
c. 16
d. 10
22.
a.
2.24
70% of 32 = b.
22.4
c. 24.2
d. 2.42
23.
a. 23
20 – (-3) =
b. 17
c. 60
d. none of these
24.
a. 5
-6 + 5 + 8 = b.
6
c. 7
d. 8
25.
a.
50%
% of 50 =
40
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 80%
26.
a. 500
6% of = 36 b. 600
c. 700
d. 800
27.
a. 7x
6x + x = b. 6 +
xx
c. 6 + x2
d. 6x2
28.
a. 5a
+5b
7ab – 2ab = b.
5ab
c. 5 – ab
d. 5a2b2
29.
a.
3332
33 x
32 = b.
36
c. 35
d. 95
30.
a. 400
100 x (-4)
= b.
–400
c. –25
d. 25
1.
What is the product of 306
and 15?
a.
321
b.
4590
c.
20.4
d.
291
2.
What is 12, 536 rounded to
the nearest thousand?
a.
12,
000
b.
13,000
c.
12,500
d.
12,600
3.
What is the value of the
digit 5 in the number 45,782?
a.
ten
b.
hundred
c.
thousand
d.
ten
thousand
4.
Sue is selling tickets. One
day she sold 86 tickets and 135 another. What is the total number of tickets she
sold?
a.
221
b.
995
c.
49
d.
231
5.
A bus holds 50 passengers.
How many buses are needed to carry 270 students on a field
trip?
a.
3
b.
4
c.
5
d.
6
6.
Write the letter choice for
the number, one hundred fifty-six thousand thirty-two.
a.
156,320
b.
15,632
c.
156,032
d.
156,023
7.
In a shipment of 11,268
eggs, 1,319 were broken. How many eggs were not broken?
a.
9,949
b.
10,49
c.
8,949
d.
1,319
8.
An airplane traveled 1,824
miles in 3 hours. What was its average speed in miles per
hour?
a.
500 miles per
hour
b.
554 miles per
hour
c.
608 miles per
hour
d.
723 miles per
hour
9.
Rosa came to school with 18
pencils. She lost 8 of them, then she was given 10, and then she gave 6 to
friends in class. How many did she have left?
a.
13
b.
14
c.
15
d.
16
10.
Which two fractions are
equivalent?
a.
3 and 9 b. 4 and
1
4
12 8
4
c. 4 and
20 d. 2 and
3
8 36
5
4
11.
Ms. Smith bought ½ pound of
apples, ¾ pound of grapes, and 1/3 pound of lemons. How many pounds of fruit did
she buy?
a. 1 2/5
b.
2
c. 1 7/12
d. 2
1/8
12.
Bill spent 2/3 of an hour
swimming and 5/6 of an hour jogging. How much longer did he jog than
swim?
a. 1/6
b. 1/2
c. 1/3
d. 2/5
13. Which number should appear
to complete the following sequence?
312, 315, 318,
, 324, 327
a.
319
b.
320
c.
321
d.
323
14.
Arrange the following
numbers in order from least to greatest.
3.45, 4.05, 4.54, 3.02,
23.0
a.
23.0, 3.45, 3.02, 4.05,
4.54
b.
23.0, 3.02, 3.45, 4.05,
4.54
c.
3.02, 3.45, 4.05, 4.54,
23.0
d.
23.0, 3.45, 3.02, 4.05,
4.54
15.
Which of the following
number sentences is true?
a.
3.456 <
3.82
b.
6.32 >
7.241
c.
12.09 >
20.3
d.
1.08 <
1.009
16.
Mr. Jones spent $34.50 on
dinner and left a 15% tip. How much money did he spend in the restaurant all
together?
a.
$34.50
b.
$5.18
c.
$39.68
d.
$41.52
17.
A baseball team won only 20
percent of the games it played. If it played 25 games, how many games did it
win?
a.
12
b.
9
c.
8
d.
5
18.
Mrs. Brown bought a video
cassette recorder for $450. She made a down payment of $50 and agreed to pay the
balance in monthly installments of $40. How many monthly payments will Mrs.
Brown make?
a.
5
b.
10
c.
15
d.
20
19.
On a hike Mike walked 5
miles in 2 hours. At this rate how far will he walk in 7
hours?
a.
14.5
b.
14
c.
17.5
d.
17
20.
