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Odesk U.S. English Basic Skills Test Answers, I managed to get all these questions and answers but sometimes questions may be vary.
Q: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
 _______ is the name of the opera, and ______ role did you say Maria would pay?
 Ans: c (what, which)
 Q: Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
 Ans: a (No, because by the time I got there all the tickets had already been sold.)
 Q: Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on sentence.
 It’s never too late to learn how to swim ______ you may fall off a boat!
 Ans: b (you never know when)
 Q: Choose the series of verbs and phrases that best completes the following passage.
 This dish ______ too spicy. Why _______ so much pepper?
 Ans: e (a and c)
 Q: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
 With can’t phone, on whenever always to the time spend I speak I my friend, him
 Ans: e (Whenever I can’t spend time with my friend. I always speak to him on the phone.
 Q: Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
 Did you hear the weather report for tomorrow?
 Ans: b (No, I wasn’t listening to the radio.)
 Q: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.
 Victor, who stole ______ ideas and used them to make ______ a millionaire, never once offered ______ a word of thanks.
 Ans: d (our, himself, us)
 Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
 Ans: e (All of the above)
 Q: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentences.
 While  ______ of our relatives live on the _______ hill in the country,  ______of our friends live in the ________ area of the valley.
 Ans: c (many, windiest, most, protected)
 Q: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
 Knowing that February was the ______ month of the year, Cheryl planned her vacation ________.
 Ans: b (shortest, accordingly)
 Q: Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence below without creating a run-on sentence.
 Mr.  Peach has sent his four children to lvy league colleges _______ he has  sacrificed his health working day and night dusty factory.
 Ans: b (; however)
 Q: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentences.
 I think Pamela deserves to be punished for her _______ stupid and ______ behavior.
 Ans: c (total, irresponsible)
 Q: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentences.
 If Harry  ________ to the party too early, don’t let him in; he ________ outside like everyone else.
 Ans: a (gets, will have to wait)
 Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?
 Ans: b (Although Tommy was failing his biology class at college, he was passing his chemistry class)
 Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of apostrophes?
 Ans: a (Helga borrowed her friend’s skates for the day; however, she failed to return them.)
 Q: Change the following sentences from a question to indirect speech.
 “I will be moving soon.” said Alma
 Ans: d (Alma says she would move soon.)
 Q: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentences.
 Alison regrets _______ you with her remarks; she never meant ______ so.
 Ans: b (to hurt, to do)
 Q: Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentences.
 Don’t ______ think Larry should call ________ wife if _______ is going to be late for dinner?
 Ans: a (you, his, he)
 Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?
 Ans: e (None of the above)
 Q: Complete the following sentences by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the option given.
 Only after they had completed an exhaustive study  ________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.
 Ans: c (they did begin to understand)
 Q: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentence.
 days . for last has good weather few The been the not
 Ans: d (The weather has not been good for the last few days)
 Q: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
 I placed my notes ______ my desk and referred to them ______ the meeting.
 Ans: b (beside, during)
 Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?
 Ans: e (all of the above)
 Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?
 Ans: d (The queen had hardly finished her speech when the people began to disperse.
 Q: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
 Ans: d (“Come here,” she said, “and let me get a good look at you.”)
 Q: Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the option given.
 Those who are not wise  _________.
 Ans: d (does not need to be necessarily stupid)
 Q: Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
 Does Jack wear that furry hat often?
 Ans: d (No, he only wears it when his ears are cold.)
 Q: Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.
 Charlotte knew ________ the secret investigation ________ her past, but she closed her eyes to it and pretended it happening.
 Ans: a (of, about)
 Q: Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
 The archaeologists were ______ to discover such a ________ and _______ _________ artifact at that mostly uncovered site.
 Ans: b (amazed, rare, incredibly, beautiful)
 Q: Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.
 Everyone ________ too busy cooking and _______ the family of bears _______ from woods.
 Ans: d (was, setting up, to notice, watching)
 Q: Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.
 Julia,  who is studying to be ________ foreign correspondent, is currently  doing ______ internship in ______ Middle East _____ will return before  the end of _______ year.
 Ans: a {(no article required), an, the, but, the}
 Q: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
 Ans: b (We are expecting a hurricane this afternoon; therefore we have closed the school early.)
 Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of commas?
 Ans: e (a and b)
 Q: Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
 Rhonda says, “I get to work early every day.”
 Ans: c (Rhonda has said that she got to work early every day.)
 Q: Which of the following sentences does not illustrates correct pronoun usage?
 Ans: e (all are correct)
 Q: Which of the following sentences illustrates correct verb and verb tense usage?
 Ans:  b, d {(We think the judge will have noticed something strange in her  behavior.), (Somehow, all of the newspapers gotten hold the story.)}
 Q: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentences.
 Last what ! It’s did you night, over After
 Ans: b (After what you did last night, it’s over!)
 Q: Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.
 “It may snow tomorrow,” He said.
 Ans: d (He said it might snow tomorrow.)
 Q:Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.
 The helium _______ balloon rose ________ into the air; the villagers knew then their _______ leader was off on another mission.
 Ans: c (powered, powerfully, powerful)
 Q: Rearrange the following words to create the most logical and grammatically correct sentences.
 Would I have it anything if had, I you known said would not bother
 Ans: b (I would not have said anything if I had known it would bother you)
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