ACCUPLACER Exam with Correct
Answers
1. Stamp collecting (being a hobby that is) sometimes used in
the schools to teach economics and social studies.
A. being a hobby that is
B. is a hobby because it is
C. which is a hobby D. is a hobby
Correct Answer-D
2. (Knocked sideways, the statue looked) as if it would fall.
A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked
B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked
C. The statue looked knocked sideways
D. The statue, looking knocked sideways,
Correct Answer-A
3. (To walk, biking, and driving) are Pat's favorite ways of
getting around.
A. To walk, biking, and driving
B. Walking, biking, and driving
C. To walk, biking, and to drive
D. To walk, to bike, and also driving Correct Answer-B
4. (When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this) is an example of
jaywalking.
A. When you cross the street in the middle of the block,this
B. You cross the street in the middle of the block,this
C. Crossing the street in the middle of the block
D. The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block Correct Answer-C
,5. Walking by the corner the other day, (a child, I noticed, was watching) for the light
to change.
A. a child, I noticed, was watching
B. I noticed a child watching
C. a child was watching, I noticed,
D. there was, I noticed, a child watching Correct Answer-B
6. (Going fback fto fhis fold fschool,) feverything fthere flooked fsmaller fthan fDon
fremembered.
A. Going fback fto fhis fold fschool,
B. When fhe fwent fback fto fhis fold fschool,
C. To fgo fback fto fhis fold fschool,
D. As fhe fwent fback fto fhis fold fschool, fCorrect fAnswer-B
7. f(Painting, fdrawing fand fto fsculpt) fare fsome fof fthe ftechniques fartists fsuch fas
fPicasso fused fto fexpress fthemselves.
A. Painting, fdrawing fand fto fsculpt
B. To fpaint, fto fdraw, fand fsculpting
C. Painting, fdrawing, fand fsculpting
D. To fpaint, fdraw, fand fsculpting fCorrect fAnswer-C
8. fPlaying fsports fin fschool f(which fis fan factivity) fmeant fto fteach fteamwork fand
fleadership fskills fstudents fcan fuse flater fin flife.
A. which fis fan factivity
B. is fan factivity fbecause fit fis
C. being fan factivity fwhich fis
D. is fan factivity
Correct fAnswer-D
9. f(Glancing fat fhis fwatch,) fDaniel fpicked fup fhis fspeed.
A. Glancing fat fhis fwatch,
,B. He fglanced fat fhis fwatch, fand
C. To fglance fat fhis fwatch,
D. He fglanced fat fhis fwatch, fCorrect fAnswer-A
10. f(For fa fsnake, fshedding ftheir fskin) fup fto feight ftimes fa fyear fis fpart fof fa fnatural
process.
A. For fa fsnake, fshedding ftheir fskin
B. A fsnake's fshedding fits fskin
C. When fa fsnake fsheds fits fskin
D. To fshed fits fskin, ffor fsnakes fCorrect fAnswer-B
11. f(I fwas fsurprised fby fthe fnoise fpeering) fthrough fthe fwindow fto fsee fwho fwas
fat fthe fdoor.
A. I fwas fsurprised fby fthe fnoise fpeering
B. I fwas fsurprised fby fthe fnoise, fpeered
C. The fnoise fsurprised fme, fpeering
D. Surprised fby fthe fnoise, fI fpeered fCorrect fAnswer-D
12. fIt fis feasy fto fcarry fsolid fobjects fwithout fspilling fthem, fbut fthe fsame fcannot fbe
fsaid fof fliquids. fRewrite, fbeginning fwith f(Unlike fliquids,) fThe fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. it fis feasy fto
B. we fcan feasily
C. solid fobjects fcan feasily fbe
D. solid fobjects fare feasy fto fbe
Correct fAnswer-C
13. fAlthough fthe fsandpiper fis feasily ffrightened fby fnoise fand flight, fit fwill fbravely
fresist fany fforce fthat fthreatens fits fnest. fRewrite, fbeginning fwith
(The fsandpiper fis feasily ffrightened fby fnoise fand flight,)
The fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. but fit fwill fbravely fresist
, B. nevertheless fbravely fresisting
C. and fit fwill fbravely fresist
D. even fif fbravely fresisting fCorrect fAnswer-A
14. fIf fhe fhad fenough fstrength, fTodd fwould fmove fthe fboulder. fRewrite, fbeginning
fwith
(Todd fcannot fmove fthe fboulder) fThe fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. when flacking
B. because fhe
C. although fthere
D. without fenough fCorrect fAnswer-B
15. fThe fband fbegan fto fplay, fand fthen fthe freal fparty fstarted. fRewrite, fbeginning
fwith
(The freal fparty fstarted)
The fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. after fthe fband fbegan
B. and fthe fband fbegan
C. although fthe fband fbegan
D. the fband fbeginning fCorrect fAnswer-A
16. fChris fheard fno funusual fnoises fwhen fhe flistened fin fthe fpark. fRewrite,
fbeginning fwith f(Listening fin fthe fpark,)
The fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. no funusual fnoises fcould fbe fheard
B. then fChris fheard fno funusual fnoises
C. and fhearing fno funusual fnoises
D. Chris fheard fno funusual fnoises fCorrect fAnswer-D
17. fIt fis funusual fto fsee fowls fduring fthe fdaytime, fsince fthey fare fnocturnal
fanimals.
