oDesk-U.S- English-Basic-Skills-Test Answers 2013

oDesk-U.S- English-Basic-Skills-Test Answers 2013

Question 1:

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 wasn’t happening.

Answer: a. of, about

Question 2:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

I think Pamela deserves to be punished for her________stupid and________behavior.

Answer: b. totally, irresponsible

Question 3:

Which of the following sentences punctuated correctly?

a. Tracy bought three suits; seven scarves; and ten pairs of shoes.

Answer: b. We are expecting a hurricane this afternoon, therefore we have closed the school early.

Question 4:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

While_________of our relatives live on the__________hill in the county, _________of our friends live in the _________areas of the valley.

Answer: c. many, windiest, most, more, protected

Question 5:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Those who are not wise_____________.

Answer: d. does not need to be necessarily stupid.

Question 6:

Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence.

Don’t _________think Larry should call__________wife if______________is going to be late for dinner?

Answer: a. you, his, he

Question 7:

Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

days for last has good weather few The been the not

Answer:d. The weather has not been good for the last few days

Question 8:

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____________.

Answer: b. shortest, accordingly

Question 9:

Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

Answer: e. Whenever I can’t spend time with my friend, I always speak to him on the phone.

Question 10:

Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Does Jack wear that furry hat often?

Answer: d. No, he only wears it when his ears are cold.

Question 11:

Which of the following sentence illustrates correct pronoun usage?

a. is those the set of plates the bride wanted, or did she want this set?

d.Whose book is that-his or our?

Answer: e. None of the above

Question 12:

Which of the sentence illustrates proper sentence structure?

a. Everyone knows that a mango is much sweeter to an orange

Answer: d. The queen had hardly finished her speech when the people began to disperse.

Question 13:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“It may snow tomorrow.” he said.

Answer: d. He said it might snow tomorrow.

Question 14:

Which of the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Answer: d. “Come here.” she said, “and let me get a good look at you.”

Question 15:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“Sharon must go to the bank today.” said Albert.

Answer: d. Albert said Sharon had to go to the bank today.

Question 16:

Choose the option that correctly changes original sentence from active to passive.

ORIGINAL SENTENCE:

That tall man is carrying a lot of lumber.

REWRITTEN SENTENCES:

Answer: d. A lot of lumber is being carried by that tall man.

Question 17:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

I placed my notes__________my desk and referred to them____________ the meeting.

Answer: b. beside, during

Question 18:

Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

Sleeping likes the . midday Katie until on weekends

Answers: Katie likes sleeping until midday on the weekends.

Question 19:

Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.

Everyone ____________too busy cooking and __________ the campsite ____________ the family _________ from the woods.

Answers: d. was, setting up, to notice, watching

Question 20:

Choose the series of verbs that best completes the following sentence.

I find it very hard to remember ______________ letters that are entrusted to me. In fact, I remember_____________to do so dozens of times!

Answer: d. mailing, forgetting

Question 21:

Choose the series of articles and conjunctions that best completes the following sentence.

Lilacs ___________ violets are usually purple, I have seen some _________ are white.

Answer: c. and, although, that

Questions 22:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

Only after they had an exhaustive study__________ how to adapt the technology to the needs of our company.

Answer: c. they did begin to understand

Question 23:

Which of the following sentence illustrates proper use of comma?

a. Randy wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.

e. a and b

answer: f. All of the above

Question 24:

Which of the following sentence does NOT illustrates correct verb and tense usage?

Answer: b. Clarabelle’s mother absolutely hated nicknames and always calls her daughter by her full name.

Question 25:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Victor, who stole ____________ ideas and used them to make _________ a millionaire, never once offered ______________ a world of thanks.

Answer: d. our, himself, us

Question 26:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

______________ is the name of the opera, and ___________ role did you say Maria would play?

Answer: c. What, which

Question 27:

Choose the verbs and phrases that best completes the following sentence.

This dish _____________ too spicy. Why ___________ so pepper?

Answer: e. a and c

Question 28:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

Carol has said, “I am responsible for this project.”

Answer: a. Carol has said that she is responsible for this.

Question 29:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

Although Marvin said he had the keys___________ the flower pot, we were unable to find them___________ the dark. In the end, we waited for him at the coffee shop ____________the corner.

Answer: a. under, in. around

Question 30:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given.

The excited children who had run toward the loud _______________.

Answer:d. music, told the others about the ice cream truck outside.

Question 31:

Rearrange the following words to create most logical and grammatically correct sentence.

your company name? of what the is

Answer: c. What is the name of your company?

Question 32:

Which of the following sentences NOT punctuated correctly?

a. All of the apple’s at the grocers were rotten so I bought oranges instead.

