English grammar & language usage (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “The patient ___ in the hallway last night.”

  1. Afall
  2. Bfallen
  3. Cfalled
  4. Dfell
2.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “Last year she ___ biology at the college.”

  1. Ateached
  2. Bteach
  3. Ctaught
  4. Dtaughted
3.Easy

Choose the correct preposition: “Her shift starts ___ 7 a.m.”

  1. Ain
  2. Bto
  3. Cat
  4. Don
4.Medium

Choose the correct words: “He drives ___ than his brother.”

  1. Acarefuller
  2. Bmore careful
  3. Cmore carefully
  4. Dmost carefully
5.Medium

Which sentence uses a comma correctly with an interjection?

  1. AOh, I forgot my badge.
  2. BOh I forgot, my badge.
  3. COh I, forgot my badge.
  4. DOh I forgot my, badge.
6.Medium

Which is the correct plural of “mother-in-law”?

  1. Amothers-in-laws
  2. Bmother-in-laws
  3. Cmother’s-in-law
  4. Dmothers-in-law
7.Hard

Which source is generally the most reliable for a research paper on diabetes?

  1. AAn anonymous post on social media
  2. BA peer-reviewed medical journal article
  3. CA personal blog that sells supplements
  4. DAn advertisement for a glucose monitor
8.Hard

Which revision correctly fixes the fragment? “Because the road was icy.”

  1. AThe road. Because it was icy.
  2. BBecause the road was icy, we drove slowly.
  3. CBecause the road was icy and slippery.
  4. DBecause the road, was icy.

Answer key

  1. 1. D · fell
  2. 2. C · taught
  3. 3. C · at
  4. 4. C · more carefully
  5. 5. A · Oh, I forgot my badge.
  6. 6. D · mothers-in-law
  7. 7. B · A peer-reviewed medical journal article
  8. 8. B · Because the road was icy, we drove slowly.

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