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THIRD QUARTERLY TEST IN ENGLISH III I. Match column A with column B. A. ____1. This includes sensory details that convey sights, sounds, smells, taste, and physical sensation. ____2. Present a story with missing information, which is revealed as plot unfolds himself or herself. ____4. A brief fictional narrative that focuses on a single conflict but shares the element of character, setting, plot, and theme with longer works of fiction ____5. Create a high level of tension by introducing danger in the conflict they present ____6. Addresses the knowledge level, experiences, needs, and concerns of the intended audience while trying to influence them ____7. These are brief, usually humorous accounts of a single event. ____8. Published by the editors of a newspaper to offer their opinions about a current event. ____9. Type of descriptive writing which is also known as a ____10. These are presented aloud to an audience. B. Anecdotes Autobiography Description Editorial Mysteries Persuasive Essay Persuasive Speeches Short Story Thrillers Vignette

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J.

II. Read each question or statement carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number. ____1. Which of the following sentences contains verb that shows mental action? A. Last night, our family talked about our summer vacation. B. The plane glided to a stop. C. Abigail planned to spend her vacation in Paris. ____2. What are the words linked by the verb in this sentence? The purpose of the experiment was very clear to us. A. purpose - clear B. experiment clear C. purpose very ____3. In which sentence is the word look used as action verb? A. They look satisfied with your performance. B. I always look for you. C. Jane and Martha look so tired. ____4. Which sentence contains linking verb? A. Some expert grew special food for space missions. B. Special clothing seemed necessary for space travel. C. The astronauts felt unusual heat in the module. ____5. What part of speech can complete a sentence using transitive verb? A. adverb B. noun C. prepositional phrase ____6. Which sentence contains transitive verb? A. Simulated spaceflights provide training and experience. B. The pilots study in the training center. C. Abilities vary among the pilots.

A. were sometimes B. were sometimes used C. were used ____10. It is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun or to give a noun or pronoun a more specific meaning. A. adjective B. adverb C. preposition ____11. The following parts of speech act as relaters, joiners, and attention-getters in sentences EXCEPT __________. A. adverb B. conjunction C. interjection ____12. It is a word that relates a noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence. A. conjunction B. interjection C. preposition ____13. It is a word that expresses feeling or emotion that functions independently of a sentence. A. conjunction B. interjection C. preposition ____14. It is a kind of conjunction that connects similar words or group of words, and always appears in pairs. A. coordinating conjunction B. correlative conjunction C. subordinating conjunction ____15. Which of the following underlined words is used as preposition? A. Labels must be taken off. B. Metals are sold as scrap, which can be melted down and reformed. C. After a short time, the landfill area for many communities may be used up. ____16. What is the underlined phrase in the sentence called? The last essay question was really challenging. A. complete subject B. compound subject C. simple subject ____17. In the sentence: A portrait of grandmother hangs above the mantle., the underlined phrase is the _______________. A. complete predicate B. compound predicate C. simple predicate ____18. What is the complete predicate in the sentence? All the children in the neighbourhood enjoyed the new playground. A. All the children B. All the children in the neighbourhood C. the children in the neighbourhood ____19. What is the subject in this question? What color did you paint the kitchen walls? A. color B. paint C. walls ____20. Which of the following sentences contains compound direct objects? A. The campers took a wrong turn. B. Mandy plays both basketball and soccer. C. Bea and Mia will take chemistry next term. ____21. What is the indirect object in the sentence: The baby sitter read the children another story before bedtime.? A. baby sitter B. children C. story ____22. I felt tired after the long day. What part of sentence is the underlined word? A. predicate adjective B. predicate nominative C. object complement ____23. Which sentence contains predicate nominative? A. The first plan seemed unworkable. B. The patient grows stronger every day. C. My sister became a lawyer after years of study. ____24. What punctuation mark can also be used to join two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb or a transitional expression? A. colon B. comma C. semicolon ____25. These are used to enclose phrases and sentences that offer nonessential explanations. A. dashes B. hyphens C. parentheses ____26. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? A. Spain is a beautiful country: the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean. B. Spain is a beautiful country, the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean. C. Spain is a beautiful country; the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean. ____27. Which sentence is correctly punctuated? Can you believe, Dot asked me, that it has been almost-five years since we've seen each other?

III. Read the paragraph, and choose the letter of word that belongs in each space. On some summer evenings, we enjoy taking a __(1)__ swim. I __(2)__ dive from the highest board, arching my body __(3)__. My sister can __(4)__ perform flips off the board. The activity and heat make us __(5)__ tired, extremely relaxed, and ready for bed. 1. A. refreshingly B. refreshing C. difficult D. briefly 2. A. bold B. boldly C. timid D. timidly 3. A. loosely B. loose C. perfect D. perfectly 4. A. actual B. actually C. true D. real 5. A. very B. real C. ready D. hardly

On summer evenings, the formerly __(6)__, grassy marshes burst alive with a cacophony of sound. My sister Meredith loves the __(7)__, untamed sounds of the wild sea birds. We sit __(8)__ listening to their songs. Meredith tries __(9)__ to identify each bir __(10)__ notes. 6. A. restless B. restful C. stillness D. still 7. A. dissonant B. dissonance C. harmonious D. harmony 8. A. quiet B. quieter C. quietly D. still 9. A. hardly B. hard C. persistent D. diligent 10. A. uniquely B. differently C. silent D. unique

IV. Encircle the letter of the best way to rewrite each passage. (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932. He served until his death in 1945. (2) In 1934, Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act. In 1934, he also signed the Communication Act. 1. A. Franklin D. Roosevelt, elected president in 1932, served as president until his death in 1945. B. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932 and served until his death in 1945. C. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932, and he died in 1945. D. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died in 1945, was elected president in 1932. 2. A. Roosevelt signed the Securities Act in 1934; he signed the Communication Act in 1934. B. Securities Exchange Act and also the Communication Act in 1934 were signed by Roosevelt. C. In 1934, Roosevelt signed both Securities Exchange Act and the Communication Act. D. In 1934, Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act, and he signed the Communication Act, as well. (3) One program that provided economic relief was the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It was established during the Great Depression. (4) It was established to provide jobs. There were many unemployed people at this time. 3. A. One program that provided economic relief was the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and it was established during the Great Depression. B. One program during the Great Depression that provided economic relief was the Works Progress Administration (WPA). C. One program, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), was started during the Great Depression to