Odesk U.S. English Basic Skills Test

Odesk U.S. English Basic Skills Test

 How to pass the odesk test answers:U.S. English Basic Skills Test 2013
          
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 Item No: 1 of 40
          

 

 Question:

Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

last what ! it's did you night, over After

          

a.
          

After what night, it's over you did last!

          

b.
          

After what you did last night, it's over!   answer

          

c.
          

over what you did last night, it's After!

          

d.
          

After, it's over what you did last night!
          

          

          

          

          

          

          
          

Item No: 2 of 40
          

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 Question:

Which of the following sentences is NOT punctuated correctly?

          

a.
          

All of the apple's at the grocer's were rotten, so I bought oranges instead.  answer

          

b.
          

"Seven canteens full of water should be enough for the hike," said Tabitha.

          

c.
          

Until the stove is fixed, there's no way I can bake a lemon meringue pie.

          

d.
          

The woman, whose name escapes me at the moment, disappeared into the limousine.
          

          

          

          

          

          

          

          

Item No: 3 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate proper use of articles and conjunctions?

          

a.
          

I thought about keeping an orangutan as a pet; however, my apartment complex does not allow exotic animals on the premises.

          

b.
          

Bertha decided to change a locks of her house after burglars stole a computer or an oil painting.   answer

          

c.
          

After thinking about the problem for half an hour, Glen finally came up with a perfect solution.

          

d.
          

Arlene loves nature and the outdoors in general, yet she spends most of her time inside because of her job.
          
          
Item No: 4 of 40
          


 Question:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

"Sharon must go to the bank today," said Albert.

          

a.
          

Albert says Sharon will have to go to the bank today.

          

b.
          

Albert said Sharon has to go to the bank today.

          

c.
          

Albert says Sharon must go to the bank today.   answer

          

d.
          

Albert said Sharon had to go to the bank today.
          

          

          

          

          

          

Item No: 5 of 40
          

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 Question:

Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?

          

a.
          

Arthur failed when he tried to open the lock with a key, but succeeded when he tried to open it with a hammer.

          

b.
          

We painted the conference room yellow, hung a poster on the wall, and are rearranging the chairs.

          

c.
          

No one in the room knew that the doors had been locked and that policemen will be running up the stairs.  answer

          

d.
          

Andrea is incapable of walking and to talk at the same time.
          

          
Item No: 6 of 40
          



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 Question:

Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.

Lilacs ______ violets are usually purple, ______ I have seen some ______ are white.

          

a.
          

and, however, that    answer

          

b.
          

or, yet, which

          

c.
          

and, although, that

          

d.
          

or, but, and
          

          

          

          

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Item No: 7 of 40
          

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 Question:

Choose the series of verbs and phrases that best completes the following passage.

This dish _________ too spicy. Why __________ so much pepper?

          

a.
          

is, did the chef have to use

          

b.
          

was, the chef is using

          

c.
          

is, did the chef use

          

d.
          

was, the chef used

          

e.
          

a and c  answer
          

Item No: 8 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Which of the following sentences does NOT illustrate correct verb and verb tense usage?

          

a.
          

Frank and Marjorie have opened a new chocolate shop on the corner.

          

b.
          

By the time I get there, all the best candy will have been eaten already.

          

c.
          

They was going to sell pastries as well, but then decided against it.   answer

          

d.
          

Have you ever wondered how many jelly beans there are in the world?
          
Item No: 9 of 40
          

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 Question:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Carol has said, "I am responsible for this project."

          

a.
          

Carol has said that she is responsible for this project.    answer

          

b.
          

Carol says she is responsible for this project.

          

c.
          

Carol said that she was responsible for this project.

          

d.
          

Carol had said that she would be responsible for this project.
          

          

          

          

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Item No: 10 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following passage.

I find it very hard to remember _________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I remember _________ to do so dozens of times!

          

a.
          

to mail, forgetting

          

b.
          

mailing, to forget

          

c.
          

to mail, to forget

          

d.
          

mailing, forgetting    answer
          

          

Item No: 11 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Choose the verb that best completes the following sentence.

Do you know if Harlon ____________Japanese before moving to Japan?

          

a.
          

has studied   answer

          

b.
          

has been studying

          

c.
          

will have been studying

          

d.
          

will be studying
          

          
Item No: 12 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Which of the following sentences illustrates correct usage of articles and conjunctions?

          

a.
          

The cake that I ate was better that the one you had.

          

b.
          

An house is not the home, or so they saying goes.

          

c.
          

For my birthday, I would like a book, an hourglass, and the keys to a new boat.   answer

          

d.
          

Has a package I've been waiting for been delivered yet, nor must I wait longer?
          

