ACCUPLACER ESL Language Use Test

Question 1

______________ washing his sweater, Jacob hung it up to dry.

Accepted Answer

After

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Before

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By

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Until

Question 2

Dr. O’Hara is certain that some day, men and women will _______ to Mars.

Accepted Answer

travel

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travels

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traveling

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traveled

Question 3

Water _________at a temperature of zero degrees Celsius.

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freezes

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having frozen

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freezing

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freeze

Question 4

__________you get a new haircut?

Accepted Answer

Did

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Have

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Does

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Are

Question 5

Jacques Cousteau will be remembered for his inventions and for______ to marine science.

Accepted Answer

his dedication

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dedication

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being dedicated

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his being dedicated

Question 6

The children, who were tired of traveling, kept asking, “When _______we get to the hotel?”

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will

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have

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did

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are

Question 7

Galileo is most famous__________ that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than the other way around

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for having discovered

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for discovery

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his discovery

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in discovering

Question 8

Men and women sometimes have difficulty understanding each other because they________ differently.

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communicate

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communicated

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have communicated

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communicates

Question 9

_________you can speak more than one language, you have the opportunity to make more new friends.

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When

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So

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Before

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Though

Question 10

Light _________	faster than sound, which is why you see lightning before you hear the thunder.

Accepted Answer

travels

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traveling

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having traveled

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will travel