Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Set 1, Part 1

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Decorated with fascinating ______, the hotel's lobby is a great place to pass the time while waiting for someone.

• photographer

• photographed

• photographs

• photographic

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Because of a lack of space at the warehouse, some goods will be sent ______ to the store from the manufacturer.

• directs

• director

• directly

• direction

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Although the CEO spoke to reporters at the press conference, he failed to provide ______ answers to their questions.

• satisfies

• satisfactory

• satisfaction

• satisfactorily

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Ms. Lang uses Sky Couriers to send packages because she knows the service will be ______.

• prompts

• promptly

• promptness

• prompt

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Not until her book was published did the author speak ______ about her inspiration for writing it.

• publicity

• publicly

• public

• publicized

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The factory increased productivity by nearly thirty percent through equipment ______ made possible by a federal grant.

• modernize

• modernization

• modernized

• modernizes

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Trash bins are ______ placed throughout the amusement park to reduce the amount of litter left on the ground.

• strategic

• strategized

• strategically

• strategy

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The sales director believes that an eight percent increase in sales next quarter is a readily ______ goal.

• achieve

• achievable

• achievement

• achieving

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: ______ attempted to answer questions about local and national history.

• Contests

• Contestant

• Contesting

• Contestants

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: In its ______ scene, the contemporary musical Picnic at the River depicts a joyful family celebration.

• final

• finally

• finality

• finalize