WorksheetsSAT Beginner Writing - Unit 3 Homework
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
1. The Rolex Daytona, the most luxurious watch ever released, sells for a staggering half a million dollars.
A) NO CHANGE
B) released
C) released:
D) released
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
2. My brother is a decent tennis player, he serves well: but his forehand could be hit with a bit more accuracy.
A) NO CHANGE
B) player he serves well
C) player, he serves well
D) player, he serves well;
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
3. I practice scales on the piano everyday-not because I want to, but because I have to.
A) NO CHANGE
B) everyday; not because I want to
C) everyday not because I want to;
D) everyday, not because I want to;
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
4. As the country becomes increasingly health conscious, fast food chains are removing a number of artificial ingredients from their offerings: sodium nitrite, aluminum silicate, canthaxanthin, and monosodium glutamate.
A) NO CHANGE
B) offerings;
C) offerings
D) offerings,
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
5. Google's search engine is not only effective but also easy to use, the home page is nothing more than a search field,
A) NO CHANGE
B) easy to use:
C) easy to use,
D) used easily:
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
6. These strange rainbow lights, a phenomenon only recently discovered in photographs of the town remain one of science's unsolved mysteries.
A) NO CHANGE
B) lights a phenomenon only recently discovered in photographs of the town,
C) lights, a phenomenon only recently discovered, in photographs of the town
D) lights, a phenomenon only recently discovered in photographs of the town,
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
7. The handbook lays out the most common mistakes when it comes to writing; lack of structure, having nothing to say, and repetitiveness.
A) NO CHANGE
B) writing,
C) writing
D) writing:
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
8. While I was on my trip to Thailand, Claire went on a shopping spree to buy a new car and a new wardrobe without my permission.
A) NO CHANGE
B) buy:
C) buy;
D) buy,
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
9. There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand, on all of Earth's beaches.
A) NO CHANGE
B) sand;
C) sand
D) sand
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
10. Environmentalists have marched into the streets to protest the country's lax attitude towards deforestation, which has proven to be devastating to the local deer population: only twenty sightings in the past year.
A) NO CHANGE
B) population, and only
C) population; only
D) population. Only
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
11. What you should remember from this whole ordeal is: that there can be no progress without sacrifice.
A) NO CHANGE
B) is that there
C) is, that there
D) is that there,
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
12. The greatest accomplishment in professional tennis is winning all four grand slam tournaments in a single year, the Australian Open, Roland Garros (held in France), Wimbledon (held in Britain), and the U.S. Open.
A) NO CHANGE
B) year, the Australian Open, Roland Garros,
C) year: the Australian Open, Roland Garros
D) year: the Australian Open, Roland Garros,
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
13. Raised in a family that had toiled day after day on a farm. Andrew Blomfeld liked to hire people that were hard workers, even if they lacked talent.
A) NO CHANGE
B) farm,
C) farm:
D) farm;
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
14. Benjamin Franklin was introduced to democratic ideals when he read one of the most influential works of his time; John Locke's Two Treatises of Government.
A) NO CHANGE
B) time, about
C) time:
D) time
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15. The kitchen was renovated: with new marble tiles, extra cabinets and cupboards, and a stainless steel sink.
A) NO CHANGE
B) renovated, with
C) renovated with
D) renovated with:
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
16. Of all the things the President could have done to improve the economy, he chose to shift his attention to the one thing that was considered irrelevant; and it was health care.
A) NO CHANGE
B) irrelevant: being
C) irrelevant:
D) irrelevant to
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
17. Even though he killed hundreds of innocent people, the fighter pilot was portrayed as a hero back at home.
A) NO CHANGE
B) as,
C) as:
D) as;
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
18. Designed with the user in mind. The new phone features a slick interface for accessing all your important notes, emails, and contacts.
A) NO CHANGE
B) mind, the
C) mind: the
D) mind the
Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
19. While most students at MIT use their intellect to better the world, for example, creating vaccines for deadly viruses, some are using their exceptional math skills to beat the card games in Vegas.
