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PSAT 8 PRACTICE #4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which choice best improves the following sentence?


The girls were always challenging their father's rules for every opportunity.

a)

their father's rules in every opportunity.

b)

their father's rules on every opportunity.

c)

their father's rules for every opportunity.

d)

their father's rules at every opportunity.

e)

NO CHANGE

2.

Which choice best improves the following sentence?


She would frequently compare her mother with the most loving of saints.

a)

with the most loving saints.

b)

to most loving of saints.

c)

to the most loving of saints.

d)

with saints that are the most loving.

e)

NO CHANGE

3.

Which choice best improves the following sentence?


The number of people living in the area was still a matter of much debate in researchers.

a)

around researchers.

b)

among researchers.

c)

with researchers.

d)

NO CHANGE

4.

Which choice best improves the following sentence?


In the past, corporations had very few restrictions on what they had to pay from employee's wages.

a)

to pay on employees' wage.

b)

to pay from employees' wage.

c)

for pay from employees' wages.

d)

to pay for employees' wages.

e)

NO CHANGE

5.

Which choice best improves the following sentence?


The night grew so cold that all the campers were shivering although a raging fire.

a)

from a raging fire.

b)

through a raging fire.

c)

despite a raging fire.

d)

although a raging fire.

e)

NO CHANGE

6.

In comparison with the daring tastes and hobbies of his wife, John found enjoyment in much more __________ pleasures.

a)

exotic

b)

pedestrian

c)

ambiguous

d)

candid

7.

When the real documents came to light, the university realized their museum collection was mostly __________.

a)

genuine

b)

counterfeit

c)

historical

d)

authentic

8.

Water may be a joy for most people to drink, but for coffee lovers, a good “cup o’ joe” is a most __________ experience.

a)

diligent

b)

blissful

c)

agreeable

d)

dubious

9.

(VOCAB)

CUSTODY means:

a)

sluggishness

b)

care

c)

maturity

d)

records

10.

(VOCAB)

OPACITY means:

a)

coin collecting

b)

singer

c)

non-transparency

d)

blubbery

11.

(VOCAB)

COMPLIMENTARY means:

a)

admiring

b)

expensive

c)

more than one

d)

delicious

12.

(VOCAB)

ENLIGHTEN means:

a)

instruct

b)

unnerve

c)

grate

d)

ravage

13.

(VOCAB)

SWIMMINGLY means:

a)

commonly

b)

presto

c)

there

d)

smoothly

14.

(VOCAB)

MEDITATE means:

a)

mature

b)

describe

c)

chill

d)

reflect

15.

(VOCAB)

STUPEFY means:

a)

bewilder

b)

dip

c)

impede

d)

grease

16.

(VOCAB)

TYRANNIZE

a)

oppress

b)

puncture

c)

expel

d)

subtract

17.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

a)

Because night fell.

b)

Jim ate the sandwich.

c)

On a tree-lined path.

d)

In our neck of the woods.

18.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

a)

In the dead of night. The van pulled up.

b)

Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.

c)

Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about

her new job.

d)

Lemonade. My favorite drink.

19.

Which of the following sentences correctly

uses a conjunction?

a)

I cannot play in the game until I practice

more.

b)

I hid in the basement my brother was mad

at me.

c)

Victor erased the answering machine message Nora would not find out.

d)

She scored a goal won the game.

20.

Which of the underlined words in the following sentence is an unnecessary , redundant, adjective?

Many experts consider the stained glass in

that church to be the very best.

a)

experts

b)

stained

c)

that

d)

very