PRE-TEST ENGLISH III

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Directions: Read each statement carefully. Then choose your answer from the options below. 1.The students had sat when the principal came. The underlined phrase is an example of what tense of verb? a. past tense b .present tense c .past perfect d. present perfect 2.The speaker s attitude can be determined throu!h the variations of the followin! attitudinal meanin!s except one" which one is not? a. tone b. pitch c. tempo d. volume #. $t is the orally handed down stories" customs" and beliefs of a whole !roup of people from !eneration to !eneration. a. short story b. le!end c. folklore d. myth %. &hat tense of the verb refers to actions that will have occurred before another event or time in the future? a. present tense b. future tense c. present perfect d. future perfect '. $n the poem"( The Runaway(" what is the sub)ect of the poem? a. polar bear b. ea!le c. horse d. snake *. &hat strate!y in readin! will you use when you are to look for an address in a directory? a. scannin! b. skimmin! c. intensive readin! d. purposive readin! +. The followin! are reasons why do writers use fi!urative lan!ua!e except one" which one is not? a. to help the readers see ordinary thin!s in new ways c. to create vivid pictures in mind b. to attract the readers d. to help explain abstract ideas ,. &hat fi!urative lan!ua!e represents animal" ob)ect" or an element havin! human -ualities or behave like human bein!? a. simile b. metaphor c. personification d. irony .. / 0our thou!htful !ift is like sunshine on a cold lonely day(" is an example of what fi!urative lan!ua!e? a. metaphor b. personification c. hyperbole d. oxymoron 11. 2 noun clause functions as a noun in a sentence. &hich of the followin! is an example of a noun clause? a. &ho he is does not interest me. c. &e had read the book before we saw the film. b. $ will submit my research work tomorrow. d. 3he !ave her old dress to the peasant. 11. &hat type of descriptive writin! focuses on describin! the sub)ect s traits and personality? a. character sketch b. bio!raphy c. autobio!raphy d. character description 12. The followin! are purposes of a letter of commendation except one" what is it? a. to praise c. to direct tone b. to recommend that merit be !iven d. to prove that someone has worthwhile -ualities 1#. &hat is bein! referred to " / it starts in deli!ht and ends in wisdom(? a. fable b. poem c. story d. narrative 1%. &hat part of a newspaper develops the writin! from the an!le of human interest? a. editorial b. news stories c. feature story d. columns 1'. The T45R method is proven useful in listenin! to !et information from a text. &hat does R stand for? a. read b. recite c. respond d. review 1*.6ersonal )ud!ment based on individual s beliefs" values" tastes" sense of obli!ation" or ethics is refer to 77777777? a. facts b. conventions c. opinions d. beliefs 1+. &hich of the followin! is not a purpose of an editorial? a. to inform b. to communicate c. to promote d. to entertain 1,. 2 word part added at the end of a word is called 777777777? a. affix b. prefix c. suffix d. infix 1.. The act of first lookin! -uickly at the overall form and structure of a text is called 7777777777? a. skimmin! b. scannin! c. readin! d. !lancin! 21. it is the !raphic representation of the definition of a word . a. word map b. pie chart c. flow chart d. !raphic or!ani8er