A) NO CHANGE
B) world; for example, creating vaccines for deadly viruses,
C) world, for example, creating vaccines for deadly viruses
D) world--for example, creating vaccines for deadly viruses
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
1. The rapid pace of technological development however has enabled more people to survive on less.
A) NO CHANGE
B) development; however,
C) development however,
D) development, however,
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
2. Drinking coffee, scientists have discovered may help prevent heart disease.
A) NO CHANGE
B) have discovered,
C) have discovered. It
D) have discovered; it
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
3. I've decked out my laptop with a keyboard cover, pokemon stickers and a transparent case.
A) NO CHANGE
B) stickers
C) stickers;
D) stickers,
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
4. Novak Djokovic, one of the best tennis players, of the modern era, is worshipped as a god in Serbia.
A) NO CHANGE
B) players of the modern era
C) players of the modern era,
D) players of the modern era
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
5. The koala bear-known for its pouch, lives in eastern Australia, where they play in the eucalyptus trees.
A) NO CHANGE
B) bear, known for,
C) bear, known for
D) bear, known, for
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
6. Due to budget constraints, the chairman could not acquiesce, or give in to, the organization's demand for more funding.
A) NO CHANGE
B) or, give in to,
C) or give in, to
D) or give in; to
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
7. Mario dodged blazing fireballs, turtles, with hammers, and venus fly traps to rescue Princess Peach.
A) NO CHANGE
B) fireballs, turtles with hammers,
C) fireballs; turtles with hammers,
D) fireball, turtles with hammers
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
8. Ron had mentioned, that the place on the corner had really good strawberry ice cream.
A) NO CHANGE
B) mentioned; that
C) mentioned that
D) mentioned that
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
9. A senior at the big accounting firm PWC pleaded not guilty to forging the books, claiming that it was his coworkers who did it.
A) NO CHANGE
B) books;
C) books; and he was
D) books
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
10. New York University professor and researcher, Joshua Grossman, claims that his research is definitive and trustworthy.
A) NO CHANGE
B) researcher Joshua Grossman
C) researcher Joshua Grossman,
D) researcher, Joshua Grossman
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
11. Known for its noodle dishes, the restaurant down the street always has customers, most of whom are Asian.
A) NO CHANGE
B) customers, and
C) customers;
D) customers; and
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
12. In 2004, no one could have predicted that Facebook started by just a few college drop-outs would become the tech-giant it is today.
A) NO CHANGE
B) drop-outs;
C) drop-outs,
D) drop-outs -
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
13. Although the fire chief didn't mention it explicitly, everyone listening knew exactly what he was referring to the fire that wiped out the block-and almost the entire town-in a week.
A) NO CHANGE
B) referring-to the fire
C) referring to: the fire
D) referring to; the fire
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
14. John Landry apprenticed under Dutch architect Thomas Johannsen while he completed his studies.
A) NO CHANGE
B) architect, Thomas Johannsen,
C) architect; Thomas Johannsen,
D) architect, Thomas Johannsen
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
15. It's hard to find time for lunch because I have to juggle so many responsibilities, filing taxes, taking phone calls, printing spreadsheets, and writing emails.
A) NO CHANGE
B) responsibilities:
C) responsibilities
D) responsibilities;
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
16. Growing up in poverty, I often dreamed, of the luxury, that I was working towards.
A) NO CHANGE
B) dreamed of the luxury
C) dreamed, of the luxury
D) dreamed of the luxury,
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
17. Because he embraced failure instead of avoiding it, and Chris quickly learned how to play the piano, speak Spanish, and solve the Rubik's Cube.
A) NO CHANGE
B) it; Chris
C) it, Chris
D) it, Chris,
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
18. The safari guides warned us of getting too close to dangerous animals such as: unicorns, vampires, and werewolves.
A) NO CHANGE
B) animals, such as:
C) animals, such as
D) animals, such as,
Exercise 2: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
19. Makeshift tables and a large collection of desks, piled on top of one another forced co-workers to collaborate with each other.
A) NO CHANGE
B) another: forced
C) another; it forced
D) another, forced
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
1.include
A) NO CHANGE
B) include:
C) include -
D) include,
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
2. origami, being
A) NO CHANGE
B) origami:
C) origami;
D) origami
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
3. arrow; and they're often dotted
A) NO CHANGE
B) arrows, often dotted,
C) arrows, often dotted--
D) arrows often dotted,
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
4. first:
A) NO CHANGE
B) first--
C) first,
D) first
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
5. designs, it
A) NO CHANGE
B) designs; it
C) designs: it
D) designs, and it
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6. stores;
A) NO CHANGE
B) stores,
C) stores, which
D) stores
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7. heavy, for
A) NO CHANGE
B) heavy for:
C) heavy for
D) heavy, for,
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
8. artist, Akira Yoshizawa
A) NO CHANGE
B) artist, Akira Yoshizawa,
C) artist Akira Yoshizawa
D) artist Akira Yoshizawa,
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
9. curves: impossible with dry paper - to
A) NO CHANGE
B) curves; impossible with dry paper;
C) curves: impossible with dry paper,
D) curves-impossible with dry paper--
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
10. rice, and
A) NO CHANGE
B) rice; and
C) rice: and
D) rice, and,
Exercise 3: Choose the most suitable replacement for the underline words.
