WorksheetsEnglish Pre-test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
In the dead of night. The van pulled up.
b)
Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.
c)
Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
d)
Lemonade. My favorite drink.
2.
Which sentence uses a conjunction correctly?
a)
I cannot play in the game until I practice more.
b)
I hid in the basement my brother was mad at me.
c)
Victor erased the answering machine message Nora would not find out.
d)
She scored a goal won the game.
3.
Which red word(s) could be deleted without changing the meaning of this sentence:
Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.
Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.
a)
different
b)
incentive
c)
plans
d)
employees
4.
Which green word is unnecessary: Many experts consider the stained glass in that church to be the very best.
a)
experts
b)
stained
c)
that
d)
very
5.
Choose the best conjunction to combine these sentences:
We can ask directions. We can use a map.
We can ask directions. We can use a map.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
d)
because
6.
If these four sentences were in the same paragraph, which would be the topic sentence?
a)
He was born in 1818.
b)
He was educated in the universities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
c)
In 1852, he abandoned poetry and drama and devoted himself to fiction.
d)
Ivan Turgenev was a critically acclaimed Russian author.
7.
Which of the following red words is considered a transition?
We did not catch any fish; as a result, we ate baked beans.
We did not catch any fish; as a result, we ate baked beans.
a)
did not
b)
any
c)
as a result
d)
baked
8.
Identify whether the following sentence is fact or opinion:
The voting age should be raised to 21.
The voting age should be raised to 21.
a)
fact
b)
opinion
9.
Which of the following sentences does NOT use informal language?
a)
Everybody said his car was a "sweet ride."
b)
Susanne totally couldn't believe that she had won the lottery.
c)
The letter arrived in the morning, and he opened it immediately.
d)
I always feel cooped up in my cubicle at work.
10.
Identify the appropriate type of language to use in a letter requesting information from a government agency.
a)
formal
b)
informal
11.
Identify the correct verb form to fill in the blank:
Laura and her friend ________ for their trip to Peru in an hour.
Laura and her friend ________ for their trip to Peru in an hour.
a)
leaves
b)
leave
12.
Identify the correct contraction to fill in the blank:
_______ Jack and Maria have to work tonight?
_______ Jack and Maria have to work tonight?
a)
Doesn't
b)
Don't
13.
Identify the correct verb form to fill in the blank:
We, the entire student body, including one student who graduated mid-year, ______ the school colors to remain green and black
We, the entire student body, including one student who graduated mid-year, ______ the school colors to remain green and black
a)
wants
b)
want
14.
Identify the correct verb to fill in the blank:
A commitee _______ policy in all matters of evaluation.
A commitee _______ policy in all matters of evaluation.
a)
determines
b)
determine
15.
Identify the correct pronoun to fill in the blank:
Anybody can learn to make ______ own web site.
Anybody can learn to make ______ own web site.
a)
his
b)
her
c)
their
d)
its
16.
Identify the correct verb to fill in the blank:
Neither the bus driver nor the dispatcher ______ the new route.
Neither the bus driver nor the dispatcher ______ the new route.
a)
likes
b)
like
17.
Choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank:
I often think of Andrea and ______.
I often think of Andrea and ______.
a)
she
b)
her
18.
Choose the correct personal pronoun to fill in the blank:
My brother and ____ used to play threes on the porch.
My brother and ____ used to play threes on the porch.
a)
I
b)
me
19.
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
Jose made the basket _______.
Jose made the basket _______.
a)
easy
b)
easily
20.
Identify the correct word to fill in the blank:
His black eye looked ______.
His black eye looked ______.
a)
bad
b)
badly
21.
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
The boy told his teacher that he did not perform _______ in the concert because he was sick.
The boy told his teacher that he did not perform _______ in the concert because he was sick.
a)
good
b)
well
22.
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
Of the three sweaters, I like the red one ______.
Of the three sweaters, I like the red one ______.
a)
better
b)
best
23.
Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.
a)
In the movie, David had a difficult time in cuba.
b)
in the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
c)
In the Movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
d)
In the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
24.
Identify the correct word to fill in the blank:
We parked ________, but we still received a ticket.
We parked ________, but we still received a ticket.
a)
legally
b)
legal
25.
Which of the following sentences uses correct punctuation?
a)
Have the paychecks arrived yet.
b)
Have the paychecks arrived yet?
c)
Have the paychecks arrived yet!
d)
Have the paychecks, arrived yet?
26.
Which is a complete sentence?
a)
Because night fell.
b)
Jim ate the sandwich.
c)
On a tree-lined path.
d)
In our neck of the woods
27.
Identify the subject and the verb.
The hippopotamus is hopping away from his house.
The hippopotamus is hopping away from his house.
a)
Hippopotamus; house
b)
Hippopotamus; is
c)
House; hopping
d)
Hippopotamus; away
28.
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the verb in the PRESENT TENSE.
The tables _________ through the window when the teacher gets mad at the class.
The tables _________ through the window when the teacher gets mad at the class.
a)
fly
b)
flew
c)
flies
d)
flying
29.
What words need to be capitalized?
my dog, david, likes to eat subway subs for breakfast.
my dog, david, likes to eat subway subs for breakfast.
a)
My, David, Subway
b)
My, Dog, David, Dubway, Dubs
c)
My, David, Subway, Subs
d)
My, Subway, Subs
30.
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the verb in the present tense.
I ________ sleeping in on the weekends.
I ________ sleeping in on the weekends.
a)
likes
b)
liked
c)
like
d)
liking
31.
What is the correct punctuation to add to this sentence.
I like dancing in the rain taking long walks on the beach and writing love songs.
I like dancing in the rain taking long walks on the beach and writing love songs.
a)
rain, beach, and
b)
rain, beach;
c)
no change
d)
beach, and
32.
Language that appeals to the five senses:
a)
Irony
b)
Imagery
c)
Setting
d)
Tone
33.
Giving human like characteristics to non-human things
a)
imagery
b)
plot
c)
personification
d)
flashback
34.
When setting, point of view, and main characters are introduced...
a)
rising action
b)
exposition
c)
initial incident
d)
climax
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