UNIV 104 - English Assessment Liberty University answers complete solutions
Question 1: Multiple Choice Even after having prepared in the most thoroughest manner, Mark did
not feel confident that his presentation would be successful.
Correct Answer: B. most thoroughest
Question 2: Multiple Choice Shoppers hunting for low prices will be able to find them at
this sale; however, he or she should do some comparison shopping first in order to
recognize the true bargains.
Correct Answer: B. he or she
Question 3: Multiple Choice 88 In the days when baseball parks were small, with stands close to
the playing fields, fans not only recognized individual players easily but also would be more
knowledgeable about the game.
Correct Answer: D. would be
Question 4: Multiple Choice According to the article, more money is spent in the Unites States
each year on health care as on national defense.
Correct Answer: C. as
Question 5: Multiple Choice Both Edna and me were asked to put aside our regular work so
that we could help prepare the proposal for the new client.
Correct Answer: A. me
Question 6: Multiple Choice Because the public-address system was not working proper, only the
people who were sitting in the front of the auditorium could hear the speaker clearly.
Correct Answer: B. proper
Question 7: Multiple Choice 89 The validity of the results of any survey depend, in part, on the care
with which the sample is chosen.
Correct Answer: A. depend
Question 8: Multiple Choice Among the nonfictional works of James Baldwin are two volumes of
essays that explore the relationship between Black intellectuals with society.
Correct Answer: D. with
Question 9: Multiple Choice If the forest fire that broke out yesterday is not brought under control
shortly, an entire village would have to be evacuated.
Correct Answer: D. would have
,Question 10: Multiple Choice Because Maria had ran so fast during the first part of the race,
she was beginning to tire by the time she reached the steep grade in the middle of the
course.
Correct Answer: A. had ran
Question 11: Multiple Choice After hearing Smith's surprising report, Detective Meng began
to expect that the 90 witness had been lying.
Correct Answer: C. expect
Question 12: Multiple Choice As visitors enter the Museum of the Plains Indian, you see four large
murals, painted by the Blackfoot artist Victor Pepion, that depict several aspects of the buffalo
hunt.
Correct Answer: B. you see
Question 13: Multiple Choice When the traffic light was installed at the intersection of Broad
Street and Washington Avenue, the flow of rush-hour traffic improves noticeably.
Correct Answer: C. improves
Question 14: Multiple Choice Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, who developed COBOL, one of the first
computer languages, retiring after serving forty-three years in the United States Navy.
Correct Answer: C. retiring
Question 15: Multiple Choice Inez and Dave plan to apply for part-time jobs, but, although
they both are full-time students, Inez wants to work longer hours than him.
Correct Answer: D. than him
Question 16: Multiple Choice Like an iceberg, the Portuguese man-of-war conceals its most
longest and most dangerous parts beneath the surface of the sea.
Correct Answer: C. most longest
Question 17: Multiple Choice Like an iceberg, the Portuguese man-of-war conceals its most
longest and most dangerous parts beneath the surface of the sea.
Correct Answer: C. most longest
Question 18: Multiple Choice Chief among the recommendations of the committee are that
the students be encouraged to participate in Black History month by attending the special
programs sponsored by the school.
Correct Answer: A. are
Question 19: Multiple Choice When the leaders of the American Revolution sought foreign
help,
,they logically turned to France and Spain, and both countries responded favorable.
Correct Answer: D. favorable
Question 20: Multiple Choice Elizabeth Gaskell's nineteenth-century novel North and South
draws an extended contrast between the attractive southern countryside of Britain with the
grimy factory towns of the north.
Correct Answer: C. With
Question 21: Multiple Choice Because the bamboo plant on which the panda feeds is now scarce,
naturalists are worried about their chances of survival.
Correct Answer: D. their
Question 22: Multiple Choice When we arrived in Montreal, we learned that a jazz festival had just
began there.
Correct Answer: D. just began
Question 23: Multiple Choice Frank was very good at planning practical jokes; the joke he played
on Alice and I was particularly clever.
Correct Answer: C. I
Question 24: Multiple Answer Neither the scientist nor her research assistant expect to encounter
any difficulty in obtaining funds for the project.
Correct Answers: B. expect
Question 25: Multiple Choice Deciding which one of the three plans for the library was the
better one proved to be exceedingly difficult because each of the architects had presented
excellent ideas.
Correct Answer: A. the better
Question 26: Multiple Choice Because they were confined to the cramped cockpit of the
small experimental plane and the two pilots found the long flight extremely uncomfortable.
Correct Answer: D. plane, the two pilots
Question 27: Multiple Choice Sustained high temperatures can weaken tires, causing blowouts
and tread separations.
Correct Answer: A. causing blowouts and tread separations
Question 28: Multiple Choice Unfortunately, the already hard-pressed farmers were plagued once
again by spring flooding, midsummer drought, and early frost.
, Correct Answer: A. midsummer drought, and early frost
Question 29: Multiple Choice If he would know about the seminar, Rafael would not have called the
meeting of the Hispanic Students' Union for the same evening.
Correct Answer: D. If he had known
Question 30: Multiple Choice The room, which has been painted white, and it still looks small and
gloomy.
Correct Answer: C. Even though the room has been painted white,
Question 31: Multiple Choice The polarization of the Earth is not fixed; in fact, the north and south
magnetic poles which have exchanged positions five times over the last two million years.
Correct Answer: B. poles have exchanged positions
Question 32: Multiple Answer It is easy to learn to use the personal computer, and it has replaced
the typewriter in most homes and offices.
Correct Answers: D. The personal computer, which is easy to learn to use,
Question 33: Multiple Choice The contributions of minority groups to the culture of the
United States are so extensive that no brief scholarly work cannot be expected to treat the
subject satisfactorily.
Correct Answer: B. can be expected to
Question 34: Multiple Choice Her first novel destroyed her quiet life, and the reason was she
impressed the critics, the public was captivated, and she became a celebrity overnight.
Correct Answer: C. life, for it impressed the critics and captivated the public, thus making
her a celebrity overnight
Question 35: Multiple Choice As students who commute to campus, we feel that you should
be excused from class when the weather makes it hazardous for us to drive.
Correct Answer: B. we should be excused
Question 36: Multiple Choice Which of the two athletes is the better runner is difficult to say; both
have abundant speed, energy, and endurance.
Correct Answer: A. runner is difficult to say; both
Question 37: Multiple Choice Because of the water shortage, the governor encouraged
consumers to conserve the available supply.
