ALCPT Form 81 Post Review

When a natural disaster occurs, ____________ can cause serious problems for residents.

• they

• one

• where

• it

Answer explanation

natural disasters are not male or female so we use it for a thing.

His ideas were very orthodox.

• conventional

• liberal

• bizarre

• admirable

Answer explanation

Orthodox means traditional which is another word for conventional (accepted, standard)

Bizarre means weird, strange, not normal.

Why are you packing?

I'm going overseas.

• to take a trip on a bus

• to take a trip across the ocean

• to take a trip to another city inland

• to take a trip to a city next to her city

Answer explanation

overseas means across the sea (or ocean)

inland means inside the same land or country.

Bill is a careful driver but he had a close shave today.

• He had a pleasant experience today.

• He almost had an accident today.

• He had an accident today.

• He had a haircut today.

Answer explanation

The strong coffee kept Angela awake all night. She couldn't ________.

• drive

• sleep

• study

• eat

Answer explanation

if someone is awake it means they are not sleeping.

There is a car with its lights on in the parking lot it is a blue Mercury Cougar with Georgia license plates.

The car _____________

• is illegally parked.

• was stolen in Georgia.

• Is stalled at a light.

• has its light on.

Answer explanation

This one may seem like a trick but it is not.

If it is in a parking lot then it is not illegally parked (this would be on the street somewhere)

Georgia is a state in the USA. If the license is from there then it is not stolen.

Stalled means it broke down (stopped working) so the lights would not be on.

Did you hear about John?

Yes, I heard that he was feeling much better.

He was but today he was rushed to the hospital again.

John had _____________

• an appoitment

• a recital

• money

• a relapse

Answer explanation

An appointment is planned so it would not match with rushed to the hospital.

Henry enjoys fishing very much. Henry ____________ fish.

• likes

• likes to

• enjoys eating

• likes to prepare

Answer explanation

In this sentence fish is a verb ( the act of fishing)

Usually when there are two verbs in a sentence (like and fish) the second verb is in its infinitive (not changed with the word to).

Miss Jones is an efficient secretary.

• Miss Jones does very sloppy work.

• Miss Jones does good fast work.

• Miss Jones doesn't like her work.

• Miss Jones doesn't finish her work.

Answer explanation

Efficient means working well and achieving maximum productivity.

Sloppy means careless and disorganized.

Sylvia is mentally ill.

• Her mind is distrubed.

• Her leg is broken.

• Her heart is weak.

• Her fever is elevated.

Answer explanation

If something is disturbed then it is not having a normal pattern. The norm has been interrupted. We use this word also when speaking about mental problems.