Answers
1. Stamp collecting (being a hobby that is) sometimes used in
the schools to teach economics and social studies.
A. being a hobby that is
B. is a hobby because it is
C. which is a hobby D. is a hobby
Correct Answer-D
2. (Knocked sideways, the statue looked) as if it would fall.
A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked
B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked
C. The statue looked knocked sideways
D. The statue, looking knocked sideways,
Correct Answer-A
3. (To walk, biking, and driving) are Pat's favorite ways of
getting around.
A. To walk, biking, and driving
B. Walking, biking, and driving
C. To walk, biking, and to drive
D. To walk, to bike, and also driving Correct Answer-B
4. (When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this) is an example of
jaywalking.
A. When you cross the street in the middle of the block,this
B. You cross the street in the middle of the block,this
C. Crossing the street in the middle of the block
D. The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block Correct Answer-C
,5. Walking by the corner the other day, (a child, I noticed, was watching) for the light
to change.
A. a child, I noticed, was watching
B. I noticed a child watching
C. a child was watching, I noticed,
D. there was, I noticed, a child watching Correct Answer-B
6. (Going fback fto fhis fold fschool,) feverything fthere flooked fsmaller fthan fDon
fremembered.
A. Going fback fto fhis fold fschool,
B. When fhe fwent fback fto fhis fold fschool,
C. To fgo fback fto fhis fold fschool,
D. As fhe fwent fback fto fhis fold fschool, fCorrect fAnswer-B
7. f(Painting, fdrawing fand fto fsculpt) fare fsome fof fthe ftechniques fartists fsuch fas
fPicasso fused fto fexpress fthemselves.
A. Painting, fdrawing fand fto fsculpt
B. To fpaint, fto fdraw, fand fsculpting
C. Painting, fdrawing, fand fsculpting
D. To fpaint, fdraw, fand fsculpting fCorrect fAnswer-C
8. fPlaying fsports fin fschool f(which fis fan factivity) fmeant fto fteach fteamwork fand
fleadership fskills fstudents fcan fuse flater fin flife.
A. which fis fan factivity
B. is fan factivity fbecause fit fis
C. being fan factivity fwhich fis
D. is fan factivity
Correct fAnswer-D
9. f(Glancing fat fhis fwatch,) fDaniel fpicked fup fhis fspeed.
A. Glancing fat fhis fwatch,
,B. He fglanced fat fhis fwatch, fand
C. To fglance fat fhis fwatch,
D. He fglanced fat fhis fwatch, fCorrect fAnswer-A
10. f(For fa fsnake, fshedding ftheir fskin) fup fto feight ftimes fa fyear fis fpart fof fa fnatural
process.
A. For fa fsnake, fshedding ftheir fskin
B. A fsnake's fshedding fits fskin
C. When fa fsnake fsheds fits fskin
D. To fshed fits fskin, ffor fsnakes fCorrect fAnswer-B
11. f(I fwas fsurprised fby fthe fnoise fpeering) fthrough fthe fwindow fto fsee fwho fwas
fat fthe fdoor.
A. I fwas fsurprised fby fthe fnoise fpeering
B. I fwas fsurprised fby fthe fnoise, fpeered
C. The fnoise fsurprised fme, fpeering
D. Surprised fby fthe fnoise, fI fpeered fCorrect fAnswer-D
12. fIt fis feasy fto fcarry fsolid fobjects fwithout fspilling fthem, fbut fthe fsame fcannot fbe
fsaid fof fliquids. fRewrite, fbeginning fwith f(Unlike fliquids,) fThe fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. it fis feasy fto
B. we fcan feasily
C. solid fobjects fcan feasily fbe
D. solid fobjects fare feasy fto fbe
Correct fAnswer-C
13. fAlthough fthe fsandpiper fis feasily ffrightened fby fnoise fand flight, fit fwill fbravely
fresist fany fforce fthat fthreatens fits fnest. fRewrite, fbeginning fwith
(The fsandpiper fis feasily ffrightened fby fnoise fand flight,)
The fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. but fit fwill fbravely fresist
, B. nevertheless fbravely fresisting
C. and fit fwill fbravely fresist
D. even fif fbravely fresisting fCorrect fAnswer-A
14. fIf fhe fhad fenough fstrength, fTodd fwould fmove fthe fboulder. fRewrite, fbeginning
fwith
(Todd fcannot fmove fthe fboulder) fThe fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. when flacking
B. because fhe
C. although fthere
D. without fenough fCorrect fAnswer-B
15. fThe fband fbegan fto fplay, fand fthen fthe freal fparty fstarted. fRewrite, fbeginning
fwith
(The freal fparty fstarted)
The fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. after fthe fband fbegan
B. and fthe fband fbegan
C. although fthe fband fbegan
D. the fband fbeginning fCorrect fAnswer-A
16. fChris fheard fno funusual fnoises fwhen fhe flistened fin fthe fpark. fRewrite,
fbeginning fwith f(Listening fin fthe fpark,)
The fnext fwords fwill fbe
A. no funusual fnoises fcould fbe fheard
B. then fChris fheard fno funusual fnoises
C. and fhearing fno funusual fnoises
D. Chris fheard fno funusual fnoises fCorrect fAnswer-D
17. fIt fis funusual fto fsee fowls fduring fthe fdaytime, fsince fthey fare fnocturnal
fanimals.
