ALCPT Practice

ALCPT Form 102

Complete ALCPT Form 102 to strengthen your reading comprehension and improve how accurately you understand written English. This practice develops main-idea recognition, attention to supporting details, vocabulary interpretation, and reliable answer selection throughout the reading section.

Reading

ALCPT Form 102

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67. There were ___ people in the cafeteria today.

a. many

b. a lot of

c. much of

d. lots

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68. Select the correct sentence.

a. Without permission that he took the book he admits.

b. He admits that he took the book without permission.

c. That he took the book without permission admits he.

d. The book without permission he admits that he took.

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69. Visiting her grandchildren gives her a lot of ___.

a. options

b. enjoyment

c. flexibility

d. pressure

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70. Kit always remembers to fasten her ___ when she gets into her car.

a. seat belt

b. motor

c. steering wheel

d. lights

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71. What is that guy’s name?

a. teacher’s

b. nurse’s

c. woman’s

d. man’s

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72. If William wants to wash his hair, he had better buy some ___.

a. hair spray

b. color

c. shampoo

d. lipstick

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73. Jerry slept ___ blanket because it was cold in the house.

a. across

b. over

c. by

d. under

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74. He was ___ a trip for the weekend.

a. plans

b. planned

c. plan

d. planning

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75. Ed and his son suddenly decided to go ___.

a. fishes

b. fishing

c. fished

d. fish

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76. The major became angry ___ they told him the news.

a. if

b. after

c. unless

d. in case

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77. The workers divided the bonus among ___.

a. they’re

b. their

c. themselves

d. they

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78. Books are usually sold by ___.

a. teachers

b. libraries

c. authors

d. bookstores

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79. Do you live in this vicinity?

a. climate

b. city

c. house

d. area

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80. A hole in the side of a mountain is called a ___.

a. cave

b. cliff

c. slope

d. mound

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81. The diameter of this coffee cup is ___.

a. ten cents

b. three inches

c. a saucer

d. very hot

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82. According to the paragraph, albatrosses ___.

a. generally have two young every year

b. are bad luck if you kill one

c. eat large amounts of squid

d. spend little time on land

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83. According to the paragraph, ___.

a. a lot of cabbies are ex-police officers

b. used cabs are sold at auction every month

c. cab owners buy a lot of used police cars

d. the police regulate cab safety

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84. He asked the clerk which shirt was ___.

a. the most cheap

b. as cheap as

c. more cheap

d. the cheapest

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85. ___ do plan to say to her?

a. when

b. why

c. what

d. who

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86. If I ___ you, I would finish the report by tonight.

a. was

b. were

c. am

d. be

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87. Where ___ the plane crash occur?

a. is

b. was

c. do

d. did

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88. The underlined word in the paragraph refers to ___.

a. single trees

b. totem poles

c. centuries

d. museums

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89. The building was erected in 10 days.

a. built

b. sold

c. painted

d. demolished

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90. I heard about my promotion through the grapevine.

a. from the boss

b. after it was too late

c. by rumor

d. by telephone

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91. The participants at the meeting were at an impasse.

a. in agreement

b. satisfied

c. in disagreement

d. well informed

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92. He had to see the dentist on account of a toothache.

a. in spite of

b. because of

c. in accordance with

d. in case of

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93. The country has an excess of imports.

a. taxable goods

b. defective goods

c. foreign goods

d. goods made at home

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94. William has to study tonight; ___, he can’t go to the movie.

a. unless

b. consequently

c. however

d. although

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95. I wish that I ___ go with you, but I can’t.

a. should

b. can

c. may

d. could

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96. The national flag ___ early in the morning.

a. is raised

b. is raising

c. will raise

d. has raised

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97. Mr. Green stood us up for dinner.

a. came early

b. came on time

c. didn’t come

d. didn’t pay

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98. The doctor wants another specimen.

a. instrument

b. opinion

c. sample

d. catalog

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99. He ___ his boyhood in the country.

a. took

b. spent

c. did

d. born

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100. Some of the men began to lag as the march wore on.

a. fall behind

b. sing

c. speed up

d. clap

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