This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Toefl > Toefl Grammar – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Toefl Grammar Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the best clause marker:Sacagawea, ..... was a Shoshoni Indian, guided Lewis and Clark to the Columbia River. A) Which. B) Whom. C) Whose. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 2. The new stadium ..... by the mayor next month. A) Opens. B) Will be opened. C) Opened. D) Will open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be opened. 3. At the building site the carpenters with the most experience were given the most intricate work.Is this sentence grammatically correct? A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 4. The discovery of new medicines ..... the result of advanced research in chemistry. A) It is. B) Are. C) Being. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 5. If it ..... for his advice, we might not have succeeded. A) Wouldn't be. B) Hadn't been. C) Wasn't. D) Weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been. 6. Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the sentence:The research team has concluded that the new molecule is both environmentally friendly ..... safe for human consumption. A) As well as. B) And also. C) And it is also. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 7. The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious. A) Is cooking. B) Delicious. C) Is smelling. D) The food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is smelling. 8. Mushrooms get their food by causing vegetable matter decaying. A) By. B) Vegetable. C) Their. D) Decaying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decaying. 9. She suggested (A) that he studies (B) harder (C) before the final exam (D). A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 10. What the students need most ..... motivation and encouragement. A) Are. B) Have been. C) Being. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 11. Large, perfect shaped pearls rank in value with the most precious stones. A) The. B) Perfect. C) In. D) Precious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perfect. 12. The book ..... written by a famous linguist is now used worldwide. A) Who. B) Whose. C) What. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Which. 13. You ..... finish this report by tomorrow. It's very important. A) Can. B) Must. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 14. So difficult ..... the test that almost everyone failed. A) Is. B) It was. C) It is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 15. The first national known male singers of popular music appeared during the 1920s. A) The. B) Of. C) Appeared. D) National. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National. 16. The books (A) on the shelf (B) needs (C) to be organized (D) by category. A) On the shelf. B) To be organized. C) Needs. D) By category. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be organized. 17. ..... , many people each year seek refuge in the United States. A) Driven from their homelands. B) Driving from their homelands. C) Have driven from their homelands. D) To have driving from their homelands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driven from their homelands. 18. For the last three years at various hospitals in the county has been practicing medicine.Is this sentence grammatically correct? A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 19. After to take the medication, the patient became drowsy and more manageable. A) To take. B) Became drowsy. C) The patient. D) Manageable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take. 20. She ..... in the library right now. A) Studying. B) Studies. C) Studied. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is studying. 21. Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the sentence: ..... the difficult technical challenge, the engineers managed to finish the project on time. A) Despite of. B) Even though. C) In spite of. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In spite of. 22. The team members were tired, ..... they kept working. A) And. B) But. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 23. The students were advised ..... their assignments early. A) Submitting. B) To submit. C) Submit. D) Submitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To submit. 24. The progressive reading methods at this school are given credit for the improved test scores.Is this sentence grammatically correct? A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 25. The project ..... already ..... before the manager arrived. A) Had / been completed. B) Is / completed. C) Has / completed. D) Was / complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had / been completed. 26. The coach advised the players to ..... their arguments and to ..... all their focus on the upcoming match. A) Put up, turn on. B) Put aside, zero in on. C) Put aside, bring up. D) Put out, run into. E) Set out, rely on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Put aside, zero in on. 27. Complete the sentence with the best clause marker:The Mossi people of West Africa use talking drums as a means of preserving their history, ..... has been handed down generation to generation. A) Which. B) So that. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 28. ..... you doing the homework with Paola and Auxi, Carla, Rebecca and Nicole would kill you because this must be done together. A) If you. B) Were. C) Were you if. D) If you were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 29. Ralph Waldo Emerson's belief ..... the individual freedom of all people greatly influenced later American thinkers. A) As of. B) As in. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 30. Complete these sentences with although, in spite of or despite ..... it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday. A) Although. B) In spite of. C) Despite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 31. I ..... interested in learning a new language. A) Will. B) Am. C) Was. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am. 32. The professor explained the reason ..... the project was delayed. A) Why. B) Which. C) That. