Structures of English
Practice Test 1
Directions: Given in each number is an incomplete sentence. You are to choose the option
that best completes the statement by writing the letter of your answer.
D 1. The overwhelming majority of soldiers who ________ in the union armies were
volunteers. a) they served b) serving e) are served
c) did they serve d) served
E 2. The telephone ________ was the invention of Alexander Graham
Bell. a) as is known by us b) as do we know it e) we know
c) as we know it d) as we know
B 3. _______ 1830’s, the working day in Lowell, Massachusetts was thirteen hours long in
summer and from sunrise to sunset in winter.
a) The b) In the e) In
c) It was in the d) When in the
C 4. We know that a bat can tell light from darkness, ________ we do not know whether it
can actually see anything.
a) as b) because
c) but d) since e) therefore
A 5. The ostrich is ________ of all living birds.
a) the largest b) the largest that is
c) largest d) largest bird
e) larger
B 6. Ants are most numerous in regions ________.
a) have warm climate b) that have a warm climate
c) a warm climate has d) a warm climate
e) with have a warm climate
E 7. Jerusalem artichokes are ________ for the production of laevulose
sugars, which persons with diabetes can eat.
a) special value b) of a value especially e. valuably special c) especially
valuable d) valuably especially
C 8. Respiration is necessary for cells of plants ________ those of animals.
a) including b) furthermore e. with
c) as well as d) although
C 9. Each working day, commuter trains carry ________ of suburban residents to and from work
in large cities such as Chicago and New York City.
a) hundreds thousands b)a hundred thousand
c) hundreds of thousands d) hundred thousand
e) a hundred of thousands
A 10. ________ is found in many kinds of trees and plants.
a) Latex b) It is latex e. And latex
c) Since latex d) That latex
B 11. ________, Norman Rockwell paints everyday people and situation that usually tell
stories, often humorous ones.
a) He is American illustrator
b) An American Illustrator
c) The American Illustrator
d) He is an illustrator who is an American
e) The American who is an illustrator
C 12. People who enjoy collecting rocks and minerals as a hobby ________ rock
hounds. a) themselves call b) called e) are called themselves c) call themselves d)
they call
B 13. ________, a television set is in use in every home for about 6.5 hours each day.
a) It is averaged b) On the average e) That the average
c) The average that d) The average
A 14. Corn is ________, so highly bred, that botanists have only recently been able to track
down the wild ancestors from which the Indian plant breeders developed it.
a) such a civilized plant b) such a plant civilized
c) so civilized as plant d) a so civilized a plant
e) so a civilized plant
B 15. Geographers ________ where people, animals, and plants live and their relationship
with earth features.
a) they study b) study e.) they studying
c) studying d) are study
C 16. Plane geometry is ________ kind of geometry studied in school.
a) first the b) study e) one first
c) the first d) the one first
D 17. ________ Georgia’s early days, most of the school buildings were cabins built by
local farmers.
a) Nevertheless ) Among e) Therefore
c) Although d) During
B 18. _______ being useful, glass is also ornamental.
a) Besides b) Aside e) Beside
c) Though d) Because
B 19. During the Middle Ages, a whole science called alchemy grew up around efforts _____
by artificial means.
a) gold to make b) to make gold e) to made gold
c) to making gold d) gold be made
B 20. Jane Goodall won the trust of many chimpanzees ______ daily conversation with
them. a) at b) through e) in
c) with a d) when
B 21. Woodle Guthrie had many personal misfortunes, ______ his music expressed a hopeful
view of life.
a) but b) therefore e) hence
c) which d) so
C 22. ________, Thomas Jefferson love of music helped him win his bride.
a) The legend is b) The legend e) To legend
c) According to a legend d) According to legend
B 23. Costume jewelry is very popular because _____allows for a great variety of
styles. a) of its low price b) its low price e) the price being low c) the price is low d)
the price is being low
A 24. ________, Jupiter spins on its axis, an imaginary line through the center.
a) As it orbits the sun b) It orbits the sun e) As the sun orbited
c) The sun is being orbited d) The orbit of the sun
A 25. Nancy Kassebaum was the first woman elected to a full term in the United States _____
her husband in either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
a) who succeeded b) who did not succeed c) who was succeeded d) she didn’t succeed
e) whom succeeded
A 26. A letter of credit is issued by a bank, permitting an individual or a business
firm ______________ to a stated amount of money on the bank.
a) drawing out b) drawing up
b) drawing in d) drawing on e) drawing to
D 27. With a dictionary, anyone can ____________ quickly, discover what it means, and learn
how it is pronounced.
a) a word look up quickly b) look up quickly a word
b) look quickly a word d) look up a word quickly
e) a word quickly look up
C 28. By 1993, the average wage of industrial workers was twice what they ________ in
1974. a) had been b) have had
c) had d) have e) had had
B 29. The Double Helix is James Watson’s ________________ personal account of the
scientific feat that won himself and Francis Crick the Nobel prize in 1962.
a) notoriously b) notorious
c) notorious serious c) notorious seriously
e) seriously notoriously
A 30. Dogs are able and willing to learn a wide variety of tasks ____________ they are
intelligent and devoted to their owners.
a) because of b) as such that
b) consequently d) for
e) and
A 31. Helen Keller became _______ blind and deaf because of a fever she contracted at
nineteen months.
a) both b) either
c) a d) such e) the
B 32. The technological advances _________________ of the nineteenth century
contributed significantly to naval design.
a) of the first half b) in the first half
c) during the first half d) across the first half
e) at the first half
C 33. Cubism began __________ and became one of the most influential movements in
modern art.
