English Practice Test NATG6-14

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Objective: Use verb that agrees with
indefinite pronoun.
1. Everybody ________ that there
is still a chance to improve the
living condition of our people.
a. agree
b. had agree
c. agreed
d. have agreed

2. Nobody _________ that he
really saw an angel.
a. believe
b. believes
c. believer
d. believing

3. Somebody ________ on
talking about his wonderful
experience in the concert.
a. keep
b. keeps
c. was kept
d. kept

4. Carla is alone in the house and
_______ takes care of her.
a. everybody
b. somebody
c. no one
d. someone

5. _________ are invited to
attend the party.
a. Everyone
b. Somebody
c. All
d. Everybody





Objective: Use degrees of comparison of
adverbs.
1. The priest spoke ________
than the mayor.
a. convincingly
b. more convincingly
c. most convincingly
d. least convincingly

2. The charity project gained
________ than what was
expected.
a. many
b. more
c. most
d. least

3. Grandmother speaks _______.
a. softly
b. soft
c. more softly
d. softlier

4. Bobby worked _________
among the workers.
a. efficiently
b. more efficiently
c. most efficiently
d. less efficiently

5. The baby smiled ________ to
her parents.
a. sweetly
b. sweetlier
c. sweetliest
d. more sweetly

Objective: Use degree of comparison of
irregular adjectives.
1. Dolphins are the _______
mammals in the sea.
a. good
b. better
c. best
d. most
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2. There are _______ Grade I
pupils in this school.
a. many
b. more
c. most
d. least

3. Typhoon Ondoy was among
the ________ catastrophes
that happened in the
Philippines.
a. little
b. least
c. worse
d. worst

4. Let us protect our forest to
maintain its ______ status.
a. better
b. good
c. best
d. bad

5. It is ________ to give than to
receive, as the saying goes.

a. better
b. good
c. best
d. most

Objectives: Use adjectives in a series.
1. My mother gave me a
________ necklace.
a. gold, new, long,
attractive
b. long, new,
attractive, gold
c. new, long,
attractive, gold
d. beautiful, new,
long, gold




2. They offered _________
apples during Sunday Mass.
a. twelve, ripe,
American, red
b. ripe, twelve, red,
American
c. American, twelve,
red, ripe
d. twelve, American,
ripe, red

3. The rich man bought _______
cars.
a. black, expensive,
classy, two,
brand-new
b. two, brand-new,
classy,
expensive, black
c. two, brand-new,
classy, black,
expensive
d. brand-new,
expensive,
classy, two, black

4. The vendor was selling
_______ apples at low price.
a. red, big, fresh,
five-dozen
b. fresh, five-dozen,
big, red
c. big, red, fresh,
five-dozen
d. five-dozen, big,
fresh, red

5. The man carrying a _______
bag knocked at the door.

a. blue, big, bright
b. bright, big, blue
c. bright, blue, big
d. big, bright, blue

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Objectives: Use preposition/prepositional
phrases.

1. Saving our wild plants is a
great concern _______ the
government.
a. in
b. with
c. of
d. over
2. They will add to our countrys
wealth ________ they are
properly conserved and
cultivated.
a. on
b. if
c. with
d. by

3. Wild orchids, roses and lilies
are a joy to look _______.
a. up
b. for
c. into
d. at

4. Jorge hit the ball and it went
________ of our neighbor.
a. through the gate
b. on top of the gate
c. across the gate
d. underneath the
gate

5. Which is the prepositional
phrase in the sentence?
Hog-raising is profitable for the
family.

a. Hog- raising is
b. is profitable
c. for the family
d. Hog raising is
profitable