FREE NCAE General Scholastic Assessment Questions and Answers

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

Was negligent

Was neglecting

Neglected

To neglect

Correct! Wrong!

Simple Past Tense

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

His to sing

Him singing

His singing

His to be singing

Correct! Wrong!

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

My little brother has grew two inches during the past year:

Has grew

Had grew

Has grown

Grown

Correct! Wrong!

Past participle instead of simple past

During the nineteenth century, Charles Dickens has become one of the most famous British novelist.

Has become

Became

Becomes

Had become

Correct! Wrong!

Simple past (date in past), not perfect present

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

Man's standing

Man being standing

Man to stand

Man standing

Correct! Wrong!

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

When he penned Richard III in the early 1590s, Shakespeare did not know that he will become the greatest English dramatist.

Will become

Would become

Became

Had become

Correct! Wrong!

"Would" with past tense

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

Has called

Will has called

Calls

Will have called

Correct! Wrong!

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

Since the rise of his designs, such as Falling Water, to world-re-known, Frank Lloyd Wright has become an icon of modern architecture.

Has become

Became

Becomes

Had become

Correct! Wrong!

Since and "for" require present perfect tense. "Would" should not be used with present tense.

The professor tells her students, who promise they would study quietly for three hours, that she won't give extra assignments.

Would study

Study

Have studied

Will study

Correct! Wrong!

"will" always with present tense sentence

When Margaret checked the pie, she noticed that father has taken a slice.

Checked, has taken

Had checked, took

Checked, had taken

Had checked, had taken

Correct! Wrong!

1st action always uses past perfect, 2nd uses simple past.

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

To being

To be

For to be

For being

Correct! Wrong!

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

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FREE NCAE General Scholastic Assessment Questions and Answers

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

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

My little brother has grew two inches during the past year:

During the nineteenth century, Charles Dickens has become one of the most famous British novelist.

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

When he penned Richard III in the early 1590s, Shakespeare did not know that he will become the greatest English dramatist.

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

Since the rise of his designs, such as Falling Water, to world-re-known, Frank Lloyd Wright has become an icon of modern architecture.

The professor tells her students, who promise they would study quietly for three hours, that she won't give extra assignments.

When Margaret checked the pie, she noticed that father has taken a slice.

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

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