1.
My name _______ John. I have __________ in Philadelphia _____ ten years.
Correct Answer
B. Is, lived, for
Explanation
The correct answer is "is, lived, for". The sentence is talking about the present situation of the person named John, so "is" is the correct form of the verb "to be" to use. The verb "live" should be in the past tense because it is referring to an action that happened in the past. Finally, "for" is the appropriate preposition to use when indicating the duration of time.
2.
John and I __________ friends.
Correct Answer
A. Are
Explanation
The correct answer is "are" because when referring to multiple people, the correct form of the verb "to be" is "are".
3.
Buy is to bought just as forget is to _____________.
Correct Answer
A. Forgot
Explanation
The word "bought" is the past tense of the verb "buy." Similarly, the word "forgot" is the past tense of the verb "forget." Therefore, the correct answer is "forgot."
4.
Next week I __________ go to New York city.
Correct Answer
C. Will
Explanation
The correct answer is "will" because it indicates a future action. In this sentence, the speaker is expressing their intention to go to New York City in the upcoming week.
5.
Grow, grew, grownhear, heard, heardride, rode, riddensing, ______, sung
Correct Answer
C. Sang
Explanation
The correct answer is "sang" because it is the past tense form of the verb "sing." In the given list, the pattern is to add "-ng" to the base form of the verb to create the past tense. Therefore, "sang" is the correct past tense form of "sing."
6.
Steal, stole, stolenspeak, spoke, spoken_______, swam, swum
Correct Answer
D. Swim
Explanation
The correct answer is "swim" because it follows the same pattern as the other verbs in the list. The verb "swim" is in its base form, while "swam" is the past tense form, and "swum" is the past participle form. This pattern is consistent with the verbs "steal, stole, stolen" and "speak, spoke, spoken" provided in the question. Therefore, "swam" is the appropriate choice in this context.
7.
Take, took, takenwrite, wrote, writtenstand, stood, stoodteach, _________, __________
Correct Answer
C. Taught, taught
Explanation
The correct answer is "taught, taught". The verb "teach" follows the pattern of irregular verbs, where the past tense and past participle forms are different from the base form. In this case, the past tense and past participle of "teach" is "taught". Therefore, the correct forms are "taught, taught".
8.
I ____________ here since I was 22.
Correct Answer
A. Have worked
Explanation
The correct answer is "have worked". This is because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. The use of "have" as an auxiliary verb followed by the past participle "worked" is the correct form for this tense.
9.
They __________ to Africa last month to help build schools.
Correct Answer
C. Has gone
Explanation
The correct answer is "has gone". This is because the sentence is referring to an action that happened in the past but has a connection to the present. The use of "has gone" indicates that the action of going to Africa took place at some point in the past and is still relevant or ongoing in some way.
10.
Christopher has _____________ played that game.
Correct Answer
B. Never
Explanation
Christopher has never played that game. The word "never" indicates that Christopher has not played the game at any point in time.
11.
Kim has been gone ___________ this morning.
Correct Answer
B. Since
Explanation
The word "since" is the correct answer because it indicates that Kim has been gone starting from a specific point in time this morning. "For" would imply a duration of time, "yet" would imply that Kim is still gone and the sentence is incomplete without additional information, but "since" accurately conveys the meaning that Kim has been gone starting from a certain time this morning.
12.
They _______ gotten caught in traffic.
Correct Answer
B. Must have
Explanation
The correct answer is "must have." This is because "must have" is the correct form of the modal verb "must" used to express certainty about a past event. The phrase "must of" is incorrect and does not exist in standard English grammar. Similarly, "must had" is also grammatically incorrect as it does not follow the correct structure for expressing past certainty with "must."
13.
____________ you ever visited the White House in Washington DC?
Correct Answer
C. Have
Explanation
The correct answer is "have". This is because the question is asking if the person has ever visited the White House in Washington DC. "Have" is the correct form of the verb to use when asking about someone's experiences or actions in the past.
14.
The President ______________ for office twice before he was elected.
Correct Answer
A. Had run
Explanation
The correct answer is "had run". This is because the sentence is in the past tense and is referring to an action that occurred before the president was elected. "Had run" is the past perfect tense, indicating an action that happened before a specific point in the past.
15.
If they ___________ the entire book, they wouldn't have failed the quiz.
Correct Answer
B. Had read
Explanation
The correct answer is "had read" because it indicates that the action of reading the entire book happened before the quiz and is in the past perfect tense. This implies that if they had completed the action of reading the entire book, they would not have failed the quiz.
16.
Write a story about how your life has been different since you moved to Philadelphia in one to three paragraphs.
17.
“Whoa! Stop! Stop! Stop, dammit! S…T…O…P!” Noah was astounded. His
heart was racing. Webster, Noah's 18-year-old driving student, had just
run a red light. Instead of stopping at the light, and then making a
right turn after traffic had gone by, Webster had gone straight through
the red light while two northbound cars were approaching the
intersection. Luckily, both cars were driving slowly enough that they
were able to brake. Webster, at the last second, managed to turn north.
Otherwise, he would have collided into the southbound traffic on Allen.
After
turning north on Allen, Webster stopped the car. “What are you doing?!
What are you doing?! You can’t stop here—go, go, go! We’re going to get
rear-ended! Get moving!” Webster had stopped the car because he was
confused and rattled. Noah's yelling certainly didn’t help matters.
Webster slowly accelerated.
Noah told him to move to the right lane when it was safe. Webster
turned on the signal, looked around at the right rear to make sure no
one was in his blind spot, and got into the right lane. At Orange
Grove, Webster signaled again and made a right turn. Noah told him to
pull over to the curb. Webster parked the car.
“Webster,
I’m sorry I yelled at you, but you cannot run a red light! When you’re
moving forward, you’ve always got to be looking at what’s in front of
you. You make a turn after
you make sure the light or traffic permits you to. We could both be in
the hospital right now. But we’re okay, thank the Lord. And no cop was
around, so we’re double-okay. So, let’s just take a breather, and when
you’re ready, we’ll get back on the road. And from now on, when I say
stop or brake, do so immediately!” Using your own words summarize the story in three to six sentences
18.
Japan’s Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa resigned on Tuesday, causing
great damage to the Japanese government. There was an enormous amount
of pressure for Nakagawa to step down after he appeared to be drunk at
an international meeting. He looked extremely sleepy at a Group of
Seven news conference in Rome. He slurred his words and could hardly
keep his eyes open. He even appeared to fall asleep at one point.
Nakagawa denied being drunk. He said an unfortunate combination of a
sip of wine and his cold medicine made him very drowsy. His explanation
was not enough for Japan’s opposition politicians, who immediately
called for his resignation. This is a huge blow for Japan’s Prime
Minister Taro Aso in an election year.Do you feel that Politician's should behave like role models? Why was this politicians behavior embarrassing and unacceptable?