          
Item No: 13 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Read the original sentence below and then choose the rewritten sentence that illustrates proper sentence structure.

ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
It is easy to carry solid objects, but the same cannot be said of liquids.

REWRITTEN SENTENCES:

          

a.
          

Unlike liquids, solid objects are easy to carry.

          

b.
          

Unlike liquids, we can easily carry solid objects.

          

c.
          

Unlike liquids; solid objects can easily be carried.   answer

          

d.
          

Unlike liquids, solid objects easy to be carried.
          
Item No: 14 of 40

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 Question:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

"I'm not feeling well," Agatha said.

          

a.
          

Agatha has said that she doesn't feel well.

          

b.
          

According to Agatha, she isn't feeling well.

          

c.
          

Agatha said she wasn't feeling well.  answer

          

d.
          

Agatha says she isn't feeling well.
          
Item No: 15 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Did you see the show last night?

          

a.
          

No, because by the time I got there all the tickets had already been sold.

          

b.
          

Yes, and it was one of the best shows I had ever seen.   answer

          

c.
          

Yes, but my seat was behind a pole so I couldn't barely see anything.

          

d.
          

No, but I am hope to see it tonight.
          
Item No: 16 of 40
          

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 Question:

Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.

Alison regrets _________ you with her remarks; she never meant _________ so.

          

a.
          

to hurt, doing

          

b.
          

to hurt, to do

          

c.
          

hurting, doing

          

d.
          

hurting, to do   answer
          
Item No: 17 of 40
          

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 Question:

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

          

a.
          

'Come here, she said, and let me get a good look at you.'

          

b.
          

Come here she said, and let me get a good look at you.

          

c.
          

"Come here," she said. "and let me get a good look at you."

          

d.
          

"Come here," she said, "and let me get a good look at you."   answer
          
Item No: 18 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

work . is always to brother willing not My

          

a.
          

My brother is not willing to work always.

          

b.
          

My brother is not always willing to work.  answer

          

c.
          

is not willing to work always My brother.

          

d.
          

My work is not willing to always brother.
          

          
Item No: 19 of 40
          

  

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 Question:

Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?

          

a.
          

Did Annabel knowingly lie on the witness stand?  answer

          

b.
          

We think the judge will have noticed something strange in her behavior.

          

c.
          

The lawyers had decided to keep her testimony a secret.

          

d.
          

Somehow, all of the newspapers gotten hold of the story.
          

Item No: 20 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Charlotte knew ___________ the secret investigation _________ her past, but she closed her eyes to it and pretended it wasn't happening.

          

a.
          

of, about

          

b.
          

about, into   answer

          

c.
          

about, on

          

d.
          

of, after
          
Item No: 21 of 40
          

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 Question:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Jack, leaning casually ________ the tree, watched as Sally walked slowly ________ him.

          

a.
          

against, towards  answer

          

b.
          

toward, against

          

c.
          

upon, past

          

d.
          

off, beside

          

e.
          

against, toward

Item No: 22 of 40
          



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 Question:

Which of the following sentences illustrate correct pronoun usage?

          

a.
          

To whom are your employees going to report while you're gone?

          

b.
          

Each monkey had its own bunch of bananas to munch on.

          

c.
          

Neither of us had any idea that the Robinsons were selling their beach house.

          

d.
          

Delilah congratulated herself on a job well done.

          

e.
          

All of the above   answer
          


Item No: 23 of 40
          

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 Question:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Jerry said, "I saw my cousin at the fair."

          

a.
          

Jerry had said he'd seen his cousin at the fair.

          

b.
          

Jerry said he had seen his cousin at the fair.   answer

          

c.
          

Jerry said he'd saw his cousin at the fair.

          

d.
          

Jerry says he saw his cousin at the fair.
          

Item No: 24 of 40
          



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 Question:

Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

with can't phone . on Whenever always to the time spend I speak I my friend , him

          

a.
          

Whenever I always phone on my friend to speak, I can't spend the time with him.

          

b.
          

Whenever I spend time on the phone to him, I can't always speak with my friend.

          

c.
          

Whenever I speak to him, I can't always spend time with my friend on the phone.  answer

          

d.
          

Whenever I can't speak to him on the phone, I always spend time with my friend.

          

e.
          

Whenever I can't spend time with my friend, I always speak to him on the phone.
          
Item No: 25 of 40
          

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 Question:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Whiskey, my pet squirrel, jumped ________ my head and ________ the windowsill.

          

a.
          

over, onto   answer

          

b.
          

through, into

          

c.
          

from, under

          

d.
          

into, onto
          

Item No: 26 of 40
          



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 Question:

Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of apostrophes?

