Language Drills – SAT, SHSAT & BCA Test Prep

1.

Indicate whether the underlined noun is correct or incorrect in the sentence below:

Three deers jumped out in front of the car.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 1 of 15

2.

Numerous prefixes express the meaning 'opposite'. Examples include (im, in, il, ir, un, dis, mis). Choose the correct prefix to express opposite of the root word below:

___behave

A.un

B.in

C.dis

D.mis

Question 2 of 15

3.

The passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence becomes the object. Most often the active voice provides more clarity, but the passive voice can be preferable if the focus is on the object and not the subject. Identify the preferred sentence structure between the following choices:

A.Named must your fear be before banish it you can.

B.Your fear must be named before you can banish it.

Question 3 of 15

4.

Meaning is oftentimes inferred from the context of the story. Read the following and infer the best conclusion below:

Nick sees cookie crumbs on the floor and chocolate around his toddler's mouth.

A.He can infer that his daughter got into the cookie jar.

B.Nick can infer his child broke something in the kitchen.

C.He can infer that his daughter got into the cookie jar.

D.He can infer that his child got into the cookie jar.

Question 4 of 15

5.

Choose whether the following sentence is correct or has a misplaced modifier:

On the way to town, she saw a cat and a dog.

A.Correct

B.Misplaced

Question 5 of 15

6.

Determine the best meaning for the underlined word based on the context of the sentence:

I am determined to graduate with honor and my friend is just as resolute.

A.uncertain

B.honor

C.determined

D.crazy

Question 6 of 15

7.

Choose which of the following is the correct option for the missing word below?

John will _____ the offer to go to high school at Stuyvesant.

A.except

B.accept

Question 7 of 15

8.

Choose whether the following sentence is correct or a dangling modifier:

At the age of sixteen, she moved back to Virginia.

A.Correct

B.Dangling

Question 8 of 15

9.

Choose which of the following is the correct option for the missing word below?

Your right to say that I must gather up my things.

A.Yore

B.You're

C.Your

Question 9 of 15

10.

The passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence becomes the object. Most often the active voice provides more clarity, but the passive voice can be preferable if the focus is on the object and not the subject. Identify the preferred sentence structure between the following choices:

A.The best cheese is made in France, not Wisconsin.

B.French people make the best cheese not Americans from Wisconsin.

Question 10 of 15

11.

Indicate which types of clauses are used in the following sentence:

The coach met with Max after he came to the next practice.

A.Independent clause

B.Adevrbial clause

C.Relative clause

D.Adverbial clause

Question 11 of 15

12.

Indicate whether the underlined word is correct or incorrect in the sentence below:

The team put their gloves on and took the field.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 12 of 15

13.

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentence:

Bob and Dave _____ baseball.

A.play

B.plays

Question 13 of 15

14.

Choose whether the following sentence is correct or a dangling modifier:

While watching a movie, people who talk loudly are really annoying.

A.Correct

B.Dangling

Question 14 of 15

15.

Indicate if the subject-verb agreement is correct or incorrect in the following sentence:

Jack and Jill was heading up the hill when the pail fell to the ground.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 15 of 15

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