Quinsigamond Community College Adult Basic Education Program

TEST OF GRAMMAR, READING, AND WRITING SKILLS

Applicant's Name ________________________________________Date ______________

Part A - Grammar

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the correct word or phrase (a, b, or c) that belongs
in the space. Circle a, b, or c for the answer you choose.

1. The man to work every morning.

a. drives
b. drived
c. driving

2. you live in Worcester?

a. Do
b. Are
c. Have

3. The students______ English in class now.

a. studies
b. is study
c. are studying

4. Mrs. Torres watching TV?

a. Does
b. Is
c. Has

5. I very tired yesterday

a. am
b. was
c. do

6. She her friend in New York last Saturday.

a.visit
b. visited
c. visiting

7. We home when it started to rain.

a. were walking
b. are walking
c. was walking

8. It tomorrow.

a. rain
b. rained
c. is going to rain

9. They to their country next month.

a. will return
b. returning
c. returned.

10. Before Mary and her husband to bed they are going to watch the news.

a. go
b. goes
c. will go

11. If it tomorrow, Jack is going swimming.

a. is rain
b. doesn't rain
c. rain

12. Matt is very tired, so he go to bed early.

a. ought to
b. has to
c. can

13. Jim soccer better than baseball.

a. prefers
b. would rather play
c. likes

14. Maria a new job.

a. has gotten
b.works
c. find

15. Dick lunch yet.

a. has
b. ate
c. hasn't eaten

16. I for the bus for the past two hours. As usual, it is late.

a. am waiting
b. waited
c. have been waiting

17. You on that project for two straight days. It's time for you to take a break.

a. have working
b. have been working
c. were working

18. you ever been to Hawaii?

a. Did
b. Are
c. Have

19. The Torres family has been in the United States a long time.

a. for
b. since

20. Sonia has lived in Worcester 1989.

a. for
b. since

21. Sarah enjoys in the ocean.

a. swimming
b. to swim
c. swims

22. Our boss agreed us a ten minute break.

a. giving
b. to give
c. gives

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Originally published in Adventures in Assessment, Volume 13 (Spring 2001),
SABES/World Education, Boston, MA, Copyright 2001.

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