ILEARNTOBOAT COURSE TEST BANK
PRACTICE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS VERIFIED
●● Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
a. The man wandering into the store.
b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandered into
the upscale department store.
c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandering into
the upscale department store.
d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots had wandered
into the upscale department stores as if he felt perfectly at home there.
Answer: b.
●● The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's
Answer: c.
●● It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in
the afternoon.
,Which of the following changes the sentence above so that it is written
in the active rather than in the passive voice?
a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be shorter.
b. She hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the
afternoon.
c. It was expected that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in
the afternoon.
d. It was hoped by her that the lines for the roller coaster would be
shorter in the afternoon.
Answer: b.
●● Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the lawyer faxed the
document to the judge.
b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The lawyer had faxed
the document to the judge.
c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the lawyer faxed the
document to the judge.
d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the lawyer had faxed
the document to the judge.
Answer: c.
●● Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?
a. English language
, b. professor Henry
c. History class
d. Christmas day
Answer: a.
●● Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of him and
tricked him time and time again. Which of the following is the meaning
of the word credulous as used in the sentence above?
a. dependable and responsible
b. easily cheated or fooled
c. believable and trustworthy
d. socially popular and outgoing
Answer: b.
●● In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last summer, governor
Stevens declared a state of emergency. Which of the following words in
the sentence above should be capitalized?
a. state
b. eastern
c. summer
d. governor
Answer: d.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS VERIFIED
●● Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
a. The man wandering into the store.
b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandered into
the upscale department store.
c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandering into
the upscale department store.
d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots had wandered
into the upscale department stores as if he felt perfectly at home there.
Answer: b.
●● The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's
Answer: c.
●● It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in
the afternoon.
,Which of the following changes the sentence above so that it is written
in the active rather than in the passive voice?
a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be shorter.
b. She hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the
afternoon.
c. It was expected that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in
the afternoon.
d. It was hoped by her that the lines for the roller coaster would be
shorter in the afternoon.
Answer: b.
●● Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the lawyer faxed the
document to the judge.
b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The lawyer had faxed
the document to the judge.
c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the lawyer faxed the
document to the judge.
d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the lawyer had faxed
the document to the judge.
Answer: c.
●● Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization?
a. English language
, b. professor Henry
c. History class
d. Christmas day
Answer: a.
●● Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of him and
tricked him time and time again. Which of the following is the meaning
of the word credulous as used in the sentence above?
a. dependable and responsible
b. easily cheated or fooled
c. believable and trustworthy
d. socially popular and outgoing
Answer: b.
●● In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last summer, governor
Stevens declared a state of emergency. Which of the following words in
the sentence above should be capitalized?
a. state
b. eastern
c. summer
d. governor
Answer: d.
