ALCPT Form 12

1. What is a house?

2. If the captain visits us, who will be here?

3. Claude is an artist. What does he do?

4. The engineer recommended that we use steel.

What did he suggest we use?

5. What is the opposite of defense?

6. Mr. Oakland bought his wife a gift in the department store.

What did he buy?

7. Sergeant Thorn read a magazine during the trip.

What did he look at?

8. What is a similar phrase for "to love liberty?"

9. My brother has been looking for an interesting job for two months.
What is he looking for?

10. The policeman asked the man about his address.

What did he want to know?

11. That man needs to be watched very carefully because he is very sick.
What is the matter with the man?

12. Are your parents living in a large city now?

13. What patterns did you have in mind?

14. Did you copy the sentence?

15. Did the flight leader precede you in flight?

16. Did he accelerate his speed?

17. Won't you drop back by later this afternoon?

18. What time did you get in?

19. Won't you please take a seat?

20. How difficult are those?

21. Did you talk over your problem with your friend?

22. Did you make up your mind about the matter?

23. If a paper has many mistakes, what does it contain?

24. He made a fortune in industry. What did he do?

25. Do they have different customs?

26.  I have plenty of time to wait.

27. He read the introduction to me.

28. He discovered the gold.

29. He created a statue.

30. We ought to finish our assignment by noon.

31. He was going to purchase a house.

32. He will soon depart.

33. The airplane glided over the mountain.

34. The teacher always displayed his good nature.

35. We hope to get permission from our liaison officer to purchase a car.

36. This island was discovered in the seventeenth century by the explorers.

37. He got his car washed.

38. This attachment supports the engine.

39. Water can be converted into steam.

40. The boy was disturbing his father.

41. It is necessary to adjust the instrument correctly.

42. He is asleep.

43. The job was impossible.

44. Henry was given a dangerous assignment.

45. He speaks English fluently.

46. He had numerous telephone calls.

47. During the shower there was occasional thunder.

48. He was a superior player.

49. The terrible storm that swept through the country took many lives.

50. We had considerable trouble in getting our application approved.

51. M: What kind of roof does your house have?
F: A horizontal one.
What kind of roof does the woman's house have?

52. W: Watch out, Bill. You'll hit that cow.
M: Don't worry. I'm careful.
W: Well, go more slowly.

What does the woman want the man to do?

53. M: Did you have a good talk with Jim?
W: Yes, he talked very frankly.
How did Jim talk?

54. M: How did that accident occur?
F: I don't know, it happened suddenly.
How did the accident occur?

55. M: Where is Edward?
F: He's gone to town.
What did the woman say about Edward?

56. W: What happened to that report that you were supposed to prepare for the professor?
M: I turned it in.
What happened to the report?

57. M: What did you say about James?
F: I said that he has picked up a little speed.
What did James do?

58. W: Do you think it will snow?
M: Well, it might.
What did the man predict about the weather?

59. M: Where are Jim and Mary?
F: They finally made it to the airport.
What did the woman mean?

60. M: Where shall we meet?
W: Let's meet on the corner where the drugstore is.
Where will they meet?

61. The telephone is out of order.

62. The furniture was arranged neatly.

63. Those people say they believe in justice.

64. The students are trying to get ahead.

65. If you persist in speaking English , you will learn more

66. I had rather stay at home.

77. He was about to answer your question.

68. It turned out better than I thought it would.

69. The chief engineer wanted to close down the plant.

70. There was nothing left of the target after the first bombing.

71. If your teacher sends you to the library, be sure you know how to use its resources.

72. In the display window, Jack saw a nice looking suit which he liked.

73. If there are too many things to learn, we must try to remember the most important facts.

74. The mechanic did not have the right tool, and as a result he did not finish the work.

75. There was an accident on the corner.

76. He threatened the cadet ________ punishment.

77. It rained a great deal ________ the spring season.

78. The doctor started ________ the ambulance but never reached it.

79. I have been waiting for you ________ morning.

80. He not only questioned, ________ doubted the importance of human dignity in man.

81. I'll neither use them, ________ will I ever remember them.

82. Your tent is ________ to ours.

83. They put in ________ time on this project than the last one.

84. He ________ difficulty on the test yesterday.

85. They ________ all the waste paper baskets early yesterday morning.

86. I ________ a check when he called me.

87. I ________ to town since the day we arrived.

88. If I ________ what to do, I will do it.

89. I ________ him since the day we met.

90. Will you ________ him tonight?

91. Next week I am ________ to a new training school.

92. Someone ________ a bottle during the excitement.

93. Did my friend ________ to you about the lessons?

94. The teacher ________ the students interesting questions.

95. We ________ a plane before.

96. Choose the correct sentence.

97. Choose the correct sentence.

98. Choose the correct sentence.

99. Freedom is something that has been won very gradually. In ancient times,
slaves lived and died wholly in the power of their masters, their lives begin worth practically nothing. In the
succeeding years men had to fight to gain their freedom.

100. Today, trade, or the exchange of goods, is necessary for the existence of industry
on earth. All countries are dependent on other countries for goods and
produce. For example, a country of fertile fields may not produce the machines that keep it s fields green.