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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is neither journalistically accurate ____________.

a)

a piece of fiction

b)

not a fictitious work

c)

or written in a fictitious way

d)

nor completely fictitious

2.

Vitamin C is necessary for the prevention and _________ of scurvy.

a)

it cure

b)

cure

c)

cures

d)

for curing

3.

A baby's development is influenced by both heredity and ___________.

a)

by environmental factor

b)

environmentally

c)

the influence of the environment

d)

environment

4.

Because bone loss occurs earlier in women than ________, the effects of osteoporosis are more apparent in women.

a)

men do

b)

in men

c)

as men

d)

similar to men

5.

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.

a)

extinguishers

b)

can contain

c)

or

d)

watery

6.

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.

a)

consists

b)

of

c)

the Senate

d)

as well as

7.

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.

a)

well-composed

b)

achieves

c)

focusing

d)

philosophy

8.

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.

a)

may use

b)

for preserving

c)

to fortify

d)

foods

9.

Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.


A bankruptcy may be either voluntary nor involuntary.

a)

A bankruptcy

b)

may be

c)

voluntary

d)

nor

10.

The legal systems of most countries can be classified ______ common law or civil law.

a)

as either

b)

either as

c)

either to

d)

to either

11.

Your criticism of the three short stories should not be less than 2,000 words, nor ______more than 3,000.

a)

should it be

b)

it should be

c)

it is

d)

should be it

12.

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.

a)

was made

b)

enlarged

c)

endow

d)

functions

13.

When Noodle, the poodle, realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park, he growled, pulled, and _______.

a)

was leaping like a fish on the line

b)

he was leaping like a fish on a line

c)

leaped like a fish on a line

d)

decided to leap like a fish on a line

14.

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.

a)

plans

b)

dine

c)

playing

d)

travelling

15.

Sam is always good-natured, generous, and __________.

a)

helps you.

b)

helpful

c)

helping

d)

helps

16.

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.

a)

introduced

b)

and

c)

cattle

d)

continent

17.

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.

a)

equally

b)

performer

c)

as well as

d)

a classical musician

18.

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.

a)

tend

b)

to wander

c)

resting

d)

together

19.

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.

a)

uses

b)

computations

c)

for verifying

d)

reported income

20.

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?

a)

Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and to try to find better ways of predicting them.

b)

Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and tried to find better ways of predicting them.

c)

as it is

d)

Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and trying to find better ways of predicting them.