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iTEP GRAMMAR PRACTICE EXERCISES

This section consists of two (2) sets of multiple choice questions (25 in total), which fall into the following
categories:

❏ Verb forms. ❏ Articles and prepositions.

❏ Sentence structure. ❏ Expressing quantity.
❏ Conjunction. ❏ Pronouns.
❏ Parts of speech.

This part of the test is designed to test your familiarity with key feature English structures, which vary from simple to
more complex, as well as both basic and advanced vocabulary.

❏ There are 2 different types of questions:

1. Complete the sentence: Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank (13 questions).
2. Error correction: Identifying the incorrect English structures from the underlined choices in a
sentence (12 questions).

❏ Review and practice the suggested categories and focus on keeping the margin
of error low.
❏ Read the questions carefully before selecting an answer.
❏ Once the answer has been chosen, read the question again and include the
selected answer to corroborate that it is actually the most appropriate choice.
❏ Time management is key in this section, so try to answer the questions as quickly
as possible.
❏ It is easier to spot wrong answers than the right ones, so eliminate them by
process of elimination.
❏ Don’t get stuck in one question! If you are having trouble finding the answer, just
choose one answer and move forward to the next question.
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❏ Part 1: Complete the sentence

Choose the CORRECT option that best completes the sentence.

Category 1: Verb forms My Correct

answer answer

1. On Mondays my sister, ______ her bike to school before she meets up with her friends for coffee
a. rides
b. riding
c. is riding
d. has ridden

2. Right now, I __________ an essay on Marianane Moore; she is my new favorite poet.
a. is writing
b. am writing
c. have written
d. has written

3. The Mona Lisa is a classic painting, and there _____ a print hanging on my grandmother's living room.
a. is
b. are
c. were
d. am

4. Back in 2001, I ____ all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
a. am bicycling
b. have bicycled
c. bicycled
d. bicycling

5. For 100 years the Daughters of American War Veterans _____ been donating time with service people
a. Have
b. having
c. wil have
d. is

6. Two years ago, both Mike and Nick _____ from the university with the best grades
a. graduate
b. Graduated
c. are graduating
d. will graduate

7. Since her tenth birthday, she ________ been practicing her flute daily.
a. has
b. having
c. have
d. was
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Category 2: Sentence structure and conjunctions. My Correct

answer answer

1. _______it’s raining, the children will not be able to go outside and play.
a. As long as
b. During
c. Before
d. Upon

2. Megan is going to major in science ______ she wants to become a physicist.

a. Whereas
b. During
c. As
d. after

3. Vehicle damage will continue ______ the state does not repair the many potholes on local streets and
highways.
a. If
b. Unless
c. even if
d. once

4. Martha prefers to watch jazz and tap dancing performances ______ her husband prefers a classic
ballet production.
a. as soon as
b. as long as
c. Whereas
d. whenever

5. My family likes to begin Christmas shopping early, ______no major unexpected bills pop up.
a. Since
b. in case
c. now that
d. provided

6. Wait until you hear from me_______ you complete the application for the student Ioan.
a. Until
b. During
c. Before
d. since

Category 3: Active and passive voice My Correct

answer answer

1. The food ______ by the students in the cafeteria at lunch time every day.
a. was ate
b. is eaten
c. is eating
d. eating
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2. The children ______ been taught the correct way to spell their first and last names.
a. Has
b. Have
c. Are
d. will

3. The boxers ______ by experienced trainers every day of the week for four months.
a. is taught
b. was taught
c. will be taught
d. has taught

4. The driver has been ______ the directions to the soccer game in the village.
a. Give
b. Gives
c. Given
d. gave

5. The homes ______ out of wood found in the surrounding area.

a. have being built
b. are being build
c. are been built
d. are being built

6. The answer would have been right but there _______ no full stop at the end.
a. Has
b. Had
c. Were
d. was

7. The food has to ______ shared evenly among all of the children in the morning class.
a. to be
b. Be
c. Been
d. being

8. The car ____ by a mechanic with 10 years of experience.

a. Are being repaired
b. Is being repaired
c. Are repaired
d. Have repaired
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Category 4: Gerunds and infinitives My Correct

answer answer

1. The administration agreed ____ a meeting with parents about next year’s caIendar.
a. to schedule
b. Schedule
c. Schedules
d. scheduling

2. The thief wouId not admit ______ stealing the sports car, so the police showed him the video footage
and then he admitted _____ it.
a. for
b. to
c. them
d. with

3. The school will ______ threatening or bullying behavior by any student; there is simply no tolerance
for this.
a. an excuse
b. to excuse
c. not excuse
d. be excused

4. The girl’s mother did not approve ______the way she was dressing, so she changed into an outfit her
mother approved.
a. by
b. for
c. of
d. with

5. Our supervisor advised all the employees _______ all their reports completed prior to the meeting.
a. to have
b. have
c. had
d. having

6. The doctor advised ______ instead of taking the car in order to work some exercise into each day.
a. to Walk
b. walk
c. Walked
d. Walking

7. Politicians will argue __________ anything it seems, even when there is nothing for them to be
arguing ______.
a. before
b. after
c. between
d. about