Posttest
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Identify the choice that best completes the statement.
1. If you want to emphasize the receiver of an action, you should use _____.
a.
the active voice
b.
the passive voice
2. To make your writing strong and concise, you should generally use _____.
a.
the active voice
b.
the passive voice
MATCHING
Identify each word as a noun, a pronoun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction,
or an interjection.
a.
noun
e.
adverb
b.
pronoun
f.
preposition
c.
verb
g.
conjunction
d.
adjective
h.
interjection
1. you
2. yet
3. bicycle
4. patiently
5. with
6. wise
7. notebook
8. red
9. Chicago
10. drew
11. its
12. hooray
13. touch
14. quickly
15. oh
16. and
17. soon
18. anyone
19. from
20. the
Indicate whether each underlined clause is an independent or a dependent clause.
a.
independent clause
b.
dependent clause
21. If you read history, you will be able to learn from the past.
22. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence.
23. Zachary Taylor was a major general during the Mexican War and died in office.
24. John F. Kennedy advanced civil rights, and he promoted the space program.
25. When Kennedy was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson succeeded him.
Indicate whether each sentence is a simple, compound, or complex sentence.
a.
simple
c.
complex
b.
compound
26. If you read history, you will be able to learn from the past.
27. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence.
28. Zachary Taylor was a major general during the Mexican War and died in office.
29. John F. Kennedy advanced civil rights, and he promoted the space program.
30. When Kennedy was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson succeeded him.
Match the underlined verb with the verb tense.
a.
present tense
d.
present perfect tense
b.
past tense
e.
past perfect tense
c.
future tense
f.
future perfect tense
31. Keith will start his new job next Monday.
32. Lily had seen the original movie, and she thought the remake was terrible.
33. Carolyn lives in Pleasant Ridge, near the train station.
34. By this time tomorrow, Rameez will have compiled all the data.
35. The war began in 1914.
36. Norway has been a member of NATO since 1949.
Indicate whether the verb in each sentence is in the active voice or the passive voice.
a.
active voice
b.
passive voice
37. Alicia dove into the lake.
38. The plane was scheduled to arrive at 7:45.
39. Because the software was opened, it is not returnable.
Identify the underlined word as a helping verb or a linking verb.
a.
helping verb
b.
linking verb
40. Marcus does walk for 45 minutes five times a week.
41. Sam seems tired this afternoon.
42. Would Mrs. Chang let a student shadow her for a day?
43. The person you should speak to about that job is he.
44. Ernest Hemingway was an ambulance driver in World War I.
Identify the dependent clause as an adjective clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause.
a.
adjective clause
c.
noun clause
b.
adverbial clause
45. The person whom I most admire is my father.
46. That Winslow Homer was a prolific painter is well known.
47. Since Gina had taken some Advanced Placement classes in high school, she was able to skip several
basic-level college courses.
SHORT ANSWER
Choose the correct word or words in parentheses.
1. Is (there, their, they’re) a difference between a discovery and an invention?
2. Will you attend the workshop on patents and copyrights with Julia and (I, me)?
ANS:
3. Neither Laurie nor Jasmine (has, have) started the project.
4. She acts as if she (was, were) afraid to take a leadership role.
5. The references on our project (was, were) available on the Internet.
6. Tina’s real estate agent listed her house for more than (our’s, ours).
7. Let’s (sit, set) for a while and talk.
8. (Shall, Will) we meet for lunch next Thursday?
9. Mrs. Wilhelm will issue the gift card to (whoever, whomever) you specify.
10. Troy is the (most lazy, laziest) employee we have ever had.
11. Freezing temperatures in Florida can (affect, effect) the price of orange juice.
12. If he (don’t, doesn’t) like the dessert, he can give it to someone else.
13. I (lay, laid) down for a 20-minute power nap.
14. Are (them, those) the new band uniforms?
15. We don’t want to (lose, loose) good employees.
16. (She, Her) and John are bloggers.
17. If anyone has suggestions for next season’s productions, (he or she, they) should let me know.
18. Larz (was, were) going to buy a new bike.
19. Good employees (accept, except, expect) responsibility for their actions.
20. Of the two men, Gupta is the (better, best) driver.
21. This exam is (harder, more hard) than the last one.
22. Which is the (faster, fastest) route: 50, 71, or the beltway?
23. Mr. Baxters group develops clinical software.
Indicate the plural form of the noun.
24. campus
25. foot
26. dish
27. committee
28. studio
ANS:
Find the noun that requires an apostrophe (’). Indicate the correct possessive form of the noun
with the apostrophe in the correct place.
Jims files were misplaced.
Jim’s
29. Both students concerns should be addressed.
30. This weeks production reports are ready.
31. The story appeared in yesterdays newspaper.
32. The employees paychecks were delayed by a day.
Identify the phrase or phrases in the sentence.
33. Scientists have found evidence of spiders from 140,000,000 years ago.
34. To catch their prey, different spiders weave webs, dig tunnels, or hunt.
35. Some spiders live underwater, in a “diving bell.”
36. Having only one body part, the daddy longlegs is not a true spider.
ANS:
Identify the letters that should be capitalized or the words that should have a capital letter.
37. her sister used to work for intel corporation in santa clara, california.
38. mom and dad are driving to the east coast.
39. did you read the old man and the sea in american literature class?
40. stephanie said, “you have an appointment with ms. arreola tuesday at 11.”
41. nancy archer, an intern at the national park service, will speak to students in ryland auditorium at 2
p.m.
ANS:
Punctuate the sentence correctly.
42. Why didnt Peg take the flight that arrives at 730 pm
43. The new copier which includes a scanner and a fax machine meets our needs
44. Unfortunately we share it with two other brokers in the office
45. Rachel suggested we purchase advertising in the Monticello Express the Pinehurst Times and the
Rockwell Journal
46. Our city requires that all garbage be placed in clear heavy duty garbage bags
ANS:
Chose the correct number form in parentheses.
47. She finished only (2/3, two-thirds) of her essay test before the end of class.
48. Ava sold (9, nine) tickets to the school play, and Robert sold (17, seventeen) tickets.
49. The restaurant is at 871 (34th, Thirty-Fourth) Street.
50. I have a dentist appointment today at (9, 9:00, nine) a.m.
51. Our soccer team won the game by a score of (7 to 6, seven to six).