Accuplacer Final Exam
A An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1, 2) is
A. y = 2x
B. 2y = x
C. y = x -1
D. y = 2x +1
E. y/2 = x - 1
E An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of one- and two-bedroom
apartments that rent for $360 and $450 per month, respectively. When all units
are rented, the total monthly rental is $4,950. What is the number of two-
bedroom apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7
D If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ =
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. √3/2
E. 2
B 5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) =
A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3)
B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3)
C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3)
D. (5y -1) (2y - 3)
E. 10y (2y - 3)
E One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to right is UTVW. What is the
total number of orderings of these letters from left to right, including UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
E. 24
D From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employees will be chosen to
work on a project. How many different groups of 3 employees can be chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
E. 15
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(B) The author was not obligated to sell his peen for the Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of money and had freed him
political purposes of others BECAUSE HE HAD from the necessity of selling his pen for the political purposes of others.
EARNED a sum of money by writing a best seller.
Rewrite, beginning with
"The author was not obliged..."
The new sentence will include
A) consequently he earned
B) because he had earned
C) by earning
D) as a means of earning
(A) In the modern world, groups of people may live In the modern world, groups of people living thousands of miles apart may still
thousands of miles APART AND STILL BE DEPENDENT be dependent on each other politically, culturally, and economically.
on each other politically, culturally, and economically
Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE.
Your new sentence will include
A) apart and still be dependent
B) apart so as to be dependent still
C) apart, they are still dependent
D) apart, but would still be dependent
(C) BECAUSE HE WANTED TO STUDY, JOSE TRIED TO JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates quiet; but he did
KEEP his roommates quiet; but he did not succeed. not succeed.
A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep
B) Jose wanted to study, he tried to keep
C) Because he wanted to study, Jose tried to keep
D) Jose wanting to study, and trying to keep
(A) PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phonograph record was about to
phonograph record was about to become obsolete become obsolete have proven to be true.
have proven to be true.
A) Predictions twenty years ago that
B) Predictions twenty years ago,
C) Twenty years ago, predictions that
D) Predictions, twenty years ago
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(C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract WHEN YOU MOVE OUT OF AN APARTMENT BEFORE THE CONTRACT
expires is an example of breaking a lease EXPIRES, THIS is an example
of breaking a lease.
A) When you move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this
B) You move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this
C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract expires
D) The fact that you move out of an apartment before the contract expires
(A) KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES, THE QUARTERBACK KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES, THE QUARTERBACK LOOKED as if he were in pain.
LOOKED as if he were in pain
A) Knocked to his knees, the quarterback looked
B) The quarterback was knocked to his knees, looked
C) The quarterback looked knocked to his knees
D) The quarterback, looking knocked to his knees,
(D) Yesterday the President announced to amazed YESTERDAY THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD RETIRE FROM
reporters that he would retire from political life. POLITICAL LIFE, TO AMAZED REPORTERS
A) Yesterday the President announced that he would retire from political life,
to amazed reporters.
B) Yesterday the President announced that he would retire from political life,
amazing reporters.
C) The President, to the amazement of reporters, announced that he would
retire from political life yesterday.
D) Yesterday the President announced to amazed reporters that he would
retire from political life.
plans Mr. Wilson PLANNNG to teach a course in physics next fall
a. planning
b. are planning
c. with a plan
d. plans
She eliminated a number of errors on her paper, Using the spell checker, she eliminated a number of errors on her paper.
BECAUSE SHE USED the spell checker
rewrite Whole sentence, beginning with..
----She eliminated a number of errors on her paper...
The next words will be:
a. on account of she used
b. by her using
c. because she used
d. being as she was using
A An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1, 2) is
A. y = 2x
B. 2y = x
C. y = x -1
D. y = 2x +1
E. y/2 = x - 1
E An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of one- and two-bedroom
apartments that rent for $360 and $450 per month, respectively. When all units
are rented, the total monthly rental is $4,950. What is the number of two-
bedroom apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7
D If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ =
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. √3/2
E. 2
B 5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) =
A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3)
B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3)
C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3)
D. (5y -1) (2y - 3)
E. 10y (2y - 3)
E One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to right is UTVW. What is the
total number of orderings of these letters from left to right, including UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
E. 24
D From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employees will be chosen to
work on a project. How many different groups of 3 employees can be chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
E. 15
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(B) The author was not obligated to sell his peen for the Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of money and had freed him
political purposes of others BECAUSE HE HAD from the necessity of selling his pen for the political purposes of others.
EARNED a sum of money by writing a best seller.
Rewrite, beginning with
"The author was not obliged..."
The new sentence will include
A) consequently he earned
B) because he had earned
C) by earning
D) as a means of earning
(A) In the modern world, groups of people may live In the modern world, groups of people living thousands of miles apart may still
thousands of miles APART AND STILL BE DEPENDENT be dependent on each other politically, culturally, and economically.
on each other politically, culturally, and economically
Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE.
Your new sentence will include
A) apart and still be dependent
B) apart so as to be dependent still
C) apart, they are still dependent
D) apart, but would still be dependent
(C) BECAUSE HE WANTED TO STUDY, JOSE TRIED TO JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates quiet; but he did
KEEP his roommates quiet; but he did not succeed. not succeed.
A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep
B) Jose wanted to study, he tried to keep
C) Because he wanted to study, Jose tried to keep
D) Jose wanting to study, and trying to keep
(A) PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the PREDICTIONS TWENTY YEARS AGO that the phonograph record was about to
phonograph record was about to become obsolete become obsolete have proven to be true.
have proven to be true.
A) Predictions twenty years ago that
B) Predictions twenty years ago,
C) Twenty years ago, predictions that
D) Predictions, twenty years ago
, Accuplacer Final Exam
(C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract WHEN YOU MOVE OUT OF AN APARTMENT BEFORE THE CONTRACT
expires is an example of breaking a lease EXPIRES, THIS is an example
of breaking a lease.
A) When you move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this
B) You move out of an apartment before the contract expires, this
C) Moving out of an apartment before the contract expires
D) The fact that you move out of an apartment before the contract expires
(A) KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES, THE QUARTERBACK KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES, THE QUARTERBACK LOOKED as if he were in pain.
LOOKED as if he were in pain
A) Knocked to his knees, the quarterback looked
B) The quarterback was knocked to his knees, looked
C) The quarterback looked knocked to his knees
D) The quarterback, looking knocked to his knees,
(D) Yesterday the President announced to amazed YESTERDAY THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD RETIRE FROM
reporters that he would retire from political life. POLITICAL LIFE, TO AMAZED REPORTERS
A) Yesterday the President announced that he would retire from political life,
to amazed reporters.
B) Yesterday the President announced that he would retire from political life,
amazing reporters.
C) The President, to the amazement of reporters, announced that he would
retire from political life yesterday.
D) Yesterday the President announced to amazed reporters that he would
retire from political life.
plans Mr. Wilson PLANNNG to teach a course in physics next fall
a. planning
b. are planning
c. with a plan
d. plans
She eliminated a number of errors on her paper, Using the spell checker, she eliminated a number of errors on her paper.
BECAUSE SHE USED the spell checker
rewrite Whole sentence, beginning with..
----She eliminated a number of errors on her paper...
The next words will be:
a. on account of she used
b. by her using
c. because she used
d. being as she was using
