HSPT Language Skills 2

Question 1

Which sentence contains a capitalization error?

Accepted Answer

My Aunt drove us to the museum downtown.

Answer

We visited Lake Michigan in July.

Answer

She read a poem by Robert Frost.

Answer

The Pacific Ocean borders California.

Question 2

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

Wait, did you finish the report yet?

Answer

Wait did you, finish the report yet?

Answer

Wait did you finish the report yet?

Answer

Wait; did you finish the report yet?

Question 3

Choose the sentence with no error in usage.

Accepted Answer

Neither of the boys has finished his lunch.

Answer

Neither of the boys have finished his lunch.

Answer

Neither of the boys have finished their lunch.

Answer

Neither of the boys has finished their lunch.

Question 4

Which underlined word is misspelled in: "The committe approved the new schedule."?

Accepted Answer

committe

Answer

approved

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schedule

Answer

new

Question 5

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

Accepted Answer

The teacher's lounge was quiet.

Answer

The dog wagged it's tail happily.

Answer

The childrens' toys were scattered around.

Answer

The book's covers were torn, its pages missing.'

Question 6

Which sentence contains a double negative error?

Accepted Answer

We didn't see nothing unusual.

Answer

I don't have any homework tonight.

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She hardly ever arrives late.

Answer

He never made a single mistake.

Question 7

Which word correctly completes: "The runners ran ____ than they had last year."?

Accepted Answer

faster

Answer

fastest

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more faster

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most fast