Mixed STEP Practice — 30 Questions
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Mixed STEP Practice — 30 Questions
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________
The company _____ three new branches since January.
- A) opens
- D) has opened
- C) opened
- B) is opening
The manager agreed _____ the deadline by two days.
- A) extend
- B) extending
- C) to extend
- D) extended
The final results _____ tomorrow morning.
- A) will announce
- D) will be announced
- C) announce
- B) are announcing
If the traffic were lighter, we _____ there much earlier.
- A) arrive
- B) will arrive
- C) would arrive
- D) had arrived
Each of the participants _____ responsible for bringing identification.
- A) are
- B) were
- C) is
- D) have been
The lights are still on. Someone _____ the office without switching them off.
- A) must leave
- D) must have left
- C) should leave
- B) would leave
The applicant _____ résumé impressed the panel was offered an interview.
- A) who
- B) whom
- C) whose
- D) which
The engineers _____ for six hours before they finally located the fault.
- A) had been working
- B) have worked
- C) were worked
- D) work
_____ the instructions were clear, several students made the same mistake.
- A) Because
- D) Although
- C) Therefore
- B) Because of
Not only _____ the report on time, but she also presented it confidently.
- A) she completed
- D) did she complete
- C) she did complete
- B) had she completes
She is interested in _____ a professional certificate next year.
- A) complete
- B) to complete
- C) completed
- D) completing
We need to have the printer _____ before tomorrow's workshop.
- A) repair
- B) repaired
- C) repairing
- D) to repair
The new policy is intended to _____ unnecessary delays in the approval process.
- D) reduce
- B) retain
- C) restore
- A) compile
The evidence was too _____ to support such a strong conclusion.
- A) compelling
- B) limited
- C) substantial
- D) accurate
The two reports appear to _____ each other on several important points.
- A) allocate
- B) contradict
- C) retain
- D) compile
The training programme was designed to _____ employees' communication skills.
- A) enhance
- B) restrict
- C) decline
- D) suspend
The instructions were deliberately _____ so that new users could follow them easily.
- A) ambiguous
- B) complex
- C) straightforward
- D) reluctant
The researchers reached a _____ conclusion after reviewing the data from several studies.
- A) random
- B) tentative
- C) hostile
- D) scarce
Many universities now record lectures and make them available online. Recorded lectures can help students review difficult explanations and revisit material before exams. However, researchers have found that recordings work best as a supplement rather than a complete replacement for attending class, where students can ask questions and participate in discussion.
What is the main idea of the passage?
- A) Recorded lectures are useful, but they work best alongside class attendance.
- B) Recorded lectures should replace classroom teaching completely.
- C) Students learn nothing from recorded lectures.
- D) Universities should stop recording lectures.
Many universities now record lectures and make them available online. Recorded lectures can help students review difficult explanations and revisit material before exams. However, researchers have found that recordings work best as a supplement rather than a complete replacement for attending class, where students can ask questions and participate in discussion.
What can be inferred from the passage?
- A) Students should never use recordings before exams.
- B) Interaction during class provides benefits that recordings cannot fully reproduce.
- C) Recorded lectures are useful only for absent students.
- D) Universities record lectures mainly to reduce teaching costs.
Many universities now record lectures and make them available online. Recorded lectures can help students review difficult explanations and revisit material before exams. However, researchers have found that recordings work best as a supplement rather than a complete replacement for attending class, where students can ask questions and participate in discussion.
The word 'supplement' is closest in meaning to:
- A) replacement
- B) addition
- C) problem
- D) restriction
Cities are experimenting with 'cool roofs' made from materials that reflect more sunlight than traditional dark roofs. By absorbing less heat, these surfaces can lower indoor temperatures and reduce demand for air conditioning. The effect may also help decrease neighbourhood temperatures during hot weather. Still, the benefits vary with climate, building design and the condition of the roof, so cool roofs are not equally effective everywhere.
What is the main idea of the passage?
- A) Cool roofs can reduce heat, but their effectiveness depends on local conditions.
- B) Traditional roofs are always more efficient than reflective roofs.
- C) Air conditioning is unnecessary in buildings with cool roofs.
- D) Cool roofs work equally well in every climate.
Cities are experimenting with 'cool roofs' made from materials that reflect more sunlight than traditional dark roofs. By absorbing less heat, these surfaces can lower indoor temperatures and reduce demand for air conditioning. The effect may also help decrease neighbourhood temperatures during hot weather. Still, the benefits vary with climate, building design and the condition of the roof, so cool roofs are not equally effective everywhere.
According to the passage, cool roofs may reduce:
- A) the amount of sunlight reaching a city
- B) demand for air conditioning
- C) the number of buildings in hot areas
- D) the need for all roof maintenance
Cities are experimenting with 'cool roofs' made from materials that reflect more sunlight than traditional dark roofs. By absorbing less heat, these surfaces can lower indoor temperatures and reduce demand for air conditioning. The effect may also help decrease neighbourhood temperatures during hot weather. Still, the benefits vary with climate, building design and the condition of the roof, so cool roofs are not equally effective everywhere.
What can reasonably be inferred from the passage?
- A) Cities should evaluate local conditions before relying on cool roofs as a heat-reduction strategy.
- B) Cool roofs eliminate the need for energy-efficient building design.
- C) Reflective materials always reduce temperatures by the same amount.
- D) Dark roofs are more suitable for every hot climate.
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
- A) The deadline was extended however, several teams still submitted late.
- B) The deadline was extended; however, several teams still submitted late.
- C) The deadline was extended, however several teams still submitted late.
- D) The deadline was extended however several teams, still submitted late.
The software was expensive. _____, the company purchased it because it significantly improved productivity.
- A) Therefore
- B) For example
- C) Nevertheless
- D) Similarly
Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure.
- A) The workshop focused on planning projects, managing time, and solving problems.
- B) The workshop focused on planning projects, to manage time, and problem solving.
- C) The workshop focused on project planning, managing time, and to solve problems.
- D) The workshop focused on to plan projects, time management, and solving problems.
Choose the best combination: 'The data were incomplete. The researchers delayed publication.'
- A) Because the data were incomplete, the researchers delayed publication.
- B) The data were incomplete, although the researchers delayed publication because.
- C) Being incomplete, publication delayed the researchers.
- D) The researchers delayed publication, but because the data were incomplete.
Choose the most concise sentence.
- A) Because of the fact that demand increased, the company hired more staff.
- B) The reason the company hired more staff was due to increased demand.
- C) Increased demand led the company to hire more staff.
- D) The company hired more staff for the reason that demand had increased.
Choose the sentence most appropriate for formal academic writing.
- A) The results suggest that the intervention had a measurable effect.
- B) The results kind of show that the intervention worked pretty well.
- C) Basically, the intervention seems to have done a decent job.
- D) The results are cool because the intervention really worked.
Question 1 of 30
The company _____ three new branches since January.