Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use/Distinguish Verb Tenses—RIT 191-200
The geese will fly south for the winter.
When does the
action take place?
a. | present | c. | past perfect | b. | past | d. | future |
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Dad passed the bowl of mashed
potatoes to his aunt.
When does the action take place?
a. | past | c. | present perfect | b. | present | d. | future |
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Which sentence has a future
action verb in it?
a. | This fall we will get some early
snow storms. | c. | Spring brings lots
of rain and flowers. | b. | At summer camp, we stayed in cabins. | d. | For people who skate or ski, winter is their favorite
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Gerry speak kindly of his father.
Which is the past
tense form of the word speak?
a. | speaks | c. |
spoke | b. | will speak | d. | speaked |
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Nancy paint the picture using her new watercolor
paints.
Which is the past tense form of the verb paint?
a. |
painted | c. | will paint | b. | paintd | d. | paints |
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Paul has _______ for 24 hours
straight.
Choose the best missing word.
a. | driven | c. | drive | b. | drived | d. | drove |
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In which sentence is an
irregular past tense form of a verb used?
a. | At the end of the ceremony, all the
guests will have cake and ice cream. | c. | The farmer will harvest his crop in late
November. | b. | The bird sang from its perch on the rooftop. | d. | Sady always bakes cookies for Maggie, her best
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Which sentence below does NOT
have an irregular verb in it?
a. | Unfortunately, the wind blew down
the newly planted trees. | c. | Joe returned home
after three years in the army. | b. | In Egypt, there are pyramids in which treasures
lie. | d. | Amanda threw the baseball over the fence just to anger
Tim. |
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If you wanted to tell about
something that has already happened, you would use a:
a. | future tense
verb | c. | present tense
verb | b. | past tense verb | d. | future perfect verb |
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Janet ________ many soccer
plays when she goes to soccer camp next week.
Choose the word or words that mean the action will
happen in the future.
a. | learns | c. | will learn | b. | learned | d. | has learned |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Spelling—RIT 201-210
Which is spelled correctly?
a. | disapear | c. | disappeer | b. | disappear | d. | disapeer |
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Select the sentence with all
words spelled correctly.
a. | Ann likes to read storys about
partys. | c. | The funny monkeys
played with the toys. | b. | The wifes made delicious loafs of bread. | d. | The branchs sank from the weight of the
snow. |
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Which sentence has the
underlined word spelled correctly?
a. | I think a letter has been
omited from that
word. | c. | Sophia will flatten the clay with a rolling
pin. | b. | Lisa benifited from the art lesson she took. | d. | I need to sharpin my pencil for the exam. |
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Which is spelled
correctly?
a. | anonymus | c. | anonymous | b. | anonimous | d. | anonimus |
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Which word is spelled
correctly?
a. | mispell | c. | critisize | b. | extrardinary | d. | recommend |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Adjective Forms—RIT 201-210
1. Allen has ______ homework than Amy, but Kathy has the
_______ homework of all three.
Choose the best word pair to complete this
sentence.
a. | least,
less | c. | lesser,
least | b. | less, lest | d. | less, least |
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I used _______ eggs than Ellen
did.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
a. | less | c. | most | b. | fewer | d. | greater |
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Several
older homes stood along the pleasant tree-lined
block.
A
B C
D
E
F
Which group of letters are adjectives?
a. | A, C, D | c. | B, E, F | b. | B, D, E | d. | A, E |
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Which sentence is written
correctly?
a. | This gift is large than that
gift. | c. | There are less choices on the menu
now. | b. | These are a better bargain than those. | d. | Her dog is biggest than his. |
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Basic Grammar and
Usage—Use Adverb Forms—RIT 201-210
1. Today, we went out and danced wildly in the
hall.
Which word tells “how”?
a. | today | c. | out | b. | went | d. | wildly |
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John earned the ________
highest grade on the test.
Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
a. | mostly | c. | very | b. | rather | d. | especially |
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She is especially fond of that
teddy bear.
What does “especially” mean in this sentence?
a. | rather | c. | extremely | b. | not | d. | sort of |
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