On a map, 1 centimeter
represents 10 kilometers. If two cities are 1.5 centimeters apart on the map,
what is the actual distance between them in kilometers?
a.
10
b.
15
c.
20
d.
25
21.
If a used pencil measures
9.32 centimeters. How long is it in millimeters?
(1cm – 10
mm)
a.
.0932
mm
b.
90.32
mm
c.
93.2
mm
d.
932 mm
The
Circle Graph shows the percentage of employees working in each are of a
department store. There are 200 total employees. Study the graph and answer
questions 22 – 24.
22.
Which 2 departments employs 31% of the employees?
a.
Children’s and Men’s
b.
Housewares and
Stockroom
c. Housewares and management
d.
Management and shoes
23.
How many people are employed
in housewares and the stockroom?
a.
30
b.
25
c.
40
d.
45
24.
Which department employs 50
people?
a.
Women’s
b.
Management
c.
Shoes
d.
Children’s
25.
What is the average of the
following list of test scores?
75, 84, 92, 89, 96, 80
a.
83
b.
86
c.
89
d.
91
26.
What is the selling price of
a $750 stereo if it is on sale at 15% off?
a.
$112.50
b.
$637.50
c.
$527.50
d.
$700.00
Look at the floor plan below
for an apartment answer questions 27 - 29.
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Before the new tenants can
move in some remodeling must be done.
27.
The entry has to be retiled.
How many square feet of tile will be needed?
a.
25
ft2
b.
19.625
ft2
c.
81.225
ft2
d.
47.625
ft2
28.
There will have to be
new
linoleum on the bathroom floor.
Linoleum is on sale at the local building supply center for $2.25 a square foot.
What will it cost to redo the bathroom floor?
a.
$90.00
b.
$100.00
c.
$115.00
d.
$125.00
29. Carpet is on sale. The
manager will need to buy 325 sq.ft. to re-carpet the apartment. The regular price per square foot
is $12.50; the sale price is $9.50. How much will the manager save by buy the
carpet on sale?
a.
$550
b.
$625
c.
$890
d.
$975
30.
Manager was charging $450 a month for a one-bedroom apartment. After the
remodel he will charge $525 a month. He has 6 1-bedroom units. How much more
will be make in rent each month?
a.
$380
b.
$400
c.
$425
d.
$450
This double-line graph shows
the number of dishwashers sold during a four month period by Harry’s Appliances
and AAA Appliances. Study the graph. Then do numbers 31 and
32.
31.
During which month were the greatest number of dishwashers
sold.
a.
June
b.
July
c.
August
d.
September
32.
During which month did
Harry’s sell twice as many dishwashers as AAA?
a.
June
b.
July
c.
August
d.
September
33.
Which of the following means 7n – 5 = 6
?
a.
7 less than 5 times a number
is 6
b.
5 less than 6 times a number
is 7
c.
5 less than 7 times a number
is 6
d.
6 less than 5 times a number
is 7
34.
Which of the following means
x2 + 3 = 12?
a.
3 more than a number squared
is 12
b.
3 more than 2 times a number
is 12
c.
12 less than 3 times a
squared number
d.
3 less than a number squared
is 12.
35.
Which of these is another
way to write 3 x 3 x 3 x 3?
a.
12 x 4
b.
3/4
c.
3 x 4
d.
34
36.
What is the sum when 10,325
and 9,672 are rounded to the nearest thousand and then
added?
a.
19,000
b.
20,000
c.
21,000
d.
22,000
37.
If 8x – 5 = 27, then x
=
a.
4
b.
5
c.
6
d.
7
38.
If 8m + 6 = 46, then m
=
a.
3
b.
4
c.
5
d.
6
39.
Which value of n will make
this number sentence true?
4n – 3 <
1
a.
0
b.
1
c.
2
d.
3
40.
What is another way to write
the following fraction?
29
7
a.
3 8/7
b.
4 1/7
c.
3 1/7
d.
4 3/7
41.
What is another way to write
the following fraction?
15
25
a.
0.06
b.
0.006
c.
0.6
d.
6.0
42.
The perimeter of a hexagon
shaped garden is 125 feet. Three of the sides add up to 74 feet. The other three
sides are of equal length. What is the length of these remaining sides.
a.
23
feet
b.
10
feet
c.
12
feet
d.
