Practice Test I - Structure

Nounclause s
s Vs
5. The Hawaiian alphabet, introducedPrep

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1. Clinical psychologist Dr. Carl Rogers by
found that 80 _____ percent verbal V
missionaries in the 1820's, _____ and

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communication involved five types of
v responses: evaluative, interpretive,
only seven consonants.

supportive, probing, and understanding. (A) the five vowels consist of

V Sv
(B) consisting of five vowels Participle
(A) all (C) that consists of five vowels
AdjClause
(B) is the (D) consists of five vowels
(C) with
(D) of all
SV
6. Working like a telescope, _____ the size
of objects at great distances.
2. The early feminist leader Susan B.
Participle
Anthony became increasingly aware (A) which magnifies a telephoto lens
AdjClause
through her work in the temperance (B) a telephoto lens magnifies
movement ______ the same rights as (C) a telephoto lens which magnifies MountAdiClause
V men. (D) and magnifying a telephoto lens
obj Parallel
Ving
(A) women were not granted that
(B) that women were not granted
s v divided into three main
7. Volcanoes are
(C) not granted women that were groups, based on their shape and the
(D) that were not granted women Double type of material they______.
Obi Object
Prep N
s v
(A) are made
NC thaf they v
3. DNA, _____, is found in the cell nucleus (B) made of
Vz 1 1
in the form of very long and thin (C) are made of
Adjclause Adjective
molecules consisting of two spiral strands. (D) made for Clause
v3
Appositive
(A) inherits material V
(B) is inheritance material
(C) material is inherited
v 8. _____
Ayppositive
s to inanimate objects, such as
o
machines, is a form of animism.
SV o
(D) the material of inheritance v
(A) When attributing emotion Reduced
AdiClause v (B) Attributing emotion Clause
4. Prep
______ plants, which manufacture their (C) Emotion is attributed
Sv
own food, animals obtain nourishment by (D) If emotion is attributed
Csv
11v
acquiring and ingesting their food.
Plural s
(A) Unlike
(B) Different
Adj
(C) Whereas
(D) As much
c
much uncountable
 Vingtobj
S V
9. ______, dolphins have no sense of smell. 13. The early years of the United States Noun
Clause
government were characterized by a
(A) As known as far debate concerning _____
Cs or individual
(B) Known thus far as S states should have more power.
(C) It is known as far v v
Sv whe
(D) As far as is known Adverb (A) whether the federal government therk
either
1Adv
As is presented As (B) either the federal government
As is illustrate'd canbeseen (C) that the federal government

obj
10. The growth of psychobiology owes _____ (D) the federal government
to major conceptual advances in the way
people think about the brain. Prep
s NC Prep N Prep Ncity
v 14. Beneath the streets of a modem
(A) much _____ of walls, columns, cables, pipes,
(B) as much as and tunnels required to satisfy the needs
Prep
(C) much which Inverted of its inhabitants.
(D) there is so much
su vs
(A) where exists the network

s v
(B) the existing network N
11. In 1938 Pearl S. Buck became the first (C) the network's existence N
American woman ______ the Nobel Prize (D) exists the network vs
for Literature.

(A) receive s of Newfoundland has

15. The province v _____
v comparative
(B) received than any other region of North America in
v
(C) to receive which the first language is English.
toinfinitive
(D) she received
su
Participle Comma
(A)
(B)
El
its longer history
a longer history
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12. Now considered an art form, quilt making
o
s (C) the longer the history DoubleComparative
originated as a means of fashioning bed (D) the history is longer
covers from bits of fabric that otherwise
Sv
V ______. N Adiclause
single
(A) not use
(B) were no usePlural
(C) had no use
(D) it was not used
 MV Adi N Adi N
16. The antique collector must be able to distinguish real antiques from later imitations, which can be
either reproductions nor fakes.
both and neither nor
or either or notonly but
17. Paint must be stirred and sometimes dilution before it is applied. also
M Y B lparane
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diluted
Vz
18. A great aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart was already famous when she sets out on her ill-fated
attempt to circle the globe in 1937.
4 Be
b Present
Adi1N Past
complement

