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Grammar Post-Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There exists in Kingman a spirit of _______.

a)

generous

b)

generously

c)

generosity

d)

generation

2.

Penicillin, the first antibiotic to be discovered, kills a broad range of spectrum of bacteria, many of which cause ______ in human.

a)

disease

b)

diseases

c)

a disease

d)

the disease

3.

In 1966 only 60 percent of all five-year-olds in the United States attended _______, while in 1985 almost 82 percent did so.

a)

kindergarten

b)

a kindergarten

c)

the kindergarten

d)

kindergartens

4.

When primary cosmic rays collide with atmospheric particles, they create _______ types of secondary particles.

a)

most

b)

each

c)

many

d)

much

5.

A: Do you know anyone standing over there at the far end of the room?


B: I don't know any of ______ people.

a)

this

b)

that

c)

these

d)

those

6.

The portrayal of everyday life in the objects of folk art makes _______ valuable sources of history

a)

it

b)

its

c)

them

d)

their

7.

What you won't find _______ is a price.

a)

anywhere

b)

everywhere

c)

somewhere

d)

wherever

8.

Fire extinguishes work either by cooling or by depriving the fire of oxygen, and __________ do both.

a)

almost

b)

all most

c)

most

d)

the most

9.

Please give me one of _______ on the front row right in front of me.

a)

this

b)

that

c)

these

d)

those

10.

Gmail for iOS finally gets the ability __________ automatic image loading by default.

a)

turn off

b)

turning off

c)

to turn off

d)

turned off

11.

Before it _______ a carcinogen, asbestos ________ as insulation and for fireproofing.

a)

knew to be, uses widely

b)

was knowing to being, was widely using

c)

was known to be, was widely used

d)

was know to being, was widely use

12.

Anaheim has become so famous that the Dalai Lama ______ to spend his 80th birthday in the town.

a)

choose

b)

chose

c)

would choose

d)

was chosen

13.

The New York City Ballet ________ the most consistently creative of United States classical ballet companies since its inception in 1946.

a)

was

b)

has

c)

has been

d)

has to be

14.

Speak louder, please. I ________ you.

a)

cannot hear

b)

cannot to hear

c)

should not hear

d)

should not to hear

15.

The manager demanded that every employee ________ extra language courses.

a)

take

b)

takes

c)

took

d)

would take

16.

Diana _________ not making any progress.

a)

is

b)

does

c)

has

d)

will

17.

In the early nineteenth century, a Conestoga wagon on a poor road could economically _________ only light, fairly high-value goods over short distances.

a)

carry

b)

to carry

c)

carrying

d)

to carrying

18.

If meteorites are moving fast enough, they can _______ a crater on impact.

a)

appear

b)

arrive

c)

form

d)

rise

19.

Small cracks ________ in the wall.

a)

appear

b)

show

c)

present

d)

produce

20.

The soup _______ delicious.

a)

taste

b)

tastes

c)

is tasted

d)

has been tasted

21.

Her rapid improvement _________ everyone.

a)

amaze

b)

amazed

c)

was amazed

d)

was amazing

22.

Some critics maintain that the mystery novel is a _______ ritual of guild and retribution.

a)

symbol

b)

symbolic

c)

symbolize

d)

symbolically

23.

A feature of Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico is the nightly emergence, except during the hibernation, of _______ .

a)

several bats million

b)

bats million several

c)

several million bats

d)

million several bats

24.

Peter lived a(n) _______ life and locked all his doors so carefully.

a)

lone

b)

alone

c)

lonely

d)

loneness

25.

One approach isn’t __________ better than the other.

a)

necessary

b)

necessarily

c)

necessity

d)

necessitate

26.

Although she wrote only 2 novels and 32 short stories during her brief career from 1950 to 1964, Flannery O’Connor made an important contribution _______ United States fiction.

a)

at

b)

for

c)

to

d)

with

27.

Modern travelers seem to prefer speed _________ .

a)

to comfort

b)

more than comfort

c)

rather than being comfortable

d)

instead of being comfortable

28.

In the restroom, Mary was brushing her hair, _____ her lip-gloss, and _____ deep breaths.

a)

freshened, took

b)

freshening, took

c)

freshened, taking

d)

freshening, taking

29.

My wife returned the pants _______ were too big for me.

a)

who

b)

whom

c)

which

d)

for whom

30.

He asked me _________ .

a)

I am nice to my brother

b)

am I nice to my brother

c)

to be nice to my brother

d)

if am I nice to my brother

31.

______ two air masses with different characteristics meet, an area called a “front” develops.

a)

During

b)

There are

c)

When

d)

Where

32.

_______! The victory is yours.

a)

Alas

b)

Behold

c)

Bravo

d)

Hush

33.

How _______ today!

a)

hot it is

b)

hot is it

c)

is it hot

d)

it is hot

34.

Did you know that _______ was ________ ?

a)

abraham lincoln, the sixteenth president

b)

Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president

c)

Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President

d)

Abraham Lincoln, the Sixteenth President

35.

_______ served in the cabinet as secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945.

a)

Frances Perkins was the first female member of the United States cabinet

b)

Frances Perkins was the first female member of the United States cabinet,

c)

Frances Perkins, the first female member of the United States cabinet

d)

Frances Perkins, the first female member of the United States cabinet,

36.

Depending on the day and what’s in season, you’ll find a good variety of country foods _______ barbecued ribs, chicken and dumplings, mac and cheese, and blueberry cobbler.

a)

,

b)

;

c)

:

d)

/

37.

