TABE Preparation Questions 3

These prep test questions focus on the following topics:

- Lists/parallel structures

- Clause punctuation

- Frequently confused words

- Subject-verb agreement in various tenses

Pronoun reference/reflexive pronouns

• I understand! Let's go!

• I understand! Let's go!

Read the sentences:

The company's new marketing campaign aims to increase brand awareness and improve customer loyalty. The company plans to achieve these goals by using a new social media strategy and by introducing new products.

Which of the following effectively combines the sentences into one sentence using appropriate parallel structure?

• The company's new marketing campaign aims to increase brand awareness and improve customer loyalty by using a new social media strategy and by introducing new products.

• The company's new marketing campaign aims to increase brand awareness and improve customer loyalty; by using a new social media strategy and by introducing new products.

• The company's new marketing campaign aims to increase brand awareness, improve customer loyalty, a new social media strategy, and new products.

• The company plans to achieve its new marketing goals by using a new social media strategy, introducing new products, increasing brand awareness, and improving customer loyalty.

Choose the best revision for this sentence:

"The environmental organization works to preserve natural habitats, to reduce pollution, and raising awareness about climate change."

• The environmental organization works to preserve natural habitats, reduce pollution, and raise awareness about climate change.

• The environmental organization works to preserve natural habitats, reducing pollution, and raising awareness about climate change.

• The environmental organization works to preserve natural habitats, reducing pollution, and to raise awareness about climate change.

• No change is needed.

Choose the best revision for this sentence:

"To get the job, the applicant should be punctual, responsible, and a good attitude."

• To get the job, the applicant should be punctual, responsible, and have a good attitude.

• To get the job, the applicant should be punctual, responsible, and attitude should be good.

• To get the job, the applicant should be punctual, responsible, and to have a positive attitude.

• No change is needed

What s the best way to correct the following sentence:

"While visiting the Grand Canyon last year, Maria fall in love with the stunning scenery."

• While visiting the Grand Canyon last year, Maria fell in love with the stunning scenery.

• While visiting the Grand Canyon last year, Maria has fallen in love with the stunning scenery.

• While visiting the Grand Canyon last year, Maria is falling in love with the stunning scenery.

• No change is needed.

What is the best way to correct the underlined sentence:

As a college freshman, Brad is nervous about taking the environmental studies. He has never wrote a 2,000-word paper before.

• No change is needed.

• He has never write a 2,000-word paper before.

• He has never writing a 2,000-word paper before.

• He has never written a 2,000-word paper before.

Fill in the gap:

To ensure a successful college application, it is important to __________ the right courses during high school.

• choose

• chosen

• choice

• choosing

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The efficient, modern design of the speed train impresses every rider.

• It is extremely, important to work on your resume.

• The beautiful, scenery of the Grand Canyon can be seen in billions of pictures.

• When the new, store opened, it attracted customers from all over town.

Choose the best punctuation for the sentence:

"My family always prepares the Thanksgiving feast the day before; they believe the flavors blend together better overnight."

• My family always prepares the Thanksgiving feast the day before they believe the flavors blend together better overnight.

• My family always prepares the Thanksgiving feast the day before, they believe the flavors blend together better overnight.

• No change is needed.

• My family always prepares the Thanksgiving feast the day before: they believe the flavors blend together better overnight.

Choose the best punctuation for the following sentence:

"I studied hard for the exam and I was rewarded with a high grade."

• No change is needed.

• I studied hard for the exam; and I was rewarded with a high grade.

• I studied hard for the exam and, I was rewarded with a high grade.

• I studied hard for the exam, and I was rewarded with a high grade.