SATS Practice

Which sentence is the most FORMAL?

• Watching too much television should be avoided.

• You shouldn't watch too much TV.

Which word is the SUBJECT of this sentence:

The tightrope walker carried a balancing pole.

• The

• tightrope walker

• carried

• balancing pole

Select the most FORMAL form of the words to complete the invitation:

We would like to invite you to a (catch-up/celebration/get-together)

to mark this (fab/really cool/momentous) occasion.

It will (start up/commence/kick off) at 5pm.

• catch-up

  fab

  commence

• celebration

  really cool

  kick off

• celebration

  momentous

  commence

• get-together

  momentous

  start up

Is the noun in this sentence singular or plural?

The customers' hunger was satisfied by the pizza.

• singular

• plural

Is the noun in this sentence singular or plural?

The princess's slippers were made of glass.

• singular

• plural

Is the noun in this sentence singular or plural?

Those are the boys' books.

• singular

• plural

What is the WORD CLASS of the underlined word?

Josef has beautiful handwriting.

Josef writes beautifully.

• noun

  verb

• adjective

  adjective

• adverb

  noun

• adjective

  adverb

Which sentence is the most FORMAL?

• She suggested that her mother be present.

• She really hopes to be ready on time.

• Don't forget to lock the door!

• If Johnny's late, we'll start without him.

Select four PREPOSITIONS from the sentence below:

On a mountain bike, you can cycle across rocky ground, along muddy paths and over harsh terrain.

• on

  a

  can

  and

• on

  across

  along

  over

• cycle

  rocky

  muddy

  harsh

• a

  across

  along

  terrain

Which sentence has been punctuated correctly using a hyphen and a comma in the correct places.

• My grandmother is a ball room-dancing, champion poet and singer.

• My grandmother is a ball-room dancing champion, poet and singer.

• My grand-mother is a ball room dancing champion, poet and singer.

• My grandmother, is a ball room dancing-champion poet and singer.