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UPCAT Grammar questions with answers

15 UPCAT grammar practice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Drill this single topic instead of a whole subtest.

  • 7 easy
  • 6 medium
  • 2 hard
  1. 1Neither of the two proposals submitted by the committee ______ the mayor's approval.
    Answer: B. has earned
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  2. 2The number of applicants for the scholarship ______ risen sharply this year.
    Answer: D. has
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  3. 3The panel gave the research award to Miguel and ______.
    Answer: D. me
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  4. 5The workshop trains students to write clearly, to argue logically, and ______.
    Answer: B. to think creatively
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  5. 6By the time the volunteers arrived, the floodwater ______ the entire ground floor.
    Answer: D. had submerged
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  6. 13______ did the selection committee choose as chairperson?
    Answer: D. Whom
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  7. 17If I ______ in your position, I would ask for an extension.
    Answer: C. were
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  8. 18Of the three routes to the campus, this one is the ______.
    Answer: B. shortest
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  9. 21This agreement is strictly between you and ______.
    Answer: A. me
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  10. 23He is one of the students who ______ selected for the exchange program.
    Answer: D. were
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  11. 31Mathematics ______ the subject she enjoys most.
    Answer: B. is
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  12. 32Each of the delegates ______ given a copy of the resolution.
    Answer: B. was
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  13. 33All applicants must submit ______ requirements before the posted deadline.
    Answer: C. their
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  14. 34She finished the report last night and ______ it to the dean this morning.
    Answer: D. submitted
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  15. 35The committee has ______ its recommendations in a two-page memo.
    Answer: B. written
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