ALCPT Form 8

1. Mr. Brown liked the cartoons in the evening newspaper.

What were they?

2. The gardener used the electric grinder on the knife. Why?

3. Hail damaged crops and property. What did the damage?

4. You should wash your car occasionally.

When should the car be washed?

5. What should hammers be used for?

6. There are approximately 50 students in
the room. How many are there?

7. Some people dread public speaking. How do they view it?

8. The container in the closet is marked flammable.

What’s in the container?

9. In the month of March, we often have sudden changes in the weather.

What kind of changes do we have?

10. She made a surprise visit to his office.

What kind of visit was it?

11. Baseball, football, and basketball are popular sports, but recently boating has become popular. What
has become popular lately?

12. What is the opposite of tailwind?

13. What can a person usually find in the classified ad section of the newspaper?

14. While Sergeant Jones was putting fuel in the plane, Sergeant Smith was checking the rubber on the wheels.

What did Sgt. Smith check?

15. He has the ability to learn languages. What does he have?

16. John must leave at once.

When must John leave?

17. James said to Mary, “ Let’s eat in this booth ..”

Where did he want to eat?

18. What is a hunting permit?

19. Students will learn more English if they pay attention in class.

How will they learn more English?

20. An official of the United States government can be removed.

What can happen to him?

21. Why did the professor use the telescope to look at the stars?

22. After Joe took his aptitude test, he was scheduled for training in a technical field.

What kind of field is it?

23. The mechanic asked Jim what the capacity of the fuel tank was.

What did the mechanic want to know?

24. She arranged the trip. What did she do?

25. Mrs. Teller has to get some more gasoline.

Does she have to go to the gas station?

26. Please don’t take these seats.

27. Before you cash a check you must endorse it.

28. Lt Smith turned in at ten o’clock.

29. Joe likes coffee. On the other hand, John prefers tea.

30. The storm is approaching.

31. I’m going to attach the check to the bill.

32. If Frank had had the money, he would have loaned it to Tom.

33. Mr. Kelly picked out the best tool for the job.

34. We had a cloud burst this morning.

35. The hotel manager said that Jim would operate the elevator today.

36. John is older than James, but Henry is the oldest.

37. Tom can go with John, but Charles can’t.

38. Ann is going to read the book at home.

39. Jerry’s car is almost as expensive as Sam’s.

40. He checked out this morning.

41. Help me get the food out of the basket and we can eat right away.

42. Ted is not in class because he has been sick for two weeks.

43. There was a malfunction in the system.

44. He would like to finish his work today, but he won’t be able to.

45. Frank told me that his friend is always in a hurry.

46. When the group finished its work, the men got time off for a job well done.

47. The instructor thought that it would be a good idea to go over the lesson during the period.

48. They abandoned the boat when the storm struck.

49. William takes part in all kinds of activities.

50. The books were taken to the post office by John.

51. M: How many people were at the meeting last night?
W: At least 20.
How many people were at the meeting?

52. M: Isn’t it cold today?
W: Yes, and the streets are covered with ice.
How are the streets?

53. M: Doesn’t the weather change quickly here?
W: Yes, we’re having a shower now.
What did the woman say about the weather?

54. W: I have to put these two pieces of wood together.
M: Well, to put two pieces of wood together, you should use strong glue.
What should the woman use?

55. M: Did you enjoy the meal?
W: Yes and I ate something sweet at the end of the meal.
What do we call the sweet food eaten at the end of a meal?

56. W: What are you going to fix for breakfast today?
M: I’m going to prepare steak and eggs for a change.
What will the man do?

57. W: This tire’s in bad shape. What should I do with it?
M: Change it
What did the man tell the woman to do with the tire?

58. W: I can hardly see.
M: Neither can I. The visibility is bad.
What made the visibility bad?

59. W: What kind of weather have you been having?
M: It has been drizzling a lot.
What kind of weather was the man referring to?

60. W: Do you think I will need my eyeglasses?
M: Not if you’re going to read the headlines.
What kind of printing is used for headlines?

61.After the picnic Henry cleaned up the area by ___________.

62.The primary objective was to reach Houston before dark.

Getting to Houston before dark was his______________.

63.Digests are articles reprinted in _________________.

64.The two words are near equivalents.

They mean ________________.

65.If a hospital patient’s appetite is good, he _______________.

66.Pilots should not fly through thunderstorms because _______________.

67.Students in many countries are interested ________________.

68.A constitution outlines the structure and authority of ______________.

69. John’s car has a loose wheel ____________ the right side.

70. Mr. Jones knows ___________ that word means.

71.Indians used bows and arrows ______________kill bears.

72.Blood is _____________ by the heart.

73. Are you ready ____________ the history examination?

74. Everybody was all set ____________.

75. I believe you have confused that word _____________ another one.

76.Richard and I don’t eat lunch at the snack bar ______________.

77.We don’t want to interfere with our visitors’ plans ____________any way.

78. The waiter ____________ James to his table.

79.I can’t understand ____________ Fred lied to them about the new car.

80.The student should always _____________ time on his lessons at home.

81.Were the students happy about ______________ a holiday?

82.When John talked to me, he told me
that he had met a woman ______ name was very unusual.

83.The automobile is a ___________form of transportation.

84. The Indian women ___________ small fields.

85.The instructor doesn’t approve of ____________late at night.

86. The police recovered the ___________jewelry yesterday.

87.Most newspapers are _____________to the home.

88. The heads of federal departments ____________ by the President.

89.A college education, when _________ at from that point of view, is useless.

90.___________ do you speak and write English?

91.English ___________ in the schools of many nations.

92.The men used the baskets ____________ fish.

93.The instructor said, “Would you please put those books back ____________?”

94. Why did he enroll in this course?

95.We told Mr. Johnson about the accident because we wanted him ___________.

96.Jim left for home early _____________.

97. Will you wait here for Robert? Yes, Virginia and I will wait ______________.

98. What makes him a good student?

99.Who are those boys?

100.“Can you tell me how to find the laboratory?” “Yes, ___________.”