          

a.
          

Helga borrowed her friend's skates for the day; however, she failed to return them.  answer

          

b.
          

Thousand's of bargains are available during the holiday season, but I cant find time to shop.

          

c.
          

The koala bear closed it's eyes and fell fast asleep.

          

d.
          

Although I like the Joneses, I'm angry at them for breaking all of Ralphs' tools.
          

          
Item No: 27 of 40
          

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 Question:

Choose the option that correctly changes the original sentence from active voice to passive voice.

ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
That tall man is carrying a lot of lumber.

REWRITTEN SENTENCES:

          

a.
          

The tall man carries a lot of lumber.

          

b.
          

Is being carried by that tall man, the lumber.

          

c.
          

The lumber is carried by the tall man.

          

d.
          

A lot of lumber is being carried by that tall man.   answer
          
Item No: 28 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?

          

a.
          

Is those the set of plates the bride wanted, or did she want this set?

          

b.
          

Which of these glasses is half full—that one or this one?   answer

          

c.
          

To whom did them give the gold medal?

          

d.
          

Whose book is that—his or our?

          

e.
          

None of the above
          
Item No: 29 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

That house used to be ______ , but ______ have given it to ______.

          

a.
          

my, I, her

          

b.
          

mine, me, her

          

c.
          

mine, I, her v   answer

          

d.
          

myself, she, her
          

          

Item No: 30 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

"I can meet with you at noon," said Peter.

          

a.
          

Peter says he can meet with me at noon.

          

b.
          

Peter said he will meet with me at noon.

          

c.
          

Peter said he could meet with me at noon.  answer

          

d.
          

Peter can meet with me at noon, so he said.
          

          
Item No: 31 of 40
          

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 Question:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

I think Pamela deserves to be punished for her __________ stupid and __________ behavior.

          

a.
          

irresponsible, totally

          

b.
          

totally, irresponsibility

          

c.
          

totally, irresponsible   answer

          

d.
          

total, irresponsibly
          

Item No: 32 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Will you be going to the company picnic this year?

          

a.
          

Yes, I will have always gone every year.

          

b.
          

No, unfortunately I didn't have time this year.

          

c.
          

Yes, and I plan on swimming, fishing, and eating all day!  answer

          

d.
          

I might go if I had known about it sooner.
          

Item No: 33 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

Of the two books, Sam's is definitely the __________ ; however, even though Sandra's didn't turn out as __________ as expected, she still did a __________ job of writing it.

          

a.
          

better, well, good

          

b.
          

best, good, good

          

c.
          

better, good, better

          

d.
          

best, well, well  answer
          

          

          

          

Item No: 34 of 40
          

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 Question:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Those who are not wise ____________  .

          

a.
          

do not need be necessarily stupid

          

b.
          

need not necessarily be stupid

          

c.
          

need not to be necessarily stupid

          

d.
          

does not need to be necessarily stupid  answer
          

          

          

          

          

          

          

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Item No: 35 of 40
          

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 Question:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

We were surprised when the ________ parade ________ turned into a ________ party!

          

a.
          

dull, suddenly, wild  answer

          

b.
          

duller, all of a sudden, wilder

          

c.
          

dullest, suddenly, wildest

          

d.
          

dull, sudden, wild
          
Item No: 36 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Did you hear the weather report for tomorrow?

          

a.
          

Yes, it will to clear up by noon.

          

b.
          

No, I wasn't listening to the radio.  answer

          

c.
          

Yes, they have said it will have snowed.

          

d.
          

No, but I think it had snowed.


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Item No: 37 of 40
          

 
Question:

Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?

          

a.
          

Until the snow is melting, the train is not able to move.

          

b.
          

Until the snow does not melt, the train will not be able to move.

          

c.
          

Until the snow melts, the train will not be able to move.   answer

          

d.
          

Until the snow will melt, the train will not be able to move.
          

          

          
Item No: 38 of 40
          

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 Question:

Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

_______  is the name of the opera, and _______ role did you say Maria would play?

          

a.
          

This, which

          

b.
          

Who, that

          

c.
          

What, which   answer

          

d.
          

Which, what
          

          

Item No: 39 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.

If Harry __________ to the party too early, don't let him in; he __________ outside like everyone else.

          

a.
          

gets, will have to wait answer

          

b.
          

got, waits

          

c.
          

gets, is waiting

          

d.
          

has gotten, must be waiting
          

          

          
Item No: 40 of 40
          

 

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 Question:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Only after they had completed an exhaustive study __________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.

          

a.
          

did they understand to begin

          

b.
          

did they begin to understand  answer

          

c.
          

they did begin to understand

          

d.
          

to understand did they begin
          

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