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why. 33. The reason (A) why she failed (B) the test (C) were unclear (D). A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 34. She is assisten of a doctor, She Is a ..... A) Police woman. B) Nurse. C) Teacher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nurse. 35. She enjoys not only painting but also ..... A) Sing. B) Sings. C) Singing. D) To sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singing. 36. Those homework that your teacher assigned is due on Tuesday unless you have made prior arrangements to turn it in late. A) Assigned. B) On Tuesday. C) Those. D) Have made. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Those. 37. No one could explain how the prisoner ..... from his cell. A) Escapes. B) Has escaped. C) Escaped. D) Had escaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Escaped. 38. He asked me (A) where did I (B) buy (C) the computer (D). A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 39. Each of the students (A) in the class (B) are required (C) to submit an essay (D) by Friday. A) By Friday. B) Are required. C) To submit an essay. D) In the class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To submit an essay. 40. "I've been ill for a couple of weeks." He told me he ..... ill for a couple of weeks. A) Been. B) Was. C) Had been. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been. 41. In the 15th century, explorers ..... sea routes that linked Europe to Asia. A) Will discover. B) Have discovered. C) Discover. D) Discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discovered. 42. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error:Because he was tired he decided to go to bed early. A. Because he was tired B. he decided to go C. to bed early A) A. Because he was tired. B) B. he decided to go. C) C. to bed early. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Because he was tired. 43. This is the cake ..... mary made A) Which. B) Who. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 44. Which one is CORRECT? ..... two major art museum, the Fogg and the Sadler. A) There at Harvard University. B) At Harvard University. C) Harvard University has. D) Harvard University, with its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harvard University has. 45. The organizers had to ..... the concert because of bad weather and ..... a new date for the event. A) Call off, figure out. B) Put off, put out. C) Cancel, set out. D) Take off, run into. E) Call off, take up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call off, figure out. 46. If a person does not have an attorney, the court ..... one. A) Will appoint. B) Appointing. C) Appointed. D) Would appoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will appoint. 47. A good dictionary can be an excellent ..... of information. A) Sourced. B) Sources. C) Sourcing. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Source. 48. The professor is thinking to go to the conference on aerodynamics next month. A) To go. B) Next month. C) Is. D) On aerodynamics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 49. For the fever and headache took two aspirin tablets.Is this sentence grammatically correct? A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 50. The manager asked the team to be punctual, to work hard, and ..... A) To cooperate. B) Being cooperative. C) Cooperatively. D) Cooperation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cooperate. 51. Brontosaurus ..... that ate plants and had four legs, a very long neck and tail and also small head. A) Is described as a large dinosaur. B) Have been described as a large dinosaur. C) Were described as a large dinosaur. D) Are described as a large dinosaur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is described as a large dinosaur. 52. The students ..... their homework when the teacher arrived. A) Finish. B) Were finishing. C) Finishes. D) Had finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were finishing. 53. The manager has finished working on the report last night, and now she will begin to write the other proposal. A) Has finished. B) On the report. C) To write. D) Working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has finished. 54. The manager ..... employees' performance monthly to ..... the company's growth remains stable. A) Monitored, ensured. B) Has been monitoring, ensuring. C) Monitors, ensure. D) Is monitoring, to ensure. E) Have been monitoring, ensuring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monitors, ensure. 55. The museum displays several ..... sculptures from the 18th century. A) Beautifully marble. B) Marble beautifully. C) Marble beautiful. D) Beautiful marble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beautiful marble. 56. She didn't hardly (A) recognize (B) him after so many years (C) of being apart (D). A) Didn't hardly. B) Of being apart. C) Him after so many years. D) Recognize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't hardly. 57. The proposal ..... by the committee before it is sent to the board. A) Must to review. B) Must reviewing. C) Must be reviewed. D) Must review. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must be reviewed. 58. The lecture (A) was so boring (B) that many students (C) fell asleep (D). A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 59. Ronaldo de Lima is ..... as one of the most gifted scorers all time. A) Regarding. B) Regard. C) Regardless. D) Regarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regarded. 60. Complete the sentence with the best clause marker:The drumbeats with ..... the actual words of a tribal language is communicated are an traditional form of communication still today in some African tribal villages. A) Them. B) What. C) Who. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Which. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesToefl Grammar Quiz 1Toefl Grammar Quiz 2Toefl Grammar Quiz 3Toefl Grammar Quiz 4Toefl Grammar Quiz 5Toefl Grammar Quiz 6Toefl Grammar Quiz 7Toefl Grammar Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books