General MCQ for U.S. English Basic Skills

1. The earthquake __________the city at four in the morning. Most people __________ in their houses.

2. bed we when have to to clock go strikes 10 the

3. I love _______ color red; _________, this shade seems a little too bright.

4. Thomas and Marlene ____________ out with each other for two years now.

5. Anita lived in Japan for several years. She speaks __________ Japanese and knows the culture very ________.

6. Pete is addicted _______ gambling. His wife insists that he quit, but he doesn't care _______ her opinion.

7. My headphones are ________ bad shape. I need to invest ________ some new ones.

8. home learns its it's that the to find important kitten way

9. My mother is often angry ________ me. I don't know why she's always upset. It depends ________ her mood, I guess.

10. His boss told him to finish the report _______ 5 pm. After that, he could go _______ vacation.

11. Rochelle felt ___________about forgetting her ___________ friend's birthday.

12. One thing I know about him ____________ .

13. Start exercising now. You and ________ partner need to prepare ________ for next month's marathon.

14. _____________, I try to keep a positive attitude

15. I want to start writing books ________________ one this year!

16. _______ decided to buy the house because _______ location would allow _______to get to work very easily.

17. The young girl sings _______ well for someone her age. Her performance was _______ to say the least.

18. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? Sam' dad's truck was found without its wheels in that old derelict garage.

19. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage? Him and I are going to see a movie tomorrow.

20. 'Are you coming with me?' he asked them.

21. I__________ until I __________ all the exam topics.

22. company products enable a to another those distinguish company trademarks its from of

23. ______ cannot see through translucent materials, but light can pass through______.

24. She looked __________ at the __________-looking man.

25. When I _________ another look I _________my shirt_________.

26. Jack, leaning casually ________ the tree, watched as Sally walked slowly ________ him.

27. I find it very hard to remember _________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I remember _________ to do so dozens of times!

28. Which of the following sentences is NOT punctuated correctly? We expect only three things from our dog: loyalty, affection, and tail wagging.

29. We were surprised when the ________ parade ________ turned into a ________ party!

30. After realizing that our hosts hadn't actually invited ______ to ______ party, ______ excused ______ from the table and slipped out the back door.

31. Although the issue was very serious, the committee disposed ______ it in a few minutes and moved _______ to other business.

32. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage? Is those the set of plates the bride wanted, or did she want this set?

33. Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of apostrophes? Helga borrowed her friend's skates for the day; however, she failed to return them.

34. Mr. Peach has sent his four children to Ivy League colleges __________ he has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty factory.

35. Do you know if Harlon ____________Japanese before moving to Japan?

36. This dish _________ too spicy. Why __________ so much pepper?

37. It is easy to carry solid objects, but the same cannot be said of liquids.

38. Which of the following sentences illustrate(s) the proper use of commas? Randy wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.

39. The archaeologists were ________ to discover such a __________ and __________ _________ artifact at that mostly uncovered site.

40. While __________ of our relatives live on the __________ hill in the county, __________ of our friends live in the __________ __________ areas of the valley.

41. Alison regrets _________ you with her remarks; she never meant _________ so.

42. Of the two books, Sam's is definitely the __________ ; however, even though Sandra's didn't turn out as __________ as expected, she still did a __________ job of writing it.

43. last what ! it's did you night, over After

44. Only after they had completed an exhaustive study __________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.

45. It's never too late to learn how to swim ________________ you may fall off a boat!

46. I placed my notes _______ my desk and referred to them _______ the meeting.

47. work . is always to brother willing not My

48. _____ she was feeling ill, Teresa wanted to eat only _____ apple _____ some soup.

49. Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb-tense usage? Until the snow is melting, the train is not able to move.

50. It may snow tomorrow, he said.