Sample Questions for Sentence Skills These twelve items are a good example of the types of questions you'll see on the Accuplacer Sentence Skills placement exam. Two kinds of questions are given in the Sentence Skills test. Sentence Correction questions ask you to choose a word or phrase to substitute for an underlined portion of a sentence. Construction shift questions asks that a sentence be rewritten in a specific way without changing the meaning. A broad variety of topics is included here. Printable Practice Exam Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. 1. The baby was obviously getting too hot, then Sam did what he could to cool her. A. hot, then Sam didB. hot, Sam didC. hot, Sam, therefore, didD. hot, Sam, trying to do Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. 2. She hoped to find a new job. One that would let her earn money during the school year. A. job. One thatB. job. The kind thatC. job, one thatD. job, so that it Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. 3. Knocked sideways, the statue looked as if it would fall. A. Knocked sideways, the statue lookedB. The statue was knocked sideways, lookedC. The statue looked knocked sidewaysD. The statue, looking knocked sideways Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given to you. 4. When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking. A. When you cross the street in the middle of the block, thisB. You cross the street in the middle of the block, thisC. Crossing the street in the middle of the blockD. The fact that you cross the street in the middle of the block Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. 5. To walk, biking, and driving are Pat's favorite ways of getting around. A. To walk, biking, and drivingB. Walking, biking, and drivingC. To walk, biking, and to driveD. To walk, to bike, and also driving Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given to you. 6. Walking by the corner the other day, a child, I noticed, was watching for the light to change. A. a child, I noticed, wasB. I noticed a child watchingC. a child was watching, I noticed,D. there was, I noticed, a child watching Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given to you. 7. In his songs, Gordon Lightfoot makes melody and lyrics intricately intertwine. Rewrite, beginning with Melody and lyrics... Your new sentence will include A. Gordon Lightfoot hasB. make Gordon Lightfoot'sC. in Gordon Lightfoot'sD. does Gordon Lightfoot Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given to you. 8. It is easy to carry solid objects without spilling them, but the same cannot be said of liquids. Rewrite, beginning with Unlike liquids, The next words will be A. it is easy toB. we can easilyC. solid objects can easily be Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given to you. 9. Excited children ran toward the loud music, and they told others about the ice cream truck outside. Rewrite, beginning with The excited children, who had run toward the loud. The next words will be A. music, they toldB. music toldC. music, tellingD. music and had told Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given to you. 10. If he had enough strength, Todd would move the boulder. Rewrite the beginning with Todd cannot move the boulder The next words will be A. when lackingB. because heC. although thereD. without enough Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given to you. 11. The band began to play, and then the real party started. Rewrite, beginning with The real party started... The next words will be A. after the band beganB. and the band beganC. although the band beganD. the band beginning Rewrite the sentence in your head, following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given to you. 12. Chris heard no unusual noises when he listened in the park. Rewrite, beginning with Listening in the park The next words will be A. no unusual noises could be heardB. then Chris heard no unusual noisesC. and hearing no unusual noisesD. Chris heard no unusual noises Answers to sample questions for Sentence Skills 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. B10. B11. A12. D