Questions tagged [exam-questions]
For questions about questions found in practice exams.
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Perfect Modals [The Usage of Must, Might and Should]
I still don't know what the difference between those perfect modals, especially between "might", "should" and "must".
It was wrong of Glen to be so rude. He ______ (not behave) that way.
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"Few" or "much" —was the test wrong?
I have a test with the following question. I was pretty sure that the correct answer is "few" but the test says that the answer is "much".
Is it right?
There are many clocks in the office but ...
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Why is 'to' correct in this case?
I'm preparing for a TOEIC test, and today I faced with a reading question below:
John's Online Board will not accept any posting that are
discriminatory or misleading ...... its members.
A. ...
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I tried to explain why I had been delayed but he ..... my excuse as pathetic [closed]
Which option fits best the following sentence.
I tried to explain why I had been delayed but he ..... my excuse as
pathetic.
1.ignored
2.disregarded
3.dismissed
4.refused
For ...
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I'm ..... having to pay yet another visit to the dentist [closed]
Which option fits best the following sentence.
I'm ..... having to pay yet another visit to the dentist.
1.Dreading
2.Frightened
3.Terrified
4.Afraid
For me 4 sounds fitting ...
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I don't think you ... appreciate the significance of the meetings that are currently being held
Which option fits best for the following sentence?
I don't think you ... appreciate the significance of the meetings that
are currently being held.
Totally
Utterly
Absolutely
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I utterly ..... your argument. In my opinion you have distorted the facts [closed]
Which option fits best for the following sentence?
I utterly ..... your argument. In my opinion you have distorted the facts.
confound
dispute
decline
refute
For me, decline or ...
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We will get married as soon as we have ..... the problem of where we are going to live
This is a test question. I cannot figure out why I should prefer one or another.
We will get married as soon as we have ..... the problem of where we
are going to live.
resolved
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As the sun ..... slowly in the west, one by one lights went on in the houses
Which option fits best in the following sentence?
As the sun ..... slowly in the west, one by one lights went on in the
houses.
dropped
descended
sank
got down
For me 1,2 and 3 ...
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Their flight was ..... by bad weather
Which option fits best the sentence or is the question ambiguous?
Their flight was ..... by bad weather.
postponed
held back
delayed
suspended
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I felt he had at last ..... his ambition?
Which option fits the sentence or is the question ambiguous?
I felt he had at last ..... his ambition.
reached
accomplished
obtained
achieved
For me it seems like 1, 2 and 4 ...
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Difference between 'With regard to' and 'In accordance with'
_________ your instructions, we have closed your bank account.
(a) With regard to
(b) In accordance with
My guess is it should be "In accordance with" but my book gave the other option (...
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Error in "Children enjoy listening to ghosts stories especially on Halloween night"?
I have been preparing (in India) for a competition exam for a few months. I was solving a book but got something which didn't make any sense to me. I have written a sentence below and we need to find ...
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A few questions on grammar [closed]
Question: Identify the one bold word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
1.At 1939, television programs were being broadcast in the United States, and the World's ...
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Grammar questions on Written Expression
I am just practising some English grammar related questions, here is the question I am confused about :
question: Identify the one bold word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to ...
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Why the word "one" is ungrammatical?
This is a TOEFL question.
Astronomers use photography and sighting telescopes to study the
motion of all of the bright stars and many of the faint one.
I think the word "one" is grammatical, but ...
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Why in the "have a nearly cycle" is grammatical? [closed]
This is a TOEFL question.
Some animal activities, such as mating, migration, and hibernate have
a nearly cycle.
The solution says that "hibernate" is ungrammatical. By the way, I see that
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What form of the verb "erect" should go here?
Firstly
___ at the turn of the century, the Minnesota State Capitol building is made of white granite and marble.
Erected
Was erected
To erect it
Erecting it
I think 3 and 4 are incorrect and ...
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How hard is IELTS for me [closed]
I am offered a place at Cambridge under the condition that I pass IELTS with a 7.0 out of 9.0 score on each part (reading, listening, writing, speaking). I have studied three years on a college in the ...
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Exam says "as to be impractical of study" is correct
Unlike a hurricane, which can be observed from within, a tornado is so small that such a study has not been practical.
(A) that such a study has not been practical
(B) that studying it that way has ...
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How do I convert these headings into questions? [closed]
Sectional Differences Divide The Union
The Ongoing Debate over Slavery: 1850-1856
From Compromise to Crisis:1857-1861
Thanks for the help guys!
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Choosing the wrong sentence [closed]
guys.
Could you please tell me which sentence is wrong and which is right?
This question asks to select the wrong sentence and there is only one answer.
However, I assume this question has at least ...
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Number description for Writing paper, Task 1, IELTS
Let's say I was given a pie chart saying that the Coca-Cola company sold 17.1 billion bottles in the year 2000.
My task is to construct a sentence that describes the chart. However, I am forbidden ...
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______ staying at the hotel last year, we decided to go again
" _____________ staying at the hotel last year, we decided to go again."
a) Enjoying
b) Having enjoyed
c) Had enjoyed
d) Had been enjoying
Which one is right choice? I think ...
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Which conjunction should I use for a consequence, and which should I use for a condition?
Here is an English grammar question from a studying book I bought.
Q. Wash your hands often, _____ you won't catch a cold.
or
and
so
if
as
It says the answer is only one.
But I think both 'so' and '...
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Neither...nor vs Both...and vs Or...not
By the time of the Beowulf poet, Anglo-Saxon society in England was neither primitive nor uncultured.
Which of the sentences below best express the information in the statement?
Society in Anglo-...
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"She ... in London for several years before she moved to New York."
Could you possibly help me on this question please?
"She ........in London for several years before she moved to New York."
was living
has lived
had lived
going to go
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'was' versus 'had been'
When I asked the driver/ to come with me to the temple/ he had been reluctant./ No error.
I think instead of 'had been', there should be 'was'. Even the answer key points that the error is in the 'he ...
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Usage of "Besides that" vs "Except for the fact that"
The following is a practice question for the SAT:
Fill in the blank to create a correct sentence:
"_____ you are missing three pages of work, your portfolio appears to be of extremely high ...
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SAT Sentence Completion Question
Objective: Fill in the blanks for the sentence.
The sound advice given by the eleventh-century medical scholar Trotula in her writings on women's health ------- some of our assumptions about the ...
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SAT reading questions
I need help on question 17 and 18 on Section 4 page 17. Scroll down on the following website to find section 4.
Here's the website to find the passage and questions.
https://satonlinecourse....
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Can I use "as it turned out" without a contradiction? [closed]
Text of an SAT question:
1) Shoppers in the United States beware—there's a new way to buy groceries, and it's coming to a store near you. (2) As recently as 1999, only 6% of U.S. supermarkets ...
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What should this 'unexpected' refer to?
Harding was unable to _____the results of the survey; although entirely unexpected, the figures were obtained by a market research firm with an impeccable reputation.
It is from the SAT exam. When I ...
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