Answer: b. “Seven canteens full of water should enough for the hike,” said Tabitha.

Question 33:

Choose the series of prepositions that best completes the following sentence.

After realizing that our hosts hadn’t actually invested _________ to ____________ party. ____________ excused ____________ from the table and slipped out the back door.

Answer: a. us, their, we, ourselves.

Question 34:

Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of parallel construction?

Answer: b. We painted the conference room yellow, hung a poster on the wall, and are rearranging the chairs.

Question 35:

Which of the following sentence uses correct pronoun usage?

a. to whom are your employees going to report while you’re gone?

Answer: e. All of the above

Question 36:

Choose the series of adjectives and adverbs that best completes the following sentence.

The archeologists were_____________ to discover such a __________ and__________ ____________ artifact at that mostly uncovered site.

Answer: b. amazed, rare, incredibly, beautiful

Question 37:

Change the following sentence from a quotation to indirect speech.

“I’m not feeling well,” Agatha said.

Answer: a. Agatha has said that she doesn’t feel well.

oDesk Readiness Test for Agency Contractors Answers 25.2.2013

oDesk Readiness Test for Agency Contractors 25.2.2013

Syllabus of the Test: oDesk Readiness Test

Rules for taking the test:

Duration:                       60 minutes

Number of Questions: 11 Multiple Choice questions.

Each question has between 1 and 8 options of which 1 or more may be correct

1. Which of the following are NOT permitted on oDesk?

a. Sharing a single account between multiple people

b. Opening more than one account on oDesk

c. Using a logo or clip art as your profile portrait
d. Using a fake name

e. All of the above (answer)

2. Which of the following actions are NOT allowed when applying to job postings?

a. Misrepresenting your skills, experiences, portfolio, etc.

b. Submitting boilerplate, placeholder or generic bids or other spam

c. Disclosing direct contact information

d. Applying when you are not truly qualified
e. All of the above (answer)

3. Can I start my own agency on oDesk?

a. Yes! You can create an agency and earn money by selling the services of your agency contractors.(answer)

b. No, oDesk is for independent contractors only

4. What happens when a contract ends?

a. You lose access to the Work Diary

b. Both users can leave feedback

c. The feedback system is double blind, so your employer cannot see the feedback you

left them until after they have left feedback for you

d. Hours will be billed (and disputes may be filed) according to the usual weekly payment schedule

e. All of the above (answer)

5. Which of the following are TRUE about your oDesk Work Diary?

a. Allows employers to see when and what their contractors are working on

b. Enables automatic billing for hourly contracts

c. The oDesk Team application auto-tracks time which can be reviewed in the Work Diary

d. Manual time can be added, but isn’t guaranteed payment
e. All of the above(answer)

6. Which of the following are TRUE about the oDesk dispute process?

a. The dispute process only applies to Hourly contracts

b. If you fail to respond, oDesk will refund the employer and suspend your account

c. If you reject the dispute, oDesk specialists will review your Work Diary and

evaluate it against the criteria of the payment guarantee

d. Disputed hours ruled in the employers favor are refunded
e. All of the above(answer)

7. Which of the following is FALSE about weekly limits on hourly contracts?

a. Hours in excess of the weekly limit will not be billed to the employer

b. You should discuss any need to work beyond your limit with your employer
c. The weekly limit can be changed by the contractor(answer)

d. The weekly limit can be changed by the employer

e. Hours in excess of the weekly limit are not guaranteed payment

8. The oDesk Team application Time Tracker records which of the following

a. Screenshot of the active screen once per billing segment

b. Number of keystrokes

c. Number of mouse clicks

d. Memo entered by the contractor
e. All of the above(answer)

9. Which of the following statements about oDesk fees is FALSE?

a. The oDesk fee is 10% of the employer’s payment to oDesk

b. ODesk is free to join

c. ODesk is free for contractors to apply and work on jobs
d. The ODesk fee is $2/hour for hourly contracts (answer)

e. All of the above    

10. Which of the following is TRUE about fixed-price contracts?

a. Employer billed automatically each week
b. How much to pay and when to pay is at the employer’s discretion(answer)

c. Hours worked will show on your profile

d. Time-tracking required

e. Qualify for the oDesk payment guarantee

11. Which of the following are required to qualified for guaranteed payment.

a. An hourly contract.

b. Tracking your time with the oDesk team application.

c. Entering relevant memos.

d. An employer with a verified payment methods.

e. All of the above (answer)

Elance English Spelling Test Answers (U.S. Version) 22.3.2013

Elance English Spelling Test (U.S. Version) Answers

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Neccesary

b.         Necessary  (answer)

c.         Neccessary

d.         Necesary

Question:

Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Dexterity

b.         Desicate (answer)

c.         Dyeing

d.         Desecrate

Question:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 The judge granted the reluctant witness complete ____________ from prosecution for his part in the crime.

a.         amnesty (answer)

b.         amnasty

c.         anmesty

d.         emnesty

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 Sally’s nervous __________ left her standing at the altar.

 a.         fiancé

b.         finance

c.         feancé

d.         fience (answer)

 Question:

Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Develop

b.         Desciple (answer)

c.         Dilemma

d.         Discipline

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Conscentiuos

b.         Consentious

c.         Conscientous

d.         Conscientious (answer)

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Definitly

b.         Definately

c.         Defenitely

d.         Definitely (answer)

 Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Cachet

b.         Connoisseur

c.         Charateristic (answer)

d.         Catastrophe

 Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Quixotic

b.         Quite

c.         Questionaire (answer)

d.         Quarantine

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Parallel

b.         Prevalent

c.         Prejudice

d.         Perserverance (answer)

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 Helen was surprised by the __________ stature of her blind date.

a.         diminutive (answer)

b.         diminuative

c.         deminutive

d.         dimminutive

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Vengeance (answer)

b.         Vengance

c.         Vengents

d.         Vengence

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 The purpose of your report should be to ___________ the most relevant facts, not to obscure them.

 a.         illumenate

b.         iluminate

c.         illuminate (answer)

d.         elluminate

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 The crowd ________________ me on my acceptance into Mensa.

a.         congradulated

b.         congrachulated

c.         congratulated (answer)

d.         congratilated

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The savvy dancer acted as a __________ between the detective and the cabaret owner.

a.         liasion

b.         liaison (answer)

c.         liasone

d.         leason

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 Many would-be travelers were _____________ by the price of gas last summer.

a.         flabergasted

b.         flabberghasted

c.         flabbergasted (answer)

d.         flabbergashted

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Ligitimate

b.         Legitimate (answer)

c.         Legetimate

d.         Legitemate

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Fluorescent

b.         Fullfil (answer)

c.         Facsimile

d.         Fictitious

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Stationery

b.         Statutory

c.         Sincerely

d.         Sanctuery (answer)

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Referense

b.         Refrence

c.         Reference (answer)

d.         Referance

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Enhancement

b.         Elicit

c.         Enegma (answer)

d.         Ecstasy

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Managable (answer)

b.         Millennium

c.         Minuscule

d.         Miscellaneous

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Carribean

b.         Caribbean (answer)

c.         Carribbean

d.         Caribeen

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Forfiet

b.         Forfeit (answer)

c.         Forefeit

d.         Fourfit

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 The church members accused the cult of _______________ practices.

a.         sacreligious

b.         sacrelegious

c.         sacrilegious (answer)

d.         sacrilgious

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Clara the cat simply chose to ignore the ______________ of our dog.

a.         existence (answer)

b.         existance

c.         existense

d.         existanse

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Unanimus

b.         Unanemous

c.         Unanimess

d.         Unanimous (answer)

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Idiosyncracy

b.         Idiosincrasy

c.         Idiosyncrasy (answer)

d.         Ideosyncracy

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Manoeuvar

b.         Manouver

c.         Maneuver (answer)

d.         Manuver

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Adress

b.         Addrress

c.         Addres

d.         Address (answer)

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Peter always makes such a _____________ of himself!

a.         nuisance (answer)

b.         nuisents

c.         newsanse

d.         nuisince

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Pageant

b.         Poignant

c.         Plummage (answer)

d.         Priggish

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Indivisible

b.         Irresistable (answer)

c.         Indispensable

d.         Irresponsible

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Leiutenant

b.         Luietenant

c.         Lieutanent

d.         Lieutenant (answer)

 Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Arthur spent hours admiring the gothic ____________of all those French cathedrals.

a.         architecture (answer)

b.         arkhitecture

c.         arcitecture

d.         arckitecture

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below

a.         Heinous (answer)

b.         Henous

c.         Heinus

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Synonymous (answer)

b.         Synonymus

c.         Synonimous

d.         Sinonymus

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 The professor made it clear that ___________ would not be tolerated.

a.         plagiarism (answer)

b.         plagiarizm

c.         plagerism

d.         plagirism

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Sophomore

b.         Supersede

c.         Susceptable (answer)

d.         Spontaneous

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Yacht

b.         Youthful

c.         Yeilding (answer)

d.         Yesterday

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 The crowd ________________ me on my acceptance into Mensa.

a.         congradulated

b.         congrachulated

c.         congratulated (answer)

d.         congratilated

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Indivisible

b.         Irresistable (answer)

c.         Indispensable

d.         Irresponsible

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Many would-be travelers were _____________ by the price of gas last summer.

