This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Accuplacer > Accuplacer Writing – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Accuplacer Writing Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Each problem contains one or two sentences followed by a question. Choose the correct answer to the question.Juanita rushed to her dance class and burst through the door in the nick of time.When Juanita got to her dance class, she was A) Very early. B) Very late. C) Nearly late. D) A little late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nearly late. 2. Which sentence best supports the argument that reading regularly improves vocabulary? A) Reading is a popular hobby for many people. B) People who read regularly are exposed to a wider range of words, which helps expand their vocabulary. C) Some people prefer watching movies to reading. D) Vocabulary is important for communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People who read regularly are exposed to a wider range of words, which helps expand their vocabulary. 3. Each problem contains one or two sentences followed by a question. Choose the correct answer to the question.Exhausted from her transatlantic flight, Judy could not stay up past 9 p.m.What did Judy do at 9 p.m.? A) Leave work. B) Come home from the airport. C) Get on an airplane. D) Go to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go to bed. 4. Read the two sentences below and choose the best way of combining them.Wolves are pack animals. They are rarely spotted alone. A) Wolves are rarely spotted alone if they are pack animals. B) Being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone. C) After being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone. D) Wolves are rarely spotted alone, although they are pack animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being pack animals, wolves are rarely spotted alone. 5. The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence ..... washing his sweater, Jacob hung it up to dry. A) After. B) Before. C) By. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 6. The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.Galileo is most famous ..... that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than the other way around. A) For having discovered. B) For discovery. C) His discovery. D) In discovering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For having discovered. 7. Choose the best thesis statement for an essay about the benefits of volunteering: A) Volunteering is something people do in their free time. B) Volunteering offers many benefits, including personal growth, skill development, and community improvement. C) Some people volunteer at animal shelters. D) Volunteering can be fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volunteering offers many benefits, including personal growth, skill development, and community improvement. 8. The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.Jacques Cousteau will be remembered for his inventions and for ..... to marine science. A) Dedication. B) His dedication. C) Being dedicated. D) His being dedicated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His dedication. 9. A focused individual, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton practiced skating with diligence and determination. Scott Hamilton was a hard-working athlete who steadily pursued excellence in his sport. What does the second sentence do? A) It restates roughly the same information offered in the first sentence. B) The two sentences represent an apparent contradiction. C) It explores a negligence of the first. D) It resolves a conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It restates roughly the same information offered in the first sentence. 10. Each problem contains one or two sentences followed by a question. Choose the correct answer to the question. Elena found a tomato that was much bigger than all the others in the garden. How did the tomato compare to the others in the garden? A) It was the smallest. B) It was not very large. C) It was larger than some. D) It was the largest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the largest. 11. The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.Water ..... at a temperature of zero degrees Celsius. A) Having frozen. B) Freezing. C) Freezes. D) Freeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Freezes. 12. Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence.The band began to play, and then the real party started.Rewrite, beginning withThe real party startedThe next words will be A) After the band began. B) And the band began. C) Although the band began. D) The band beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the band began. 13. Each problem contains one or two sentences followed by a question. Choose the correct answer to the question.Jasmine is never late to meet her friends, and sometimes arrives a few minutes early.Which best describes Jasmine? A) Lonely. B) Punctual. C) Talkative. D) Tardy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punctual. 14. Read the two sentences below and choose the best way of combining them.Lisa plays the piano. Her sister Kelly plays the piano, too. A) Lisa and her sister Kelly plays the piano. B) Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano. C) Lisa plays the piano and Kelly plays the piano. D) Lisa and Kelly too play the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano. 15. Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence. If he had enough strength, Todd would move the boulder.Rewrite, beginning withTodd cannot move the boulderThe next words will be A) When lacking. B) Because he. C) Although there. D) Without enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he. 16. The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence ..... you get a new haircut? A) Have. B) Does. C) Are. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did. 17. Attacks by red wolves on livestock have reached an all-time high. Wolves are currently on the endangered species list. How are the two sentences related? A) It reinforces the first. B) It explains what is stated in the first. C) It contradicts the first. D) It analyzes a statement in the first. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contradicts the first. 18. Read the two sentences below and choose the best way of combining them.Kazuko took her dog for a walk. They went to the park. A) Kazuko, going to the park, took her dog for a walk. B) Kazuko took her dog for a walk to the park. C) Kazuko took her dog for a walk because they went to the park. D) Kazuko and her dog went to the park, where she and the dog walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kazuko took her dog for a walk to the park. 19. The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes the sentence meaningful and correct.As we drove through the darkness, we saw another car coming ..... the bend in the road. A) Through. B) Under. C) Over. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around. 20. Freezing rain is the name given to rain that falls when surface temperatures are below freezing.Freezing rain can be defined as rain that freezes shortly after striking a surface that is at or below freezing.How are the two sentences related? A) They contradict each another. B) It states a predicament. C) It conceals the first. D) It defines what is stated in the first. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It defines what is stated in the first. 21. Which of the following sentences best supports the claim that technology has improved communication? A) Technology is used by many people every day. B) With the advent of smartphones and the internet, people can now communicate instantly across the globe. C) Some people prefer face-to-face communication. D) Communication is important in today's world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the advent of smartphones and the internet, people can now communicate instantly across the globe. 22. Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence.If I want your opinion, I will ask for it.Rewrite, beginning withI won't ask for your opinionThe next words will be A) If I want it. B) When I want it. C) Although I want it. D) Unless I want it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unless I want it. 23. Which of the following best revises the sentence for active voice?"The essay was written by the student in one night." A) The student wrote the essay in one night. B) The essay was written in one night by the student. C) In one night, the essay was written by the student. D) The student in one night wrote the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student wrote the essay in one night. 24. The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes the sentence meaningful and correct. Shikibu Murasaki, who wrote almost a thousand years ago, was one of the world's ..... novelists. A) Most early. B) Too early. C) More early. D) Earliest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earliest. 25. Each problem contains one or two sentences followed by a question. Choose the correct answer to the question.When the popular entertainer canceled her appearance, the Latin American festival was postponed indefinitely.When will the festival likely take place? A) Tonight. B) Tomorrow. C) Next week. D) Many weeks later. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many weeks later. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAccuplacer Writing Quiz 2Accuplacer Reading Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books