ALCPT Form 140

1. The students were reading when the instructor entered the classroom.
Weren’t the students reading when the instructor arrived?

2. A customer asks how much a dozen eggs costs.
What should the clerk say?

3. She chose the chair directly opposite mine.
Where did she sit?

4. I always enjoy the events organized by the school.
Are you looking forward to attending the school party?

5. Neither Bill nor Robert writes Arabic better than the other.
How well does Bill write Arabic?

6. Doug knows how to get the broken radio working again.
What can Doug do?

7. John is traveling downtown to take care of some business.
Where is John going?

8. We were traveling to another town when the accident occurred.
What were we doing when the accident happened?

9. The temperature reached one hundred degrees that afternoon.
How hot was it?

10. The instructor asked us to go over the lesson once more.
What did the instructor mean?

11. He will visit the pharmacy to pick up his prescription.
What will he do?

12. The boy’s full name is John Paul Jones.
What is the boy’s surname?

13. After making the payment, Lieutenant Perkins received written proof of it.
What did Lt. Perkins get?

14. Please cook my eggs in boiling water for only three minutes.
How do you like your eggs?

15. Electric power causes the lamps in this building to shine.
What makes artificial light?

16. Mr. Schultz walked through the doorway and went inside.
Mr. Schultz entered the room. What did he do?

17. He is expected to arrive twenty-five minutes after seven.
When will he be here?

18. We switched the equipment on only moments before it was needed.
When did we turn it on?

19. He is packing his clothes and checking the schedule before leaving.
What is he doing?

20. The crowds and activity at the large train station confused Bill.
Why did Bill become confused?

21. The work involves serious risks and requires special safety equipment.
What kind of job is it?

22. I saw him only three or four times last year.
When did I see him?

23. His behavior throughout the entire training period was outstanding.
How was his conduct?

24. Frank plans to present the new student to the rest of the class.
What is Frank going to do?

25. Mary refuses to wait, and Jane feels the same way.
What does this say about Jane?

26. I saw Mr. Nolan downtown and spoke with him yesterday.
What did I do?

27. She remembered everything she had studied for class.
In other words?

28. Hal earned better grades than every other student in his class.
What did he do?

29. The thermometer showed that he had a fever.
What does he have?

30. The tube is empty, so I must buy another one.
What do I need?

31. The subject is completely unfamiliar to me.
What does it mean?

32. The vehicle would not slow down when the driver pressed the pedal.
What happened?

33. Stay with the job until it is completed.
What does it mean?

34. The library is directly across the street from the restaurant.
What does it mean?

35. Only a few dollars remained in his wallet.
What doe sit mean?

36. They joined several athletic events during the weekend.
In other words?

37. Before John and I finished speaking, Paul joined in without waiting.
What does it mean?

38. The store marked the suit down from eighty dollars to sixty.
In other words, what does it mean?

39. Don’t make him leave the building.
What do I mean?

40. The steak was so hard that I could barely chew it.
Why?

41. We drove the attackers back before they reached the gate.
What did we do?

42. He asked his friend to explain which response was correct.
What does it mean?

43. When heated, the liquid turns into vapor.
Which way?

44. He is developing an aircraft that can descend straight down onto a small area.
What does he do?

45. His eyesight was destroyed in the accident.
What does it mean?

46. The constant banging had become unbearable to him.
In other words?

47. Helping them is perfectly acceptable to her.
What does she want to say?

48. A loud chime sounded from the school tower.
What does it mean?

49. He described each step required to complete the task correctly.
What does he explain?

50. The question was too difficult for him to respond to.
What does it mean?

51. The supervisor told him not to delay the task.
What is he supposed to do?

52. The man had exactly twenty-five cents in his pocket.
How much money did the man have?

53. Sergeant Brown is picking up his clean clothes from the laundry.
What is Sgt. Brown doing?

54. The glass had shattered into many tiny pieces.
What did he say about the window?

55. She said the market offered many different kinds of fresh vegetables.
What did the woman say she had?

56. Henry disagreed with the others about the proposed plan.
What did Henry have?

57. He said he would arrive shortly.
What did the man say?

58. He damaged his eyes by staring at a powerful electric lamp.
How did he injure himself?

59. She promised to return at the earliest possible time.
When will she be home?

60. Jane plans to travel to Houston and return on the same ticket.
What kind of ticket is Jane buying?

61. The equipment was manufactured in Germany.
Where was it?

62. There is a possibility that he will attend.
In other words?

63. Tea is always my first choice when both drinks are available.
What does it mean?

64. Crude oil is lifted from beneath the earth’s surface.
When oil is pumped from the well, it is _____.

65. They secured the boat beside the dock.
They tied the boat to the _____.

66. Nobody helped me when I learned how to swim.
I learned to swim by myself.

67. Petroleum has been known for many centuries.

68. The weather is getting colder now.

69. Allen got a good deal of static on his radio.

70. I go to town frequently.

71. The electrician performed his job well.

72. This is the place ______ the accident occurred.

73. Peter is six feet tall. His brother is five feet tall. Peter is ______ his brother.

74. If we lose money, we ______ to you immediately.

75. The doctor used a _____ to take my temperature.

76. _____ you like to visit us Friday evening?

77. They work _____ in the classroom.

78. He is neither rich _____ poor.

79. Electricity is _____ by a copper wire.

80. You can't swim, _____?

81. You should use a pen _____.

82. You studied hard, _____?

83. I've ______ for three months.

84. Have you met the person _____?

85. Mary is not as beautiful as Stella. Stella is _____ than Mary.

86. Bob and Thomas are not as intelligent as Bill. Bill is _____ the three.

87. "It is getting late," said the Lieutenant, "I'll _____."

88. At the end of his visit, Lt. Smith left the hotel. Lt. Smith _____ the hotel.

89. Before _____, he locked his door.

90. He _____ there before.

91. Ernest threw the ball. The ball _____ by Ernest.

92. Do you want me ______ the letter?

93. Here is my phone number. Please give me a _____ when you get back.

94. When the volcano emits smoke, it _____ smoke.

95. How long have you been here? I'll _____ here three months next Tuesday.

96. Leon is poor. He has _____ money.

97. I ride the bus nearly every day. I _____ ride the bus.

98. He went to college _____ the age of nineteen.

99. Can you tell me _____?

100. Choose the correct sentence: