LA Practice 9
03/22/2010

Student Name:	___________________________ 

Instructions:	Read each question carefully and select the correct answer.

 1.	Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Gary's soccer team won _______________ .
	A.	easy
	B.	easily
	C.	more easy
	D.	easiest

 2.	Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Chris ____________ bought a muffin before going to work.
	A.	quick
	B.	quickest
	C.	quickly
	D.	quicker

 3.	Identify the adverb in the sentence.

Jeremy bravely took the snake away from the crowd.
	A.	took
	B.	crowd
	C.	away
	D.	bravely

 4.	Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

The small puppy nestled ______________ against me.
	A.	happy
	B.	happier
	C.	happily
	D.	happiness

 5.	Choose the subordinating conjunction that best fits in the sentence.

________ the air conditioning was on, the room was hot.
	A.	After
	B.	Since
	C.	Because
	D.	Although

 6.	Choose the subordinating conjunction that best fits in the sentence.

_________ you were out, the mail came.
	A.	While
	B.	As
	C.	Since
	D.	Although

 7.	Choose the subordinating conjunction that best fits in the sentence.

I put my backpack by the door _________ I wouldn't forget it.
	A.	though
	B.	because
	C.	so 
	D.	while

 8.	What is the subordinate clause in the following sentence?

I will be late today because my daughter is sick.
	A.	I will be late
	B.	I will be late today
	C.	my daughter is sick
	D.	because my daughter is sick

 9.	Choose the word that is spelled correctly and best completes the sentence. 
 
Hundreds of years ago, ____________ was considered an exotic spice because it had to be imported.
	A.	cinnamon
	B.	cinamon
	C.	sinnamon
	D.	cinammon

 10.	Choose the word that is spelled correctly and best completes the sentence. 
 
When the next _________ report is taken, the world's population may exceed seven billion people.
	A.	census
	B.	cencus
	C.	sensus
	D.	sencus

 11.	Choose the word that is spelled correctly and best completes the sentence. 
 
My sister, Alexis, is very trusting of people, while I tend to be much more ___________.
	A.	synical
	B.	synikal
	C.	cynikal
	D.	cynical

 12.	Choose the word that is spelled correctly and best completes the sentence. 
 
Tia has had no ____________ from her Middle Eastern pen pal since the civil unrest began.
	A.	corespondence
	B.	corecpondence
	C.	correspondence
	D.	correspondance

 13.	Choose the correct spelling of the word.
	A.	envirenmental
	B.	environmental
	C.	environmentul
	D.	envirenmentul

 14.	Choose the correct spelling of the word.
	A.	allegiance
	B.	allegience
	C.	aleegiance
	D.	alegance

 15.	Choose the correct spelling of the word.
	A.	senor
	B.	seniur
	C.	senior
	D.	senure

 16.	Choose the correct spelling of the word.
	A.	testamony
	B.	testimony
	C.	testimoney
	D.	testamone

 17.	Which word in the following sentence is not spelled correctly? 
 
Jessica found it nearly impossible to feign courag under the circumstances.
	A.	impossible
	B.	feign
	C.	courag
	D.	circumstances

 18.	Which word in the following sentence is not spelled correctly? 
 
I definitley feel taciturn after spending an afternoon with my talkative roommate.
	A.	definitley
	B.	taciturn
	C.	talkative
	D.	roommate

 19.	Which word in the following sentence is not spelled correctly? 
 
I sincereley believe that my cumulative grade point average will earn me the scholarship.
	A.	sincereley
	B.	believe
	C.	cumulative
	D.	scholarship

 20.	Which word in the following sentence is not spelled correctly? 
 
The anciant man looked similar to a wrinkled prune.
	A.	wrinkled
	B.	similar
	C.	anciant
	D.	prune

 21.	Choose the correct spelling of the word.
	A.	rebuf
	B.	rebuff
	C.	rebbuf
	D.	rebbuff

 22.	Choose the correct spelling of the word.
	A.	atire
	B.	attyre
	C.	uttire
	D.	attire

 23.	Choose the correct spelling of the word.
	A.	controdickt
	B.	contradic
	C.	contradict
	D.	contradickt

 24.	Choose the correct spelling of the word.
	A.	transcend
	B.	transend
	C.	trenscend
	D.	trancend

 25.	Which of the following would best complete the given sentence?

Anyone in ____________ right mind would invest in technology stocks.
	A.	his
	B.	he
	C.	our
	D.	its

 26.	Read the following passage and choose the correct noun for the underlined pronoun.

Lazaro, Frank, and I went to the Bravos game on Saturday.  We sat right behind home plate.  They scored four runs against the Chieftains in the first inning.  Daryl Smith got credit for all four RBI's.  He is their best hitter.
	A.	Lazaro and Frank
	B.	Lazaro, Frank, and I
	C.	Bravos
	D.	Chieftans

 27.	Which of the following would best complete the given sentence?

Anjuli and _____________ attended a show at Radio City Music Hall while visiting New York.
	A.	she
	B.	him
	C.	her
	D.	them

 28.	Which of the following would best complete the given sentence?

Alejandro and ______________ are planning a trip to the beach.
	A.	I	
	B.	me
	C.	us
	D.	them

 29.	Choose the sentence that is worded the best.
	A.	Though Mia was only sixteen, UCLA accepted her application.
	B.	Though only sixteen, UCLA accepted Mia's application.
	C.	UCLA, though only sixteen, accepted Mia's application.
	D.	UCLA accepted Mia's application though only sixteen.

