Free Printable GRE Test Sample Questions (1-100)

Print, Practice and Pass GRE Test Admission Entrance test 2013-14

This is my second part of blog on GRE entrance exam sample questions. In the first part you learn how to prepare to do well in this GRE exam. In this part of my blog you can do some practice sample question to prepare.

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Free Printable GRE test Sample Questions 25-40

Find grammatical errors in the underlined sections of the following sentences and select the option that best corrects them. If there is no error, choose option A.

Q 25

 Everyone in the bank-including the manager and the tellers, ran to the door when the fire alarm rang.

A. tellers, ran
B. tellers: ran
C. tellers, had run
D. tellers-ran
E. tellers' ran"

Q 26

 To no ones surprise, Joe didn't have his homework ready.

A. no ones surprise
B. noones surprise
C. no-ones surprise
D. no ones' surprise
E. no one's surprise

Q 27

. If he would have read "The White Birds," he might have liked William Butler Yeats' poetry.

A. would have read
B. could have read
C. would of read
D. could of read
E. had read

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Answers with for Explanations Free Printable GRE test Sample Questions 25-40

25. D: The modifying phrase inserted between subject and predicate should be set off on both sides by dashes, not just one. Non-matching punctuation marks, like a dash before it but a comma after it [sentence, (A), (C)], or a dash before but a colon after it (B), are incorrect and asymmetrical. An apostrophe (E) indicates possession and is incorrect in a non-possessive plural noun. There is no reason for the incorrect, extraneous close-quotation mark after the verb (E) either.

26. E: "No one's is a possessive pronoun and needs the apostrophe." Omitting it [sentence, (A), (B), and (C)] is incorrect. "No one" is spelled as two words, not one (B) or one hyphenated word (C). An apostrophe after the s (D) denotes a possessive plural, not a possessive singular.

27. E: The past unreal conditional should consist of "if" plus the past perfect of "to read" (auxiliary verb "had" with "read"). Adding "would" or "could" to the past perfect [sentence, (A), (B), (C), and (D)] is incorrect. In the "If…then" past unreal conditional construction, "would have" is only used in the second ("then" understood) clause, never in the first "If" clause. Also, "of" [(C), (D) is a preposition, an incorrect substitute for the auxiliary verb "have."

28. C: The correct past progressive tense of the verb "to lie" is "were lying." "Were laying" (A) is acting on an object, e.g. "Workers were laying uprooted trees on the side of the road." Without the auxiliary verb "were," "lying" (B) is incomplete and does not form a predicate for the subject "trees." "Were laid" (D) means somebody/something laid them there, not that the trees themselves were lying there. "Was laid" is singular, not plural as "trees" are.

29. A: A comma (B), colon (C), or semicolon (E) is incorrect and unnecessary between the noun and its proper name.

30. A: No punctuation other than the quotation marks is required or correct after "and" and around "an eyesore." Commas [(B), (C)], semicolons (C), or dashes [(D), (E)] are incorrect. Omitting quotation marks (D) is incorrect since the sentence is quoting people; and the first phrase has them, so the second also should. The apostrophes [(D), (E)] are incorrect: the irregular possessive pronoun "its" does not have an apostrophe.

31. B: The end quotation mark should come after the word but inside the end parenthesis. Putting it after the period, outside the end parenthesis (A) is incorrect. Omitting the end quotation mark (C) is incorrect. Omitting parentheses and capitalizing the infinitive verb example (D) are both incorrect. Omitting the open parenthesis (E) is incorrect. Both quotation marks and parentheses always come in pairs.

32. C: There should not be any punctuation between the verb and its object, even if the object is a title in quotation marks as it is here. Therefore, a dash (A), comma [(B, (D)], colon (E), or any combination of two [(A), (E)] is incorrect. Additionally, omitting quotation marks around the title [(B), (E) is incorrect.

33. B: The verb is modified by the adverb "perfectly," not "perfect" [(A), (C), (D)], an adjective for modifying a noun. "After it was repaired" indicates past tense, so for agreement, the verb should also be the past tense "ran." "Could run" (C) and "would run" (E) are not past tense but unreal subjunctive mood. There is no such construction as "could of" (D), which incorrectly substitutes the preposition "of" for the auxiliary verb "have," part of the past perfect tense.

34. D: The question mark comes after the question, inside the quotation marks. A line of dialogue or a quotation normally has a comma [(A), (C), (E)], but inside the end quotation mark when it is a statement. When it is a question it has a question mark, which should NOT go at the end of the sentence [(A), (E)] containing the question, when that sentence is a statement. Also, the adverb "there" is misspelled as the possessive plural third-person pronoun "their" in (B) and (C).

35. D: From the context, we assume the circus acrobats performed the stunt and received the applause that the audience gave. For the audience to receive applause makes no sense in this context [sentence, (A), (C), (E)]. Omitting the hyphen in "well-deserved" [(B), (C)] is also incorrect.

36. E: A comma, not a hyphen (B) introduces dialogue/quotations. A semicolon, not a comma (B) separates two independent clauses. A colon (A) is incorrect, because the first clause does not introduce the second clause and is not explained by it. (C) omits quotation marks. Past perfect (D) is not incorrect in itself, but past tense in the original sentence was not incorrect and required no change.