17
feet
This is a list of
ingredients needed to make 12 cup cakes. Study the list, then do questions 43 – 46.
Ingredients
2 ½ cup of
flour
2 cup
sugar
¾ cup
cocoa
1 tsp.
Vanilla
¼ tsp. Baking
powder
½ tsp.
Salt
½ cup melted
butter
1 cup
milk
2
eggs |
43.
How much salt and baking
powder together is needed to make 36 cup cakes?
a.
¾
teaspoons
b.
1 ½
teaspoons
c.
2
teaspoons
d.
2 ¼
teaspoons
44.
How many cups of flour are
needed to make 6 cup cakes?
a.
1 cup
b.
1 ¼
cup
c.
1 ½
cup
d.
2 cups
45.
How much butter and milk
together is needed to make a double batch of cup cakes?
a.
1 ½
cups
b.
2 cups
c.
2 ½
cups
d.
3 cups
46.
How much sugar is needed to
make 3 cup cakes?
a.
½ cup
b.
2/3
cup
c.
¾ cup
d.
1 cup
A
team must travel for their away games. Study the following map that shows
distances and traveling times between cities. Answer questions 47 –
49.
47.
What is the distance from
Silver City to
Greenville when driving through Red
Rock?
a.
116
miles
b.
126
miles
c.
136
miles
d.
146
miles
48.
What is the estimated
driving time when traveling from Brown City to Blue
Ridge through
Greenville?
a.
2
hours
b.
1 hours 53
minutes
c.
3
hours
d.
2 hours 13
minutes
49.
To go from Orangeburg to
Greenville is it quicker to go through
Blue
Ridge or Red
Rock?
a.
quicker through
Blue
Ridge
b.
quicker through Red
Rock
c.
the same
time
d.
not enough
information
50.
The sum of the inside angles
of a triangle always equals 180°. What is the measurement of
the missing angle?
a.
180° c. 54°
b.
126° d. 64°
Identify the following
shapes
51.
a.
acute
triangle
b.
right
triangle
c.
scalene
triangle
52.
a.
parallolgram
b.
octagon
c.
hexagon
d.
pentagon
53.
a.
cylinder
b.
sphere
c.
trapezoid
d.
parallelogram
54.
a.
equilateral
triangle
b.
obtuse
triangle
c.
scalene
triangle
d.
isosceles triangle
Language
For Numbers 1 through 8,
decide which punctuation mark, if any, is needed in the
sentence.
1.
The car needs to be washed
vacuumed, and polished.
a. ,
b. ;
c.
“
d.
None
2.
I’m not going to
spend $100 on towels
a. ?
b. !
c.
.
d.
None
3.
The band took a break and
everyone stopped dancing.
a. ,
b. ;
c.
‘
d.
None
4.
“I’m in agreement with that
statement, said Bill.
a. !
b.
,
c. ”
d.
None
5.
We had to go home, but we
promised to return later.
a. ,
b. ;
c.
!
d.
None
6.
The teacher asked, Billy,
will you empty the pencil sharpener?”
a. ,
b. “
c. :
d.
None
7.
“Who in the world,” the
sleepy man asked, “would phone at this hour”
a. ,
b. “
c. ?
d.
None
8.
How was the test
Mary?
a. ,
b. “
c. ;
d.
None
For Numbers 9 through 15,
choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
9.
There_____________a good
sale at the department store tomorrow.
a.
are
b.
is
c.
will
be
d.
has
been
10.
With hard work, someone with
his talent ________bound to
succeed.
a.
is
b.
are
c.
were
d.
can
11.
Last night, Anna’s
husband _________not want to go to the movie
either.
a.
does
b.
do
c.
did
d.
don’t
12.
Sam swam than Mike when they tried out for the swim
team at school.
a.
fast
b.
faster
c.
fastest
d.
more
fast
13.
After Sally got her term
paper typed, she was very proud of ____________ .
a.
itself
b.
himself
c.
her
d.
herself
14. The _____________test
papers were lost when the teacher’s classroom was broken
into.
a.
students
b.
student’s
c.
students’
d.
students’s
15. When Cathy went into
labor, Mike drove
________________to the hospital.
a.
quick
b.
quickly
c.
more
quick
d.
quickest
For Numbers 16 – 25, choose
the sentence that is written correctly and shows the correct
capitalization and punctuation. Be sure the sentence you choose is
complete.
