TEST 1 Part VI: Error recognition

You will read a sentence with underlined words or phrases. Find the word or phrase that is incorrect.
There are four choices for you to choose. You should choose the most appropriate answer to
complete the question.

Example:

There is two cars over there.

A. There
B. is
C. two
D. there

1. The ode was original a ceremonial poem written to celebrate public occasions or exalted subjects.

2. Knowledge of the rate at which a ship is travelling through the water is important if the navigator

need to estimate the time of arrival.

3. The Earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmosphere.

4. A painter who lived most of his life in the Middle West, Grant wood has called America’s Painter

of the Soil.

5. While ancient times people simply painted inanimate objects, during the Renaissance the

painting of still life developed as an accepted art form.

6. The American frontiersman, politician, and soldier Davy Crockett is one of the most popular of

American hero.

7. Three months after they have been laid, crocodile eggs are ready hatched.

8. Peas require rich soil, constant moistures, and a cool growing season to develop well.

9. A dolphin locates underwater objects in its path by doing a series of clicking and whistling sounds.

10. A desert area that has been without water for six years will still bloom when rain will come.
Answer key

1. A – original – originally

2. D – need to – needs to

3. B – number – amount

4. C – has called – has been called

5. A – while ancient – in/during

6. D – hero – heroes

7. D – hatched – to be

8. B – moistures – moisture

9. D – whistling – whistle

10. D – will come – comes.