Language Drills – SAT, SHSAT & BCA Test Prep

Quick Drills:

Math Drill

Practice Drills - Language

15 random questions
No time limit
1 point for correct answers.
0 points for unanswered multiple choice questions
Answered questions green.unread questions white

TOP 10 LEADER BOARD

User	% Correct Answers

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

The Martinezes' house is just around the corner.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 1 of 15

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

Guests at your dinner party finished all the wine and beer, but there was a lot of food left over.

A.The guests were too drunk to eat.

B.The guests always prefer alcoholic drinks to food.

C.The food was not terribly appetizing.

D.You bought too much food.

Question 2 of 15

Identify the following as simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole:

I will die if I have to wear that same outfit again to the party.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Hyperbole

D.Personification

Question 3 of 15

Identify if the following underlined dependent clause is a noun clause, adjective clause or adverb clause:

Phil confronted David, who was the manager of the store.

A.Noun Clause

B.Adjective Clause

C.Adverb Clause

Question 4 of 15

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

I currently reside in Brooklyn where I have plans to attend Brooklyn Tech for high school.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 5 of 15

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

The _____ of all Maria's studying was that she aced the SHSAT exam.

A.effect

B.affect

Question 6 of 15

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 7 of 15

Identify if the following underlined clause is a noun clause, adjective clause or adverb clause:

Whoever attends class most often will win a prize at the end.

A.Noun Clause

B.Adjective Clause

C.Adverb Clause

Question 8 of 15

Identify the meaning of the underlined Greek or Latin affix (prefix added at the beginning and suffix added at the end of the root word) that can be used to identify the correct definition of the following word:

rigorous

A.having qualities of

B.state of being

C.can be

D.made of

Question 9 of 15

10.

Choose the best meaning for the following prefixes (a group of letters added to the beginning of a word):

un, in, il, im, ir, dis, non

A.Negative, not , opposite

B.Reverse, back, again

C.Wrong, under, lowly, too much

D.Very big, very small, extreme

Question 10 of 15

11.

Choose whether the following use of a semicolon in the sentence is correct or incorrect:

John ran the race; Henri was training in the gym.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 11 of 15

12.

Indicate which type of phrase is underlined in the following sentence:

Painted a brilliant white, the small room appeared bigger.

A.Appositive phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Participial phrase

D.Absolute phrase

Question 12 of 15

13.

Indicate the connotation of the following word:

Chicken

A.A domestic fowl

B.Coward

Question 13 of 15

14.

Indicate which type of phrase is used in the following sentence:

Knowing what I know now, I wish I had never come here.

A.Participial phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Appositive phrase

Question 14 of 15

15.

Indicate if the the following sentence has a mixed structure

Although I’m training for the olympics, yet I am not sure I can win a medal.

A.Mixed

B.Correct

Question 15 of 15