LANTITE Technical Skills of Writing (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation)

Question 1

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

Accepted Answer

The children's books were on the shelf.

Answer

'Children' is already plural without an 's', so the possessive is formed by adding 's: children's.

Question 2

Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: 'The box of pencils ___ on the desk.'

Accepted Answer

is

Answer

The subject is the singular 'box', not 'pencils'. A singular subject takes the singular verb 'is'.

Question 3

Which option correctly completes the sentence: '___ going to review the report tomorrow.'

Accepted Answer

They're

Answer

'They're' is the contraction of 'they are', which is what the sentence needs. 'Their' is possessive, 'there' refers to place, and 'thier' is a misspelling.

Question 4

Which of the following is a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

She studied hard, she passed the test.

Answer

A comma splice joins two independent clauses with only a comma. The other options use a conjunction, a semicolon, or a subordinate clause.

Question 5

Which option completes the sentence with parallel structure? 'Candidates should read carefully, manage their time, and ___.'

Accepted Answer

check their answers

Answer

The first two items are base-form verbs (read, manage), so the third must also be (check) to keep the list parallel.

(LANTITE) Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Practice Test

(LANTITE) Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Practice Test

LANTITE Technical Skills of Writing (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation)