ACCUPLACER TESTBANK QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
1. _________________ washing his sweater, Jacob hung it up to dry.
A. After
B. Before
C. By
D. Unti - Answer- A
2. Dr. O'Hara is certain that some day, men and women will ______________ to Mars.
A. travel
B. travels
C. traveling
D. traveled - Answer- A
3. Water __________at a temperature of zero degrees Celsius.
A. having frozen
B. freezing
C. freeze
D. freezes - Answer- D
4. __________ you get a new haircut?
A. Have
B. Does
C. Are
D. Did - Answer- D
5. Jacques Cousteau will be remembered for his inventions and for _____________ to
marine science.
A. dedication
B. his dedication
C. being dedicated
D. his being dedicated - Answer- B
6. The children, who were tired of traveling, kept asking, "When __________ we get to
the hotel?"
A. have
B. will
C. did
D. are - Answer- B
,7. Galileo is most famous __________ that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than
the other way around.
A. for having discovered
B. for discovery
C. his discovery
D. in discovering - Answer- A
8. Men and women sometimes have difficulty understanding each other because they
__________ differently.
A. communicate
B. communicated
C. have communicated
D. communicates - Answer- A
9. ________________ you can speak more than one language, you have
the opportunity to make more new friends.
A. So
B. Before
C. When
D. Though - Answer- C
10. Light ________ faster than sound, which is why you see
lightning before you hear the thunder.
A. traveling
B. travels
C. having traveled
D. will travel - Answer- B
11. Lisa plays the piano. Her sister Kelly plays the piano, too.
A. Lisa and her sister Kelly plays the piano.
B. Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano.
C. Lisa plays the piano and Kelly plays the piano.
D. Lisa and Kelly too play the piano. - Answer- B
12. Kazuko took her dog for a walk. They went to the park.
A. Kazuko, going to the park, took her dog for a walk.
B. Kazuko took her dog for a walk to the park.
C. Kazuko took her dog for a walk because they went to the park.
D. Kazuko and her dog went to the park, where she and the dog walked. - Answer- B
13. We knew it might get chilly at the football game. We brought along some extra
blankets.
A. We knew it might get chilly at the football game when we brought along some extra
blankets.
B. Bringing along some extra blankets, we knew it might get chilly at the football game.
, C. We brought along some extra blankets because we knew it might get chilly at the
football game.
D. It got chilly at the football game and we brought along some extra blankets. -
Answer- C
14. Juan loves to play baseball. His friend Miguel enjoys
baseball, too.
A. Both Juan and his friend Miguel enjoy playing baseball.
B. Juan and his friend Miguel enjoys playing baseball.
C. Juan enjoys playing baseball and his friend Miguel, too.
D. Juan loves baseball and Miguel too enjoys baseball. - Answer- A
15. Wolves are pack animals. They are rarely spotted alone.
A. Wolves are rarely spotted alone if they are pack animals.
B. Being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone.
C. After being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone.
D. Wolves are rarely spotted alone, although they are pack animals. - Answer- B
1. Stamp collecting (being a hobby that is) sometimes used in
the schools to teach economics and social studies.
A. being a hobby that is
B. is a hobby because it is
C. which is a hobby
D. is a hobby - Answer- D
2. (Knocked sideways, the statue looked) as if it would fall.
A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked
B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked
C. The statue looked knocked sideways
D. The statue, looking knocked sideways, - Answer- A
3. (To walk, biking, and driving) are Pat's favorite ways of
getting around.
A. To walk, biking, and driving
B. Walking, biking, and driving
C. To walk, biking, and to drive
D. To walk, to bike, and also driving - Answer- B
4. (When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this) is an example of
jaywalking.
A. When you cross the street in the middle of the block,this
B. You cross the street in the middle of the block,this
C. Crossing the street in the middle of the block
D. The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block - Answer- C
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
1. _________________ washing his sweater, Jacob hung it up to dry.
A. After
B. Before
C. By
D. Unti - Answer- A
2. Dr. O'Hara is certain that some day, men and women will ______________ to Mars.
A. travel
B. travels
C. traveling
D. traveled - Answer- A
3. Water __________at a temperature of zero degrees Celsius.
A. having frozen
B. freezing
C. freeze
D. freezes - Answer- D
4. __________ you get a new haircut?
A. Have
B. Does
C. Are
D. Did - Answer- D
5. Jacques Cousteau will be remembered for his inventions and for _____________ to
marine science.
A. dedication
B. his dedication
C. being dedicated
D. his being dedicated - Answer- B
6. The children, who were tired of traveling, kept asking, "When __________ we get to
the hotel?"
A. have
B. will
C. did
D. are - Answer- B
,7. Galileo is most famous __________ that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than
the other way around.
A. for having discovered
B. for discovery
C. his discovery
D. in discovering - Answer- A
8. Men and women sometimes have difficulty understanding each other because they
__________ differently.
A. communicate
B. communicated
C. have communicated
D. communicates - Answer- A
9. ________________ you can speak more than one language, you have
the opportunity to make more new friends.
A. So
B. Before
C. When
D. Though - Answer- C
10. Light ________ faster than sound, which is why you see
lightning before you hear the thunder.
A. traveling
B. travels
C. having traveled
D. will travel - Answer- B
11. Lisa plays the piano. Her sister Kelly plays the piano, too.
A. Lisa and her sister Kelly plays the piano.
B. Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano.
C. Lisa plays the piano and Kelly plays the piano.
D. Lisa and Kelly too play the piano. - Answer- B
12. Kazuko took her dog for a walk. They went to the park.
A. Kazuko, going to the park, took her dog for a walk.
B. Kazuko took her dog for a walk to the park.
C. Kazuko took her dog for a walk because they went to the park.
D. Kazuko and her dog went to the park, where she and the dog walked. - Answer- B
13. We knew it might get chilly at the football game. We brought along some extra
blankets.
A. We knew it might get chilly at the football game when we brought along some extra
blankets.
B. Bringing along some extra blankets, we knew it might get chilly at the football game.
, C. We brought along some extra blankets because we knew it might get chilly at the
football game.
D. It got chilly at the football game and we brought along some extra blankets. -
Answer- C
14. Juan loves to play baseball. His friend Miguel enjoys
baseball, too.
A. Both Juan and his friend Miguel enjoy playing baseball.
B. Juan and his friend Miguel enjoys playing baseball.
C. Juan enjoys playing baseball and his friend Miguel, too.
D. Juan loves baseball and Miguel too enjoys baseball. - Answer- A
15. Wolves are pack animals. They are rarely spotted alone.
A. Wolves are rarely spotted alone if they are pack animals.
B. Being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone.
C. After being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone.
D. Wolves are rarely spotted alone, although they are pack animals. - Answer- B
1. Stamp collecting (being a hobby that is) sometimes used in
the schools to teach economics and social studies.
A. being a hobby that is
B. is a hobby because it is
C. which is a hobby
D. is a hobby - Answer- D
2. (Knocked sideways, the statue looked) as if it would fall.
A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked
B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked
C. The statue looked knocked sideways
D. The statue, looking knocked sideways, - Answer- A
3. (To walk, biking, and driving) are Pat's favorite ways of
getting around.
A. To walk, biking, and driving
B. Walking, biking, and driving
C. To walk, biking, and to drive
D. To walk, to bike, and also driving - Answer- B
4. (When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this) is an example of
jaywalking.
A. When you cross the street in the middle of the block,this
B. You cross the street in the middle of the block,this
C. Crossing the street in the middle of the block
D. The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block - Answer- C
