PSAT 10 Practice Test #1 GRAMMAR CONVENTIONS

Between 1907 and 1946, Richard Spikes patented many inventions, _______ an automobile turn signal, a safety brake, and—most famously—the first automatic gearshift.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• included

• includes

• including

• will include

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Verb Tense

Instead of resting when it gets dark, they rest when they need _______ their food.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• digest

• will digest

• to digest

• digesting

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Verb Tense

The radiation that _______ during the decay of radioactive atomic nuclei is known as gamma radiation.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• occurs

• have occurred

• occur

• are occurring

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Verb Tense

Upon returning from the three-day excursion, Roosevelt _______ to conserve the nation’s wilderness areas, a vow he upheld for his remaining six years in office.

• is vowing

• vowed

• will vow

• vows

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Verb Tense

Polyphenols are organic compounds _______ among their many roles, provide pigment that helps protect plants against ultraviolet radiation from sunlight. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• that—

• that;

• that,

• that:

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Punctuation COMPLEX sentence

In the early twentieth century, Joseph Kekuku and other Hawaiian _______ in the mainland United States to the bright and lilting sound of the kīkā kila, or Hawaiian steel guitar.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• musicians introduced audiences

• musicians’ introduced audiences’

• musician’s introduced audience’s

• musicians’ introduced audiences

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Possessive vs. Plural

While filming a boxing match for the movie Body and Soul _______ Howe had a handheld camera operator wear roller skates.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• (1947), and

• (1947),

• (1947) and

• (1947)

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Dependent Clause PUNCTUATION and TITLE convention

Amplifying the voices and experiences of Black soldiers _______ of particular importance to Chester, who later became an activist and lawyer during the postwar Reconstruction period.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• were

• have been

• are

• was

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Verb Tense PAST TENSE Plural

Inspired by hairstyles from various African tribes, the Ivorian artist uses wire and thread to sculpt her hair into all kinds of shapes. _______ she once made her hair into the shape of the continent of Africa—including the island of Madagascar!

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

• Soon,

• Elsewhere,

• For example,

• However,

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TRANSITIONS

In January of that year, she won an antidiscrimination case in the California Supreme Court. _______ in April, she wrote an open letter criticizing her local board of education for discrimination.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

• Later,

• For instance,

• In other words,

• Rather,

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TRANSITIONS