This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As soon as I saw him, I was ..... he had been drinking A) Surely. B) Sure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sure. 2. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:'Every morning, she ..... a cup of coffee before starting her work.' A) Drink. B) Drinks. C) Drank. D) Drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drinks. 3. Killer whales are known to live in groups that have unique vocal "dialects" in the wild, they may also copy sounds made by other members of their species, although that ability has not yet been seriously studied. A) NO CHANGE. B) Dialects. In. C) Dialect, in. D) Dialects; and in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialects. In. 4. Identify the sentence with consistent verb tense. A) She was reading the book and writes notes. B) She reads the book and wrote notes. C) She was reading the book and wrote notes. D) She reads the book and writes notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She reads the book and writes notes. 5. Ann likes ..... but she hates ..... up. A) Cook/ washing. B) To cook/ wash. C) Cooking/ washed. D) Cooking/ washing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooking/ washing. 6. While airlines seek impressing passengers with futuristic amenities, design teams are hard at work problem-solving for the needs of travelers in the years to come. A) NO CHANGE. B) Seek to impress. C) Seek in impressing. D) Seek for impressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seek to impress. 7. Rewrite the following sentence to correct the verb tense inconsistency: "Last week, I visit my grandmother and helped her in the garden." A) Last week, I visited my grandmother and helped her in the garden. B) Last week, I visit my grandmother and help her in the garden. C) Last week, I visited my grandmother and help her in the garden. D) Last week, I visit my grandmother and helped her in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last week, I visited my grandmother and helped her in the garden. 8. That actor, who gained fame with his early comedic roles, has also given moving performances in dramatic films. A) Was also being known for moving performances. B) But also gave moving performances. C) And also has given moving performances. D) Have also given moving performances. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No error. 9. Both players's jerseys were soaked with sweat. A) NO CHANGE. B) Both players' jerseys were soaked with sweat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both players' jerseys were soaked with sweat. 10. Read the following sentence and choose the best revision for clarity:"Having failed the test, a tutor was hired by John." A) Having failed the test, John hired a tutor. B) John, having failed the test, a tutor was hired. C) A tutor was hired by John, having failed the test. D) John hired a tutor, having failed the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having failed the test, John hired a tutor. 11. Which sentence is correct:A) I have a big test tomorrow-I can't go out tonight.B) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 12. Sally likes Pogosticks is a lesson on ..... A) Throwaways. B) Assumptions. C) Active reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assumptions. 13. Which sentence is free of grammatical errors? A) The team, as well as their coach, are excited for the championship. B) The team, as well as their coach, is excited for the championship. C) The team as well as their coach are excited for the championship. D) The team as well as their coach is excited for the championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team, as well as their coach, is excited for the championship. 14. The compass and the sundial, each an example of ancient innovation, are among the tools we often overlook today. Choose 1 answer: A) NO CHANGE. B) Was. C) Is. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 15. Select the correct word: "The ..... of the story was unexpected." A) Affect. B) Effect. C) Ending. D) Infect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ending. 16. Select the correct verb form: "They ..... to the park every Sunday." A) Goes. B) Go. C) Going. D) Gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go. 17. Attempts to increase participation in the state's organ donor registry, a major goal of the public health department, has been largely ineffective. A) No change. B) Have been largely ineffective. C) Have been not largely effective increasing participation rates. D) ) has been largely ineffective in increasing participation rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been largely ineffective. 18. If Jessica ..... to the meeting earlier, she wouldn't have missed the important announcement. A) Had come. B) Came. C) Has come. D) Would come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had come. 19. If he attempts to pet the cat at any other time, it will hiss and spit at him trying to bite him. Playing with the cat was even worst because it would wait until Jeremy was dangling something over it's face and then leap up to sink its fangs into his hand. Eventually, he would give up trying to be affectionate toward the cat and simply interacted with it every morning at feeding time. It was safer that way. A) NO CHANGE. B) Its. C) His or her. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 20. Select the correct word: "She is ..... than her sister." A) More taller. B) Tallest. C) Taller. D) Most tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taller. 21. Which sentence uses the word "comprise" correctly? A) The United States is comprised of fifty states. B) Fifty states comprise the United States. C) The United States comprises of fifty states. D) Fifty states are comprised in the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fifty states comprise the United States. 22. At the bottom of the stairs, there's tons of pairs of shoes. A) Pairs of shoes are. B) Shoes and pairs of them are there and in the tons. C) There are tons of pairs of shoes. D) Pairs of shoes are tons. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are tons of pairs of shoes. 23. The bass guitar differs from standard guitars in that the bass has fewer strings, a longer neck, and the ability to produce lower notes. A) Has fewer strings, a longer neck, and can produce lower notes. B) Having fewer strings, a longer neck, and can produce notes more low. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) With lower strings, a longer neck, and lower notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has fewer strings, a longer neck, and can produce lower notes. 24. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of a colon. A) The teacher provided the following materials for the experiment:beakers, test tubes, and safety goggles. B) I need to buy:milk, eggs, and bread. C) She wanted to visit three cities:Paris, London, and Rome. D) The dog barked loudly:when the doorbell rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher provided the following materials for the experiment:beakers, test tubes, and safety goggles. 25. Her father, a country doctor, was an active participant in many of the social reform movements of the mid-1800s; he encouraged all five of his daughters to pursue their education in spite of heavy social pressures and prejudices against them. A) NO CHANGE. B) Dispositions. C) Inclinations. D) Predilections. 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