Section 2: Structure
This section is desig ned to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate
for standard written English.
1. The Eiffel To wer ___________ Par is, France.
a. land marks
b. is land marked in
c. is a landmar k in
d. is in a landmark
2. Young deer _________.
a. are called fawns
b. be fawns
c. is fawns
d. are fawns called
3. Not until a dog is several mo nths old does it begin to exhibit signs of
independence ___________.
a. it s mo ther fro m
b. from mo ther
c. to mo ther
d. from it s mot he r
4. The Treasur y Depar tment is t ake a new look at regulatio ns limiting the nu mber
a. b.
of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations .can pay on depo sits.
c. d
5. Him should be careful with that vase because it i s ve ry old and extremely
a. b. c. d.
fragi le.
6. The repair shop .keep my cassette player for six weeks befor e returning it,
a b.
nevertheless, it still does not work properly.
c. d.
7. To score a goal in so ccer you ________.
a. must k ick the ball
b. must k icks the ball
c. may kick them ball
d. must k ick them balls
8. The obser vatio n deck at the Sears Tower _________ in Chicago.
a. is highest than any o ther one
b. is highest than any other one
c. is higher than any o ther o ne
d. is higher that any other one
9. If it _________ so cloudy, we wo uld plan o n having the fair o utside.
a. was
b. was no t
c. weren’t
d. had not
10. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Gerald ine Ferraro
became the first wo man _________ for the vice pr esidency.
a. to being nominated
b. to has been nominated
c. to have been no minated
d. to will be nominated
11. Pear l Buck, a recip ient of the Nobel Peace Pr ize for Literature in 1938 .strove
a. b. c
to bring und erstanding and peace .on everyo ne.
d
12. In most circumstances the person that owns the pr operty can claim the rights
a. b.
as money made from dr illing oil on their property.
c. d.
13. _______ choco late will give you a tummy ache.
a. Eat too mu ch
b. Eating to much
c. Eating too much
d. Eating too many
14. If she ____________ to advance her clock one hour, she wouldn’t have been late
for work.
a. sho uld have r emembered
b. co uld remembered
c. remember ed
d. would have remembered
15. It was o bvio us fro m his response in the press conference that the cand idate
a. b.
prepare his answers well.
c. d.
16. A dream about falling _________.
a. scary is
b. is scary
c. are scary
d. very scar y is
17. George Washingto n _________first U. S. President.
a. was the
b. became
c. were the
d. are the
18. Amelia Earhart was _______________ to pilot her plane acro ss the Atlantic
Ocean.
a. the first and a wo man
b. the first woman
c. who the fir st woman
d. the wo man who first
19. Cr awfish farming have been practiced in south Louisiana for many years.
a. b. c. d.
20. The main pur pose of this class is to help you better understand the history of
a. b. c.
there co untry, and how it c ame t o be.
d.
21. ____________ a tree can be grown from a seedling.
a. That is generally believed
b. Believed generally is
c. Generally believed it is
d. It is generally believed that
22. The White Rose Bridge, .which close today, for resurfacing will not be open
a b. c.
for two months.
d.
23. When I jo ined the staff of the newspaper, I .were taught to write short,
a. b. c
powerful headlines.
d.
24. Since the official school colors are red and white, all o f us has worn red and
a. b. c. d.
white to the champ ionship game.
25. The poverty level in the United State is cur rently set __________________.
a. at 12,000 dollars o r less.
b. as 12,000 dollars o r less.
c. at 12,000 dollar s as less
d. at 12,000 dollar or less.
for standard written English.
1. The Eiffel To wer ___________ Par is, France.
a. land marks
b. is land marked in
c. is a landmar k in
d. is in a landmark
2. Young deer _________.
a. are called fawns
b. be fawns
c. is fawns
d. are fawns called
3. Not until a dog is several mo nths old does it begin to exhibit signs of
independence ___________.
a. it s mo ther fro m
b. from mo ther
c. to mo ther
d. from it s mot he r
4. The Treasur y Depar tment is t ake a new look at regulatio ns limiting the nu mber
a. b.
of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations .can pay on depo sits.
c. d
5. Him should be careful with that vase because it i s ve ry old and extremely
a. b. c. d.
fragi le.
6. The repair shop .keep my cassette player for six weeks befor e returning it,
a b.
nevertheless, it still does not work properly.
c. d.
7. To score a goal in so ccer you ________.
a. must k ick the ball
b. must k icks the ball
c. may kick them ball
d. must k ick them balls
8. The obser vatio n deck at the Sears Tower _________ in Chicago.
a. is highest than any o ther one
b. is highest than any other one
c. is higher than any o ther o ne
d. is higher that any other one
9. If it _________ so cloudy, we wo uld plan o n having the fair o utside.
a. was
b. was no t
c. weren’t
d. had not
10. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Gerald ine Ferraro
became the first wo man _________ for the vice pr esidency.
a. to being nominated
b. to has been nominated
c. to have been no minated
d. to will be nominated
11. Pear l Buck, a recip ient of the Nobel Peace Pr ize for Literature in 1938 .strove
a. b. c
to bring und erstanding and peace .on everyo ne.
d
12. In most circumstances the person that owns the pr operty can claim the rights
a. b.
as money made from dr illing oil on their property.
c. d.
13. _______ choco late will give you a tummy ache.
a. Eat too mu ch
b. Eating to much
c. Eating too much
d. Eating too many
14. If she ____________ to advance her clock one hour, she wouldn’t have been late
for work.
a. sho uld have r emembered
b. co uld remembered
c. remember ed
d. would have remembered
15. It was o bvio us fro m his response in the press conference that the cand idate
a. b.
prepare his answers well.
c. d.
16. A dream about falling _________.
a. scary is
b. is scary
c. are scary
d. very scar y is
17. George Washingto n _________first U. S. President.
a. was the
b. became
c. were the
d. are the
18. Amelia Earhart was _______________ to pilot her plane acro ss the Atlantic
Ocean.
a. the first and a wo man
b. the first woman
c. who the fir st woman
d. the wo man who first
19. Cr awfish farming have been practiced in south Louisiana for many years.
a. b. c. d.
20. The main pur pose of this class is to help you better understand the history of
a. b. c.
there co untry, and how it c ame t o be.
d.
21. ____________ a tree can be grown from a seedling.
a. That is generally believed
b. Believed generally is
c. Generally believed it is
d. It is generally believed that
22. The White Rose Bridge, .which close today, for resurfacing will not be open
a b. c.
for two months.
d.
23. When I jo ined the staff of the newspaper, I .were taught to write short,
a. b. c
powerful headlines.
d.
24. Since the official school colors are red and white, all o f us has worn red and
a. b. c. d.
white to the champ ionship game.
25. The poverty level in the United State is cur rently set __________________.
a. at 12,000 dollars o r less.
b. as 12,000 dollars o r less.
c. at 12,000 dollar s as less
d. at 12,000 dollar or less.