________ manual dexterity and breath control.

a)

To play wind instruments, it requires not only

b)

To play wind instruments, not only does it require

c)

Playing wind instruments both requires

d)

Playing wind instruments require both

38.

If I _______ stronger, I would help you carry the piano.

a)

am

b)

was

c)

were

d)

become

39.

Volunteers for the nonprofit Santa’s Letters open and read every letter and answer ________ they can.

a)

many

b)

many more

c)

as many as

d)

so many as

40.

Because Mars is farther from the Sun than ______ , Mars takes longer to complete a revolution.

a)

is Earth

b)

is from Earth

c)

what is Earth

d)

is it Earth

41.

Reader’s Digest readers nominated over 1,000 places across America for our third annual search for _______ places in America.

a)

nicer

b)

more nice

c)

the nicest

d)

the most nice

42.

Do you live in a place _______ people are kind?

a)

which

b)

, which

c)

where

d)

, where

43.

Mark wanted to know where ________.

a)

Mary parked her car

b)

Mary did park her car

c)

did Mary park her car

d)

did Mary parked her car

44.

Keep _____ which places in Thailand are popular.

a)

read and see

b)

to read to see

c)

reading to see

d)

read seeing

45.

Every year, the U.S. Postal Service delivers mail _____ to “Santa, North Pole” to the post office in North Pole

a)

addresses

b)

addressed

c)

addressing

d)

to address

46.

_________ the pasta have salt in it?

a)

Does

b)

Has

c)

Is

d)

Isn't

47.

A: ________

B: By bus.

a)

What kind of vehicles do you like?

b)

Where are you going?

c)

How do you go to school?

d)

Where are you now?

48.

________ me a favor, please. I would like to have the lights turned off.

a)

Do

b)

To do

c)

Doing

d)

Done

49.

Pass the salt, ________ ?

a)

do you

b)

don't you

c)

would you

d)

wouldn't you

50.

Chaparral consists of _______ stunted by short, wet winters followed by long, dry summers.

a)

are trees and shrubs

b)

how trees and shrubs

c)

trees and shrubs have

d)

trees and shrubs

51.

Big-band jazz relies on fixed arrangements, where _______ than one instrument playing some of the parts, rather than on improvisation.

a)

more

b)

it was more

c)

they have more

d)

there is more

52.

Peter and Mike like to eat fish and chips. It’s _______ favorite food.

a)

they

b)

they

c)

their

d)

there

53.

________ meteorites are thought to be fragments from asteroids.

a)

Almost

b)

All most

c)

The most

d)

Most

54.

Only when the plane landed safely ________ .

a)

he calms down

b)

he calmed down

c)

did he calm down

d)

he did calm down

55.

In a warm place, milk sours because of the presence of bacteria that _______ the milk sugar into acid.

a)

convert

b)

converts

c)

is converted

d)

are converted

56.

Part 2 Text completion

Instructions: Select the right answer to fill in each blank.


English writer and designer William Morris once declared Bibury the most __(56)__ village in the country. A hundred or so years later the sentiment _______ seems to stand. Located in the Cotswolds, an area defined _______ rolling hills and green meadows, Bibury is a picture-perfect place to hide away from the world. _______ miss Arlington Row, a line of weavers' cottages, which _______ is, if not the prettiest sight, then certainly the most famous in Bibury.

a)

beauty

b)

beautify

c)

beautiful

d)

beautifully

57.

English writer and designer William Morris once declared Bibury the most ______ village in the country. A hundred or so years later the sentiment __ (57)__ seems to stand. Located in the Cotswolds, an area defined ______ rolling hills and green meadows, Bibury is a picture-perfect place to hide away from the world. ______ miss Arlington Row, a line of weavers' cottages, which ______ is, if not the prettiest sight, then certainly the most famous in Bibury.

a)

certain

b)

certainly

c)

certainty

d)

a certain

58.

Part 2 Text completion

Instructions: Select the right answer to fill in each blank.


English writer and designer William Morris once declared Bibury the most ______ village in the country. A hundred or so years later the sentiment _______ seems to stand. Located in the Cotswolds, an area defined ___(58)___ rolling hills and green meadows, Bibury is a picture-perfect place to hide away from the world. ______ miss Arlington Row, a line of weavers' cottages, which ______ is, if not the prettiest sight, then certainly the most famous in Bibury.

a)

by

b)

of

c)

on

d)

with

59.

Part 2 Text completion

Instructions: Select the right answer to fill in each blank.


English writer and designer William Morris once declared Bibury the most ______ village in the country. A hundred or so years later the sentiment _______ seems to stand. Located in the Cotswolds, an area defined _______ rolling hills and green meadows, Bibury is a picture-perfect place to hide away from the world. ___(59)___ miss Arlington Row, a line of weavers' cottages, which ______ is, if not the prettiest sight, then certainly the most famous in Bibury.

a)

Isn't

b)

Don't

c)

Not

d)

Won't

60.

Part 2 Text completion

Instructions: Select the right answer to fill in each blank.


English writer and designer William Morris once declared Bibury the most ______ village in the country. A hundred or so years later the sentiment _______ seems to stand. Located in the Cotswolds, an area defined _______ rolling hills and green meadows, Bibury is a picture-perfect place to hide away from the world. _______ miss Arlington Row, a line of weavers' cottages, which ___(60)___ is, if not the prettiest sight, then certainly the most famous in Bibury.

a)

it

b)

that

c)

which

d)

where