oDesk U.S. English Basic Skills Test Answers 2015

Question 1: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence. Charlotte knew ________ the secret investigation ________ her past, but she closed her eyes to it and pretended it happening.

Ans: a. of, about

 Question 2: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence. I think Pamela deserves to be punished for her________stupid and________behavior.

Answer: b. totally, irresponsible

Question3: Which of the following sentences punctuated correctly?

Answer: b. We are expecting a hurricane this afternoon, therefore we have closed the school early.

Question 4: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence. While __________ of our relatives live on the __________ hill in the county, __________ of our friends live in the __________ __________ areas of the valley.

ans : b. most, windier, more, most, protective a
ans: c. many, windiest, most, more, protected


Question 5: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. Don't ________ think Larry should call ________ wife if ________ is going to be late for dinner?

Ans: a. you, his, he

Question 6: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence. days . for last has good weather few The been the not

Answers: d. The weather has not been good for the last few days.

 Question 7: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence. Knowing that February was the___________month of the year, Cheryl planned her vacation____________.

Answers: b. shortest, accordingly

 Question 8: Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence. Answer: e. Whenever I can’t spend time with my friend, I always speak to him on the phone. Which of the following sentence does NOT illustrates correct verb and tense usage?

 Answer: b. Clarabelle’s mother absolutely hated nicknames and always calls her daughter by her full name.

 Question 9: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence. Victor, who stole ____________ ideas and used them to make _________ a millionaire, never once offered ______________ a world of thanks.

Answer: d. our, himself, us

Question 10: Which of the following sentence uses correct pronoun usage?

Answer: e. All of the above

 Question 11: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence. If Harry _____to the party too early, don't let him in; he _____ outside like everyone else.

Ans: a. gets, will have to wait

Question 12: Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on sentence. Mr. Peach has sent his four children to Ivy League colleges __________ he has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty factory.


 Ans: b. ; however,

Question 13: Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given. Those who are not wise ____________ .

Ans: a. do not need be necessarily stupid

 Question 14: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?

 Answer: e (None of the above)

 Question 15: Complete the following sentences by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the option given. Only after they had completed an exhaustive study ________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.

 Answer: c (they did begin to understand)

 Question 16: Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of commas?

Answer: e (a and b)

Question 17: Which of the following sentence illustrates correct pronoun usage?

Answer: e. None of the above

 Question 18: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence. ________ is the name of the opera, and ________ role did you say Maria would play?

 Answers: c. What, which

Question 19: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence. The deer ran quickly ______ the trees, its hooves pounding ______ the forest floor.

 Answers: a. amid, from

Question 20: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence. Jeremy drove his motorcycle _______ the bridge, _______ the hill, and _______ the diner before finally parking it _______ two police cars.

Answers: c. across, down, past, between

Question 21: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence. Jack, leaning casually ________ the tree, watched as Sally walked slowly ________ him.

Answers: a.) against, towards

Question 22: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence. Although the issue was very serious, the committee disposed ______ it in a few minutes and moved _______ to other business.

Answers: b. of, away

 Question 23: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. That house used to be ______ , but ______ have given it to ______.

 Answers: c. mine, I, her

 Question 24: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence. Of the two books, Sam’s is definitely the __________ ; however, even though Sandra’s didn’t turn out as __________ as expected, she still did a __________ job of writing it.

 Answers: a. better, well, good