STRUCTURE
Directions
Questions
1–4 are incomplete sentences. Below each sentence you will see four words or
phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one word or phrase
that best completes the sentence.
Example
In the past, lions _______ common in many parts of the world.
A.
were
B.
once
C.
when
D. only
The correct choice is A.
As
you're going through the questions below, select the appropriate answer for
each by clicking on it. When you have answered all the questions, click
"Show all answers" at the end of the page to highlight the correct
answer for each question.
Now
begin work on the questions.
Practice Questions
1.
Vegetables are an excellent source ________ vitamins.
A.
A. have
B.
B. of
C.
C. where
D.
D. contain
2.
Microscopes make small things appear larger than ________.
A.
A. really are
B.
B. are really
C.
C. are they really
D.
D. they really are
3.
The city of Montreal ________ on an island in the Saint Lawrence
River.
A.
A. was built
B.
B. has built
C.
C. that built
D.
D. built
4.
A singer's struggle to succeed in popular music is the kind of
story ________ a fascinating film could be made.
A.
A. with
B.
B. by
C.
C. for whom
D.
D. about which
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Directions
In
questions 5–10, each sentence has four highlighted words or phrases. The four
highlighted parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one highlighted
word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
Example
A large (A) number of
automobile (B) part are now (C) made of plastic (D)
instead of steel.
The
correct choice is B.
Practice Questions
5. Although
a kangaroo (A) normally uses (B) its large feet and strong
legs (C) for hopping, (D) but it can also swim.
6. When
a (A) severe ankle (B) injury forced (C) herselfto
give up reporting in 1926, Margaret Mitchell (D) began writing her
novel, Gone with the Wind.
7. (A)
The pineapple, a fruit (B) grow in tropical climates (C)
throughout the world, (D) is native to parts of South America.
8. Canals
are (A) artificial waterways, often constructed (B) either to
transport heavy loads or to (C) deliveringwater (D) to cities and
farms.
9. Anne
Elizabeth McDowell is (A) best(B) remembered for a (C) weekly journal, Woman's
Advocate, (D) who she launched in January 1855.
10. A
ray of light passing (A) through (B) the center of a thin
lens (C) keep its (D) original direction.