a.         flabergasted

b.         flabberghasted

c.         flabbergasted (answer)

d.         flabbergashted

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 Emma has always been fascinated by the way the mind works, so she’s decided to get a degree in __________.

a.         pshycology

b.         psycology

c.         psyhcology

d.         psychology (answer)

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

No one knew what devious experiments the scientist conducted in his ______________ .

a.         labretory

b.         laboratary

c.         laboratory (answer)

d.         labratory

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Carribean

b.         Caribbean (answer)

c.         Carribbean

d.         Caribeen

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Mischeivous (answer)

b.         Misanthrope

c.         Mussel

d.         Malicious

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Referense

b.         Refrence

c.         Reference (answer)

d.         Referance

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 Arthur spent hours admiring the gothic ____________of all those French cathedrals.

a.         architecture (answer)

b.         arkhitecture

c.         arcitecture

d.         arckitecture

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Pronounciation

b.         Pronuciation

c.         Pronuncitation

d.         Pronunciation (answer)

Question:

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Mrs. Baker took her ______________ class on a field trip to the zoo.

a.         kindergarden

b.         kindegarten

c.         kindergarten (answer)

d.         kindegarden

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

 On the ____________ day of Christmas, Lucy was annoyed to find her yard full of noisy drummers drumming.

a.         twelvth

b.         twelfth (answer)

c.         twelfeth

d.         twelth

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Bureaucrasy

b.         Buroucracy

c.         Bureaucracy (answer)

d.         Beuraucracy

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Parallel

b.         Prevalent

c.         Prejudice

d.         Perserverance (answer)

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The judge granted the reluctant witness complete ____________ from prosecution for his part in the crime.

a.         amnesty (answer)

b.         amnasty

c.         anmesty

d.         emnesty

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Definitly

b.         Definately

c.         Defenitely

d.         Definitely (answer)

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The savvy dancer acted as a __________ between the detective and the cabaret owner.

a.         liasion

b.         liaison (answer)

c.         liasone

d.         leason

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Temperamental (answer)

b.         Tempermental

c.         Temperamentle

d.         Temparamental

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Develop

b.         Desciple (answer)

c.         Dilemma

d.         Discipline

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Let me tie your mittens to your sleeves so you don’t ______________ them.

a.         loose

b.         looze (answer)

c.         lose

d.         louse

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Heinous (answer)

b.         Henous

c.         Heinus

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Their relationship was plagued by __________ problems.

a.         perpetual (answer)

b.         perpechual

c.         purpetual

d.         perptual

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Clara the cat simply chose to ignore the ______________ of our dog.

a.         existence (answer)

b.         existance

c.         existense

d.         existanse

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Fluorescent

b.         Fullfil (answer)

c.         Facsimile

d.         Fictitious

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Occasion

b.         Occurrence

c.         Orangutan

d.         Opponant (answer)

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

He wrote __________on every topic from shoestrings to string theory.

a.         prollifically

b.         prolificaly

c.         prollificaly

d.         prolifically (answer)

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Restaureter

b.         Restaurater

c.         Restaurateur (answer)

d.         Restourateur

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Forfiet

b.         Forfeit (answer)

c.         Forefeit

d.         Fourfit

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Councelor (answer)

b.         Condescend

c.         Camouflage

d.         Criticize

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

After my grandfather was diagnosed with chronic_________, he moved to Arizona.

a.         Neumonia

b.         Penumonia

c.         Pneumonia (answer)

d.         Pnuemonia

Question:Identify the misspelled word in the list below.

a.         Yacht

b.         Youthful

c.         Yeilding (answer)

d.         Yesterday

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Adress

b.         Addrress

c.         Addres

d.         Address (answer)

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Vacuum (answer)

b.         Vaccuum

c.         Vacumm

d.         Vaccum

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Leiutenant

b.         Luietenant

c.         Lieutanent

d.         Lieutenant (answer)

Question:Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

Helen was surprised by the __________ stature of her blind date.

a.         diminutive (answer)

b.         diminuative

c.         deminutive

d.         dimminutive

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word.

The church members accused the cult of _______________ practices.

a.         sacreligious

b.         sacrelegious

c.         sacrilegious (answer)

d.         sacrilgious

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Goverment

b.         Governmant

c.         Government (answer)

d.         Govermant

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Conscentiuos

b.         Consentious

c.         Conscientous

d.         Conscientious (answer)

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Exhilirate

b.         Exhilarate (answer)

c.         Exhilireat

d.         Exhilrate

Question:Choose the correct spelling of the word from the options below.

a.         Efficency

b.         Efficentsy

c.         Efficiensy

d.         Efficiency (answer)