2024 ACCUPLACER PRACTICE TEST
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ =
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. √3/2
E. 2 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) =
A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3)
B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3)
C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3)
D. (5y -1) (2y - 3)
E. 10y (2y - 3) - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to right is UTVW. What is
the total number of orderings of these letters from left to right, including
UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
E. 24 - CORRECT ANSWERS-E
JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates quiet; but he did
not succeed.
A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep
B) Jose wanted to study, he tried to keep
C) Because he wanted to study, Jose tried to keep
D) Jose wanting to study, and trying to keep - CORRECT ANSWERS-(C)
BECAUSE HE WANTED TO STUDY, JOSE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates quiet;
but he did not succeed.
PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phonograph record was about to
become obsolete have proven to be true.
,A) Predictions twenty years ago that
B) Predictions twenty years ago,
C) Twenty years ago, predictions that
D) Predictions, twenty years ago - CORRECT ANSWERS-(A) PREDICTIONS
TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phonograph record was about to become
obsolete have proven to be true.
If a ≠ b and 1/x + 1/a = 1/b, then x =
A. 1/b - 1/a
B. b - a
C. 1/ab
D. a - b/ab
E. ab/a - b - CORRECT ANSWERS-E
The graph of which of the following equations is a straight line parallel to the
graph of y = 2x ?
A. 4x - y = 4
B. 2x - 2y = 2
C. 2x - y = 4
D. 2x + y = 2
E. x - 2y = 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1, 2) is
A. y = 2x
B. 2y = x
C. y = x -1
D. y = 2x +1
E. y/2 = x - 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of one- and two-bedroom
apartments that rent for $360 and $450 per month, respectively. When all
units are rented, the total monthly rental is $4,950. What is the number of
two-bedroom apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7 - CORRECT ANSWERS-E
From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employees will be chosen to
work on a project. How many different groups of 3 employees can be
chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
, C. 6
D. 10
E. 15 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of money and had freed
him from the necessity of selling his pen for the political purposes of others.
Rewrite, beginning with
"The author was not obliged..."
The new sentence will include
A) consequently he earned
B) because he had earned
C) by earning
D) as a means of earning - CORRECT ANSWERS-(B) The author was not
obligated to sell his peen for the political purposes of others BECAUSE HE
HAD EARNED a sum of money by writing a best seller.
In the modern world, groups of people living thousands of miles apart may
still be dependent on each other politically, culturally, and economically.
Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE.
Your new sentence will include
A) apart and still be dependent
B) apart so as to be dependent still
C) apart, they are still dependent
D) apart, but would still be dependent - CORRECT ANSWERS-(A) In the
modern world, groups of people may live thousands of miles APART AND
STILL BE DEPENDENT on each other politically, culturally, and economically
WHEN YOU MOVE OUT OF AN APARTMENT BEFORE THE CONTRACT EXPIRES,
THIS is an example
of breaking a lease.
A) When you move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this
B) You move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this
C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract expires
D) The fact that you move out of an apartment before the contract expires -
CORRECT ANSWERS-(C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract
expires is an example of breaking a lease
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ =
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. √3/2
E. 2 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) =
A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3)
B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3)
C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3)
D. (5y -1) (2y - 3)
E. 10y (2y - 3) - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to right is UTVW. What is
the total number of orderings of these letters from left to right, including
UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
E. 24 - CORRECT ANSWERS-E
JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates quiet; but he did
not succeed.
A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep
B) Jose wanted to study, he tried to keep
C) Because he wanted to study, Jose tried to keep
D) Jose wanting to study, and trying to keep - CORRECT ANSWERS-(C)
BECAUSE HE WANTED TO STUDY, JOSE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates quiet;
but he did not succeed.
PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phonograph record was about to
become obsolete have proven to be true.
,A) Predictions twenty years ago that
B) Predictions twenty years ago,
C) Twenty years ago, predictions that
D) Predictions, twenty years ago - CORRECT ANSWERS-(A) PREDICTIONS
TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phonograph record was about to become
obsolete have proven to be true.
If a ≠ b and 1/x + 1/a = 1/b, then x =
A. 1/b - 1/a
B. b - a
C. 1/ab
D. a - b/ab
E. ab/a - b - CORRECT ANSWERS-E
The graph of which of the following equations is a straight line parallel to the
graph of y = 2x ?
A. 4x - y = 4
B. 2x - 2y = 2
C. 2x - y = 4
D. 2x + y = 2
E. x - 2y = 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1, 2) is
A. y = 2x
B. 2y = x
C. y = x -1
D. y = 2x +1
E. y/2 = x - 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of one- and two-bedroom
apartments that rent for $360 and $450 per month, respectively. When all
units are rented, the total monthly rental is $4,950. What is the number of
two-bedroom apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7 - CORRECT ANSWERS-E
From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employees will be chosen to
work on a project. How many different groups of 3 employees can be
chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
, C. 6
D. 10
E. 15 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of money and had freed
him from the necessity of selling his pen for the political purposes of others.
Rewrite, beginning with
"The author was not obliged..."
The new sentence will include
A) consequently he earned
B) because he had earned
C) by earning
D) as a means of earning - CORRECT ANSWERS-(B) The author was not
obligated to sell his peen for the political purposes of others BECAUSE HE
HAD EARNED a sum of money by writing a best seller.
In the modern world, groups of people living thousands of miles apart may
still be dependent on each other politically, culturally, and economically.
Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE.
Your new sentence will include
A) apart and still be dependent
B) apart so as to be dependent still
C) apart, they are still dependent
D) apart, but would still be dependent - CORRECT ANSWERS-(A) In the
modern world, groups of people may live thousands of miles APART AND
STILL BE DEPENDENT on each other politically, culturally, and economically
WHEN YOU MOVE OUT OF AN APARTMENT BEFORE THE CONTRACT EXPIRES,
THIS is an example
of breaking a lease.
A) When you move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this
B) You move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this
C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract expires
D) The fact that you move out of an apartment before the contract expires -
CORRECT ANSWERS-(C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract
expires is an example of breaking a lease