19. s v
Although apples do not grow during the cold season, apple trees must haveSudha
a such season in
order to flourish. N Adv such a niceday
Prep such
c Prep suchas
Quantity suchbooks
20. Two unique features of the Arctic they are lack of precipitation and permanently frozen ground.
1
s
Plural Tv Plural Plural
21. Faced with petroleum shortages in the 1970's, scientists and engineers in the United States

I stepped up its efforts to develop more efficient heating systems and better insulation.

Participle
1 their
PossessiveAdjective
Isingle
22. Rabbits have large front tooth, short tails, and hind legs and feet adapted for running and jumping.
S U a largefronttooth largefrontteeth
alantSingularNoun
23. Dentistry is a branch of medicine that has developed very dramatic in the last twenty years.
S V Adj X Vt Adv
dramatically
Clause verbphrase
24. The ease of solving a jigsaw puzzle depends the number of pieces, their shapes and shadings,
and the design of the picture.

Depends on
Prep Noun
Rely on
Related to
concerned in with
 S V from
25. Plants range in size to tiny, single-celled, blue-green algae, invisible to the naked eye, to giant
1a
sequoias, the largest living plants.
O

Appositive Range 1 From to

v Ob
26. During the 1940's science and engineering had an impact on the way music reach its audience
and even influenced the way in which it was composed.
I Vz 1 1
Noun S
Clause 1
Th teaches
Parallel ObilNounclause Single
27. By 1860 the railroads of the United States had 3,000 miles of track, three-quarters of which it was

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11 I
east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River.

Prep N S V Prep N Quantity1which V

28. Ballads were early types of poetry and may have been among a first kinds of music. all ofwhich
s l l N 1 1 One ofwhich V
Plural V Prep the Ordinalnumber some ofwhich
29. The thin outer layer of the skin is called the epidermis, while the layer inner, which is slightly
V I
11 N
thicker, is called the dermis.
Adj
v c
Adi µ innerlayer
lad N
Prep
30. With the incorporation of jazz history into current academic curricula, leading jazz musicians are
now founding on the faculties of several universities.
N 1 Adi 1
Found Plural N
Prep N Ving Obj Adj
Vz
31. Humus, a substance found in soil, is soft and spongy and enables plant roots to send out tiny hairs

Prep which
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through that they absorb water and food.
Lara sendout
Phrasal
vz Verb Send in
32. Although flies live longest in cool temperatures, it breed prolifically when temperatures are warm,

XT
II
food is abundant, and humidity is moderate.
they
C s SSingle Y
Plural
33. Alaska's vast areas of untamed wilderness attracts many people who enjoy the outdoors.

g Adi N Vs PTural Y
Plural
Attract
 single
S Adv Vs C v sv
34. The giant panda closely resembles the bear, but account of certain anatomical features it is placed
o
in the raccoon family.
j accounting
comma Participle
Adv
35. The ode was original a ceremonial poem written to celebrate public occasions or exalted subjects.
F
1 91
originally Ygyanse 493
ad
36. Even as he wrote copiously on such diverse topic as education, politics, and religion, Lewis

t
Mumford remained active in city and regional planning.

C s v such Quantity Plural

37. Oscillation is a electronic function that changes direct current to the signal of desired frequency.
1 sound
anelectronic ya anconsonant
vowelsound
38. Papier-mâché figures by Stephen Hensen, which they cheerfully depicted life in the Information

1 Xs
Age, were the focus of an exhibit at the Museum of American History.

N NouriClause
Ssingeti
39. Pharmacist fill drug prescriptions, keeping records of the drugs their patients are taking to make
sure that harmful combinations are not prescribed.

Pharmacists
40. Great technical advances in aerial and satellite photography have been made since end of the
Second World War. N Adi N V Sincetheend
of
Adi 1 1

Splural