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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

acuracy 

acess

outrageous

begining 

Correct answer:

outrageous

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "outrageous". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

begining   beginning   

acuracy   accuracy  

acess    access   

Example Question #2 : Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

pervention

unatural 

miracle

symetrical 

Correct answer:

miracle

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "miracle". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

unatural  unnatural  

pervention  prevention 

symetrical  symmetrical  

Example Question #3 : Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

suspicious

teliscope

artacle 

iritate 

Correct answer:

suspicious

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "suspicious". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

artacle  article  

iritate  irritate 

teliscope  telescope  

Example Question #4 : Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

bizare

persistent

eventully

disipline

Correct answer:

persistent

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "persistent". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

disipline  discipline  

eventully  eventually 

bizare  bizarre  

Example Question #5 : Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

ambulence

trampoleene

automaticly

utensils

Correct answer:

utensils

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "utensils". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

automaticly  automatically  

ambulence  ambulance 

trampoleene  trampoline  

Example Question #6 : Mechanics

Select the word that is spelled correctly. 

Possible Answers:

invaed

overatted

consert 

solemn

Correct answer:

solemn

Explanation:

The word that is spelled correctly is "solemn". The incorrectly spelled words and the corrections are as follows:

invaed  invade  

overatted  overrated 

consert  concert  

Example Question #7 : Mechanics

Select a word that could replace the underlined word, without changing the meaning of the provided sentence. 

Matt was fearful about his first day at the new high school. 

Possible Answers:

encouraged 

excited

anxious 

confident 

Correct answer:

anxious 

Explanation:

In order to avoid changing the meaning of the sentence, we need to replace the underlined word with a synonym. 

Both "fearful" and "anxious" mean to be scared. 

"Excited", "confident", and "encouraged" are all antonyms of scared, they mean to feel comfortable or happy. 

Example Question #1 : Language

Select the correct pronoun to fill in the blank for the following sentence. 

The newscaster has a very calm voice, __________ is easy to listen to. 

Possible Answers:

it 

you

he or she

they

Correct answer:

he or she

Explanation:

This sentence is talking about one newscaster. We know this from the phrase "The newscaster". Because we are talking about one person the pronoun should either be "he" or "she". 

If we were talking about more than one newscaster, "they" would have been the correct answer. 

You would not refer to a person as "it". If we were talking directly to the newscaster, we could use the pronoun "you", but this sentence is not talking to the newscaster, it's talking about the newscaster.  

Example Question #2 : Language

Select the correct pronoun to fill in the blank for the following sentence. 

To be successful, a really good realtor should provide the buyer with all the information and __________ should be easy to work with. 

Possible Answers:

it

he or she 

they

you

Correct answer:

he or she 

Explanation:

This sentence is talking about one realtor. We know this from the phrase "a really good realtor". Because we are talking about one person the pronoun should either be "he" or "she". 

If we were talking about more than one realtor, "they" would have been the correct answer. 

You would not refer to a person as "it". If we were talking directly to the realtor, we could use the pronoun "you", but this sentence is not talking to the realtor, it's talking about a realtor. 

Example Question #3 : Language

Select the correct pronoun to fill in the blank for the following sentence. 

The family was excited to go on vacation, __________ arrived at the airport hours before the plane's departure time. 

Possible Answers:

it 

he or she

them

they

Correct answer:

they

Explanation:

This sentence is talking about a family. A family is more than one person. Because we are talking about more than one person the pronoun should be "they".  

If we were talking about just one person, or one person in a family, we would use "he" or "she". 

You would not refer to a family as "it". If we were talking directly to the family, we could use the pronoun "they", but this sentence is not talking to the family, it's talking about the family.  

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