a) on 1907 b) during 1907
c) in 1907 d) at 1907
e) of 1907
C 34. Most geologists believe that petroleum was formed _____________ of tiny marine plant
and animals that died million of years ago.
a) of the remains b) in the remains
c) from the remains d) to the remains
e) within the remains
B 35. New housing projects ______________ more opportunity to low cost
houses. a) results to b) results in
c) resulting on d) resulting for
e) results of
D 36. The human brain ______ only two percent of an adult’s body weight.
a) which makes up c) makes it up
b) it makes up d) makes up
A 37. Children usually turn to their parents rather than ______ for protection from threats in
the environment.
a) they turn to other figures of authority
b) authority figures to other
c) to other figures of authority
d) their turning to other figures of authority
B 38. Anthropologists ____ within their environments and evaluate the adaptations they
have made.
a. societies are studied c. who study societies
b. study societies d. their societies are studied
A 39. Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female, _____ by the
male mosquito.
a. not c. despite
b. however d. instead
C 40. _____ gene in the human genome were more completely understood, many human
diseases could be cured or prevented.
a. Each c. If each
b. Since each d. Were each
B 41. Water, _______, is also one of the most abundant compounds on earth. a. is one of the
most critical elements for human survival
b. one of the most critical elements for human survival
c. of which one of the most critical elements for human survival
d. one of the most critical elements for human survival
A 42. Chemists are not sure ________.
a. how precisely can cold fusion occur
b. cold fusion can occur precisely how
c. precisely how cold fusion can occur
d. can cold fusion occur precisely
B 43.Franchising offers many advantages to small business owners _____________
problematic. a. however it is c. despite its
b. even though it is d. it is
D 44. Although most cats hate to swim, _______ if necessary.
a. can they do so c. they do so can
b. so can they do d. they can do so
C 45. In practice, setting up a chain of command in a business can be a very complicated
task, _____ it involves the interaction of real human beings.
a. because of c. for
b. how d. due to
B 46. When linguists encounter a new language, _______ work to identify all of the
sounds it contain.
a. who c. and
b. they d. those
C 47.According to recent investigations, unselfish motives such as true empathy, _______
and commitment to principle, sometimes surpass self-interest in influencing human
behavior. a. to have solidarity with others
b. others with solidarity
c. solidarity with others
d. one has solidarity with others
B 48. ______ the tip of an open-pit copper mine, the huge tractors and cranes below look like
toys, and people look like tiny ants currying about.
a. Where c. That
b. While d. For
C 49. Not only ______ atoms with their microscopes, but they can now also “Feel” them with
the aid of a versatile sensing device called the “magic wrist”.
a. are today’s scientist able to see
b. able to see today’s scientists are
c. today’s scientists are able to see
d. are able to see today’s scientists
C 50. _____ fall naturally into two classes, which can be further subdivided inton
several subclasses.
a. There are vitamins c. Vitamins
b. Vitamins that d. After vitamins
C 51. The incidence of anorexia nervosa, _______, is growing in industrially advanced
societies. a. is an eating disorder c. an eating disorder
b. an eating disorder which d. for which an eating disorder
C 52. In the 1960s, pop art _________ to discover artistic significane in the commercial artifacts
of the consumer culture.
a. seeking c. has sought
b. to seek d. sought
C 53. Air _______ the carbon dioxide necessary for photosynthesis enters leaves through
tiny surface openings.
a. contains c. containing
b. contained d. it contains
D 54. Overexposure to the sun can produce _______ can some toxic
chemicals. a. more than damage to the skin
b. more damage than to the skin
c. damage more than to the skin
d. more damage to the skin than
D 55. Antartica is larger ________, but it has no native human population.
a. than Europe or Australia does
b. Europe and Australia
c. of Europe and Australia
d. than Europe or Australia
D 56. A dividend is ______ the only benefit a corporation can offer its
shareholders. a. no c. none
b. nor d. not
D 57. ______ all citrus fruits originated from the Chinese orange.
a. That the belief c. To believe that
b. The belief that d. It is believed that
B 58. ______ more susceptible to bacterial contamination than other types of meat because it
has more surface area exposed to bacteria laden air.
a. Ground meat c. Ground meat that is
b. Ground meat is d. Ground meat being
B 59.If she were an inch shorter, she _____ for the team.
a. will not have qualified c. would not qualify
b. would not have qualify d. will not had qualified
D 60. Life is not easy, ______?
a. aren’t you c. it is
b. is it d. isn’t it
C 61. She is coming at nine. Please wait ______
a. her c. for her
b. on her d. at her
D 62. We walked _______ Rizal Avenue.
a. until c. as far as
c. to d. on
C, A 63. I C
the bus at CLSU and
a. go up c. get on
b. climb d. climb up
A
at CVC Supermarket.
a. go down c. get off
b. go out of it d. climb down
A 64.Our vegetable garden is well _______.
a. taken cared of c. taken care of
b. taking care of d. take care of
B, A 65.Graham Bell ___B____ the telephone while Madam Curie
___A____ radium. a. discovered c. made
b. invented d. found
B 66. At this rate, I ______ a dozen of dresses by the end of the week.
a. shall have finished c. have finished
d. will finish d. would finish
B 67.How long ______ him?
a. did you know c. had you known
b. have you known d. you know
A 68.Please do not park you car on _________.
a. both sides c. both side
c. either side d. either sides
C 69. The museum exhibits several of Amorsolo’s _____.
a. work c. works
b. workings d. working
A 70. The old man was ________ by a speeding car.
a. overrun c. run over
b. run on d. run about