VERSANT Dictation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
- The list of items on the desk are long.
- The list of items on the desk is long. (Correct answer)
- The lists of item on the desk is long.
- The list of item on the desk are long.
Correct answer: The list of items on the desk is long.
The correct sentence is 'The list of items on the desk is long.' The subject is 'list' (singular), so the verb must be 'is' (singular).
Question 2: Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
- The weather will not effect our plans.
- The weather will not affect our plans. (Correct answer)
- The whether will not affect our plans.
- The weather will not effects our plans.
Correct answer: The weather will not affect our plans.
'Affect' is a verb meaning 'to influence', while 'effect' is a noun meaning 'a result'. The sentence requires a verb.
Question 3: Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
- He gave me several good advices.
- He gave me a several good advice.
- He gave me several pieces of good advice. (Correct answer)
- He gave me several piece of good advices.
Correct answer: He gave me several pieces of good advice.
The correct sentence is 'He gave me several pieces of good advice.' 'Advice' is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form 'advices'. We use 'pieces of' to count it.
Question 4: Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
- Please put the book over their on the shelf.
- Please put the book over they're on the shelf.
- Please put the book over there on the shelf. (Correct answer)
- Please put the book over there on a shelf.
Correct answer: Please put the book over there on the shelf.
The correct sentence is 'Please put the book over there on the shelf.' 'There' refers to a place, 'their' is a possessive pronoun, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.
Question 5: Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
- I am living here since 2010.
- I lived here since 2010.
- I have lived here since 2010. (Correct answer)
- I was living here since 2010.
Correct answer: I have lived here since 2010.
The correct sentence is 'I have lived here since 2010.' The present perfect tense ('have lived') is used with 'since' to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
Question 6: Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
- Who's keys are these on the table?
- Whose keys are these on the table? (Correct answer)
- Whose key are these on the table?
- Who's key are these on the table?
Correct answer: Whose keys are these on the table?
The correct sentence is 'Whose keys are these on the table?' 'Whose' is a possessive pronoun asking about ownership. 'Who's' is a contraction for 'who is'.
Question 7: Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.
- There are less people here than I expected.
- There is fewer people here than I expected.
- There is less people here than I expected.
- There are fewer people here than I expected. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: There are fewer people here than I expected.
The correct sentence is 'There are fewer people here than I expected.' 'Fewer' is used for countable nouns (like people), while 'less' is used for uncountable nouns (like water).
VERSANT Dictation 1
Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.