Practice Questions

Read the passage and answer the following question:

(1) Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia or Ancient Greece. He is considered one of the greatest military comanders in history.

(2) Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 BC. He died at the young age of 32 in 323 BC having accomplished much in his short life. He reigned as king from 336-323 BC.

(3) Alexander's father was King Philip the II. Philip II had built up a strong and united empire in Ancient Greece, which Alexander inherited.

(4) Like most children in Athens, Alexander was tutored as a child and learned mathematics, reading, writing, and how to play the lyre. He also would have been instructed on how to fight, ride a horse, and hunt. When Alexander turned thirteen, his father Philip II wanted the best teacher possible for him. He hired the great philosopher Aristotle. In return for tutoring his son, Philip agreed to restore Aristotle's home town of Stageira, including setting many of its citizens free from slavery.

(5) At school Alexander meets many of his future generals and friends such as Ptolemy and Cassander. He also enjoyed reading the works of Homer the Iliad and the Odyssey.

(6) After securing the throne and getting all of Greece under his control, Alexander turned east to conquer more of the civilised world. He moved swiftly using his military genius to win batle after batle conquering many peoples and rapidly expanding the Greek empire.

Find the misspelled word in the first paragraph.

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Answer: comanders

Find the usage error, if any, in the sixth paragraph.

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Answer: The word batle should be battle.

What is the correct place for a comma in the second sentence of paragraph 5?

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Answer: Between Homer and the

Find the misspelled word in the sixth paragraph.

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Answer: civilised

Find the usage error, if any, in the fifth paragraph.

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Answer: The word meets should be met.
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