MLAT - Modern Language Aptitude Grammatical Structure Analysis Questions and Answers

Question 1

In the following pair of sentences, select the word in the second sentence that plays the same grammatical role as the capitalized word in the first sentence.

Key Sentence: The courier delivered the package QUICKLY.

Second Sentence: She (A)softly closed the (B)heavy door, (C)hoping not to (D)wake the baby.

Accepted Answer

softly

Answer

heavy

Answer

hoping

Answer

wake

Question 2

In the following pair of sentences, select the word in the second sentence that plays the same grammatical role as the capitalized word in the first sentence.

Key Sentence: WE are responsible for the project's success.

Second Sentence: The old dog (A)barked at the (B)mailman, but (C)he simply (D)laughed.

Accepted Answer

he

Answer

barked

Answer

mailman

Answer

laughed

Question 3

In the following pair of sentences, select the word in the second sentence that plays the same grammatical role as the capitalized word in the first sentence.

Key Sentence: The professor gave HER a challenging assignment.

Second Sentence: The guide (A)showed the (B)tourists a hidden (C)path through the (D)jungle.

Accepted Answer

tourists

Answer

showed

Answer

path

Answer

jungle

Question 4

In the following pair of sentences, select the word in the second sentence that plays the same grammatical role as the capitalized word in the first sentence.

Key Sentence: The children wanted to go, BUT their parents said no.

Second Sentence: (A)While he was (B)tired, the student (C)finished his work, (D)yet he made several mistakes.

Accepted Answer

yet

Answer

While

Answer

tired

Answer

finished

Question 5

In the following pair of sentences, select the word in the second sentence that plays the same grammatical role as the capitalized word in the first sentence.

Key Sentence: She wore a BEAUTIFUL dress to the party.

Second Sentence: The (A)truly (B)enormous building (C)cast a long shadow over the (D)park.

Accepted Answer

enormous

Answer

truly

Answer

cast

Answer

park

Question 6

In the following pair of sentences, select the word in the second sentence that plays the same grammatical role as the capitalized word in the first sentence.

Key Sentence: The detective is searching for EVIDENCE.

Second Sentence: My brother, (A)an avid reader, (B)always buys the latest (C)books from that (D)author.

Accepted Answer

books

Answer

an

Answer

always

Answer

author