ACCUPLACER READING TEST
PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
*Being a hobby that is*
A. Being a hobby that is
B. Is a hobby because it is
C. Which is a hobby
D. Is a hobby - ANSWER D. Is a hobby
*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 - ANSWER A. Knocked sideways, the statue
looked
*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 - ANSWER B.) Walking, biking, and driving
*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 - ANSWER C. Crossing
the street in the middle of the block
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 - ANSWER B. I noticed a child watching
*Going back to his old school,* everything there looked smaller than Don remembered.
, A.) Going back to his old school,
B.) When he went back to his old school,
C.) To go back to his old school,
D.) As he went back to his old school, - ANSWER B. When he went back to his old
school,
Painting, drawing and to sculpt are some of the techniques artists such as Picasso used
to express themselves
A. Painting, drawing and to sculpt
B. To paint, to draw, and sculpting
C. Painting, drawing and sculpting
D. To paint, draw and sculpting - ANSWER C. Painting, drawing, and sculpting
Playing sports in school which is an activity meant to teach teamwork and leadership
skills students can use later in life
A. Which is an activity
B. Is an activity because it is
C. Being an activity which is
D. Is an activity - ANSWER D. Is an activity
*Glancing at his watch,* Daniel picked up his speed.
A.) Glancing at his watch,
B.) He glanced at his watch, and
C.) To glance at his watch
D.) He glanced at his watch, - ANSWER A. Glancing at his watch,
*For a snake, shedding their skin* up to eight times a year is part of a natural process.
A.) For a snake , shedding their skin
B.) A snake's shedding its skin
C.) When a snake sheds its skin
D.) To shed its skin, for snakes - ANSWER B. A snake's shedding its skin
*I was surprised by the noise peering*
through the window to see who was at the door
A. I was surprised by the noise peering
B. I was surprised by the noise, peered
C. The noise surprised me, peering
D. Surprised by the noise, I peered - ANSWER D. Surprised by the noise, I peered
Rewrite the sentences - ANSWER C
PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
*Being a hobby that is*
A. Being a hobby that is
B. Is a hobby because it is
C. Which is a hobby
D. Is a hobby - ANSWER D. Is a hobby
*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 - ANSWER A. Knocked sideways, the statue
looked
*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 - ANSWER B.) Walking, biking, and driving
*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 - ANSWER C. Crossing
the street in the middle of the block
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 - ANSWER B. I noticed a child watching
*Going back to his old school,* everything there looked smaller than Don remembered.
, A.) Going back to his old school,
B.) When he went back to his old school,
C.) To go back to his old school,
D.) As he went back to his old school, - ANSWER B. When he went back to his old
school,
Painting, drawing and to sculpt are some of the techniques artists such as Picasso used
to express themselves
A. Painting, drawing and to sculpt
B. To paint, to draw, and sculpting
C. Painting, drawing and sculpting
D. To paint, draw and sculpting - ANSWER C. Painting, drawing, and sculpting
Playing sports in school which is an activity meant to teach teamwork and leadership
skills students can use later in life
A. Which is an activity
B. Is an activity because it is
C. Being an activity which is
D. Is an activity - ANSWER D. Is an activity
*Glancing at his watch,* Daniel picked up his speed.
A.) Glancing at his watch,
B.) He glanced at his watch, and
C.) To glance at his watch
D.) He glanced at his watch, - ANSWER A. Glancing at his watch,
*For a snake, shedding their skin* up to eight times a year is part of a natural process.
A.) For a snake , shedding their skin
B.) A snake's shedding its skin
C.) When a snake sheds its skin
D.) To shed its skin, for snakes - ANSWER B. A snake's shedding its skin
*I was surprised by the noise peering*
through the window to see who was at the door
A. I was surprised by the noise peering
B. I was surprised by the noise, peered
C. The noise surprised me, peering
D. Surprised by the noise, I peered - ANSWER D. Surprised by the noise, I peered
Rewrite the sentences - ANSWER C
