Each question in this quiz is timed.
The consistency of protoplasm and that of glue __________.
they are alike
are similar to
are similar
the same
The lights and appliances in most homes use alternating current __________.
instead direct current
instead of direct current
that instead direct current
for direct current instead
When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposition said that he was __________.
so old
too old
oldest
very older
The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in an accumulation of __________ in porous rocks.
the oil
oil
an oil
oils
The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification __________.
must present
presented
be presented
for presentation
Nerve impulses __________ to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second.
sending sensations
to send sensations
send sensations
sensations
Although exact statistics vary because of political changes, __________ separate nation states are included in the official lists at any one time.
more than two hundred
as much as two hundred
many as two hundred
most that two hundred
________ owe much of their success as a group to their unusual powers of migration.
That birds
A bird
The bird
Birds
Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons __________.
money beside
money besides
beside money
besides money
Seals can __________ because they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur.
keep them warm
keep themselves warm
they keep warm
keep their warm
Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have __________.
not definite shape
none definite shape
nothing definite shape
no definite shape
One of Shaw's __________, Pygmalion, was the story that formed the basis for the musical play My Fair Lady.
greatest work
greatest works
the greatest work
the greatest works
Although the scientific community had hoped that the field of transplantation __________, the shortage of organ donors has curtailed research.
progress
had progressed
would progress
progressing
The seed heads of teasel plants raise the nap on coarse tweed cloth __________ than do the machine tools invented to replace them.
more efficiently
efficiently
more efficient
most efficient
__________ unknown quantities is the task of algebra.
To found
Find
The find
Finding
The yearly path of the sun around heavens __________.
is known as the ecliptic
know as the ecliptic
it is known to be ecliptic
knowing as the ecliptic
A dolphin __________ a porpoise in that it has a longer nose.
different
differs
different than
differs from
__________ like MacDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken have used franchising to extend their sales internationally.
Chain's restaurants
Chains restaurants
Chain restaurant
Chain restaurants
Uranus is just __________ to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye.
bright enough
enough brightly
as enough bright
bright as enough
Before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, many people died __________.
infected with simple bacteria
from simple bacterial infections
infections were simple bacteria
infecting of simple bacteria
That most natural time units are not simple multiples of each other __________ in constructing a calendar
it is a primary problem
is a primary problem
a primary problem is
a primary problem
An abstract painter and a pioneer of Surrealism, __________ and symbolic images.
Miró's works are characterized by bright colors
the works of Miró are characterized by bright colors
Miró is famous for works characterized by bright colors
bright colors characterize the works of Miró
__________ the plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise more abundant crops.
As a whole
Wholly
On a whole
The whole
In excess of 80 percent of the UN's budget is used __________ the economic development of member nations.
support
supporting
the support
to support
The bacteria in milk is destroyed when __________ to at least 62°C.
it be heated
it heated
it is heated
it will be heated
In order for people who spoke different languages to engage in trade __________, they often developed a simplified language called pidgin.
with each the other
with each to the other
with each another
with each other
The two main __________ are permanent magnets and electromagnets.
kinds of magnets
kind of magnets
kind magnets
kinds magnets
The Supreme Court does not hear a case unless __________, except those involving foreign ambassadors.
a trial
already tried
it already trying
it has already been tried
According to a recent survey, __________ doctors do not have a personal physician.
a large amount of
large amount of
a large number of
large number of
There are many beautifully preserved historic buildings __________.
in Beacon Street in Boston
in Beacon Street at Boston
on Beacon Street in Boston
at Beacon Street on Boston
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: The prime rate is the rate of interest that a bank will charge when it borrows money to its best clients.
charge
it
borrows
its
Find the wrong part based in English grammar When a pregnant woman smokes, the blood supply to the uterus is affected, reduction oxygen to the fetus
smokes
blood supply
affected
reduction
Find the wrong part based in English grammar The area where a microchip is manufactured must be the most cleanest environment possible.
where
a microchip
be
the most cleanest
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Before his death in 1943, in an effort to encourage less dependence on one crop by the South, George Washington Carver is responsible for developing hundreds of industrial uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.
in 1943
less dependence
is responsible
uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Sodium, usually a metal, and chlorine, usually a gas, they react to form the solid sodium chloride, or table salt.
Sodium
they
to form
table salt
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Mathematics is such important field and serves so many of the sciences that it is a prerequisite for studying every scientific discipline.
is
such important
that it is
for studying
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Studies of job satisfaction are ureliable because there is so many variables and because the admission of dissatisfaction may be viewed as a personal failure.
there is
so many
because
may be viewed
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Champlain founded a base at Port Royal in 1605, and builds a fort at Quebec three years later
founded
in 1605
builds
at Quebec
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: A calorie is the quantity of heat required to rise one gallon of water one degree centigrade at one atmospheric pressure.
A calorie
required
to rise
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Natural gas often occurs both together with petroleum in the minute pores of rocks such as sandstone and limestone.
occurs
both together
in
such as
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: There is no limit to the diversity to be finding in the cultures of people throughout the world
no limit
be finding
cultures
people
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Sloths spend most of its time hanging upside down from trees and feeding on leaves and fruit.
most
its time
feeding
fruit
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Although blood lets a residue in urine and stool samples, it cannot always be detected without the aid of a microscope.
blood
lets
it cannot
be detected
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: The native people in the Americas were referred to as Indians because, according to the believe at the time, Christopher Columbus had reached the East Indies.
referred
according to
believe at
had reached
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: A barometer is a device with a sealed metal chamber designed to reading the changes in the pressure of air in the atmosphere.
A barometer
sealed
reading
of air in
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Cotton fiber, like other vegetable fibers, are composed mostly of cellulose.
like
other
are composed
mostly
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Almost all life depends to chemical reactions with oxygen to produce energy.
Almost all
depends to
to produce
energy
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: It may be argued that modern presidents have far great responsabilities than their predecessors did.
argued
great
their
did
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: The audible range of frequencies for human beings usually lays between 20 and 20,000 Hz.
for human
usually
lays
between
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Many grasshoppers can produce sounds by rub their hind legs against their wings.
Many
produce
sounds
rub
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was not only a poet and an author but also presided the modern language department at Harvard University for more than eighteen years.
also
presided
for
more
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Some importan characteristics of the Baroque style was a renewed interest in ornamentation and a powerful use of both light and shade.
was
a renewed interest
use
and
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: The understanding electricity depends on a knowledge of atoms and the subatomic particles of which they are composed.
The understanding
depends on
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: If England had not imposed a tax on tea two hundred and twenty years ago, will the United States have remained part of the British Commonwealth?
If
imposed
ago
will
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Scientific fish farming, known as aquaculture, has existed for more than 4000 years, but scientists who make research in this field are only recently providing the kind of information that growers need to increase production.
known as
more than
make
increase
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: The concept of lift in aerodynamics refers to the relationship among the increased speed of air over the top of a wing and the higher pressure of the slower air underneath.
refers to
among
increased
the slower air
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: The Greek historian Herodotus reported that one hundred thousand men are employed for twenty years to build the Great Pyramid at Gizeh.
are
to build
at Gizeh
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: New synthetic materials have improved the construction of artificial body parts by provide both the power and the range of action for a natural limb.
have
the construction
body parts
provide
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: The Cabinet consists of secretaries of departments, who report to the president, give him advice, and helping him make decisions.
consists of
who
helping
Find the wrong part based in English grammar: Each of the Intelsat satellites remain in a fixed position from which they relay radio signals to more than seventy earth stations.
remain
fixed
earth stations