37. A: A comma after each italicized Latin word and after each English translation, inside the quotation marks surrounding the latter, is correct. Separating any of these terms with dashes is incorrect [(B), (C), (D), and (E)]. A dash followed by a comma is always incorrect, as is separating a pair with a hyphen (D). Both pairs should be separated by commas; (E) omits the comma from the second pair.

38. B: Each item in a series of three or more is separated with a comma. Omitting the last comma before "and" [(C), (D), (E)] is incorrect. The term "moray eel" is not a proper name but a common name for many types of eels and thus is not capitalized [(A), (D)] (unless it begins a sentence). Present verb tense [(C), (D)] is not incorrect, but these choices also include the identified punctuation [(C), (D)] and capitalization (D) errors.

39. A: "A planet" is not a name, hence not capitalized; a comma should separate the independent clause from the following phrase (B); "outside" is one word [(B), (E)]. Adding "could be" (C) changes the meaning and is also ungrammatical, creating two unconnected predicates "…the fact could be…encourages…" requiring ", which" before "encourages" or changing "encourages" to ", encouraging…" "Fact" and "planet" are both singular nouns; "exist" and "encourage" (D) belong with plural nouns. The words "…does exists…" should be "…does exist" (E).

40. E: A semicolon separates independent clauses. Omitting punctuation (A), including that semicolon and the hyphen from "time-saving" [(A), (B)], is incorrect. Spelling "time-saving" as two separate words [(C), (D)] is also incorrect. Substituting "should" (C) or "could" (D) for "can" alters the meaning.

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Q 28

 After the hurricane, uprooted trees were laying all over the ground.

A. were laying
B. lying
C. were lying
D. were laid
E. was laid

Q 29

 Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the great transcendentalist philosopher, wrote in his essay "Self-Reliance" of the need for an individual to develop his capacities.

A. essay "Self-Reliance"
B. essay, "Self-Reliance"
C. essay: Self-Reliance
D. essay, Self-Reliance
E. essay; "Self-Reliance"

Q 30

 The recently built children's amusement park has been called "a boon to the community" by its supporters and "an eyesore" by its harshest critics.

A. and "an eyesore" by its harshest
B. and, "an eyesore," by its harshest
C. and, an eyesore; by its harshest
D. and-an eyesore-by its' harshest
E. and-"an eyesore"-by its' harshest

Q 31

I always have trouble remembering the meaning of these two common verbs, affect (to change" or "to influence") and effect ("to cause" or "to accomplish)."

A. "to accomplish)."
B. "to accomplish").
C. "to accomplish).
D. To accomplish.
E. "to accomplish.")

Q 32

 My class just finished reading-"The Fall of the House of Usher", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

A. reading-"The Fall of the House of Usher",
B. reading, The Fall of the House of Usher,
C. reading "The Fall of the House of Usher,"
D. reading, "The Fall of the house of Usher,"
E. reading: The Fall of the House of Usher-

Q 33

 After it was repaired it ran perfect again.

A. ran perfect
B. ran perfectly
C. could run perfect
D. could of run perfect
E. would run perfectly

Q 34

"Are there two E's in beetle," asked Margo?

A. there two E's in beetle," asked Margo?
B. their two E's in beetle?" asked Margo.
C. their two E's in beetle," asked Margo.
D. there two E's in beetle?" asked Margo.
E. there two E's in beetle, asked Margo?

Q 35

 The circus audience received a well-deserved round of applause for the perfectly timed acrobatic stunt.

A. audience received a well-deserved
B. audience gave a well deserved
C. audience did receive a well deserved
D. audience gave a well-deserved
E. audience did get a well-deserved

Q 36

 Looking directly at me, Mother said, "These are your options: the choice is yours."

A. Mother said, "These are your options: the choice is
B. Mother said-these are your options, the choice is
C. Mother had said, These are your options; the choice is
D. Mother had said, "These are your options; the choice is
E. Mother said, "These are your options; the choice is

Q 37

Porcupine is from Latin porcus, "pig," and spina, "spine."

A. porcus, "pig," and spina, "spine."
B. Porcus-pig and spina, "spine."
C. Porcus-pig, and Spina, "spine."
D. Porcus-Pig-,Spina-spine.
E. Porcus, "pig," and spina "spine".

Q 38

 Seeing the dolphins, some sharks, a killer whale, and a Moray eel made the visit to the marine park worthwhile.

A. a killer whale, and a Moray eel made the visit
B. a killer whale, and a moray eel made the visit
C. a killer whale and a moray eel makes the visit
D. a killer whale and a Moray eel makes the visit
E. a killer whale and a moray eel made the visit

Q 39

 Still, the fact that a planet exists outside our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist, and in them, perhaps, a planet that supports life.

A. that a planet exists outside our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist, and
B. that a Planet exists out side our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist and
C. could be that a planet exists outside our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist, and
D. that a planet exist outside our solar systems encourage hope that other solar systems exist, and
E. that a planet does exists out side our solar system encourages hope that other solar systems exist, and

Q 40

 Mail-order shopping can be convenient and timesaving with appropriate precautions, it is safe as well.

A. can be convenient and timesaving
B. can be convenient and timesaving;
C. should be convenient and time saving;
D. could be convenient and time saving;
E. can be convenient and time-saving;