(READING) QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following verb tenses is correct for the sentence below? When he noticed
the chickens had gone astray last week, the farmer _______ he remembered to
complete the repair in the coop.
a. will wish
b. is wishing
c. had wished
d. wishes - CORRECT ANSWER c. had wished
For this sentence, we need the past perfect tense, which is had/have + past participle of
the main verb. The past perfect tense is used to show one action happens before
another past action/event.
Read the following sentence. Which word is an adverb? The woman slowly completed
the marathon.
a. woman
b. slowly
c. completed
d. marathon - CORRECT ANSWER b. slowly
An adverb describes a verb. In this case, slowly tells how the woman completed the
marathon.
In the following sentence, which word is an adjective? Vibrant colors filled the art studio,
sending my eyes peering all around.
a. vibrant
b. colors
c. filled
d. peering - CORRECT ANSWER a. vibrant
Read the following sentences. Which one contains incorrect pronoun-antecedent
agreement?
a. The boys were playing in their clubhouse.
b. It was built three years ago by the oldest boy's father.
c. Everyone enjoys the clubhouse that Chase watched them build.
d. Towering in the trees, Chase and his friends use it at least once a week. -
CORRECT ANSWER c. Everyone enjoys the clubhouse that Chase watched them
build.