ALCPT Form 69

1. What color is Jim’s car?

2 Mr. Davis is building a house. What is he building?

3. John has lots of new ideas.

What has he been doing?

4. What should you do when you hear a question?

5. Be sure to use the proper forms.

Which forms should be used?

6. Why did Mrs. Lopez sit down?

7. Which of these produces the energy to light a lamp?

8. Lieutenant Norris left the papers in his office.

9. Mary is the cashier in our office.

10. The accident was caused by a speeding car.

11. The students went out of the classroom.

12.. Why did Jim buy that ball?

13. Mr. Leslie’s job is to regulate the machines.

What does Mr. Leslie do?

14. He knows the formula for it. What does he know?

15. If a man says that perhaps he will come.

What does he mean?

16. Which of these might be made of plastic?

17. Tom has fast reactions. What does he have?

18. Carl’s studying chemistry at school. What’s he studying?

19. The doctor looked at David’s eye. What was he checking?

20. The heart is an important organ. What does it do?

21 Margaret asked John to keep an eye on the children.

What did she ask him to do?

22. I was asked to instruct the man.

23. The children will slide on the ice.

24. By this clock it is exactly eight-thirty.

25. The little boy lied.

26. The waiter said we can sit anyplace we wish.

27. She has not seen the doctor yet.

28 Ralph owes the bank a lot of money.
Ralph is in_______________.

29. Susan came at the time we were leaving.

When did Susan come?

30. Why are those black shoes comfortable?

31. The student relies on his dictionary.

What does he do?

32. Did she get her mail today?

33. The irritated man went on his way.

How was the man feeling?

34. If oil is spilled, you should clean it up immediately.

When should you clean it up?

35. They compressed the material.

What happened to the material?

36. We told the sergeant that we had already made up our beds.

What had we done?

37. The wires were hidden between walls.

38. Mr. Walton plans to attend the concert.

39. The humidity is high today.

40. All the pilots of the first squadron accomplished their bombing mission yesterday.

41. One of the important rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights is the right to assemble peacefully.

42. The man did his duty.

43. We landed at the airport in New York. It’s huge.

44. The mechanic found the ruptured oil line.

45. You have to go over your lessons.

46. The animal’s growth was surprising.

What was surprising about the animal?

47. John glanced at his wristwatch.

What did he do?

48. Sarah told me that I was stupid and lazy.

Why was I angry at Sarah?

49. The school will eventually add another branch.

50. Yesterday it drizzled all day.

51. Herbert’s income is very low.

52. When you have a homework assignment, you should never put off doing it.

53. Mrs. Powell told her students that they had missed the point.

54. Don’t worry about the accident. It’s all water under the bridge.

55. The programming instructions on this new VCR will leave most people completely befuddled.
The programming is ______________.

56. Beatrice found many unusual shells.
She was walking______________.

57. Woman : How are you today, Mr. McMahan?
Man: I’m very well. Thank you.
What do you learn about the man?

58. Woman: Do you know Jim Blake?
Man: Yes, he’s in my squadron.
What do you know about Jim Blake?

59. Woman: Where are you going to get it?
Man: I’ll have to go to the drugstore.
What does the man probably have to buy?

60. Woman: What does your company do?
Man: We construct houses.
What does his company do?

61. Woman: How will you get your dog to take that medicine?
Man: I’m going to inject it.
What’s the man going to do with the medicine?

62. Man: I hear you had a new kind of test this morning.
Woman: Yes, the teacher gave us a composite test.
What kind of test did the woman have?

63. Woman: Did the major get your message?
Man: Yes, but I had to clarify it.
What did the man do to the message?

64. Woman: Is that snake harmful?
Man: It certainly is, so don’t touch it.

What did the woman ask?

65. Man: Why isn’t Raymond working today?
Woman: He has a bad backache.
What probably happened to Raymond?

66. Man: What did you think of the book? Woman: The ending was very abrupt.
What did the woman think?

67. Do you ever eat in a restaurant?

68. I see the girl. Jake __________ also.

69. Select the correct sentence.

70. She bought a ___________ of stockings.

71. Manufacturing is usually done _____________.

72. Cotton is the principal product of this state.

73. Karen asked the clerk, "How much is this item?" She wanted to know ____________.

74. Adam wasn't able to go with us.

75. We should ___________ the museum on the base.

76. Ali his money ____________ by a thief last night.

77. ___________ is prohibited within the school zone.

78. In English, a word may have several different meanings; for example, the word "precipitation". Any form of water or ice which falls on the earth is precipitation. Rain is a common example of one form. Snow, sleet, and hail are examples of the frozen forms of precipitation.
According to this paragraph, _________________.

79. Anna told her husband to watch the children. She told him _____________.

80. Mr. Brown said the weather is normal for this time of year. The weather is ___________.

81. Sleet and snow are weather hazards. The term "hazards" refers to _____________.

82. The mechanic adjusted the brakes.

83. The driver violated the ____________.

84. We'll write him as soon as we __________ when we're going.

85. He may fail the course if he ____________ study.

86. ____________ perfect rice can be difficult for many.

87. __________,the meeting went well.

88. My head is bare.

89. The instructor was amazed at the students' progress.

90. What do we call the degree of hotness or coldness measured on a scale?

91. The general is ____________now, but he can see you tomorrow at 0900 .

92. I told Henry to stick to it. I told him to _______________.

93. The things I bought added up to $17.50.

94. I'm ___________ in buying a new raincoat.

95.According to their records, Mr. Henley _____________ on five times by the end of the year.

96.When did you last hear _____________ your mother-in-law?

97. Mr. Wilson is a very dependable young man. When he tells you that he
will do something for you, you can always _____________ him to do it.

98. In an era of increasing emphasis on the role of global military air power, it became necessary to increase the distances airplanes could travel. The
propeller-driven airplane with its slow and limited range became largely obsolete. It was replaced by planes with supersonic speed made possible
through jet-propulsion. Today with the fighters and bombers have achieved much success in increasing their range capabilities. According to this
paragraph, greater distances can be flown by bombers through the use of_______________.

99. The company had to go through a lot of "red tape" to get its plans approved.

100. An internal combustion engine releases poisonous.