MODEL TEST 3

                                                                                                                                                               PRACTICE TEST 3

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

 

Time: 25 Minutes

40 Questions

 PartA

 

DIRECTIONS

Each sentence in Part A is an incomplete sentence. Four words or phrases marked (A), (B), (C), (D), are given beneath each sentence. You are U choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.

   

1. The attorney told his client that ---------------------------------------.

(A)  they had little chance of winning the case

(B) the case was of a small chance to win                                                                                 (C) it was nearly impossible to win him the case                                                                        (D) the case had a minimum chance to be won by him

 

 2. One of the professor's greatest attributes is-----------------------------.

(A)  when he gives lectures

(B)  how in the manner that he lectures

(C) the way to give lectures                                                                                                         (D) his ability to lecture

 

3. The bank sent a notice to its customers which contained--------------------------.

(A)  a remembrance that interest rates were to raise the following month

(B) a reminder that a raise in interest rates was the month following                                         (C) to remember that the interest rates were going up next month                                           (D) a reminder that the interest rates would rise the following month

 

4.  -------------------------------------was the day before yesterday.

    (A) The Frances Independence Day

    (B) The day of the French independence

    (C). French's Independence Day

    (D) Frances Independence Day

 

5. It was not until she had arrived home----------------------remembered her

 appointment with the doctor.

 (A) when she                                                                     (C) and she

     (B) that she                                                                      (D) she

 

6. George would certainly have attended the proceedings------------------------------.

    (A) it he didn’t get a flat tire

    (B) if the flat tire hadn't happened

    (C) had he not had a flat tire

    (D) had the tire not flattened itself

 

 

7. --------------------------------------------------------------------received law degrees as today.

    (A) Never so many women have

    (B) Never have so many women

    (C) The women aren't ever

    (D) Women who have never

 

8.The students liked that professor's course because------------------------------------------.

(A) there was few if any homework

(B) not a lot of homework

(C) of there wasn't a great amount of homework

(D) there was little or no homework

 

9. George--------------------------------he could improve his test scores, but he did no

 have enough time to study.

    (A) knew to                                                                    (C) knew how that

    (B) knew                                                                         (D) knew how to

 

10.---------------------------------------------he would have come to class.

    (A) If Mike is able to finish his homework

    (B) Would Mike be able to finish his homework

    (C) If Mike could finish his homework

    (D) If Mike had been able to finish his homework

 

11. Lee contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute-----------------.

     (A) one other fifty dollars

     (B) the same amount also

     (C) another fifty

     (D) more fifty dollars

 

2. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware

------------------------she had gone.

    (A) where that                                                                 (C) of the place where

    (B) of where                                                                    (D) the place

 

13.  Fred's yearly income since he changed professions has-------------------------------.

     (A) nearly tripled

     (B) got almost three times bigger

     (C) almost grown by three times

       (D) just about gone up three times

 

14. Nancy hasn't begun working on her Ph.D.---------------working on

     her master's.

     (A) still because she is yet

     (B) yet as a result she is still

     (C) yet because she is still

     (D) still while she is already

 

 

  15. The director of this organization must know---------------------------------.

       (A) money management, selling, and able to satisfy the stockholders

       (B) how to manage money, selling his product, and be able to satisfy stockholders

(C) how to manage money, sell his product, and satisfy the stockholders

(D) money management, selling, the idea of being able to satisfy the stockholders

 

Part B

 

DIRECTIONS

Each sentence in Part B has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), (D). You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.

 

16. She wishes that we didn't send her the candy yesterday

                                    A                B

because she's on a diet.

   C                 D

 

17. They are planning on attending the convention next month,

                      A                 B                                 C

and so 1 am.

                 D

 

 18. Today was such beautiful day that I couldn't bring myself

        A                                                   B

 to complete all my chores.

       C                    D

 

19. While they were away at the beach, they allowed

   A               B

        their neighbors use their barbeque grill.

    C          D

 

20. the artist tried stimulate interest in painting by taking

                             A              B                           C

his students to the museums.

                      D

 

21. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.

                    A                         B               C          D

 

2. Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home.

                   A             B   C                                      D

 

23. Before she moved here, Arlehe had been president of the

         A .                                                    B                     C

      organization since four years.

                            D

 

 24. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when

            A                   B

 his or her name is called.

          C                   D

 

  25. The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives,

          A                        B        C

are traveling to the Olympic Games.

 D

 

26. Professor Duncan teaches both  anthropology as well as

                                       A        B             C

     sociology each fall.

                            D

 

27. My brother is in California on vacation, but I wish he

                             A                  B 

      was here so that he could help me repair my car.

       C                                                        D

 

28. 1 certainly appreciate him telling us about the delay in

             A                           B        C

       delivering the materials because we had planned to

             D

       begin work tomorrow.

 

29. The chemistry instructor explained the experiment in

                                                                                          A

        such of a way that it was easily understood.

           B                     C              D

 

  30. Rudolph Nureyev has become one of the greatest dancer

                                    A                       B                 C

that the ballet world has ever known.

 

 

  31. He has less friends  in his classes now than he had last year.

                   A                    B                        C                    D

 

32. The town we visited was a four‑days journey from our

                                         A           B

       hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus.

                             C                                    D

 

33. The influence of the nation's literature, art, and

                                           A

      science  have captured widespread attention.

B         C                           D

  

 34. The leader emphasized the need for justice and equality

                                               A            B

 between his people.

       C              D

 

35. Many of the population in the rural areas is composed of

  A                                                  B                     C

manual laborers.

                D

 

36. Several people have apparent tried to change the man's mind,

                           A         B                                            C

but he refuses to listen.

                            D

 

37. Keith is one of the most intelligent boys of the science class.

                               A    B                               C            D

 

38. The girls were sorry to had missed the singers when they

                           A                   B                               C

      arrived at the airport.

          D

 

39. When Keith visited Alaska, he lived in a igloo in the

                                                            A        B

winter months as well as in the spring.

              C            D

 

40. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the

                               A             B            C

      large audience.

        D

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOP. THIS IS THE END OF THE STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION SECTION. IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS UP, CHECK YOUR WORK ON PARTS A AND B OF THIS SECTION ONLY. DO NOT WORK ON ANY OTHER SECTION OF THE TEST.