16.
a. I was rised on
a farm in Oklahoma.
b. Please rise your voice, I can’t
hear you.
c.
Matt raised his arm to get
the teacher’s attention.
d.
Will you please raise for the National Anthem.
17.
a. When the ball team wins the
championship.
b. After the school dance is
over
c.
Even when the car ran out of gas.
d.
It was over in just a few
minutes.
18.
a. He gave the book to the girl that
was red.
b.
She planted a tree in the
yard that was a cherry.
c.
They took the old train to
Silver Dollar City.
d.
The child picked a flower
and gave it to his mother that was wilted.
19.
a. At the game yesterday, one of the
referees has to be replaced when he was run over by the
linebacker.
b.
He had sing the solo for a large audience.
c.
The child will be rode the
bus when he starts school in the fall.
d.
They were planting seeds for
the fall harvest.
20.
a. Dr Smith runs a successful
clinic.
b.
Mr, and Mrs. Jones have season
tickets to the concerts.
c.
“Will you please stop
annoying the dog, the mother pleaded.
d.
He will finish the job,
however; it may not be until tomorrow.
21
a. Howard lives on the corner of
Willow
Way and
Oak
Drive.
b.
Michael j. Fox is not
related to Redd Foxx.
c.
German and french are two languages taught in my
school.
d.
My doctor, dr. Kildare, graduated in 1984 at the top of his
class.
22.
a. Mikes dog is an Irish Setter named Spike.
e.
I don’t understand the math
problem.
f.
Why wasnt the boss notified of the problem right
away.
g.
The baby’s rattle fell
behind the couch and she cried until she got it back.
23.
a. “Oh,” exclaimed the real estate
agent, “of course you can see the house again!
b.
He held on so tight to the
rope his knuckles turned white.
c.
Cows cant really jump over the moon.
d.
All the girls is wearing formals to the prom.
24.
a. Count Leo Tolstoy wrote War and
peace.
b.
The flickering candle cast
their faint glow on the table.
c.
The barber, asked, “A little off the top?”
d.
Smoking can lead to health
problems, yet people still do it.
25.
a. Too many mistake in the report.
b.
I can here the birds singing
in the trees outside my window.
c.
“How many times will it take
him to get it right?” she asked of the repairman.
d.
The dog barked at the cat
and then ran around the tree until it was dark and then he slept under it all
night.
For Numbers 26 through 30,
read the bold sentences. Then choose the sentence that best combines those
sentences into one.
26.
The Pushcart Supermarket does not sell my
favorite brand of potato chip.
The grocery store down the
street does.
a.
The Pushcart Supermarket
does not sell my favorite brand of
potato chip, but the grocery store down the street
does.
b.
The Pushcart Supermarket
does not sell my favorite brand of potato chip; likewise, the grocery store down
the street does.
c.
My favorite brand of potato
chip is not sold by the Pushcart Supermarket, but the grocery store down the
street does sell my favorite brand of potato chip.
d.
The grocery store down the
street does, so the Pushcart Supermarket does not sell my favorite brand of
potato chip.
27.
The cowboy rode in the barrel
races.
His horse was brown with
white stockings.
They fell rounding the third
barrel and still finished the race.
a.
Falling rounding the third
barrel, the cowboy in the barrel races riding the brown horse with white
stockings, still finished the race.
b.
The brown horse fell
rounding the barrel and the cowboy still finished the
race.
c.
The cowboy rode his brown
horse with the white stockings in the barrel races; they fell rounding the third
barrel and still finished the race.
d.
The cowboy and his horse in
the barrel races fell, he was brown with white stockings, and they still managed
to finish the race.
28.
The car needs a new
muffler.
The car is
noisy.
a.
The car is noisy needing a
new muffler.
b.
The noisy car needs a new
muffler.
c.
The car that is noisy needs
a new muffler.
d.
The car is noisy and needs a
new muffler.
29.
The fireman drove the hook and ladder truck
through the street.
The fireman sounded the
siren.
The fireman was
careful.
a.
The careful fireman drove
and sounded the siren of the hook and ladder truck through the
streets.
b.
The fireman carefully drove
the hook and ladder truck through the streets and sounded the
siren.
c.
Sounding the siren carefully
the fireman drove the hook and ladder truck through the
street.
d.
