Accuplacer Practice Tests

Select the best substitute for the underlined parts of the following ten sentences. The first answer [choice A] is identical to the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, then choose A as your answer.

Question 1:

Although she was only sixteen years old, the university accepted her application because of her outstanding grades.
1. the university accepted her application because of her outstanding grades.
2. her application was accepted by the university because of her outstanding grades.
3. her outstanding grades resulted in her application being accepted by the university.
4. she was accepted to study at the university after applying because of her outstanding grades.
Question 2:

"I can't believe you won the lottery", Sarah exclaimed.
1. lottery", Sarah
2. lottery." Sarah
3. lottery!" Sarah
4. lottery" Sarah
Question 3:

If I went out alone after dark, I try to be more alert and careful.
1. I went out
2. I go out
3. I had gone out
4. I were going out
  
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Rewrite the following ten sentences mentally in your own head. Follow the directions given for the formation of the new sentence. Remember that your new sentence should be grammatically correct and convey the same meaning as the original sentence.

Question 11:

It will be easy to pass my math test, but I cannot say the same about my physics test.

Rewrite, beginning with

Unlike my physics test,

The next words will be:
1. it will be easy
2. I should easily
3. my math test
4. passing math
Question 12:

Many international students suffer from homesickness during their studies in the United States.

Rewrite, beginning with: Suffering from

Your new sentence will include:
1. common international student's
2. is common studying
3. is commonality of international students
4. is common among international students
Question 13:

She is a good teacher because she is kind and patient.

Rewrite, beginning with: Kind and patient

Your new sentence will include:
1. of a good teacher
2. is a good teacher
3. make a good teacher
4. which a good teacher
  
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For the following ten questions, read the passage and then select the correct answer to the question. You may need to answer based on explicit information from the passage, as well as ideas that are suggested or implied in the passage.

Question 21:

In 1749, British surveyors spotted a high peak in the distant range of the Himalayas. More than 100 years later, in 1852, another survey was completed, which confirmed that this peak was the highest mountain in the world. Later named Mount Everest, this peak was considered to be the world’s highest mountain until 1986. At that time, George Wallerstein from the University of Washington posited that another Himalayan mountain, named K-2, was higher than Everest. It took an expedition of Italian scientists, who used a surfeit of technological devices, to disprove Wallerstein’s claim.

According to the passage, which one of the following statements is correct?
1. Since 1749, Mount Everest has universally been considered to be the tallest mountain in the world.
2. Wallerstein fell into disrepute in the academic community after his claims were disproved.
3. The Italian team confirmed that Everest was, in fact, the tallest mountain in the world.
4. In spite of a lack of technologically-advanced equipment, Italian scientists were able to refute Wallerstein's hypothesis.
Question 22:

Socio-economic status, rather than intellectual ability, may be the key to a child’s success later in life. Consider two hypothetical elementary school students named John and Paul. Both of these children work hard, pay attention in the classroom, and are respectful to their teachers. Yet, Paul’s father is a prosperous business tycoon, while John’s has a menial job working in a factory. Despite the similarities in their academic aptitudes, the disparate economic situations of their parents means that Paul is nearly 30 times more likely than John to land a high-flying job by the time he reaches his fortieth year. In fact, John has only a 12% chance of finding and maintaining a job that would earn him even a median-level income.

We can conclude from information in this passage that
1. academic ability is directly related to one’s financial status later in life.
2. children from high-income families are academically successful.
3. children from affluent families are more likely to remain affluent as they grow older.
4. most children from low-income families will get jobs in factories.
Question 23:

Sir Isaac Newton had the prescience to appreciate that his study of natural phenomena was of great import for the scientific community and for society as a whole. It is because of Newton’s work that we currently understand the effect of gravity on the earth as a global system. As a result of Newton’s investigation into the subject of gravity, we know today that geological features such as mountains and canyons can cause variances in the Earth’s gravitational force. Newton must also be acknowledged for

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