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for questions 1–12, choose the meaning of the word in ( ).
1. driving is a privilege, not a right; no one's license is (irrevocable).
a. irregular
b. irritating
c. irreversible
d. irresponsible
2. if we complained about (indiscernible) ailments as children, mommy would say, “don’t go looking for trouble, because it will find you.”
a. contagious
b. vague
c. painful
d. unpleasant
3. summiting mount everest was a dream of mandy's; reaching this goal was the most (gratifying) experience of her life.
a. intriguing
b. rewarding
c. frightening
d. frustrating
4. most teachers are (enlightened) enough to know that it is wrong to favor one student over another.
a. encouraged
b. determined
c. considerate
d. knowledgeable
5. brianna signed up for skydiving lessons, even though her family tried to (dissuade) her.
a. forbid
b. permit
c. talk into
d. dishearten
6. i recognized him as a repressed (maniacal) child killer, and knew that if we ever saw his hands we’d be in big trouble.
a. would-be
b. crazed
c. convicted
d. racist
7. chinese people today do not ( kowtow) to show respect to others, but they might do a simple bow.
a. touch the forehead to someone's hand
b. stand up to greet someone
c. bend from a kneeling position
d. kiss both cheeks when greeting or leaving
8. to starla, wearing jeans and a t-shirt seemed (pedestrian).
a. safe
b. strange
c. boring
d. comfortable
9. the moist, (fecund) soil, freshly turned this morning, seemed to wait expectantly under the warm iowa sun.
a. dark
b. aromatic
c. decaying
d. productive
10. most evenings after dinner, lauren's father lay (inert) on the couch in front of the tv for several hours.
a. asleep
b. depressed
c. unmoving
d. contentedly
11. the (sinewy) runners loped along the track.
a. tired
b. lean
c. silent
d. sweaty
12. polly stood by her locker and watched as the girls swept by with a (supercilious) toss of their bouncy curls.
a. wild
b. perky
c. stuck-up
d. self-conscious
identify the verb form that correctly completes each sentence.
13. if you keep the balls, you will never be a good juggler.
a. drop
b. dropped
c. dropping
d. none of the above
14. after he retires, mr. robertson auto mechanics for more than 30 years.
a. will teach
b. will have taught
c. has been teaching
d. none of the above
choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
15. which of the following sentences uses the passive voice?
a. almost every night frances sang her son the same lovely lullaby.
b. because of the light color, jason gave the room a second coat of paint.
c. have you ever been taken to the state fair?
d. despite her talent, ms. o’neil never became a famous writer.
16. choose the sentence that uses the active voice.
a. the cookies were baked by max's mom.
b. the team won the state championship.
c. the sink was broken by the plumber.
d. the room was being redecorated.
17. which mood is used in the following sentence?
when will the tickets go on sale?
a. indicative
b. imperative
c. conditional
d. interrogative
select the correct verb tense that is used in the sentences below.
18. jake has been mowing the lawn for two hours now.
a. present progressive
b. past perfect progressive
c. past progressive
d. present perfect progressive
19. we had been listening to the radio when the lights went out.
a. past progressive
b. present progressive
c. past perfect progressive
d. present perfect progressive
20. hunter had been playing a video game when his computer crashed.
a. past progressive
b. present progressive
c. past perfect progressive
d. present perfect progressive
21. by this time next year, senator smith will have been in office for 24 years.
a. future perfect progressive
b. past progressive
c. present progressive
d. present perfect progressive
for questions 22–27, identify the correct form of irregular verbs in the following sentences. choose from the word box below.
a. past b. present participle c. past participle
22. claude is getting a new computer for his birthday this year.
a
b
c
23. yes, i have chosen wanda as the winner of the essay contest.
a
b
c
24. miranda did the crossword puzzle in only 10 minutes.
a
b
c
25. the girls have shown their report cards to their parents.
a
b
c
26. keisha told her mother about the terrible accident.
a
b
c
27. i am seeing more clearly now with my new glasses.
a
b
c