Through the streets the
fireman drove the hook and ladder truck and he sounded the siren
too.
30.
It was raining.
The children were bored.
Their mother helped them
bake cookies.
a.
It was raining; the children
were bored, so their mother helped them bake cookies.
b.
Being bored while it was
raining, the mother helped bake cookies.
c.
The bored children baked
cookies during the rain with the mother’s help.
d.
The helping mother baked
cookies during the rain with the bored children.
For numbers 31 through
35, read the paragraph. Then choose the sentence that best fills the blank in
the paragraph.
31.
It was a frightening storm.
The rain beat down on the tin roof.
_______________________. The
noise scared the children and they ran to their parents. The dog hid under the
bed. The wind howled and the electricity went out. But they were all smiling
twenty minutes later when the storm passed and electricity came back
on.
a.
There were puddles in the
street.
b.
It sounded like a machine
gun.
c.
The birds were singing
sweetly in the trees outside.
d.
The weatherman had predicted
rain.
32.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez grow
things in their garden all year long. In spring they grow flowers. In the summer
they grow vegetables. In the fall they grow pumpkins for their
grandchildren.
_____________________ . “We grow snails all year long, too,” says
Mr.
Sanchez. But Mrs. Sanchez says that doesn’t count.
a.
In the winter we like to build
snowmen.
b.
Sam lives next door to the
Sanchezs and he has a garden
also.
c.
They grow onions in the
winter.
d.
The children carve the
pumpkins into jack-o-laterns.
33. In 1930, Henry Okazaki started a
new kind of ju-jitsu. Okazaki was a Japanese-American who
lived in Hawaii. He was trained in Japanese
ju-jitseu But at that time
Japanese jitsu was only for Japanese men.
_______________________. So he opened
his own school in Hawaii. In his school he taught
ju-jitsu to American men, women, and children. Now many Americans study this
martial art.
a.
Okazaki thought ju-jitsu should be
for everyone.
b.
Okazaki was a very good
surfer.
c.
Okazaki was a cousin of Don Ho who
was also very good at ju-jitsu.
d.
Japanese women were taught
other forms of self-defense.
34. Every Saturday Mike
bakes bread for his family. He works in the kitchen with the radio on. He mixes
the bread dough and lets it rise. Then he bakes it. Each week he makes a
different kind of bread. Mike likes to bake. __________________________.
a.
He broke his ankle playing
tennis so now he had time to bake.
b.
His father used to make
homemade pasta on Saturdays when he was a boy.
c.
His children like to help
him knead the dough if there are no cartoons on.
d.
Besides, his family likes
his bread better than any bread from the store.
35.
___________________________.
They don’t treat the fish as pets, however. They put the fish to work. They keep the
fish in the water tanks that their cattle drink from. The goldfish eat bugs and
scum. Just two or three of them in a tank can keep the water
clear.
a.
Some catfish are raised on
fish farms.
b.
Many people have a tank of
tropical fish.
c.
Some farmers keep
goldfish.
d.
Mrs. Paul started her
company with just a few employees.
For Numbers 36 – 37, choose
the answer that best develops the topic sentence.
36. Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim the
English
Channel.
a.
She was only 19 years old . On August 6,
1926, she set a new world’s
record. Five men had swum the channel before but she did it 14 hours and 31
minutes. She beat the best men’s time by more than two
hours.
b.
She grew up on a farm
outside of Dover,
England. She would run to the sea
everyday after school to watch the sea birds. Her father taught her to swim when
she was ten.
c.
The English
Channel is found between
England and Europe. It is approximately 20
miles across the Channel to Frances. St. George’s
Channel runs between
England and
Ireland and the
North
Channel runs between
England and
Northern
Ireland.
d.
Many swimmers have attempt
the channel crossing since Miss Ederle. Several have
even tried to swim from Cuba to
Florida, which is further. To
successfully swim greater distances in the ocean, the swimmer is not allowed to
be touched or assisted by anyone during the attemp.
37. My neighbor is a used car
salesman.
a.
He is 38, is married and has
three kids. He is an big football fan. His favorite
team was the Cleveland Browns. He was very upset when the Browns moved from
Cleveland. He decided not to get
emotionally attached to another team, but you should see him when the Green Bay
Packers play.
b.
