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ACCUPLACER PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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ACCUPLACER PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSSENTENCE SKILLS1
The baby was obviously getting too --hot, then Sam did-- what he could to cool her.
A) hot, then Sam did
B) hot. Sam did
C) hot; Sam, therefore, did
D) hot; Sam trying to do - Answers- B
SENTENCE SKILLS2
She hoped to find a new --job. One that-- would let her earn money during the school
year.
A) job. One that
B) job. The kind that
C) job, one that
D) job, so that it - Answers- C
SENTENCE SKILLS3
--Knocked sideways, the statue looked-- as if it would fall.
A) Knocked sideways, the statue looked
B) The statue was knocked sideways, looked
C) The statue looked knocked sideways
D) The statue, looking knocked sideways, - Answers- A
SENTENCE SKILLS4
--To walk, biking, and driving-- are Pat's favorite ways of getting around.
A) To walk, biking, and driving
B) Walking, biking, and driving
C) To walk, biking, and to drive
D) To walk, to bike, and also driving - Answers- B
SENTENCE SKILLS10
If he had enough strength, Todd would move the boulder.
Rewrite, the beginning with
--Todd cannot move the boulder...--
The next words will be
A) when lacking
B) because he
C) although there
D) without enough - Answers- B
SENTENCE SKILLS11
The band began to play, and then the real party started.
Rewrite the beginning with
--The real party started...--
,The next words will be
A) after the band began
B) and the band began
C) although the band began
D) the band beginning - Answers- A
SENTENCE SKILLS12
Chris heard no unusual noises when he listened in the park.
Rewrite beginning with
--Listening in the park...--
The next words will be
A) no unusual noises could be heard
B) then Chris heard no unusual noises
C) and hearing no unusual noises
D) Chris heard no unusual noises - Answers- D
READING COMP.1
In the words of Thomas DeQuincey, "It is notorious that the memory strengthens as you
lay burdens upon it." If, like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of those
you have just met, try this: The next time you are introduced, plan to remember the
names. Say to yourself, "I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be sure I've
got it, and I will remember." You'll discover how effective this technique is and probably
recall those names for the rest of your life.
The main idea of the paragraph maintains that the memory
A) always operates at peak efficiency.
B) breaks down under great strain.
C) improves if it is used often.
D) becomes unreliable if it tires. - Answers- C
READING COMP.2
Unemployment was the overriding fact of life when Franklin D. Roosevelt became
president of the United States on March 4, 1993. An anomaly of the time was that the
government did not systematically collect statistics of joblessness; actually it did not
start doing so until 1940. The Bureau of Labor Statistics later estimated that 12,830,000
persons were out of work in 1933, about 1/4 of a civilian labor force of more than 51
million.
Roosevelt signed the Federal Emergency Relief Act of May 12, 1933. The president
selected Harry L. Hopkins, who headed the New York relief program, to run FERA. A
gifted administrator, Hopkins quickly put the program into high gear. He gathered a
small staff in Washington and brought the state relief organizations into the FERA
system. While the agency tried to provide all the necessities, food came first. City
dwellers usually got an allowance for fuel, and rent for one m - Answers- D
READING COMP.3
It is said that a smile is universally understood. And nothing triggers a smile more
universally than a taste of sugar. Nearly everyone loves sugar. Infant studies indicate
, that humans are born with an innate love of sweets. Based on statistics, a lot of people
in Great Britain must be smiling because on average, every man, woman, and child in
that country consumes 95 pounds of sugar each year.
From this passage it seems safe to conclude that the English
A) do not know that too much sugar is unhealthy.
B) eat desserts at every meal.
C) are fonder of sweets than most people.
D) have more cavities than any other people. - Answers- C
READING COMP.4
With varying success, many women around the world today struggle for equal rights.
Historically, women have achieved greater equality with men during periods of social
adversity. Three of the following factors initiated the greater number of improvements for
women: violent revolution, world war, and the rigors of pioneering in an undeveloped
land. In all three cases, the essential element that improved the status of women was a
shortage of men, which required women to perform many of society's vital tasks.
We can conclude from the information in this passage that
A) women today are highly successful in winning equal rights.
B) only pioneer women have been considered equal to men.
C) historically, women have only achieved equality through force.
D) historically, the principle of equality alone has not been enough to secure women
equal rights. - Answers- D
SENTENCE SKILLS5
--When you cross the street in the midle of the block, this-- is an example of jaywalking.
A) When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this
B) You cross the street in the middle of the block, this
C) Crossing the street in the middle of the block
D) The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block - Answers- C
SENTENCE SKILLS6
Walking by the corner the other day, --a child, I noticed, was watching-- for the light to
change.
A) a child, I noticed, was
B) I noticed a child watching
C) a child was watching, I noticed,
D) there was, I noticed, a child watching - Answers- B
SENTENCE SKILLS7
In his songs, Gordon Lightfoot makes melody and lyrics intricately intertwine.
Rewrite, beginning with
--Melody and lyrics--
Your new sentence will include
A) Gordon Lightfoot has
B) make Gordon Lightfoot's
C) in Gordon Lightfoot's
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