Reading and Writing

3rd Periodical Test

January 21-22, 2020

Name:________________________________Section:_______________Score:__________

I. Subject Verb Agreement Practice. Underline the appropriate verb inside the parenthesis
for each of the following sentences.
1. The noisy students (have, has) to leave after two warnings.
2. She is the only one of the students who (have, has) failed the test.
3. The crying baby (irritate, irritates) them.
4. The longest of the presentations (is, are) the next group.
5. The students and their teacher (is, are) travelling to the competition.
6. The scissors (is, are) kept in the top desk drawer.
7. Both of the children (has, have) red notebooks.
8. One of the best known love stories (is, are) Romeo and Juliet.
9. Mathematics (is, are) very difficult for many students to master.
10. She is one of the girls who (have, has) long hair.

II. Add the correct suffix for each word. Choose from: -ward, -ish, -ment. Write the new
word formed in the blank provided.

1. child __________________________
2. pink __________________________
3. govern __________________________
4. in __________________________
5. enlighten __________________________
6. up __________________________
7. require __________________________
8. back __________________________
9. develop __________________________
10. yellow __________________________

III. Read each item carefully and answer it correctly then, encircle the letter of your
answer.
1. What is a collective noun?
a. A word used to describe different verbs. b. Nouns that you can collect.
c. A word used to describe a group of nouns. d. All of the above.
2. A _______ of locusts attacked a herd of cattle.
a. bouquet b. swarm c. flock d. flight
3. A _______ of birds is always a beautiful sight.
a. bouquet b. swarm c. flock d. flight
4. They welcomed the chief guest with a ________ of flowers.
a. bouquet b. swarm c. gang d. flight
5. As we drove down the country side, we saw a _________ of sheep grazing in the fields.
a. bundle b. swarm c. flock d. flight
6. The gang of thieves has been arrested by the police.
a. gang b. swarm c. flock d. flight
7. There we saw a man carrying a _________ of clothes on his head.
a. gang b. bundle c. flock d. flight
8. A _______ of musicians was hired to perform at the party.
a. collection b. swarm c. band d. flight
9. My friend has a fine _____________ of old stamps.
a. band b. swarm c. collection d. flight
10. My mother reserved a __________ of rooms for my relatives to arrive next day.
a. flock b. set c. collection d. flight

IV. Arrange the adjectives in the parenthesis in order to form a correct sentence. Write
your answer on the space provided.
1. We wanted ________________________ (grey / a / metal) table.
2. They bought ________________________ (red / a / new) car.
3. She went home and sat on ________________________ (comfortable / her /wooden / old)
bed.
4. He bought ________________________ (woollen / a / British / fabulous) suit.
5. They have ________________________ (Dutch / black) bicycles.
6. He wants ________________________ (some / French / delicious / really) cheese.
7. ________________________ (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the room.
8. He has ________________________ (a lot of / old / interesting) books.
9. She bought ________________________ (plastic / red / a / new) plastic lunchbox.
10. He is looking for ________________________ (leather / stylish / a /black) bag.

V. Fill out the form below with the correct details about you.