ENGLISH NAT REVIEWER

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1. Ernestine usually _____ flowers on
Mondays.
a. pick
c. was picking
b. picks
d. have picked
2.Stuart _______play video games with his friends
on Saturdays.
a. happy
c. kind
b. happily
d. Kindly
3. The Gomez family moved here in our place.
This is _____new house.
a.them
c. there
b. their
d. they
4. My family _______ to visit the pyramids in
Egypt.
a. wanted
c. wants
b.want
d. Wanting
5. All the members of the famil _______ fix their
things needed for the trip.
a.eager
c. eagerness
b.eagerly
d. eagernessly
6. The boys _______ are responsible for
the
campaign.
a.itself
c. herself
b. himelf
d. themselves
7. Which of the following sentence is a simple
sentence?
A.The Dalag is a fresh fish while the sardine is a
salt water fish.
B.The acasia tree does not give us food.
C. I didnt clearly see the rock because it was
covered by moss.
D. You should wake up early so that you wont be
late in school.
Read the following selections and answer the
questions that follow.
Most human beings are awake during the day
and sleep all night. Owls live the opposite way.
Owls are nocturnal. This means that they sleep all
day and stay awake at night. Because owls are
nocturnal, this means they must eat at night. But
finding food in the dark is difficult. To
help them, they have special eyes and ears.
Owls have very large eyes. These eyes absorb
more light than normal. Since there is little light
during the night, it is helpful to be able to absorb
more of it. This helps owls find food in
the dark.
Owls also have very good hearing. Even when
owls are in the trees, they can hear small animals
moving in the grass below. This helps owls catch
their prey even when it is very dark.
Like owls, mice are also nocturnal animals.
Mice have an excellent sense of smell. This helps
them find food in the dark.

Being nocturnal helps mice to hide from the

many different animals that want to eat them.
Most of the birds, snakes, and lizards that like to
eat mice sleep at nightexcept, of course, owls!
8. In paragraph 1, we learn that "Owls are
nocturnal." The word diurnal is the opposite of the
word nocturnal. Using information in the passage
as a guide, we can understand that an animal that
is diurnal
A. sleeps at night and is awake during the day
B. hunts during the day and is awake at night
C. sleeps every other night and is awake during
the day
D. hunts during the day and night
9. Based on information in paragraph 2, it can be
understood that an animal with small eyes
A. must be diurnal
B. has trouble seeing in the dark
C. can see very well at night
D. is likely to be eaten by an owl
10. According to the passage, owls can find food
in the dark using their sense of
I. sight

II. sound

III. smell

A. l only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
11. Based on information in the final paragraph, it
can be understood that mice sleep during the day
in order to
A. find food that other animals can not
B. keep themselves safe
C. store energy for night time activities
D. release stress
It is a frigid January day in York, Pennsylvania.
The temperature is below freezing. Snow is
starting to fall. Dr. James turns on the television to
check the weather. He must leave for his work at
the hospital soon.
Today is going to be very cold, says the TV
weatherman. Be sure to wear very warm clothes
when you go outside. Also, be careful driving on
the roads. Snowfall will make them slippery. In
fact, if you can stay home today, do it!
Dr. James cannot stay home. Very sick people
are waiting to see him at the hospital. He goes to
his closet. He takes out the warmest clothes he
has. He puts on a sweater, jacket, gloves, socks,
boots, and a hat. He opens his front door to go to
work. A gust of cold air blows inside.
Wow, it is very cold outside, Dr. James says.
He is from Miami and is not used to the cold.

The weatherman was right!

Before he can drive to work, Dr. James must
clear the snow off his car. He does this very fast.
He hops in the car. He shivers. His neck feels
especially cold.
Dr. James drives slowly to work. Everyone
else is driving slowly, too. There is a lot of traffic
on the road. There are cars in front of and behind
him.
Suddenly, the cars in front of Dr. James come
to a stop. There has been an accident! Dr. James
hurries from his car to check on the driver of the
car that has swerved off the road. Is everyone
okay? Dr. James asks.
Yes, yes, we are fine. We slipped on a patch of
ice, the driver says. This would have been a
good day to stay home in bed.
12. Dr. James doesnt stay home because _____
A. There are sick people waiting for him.
B. He listens to the weatherman.
C. He has to clear snow off his car.
D. He must help the people in the accident.
13. What does Dr. James do before he
leaves for work?
I. He dresses warmly.
II. He checks the weather on TV.
III. He clears snow from his car.
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II, and III
14. Why did the car have an accident?
A. because it was snowing outside
B. because Dr. James hit the car
C. because it was so cold outside
D. because the car slipped on a patch of ice
15. If the weather is frigid, it is very _____
A. cold
C. rainy
B. windy
D. slippery
16. We can start the meeting because
everybody _______ arrived.
a. have been
c. having
b. has been
d. has
17. I speak English _________now than last year.
a. fluent
c. more fluently
b. much fluent
d. fluently
18. Which is the _________animal in the world?
a. dangerous
c. most dangerous
b. more dangerous
d. dangerously
19. We admire the __________, __________,
__________, __________ girls.
a. quiet, sales, beautiful, cute
b. cute, quiet, beautiful, sales
c. cute, beautiful, quiet, sales
d. sales, beautiful, cute, quiet
20. The church is located ___________the
Supermarket.

