Misamis Oriental Institute of Science and Technology

Sta. Cruz, Cogon, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental

S.Y. 2018 – 2019, 2nd Semester

Midterm
Reading and Writing

Name:___________________________________________ Date:_________ Score:________/100

Section:______________________________ Teacher:______________________

General Instructions: Read instructions carefully to avoid erasures. Answers with multiple erasures will
be automatically marked wrong.

I. Multiple Choice. Underline the letter of your chosen answer. (10pts)

1. A group of words lacking a complete subject or a complete predicate is called –
a.) Sentence c.) Direct Object
b.) Fragment d.) Objective Complement
2. It is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive action verb.
a.) Direct Object c.) Objective Complement
b.) Indirect Object d.) Predicate Noun
3. It is an adjective or noun that appears with a direct object and describes or renames it.
a.) Indirect Object c.) Predicate Adjective
b.) Objective Complement d.) Direct Object
4. Jonathan promised her mother a reward for being the best mom. What is the indirect object?
a.) Jonathan c.) promised
b.) reward d.) mother
5. Mary told her friends the news. What is the direct object?
a.) Mary c.) told
b.) Friends d.) news
6. It is a noun or pronoun that appears with a linking verb and renames, identifies, or explains the
subject of the sentence.
a.) Sentence c.) Predicate Nominative
b.) Objective Complement d.) Predicate Adjective
7. A group of words that is composed with a complete subject and a complete predicate is called-
a.) Fragment c.) Predicate Adjective
b.) Sentence d.) Predicate Nominative
8. Sheri’s teacher gave her the book. What is the indirect object?
a.) Teacher c.) her
b.) Book d.) Sheri
9. The tidal wave wrecked the ship. What is the subject?
a.) tidal c.) wrecked
b.) wave d.) ship
10. Mother called her new kitten Ming. What is the objective complement?
a.) Mother c.) kitten
b.) Her d.) Ming

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II. Identification. Identify what kind of pattern is used in the following sentences. (3pts each)

S TV DO
Ex. Someone ate my sandwich.

1. Books convey ideas.

2. Ashley remained an athlete in spite of her illness.

3. Sam antha called her sister a fluffy baby.

4. Mark drives a red car.

5. The Indonesian team defeated us in the international basketball league last night.

6. Sarah gave Carol a copy of the meeting’s agenda.

7. We found him dead.

8. Anne is the boss.

9. Whales and sharks are mammals.

10. Gold and silver are valuable metals.

11. Such experiences make life worthwhile.

12. That spaghetti tastes terrible.

13. I told my best friend a story about her boyfriend.

14. The kids were really noisy in class.

15. I voted him as president.

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 III. Sentence and Fragments. Complete each sentence fragment below by adding a subject
or predicate. (3pts each)

Ex. Mike rode ___________________.

Ans. Mike rode his bicycle.

1. John hit ______________________________________________.

2. _____________________________________ walked to the store.

3. The basketball player _____________________________________.

4. ________________________________________ played the guitar.

5. My mother _____________________________________________.

6. The baseball player ______________________________________.

7. The author _____________________________________________.

8. ______________________________________ ran around the track.

9. _______________________________ walked to the movies after school.

10. The two boys _______________________________________________.

11. The football players _________________________________________.

12. The students in the class _____________________________________.

13. _____________________________________________ jumped for joy.

15. ____________________________________ celebrated at a restaurant.

Good Luck and God Bless!