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Syllabus of the Test

1. Punctuation 

2. Sentence Structure
3. Pronouns 

4. Indirect Speech 

5. ARTICLES AND CONJUNCTIONS 

6. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES 

7. ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 

8. VERBS AND VERB TENSES 

9. WORD ORDER

Odesk Test Answer U.S. English Basic Skills Test

Question1: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Victor, who stole ____________ ideas and used them  to make _________ a millionaire, never once offered ______________ a world of thanks.

Answer: d. our, himself, us

Question2: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

a.     ‘Come here, she said, and let me get a good look at you.’
b.     Come here she said, and let me get a good look at you.
c.     “Come here,” she said. “and let me get a good look at you.”
d.     “Come here,” she said, “and let me get a good look at you.”

Question3: Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct pronoun usage?

a.     The wet dog shook itself off, wagged its tail, and proceeded on its way.
b.     Don’t take the silver goblet out of its protective case or you’ll ruin it.
c.     You should wear that jacket to their wedding because it’s the nicest one you have.
d.     It’s not too late to answer their ad for a waitress, is it?
e.     All are correct

Question 4: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Charlotte knew________the secret investigation_________her past, but she closed her eyes to it and pretended it wasn’t happening.

a. of, about

b. about, into

c. about, on

d. of, after

Question 5: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
I think Pamela deserves to be punished for her________stupid and________behavior.

Answer: b. totally, irresponsible

Question 6: Which of the following sentences punctuated correctly?

a. Tracy bought three suits; seven scarves; and ten pairs of shoes.
b. We are expecting a hurricane this afternoon, therefore we have closed the school early.

Question 7: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
While_________of our relatives live on the__________hill in the county, _________of our friends live in the _________areas of the valley.

a.     more, windy, many, most, protection   

b.     most, windier, more, most, protective
c.     many, windiest, most, more, protected
d.     many, winding, more, most, protected

Question 8: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
Don’t _________think Larry should call__________wife if______________is going to be late for dinner?

a.) you, his, he
b.) we, your, his
c.) he, his, he
d.) you, his, himself

Question 9: Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
days for last has good weather few The been the not

answer: The weather has not been good for the last few days

Question 10: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence. Knowing that February was the___________month of the year, Cheryl planned her vacation____________.

   a.     short, in accordance
    b.     shortest, accordingly
    c.     shorter, according
    d.     shortness, accordion

 

Question 11: Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
Does Jack wear that furry hat often?

d. No, he only wears it when his ears are cold.

Question 12: Which of the following sentence illustrates correct pronoun usage?
a. is those the set of plates the bride wanted, or did she want this set?
d.Whose book is that-his or our?

e. None of the above

Question 13: Which of the sentence illustrates proper sentence structure?

a. Everyone knows that a mango is much sweeter to an orange
d. The queen had hardly finished her speech when the people began to disperse.

Question 14: 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.

Question 15: 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.

Question 16: Choose the option that correctly changes original sentence from active to passive.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
That tall man is carrying a lot of lumber.
REWRITTEN SENTENCES:

    a.     The tall man carries a lot of lumber.
    b.     Is being carried by that tall man, the lumber.
    c.     The lumber is carried by the tall man.
    d.     A lot of lumber is being carried by that tall man.

Question 17: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
I placed my notes__________my desk and referred to them____________ the meeting.

a. at, among

b. beside, during

c. with, at

d. upon, around

Question 18: Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
Sleeping likes the . midday Katie until on weekends

a. sleeping Katie likes until midday on the weekends.

b. Katie likes sleeping until weekends on the midday.

c. Katie likes on sleeping until the midday weekends.

d. Katie likes sleeping on midday until the weekends.

e. Katie likes sleeping until midday on the weekends.

