ALCPT Form 37

1. Which of these is often kept in the tank?

2. What number is between sixteen and eighteen?

3. She likes both of the bicycles. How many bicycles is she looking at?

4. Captain East is worried about the welfare of his men.

How did he feel about their welfare?

5. Who sits in the cockpit?

6. She asked for his ideas. What did she want?

7. Greg Bell said, “I am sorry, but my father is not at home.”

Who was not at home?

8. The gas was compressed during the experiment.

What happened to the gas?

9. Tob got knocked over by a big wave.

Where was he?

10. David drove over the bumpy road.

What was the road like?

11. Bill made a list of their duties.

What is on the list?

12. Welly asked for the freezing in degree centigrade.

What did he ask about the water?

13. The book has many chapters. What is a chapter?

14. May will make it to the meeting.

What will she do?

15. As the orange fell, its speed increases.

What happened as the orange fell?

16. Rebecca discussed the concert.

17. Soon will be time for lights out.

18. The parents rescued their child. What did they do?

19. Bob was going but he changed his mind. What did he do?

20. Mrs. Becker is trying to cut down her eating. What is she trying to do?

21. Did you mean to do that?

22. On his trip through Washington, Bob glanced the White House.

What did Bob do?

23. “What time did he get up?” Dick asked.

What did Dick want to know?

24. This house has lots of stored space.

What does it have?

25. Mrs. Boil measures the trunk of the tree.

What does she measure?

26. Ted took part in a play last night.

What did he do last night?

27. Drag wants to start a fire.

What does he need to use?

28. Rob wrote down his ideas. What did he do?

29. She mashed the bug with her foot.

What did she do?

30. The thermostat is not working properly.

What is not working correctly?

31. Mary went away when Seed arrived.

32. My sister isn’t sick.

33. The lieutenant put it back on the table.

34. The book isn’t interesting.

35. Terry went to the library.

36. They were unable to predict the weather.

37. Wanda got a pair of shoes which were cheap.

38. Bob explained the problem.

39. Alex walked toward the woman.

40. Mrs. Clark would like to finish her work this morning, but she won’t be able to.

41. Brian is at ease.

42. Kelvin has a marvelous memory.

43. Drag succeeded at his first job.

44. The bus’s cover has dirt.

45. Mr. Fisher had a lot of trouble in his factory.

46. They were held up by the traffic.

47. We don’t know she will come.

48. The women will help the police.

49. Lora is the same size as Trotty.

50. Cadet Ann was too late to catch the train.

51. The pharmacy is close to the barbershop.

52. Mr. Becker didn’t understand the idea.

53. Her television is in a very bad shape.

54. John computed the range before shooting at the target.

55. Drop around after class and the professor will help your problem.

56. The books were carried to the post office by George.

57. Fred didn’t want to go to school yesterday, but I made him go.

58. The instructions on the bulletin board told all the guards to return their weapons.

59. According to my sister, the date of the exam is May 10.

60. The house was quiet.

61. W: What did you buy?
M: Some clothes.
Q: What did the man buy?

62. W: What does Mrs. Bios do for a living?
M: She writes story.
Q: What does Mrs. Bios do?

63. M: Well, what do you think we will do?
W: Oh! I don’t know, but it looks like it’s not clear up today.
Q: What’s being discussed?

64. W: What’s he doing with this article?
M: He’s changing it.
Q: What did the man mean?

65. W: What kind of oil should be used?
M: I’d like the weight one.
Q: What did the man mean about the oil?

66. M: Is Lt. Cops a good speaker?
W: Well, she speaks with great precision.
Q: What does the woman say about the lieutenant.?

67. M: Why do you want to buy the sofa?
W: Because it is comfortable.
Q: What does the woman say about the sofa?

68. W: Why is she so sad?
M: Everywhere She goes; people laugh at her.
Q: Where do people laugh at the woman?

69. W: What is the city famous for?
M: It’s a seaport. Q: What is the city?

70. M: What’s the matter?
W: The man tried to grab my pocketbook.
Q: What had happened?

71. W: I hear Major Roy is joining you.
M: Yes. Can you tell me his characteristics?
Q: What does the man want to know about Major Roy?

72. M: Do you like Professor Lark’s lectures?
W: Yes, he expresses himself very well.
Q: What did the woman say about Professor Lark?

73. W: Harry, would you please turn on the light?
M: Certainly, I’ll be glad to.
Q: What will Harry do?

74. M: Who is going to serve the food?
W: Lee is.
Q: What will Lee do?

75. W: Did John knock?
M: Yes, he knocked three or four times.
Q: What was John trying to do?

76. He was trying to get out of the church.

77. We __________go to that country if we had a lot of money.

78. Place the books in a suitable bookcase.

79. Would you please open the desk_________?

80. Hurry up, I’m already____________.

81. I don’t remember that man, but I ___________have seen him before.

82. Lou needs Tom’s pen to write with. He should say to Tom,

“____________ I borrow your pen?”

83. The teacher looked annoyed when she saw the students talking.

The teacher was________________.

84. The thermometer occasionally reads_____________ freezing.

85. A lot of coal is found in Taxes.

86. Where is Mrs. Jones’ home? She is_________ San Antonio.

87. The jet approached at an extremely high speed.

88. Economics__________ his favorite subject.

89. He likes to talk___________ his father.

90. The test was complex. The student said it was_____________.

91. An expensive ring is__________.

92. Don’t work against his opinions.

93. The commandant had the telephone ____________out of the lounge.

94. We want a chance to meet with her.

95. She’s very sorry_________ that Lou is ill.

96. He has my permission to leave class at 1:30. He leave the class then.

97. The librarian said, “Would you please put those books back ____________they belong.”

98. Since we have been in this country, we ___________some interesting things.

99. We had the privilege of ___________to him speak.

100. This___________ water is too hot to use.

101. Liz lives 45 miles from New York. Lisa lives 90 miles away. Lois lives 20 miles
away. Lois’s home is___________ New York.

102. Visiting with American families_________ him an opportunity to practice English.

103. “How long has Miss Dixon studied English?” “She___________ English for one month.”

104. John told Tom that Mary_____________ him tomorrow.

105. Let’s get a few new books____________.

106. In order for a person to be physically fit, self-discipline must be__________.

107. Was the driver__________ by the stop sign?

108. She__________ to class on Monday.

109. Orin defends himself well by____________.

110. This task___________ by the end of this month.

111. If you wake up every morning at 5 o’clock, you___________ at 5 o’clock.

112. Flying a helicopter is not as easy as___________ a car.

113. Lou’s decision was affected by his uncle. Lou’s uncle____________.

114. The physician is going to ask you many questions.
You should answer him___________.

115. They will not fail the exam if______________.

116. If he’s going out in this shower, he’d better___________.

117. The atmosphere is actually part of the earth. It rotates with the earth in space and
can be considered a gaseous outer cover of the earth.

According this paragraph____________,

118. Since a commander cannot be familiar with the actions of every operation or
individual under his control, he must depend on his staff to keep him informed. If
the information is faulty or insufficient, he is apt to make a bad decision.
According to this paragraph, ______________ .

119. Which sentence is correct?

120. The dictionary gives the lexical opinions of language experts. The user can
discover just how and to what extent experts agree on what he is to say or write. Yet,
the user is left with one of the most difficult of human decisions: the decision of
what to say. According to this paragraph, ___________ .