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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. The planet Mercury ____ rotations during every two trips around the Sun.
three complete
completes three
the completion of three
completing three of the
2. In prehistoric ____ of western Utah was covered by Lake Bonneville.
times, a large part
times, there was a large part
part of the time
for large parts of time
3. The helicopter is able to hover in _____ powered rotors produce lift even at zero forward speed.
flight because of the
flying the
the flying of the
flight because the
4. The upper levels of the Sun's atmosphere are of very low ____ heats the gases there to very high temperatures.
dense and solar
density, solar activity
density, but solar activity
density and activity of the Sun
5. Lapis lazuli, _____ stone, has been valued for ornamental purposes for more than 6,000 years.
an opaque deep blue
is an opaque deep blue
it is an opaque deep blue
that is an opaque deep blue
6. Mountaineers ____ climb Mount Everest must make reservations to do so, often up to seven years in advance.
want to
they want to
who want
wanting to
7. Created by the dissolution of limestone, the underground cave system _____ Mammoth Cave is noted for its stalactites and stalagmites.
is known as
it is known to be
known as
to be known
8. Most slang terms are simply old words _____ additional new meanings.
give
given
are given
they are given
9. North Carolina's Outer Banks are a chain of low, narrow islands_____ the mainland from the frequent Atlantic storms in the area.
they buffer
that buffer
to buffer them
that they buffer
10. It is at the age of approximately eighteen months _____ children begin to make combinations of two or three words.
when many
when are many
when do many
when have many of the
11. Story of a Bad Boy, a semi autobiographical novel by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, ranks high among books _____ have incorporated their boyhood experiences.
the American authors
which are American authors
in which American authors
are those which American authors
12. In the La Brea tar pits of Los Angeles ____which have been preserved from the Pleistocene period.
thousands of animals are
thousands are animals
the thousands of animals
are thousands of animals
13. _____ provided a living for nearly 90 percent of the population of the American colonies.
Farming was what
What farming
Farming was
What was farming
14. Not only _____ more brittle than hard maples, but they are also less able to with stand high winds.
soft maples are
are soft maples
they are soft maples
soft maples
15. _____ become blocked so that heat and moisture could not escape, death would result.
Were the skin's pores to
The pores of the skin were to
The skin's pores
If the pores of the skin
