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Michigan 3

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  1. The capital of Michigan, after much debate was moved from Detroit to ___.
    a. a
    b. site
    c. more
    d. located
    e. centrally

  2. With the development of the automobile Michigan became ___ of the United and of the world
    a. manufacturing
    b. a
    c. giant

  3. For ___ have been maintained at stratigic locations in Michigan.
    a. years
    b. nearly
    c. three hundred
    d. posts
    e. military

  4. Michigan is known for ___.
    a. best
    b. tasting
    c. the
    d. red
    e. apples

  5. The five Great lakes are known to be ___ in the world.
    a. fresh
    b. of
    c. body
    d. largest
    e. the
    f. water

  6. Battle Creek is known as the ___.
    a. of
    b. America
    c. Cereal
    d. Bowl

  7. The University of Michigan located in Ann Arbor, Michigan was ___.
    a. first
    b. state
    c. supported
    d. the
    e. in
    f. the
    g. nation
    h. university

  8. ___ is known as the Ottawa National Forest.
    a. national
    b. the
    c. forest
    d. largest
    e. Michigan
    f. in

  9. In 1847 Lansing was chosen ___.
    a. state
    b. the
    c. capital
    d. permanent

  10. In 1926 ___ were installed in Detroit homes.
    a. the
    b. telephones
    c. first
    d. dial

  11. In 1942 ___ was completed in Detroit.
    a. world's
    b. first
    c. freeway
    d. the
    e. urban

These questions were written by students who are enrolled in the advanced level grammar class in CELCIS which is located at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Copyright (C) 1997 by Carol E. Kubota
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.