ALCPT PRACTICE

1. TWO-WORD VERBS:

1. We will have to cancel the picnic.

a. call up b. call in c. call on d. call off

2. We will not put off the soccer game.

a. cancel b. postpone c. publicize d. attend

3. Can you lift that chair by yourself?

a. pick up b. pick out c. pick on d. pick off

4. The meeting will wind up at 0930.

a. start b. begin c. commence d. end

5. He has trouble explaining his ideas to his students.

a. getting out b. getting across
c. getting up d. getting in

6. Can you make up a good question about German history?

a. create b. answer c. remember d. read

7. I’m saving a little money each month to buy a new color TV.
a. putting out b. putting off
c. putting up d. putting aside

8. He was raised by his grandmother in Florida.

a. done over b. taken out b. brought up d. come to

9. He vomited after drinking too much warm Pepsi.

a. threw out b. threw up c. threw away d. threw in

10. Be careful!
a. Watch over! b. Watch out!
c. Watch in! d. Watch through!

11. We had to summon an expert to solve our problem.

a. call in b. call out c. call down d. call back

12. The bomb exploded in the rear of the bus.

a. blew out b. blew up c. blew off d. blew away

13. Despite the heavy rain, the plane took off after only a short delay.
a. landed b. crashed c. arrived d. departed

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14. I want you to hand in your papers now.
a. submit b. correct c. give out d. redo

15. Can you create a good sentence in the passive voice?

a. make out b. make over c. make up d. make through

16. Don’t discard your books. Keep them.

a. throw in b. throw out c. throw up d. throw off

17. The alarm bell sounded during the middle of the ECL.
a. came to b. went off c. did over d. took apart

18. The total bill ___________ $323.43.

a. came to b. took over c. picked through d. went out

19. Make it snappy!

a. Improve it with jokes. b. Add more spicy flavoring to it.
c. Hurry up! d. Rehearse it a little more!

2. PREFIXES:

1. How many wheels does a tricycle have?

a. one b. two c. three d. four

2. This is unimportant.
a. It is very important. b. It is not important.
c. It is extremely important. d. It is really important.

3. The mayor of my hometown is _____________ because of some bad decisions he

made last year.
a. impopular b. nonpopular c. inpopular d. unpopular

4. I want you to write your paragraph again. I want you to __________ it.
a. unwrite b. biwrite c. rewrite d. antiwrite

5. Draw half of a circle on your paper. Draw a ___________.

a. circle b. hemicircle c. semicircle d. demicircle

6. I’m allergic to cigarette smoke, so I have to sit in the _____________ section of the
restaurant.
a. nonsmoking b. unsmoking c. antismoking d. imsmoking

7. This is not a little store. It is a huge ________________.

a. supermarket b. intermarket c. contramarket d. minimarket

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8. A navy vessel designed to function under the water is a ______________.
a. boat b. submarine c. aircraft carrier d. ferry

9. A piece of equipment designed to help you see things that are far away is a _______.
a. microscope b. stethoscope c. telescope d. horoscope

10. A fast boat that can move quickly across the surface of water is a _____________.
a. monoboat b. hydroplane c. submarine d. maximum

11. I cannot memorize all of the ____________ verbs.

a. unregular b. imregular c. irregular d. ilregular

12. His answers were ________________.

a. incorrect b. uncorrect c. noncorrect d. imcorrect

13. He speaks many languages. He is __________________.

a. monolingual b. bilingual c. nonlingual d. multilingual

14. He is a _____________ person.

a. dishonest b. unhonest c. nonhonest d. mishonest

15. An octagon has ________ sides.

a. six b. seven c. eight d. nine

16. That scale model is very small. It is a ______________.

a. miniature b. microture c. mesature d. sinecure

17. He wrote his own biography. It is _____________________.

a. an autobiography b. a self-biography
c. a unibiography d. an owner-biography

18. All of these questions are closely related to each other. They are _____________.
a. extrarelated b. interrelated
c. intrarelated d. quasirelated

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3. IF CLAUSES

1. If it rains tomorrow, I _______ home.

a. will stay b. stayed c. had stayed d. would have stayed

2. If I were you, I _______ more.

a. will study b. would study
c. studied d. would have studied

3. If I had seen you at the BX, I __________ you a ride back to the dorm.
a. will give b. would have given c. gave d. am giving

4. If a student cheats on a test, he _________ a score of zero.

a. got b. would have gotten c. will have gotten d. gets

5. If you had been in the Lab on time, you ________ the test with everyone else.
a. could take b. can has taken
c. could be taken d. could have taken

6. I will wait for you if you ________.

a. hurry b. hurried c. would have hurried d. hurries

7. They would have drowned if they _____________ their life jackets.

a. had not worn b. will not wear c. do not wear d. didn’t wear

8. You might get good scores if you _______ tomorrow.

a. study b. studied c. would have studied d. are study

9. I would resign immediately if I _______ the president.

a. was b. were c. am d. have been

10. If you see Joe, _____________ him a message?

a. will you gave b. did you give
c. have you given d. will you give

11. If you do well on the next ECL, Ms. Stuart ________ happy.
a. is b. was c. were d. will be

12. If you memorize all of these rules, you ____________ well on the next ECL.
a. do b. should do c. would have done d. are doing

13. I will be happy if your ECL score ________ next time.

a. go up b. went up c. goes up d. is gone up

14. If today _______ Sunday, I might be at the mall.

a. is b. are c. was d. were

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15. I will be very happy when I ________ home.
a. returned b. am return c. return d. had returned

16. If it had rained yesterday, I _____________ my raincoat.

a. will wear b. would have worn c. am wearing d. wear

17. I never answer my telephone if it ________ after midnight.

a. ring b. was ringing c. rings d. will ring

18. If I ______ you, I would memorize my IF CLAUSE patterns.

a. were b. was c. had been d. am

4. WORD ORDER:

1. I bought _____________.
a. a white sports Italian car
b. a sports white Italian car
c. a car white Italian sports
d. a white Italian sports car

2. How often do you go to the movies?

a. I go almost never to the movies.
b. I almost go never to the movies.
c. I almost never go to the movies.
d. I to the movies almost never go.

3. Which sentence is correct?

a. I bought three big wool sweaters.
b. I three wool big sweaters bought.
c. I bought three wool big sweaters.
d. I bought wool three big sweaters.

4. Which sentence is correct?

a. I never have to the Alamo been.
b. Never I been to the Alamo have.
c. I to the Alamo have been never.
d. I have never been to the Alamo.

5. Which sentence is correct?

a. He always at the mess hall fish eats.
b. He always eats fish at the mess hall.
c. At the mess hall always eats he fish.
d. Fish eats he at the mess hall always.

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6. I don’t like Latoya Jackson and _____________.
a. neither my brother do
b. my brother do not either
c. my brother too
d. neither does my brother

7. Joe asks, “Where is the library?”

a. Joe wants to know where is the library.
b. Joe wants to know the library where is.
c. Joe wants to know where the library is.
d. Joe is want to know where the library.

8. Which sentence is correct?

a. I saw a French white, ugly big poodle.
b. I saw a white French big ugly poodle.
c. I saw an ugly, French white big poodle.
d. I saw a big, ugly white French poodle.

9. Which sentence is correct?

a. I will go tomorrow to the airport.
b. I to the airport will tomorrow go.
c. I will go to the tomorrow airport.
d. I will go to the airport tomorrow.

10. Which sentence is correct?

a. We ordered a big sausage hot tasty pizza.
b. We ordered a sausage hot tasty big pizza.
c. We ordered a big hot tasty sausage pizza.
d. We ordered a big pizza sausage hot tasty.

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5. MODALS:

1. You must learn about modals.

a. should b. ought to c. have to d. would rather

2. Joe is able to run 5 miles in 20 minutes.

a. will b. can c. must d. had better

3. You ought to memorize all of the irregular verbs.

a. must b. have to c. should d. shall

4. It might snow tomorrow night.

a. will b. may c. has to d. would

5. When I was a child, I was able to stay awake all night long.
a. can b. could c. should d. will

6. When I was a child, I used to stay awake all night.

a. would b. should c. had to d. ought to

7. You have my permission to leave early today.

a. would rather b. may c. would d. shall

8. We expect rain tonight. It _______ rain.

a. would rather b. have to c. should d. won’t

9. The weatherman says it may rain tomorrow.

a. will b. did c. used to d. might

10. You should call your family tonight.

a. ought to b. must c. can d. have to

11. She must mail her packages today.

a. have to b. is to c. has to d. had to

12. When I was much younger, I was able to survive on just 3 or 4 hours of sleep.
a. could b. should c. have to d. must

13. I prefer to eat beef, not fish.

a. had better b. would rather c. ought to d. may

14. I was required to take another test last week.

a. ought to b. had to c. would d. need to

15. The British teacher says we will return tomorrow.

a. shall b. might c. could d. may

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16. You must study more.
a. has to b. had to c. ought to d. have to

17. You ought to see “Saving Private Ryan” tomorrow.

a. will b. can c. must d. should

18. You have my permission to go get a drink of water.

a. will b. might c. used to d. may

19. If I were you, I _________ study these modals very carefully.

a. will b. am c. would d. shall

20. The next test is to be tomorrow.

a. will be b. might be c. could be d. may be

6. TAG QUESTIONS:

1. The test will be difficult, __________?

a. shouldn’t it b. will it c. won’t it d. wasn’t it

2. English is fun, __________?

a. isn’t it b. can’t it c. don’t it d. will it

3. John has never been to Italy, _________?

a. does he b. has he c. hasn’t he d. can’t he

4. Maria bought a new car yesterday, ___________?

a. doesn’t she b. can’t she c. will she d. didn’t she

5. We should bring Mr. Williams some fudge brownies, ____________?

a. should we b. shouldn’t we c. will we d. don’t we

6. There is another ECL next week, __________?

a. is it b. is there c. isn’t it d. isn’t there

7. It has never snowed in San Diego, ________?

a. does it b. hasn’t it c. did they d. has it

8. Joe is not a Major, ________?

a. is he b. does he c. do he d. isn’t he

9. Your brother didn’t do his homework last night, _____________?

a. didn’t she b. does he c. did he d. didn’t he

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10. We will leave soon, _________?
a. won’t we b. will we c. don’t we d. can’t we

