ACCUPLACER TEST WITH FULL PACK
SOLUTIONS
1. aStamp acollecting a(being aa ahobby athat ais) asometimes aused ain
the aschools ato ateach aeconomics aand asocial astudies.
A. abeing aa ahobby athat ais
B. ais aa ahobby abecause ait ais
C. awhich ais aa ahobby
D. ais aa ahobby a- acorrect aanswers a-D
2. a(Knocked asideways, athe astatue alooked) aas aif ait awould afall.
A. aKnocked asideways, athe astatue alooked
B. aThe astatue awas aknocked asideways, alooked
C. aThe astatue alooked aknocked asideways
D. aThe astatue, alooking aknocked asideways, a- acorrect aanswers a-A
3. a(To awalk, abiking, aand adriving) aare aPat's afavorite aways aof
getting aaround.
,A. aTo awalk, abiking, aand adriving
B. aWalking, abiking, aand adriving
C. aTo awalk, abiking, aand ato adrive
D. aTo awalk, ato abike, aand aalso adriving a- acorrect aanswers a-B
4. a(When ayou across athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock, athis) ais aan aexample
aof ajaywalking.
A. aWhen ayou across athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock,this
B. aYou across athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock,this
C. aCrossing athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock
D. aThe afact athat ayou across athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock a- acorrect
aanswers a-C
5. aWalking aby athe acorner athe aother aday, a(a achild, aI anoticed, awas awatching) afor
athe alight ato achange.
A. aa achild, aI anoticed, awas awatching
B. aI anoticed aa achild awatching
C. aa achild awas awatching, aI anoticed,
D. athere awas, aI anoticed, aa achild awatching a- acorrect aanswers a-B
6. a(Going aback ato ahis aold aschool,) aeverything athere alooked asmaller athan aDon
aremembered.
A. aGoing aback ato ahis aold aschool,
B. aWhen ahe awent aback ato ahis aold aschool,
C. aTo ago aback ato ahis aold aschool,
D. aAs ahe awent aback ato ahis aold aschool, a- acorrect aanswers a-B
7. a(Painting, adrawing aand ato asculpt) aare asome aof athe atechniques aartists asuch aas
aPicasso aused ato aexpress athemselves.
A. aPainting, adrawing aand ato asculpt
B. aTo apaint, ato adraw, aand asculpting
C. aPainting, adrawing, aand asculpting
D. aTo apaint, adraw, aand asculpting a- acorrect aanswers a-C
8. aPlaying asports ain aschool a(which ais aan aactivity) ameant ato ateach ateamwork aand
aleadership askills astudents acan ause alater ain alife.
A. awhich ais aan aactivity
B. ais aan aactivity abecause ait ais
C. abeing aan aactivity awhich ais
D. ais aan aactivity a- acorrect aanswers a-D
9. a(Glancing aat ahis awatch,) aDaniel apicked aup ahis aspeed.
A. aGlancing aat ahis awatch,
B. aHe aglanced aat ahis awatch, aand
C. aTo aglance aat ahis awatch,
D. aHe aglanced aat ahis awatch, a- acorrect aanswers a-A
, 10. a(For aa asnake, ashedding atheir askin) aup ato aeight atimes aa ayear ais apart aof aa
anatural aprocess.
A. aFor aa asnake, ashedding atheir askin
B. aA asnake's ashedding aits askin
C. aWhen aa asnake asheds aits askin
D. aTo ashed aits askin, afor asnakes a- acorrect aanswers a-B
11. a(I awas asurprised aby athe anoise apeering) athrough athe awindow ato asee awho
awas aat athe adoor.
A. aI awas asurprised aby athe anoise apeering
B. aI awas asurprised aby athe anoise, apeered
C. aThe anoise asurprised ame, apeering
D. aSurprised aby athe anoise, aI apeered a- acorrect aanswers a-D
12. aIt ais aeasy ato acarry asolid aobjects awithout aspilling athem, abut athe asame acannot
abe asaid aof aliquids. aRewrite, abeginning awith a(Unlike aliquids,) aThe anext awords awill
abe
A. ait ais aeasy ato
B. awe acan aeasily
C. asolid aobjects acan aeasily abe
D. asolid aobjects aare aeasy ato abe a- acorrect aanswers a-C
13. aAlthough athe asandpiper ais aeasily afrightened aby anoise aand alight, ait awill
abravely aresist aany aforce athat athreatens aits anest. aRewrite, abeginning awith
(The asandpiper ais aeasily afrightened aby anoise aand alight,)
The anext awords awill abe
A. abut ait awill abravely aresist
B. anevertheless abravely aresisting
C. aand ait awill abravely aresist
D. aeven aif abravely aresisting a- acorrect aanswers a-A
14. aIf ahe ahad aenough astrength, aTodd awould amove athe aboulder. aRewrite,
abeginning awith
(Todd acannot amove athe aboulder) aThe anext awords awill abe
A. awhen alacking
B. abecause ahe
C. aalthough athere
D. awithout aenough a- acorrect aanswers a-B
15. aThe aband abegan ato aplay, aand athen athe areal aparty astarted. aRewrite,
abeginning awith a(The areal aparty astarted)
The anext awords awill abe
A. aafter athe aband abegan
B. aand athe aband abegan
C. aalthough athe aband abegan
SOLUTIONS
1. aStamp acollecting a(being aa ahobby athat ais) asometimes aused ain
the aschools ato ateach aeconomics aand asocial astudies.
