ALCPT Form 50

1. I will allow my son to go to town. What will I do?

2. Where do you take your dirty clothes?

3. Tom got on the wrong bus yesterday. Jim did, too.

4. Jones thinks English is a difficult language.

5. Mr. Richards employs a lot of people.

6. The weatherman says it will freeze tonight. What does he mean?

7. Joe is at the store. He wants to go back to his room. It’s necessary for him
to walk 12 blocks. How far is it from the store to Joe’s room?

8. John has lots of new ideas. What has he been doing?

9. Tom said, “This shirt cost ten ninety-eight.” What was Tom talking about?

10. Which of these is a machine?

11. Jackson cooks all our meals for us. What does he do?

12. Jim mailed the letter to his wife yesterday after class. What did Jim do yesterday?

13. Rebecca wanted cash for her car when she sold it. What did she want?

14. Sixty students attended church services last Sunday. How many were at the service?

15. This house has lots of storage space. What does this house have?

16. John ate some dessert at noon. What did he eat ?

17. The nurse knew how tall he was. What did she know about him?

18. If it rains, the students may not go to the drive-in movie.

19. The bank is opposite the post office.

20. That street is very straight.

21. The drugstore is near the shoe shop.

22. Hilda returned home at fifteen twenty-five hours. When did she return?

23. The rock crashed through the window.

24. I see a big storm approaching.

25. The wind did not damage the wheat.

26. They kept their people in mind.

27. Mr. Smith has to go to the bank today.

28. This box is easy to lift because it is so light.

29. Will you get through with your homework soon?

30. Aren’t those two students alike?

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

32. Where did you put my pencil this morning?

33. There was an abrupt change in the weather. What kind of change was it?

34. He’s going to take up medicine this year. What is he going to do?

35. Mr. Jones tried the car out on the highway. What did he do?

36. The meat was too rare.

37. The children cooked their own supper tonight. I didn’t help them.

38. There were 25 students in all who made a trip to the zoo.

39. James is an efficient worker.

40. The cadet was not guilty of the charge.

41. Bob Moore wanted to inspect the new oxygen mask.

42. Mike spread out the maps.

43. The air is dense at the sea level.

44. We had to stand up in the bus on the trip to town.

45. Mr. Long liked the cartoons in the evening newspaper. What were they?

46. Annette says she got a new filling yesterday. What did she get?

47. How did the hole get there?

48. We are having a thundershower. What are we having?

49. Carol kept working on the problem until she solved it.

50. We took our vacation so long ago, I can’t remember much about it.

51. The attack was repelled.

52. The temperature was around 70 degrees and it was a foggy morning.

53. The student has gone back to his country for good.

54. John wants a berth on the train. What does he want?

55. Why did the welder use goggles?

56. When we flew over the ocean, there were clouds below us.

57. Woman: Did you finish your assignment last night?
Man: No, I didn’t. I had a party last night.
Q: Why didn’t the student finish his assignment?

58. Man: Did John use the interstate highway ?
Woman: Yes, he did.
Q: What was John doing?

60. Woman: How are the patients?
Man : They’re doing very well, except for the man in room 12.
Q: Where did the conversation most likely take place?

61. Man: What is the prime reason for coming here?
Woman: I don’t know the prime reason.
Q: What is it the woman didn’t know?

62. Woman: Does bus 45 go to the train station? Man: No, but I can give you a transfer.
Woman: Alright, I’ll take it.
Q: What will the woman do?

63. Woman: What’s the matter?
Man: I’m in a rush.
Q: What do we know about the man?

64. Woman: How did you find out about the news?
Man: It was broadcast.

Q: How did the man find out about the news?

65. Woman: He collects rocks from all parts of the world.
Man: That’s nice. But do they have any value?
Q: What does the man want to know?

66. Man: What happened to your coat?
Woman : It wore out.
Q: What did the woman mean?

67. Are there any other boys in Don’s family? Yes, he _________.

68. An internal part of the body is __________.

69. I am used to drinking coffee for breakfast.

70. The man said, “Turn off the faucet.” He wanted us to___________.

71. At noon the sun is directly __________our heads.

72. You won’t fail the test if _______________.

73. Select the correct sentence.

74. On the first page of a newspaper, we generally find _______________.

75. The child was frightened.

76. The mechanic failed to fix the engine.

77. The maximum number of students in a class is fifteen.

78. If you’re going out in this drizzle, you’d better __________.

79. Edward is six feet tall. His brother is five feet tall. Edward is ___________ his brother.

80. Ask Mr. Miller ___________ me back later.

81. I’m going to stay here.

82. The instructor will bring up a new subject at the meeting.

83. I don’t think I can make it, but you __________.

84. Why did you enroll in this course?

85. If the service station attendant gave me the correct change, he ____________.

86. What technique do you prefer when you study English?

87. I’ll give you a ring tonight after seven o’clock

88. __________ you mind opening the door?

89. I____________ write him if I knew his address.

90. The thermometer sometimes reads ____________zero.

91. The cheapest way _____________ is by automobile.

92. Enlisted men carry out military orders. They _____________.

93. Ancient people cooled water in pottery jars. The porous pottery allowed some of the water to leak through the sides and evaporate. This caused the
water inside to lose some of its heat. Today campers often store their water in cloth bags that allow some of the water to leak through and evaporate.

94. ________ that a hurricane was headed towards the coast, the
honeymooners were forced to change their final destination.

95. Students who _____________ are good listeners.

96. The word generous means “willing to give or share.”

What is the opposite (antonym) of generous?

97. I have a loose __________in this tooth.

98. With his torch, Tom _____________.

99. You can always count ___________Jerry to do the right thing.

100. Paul usually works on Fridays. ____________Frank.