a. behind
c. below
b. at
d. on
21. John likes coffee but not tea. I think both ____
good.
a. is
c. was
b. were
d. are
22. Non-smokers usually live _______ than
smokers.
a. more longer
c. longer
b. most longer
d. long
23. It is strange but often a coke is _______than a
beer.
a. expensive
c. most expensive
b. more expensive
d. more expensively
24. Carla placed the __________ apples in the
refrigerator.
a. red, five, juicy
c. juicy, red, five
b. five, red, juicy
d. five, juicy, re
25. Most people would even like a vacation house
________ the sea.
a. by
c. in
b. at
d. on
Dana Miller is a bus driver. She drives a bus in the
city of Philadelphia. She works the night shift.
That means she starts work at 10:00 at night and
gets off at 6:00 in the morning. In the world of bus
driving, this is sometimes called third shift.
Dana has been driving a bus for 15 years.
She started when she was 23 years old. She loves
her job most of the time. She gets to see the
beautiful city from her seat. She gets to meet all
kinds of people.
There is the guitar player. He lugs his
heavy guitar on the bus every Friday night. He
plays at a nightspot downtown. People call him
Get Low. That is because he likes to play the guitar
on his knees. If the bus is not too crowded, Get
Low plays in the back of the bus. The bus is
seldom crowded at night. He likes to warm up on
the bus before shows.
There is the woman who works at the
pretzel factory. Each day the Pretzel Lady
brings Dana a bag of fresh, soft pretzels. They fill
the bus with a wonderful smell! Sometimes Danas
job is hard. It is hard when Dana sees people down
on their luck.
One time, a young woman left her sleeping baby
on the bus. There was a note on the baby's

blanket asking for help. Dana had to call the

police.
Another time, a teenaged boy stole money
from Dana on the bus. He had a fake gun. Dana
thought it was real. She was very scared.
Occasionally, driving the bus can be scary.
But most of the time, driving the bus is great. Dana
does not want to work anywhere else.
How was your night? Danas husband
likes to ask when she gets home.
Good music, good food, and a great view
of the city, she says.
26. Where does Dana drive the bus?
A. around Philadelphia
B. to the police station
C. to pick up guitar players
D. to pick up school children
27. What shift does Dana work?
A. third shift
C. evening shift
B. afternoon shift
D. second shift
28. What is one reason Dana loves her
job?
A. She finds sleeping babies.
B. She gets to call the police.
C. She gets to sleep during the day.
D. She gets to meet all kinds of people.
29. The main reason Get Low rides the
bus is
because
A. he likes to see the city
B. he enjoys talking to Dana
C. he likes to play guitar there
D. he needs to get to a show
30. Why does Dana seem to think people
do bad
things?
I. They are down on their luck.
II. They are bad by nature.
III. They know Dana is vulnerable.
A. I only
C. I and II
B. II and III
D. I, II, and III
For two months, I have been trying to decide
who makes the best ice cream. I have narrowed it
down to my four favorite manufacturers:
Randolph Farms, Goodies, Disco, and Twinkle.
Let's start with Randolph Farms. Randolph
Farms makes very good ice cream. They have lots
of different flavors, but this doesn't really matter
to me. That's because I always get coffee flavor.
They make the best coffee ice cream in the world.
I've never had hot coffee (the drink) but people tell
me that Randolph Farms coffee ice cream tastes
just like the real thing. Also, Randolph Farms uses
all natural ingredients to make their ice cream.
This is a good idea, I think.
Second, we have Goodies. Goodies makes

excellent ice cream. Like Randolph Farms,

Goodies uses all natural ingredients. They only
make three different flavorsstrawberry, vanilla,
and chocolatebut they make them very well.
The strawberry is amazing. Every bite of it
reminds me of the strawberries that I used to pick
behind my old house. The vanilla is wonderful. It
is very smooth and has a refreshing, creamy taste.
The chocolate is outstanding. It is made with real
cocoa beans from Bolivia. I didn't know where
Bolivia is so I decided to look for it on a map.
After hunting awhile, I discovered that it is in
South America! That's a long way to go to get
cocoa, so it must be good. I would say that the
only drawback to Goodies ice cream is that they
only make three different flavors.
Third, we have Disco. Disco ice cream is
okay. They don't have many good flavors.
Actually, the only Disco flavor I like is
Bubblegum. It is vanilla ice cream with little
chunks of bubblegum in it. After you eat the ice
cream, you can blow bubbles with the gum. That's
pretty fun.
Finally, there is Twinkle. Twinkle ice cream
is mediocre. The only good thing about Twinkle is
that it is relatively inexpensive. You can buy a
whole carton of twinkle ice cream for $4.50.
That's only two weeks' allowance for me.
31. Which of the following would be the best title
for this passage?
A. Strawberry, Vanilla, Chocolate, and
Bubblegum Too!
B. The Four Top Ice Cream Manufacturers
C. The Finest Ice Cream in the World
D. Picking the Best Ice Cream
Manufacturer
32. If the author wanted to get a scoop of coffee
ice cream, where would he or she probably go?
A. Randolph Farms
B. Goodies
C. Disco
D. Twinkle
33. What is the only drawback to Goodies ice
cream?
A. cheap ingredients
B. expensive price
C. mediocre quality
D. a lack of flavors
34. In paragraph 3 the author writes, "That's a long
way to go to get cocoa, so it must be good." Using
this information, we can understand that the author
believes that

A. Goodies loses money on sales of chocolate ice

cream
B. Bolivia makes the best cocoa in the world
C. things that are hard to get must be high quality
D. cocoa from the United States is not very good
35. In the passage, which of the following
statements would the author
most likely agree with?
A. Each manufacturer has its strengths and
weaknesses.
B. The best manufacturers are the ones with the
most flavors.
C. Goodies is certainly not the best manufacturer,
as they only have three flavors.
D. Each manufacturer is good for different
reasons.
Have you ever wondered what keeps a hot air
balloon flying? The same principle that keeps food
frozen in the open chest freezers at the grocery
store allows hot air balloons to fly. It's a very basic
principle: Hot air rises and cold air falls. So while
the super-cooled air in the grocery store freezer
settles down around the food, the hot air in a hot
air balloon pushes up, keeping the balloon floating
above the ground. In order to understand more
about how this principle works in hot air balloons,
it helps to know more about hot air balloons
themselves.
A hot air balloon has three major parts: the
basket, the burner, and the envelope. The basket is
where passengers ride. The basket is usually made
of wicker. This ensures that it will be comfortable
and add little extra weight. The burner is
positioned above the passenger's heads and
produces a huge flame to heat the air inside the
envelope. The envelope is the colorful fabric
balloon that holds the hot air. When the air inside
the envelope is heated, the balloon rises.
The pilot can control the up-and-down
movements of the hot air balloon by regulating the
heat in the envelope. To ascend, the pilot heats the
air in the envelope. When the pilot is ready to
land, the air in the balloon is allowed to cool and
the balloon becomes heavier than air. This makes
the balloon descend.
Before the balloon is launched, the pilot
knows which way the wind is blowing. This
means that she has a general idea about which way
the balloon will go. But, sometimes the pilot can
actually control the direction that the balloon flies
while in flight. This is because the air above the
ground is sectioned into layers in which the
direction of the wind may be different. So even
though the pilot can't steer the balloon, she can fly
or higher or lower into a different layer of air.

Some days the difference between the direction of the

wind between layers is negligible. But other days the

difference is so strong that it can actually push the

balloon in a completely different direction!
36. According to the passage, balloon pilots
control the balloons altitude by
A. moving into a different layer of air
B. regulating the air temperature inside the balloon
C. adjusting the amount of air in the envelope
D. changing the amount of weight contained in the
basket
37. According to the author, wicker is
I. comfortable
II. lightweight
III. durable
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
38. If the hot air balloon pilot wants to change
directions during flight, what might he or she do to
accomplish this?
A. head toward a mountain peak
B. wait for it to rain
C. fly into a cloud
D. fly higher
39. Using the passage as a guide, it can be inferred
that which of the following statements is not true?
A. Air goes up and out the top of a chimney when
you light a fire.
B. Cool air collects about the ceiling when you
open a refrigerator.
C. Smoke from a candle rises after you blow out
the flame.
D. Cold air coming from an air conditioning vent
settles about the floor.
40. Based on its use in paragraph 4, it can be
understood that negligible belongs to which of the
following word families?
A. solemn, grave, serious
B. substantial, considerable, large
C. exhilarating, thrilling, exciting
D. insignificant, small, unnoticeable
Prepared by:
GRACE B. TAGASLING
Grade VI- E Adviser

Noted by:
ISIDORA H. CODILLA

Principal