He has a business on the
corner of Walnut
Lane and
Emerson
Drive. He sells primarily vintage
used cars. Last year he was voted Businessman of the Year by the Chamber of
Commerce.
c.
He doesn’t like to do yard
work. His wife usually mows the lawn and his kids rake the leaves. But he does
take good car of his family car. Most weekends you can find him tinkering under
the hood in his driveway.
d.
When he was in college he
majored in business. He had a summer job working for an uncle on a used car lot.
When his uncle died he was left the business.
For Numbers 38 and 39 read
the paragraph. Then choose the sentence that does not belong in the
paragraph.
38. 1. Some farmers
buy broken cookies from bakeries and feed the cookies to their cattle. 2. They
mix the cookies with the hay. 3. Dairy cattle give more milk than beef cattle.
4. The cows seem to think the cookies are a treat.
a.
sentence
1
b.
sentence
2
c.
sentence
3
d.
sentence
4
39. 1. When Amy buys
clothes, she shops around. 2. She looks for sales and tries to find the best
prices. 3. Amy makes her money go farther that way. 4. Amy has seventeen
sweaters.
a.
sentence
1
b.
sentence
2
c.
sentence
3
d.
sentence
4
For Numbers 40 –48, read the passage or letter and look at the numbered,
underlined parts. Choose the answer that is written correctly for each
underlined part.
(40)
On May 18
1980, one of the worst volcanic
eruptions in the history of
(41)
the
United
States took place.
Mount st. Helens erupted. The whole top
(42)
of the mountain blew off
thousands of trees were blown down. Elk
(43)
bear deer beaver and
many other
animals were killed. Geologists had
(44)
been monitoring the mountain
and had warned people of the danger.
40. a.
May 18,
1980;
b.
May 18,
1980,
c.
May 18
1980
d.
Correct as it is
41.
a. Mount St.
Helens
b.
mount st. helens
c.
Mount st. helens
d.
Correct as it
is
42.
a. blew off.
Thousands
b.
blew off,
thousands
c.
blew off.
Thousands
d.
Correct as it
is
43.
a. Elk bear deer beaver, and
b.
Elk, bear, deer, beaver
and
c.
Elk, bear, deer, beaver, and
d.
Correct as it
is
44.
a. mountain, and
had
b.
mountain. And
had
c.
mountain; and
had
d.
Correct as it
is
June 15, 1954
(45)
Harry Hot Rod
Emporium
Route
66
Los
Angeles, California
59492
Dear
Harry,
(46)
I was in you’re store
last week and bought a set of chrome
(47)
plated dual exhaust pipes
for a 1947 refitted Chevy I paid $24.73 plus
tax. It was a great deal. I
just wanted to thank you for all your
personal service. I look forward to
visiting your establishment again.
(48)
Truly
yours
Eddie the
Wheel
45.
a. Harrys
hot rod Emporium
b. Harrys Hot
rod
Emporium
c. Harry’s Hot Rod
Emporium
d. Correct as it
is
46.
a. youre
store
b. your store
c.
you’re Store
d.
Correct as it
is
47.
a. Chevy, I
paid
b. Chevy. I
paid
c. chevy I
paid
d.
Correct as it
is
48.
a. Truly Yours
b. Truly Yours,
c. Truly yours,
d. Correct as it
is
Spelling
For Numbers 1 through 10,
choose the word that is spelled correctly and best completes the
sentence
1. The private
threw the
into the enemy’s foxhole.
a.
grenade
b.
greanede
c.
greenaide
d.
grenide
2. During the
interview, the company president asked Sam to describe his
skills.
a.
manergaral
b.
manergial
c.
manageral
d.
managerial
3.
The tornado created such a
.
a.
calamety
b.
kalamety
c.
calamity
d.
calemity
4. The printer
decided to _______all the important
warnings in the directions.
a.
italicise
b.
italectise
c.
italicize
d.
italecize
5. The athlete
said, “Football is not______my favorite sport, but I do enjoy the
teamwork.”
a.
particularly
b.
partiqularly
c.
partiquliar
d.
particuliarly
6.
The teacher was proud of the
students’
achievements.
a.
schoolatic
b.
scholastic
c.
scholastik
d.
skolastic
7. There
were
aromas coming from the kitchen.
a.
tandalising
b.
tantelizing
c.
tantalising
d.
tantalizing
8. I like my
salad with just a little oil and
.