Odesk US English Test

Test: US English Test

1. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?

a. Terry hoped to find a new job that would let him earn extra cash in the summer and to work fewer hours.
b. Although tommy was failing his biology class at college, he was passing his chemistry class.
c. Trina loved to sail, skate, swim, and surfing.
d. Tatiana declared that the people in her office are smarter than the people who work in Tad‘s office

2. Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?

a. Frank and Marjorie have opened a new chocolate shop on the comer.
b. By the time I get there, all the best candy will have been eaten already.
c. They was going to sell pastries as well, but then decided against it.
d. Did you ever wonder how many jelly beans there are in the world?

3. Choose the series of verbs and phrases that best completes the following passage.

This dish_______ too spicy. Why _______ so much pepper?
a. is, did the chef have to use
b. was, the chef is using
c. is, did the chef use
d. was, the chef used
e. a and c

4. Read the original sentence below and then choose the rewritten sentence that illustrates proper sentence structure.

ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
It is easy to carry solid objects, but the same cannot be said of liquids.

REWRITEN SENTENCES:
a. Unlike liquids, solid objects are easy to carry.

b. Unlike liquids, we can easily carry solid objects.
c. Unlike liquids; solid objects can easily be carried.
d. Unlike liquids, solid objects easy to be carried.


5. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?

a. Is those the set of plates the bride wanted, or did she want this set?
b. Which of these glasses is half full--that one or this one?
c. To whom did them give the gold medal?
d. Whose book is that-his or our?
e. None of the above

6. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?

a. Arthur failed when he tried to open the lock with a key, but succeeded when he tried to open it with a hammer
b. We painted the conference room yellow, hung a poster on the wall, and are rearranging the chairs.
c. No one in the room knew that the doors had been locked and that policemen will be running up the stairs.
d. Andrea is incapable of walking and to talk at the same time.

7. Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

Your company name? of What the is

a. What is the company of your name?
b. Your company What is the name of?
c. What as the name of your company?
d. The name of your company What is?

8. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“It may snow tomorrow,” he said.

a. He said it should snow tomorrow.
b. He might say it will snow tomorrow.
c. He says it may snow tomorrow.
d. He said it might snow tomorrow.

9. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?

a. To whom are your employees going to report while you're gone?
b. Each monkey had its own bunch of bananas to munch on.
c. Neither of us had any idea that the Robinsons were selling their beach house.
d. Delilah congratulated herself on a job well done.
e. AI of the above

10. Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run on sentence.

It’s never too late to learn how to swim_______ you may fall off a boat!

a. , you never know when
b. you never know when
c. --you never know as
d. ; you never know when

11. Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Only after they had completed an exhaustive study_____ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.

a. did they understand to begin
b. did they began to understand .
c. they did begin to understand
d. to understand did they begin

12. Complete the following sentence by choosing th phrase with the best word order from the otptions given.

Only after they had completed an exhaustive study ____________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.

a. Did they understand to begin
b. Did they begin to understand
c. They did begin to understand
d. To understand did they begin

13. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech

“I can meet with you at noon," said Peter.

a. Peter says he can meet with me at noon.
b. Peter said he will meet with me at noon.
c. Peter said he could meet with me at noon.
d. Peter can meet with me at noon, so he said.


14. Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?

a. Unless the world controls its population, mankind will continue to face one problem alter another.
b. Unless the world doesn‘t control its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after another.
c. Unless the world controls its population, until then mankind will continue to face one problem after another.
d. Unless the world fails to control its population, mankind until then will continue to face one problem after another

15. Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Although the issue was very serious, the committee disposed__ it in a few minutes and moved _______________ to other business.

a. onto, off
b. of, away
c. on, out
d. of, on

16. Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on sentence.

Mr. Peach has sent his four children to Ivy League colleges ______ he has sacrificed his heath working day and night in that dusty factory.

a. However
b. ; however,
c. , however
d. however,

17. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?

a. Let’s wait until seven to leave; the traffic should be much lighter by then.
b. My boss says I have to stay late tonight because I was sleeping during office hours,
c. I would call them but l think they have left for the day.
d. Have you seen the cookies that were on my desk? They seem to have disapeared.
e. AI of the above
18. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of apostrophes?

a. Helga borrowed her friend’s skates for the day; however, she failed to return them.
b. Thousand's of bargains are available during the holiday season, but I cant End time to shop.
c. The koala bear closed it‘s eyes and fell fast asleep.
d. Although I like the Joneses, I'm angry at them for breaking all of RaIphs‘ tools.

19. Which of the following sentences is NOT punctuated correctly?

a. We only expect three things from our dog: loyalty, affection, and tail wagging.
b. l need you to pick up several boxes of paperclips, pens, and pencils; three pounds each of potatoes, carrots, and peas; and my dry cleaning
c. Marcy, my parrot, squawked for an hour, before finally calming down.
d. AlI of the above are punctuated correctly.

20. Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

Victor, who stole______ ideas and used them to make_____ a millionaire, never once offered______ a word of

a. our, himself, we
b. their, them, himself ,
c. your, us, you
d. our, himself, us

21. Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

'Sharon must go to the bank today," said Albert.

a. Albert says Sharon will have to go to the bank today.
b. Albert said Sharon has to go to the bank today.
c. Albert says Sharon must go to the bank today.
d. Albert said Sharon had to go to the bank today.

22. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of commas?

a. Randy wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong lt.
b. After pouring herself a glass of water in silence, Nicky answered my questions
c. The committee, which had failed to come to a consensus decided to meet again on Tuesday
d. Mr. Bridges is never home on the weekends, he always goes to his home in the country.
e. a and b
f. All of the above

23. Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?

a. Frank and Marjorie have opened a new chocolate shop on the comer.
b. By the time I get there, all the best candy will have been eaten already.
c. They was going to sell pastries as well, but then decided against it.
d. Did you ever wonder how many jelly beans there are in the world?


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