English 6

1st Periodical Examination

August 18-19, 2019

Name:__________________________________Section:_____________Score:__________
Multiple Choice
Direction: Read each item comprehensively and encircle the letter of your best choice that
answers each question or complete a statement.
1. In the __________ towns there are very poor living standards.
a. shanty c. huge
b. hut d. peaceful
2. His ___________wage is not enough to support their five children.
a. high c. sufficient
b. meager d. ample
3. Eighteen patients had a skin ____________or had a lesion removed, but no tests other
than the usual histological examination was necessary.
a. malignant c. biopsy
b. check-up d. whitening
4. In many countries it is ___ legal to keep a gun in your house.
a. un c. il
b. in d. mis
5. Thousands of people have taken part in a ______-democracy demonstration.
a. pro c. anti
b. for d. il
6. He couldn't hide his disappoint________ at his low grade.
a. ness c. ment
b. y d. nal
7. \Art classes aim to develop children's creativ______ .
a. ment c. ship
b. ity d. ness
8. Wisdom is better than riches. The word ‘wisdom’ is what type of nouns?
a. Proper Noun c. Concrete Noun
b. Abstract Noun d. Count Noun
9. A teacher must have patience. The word 'teacher' is what type of nouns?
a. Mass Noun c. Concrete Noun
b. Common Noun d. Proper Noun
10. Dr. Jose Rizal is my national hero. The word 'Dr. Jose Rizal' is what type of nouns?
a. Concrete Noun c. Common Noun
b. Proper Noun d. Compound Noun
11. A bouquet of flowers was given to Anna. The word 'bouquet' is what type of nouns?
a. Abstract Noun c. Collective Noun
b. Concrete Noun d. Mass Noun
12. I gave the documents to the officer-in-charge this morning. The word ‘officer-in-charge’
is what type of nouns?
a. Proper Noun c. Compound Noun
b. Concrete Noun d. Common Noun
13. Despite of the fact that He is the son of God, He remained humble. Jesus is truly a man
with admirable______________.
a. courage c. kindness
b. humility d. knowledge
14. Which group of words is an example of abstract nouns?
a. slums, education, city
b. business, food, money
c. determination, education, condition
d. benefit, company, family
15. Which of the following statements shows that a person came from rags to riches?
a. Life was not easy for me when I was a student. I did not get discourage. I worked so
hard to be who I am now.
b. My education becomes my weapon to compete with different people around the
country.
c. I went through the hard times since my parent left me to my grandparents.
d. I regret too much because I did not strive to study.
16. Global climate change leads to an increasing number of environmental degradation.
What does the underlined word mean?
a. promotion c. decline
b. deterioration d. reduction
17. There are other aggravating factors that make this problem of water scarcity an
important issue. What is the meaning of the underlined words?
a. preservation c. making something worst
b. difficult situation d. making something impure
18. Asian countries are the mortal enemy of European country. What is the plural form of the
underlined word?
a. enema c. enemies
b. enemous d. enemys
19. Three thief were captured by the police yesterday. What is the plural form of the
underlined word?
a. thiefs c. thiefses
b. thief d. thieves
20. I am in a dilemma whether to do math or English. Which of the following is the meaning
of the word dilemma?
a. It is the situation where one feels too much happiness
b. It is a difficult situation where one is to choose between alternatives or among many.
c. It is a difficult situation where a person needs to decide.
d. It is a situation where one experiences many problems
21. Jose drank two glasses of ice-cold water. What is the cause?
a. because he had nothing else to do.
b. because he was extremely hot and thirsty.
c. because he was feeling cold.
d. because he was going out with his friends.
22. What is the effect? Angela worked hard all day at her job so
a. she had nothing to do at home.
b. she worked in a law office.
c. she liked to work long hours.
d. she was very tired in the evening.
23. What is the effect? Terry trained well for the track meet; therefore,
a. he decided not to run in the race.
b. he became hungry, ate too much, and got sick.
c. he won the 50-yard dash.
d. he had never trained so well before.
24. Find the indirect object in the sentence.
We gave Grandpa a puppy for his birthday.
a. We c. Grandpa
b. puppy d. birthday
25. What function is the underlined noun serving?
Max handed Elin a piece of paper.
a. predicate nominative c. indirect object
b. direct object d. object of the preposition
26. Find the direct object in the sentence.
Jenny passed me the apple at dinner.
a. Jenny c. me
 b. apple d. dinner
27. This world is a mighty big place. The underline word is a/an
a. Subject c. direct object
b. indirect object d. object of preposition
28. Which of the following group of words is not properly syllabicated?
a. Kind-ness, mis-call, starteed, walk-ing
b. Use-ful, fun-ded, but-tered, main-tained
c. Fa-shion, epl-ain, cat-er, dia-lect
d. An-gry, chick-en, el-bow, af-ter
29. Miguel wants to see the collection of maps of different continents and countries. What
reference book will he need?
a. Dictionary c. Atlas
b. Thesaurus d. almanac
30. Teacher wants to read a publication about the current information on global, national, and
local issues. What does he need?
a. Atlas c. Newspaper
b. Dictionary d. Encyclopedia

Prepared by: Mr. Paul Porras