11. Hayaki, a famous origami practitioner in Tokyo
A) NO CHANGE
B) Hayaki, a famous origami practitioner in Tokyo,
C) Hayaki, a famous origami practitioner, in Tokyo
D) Hayaki a famous origami practitioner in Tokyo,
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1. Praised by critics for it's having innovative plot and cinematography, the director's first movie was a huge hit at the box office.
A) NO CHANGE
B) its
C) it's
D) their
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2. After the funeral was held for the brave soldiers, the general scattered their bodies ashes into the sea.
A) NO CHANGE
B) body's
C) bodys
D) bodies'
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3. Writing code for applications and websites requires a lot of complexity to be stored in the programmers mind at any one time.
A) NO CHANGE
B) programmer's mind
C) programmers' mind
D) programmers mind
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4. Because their families are wealthy, each of my friends' houses has a swimming pool.
A) NO CHANGE
B) friend's houses
C) friends houses
D) friends houses
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5. I go to a school who's parking lot can accommodate only 10 cars.
A) NO CHANGE
B) whose
C) that the
D) where
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6. The teacher told us that the semester's grades will be released a week from now.
A) NO CHANGE
B) semesters grades
C) semesters' grades
D) grade's for the semester
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7. Every day, I look at the weeks deadlines and make sure I'm on track to meet them.
A) NO CHANGE
B) weeks'
C) week's
D) weeks's
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8. After their meeting with the principal, the teachers' gossiped amongst themselves about who would be fired.
A) NO CHANGE
B) the teachers
C) the teacher's
D) the teachers's
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9. Examining the mountain in front of them, the hikers were confident in they're ability to climb its rocky terrain.
A) NO CHANGE
B) they're ability to climb it's
C) their ability to climb its
D) their ability to climb it's
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10. Known for his powerful hooks, Mike Tyson was once one of boxings most fearsome competitors.
A) NO CHANGE
B) boxings
C) boxing's
D) one of boxing's
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11. Before the dancers could finish, a loud noise in the audience disrupted their rhythm and ruined the entire performance.
A) NO CHANGE
B) they're
C) it's
D) there
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12. Taylor took the frame down, added a fresh coat of paint on each of it's sides, and inserted a new picture.
A) NO CHANGE
B) they're
C) its
D) their
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13. My friends love to eat Inside they're refrigerator, there's always a full stock of snacks and drinks.
A) NO CHANGE
B) they're refrigerator, theirs
C) their refrigerator, theirs
C) their refrigerator, theirs D) their refrigerator, there's
CHAPTER 15: APOSTROPHES
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14. One end of the cable goes through the top opening of the wooden pole and the other end wraps around it's foundation.
A) NO CHANGE
B) they're
C) its
D) their
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15. The deck of Emily's parents's yacht had been completely destroyed by the hurricane.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Emily's parents'
C) Emily's parents
D) Emilys parents'
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16. The novel's protagonist, who's telekinetic powers are capable of mass destruction, is a seemingly quiet and shy girl.
A) NO CHANGE
B) whose
C) who has
D) with her
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17. The water dripped down from the ceiling, hit the cabinet, and dripped onto the rooms floor.
A) NO CHANGE
B) room's
C) rooms'
D) rooms's
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18. We will host a casino night where the players donate their winnings to charity.
A) NO CHANGE
B) there
C) they're
D) its
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19. Because she was late to work, Joanne had to report to the factorys' director.
A) NO CHANGE
B) factory's
C) factories'
D) factories
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20. After doctors found her lying unconscious on the floor, they rushed her to the infirmary's emergency room.
A) NO CHANGE
B) infirmaries
C) infirmaries'
D) infirmarys
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21. The judge critiqued the womens' fashion choice's during the beauty pageant.
A) NO CHANGE
B) womens's fashion choices
C) womens fashion choices'
D) women's fashion choices
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22. After a long day, the workers' reward them selves with pizza and a few beers.
A) NO CHANGE
B) workers
C) worker's
D) workers's
