Deck 17: Unit-3-Test-Chapters-5-6

Question 1

(Future tense) Logitech Industries ---- its new CEO on Monday.

A) announces
B) announced
C) will announce

Answer 1

C

Question 2

All of the following sentences use active-voice verbs except ----

A) CEOs are paid an average annual salary of $10.5 million.
B) Madelyn voiced her concerns about the proposed merger at the all-staff meeting.
C) ​Many individuals ordered products from our new website.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

To avoid becoming the victim of identity theft, ---- visit only reputable online retail sites.

A) be sure to
B) be sure and

Answer 3

A

Question 4

If I ---- you, I would tell your boss the truth about your upcoming job interview with another company.

A) was
B) were

Question 5

Intransitive verbs ------.

A) direct their action toward a person or thing
B) require a direct object to complete their meaning
C) ​do not require a direct object to complete their meaning

Question 6

(Past tense) The idea ---- to me as I was lying in bed.

A) occurs
B) occurred
C) occured

Question 7

Which statement about passive voice is correct?

A) Passive voice emphasizes the doer of the action.
B) Passive voice is called the voice of business.
C) ​Passive-voice verbs direct an action by the subject toward the object of a verb.
D) ​Passive-voice verbs direct an action toward the subject.

Question 8

She couldn't have ---- that her assistant was embezzling funds.

A) knew
B) known

Question 9

Study this sentence: Seeing his error too late, the e-mail was sent before the file was attached by Matt.

A) The sentence contains a logically placed verbal phrase.
B) The sentence has a verbal phrase placed illogically.

Question 10

Which sentence is correct?​

A) ​Have you spoke with your supervisor about your desire to telecommute?
B) ​The number of consumers using dial-up access to the Internet has shrank as the number of wireless customers has grown.
C) ​Mai began the company's campaign to implement diversity awareness among the employees.

Question 11

(Present tense) Keshawn ---- all payroll for our company.

A) calculates
B) will calculate
C) calculated

Question 12

Which sentence contains a gerund?​

A) ​Nathan was downloading the latest antivirus software on his computer.
B) Her résumé needed updating.
C) ​The account representative is considering a transfer to the Chicago area.

Question 13

After she had ---- to the meeting, we located the missing report.

A) gone
B) went

Question 14

In the sentence Some supervisors are too autocratic, the word autocratic is a(n) ----.

A) object
B) subject
C) complement

Question 15

In the sentence We were hoping for an increase in revenue, the verb were is ----.

A) transitive
B) intransitive
C) linking
D) helping

Question 16

Did you see who was------ near the CEO at the banquet?

A) sitting
B) setting

Question 17

Which sentence contains the past participle of the regular verb edit?

A) Chloe is editing an important letter for a major client.
B) Chloe edits many letters at the same time.
C) Chloe edited the letter on Friday.
D) Chloe has edited many documents for her employer.

Question 18

All of the following sentences use transitive verbs except -----​

A) ​The customer paid the bill with her credit card.
B) ​The CEO spoke at the small business seminar at the Plaza Hotel on Friday.
C) Many students passed the anatomy and physiology exam.

Question 19

No one objects to ---- taking a break, but we do object when you take twice the time as the rest of us.

A) you're
B) you
C) your

Question 20

Mallory plans to ---- down for a quick nap before her guests arrive.

A) lay
B) lie

Question 21

In the sentence Here are the reports from the four ongoing construction projects, the simple subject is ------.

A) ​Here
B) ​reports
C) ​projects

Question 22

No one can predict what ---- the decline in stock price will have on sales.

A) affect
B) effect

Question 23

Which sentence is correct?​

A) ​​If you pay in cash, you will receive a 10 percent off discount.
B) ​Shelby received a travel bag as a free gift with her computer purchase.
C) ​During our anniversary sale, customers will receive a special 5 percent discount on their purchases.

Question 24

In the sentence The CEO, as well as ​the division managers, attended the conference in New Orleans, the simple subject is ------.

A) c​onference
B) ​managers
C) CEO
D) ​New Orleans

Question 25

Which sentence is correct?​

A) ​Reaching into the desk drawer, the favorite pen was found.
B) ​Reaching into the desk drawer, she found her favorite pen.

Question 26

Podcasting, along with blogs and wikis, ---- gaining in popularity.

A) are
B) have been
C) ​were
D) ​is

Question 27

Many of the employees ---- with the new reorganization.

A) agree
B) agrees

Question 28

Everyone but the vice president and marketing manager ---- the new team structure is promising.

A) think
B) thinks

Question 29

The ---- reason for the layoffs was to save money.

A) principal
B) principle

Question 30

Much time and effort ---- needed to customize my résumé for the job opening.

A) was
B) were

Question 31

Neither the supervisor nor employees ---- willing to work overtime.

A) was
B) has been
C) ​is
D) ​were

Question 32

Which sentence uses verbs correctly?

A) We recently heard that economy carrier Clear Skies Airlines are expanding its service to the Midwest.
B) Although published in 1992, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus still remains a popular nonfiction book.
C) ​The Los Angeles Dodgers have raised ticket and concession prices every year.

Question 33

There ---- three individuals interested in the comptroller position.

A) is
B) are
C) ​was

Question 34

Joining the CEO at the seminar ---- the CFO.

A) are
B) is

Question 35

Some of our employees ---- using social networking sites to communicate with clients.

A) are
B) is
C) was

Question 36

Blogs have ------ an important marketing tool for many businesses.

A) ​become
B) ​became

Question 37

Wendy's ---- well-known for its square hamburgers.

A) are
B) is

Question 38

Our committee of salespeople and advertisers ---- to have agreed on the new ad campaign.

A) appear
B) appears

Question 39

A list of netiquette rules ---- available for all corporate e-mail users.

A) is
B) are
C) ​were

Question 40

---- of the proposals can help our organization increase revenue.

A) Anyone
B) Any-one
C) ​Any one

Question 41

Which sentence is correct?

A) Either of the two candidates for the position are acceptable.
B) Everyone of the employees working on the project are able to access the electronic files.
C) Every one of the interviewees is willing to take a drug test.

Question 42

I ---- remember the password for my LinkedIn account.

A) can not
B) cannot
C) ​can-not

Question 43

When the job was posted, Isabel Nunez was one of the applicants who ------ fully qualified as a laboratory chemist.

A) ​was
B) were

Question 44

The administrative assistant​s in our Human Resources Department are not only efficient but also ------.

A) ​discreet
B) ​discrete

Question 45

The number of e-mail users worldwide ---- steadily growing.

A) are
B) is

Question 46

Preparing for job interviews ​------ a lot of time and hard work.

A) ​take
B) ​takes

Question 47

A large percentage of the student body ------ an increase in student fees.​

A) ​favor
B) ​favors

Question 48

One hundred dollars ---- needed to hold your hotel reservation.

A) were
B) are
C) is

Question 49

Only one individual should be recognized for outstanding customer service, ----, Reann Bertrand.

A)
B) i.e.
E)g.

Question 50

During his job interview, Vaughn told the employer that he was very ------ to begin working for the company.

A) ​anxious
B) ​eager