Title: Lang Arts - Quiz 1
Course: Health Care Language Arts > Section: Learning Modules

This quiz is based on chapters 1 and 3 of Contemporary's Pre-GED Language Arts, Writing.

You can take this quiz as many times as you like. Only your last score will be recorded.

Q: A clause must contain:
- A subject and a verb
- A coordinating conjunction
- An adverb and a verb
- Two conjunctions
A: A subject and a verb

Q: Which of the following is not a subordinating conjunction?
- And
- Because
- If
- Wherever
A: And

Q: Which sentence uses a comma splice?
- Shaquille read the book, and he snacked on cashews.
- Shaquille read the book, while snacking on cashews.
- Shaquille read the book. He also snacked on cashews.
- Shaquille read the book, snacked on cashews, and snuggled under the covers.
A: Shaquille read the book, and he snacked on cashews.

Q: Which sentence employs the passive voice?
- Mistakes were made by the police.
- She works hard for her money.
- Time keeps slipping away.
- Do want to be starting something?
A: Mistakes were made by the police.

Q: Which of the following cannot be modified by an adverb?
- Noun
- Adjective
- Verb
- Another adverb
A: Noun

Q: Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A sentence must contain a subject and a predicate.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A compound subject must:
- have multiple parts connected by words like and and or.
- have mulitple verbs following it.
- contain at least two adjectives.
- contain an adverb that modifies an adjective.
A: have multiple parts connected by words like and and or.

Q: What is the subject of the following sentence?

Meet me at the store at two o'clock.
- you
- me
- the store
- two o'clock
A: you

Q: Choose the sentence that appropriately employs commas.
- Sheena and Bartram worked hard to sort, label, and file all the paperwork.
- Sheena and Bartram, worked hard, to sort, label, and file all the paperwork.
- Sheena and Bartram worked hard, to sort, label, and file all the paperwork.
- Sheena and Bartram, worked hard to sort label and file all the paperwork.
A: Sheena and Bartram worked hard to sort, label, and file all the paperwork.

Q: Which correction would you make to the following sentence?

You can choose cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, or pickles.
- Put a comma after the word You.
- Remove the comma after cheese.
- Use a question mark instead of a period at the end.
- No correction is necessary.
A: No correction is necessary.

Q: Which correction should be made to the following sentence?

They also offer, things such as guacamole, chili, and cole slaw as toppings.
- Remove the comma after the word offer.
- Put a comma before and after the words such as.
- Put a comma after the word slaw.
- No correction is necessary.
A: Remove the comma after the word offer.

Q: Which is the best way to complete the following sentence?

The place is fun, affordable tasty.
- is fun, affordable, and tasty.
- are fun, affordable and tasty.
- is fun affordable tasty.
- are fun affordable tasty.
A: is fun, affordable, and tasty.

Q: Which correction should be made to sentence (1) below?

(1) Frederick Douglass who escaped slavery in 1838 became a staunch supporter of the abolitionist cause. (2) His mother, Harriet Bailey, gave birth to him in 1818 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. (3) During his childhood, the wife of his master started to teach him to read. (4) The ideas and truths he learned by reading strengthened his hatred of the slave system and led him to runaway.
- Put commas after Douglass and 1838.
- Put a comma after staunch.
- Capitalize Abolitionist Cause.
- Capitalize Slavery.
- No correction is necessary.
A: Put commas after Douglass and 1838.

Q: Which correction should be made to sentence (2) below?

(1) Frederick Douglass who escaped slavery in 1838 became a staunch supporter of the abolitionist cause. (2) His mother, Harriet Bailey, gave birth to him in 1818 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. (3) During his childhood, the wife of his master started to teach him to read. (4) The ideas and truths he learned by reading strengthened his hatred of the slave system and led him to runaway.
- Remove the comma after mother.
- Make eastern shore lower-case.
- Capitalize Mother.
- Remove the comma after Bailey.
- No correction is necessary.
A: No correction is necessary.

Q: Which correction should be made to sentence (4) below?

(1) Frederick Douglass who escaped slavery in 1838 became a staunch supporter of the abolitionist cause. (2) His mother, Harriet Bailey, gave birth to him in 1818 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. (3) During his childhood, the wife of his master started to teach him to read. (4) The ideas and truths he learned by reading strengthened his hatred of the slave system and led him to runaway.
- Put a comma after system.
- Put a comma after ideas.
- Put a comma after ideas.
- Put a comma after reading.
- No correction is necessary.
A: No correction is necessary.

Q: The most effective combination of the two sentences below would include which group of words?

Immigrants to the United States often face difficulties once they arrive. These difficulties often include finding a job, understanding the language, and locating a place to live.
- Things that cause difficulties
- Immigrants and their difficulties
- including the difficulties of
- difficulties for immigrants, often including
- To cause difficulties for immigrants
A: difficulties for immigrants, often including

Q: Which correction should be made to the sentence below?

Many job seekers used to look in the classifieds, the listings there were organized, comprehensive, and timely.
- Insert and before the.
- Insert but before the.
- Replace the comma after classifieds with because.
- Remove the comma after classifieds.
- Insert although before the listings.
A: Insert and before the.

Q: If you rewrote the sentence below beginning with "Originally filled by teenagers," then the next words should be what?

The workers’ only choice was to take the low-paying jobs, which were originally filled by teenagers.
- the low-paying jobs were
- the workers’ only choice was
- there was only one choice
- the workers could only choose
A: the low-paying jobs were

Q: What is the best way to rewrite the underlined portion of the sentence below?

Because the fast food restaurant uses inferior ingredients, they can sell their food for less than the restaurants that use higher quality and healthier ingredients.
- Because, the fast food restaurant uses inferior ingredients,
- Where the fast food restaurant uses inferior ingredients,
- As though the fast food restaurant uses inferior ingredients,
- Because the fast food restaurant uses inferior ingredients
- The way it was originally written is the best.
A: The way it was originally written is the best.