SAT English Mr.

John Edward

Quiz 1
Q1-Choose the correct answer

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

Q2- Choose the correct answer

1. I find myself looking forward to the time when my dog and I will be the only one's on the beach again.

A. NO CHANGE B. ones’

C. one D. ones

2- Although she narrowly lost bids for the U.S. Senate in 1982 and 1986, Woods's campaigns earned their
national recognition.

A. NO CHANGE B. herself

C. them D. her

3- For one thing, when teenagers go to a theater, we must buy tickets from a person presumably,
responsible enough to deny them admission if they're underage.

A. NO CHANGE B. he or she has to

C. they have to D. he or she have to

4- Furthermore, the board offered no evidence to back up it's claim that such clothing created a negative
educational environment.

A. NO CHANGE B. they’re

C. its D. ones

5- Teachers provide in-depth language understanding, and children are rewarded for improving his or her
communication skills.

A. NO CHANGE B. one’s

C. there D. their
Q3- Choose the correct answer

1- It took the scientific community over thirty years to understand and publicly recognise her discoveries.

A. NO CHANGE B. understand,

C. understand; D. understand them

2- Andrew had treated Red as an equal, letting her lounge on his couch, sleep on his bed, and eating
whenever she wanted.

A. NO CHANGE B. eat

C. to eat D. is eating

3- Pei's first concern as an architect is identifying the spirit of a place and translates that spirit mentioned
here into architectural design.

A. NO CHANGE B. translation

C. translated D. translating

4- She led projects to build houses and to bring running water to isolated towns.

A. NO CHANGE B. bring about

C. bringing D. OMIT the underlined portion.

5- The songs and dances she cherished chronicled life, death, and to have a rebirth; they celebrated
creation and revolution; they celebrated the seasons and the harvest.

A. NO CHANGE B. rebirth;

C. to be reborn; D. to have rebirth;

Q4- Choose the correct answer
Q4- Choose the correct answer

1. The nature trail slithers through the forest like a snake curving, and bending along the
banks of the river.

A. NO CHANGE B. snake, curving and bending

C. snake curving and bending, D. snake, curving, and bending,

2. The county cleared this path and paved it with packed gravel, so people would have a
peaceful place to hike and bike.

A. path, paving B. path and then paved

C. path before paving D. path paved

3- We put my treasure's on the sand to admire them.

A. NO CHANGE B. treasures'

C. treasures D. treasures,

4- Sometimes, if the need for a pen name is more personal.

A. NO CHANGE B. since

C. when D. DELETE the underlined portion.

5- Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the twentieth century's most creative and innovative architects basing
most of his designs on two theories.

A. NO CHANGE B. architects. Based

C. architects, basing D. architects, based

6- Seed savers point out that the world's food supply depends on fewer than two dozen species of
plants, nearly all of which are being reduced to only a few varieties through the use of hybrids and plant
genetics.

A. NO CHANGE B. lesser than

C. fewer then D. less then

7- She watched in growing dismay. As swampy areas were drained and tracts of houses replaced stands
of saw glass.

A. NO CHANGE B. dismay; as

C. dismay as D. dismay as,

8- Yet the hike felt shorter then ever.

A. NO CHANGE B. more shorter then

C. the shortest than D. shorter than

9- While New Yoekers sometimes take Central Park for granted, visitors are often astonished to discover
the size and variety.

A. NO CHANGE B. its

C. it's D. their

10- In addition to operating movie cameras, Howe also photographed the actors on the set.

A. NO CHANGE B. cameras;

C. cameras. D. cameras－

11- In 1637 he correctly hypothesized that rainbows occur when suspended water droplets refract light,
separating it into an arc-shaped spectrum of colors.

A. NO CHANGE B. hypothesized, that

C. hypothesized; that D. hypothesized that,

12- Her efforts to deter crime have been praised by many community leaders, admiring her calm style in
dealing with problems.

A. NO CHANGE B. by admiring

C. who admire D. being that they admire