MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

2 Mayor Chanyungco St. Sta. Elena, Marikina City 1800

Graduate School

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I. TRUE OR FALSE
DIRECTIONS: The following statements are derived from the short story “The Last
Leaf” by O. Henry. Determine whether each statement is in accordance to the story
by writing TRUE if it is correct and FALSE if is incorrect.
________ 1. Johnsy and Sue became enemies because they were both struggling
artists who were trying to make a breakthrough in the field of art.
________ 2. Johnsy, a poor young woman, is seriously ill with pneumonia and she
believes that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window loses all its leaves,
she will also die.
________ 3. Dreaming of painting his masterpiece, Mr. Behrman painted a single
ivy leave that was painted on the brick wall. It was the picture of leaves he drew.
________ 4. Sue stopped whistling, thinking she was asleep while Johnsy was
sleeping when the last leaf fell.
________ 5. Sue tells Behrman that Johnsy is deathly ill. Sadly, Behrman catches
tuberculosis from painting in the icy rain.

II. VOCABULARY
DIRECTIONS: Choose the meaning of the underlined words. Encircle the letter
only.
1. Former President Corazon Aquino is a symbol of symmetry of both mother and
leader.
A. quality B. balance C. generosity D. difference

2. Flowers are ephemeral. It blooms in the morning and withers in the afternoon.
A. shrivel B. beautiful C. long lasting D. short lived

3. The impudent child was scolded for answering back to older people.
A. honest B. rude C. loyal D. trustworthy
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Graduate School

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4. Hundreds of residents were fleeing for their lives when giant waves came.
A. flying B. looking C. running D shouting

5. You don’t seem to trust me. Why are you skeptical?

A. sad B. doubtful C. trusting D. happy

III. GRAMMAR
A. DIRECTIONS: Give the correct forms of the given verbs in the parentheses.
Write your answer on the space provided.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, (OPEC) 1. ____

(control) the oil production of many nations. Many oil producing countries
already _____ 2. (join) OPEC. Representatives from each of the countries
______ 3. (meet) from time to time to discuss oil production. They ______4.
(discuss) the level of oil production and sometimes they also ______ 5. (decide)
to lower the production.

B. DIRECTIONS: Arrange the words to make the sentence grammatically correct.

Example: music/ like/ the/ I/ evening/ listening/ in/ to
Answer: I like listening to music in the evening.
6. at/ yesterday/ were/ not/ school/ they

7. you/ time/ do/ work/ finish/ what

8. lights/ are/ the/ in/ those/ sky/ what

9. brother/ has/ a/ your/ job/ got

10. call/ she/ me/ not/ last/ weekend/ did

 MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

2 Mayor Chanyungco St. Sta. Elena, Marikina City 1800

Graduate School

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IV. MATCHING TYPE

DIRECTIONS: Match the phrases in Column A with the appropriate gerund
phrases in Column B. Write you answer on the space provided.

A.
_____ 1. Trees and mankind
_____ 2. We have many reasons
_____ 3. Trees contribute to our country
_____ 4. Man should save trees
_____ 5. Man finds limitless ways
B.
a. from being destroyed needlessly
b. by giving us shade from the heat
c. through adding beauty to the
landscape
d. of transforming woods in useful
articles
e. to appreciate trees
f. by providing variety of products
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Graduate School

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ENGLISH 601

CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE TEST

(MW 7.30-12:00)

PREPARED BY:
Cosmod, Doris Joy T. Dimalawan, Rochelle Y.
Rodriguez, Jocelyn Paz, Paul Benjamin Y.
Dagong, Odes M. Dalao, Rocel Jean S.
Lagat, Myra P. Bantun, Krista Jule
Rivera, Kathrene S. Irece, Eva P.
Longno, Ronelia C. Eva, Luis E.