A. abeing aa ahobby athat ais
B. ais aa ahobby abecause ait ais
C. awhich ais aa ahobby
D. ais aa ahobby a- acorrect aanswers a-D
2. a(Knocked asideways, athe astatue alooked) aas aif ait awould afall.
A. aKnocked asideways, athe astatue alooked
B. aThe astatue awas aknocked asideways, alooked
C. aThe astatue alooked aknocked asideways
D. aThe astatue, alooking aknocked asideways, a- acorrect aanswers a-A
3. a(To awalk, abiking, aand adriving) aare aPat's afavorite aways aof
getting aaround.
,A. aTo awalk, abiking, aand adriving
B. aWalking, abiking, aand adriving
C. aTo awalk, abiking, aand ato adrive
D. aTo awalk, ato abike, aand aalso adriving a- acorrect aanswers a-B
4. a(When ayou across athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock, athis) ais aan aexample
aof ajaywalking.
A. aWhen ayou across athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock,this
B. aYou across athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock,this
C. aCrossing athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock
D. aThe afact athat ayou across athe astreet ain athe amiddle aof athe ablock a- acorrect
aanswers a-C
5. aWalking aby athe acorner athe aother aday, a(a achild, aI anoticed, awas awatching) afor
athe alight ato achange.
A. aa achild, aI anoticed, awas awatching
B. aI anoticed aa achild awatching
C. aa achild awas awatching, aI anoticed,
D. athere awas, aI anoticed, aa achild awatching a- acorrect aanswers a-B
6. a(Going aback ato ahis aold aschool,) aeverything athere alooked asmaller athan aDon
aremembered.
A. aGoing aback ato ahis aold aschool,
B. aWhen ahe awent aback ato ahis aold aschool,
C. aTo ago aback ato ahis aold aschool,
D. aAs ahe awent aback ato ahis aold aschool, a- acorrect aanswers a-B
7. a(Painting, adrawing aand ato asculpt) aare asome aof athe atechniques aartists asuch aas
aPicasso aused ato aexpress athemselves.
A. aPainting, adrawing aand ato asculpt
B. aTo apaint, ato adraw, aand asculpting
C. aPainting, adrawing, aand asculpting
D. aTo apaint, adraw, aand asculpting a- acorrect aanswers a-C
8. aPlaying asports ain aschool a(which ais aan aactivity) ameant ato ateach ateamwork aand
aleadership askills astudents acan ause alater ain alife.
A. awhich ais aan aactivity
B. ais aan aactivity abecause ait ais
C. abeing aan aactivity awhich ais
D. ais aan aactivity a- acorrect aanswers a-D
9. a(Glancing aat ahis awatch,) aDaniel apicked aup ahis aspeed.
A. aGlancing aat ahis awatch,
B. aHe aglanced aat ahis awatch, aand
C. aTo aglance aat ahis awatch,
D. aHe aglanced aat ahis awatch, a- acorrect aanswers a-A
, 10. a(For aa asnake, ashedding atheir askin) aup ato aeight atimes aa ayear ais apart aof aa
anatural aprocess.
A. aFor aa asnake, ashedding atheir askin
B. aA asnake's ashedding aits askin
C. aWhen aa asnake asheds aits askin
D. aTo ashed aits askin, afor asnakes a- acorrect aanswers a-B
11. a(I awas asurprised aby athe anoise apeering) athrough athe awindow ato asee awho
awas aat athe adoor.
A. aI awas asurprised aby athe anoise apeering
B. aI awas asurprised aby athe anoise, apeered
C. aThe anoise asurprised ame, apeering
D. aSurprised aby athe anoise, aI apeered a- acorrect aanswers a-D
12. aIt ais aeasy ato acarry asolid aobjects awithout aspilling athem, abut athe asame acannot
abe asaid aof aliquids. aRewrite, abeginning awith a(Unlike aliquids,) aThe anext awords awill
abe
A. ait ais aeasy ato
B. awe acan aeasily
C. asolid aobjects acan aeasily abe
D. asolid aobjects aare aeasy ato abe a- acorrect aanswers a-C
13. aAlthough athe asandpiper ais aeasily afrightened aby anoise aand alight, ait awill
abravely aresist aany aforce athat athreatens aits anest. aRewrite, abeginning awith
(The asandpiper ais aeasily afrightened aby anoise aand alight,)
The anext awords awill abe
A. abut ait awill abravely aresist
B. anevertheless abravely aresisting
C. aand ait awill abravely aresist
D. aeven aif abravely aresisting a- acorrect aanswers a-A
14. aIf ahe ahad aenough astrength, aTodd awould amove athe aboulder. aRewrite,
abeginning awith
(Todd acannot amove athe aboulder) aThe anext awords awill abe
A. awhen alacking
B. abecause ahe
C. aalthough athere
D. awithout aenough a- acorrect aanswers a-B
15. aThe aband abegan ato aplay, aand athen athe areal aparty astarted. aRewrite,
abeginning awith a(The areal aparty astarted)
The anext awords awill abe
A. aafter athe aband abegan
B. aand athe aband abegan
C. aalthough athe aband abegan
