TEST I.

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, expressing manner, place, time, and
frequency.
a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb
2. John shows his love to her girlfriend by giving her flowers and chocolates every weekend.
a. adverb of frequency c. adverb of place
b. adverb of time d. adverb of degree
3. Is this the Thing Lord God made and gave
To have dominion over sea and land;
From what poem do these two lines came from?
a. The Man with the Hoe c. The Lottery
b. If d. Sonnet 29
4. It is a way of expressing information or telling a story without words by using boy movements and facial
expressions.
a. Movie review b. Adverbs c. Pantomime d. Mimicry
5. The statement “I’ve got a cellphone, an email, and a voice mail, but why am I still lonely?” means
a. Gadgets give us happiness.
b. Gadgets make us lonely.
c. Our happiness doesn’t depend on the possession of different gadgets.
d. Our happiness is contributed by the different gadgets we have.
6. Which of the following is a negative effect of communication technology?
a. It deviates humans from meaningful interaction.
b. It provides convenience.
c. It lessens effort.
d. It makes communication faster.
7. A type of stage where audience sits on one side only at a lower height.
a. proscenium stage c. thrust stage
b. in-the-round stage d. traverse stage
8. “thin, thick, and theory” have the sound of ____.
a. /θ/ c. /f/
b. /∂/ d. /p/
9. The following has /f/ sound except one.
a. fireworks c. pharmacy
b. laugh d. pyramid
10. Alfred’s job is delivering the cakes.
a. subject c. object of a preposition
b. subjective complement d. direct object
11. My hobby, not singing, is watching a movie.
a. appositive c. object of a preposition
b. subjective complement d. direct object
12. She went to school yesterday. The underlined word is an infinitive.
a. Yes c. Maybe
b. No d. Cannot be determined
13. “a-b-c-d”, “a-b-a-b”, and “a-b-c-a”
a. metaphor c. rhyme
b. simile d. oxymoron
14. Daniel will have been cheering the school’s basketball team throughout the game.
a. future simple c. future perfect
b. future continuous d. future perfect continuous
15. Janice has picked the mangoes in the farm.
a. present simple c. present perfect
b. present continuous d. present perfect continuous
16. Che had been climbing the wall for about half an hour.
a. past simple c. past perfect
b. past continuous d. past perfect continuous
17. “I ain’t never stop loving you. Like I ain’t never stop trusting you.”
a. Dreams Deferred c. Death of A Salesman
b. A Raisin in the Sun d. Obama: ‘There Were No Winners In This’ Government Shutdown
 18. What business does Walter intends to invest the money he got from her mother?
a. cigarette business c. poultry business
b. liquor business d. laundry business
19. Mama Lena wants to put three thousand dollars in a savings account because of ____________.
a. Travis’ house c. Beneatha’s medical schooling
b. Walter’s business d. Ruth’s pregnancy
20. These are special verbs which behave irregularly in English.
a. Adverbs b. Modals c. Verbs d. Subjects
21. The following are characteristics of modal verbs, except ________.
a. They never change their form.
b. They are always followed by an infinitive without “to”.
c. They are used to indicate modality that allows the speakers to express certainty, possibility, willingness,
obligation, and ability.
d. They are always in the past form.
22. modal verb: possibility
a. It can get very hot in Arizona. c. I will stop smoking.
b. Sometimes he would bring me some flowers. d. Shall I carry your bag?
23. modal verb: offer
a. Can we visit Grandma at weekend? c. Could I go to the cinema, please?
b. I can lend you my car until tomorrow. d. I think it will rain on Friday.
24. modal verb: request
a. Might I help you? c. Will you please shut the door?
b. You should drive carefully. d. I can speak English.
25. modal verb: obligation
a. You must see the new film with your mother.
b. May I go to the cinema?
c. She’s strange, she’ll sit for hours without talking.
d. You should switch off the light when you leave the room.

TEST II.
Directions: Choose the words that best suits in the sentences.
26. The boys (walk, walks) to school everyday.
27. The weather on the coast (appear, appears) to be good this weekend.
28. The center player of the basketball team (bounce, bounces) the ball too high.
29. The women in the pool (swim, swims) well.
30. Neither of the men (is, are) here yet.
31. (Is, Are) each of the girls ready to leave?
32. Each of the girls (observe, observes) all the regulations.
33. Some members of the faculty (is, are) present.
34. There (is, are) dog, cat, and bird in the garage.
35. The United States (is, are) a country of contrast.
36. Either the cups or the glasses (is, are) in the dishwasher.
37. Here into the main ring of the circus (come, comes) the trained elephants.
38. Either the workers or the boss (deliver, delivers) the merchandise.
39. A magazine and a book (was, were) lying on the floor.
40. They (doesn’t, don’t) think they’ll win the game tonight.
41. Interesting news (seem, seems) the reason that sells our paper.
42. A pound of cookies (cost, costs) about a dollar.
43. (Doesn’t, Don’t) they know when to quit?
44. Measles (is, are) a disease most children experience.
45. Sixty days (is, are) not enough time to complete the project.