 30.	Choose the sentence that is worded the best.
	A.	I saw the dolphins chasing a school of fish through the channel.
	B.	Chasing a school of fish, I saw dolphins swimming through the channel.
	C.	I saw dolphins through the channel chasing a school of fish.
	D.	Chasing a school of fish through the channel, I saw the dolphins.

 31.	Choose the sentence that is worded the best.
	A.	The slithering snake approached the frightened child hissing.
	B.	A slithering snake approached the frightened child that was hissing.
	C.	Hissing, a slithering snake approached the frightened child.
	D.	Hissing, the frightened child was approached by a slithering snake.

 32.	Choose the sentence that is worded the best.
	A.	A large panther stalked the man that was hungry for a meal.
	B.	A large panther that was hungry for a meal stalked the man.
	C.	The man that was hungry for a meal was stalked by a large panther.
	D.	Hungry for a meal, the man was stalked by a large panther.

 33.	Choose the verb or verb phrase that best completes the sentence. 
 
Darlene and Corey __________ a date on Friday night.
	A.	have	
	B.	has
	C.	is having
	D.	was

 34.	Choose the verb or verb phrase that best completes the sentence.

Science fiction fans and lovers of the macabre __________ eagerly for Stephen King's next novel.
	A.	wait
	B.	waits
	C.	is waiting
	D.	was waiting

 35.	Choose the verb or verb phrase that best completes the sentence.

Michelangelo and Raphael __________ the artists that I most admire.
	A.	is
	B.	was
	C.	are
	D.	has been

 36.	Choose the verb or verb phrase that best completes the sentence.

One of the speakers __________ damaged.
	A.	are
	B.	is
	C.	were
	D.	have been

 37.	Choose the correct verb or verb phrase. 
 
The fickle young man __________ his mind about a college major several times.
	A.	changing
	B.	has changed
	C.	has been changing
	D.	will have change

 38.	Choose the correct verb or verb phrase. 
 
Chelsey currently ________ the school record in the 100 meter freestyle.
	A.	holds
	B.	will hold
	C.	held
	D.	has held

 39.	Choose the correct verb or verb phrase. 
 
The truth is that I always ________ when it comes time to make a commitment.
	A.	hedged
	B.	hedging
	C.	hedge
	D.	will have hedged

 40.	Choose the correct verb or verb phrase. 
 
I ________ in the lake all summer long.
	A.	swim
	B.	swimming
	C.	swimmed
	D.	have swim

 41.	Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

The _______________ tourists were sightseeing all day.
	A.	busily
	B.	more busy
	C.	most busy
	D.	busy

 42.	Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

The apple pie was the ______ part of dinner.
	A.	bestest
	B.	best
	C.	gooder
	D.	better

 43.	Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

The _______________ costumes look bright on stage.
	A.	more color
	B.	colored
	C.	colorful
	D.	colorfully

 44.	Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

The old treasure chest was __________.
	A.	mustier
	B.	must
	C.	mustiest
	D.	musty

 45.	Which of the following is not written correctly?
	A.	Ming and Lee went to the store, and they bought some candy.
	B.	After playing chess for three hours, Larry and Melissa took a break.
	C.	We ate Chinese for dinner on Tuesday and we ate Mexican for dinner on Wednesday and we ate Italian for dinner on Thursday.
	D.	The teacher passed out the exam booklets, and then he asked the students to write their names and the date on the cover.

 46.	Which of the following sentences is a run-on?
	A.	I am headed to bed please turn down the heat and turn off the lights before you come up.
	B.	I always forget to lock the door behind me; it's a bad habit that I need to break as soon as possible.
	C.	I always turn on the heat upstairs a good half hour before I go to bed so that it's nice and warm when I turn in.
	D.	I am leaving a light on downstairs because I expect your uncle to arrive after we've gone to bed.

 47.	Which sentence is incomplete?
	A.	During the next holiday, Mariah and I. 
	B.	The calendar is hanging on the wall near the refrigerator in the kitchen.
	C.	According to the calendar, this Friday is a holiday.
	D.	How many holidays are there in a single year?

 48.	Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
	A.	There are several children at the zoo.
	B.	Enjoy playing with the animals.
	C.	Sheep like to play with the children.
	D.	The deer often hide.