ACAP Reading Review

Choose the option with the correct comma usage when addressing someone.

• Can you help me with this problem John?

• Can you help me with, this problem John?

• Can you help me with this problem, John?

• Can you help me, with this problem, John?

Which sentence correctly uses commas for nonessential details?

• The dog who lives next door is very noisy.

• The dog, who lives next door, is very noisy.

• The dog who, lives next door is, very noisy.

• The dog who lives next door, is very noisy.

I knew I had a great friend in Louis, but I never anticipated that he would throw a surprise party for me! Which answer choice best describes the meaning of the word anticipated as it is used in the sentence above?

• To expect

• To believe in

• To ask for

Joseph explained that not completing their commitment would be detrimental to the company both financially and socially. Which answer choice best describes the meaning of the word detrimental as it is used in the sentence above?

• Harmful

• Beneficial

• Favorable

Texas weather is so capricious! One day it’s cold and rainy, the next it feels like summertime, and I can’t get used to it. Which answer choice best describes the meaning of the word capricious as it is used in the sentence above?

• Suddenly changing

• Awkward

• Predictable

Choose the definition that matches with how the word is used in the sentence. His dad was the head basketball coach at the high school, so Jacob didn’t think he had to abide by any school rules.

• To put up with or bear

• To wait patiently for

• To last or endure

Choose the definition that matches with how the word is used in the sentence. I donated my blood to the blood bank to help save lives!

• A place or organization in which money is saved, invested, and exchanged

• A supply or stock for future use

Which poetic device is used in the following sentence? The cat’s fur is a blanket of fur.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Which poetic device is used in the following sentence? We had not had rain in several weeks. The flowers were begging for water.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

My dad is as tough as nails because he never shows when something hurts.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification