Free NCAE General Scholastic Assessment Questions and Answers 1

Question 1

By the time Lydia books the flight to Poland, she has called her grandmother about the visit.

Accepted Answer

Will have called

Answer

Future Perfect: something happening between present and unspecified future time.

Question 2

Too busy for her own good, Nadine was negligent about drinking enough water.

Accepted Answer

Was negligent

Answer

Simple Past Tense

Question 3

Even though Adam was a great roommate, Lionel hated his to sing in the shower.

Accepted Answer

His singing

Answer

Gerund functioning as a noun, possessive modifies Lionel doesn't hate Adam (him), but "his singing"

Question 4

The secretary apologized to the prime minister to being late to the meeting:

Accepted Answer

For being

Answer

Gerund follows the preposition "for," infinitive does not.

Question 5

At the night club, the plain clothes detective noticed a dark-haired man's standing alone in the corner.

Accepted Answer

Man standing

Answer

Noticed the dark-haired man, not specifically "standing."

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