Free LOEP Language Use Questions and Answers

Question 1

_____ washing her sweater, Mary hung it up to dry.

Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.

Accepted Answer

After

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Before

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By

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Until

Question 2

Some day men and women _____ to Mars.

Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.

Accepted Answer

will travel

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will travels

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will traveling

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will traveled

Question 3

Water _____ at a temperature of zero degrees Celsius.

Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.

Accepted Answer

freezes

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having frozen

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freezing

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freeze

Question 4

_____ get a new haircut?

Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.

Accepted Answer

Did you

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Have you

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Does you

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Are you

Question 5

Her puppy ran out into the street chasing a cat. The owner quickly went to retrieve it.

Choose the best way of combining them.

Accepted Answer

When her puppy ran into the street after a cat, the owner quickly went to retrieve the puppy.

Answer

The owner quickly went to retrieve it after a cat was chased into the street by her puppy.

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The owner quickly retrieved it after her puppy chased a cat into the street.

Answer

Quickly retrieving it, the owner went quickly after her puppy that ran out into the street after a cat.

Question 6

Lisa plays the piano. Her sister Kelly plays the piano, too.

Choose the best way of combining them.

Accepted Answer

Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano.

Answer

Lisa and her sister Kelly plays the piano.

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Lisa plays the piano and Kelly plays the piano.

Answer

Lisa and Kelly too play the piano.

Question 7

The road was slippery. We put chains on the tires.

Choose the best way of combining them.

Accepted Answer

We put chains on the tires because the road was slippery.

Answer

Although the road was slippery, we put chains on the tires.

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The road became slippery when we put chains on the tires.

Answer

Putting chains on the tires, the road we were on was slippery.