Question 19: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.
Everyone ____________too busy cooking and __________ the campsite ____________ the family _________ from the woods.

a. were, setting up, to notice, watch

b. was, set up, noticing, to watch

c. is, setting, to notice, watching

d. was, setting up, to notice, watching

Question 20: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.
I find it very hard to remember ______________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I remember_____________to do so dozens of times!

a.     to mail, forgetting
b.     mailing, to forget
c.     to mail, to forget

d. mailing, forgetting

Question 21: Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
Lilacs ___________ violets are usually purple, I have seen some _________ are white.

a. and, however, that

b. or, yet, which

c. and, although, that

d. or, but, and

Questions 22: Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.
Only after they had 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

Question 23: Which of the following sentence illustrates proper use of comma?

a. Randy wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.

b. After pouring herself a glass of water in silence, Nicky answered my question.

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

OR
answer: f. All of the above

Question 24: Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?

a.     Walking down the street, my eyes were drawn to a diamond in a store window.
b.     A small red car pulled up behind the woman with tinted windows.
c.     The man in the black cape mounted his powerful stallion and it galloped away.

d.     The cats chased the birds around the yard with the yellow beaks.

Question 25: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
That house used to be ______ , but ______ have given it to ______.

    a.     my, I, her
    b.     mine, me, her
    c.     mine, I, her
    d.     myself, she, her

Question 26: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
______________ is the name of the opera, and ___________ role did you say Maria would play?

    a.     This, which
    b.     Who, that
    c.     What, which
    d.     Which, what

Question 27: Choose the verbs and phrases that best completes the following sentence.
This dish _____________ too spicy. Why ___________ so 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

Question 28: Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
Carol has said, “I am responsible for this project.”

a. Carol has said that she is responsible for this.

Question 29: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Although Marvin said he had the keys___________ the flower pot, we were unable to find them___________ the dark. In the end, we waited for him at the coffee shop ____________ the corner.

    a.     under, in, around
    b.     in, with, at
    c.     around, at, on
    d.     beside, from, around

Question 30: Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.
The excited children who had run toward the loud _______________.

a. music and then told the others about the ice cream truck outside

b. music, are telling to the others about the ice cream truck outside

c. ice cream truck to tell the others about the music outside

d. music, told the others about the ice cream truck outside

Question 31: Rearrange the following words to create 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 is the name of your company?
d.     The name of your company What is?

Question 32: Which of the following sentences NOT punctuated correctly?
a. All of the apple’s at the grocers were rotten so I bought oranges instead.
b. “Seven canteens full of water should enough for the hike,” said Tabitha.

Question 33: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
After realizing that our hosts hadn’t actually invested _________ to ____________ party. ____________ excused ____________ from the table and slipped out the back door.

a.     us, their, we, ourselves
b.     ourselves, theirs, we, us
c.     them, our, they, themselves
d.     us, our, we, himself

Question 34: 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.

Question 35: Which of the following sentence uses correct pronoun usage?
a. to whom are your employees going to report while you’re gone?

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. All of the above

Question 36: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
The archeologists were_____________ to discover such a __________ and__________ ____________ artifact at that mostly uncovered site.

    a.     amazing, rarely, incredible, beautifully
    b.     amazed, rare, incredibly, beautiful
    c.     beautiful, rarity, amazingly, incredible
    d.     amazingly, beautiful, rarely, incredible

Question 37: Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
“I’m not feeling well,” Agatha said.

    a.     Agatha has said that she doesn't feel well.
    b.     According to Agatha, she isn't feeling well.
    c.     Agatha said she wasn't feeling well.
    d.     Agatha says she isn't feeling well.

Q38: Which of the following activities can you accomplish with the Remote Desktop feature in Windows XP?

a. You can get a miniature view of your desktop by clicking on the Desktop icon.
b. You can automatically clear up unwanted Desktop icons.
c. You can view files and documents on your computer's desktop from a coworker's computer.
d. You can view files and documents on any computer's desktop from your computer.

Question 39: Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Did you see the show last night?

a. No, because by the time I got there all the tickets had already been sold.

b. Yes, and it was one of the best shows I had ever seen.

c. Yes, but my seat was behind a pole so I couldn't barely see anything.

d. No, but I am hope to see it tonight.

