EXAM REVIEW FOR ACCUPLACER ESL TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027

EXAM REVIEW FOR ACCUPLACER ESL TEST WITH QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
1. Choose the correct sentence.
A. She go to school every day.
B. She goes to school every day.
C. She going to school every day.
D. She gone to school every day.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: "She" is a third-person singular subject, so the verb requires an -s ending in the
simple present tense. The other options use incorrect verb forms.



2. Select the word that best completes the sentence.

The teacher asked the students _____ their homework before class.
A. finish
B. finishing
C. to finish
D. finished
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The verb "ask" is commonly followed by an infinitive ("to finish"). The other options are
grammatically incorrect in this context.

3. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. There is many books on the table.
B. There are many books on the table.
C. There was many books on the table.
D. There be many books on the table.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: "Books" is plural, so the correct form is "there are." The other options do not agree
with the plural noun.



4. Choose the correct word.

I have lived in this city _____ five years.
A. since
B. for
C. during
D. by
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: "For" is used to indicate a duration of time. "Since" requires a starting point rather than
a period.

, 5. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
A. My favorite colors are blue green and red.
B. My favorite colors are blue, green, and red.
C. My favorite colors are blue green, and red.
D. My favorite colors are, blue green and red.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Items in a series should be separated by commas. Option B correctly punctuates the
list.



6. Choose the correct form of the verb.

By the time we arrived, the movie _____.
A. starts
B. started
C. had started
D. has started
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The past perfect tense is used for an action completed before another past action.

7. What does the word "beneficial" mean?
A. Harmful
B. Expensive
C. Helpful
D. Difficult
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: "Beneficial" means producing a good or helpful result.



8. Choose the correct sentence.
A. Neither of the students were absent.
B. Neither of the students are absent.
C. Neither of the students was absent.
D. Neither of the students be absent.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: "Neither" is singular and takes the singular verb "was."



9. Select the best transition word.

The weather was terrible; _____, the event was canceled.
A. however
B. therefore
C. meanwhile
D. similarly

, Correct Answer: B
Explanation: "Therefore" shows a result or consequence of the bad weather.

10. Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A. The manager approved the proposal.
B. The proposal was approved by the manager.
C. The manager is approving the proposal.
D. The proposal approves the manager.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Passive voice occurs when the subject receives the action. "The proposal was
approved" is passive.



11. Choose the correct word.

She is interested _____ learning foreign languages.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. by
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The correct preposition used with "interested" is "in."

12. Select the sentence with the correct pronoun.
A. Me and Sarah went shopping.
B. Sarah and me went shopping.
C. Sarah and I went shopping.
D. I and Sarah went shopping.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: "I" is the correct subject pronoun. Standard usage places the other person's name
before "I."



13. Which word is closest in meaning to "rapid"?
A. Slow
B. Quick
C. Careful
D. Quiet
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: "Rapid" means fast or quick.



14. Choose the correct sentence.
A. If I knew the answer, I will tell you.
B. If I know the answer, I would tell you.