ACCUPLACER EXAM LATEST UPDATE COMPLETE 300+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. _________________ washing his sweater, Jacob hung it up to dry.
A. After
B. Before
C. By
D. Unti - ANSWER A
2. Dr. O'Hara is certain that some day, men and women will ______________ to Mars.
A. travel
B. travels
C. traveling
D. traveled - ANSWER A
3. Water __________at a temperature of zero degrees Celsius.
A. having frozen
B. freezing
C. freeze
D. freezes - ANSWER D
4. __________ you get a new haircut?
A. Have
B. Does
C. Are
D. Did - ANSWER D
,5. Jacques Cousteau will be remembered for his inventions and for _____________ to marine
science.
A. dedication
B. his dedication
C. being dedicated
D. his being dedicated - ANSWER B
6. The children, who were tired of traveling, kept asking, "When __________ we get to the
hotel?"
A. have
B. will
C. did
D. are - ANSWER B
7. Galileo is most famous __________ that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than the other
way around.
A. for having discovered
B. for discovery
C. his discovery
D. in discovering - ANSWER A
8. Men and women sometimes have difficulty understanding each other because they
__________ differently.
A. communicate
B. communicated
C. have communicated
D. communicates - ANSWER A
,9. ________________ you can speak more than one language, you have
the opportunity to make more new friends.
A. So
B. Before
C. When
D. Though - ANSWER C
10. Light ________ faster than sound, which is why you see
lightning before you hear the thunder.
A. traveling
B. travels
C. having traveled
D. will travel - ANSWER B
11. Lisa plays the piano. Her sister Kelly plays the piano, too.
A. Lisa and her sister Kelly plays the piano.
B. Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano.
C. Lisa plays the piano and Kelly plays the piano.
D. Lisa and Kelly too play the piano. - ANSWER B
12. Kazuko took her dog for a walk. They went to the park.
A. Kazuko, going to the park, took her dog for a walk.
B. Kazuko took her dog for a walk to the park.
C. Kazuko took her dog for a walk because they went to the park.
D. Kazuko and her dog went to the park, where she and the dog walked. - ANSWER B
13. We knew it might get chilly at the football game. We brought along some extra blankets.
, A. We knew it might get chilly at the football game when we brought along some extra blankets.
B. Bringing along some extra blankets, we knew it might get chilly at the football game.
C. We brought along some extra blankets because we knew it might get chilly at the football
game.
D. It got chilly at the football game and we brought along some extra blankets. - ANSWER C
14. Juan loves to play baseball. His friend Miguel enjoys
baseball, too.
A. Both Juan and his friend Miguel enjoy playing baseball.
B. Juan and his friend Miguel enjoys playing baseball.
C. Juan enjoys playing baseball and his friend Miguel, too.
D. Juan loves baseball and Miguel too enjoys baseball. - ANSWER A
15. Wolves are pack animals. They are rarely spotted alone.
A. Wolves are rarely spotted alone if they are pack animals.
B. Being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone.
C. After being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone.
D. Wolves are rarely spotted alone, although they are pack animals. - ANSWER B
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 - ANSWER D
2. (Knocked sideways, the statue looked) as if it would fall.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1. _________________ washing his sweater, Jacob hung it up to dry.
A. After
B. Before
C. By
D. Unti - ANSWER A
2. Dr. O'Hara is certain that some day, men and women will ______________ to Mars.
A. travel
B. travels
C. traveling
D. traveled - ANSWER A
3. Water __________at a temperature of zero degrees Celsius.
A. having frozen
B. freezing
C. freeze
D. freezes - ANSWER D
4. __________ you get a new haircut?
A. Have
B. Does
C. Are
D. Did - ANSWER D
,5. Jacques Cousteau will be remembered for his inventions and for _____________ to marine
science.
A. dedication
B. his dedication
C. being dedicated
D. his being dedicated - ANSWER B
6. The children, who were tired of traveling, kept asking, "When __________ we get to the
hotel?"
A. have
B. will
C. did
D. are - ANSWER B
7. Galileo is most famous __________ that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than the other
way around.
A. for having discovered
B. for discovery
C. his discovery
D. in discovering - ANSWER A
8. Men and women sometimes have difficulty understanding each other because they
__________ differently.
A. communicate
B. communicated
C. have communicated
D. communicates - ANSWER A
,9. ________________ you can speak more than one language, you have
the opportunity to make more new friends.
A. So
B. Before
C. When
D. Though - ANSWER C
10. Light ________ faster than sound, which is why you see
lightning before you hear the thunder.
A. traveling
B. travels
C. having traveled
D. will travel - ANSWER B
11. Lisa plays the piano. Her sister Kelly plays the piano, too.
A. Lisa and her sister Kelly plays the piano.
B. Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano.
C. Lisa plays the piano and Kelly plays the piano.
D. Lisa and Kelly too play the piano. - ANSWER B
12. Kazuko took her dog for a walk. They went to the park.
A. Kazuko, going to the park, took her dog for a walk.
B. Kazuko took her dog for a walk to the park.
C. Kazuko took her dog for a walk because they went to the park.
D. Kazuko and her dog went to the park, where she and the dog walked. - ANSWER B
13. We knew it might get chilly at the football game. We brought along some extra blankets.
, A. We knew it might get chilly at the football game when we brought along some extra blankets.
B. Bringing along some extra blankets, we knew it might get chilly at the football game.
C. We brought along some extra blankets because we knew it might get chilly at the football
game.
D. It got chilly at the football game and we brought along some extra blankets. - ANSWER C
14. Juan loves to play baseball. His friend Miguel enjoys
baseball, too.
A. Both Juan and his friend Miguel enjoy playing baseball.
B. Juan and his friend Miguel enjoys playing baseball.
C. Juan enjoys playing baseball and his friend Miguel, too.
D. Juan loves baseball and Miguel too enjoys baseball. - ANSWER A
15. Wolves are pack animals. They are rarely spotted alone.
A. Wolves are rarely spotted alone if they are pack animals.
B. Being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone.
C. After being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone.
D. Wolves are rarely spotted alone, although they are pack animals. - ANSWER B
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 - ANSWER D
2. (Knocked sideways, the statue looked) as if it would fall.