Q40: 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

Question41: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

After realizing that our hosts hadn't actually invited ______ to ______ party, ______  excused ______  from the table and slipped out the back door.

    a.     us, their, we, ourselves
    b.     ourselves, theirs, we, us
    c.     them, our, they, themselves
    d.     us, our, we, himself

Question42:Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
Jack, leaning casually ________ the tree, watched as Sally walked slowly ________ him.

a.) against, towards
b.) toward, against
c.) upon, past
d.) off, beside
e.) against, toward

Question43: Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct pronoun usage?

    a.     The wet dog shook itself off, wagged its tail, and proceeded on its way.
    b.     Don't take the silver goblet out of its protective case or you'll ruin it.
    c.     You should wear that jacket to their wedding because it's the nicest one you have.
    d.     It's not too late to answer their ad for a waitress, is it?
    e.     All are correct

Question 44: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct usage of articles and conjunctions?
a.     The cake that I ate was better that the one you had.
b.     An house is not the home, or so they saying goes.
c.     For my birthday, I would like a book, an hourglass, and the keys to a new boat.
d.    Has a package I've been waiting for been delivered yet, nor must I wait longer?

Q45: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
Ans: e (All of the above)

 Q46: that of the subsequent sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?
 Ans: e (all of the above)

Question 47: Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Jerry said, "I saw my cousin at the fair."

a.     Jerry had said he'd seen his cousin at the fair.
b.     Jerry said he had seen his cousin at the fair.
c.     Jerry said he'd saw his cousin at the fair.
d.     Jerry says he saw his cousin at the fair.

Q48: Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on sentence.
Mr. Peach has sent his four children to lvy league colleges _______ he has sacrificed his health working day and night dusty factory.

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

Question 49: 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

Q50: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentences.
If Harry ________ to the party too early, don’t let him in; he ________ outside like everyone else.

    a.     gets, will have to wait
    b.     got, waits
    c.     gets, is waiting
    d.     has gotten, must be waiting

Question 51: 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

Q52: 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 find 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 Ralphs' tools.

Q53: Change the following sentences from a question to indirect speech.
“I will be moving soon.” said Alma

a. Alma said she would be moving soon.

b. Alma said she will move soon.

c. Alma says she'll be moving soon.

d. Alma says she would move soon.

Q54: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentences.
Alison regrets _______ you with her remarks; she never meant ______ so.

a. to hurt, doing

b. to hurt, to do

c. hurting, doing

d. hurting, to do

Q55: Complete the following sentences by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the option given.
Only after they had completed an exhaustive study ________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.
Ans: c (they did begin to understand)

Question 56: Which of the following sentences is NOT punctuated correctly?

    a.     We expect only three things from our dog: loyalty, affection, and tail wagging.
    b.     I 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.     All of the above are punctuated correctly.

Question 57: Which of the following sentences is NOT punctuated correctly?

a. All of the apple's at the grocer's were rotten, so I bought oranges instead.

b. "Seven canteens full of water should be enough for the hike," said Tabitha.

c. Until the stove is fixed, there's no way I can bake a lemon meringue pie.

d. The woman, whose name escapes me at the moment, disappeared into the limousine.

Q58: Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the option given.
Those who are not wise _________.

    a.     do not need be necessarily stupid
    b.     need not necessarily be stupid
    c.     need not to be necessarily stupid
    d.     does not need to be necessarily stupid

Question 59: The left side of the Start menu contains two parts, separated by a thin horizontal line. The Windows XP term for manually inserting a shortcut to one of your chosen applications into the top part of the left side (by using the right-context menu of the application in Windows Explorer) is called:
a. Attaching an application to the Start menu.
b. Pinning an application to the Start menu
c. Placing an application into the Start menu.
d. Porting an application to the Start menu

Question 60: Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.

