ESOL GACE TEST 2 SUBAREA 1 OBJECTIVE 4
MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ Tense.
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about his experience with
working in the United States.
"I'm studying Business Administration. I was in the second
semester."
The verb was in the second sentence is incorrect with respect to:
◉ Usage.
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about her mother's food.
"My mom's cooking is too good."
The adverb too is incorrect with regards to:
◉ Tense
The subjunctive is not indicated. The simple past, missed is used for
reported speech when the speaker is reporting an event in the
present..
,Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about a math grade he
received.
"Just look at this math grade from my teacher. He says I was missing
an explanation of my answer."
The verb was missing is incorrect with regard to:
◉ count / no count
Regular/irregular adjectives such as good/best are irrelevant to the
word much. Much is an adjective, not a collective or compound noun.
Much is used with uncountable nouns. Many is used with plural,
countable nouns..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about her pet bird.
"The bird causes much problems every day."
The word much is incorrect with regard to the use of ________ nouns.
◉ parallel structure
Gerunds have neither tense nor agreement elements. A gerund is a
verb form used as a noun, not an adverb. Since the sentence contains
both a gerund and an infinitive, one should be changed so both
elements have the same structure. "To raised" should be changed to
"raising.".
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about having children.
,"Many people are afraid of having and to raise children."
The words to raise are incorrect with regard to:
◉ You
A general you; American English generally uses you instead of one;
both, however, are correct..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking to her friend about beliefs
on conducting relationships with others.
"How one behaves towards others is more important than anything
else."
One refers to:
◉ Number
It refers back to its antecedent, novels. Novels is a countable, plural
noun indicating that any pronoun referring back to it should also be
plural..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking about Faulkner's novels.
"Faulkner's books are interesting novels. They are difficult to
understand, but it illustrate life in the South."
The word it is incorrect with regard to
, ◉ appetite for food.
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking to her friend about life in
the United States.
"I have no stomach for pork."
The word stomach means:
◉ Form
With the negative neither, the correct form is nor..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking about her sister's beliefs
on eternal love.
"My sister talks about love all the time. As far as I can see, she makes
no sense. Her arguments have neither rhyme or reason."
The word or in the last sentence is incorrect with regard to
◉ Gender
An incorrect gender has been used since Jonathan is a male name..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking about her father.
"My father's name is Jonathan. He was named for her great
grandfather."
The word her is incorrect with regard to:
MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ Tense.
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about his experience with
working in the United States.
"I'm studying Business Administration. I was in the second
semester."
The verb was in the second sentence is incorrect with respect to:
◉ Usage.
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about her mother's food.
"My mom's cooking is too good."
The adverb too is incorrect with regards to:
◉ Tense
The subjunctive is not indicated. The simple past, missed is used for
reported speech when the speaker is reporting an event in the
present..
,Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about a math grade he
received.
"Just look at this math grade from my teacher. He says I was missing
an explanation of my answer."
The verb was missing is incorrect with regard to:
◉ count / no count
Regular/irregular adjectives such as good/best are irrelevant to the
word much. Much is an adjective, not a collective or compound noun.
Much is used with uncountable nouns. Many is used with plural,
countable nouns..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about her pet bird.
"The bird causes much problems every day."
The word much is incorrect with regard to the use of ________ nouns.
◉ parallel structure
Gerunds have neither tense nor agreement elements. A gerund is a
verb form used as a noun, not an adverb. Since the sentence contains
both a gerund and an infinitive, one should be changed so both
elements have the same structure. "To raised" should be changed to
"raising.".
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talk about having children.
,"Many people are afraid of having and to raise children."
The words to raise are incorrect with regard to:
◉ You
A general you; American English generally uses you instead of one;
both, however, are correct..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking to her friend about beliefs
on conducting relationships with others.
"How one behaves towards others is more important than anything
else."
One refers to:
◉ Number
It refers back to its antecedent, novels. Novels is a countable, plural
noun indicating that any pronoun referring back to it should also be
plural..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking about Faulkner's novels.
"Faulkner's books are interesting novels. They are difficult to
understand, but it illustrate life in the South."
The word it is incorrect with regard to
, ◉ appetite for food.
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking to her friend about life in
the United States.
"I have no stomach for pork."
The word stomach means:
◉ Form
With the negative neither, the correct form is nor..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking about her sister's beliefs
on eternal love.
"My sister talks about love all the time. As far as I can see, she makes
no sense. Her arguments have neither rhyme or reason."
The word or in the last sentence is incorrect with regard to
◉ Gender
An incorrect gender has been used since Jonathan is a male name..
Answer: Listen to an ESOL student talking about her father.
"My father's name is Jonathan. He was named for her great
grandfather."
The word her is incorrect with regard to:
