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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is neither journalistically accurate ____________.
a piece of fiction
not a fictitious work
or written in a fictitious way
nor completely fictitious
Vitamin C is necessary for the prevention and _________ of scurvy.
it cure
cure
cures
for curing
A baby's development is influenced by both heredity and ___________.
by environmental factor
environmentally
the influence of the environment
environment
Because bone loss occurs earlier in women than ________, the effects of osteoporosis are more apparent in women.
men do
in men
as men
similar to men
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
Fire extinguishers can contain liquefied gas, dry chemicals, or watery.
extinguishers
can contain
or
watery
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
The U.S. Congress consists of both the Senate as well as the House of Representatives.
consists
of
the Senate
as well as
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
A well-composed baroque opera achieves a delicate balance by focusing alternately on the aural, visual, emotional, and philosophy elements.
well-composed
achieves
focusing
philosophy
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
Manufacturers may use food additives for preserving, to color, to flavor, or to fortify foods.
may use
for preserving
to fortify
foods
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
A bankruptcy may be either voluntary nor involuntary.
A bankruptcy
may be
voluntary
nor
The legal systems of most countries can be classified ______ common law or civil law.
as either
either as
either to
to either
Your criticism of the three short stories should not be less than 2,000 words, nor ______more than 3,000.
should it be
it should be
it is
should be it
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
In 1870, the attorney general was made head of the Department of Justice, given an enlarged staff, and endow with clear-cut law-enforcement functions.
was made
enlarged
endow
functions
When Noodle, the poodle, realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park, he growled, pulled, and _______.
was leaping like a fish on the line
he was leaping like a fish on a line
leaped like a fish on a line
decided to leap like a fish on a line
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
After retirement he plans on traveling to exotic locations, dine in the finest restaurants, and playing a lot of golf.
plans
dine
playing
travelling
Sam is always good-natured, generous, and __________.
helps you.
helpful
helping
helps
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
The Spanish introduced not only horses and also cattle to the North American continent.
introduced
and
cattle
continent
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
Benny Goodman was equally talented as both a jazz performer as well as a classical musician.
equally
performer
as well as
a classical musician
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
Killer whales tend to wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting together.
tend
to wander
resting
together
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
The Internal Revenue Service uses computers to check tax return computations, to determine the reasonableness of deductions, and for verifying the accuracy of reported income.
uses
computations
for verifying
reported income
Read this sentence.
Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and try to find better ways of predicting them.
How is this sentence correctly written?
Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and to try to find better ways of predicting them.
Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and tried to find better ways of predicting them.
as it is
Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and trying to find better ways of predicting them.