11. You have never been arrested, ________?

a. are you b. haven’t you c. aren’t you d. have you

12. There is a bad storm approaching, __________?

a. isn’t it b. are there c. isn’t there d. doesn’t it

13. I am the best student in this class, _________?

a. am I b. aren’t I c. do I d. don’t I

14. We must study more, _________?

a. mustn’t we b. should we c. can’t we d. will we

15. Joe was studying all night, __________?

a. was he b. wasn’t he c. did he d. has he

16. Mike has an interesting accent, ____________?

a. doesn’t he b. has he c. don’t he d. have he

17. This exercise is easy, _________?

a. doesn’t it b. is it c. won’t they d. isn’t it

18. You have never lived in Sweden, ___________?

a. are you b. aren’t you c. have you d. haven’t you

19. I am scheduled for another ECL next week, ____________?

a. aren’t I b. am I c. amn’t I d. do I

20. It is cold outside, ___________?

a. is it b. does it c. does there d. isn’t it

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7. Prepositions:

1. My parents live ______ Main Street.

a. at b. on c. in d. to

2. My parents live _______ 457 Main Street.

a. at b. on c. in d. to

3. I was born ______ 1973.

a. of b. to c. at d. in

4. I was born _______ Aug 12, 1973.

a. on b. to c. in d. at

5. I was born ________ New York City.

a. on b. at c. from d. in

6. The test will start _______ 0745.

a. in b. on c. at d. to

7. Give the pencil _____ me, please.

a. at b. to c. for d. with

8. This exercise was written ______ Mr. Williams.

a. by b. at c. on d. of

9. I always take my vacation ______ the summer.

a. in b. at c. on d. to

10. I have been in the military _______ 12 years.

a. since b. during c. at d. for

11. I am not afraid _____ cobras.

a. to b. of c. by d. with

12. I have been in this class ________ Sept 25.

a. since b. for c. on d. at

13. It takes a long time to travel to Europe _______ ship.

a. by b. in c. to d. for

14. He has been married _______ 1990.

a. for b. since c. at d. in

15. I would like another cup ______ coffee.

a. to b. in c. on d. of

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16. Please give this book _______ Joe.
a. for b. to c. at d. by

17. My son keeps drawing pictures ________ the walls of his bedroom.
a. in b. on c. to d. at

18. I want to sit ______ the shade of that big tree over there.
a. among b. in c. on d. to

8. Is it ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

Look for the word “by” to indicate who or what does the action in a passive voice
sentence. Sometimes, however, the agent is missing.

1. Horses ______ grass.

a. eats b. are eat c. eat d. are eaten

2. Presents ____________ at Christmas in the United States.

a. are given b. give c. gave d. are giving

3. This handout __________ by Mr. Williams.

a. is write b. is writing c. was write d. was written

4. Japan _______ good automobiles.

a. make b. is made c. makes d. was made

5. The best automobiles ________ in Japan.

a. make b. is made c. are made d. is making

6. The money ________ from the bank was found yesterday.

a. steal b. steals c. stolen d. stealing

7. This exercise, ____________ by Mr. Williams, might help you.

a. which is wrote b. which was written
c. which is writing d. which writes

8. The earthquake _________ the village.

a. destroy b. was destroyed c. destroying d. destroyed

9. President McKinley ______________ in 1901.

a. assassinated b. is assassinated
c. was assassinated d. will be assassinated

10. Susanna _________ a beautiful diamond ring by her fiancé.

a. is gave b. gave c. has given d. was given

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11. Your car ___________ before closing time.
a. will fix b. did fixed c. will be fixed d. is fixing

12. Any test __________ by Dr. Grinch will be difficult.

a. wrote b. writes c. writing d. written

13. Valentines ____________ on February 14.

a. are exchanged b. exchanging
c. exchange d. do exchange

14. The next ECL ____________ on a Wednesday because of the Monday holiday.
a. is gave b. gives c. will give d. will be given

15. You cannot drive here because this road ____________ for the next few weeks.
a. is work on b. is going to be worked on
c. was work on d. is working on

16. The car ______________ by my neighbor was found last night near Darwintown
Lake.
a. steal b. which was steal c. stolen d. was stolen

17. The next ECL ______________ in four weeks.

a. is gave b. will be gave c. will be given d. was gave

18. These techniques __________ before the next ECL.

a. must be learned b. must learn c. has to be learn d. have been learned

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