GRAMMAR EXERCISE EAP

1. Kansas _____ at the geographical center of the United States.

is located

the location is

it is located

its location

2. In the early 1900s, Eastman _____ inexpensive Brownie box camera.

developing

developed

was developed

has developed

3. If calcium oxide remains exposed to air, _____ to calcium carbonate.

turns

turning

the turn

it turns

4. Some early batteries _____ concentrated nitric acid, but they gave off poisonous fumes.

used

using

have used

that used

5. The practice of _____ dates from prehistoric times in cold regions.

food is frozen

frozen food

freeze food
freezing food

6. _____ approximately 2,500 different species of diving beetles.

There are

There

It said

Been said

7. Of which is said The Declaration of Independence, _________ the Constitution of the United
States, was drawn up with the help of Benjamin Franklin.
and
also
as well as
so too
8. The rodent, comprising of the mouse, rat, guinea pig, and porcupine, __________ with
incisor-like teeth in both jaws.
are mammals
is a mammal
is the mammal
are the mammals
9. It was from the Lowell Laboratory that _________

Pluto was sighted in 1930.

Pluto was sighted 1930

Pluto in 1930 was sighted
Pluto was in 1930 sighted

10. Grover Cleveland was the first president _________ in the White House.
got married
to get married
has got married
was married
11. If cauliflowers __________ from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored.
were not protected
are not protected
are not being protected
will not be protected
12. When water freezes, _____ expands and causes the rocks to break apart.

it
then

they

them

13. William Byrd was the owner of_____ library in colonial times.
the most large
a larger
a largest
the largest
14. _________ is the science of making artificial replacements for parts of the human
body.
Prosthetics
Prosthetic
A prosthetic
The prosthetics
15. Rice is the staple diet of_________.
large amount of Asians
much Asians
most Asians
number of Asians
16. A stock _____ at an inflated price is called a watered stock.
issued
is issued
it is issued
which issued
17. _____, the outermost layer of skin, is about as thick as a sheet of paper over most of the skin.
It is epidermis
In the epidermis
The epidermis
The epidermis is
18. The compound microscope has not one _____ two lenses.
and also
but
but there are
and there are
19. The hard palate forms of a partition _____ and nasal passages.
the mouth
between the mouth
is between the mouth
it is between the mouth
 20. Some general theories of motivation _____ of central motives, from which other motives
develop.
identify a limited number
identification of a limited amount
identify a limited amount
identifying a limited number
21. _____, the faster its molecules move.
A liquid gets hotter
To get a liquid hotter
For a liquid to get hotter
The hotter a liquid gets
22. _____, the author of Little Women, began writing stories before she was 10 years old.
Louisa Mary Alcott
For Louisa Mary Alcott
When Louisa Marry Alcott
Louisa Mary Alcott was the
23. The Mayflower was bound for Virginia, but a hurricane _____ off course.

In 1797, Albany, named after the Duke of York and Albany, became the capital of a state of New York.

There is about 80species of pine tree and all except one grow in the Northern Hemisphere.

Lions travel in family groups are called prides, which consist of one male, several females, and their
young.

Unlikely gas sport balloons, hot air balloons do not have nets.

Rabies is a serious disease carried in the saliva of an infected animals.

It is common that liquids will soaked through some materials but not through others.

Some insects hear ultrasonic sounds much than higher humans can.

The development of the watch depended upon the invent of the mainspring.

In 1732, coach travelers could got from New York to Philadelphia in about two days.

The number of native people in the area is getting lesser.

Much fossils are find in coal bearing rocks.

Orchids come from a wide variety of colorful, shapes, and scents.

A dome is a semispherical structure on top of a build.

Navigational position is frequently expressed on latitude and longitude.