Neither we ________ Sal, our neighbor, could understand ________ it had been our dog Rover or Sal's cat's kittens _________ had destroyed all the flower beds in the middle of _______ night.

a. nor, whether, that, the

b. or, if, who, the

c. and, whether, than, a

d. nor, if, that, a

Q61: Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
Julia, who is studying to be ________ foreign correspondent, is currently doing ______ internship in ______ Middle East _____ will return before the end of _______ year.

a. (no article required), an, the, but, the

b. the, a, the, however, a

c. a, an, (no article required), yet, a

d. a, an, the, but, the

Question 62: Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?

a.) These repetitive and misleading guidelines could easily be interpreted in several different ways.
b.) Clarabelle's mother absolutely hated nicknames and always calls her daughter by her full name.
c.) The Imagist movement in poetry is commonly regarded as having begun in the early twentieth century.
d.) We all danced across the lawn and lifted Zoe above our heads in triumph.

Q63: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Ans: b (We are expecting a hurricane this afternoon; therefore we have closed the school early.)

Q64: Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of commas?
Ans: e (a and b)

Question 65: 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.

REWRITTEN 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.

Q66: Which of the following sentences does not illustrates correct pronoun usage?
Ans: e (all are correct)

Q67: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?

a. Did Annabel knowingly lie on the witness stand?

b. We think the judge will have noticed something strange in her behavior.

c. The lawyers had decided to keep her testimony a secret.

d. Somehow, all of the newspapers gotten hold of the story.

Q68: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentences.
Last what ! It’s did you night, over After

a. After what night, it's over you did last!

b. After what you did last night, it's over!

c. over what you did last night, it's After!

d. After, it's over what you did last night!

Q69:Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
The helium _______ balloon rose ________ into the air; the villagers knew then their _______ leader was off on another mission.
Ans: c (powered, powerfully, powerful)

Q70: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentences.
Would I have it anything if had, I you known said would not bother
Ans: b (I would not have said anything if I had known it would bother you)

Question 71: Which of the following statements is true if you open an existing file, make changes to it, and save it with a new name?

a. The original file will be deleted.
b. The original file remains unchanged.
c. The changes will be saved in the original file
d. The original file is sent to the Recycle Bin

Question 72: Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?

a. Unless the world controls its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after 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.

Q73: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?

a.) Until the snow is melting, the train is not able to move.
b.) Until the snow does not melt, the train will not be able to move.
c.) Until the snow melts, the train will not be able to move.
d.) Until the snow will melt, the train will not be able to move.

Question74: Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Rhonda says, "I get to work early every day."

    a.     Rhonda says she gets to work early every day.
    b.     Rhonda said she gets to work early every day.
    c.     Rhonda has said that she got to work early every day.
    d.     Rhonda says she had gotten to work early every day.

Question75: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
We were surprised when the ________ parade ________ turned into a ________ party!

a.) dull, suddenly, wild
b.) duller, all of a sudden, wilder
c.) dullest, suddenly, wildest
d.) dull, sudden, wild

Q76: Scan the subsequent question and opt for the response that uses the right corresponding verb tense.
 Ans: a (No, as a result of by the time I got there all the tickets had already been sold.)

Q77: Rearrange the subsequent words to form the foremost logical and grammatically correct sentences.
 Would I actually have it something if had, I you known said wouldn't hassle
 Ans: b (I wouldn't have said something if I had known it might hassle you)

Question 78: Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.

I think Fran could be ______ great public speaker, _______ she is still too shy to try it.

a. the, although

b. a, but

c. an, however

d. a, and

Question 79: Choose the verb that best completes the following sentence.

Do you know if Harlon ____________Japanese before moving to Japan?

a. has studied

b. has been studying

c. will have been studying

d. will be studying

Q80: opt for the phrase that best completes the sentence below while not making a run-on sentence.
 Its never too late to find out the way to swimming make sure you might fall off a boat!
 Ans: b (you never grasp when)

 Q81: Rearrange the subsequent words to form the foremost logical and grammatically correct sentence.
 With can’t phone, on whenever continually to the time pay I speak I my friend, him
 Ans: e (Whenever I can’t pay time with my friend. I continually speak to him on the phone.)

 Q82: scan the subsequent question and opt for the response that uses the right corresponding verb tense.
 Did you hear the weather report for tomorrow?
 

OR Question

Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Did you hear the weather report for tomorrow?

a. Yes, it will to clear up by noon.

b. No, I wasn't listening to the radio.

c. Yes, they have said it will have snowed.

d. No, but I think it had snowed.

Question 83: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

The deer ran quickly _______  the trees, its hooves pounding _______  the forest floor.

    a.     amid, from
    b.     over, at
    c.     through, on
    d.     throughout, on

Q84: that of the subsequent sentences illustrates the right use of apostrophes?
 Ans: a (Helga borrowed her friend’s skates for the day; but, she didn't come them.)

Q85: Rearrange the subsequent words to form the foremost logical and grammatically correct sentence.
 days . for last has sensible weather few The been the not
 Ans: d (The weather has not been sensible for the previous few days)

Q86: that of the subsequent sentences illustrates correct sentence structure?
 Ans: d (The queen had hardly finished her speech when the individuals began to disperse.)

 Q87: that of the subsequent sentences is punctuated correctly?
 Ans: d (“Come here,” she said, “and let me get an honest check up on you.”)

 Q88: Complete the subsequent sentence by selecting the phrase with the most effective word order from the choice given.
 people who aren't wise 2nd.
 Ans: d (does not got to be essentially stupid)

 Q89: scan the subsequent question and opt for the response that uses the right corresponding verb tense.
 will Jack wear that furry hat often?
 Ans: d (No, he solely wears it when his ears are cold.)

 Q90: opt for the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the subsequent sentence.
 The archaeologists were befits discover such a rest room and an area 2nd artifact at that principally uncovered website.

Ans: b (amazed rare incredibly beautiful)

Q 91: that of the subsequent sentences illustrates the right use of parallel construction?
 Ans: b (Although Tommy was failing his biology category at school, he was passing his chemistry class)

 Q92: opt for the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the subsequent sentence.
 Julia, who is learning to pay attention to foreign correspondent, is currently doing 100% internship in just Middle East there'll come before the top of a kid year.
 Ans: a 

 Q93: that of the subsequent sentences is punctuated correctly?
 Ans: b (We predict a hurricane this afternoon; thus we've closed the varsity early.)

 Q94: amendment the subsequent sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
 Rhonda says, “I get to figure early on a daily basis.”
 Ans: c (Rhonda has said that she have to be compelled to work early on a daily basis.)

Question 95: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

work. Is always to brother willing not My

a. My brother is not willing to work always.

b. My brother is not always willing to work.

c. is not willing to work always My brother.

d. My work is not willing to always brother.

Question96: 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 corner.

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. Have you ever wondered how many jelly beans there are in the world?

Question97: Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.

_______ she was feeling ill, Teresa wanted to eat only _____ apple _____ some soup.

a. Yet, the, or

b. After, an, and

c. Because, an, or

d. If, a, and

Question98: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Jeremy drove his motorcycle _______ the bridge, _______ the hill, and _______ the diner before finally parking it _______ two police cars.

a. beside, among, behind, near

b. beneath, over, under, on

c. across, down, past, between

d. under, around, through, into

Question100: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

with can't phone . on Whenever always to the time spend I speak I my friend , him

a. Whenever I always phone on my friend to speak, I can't spend the time with him.

b. Whenever I spend time on the phone to him, I can't always speak with my friend.

c. Whenever I speak to him, I can't always spend time with my friend on the phone.

d. Whenever I can't speak to him on the phone, I always spend time with my friend.

e. Whenever I can't spend time with my friend, I always speak to him on the phone.

Md Nurul Kader, Cox’sBazar, Bangladesh.