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4th Unit Exam

English 10
March 25, 2019

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I. Multiple-Choice. Choose the correct answer for the following items. Write the letter of the
answer on the space provided before each number. use CAPITAL LETTERS only.
_____1. Which sentence includes a participle or participial phrase?
A. The running dog is almost at the pond.
B. The dog runs to the pond.
C. The dog ran to the pond.
D. The dog swims in the pond.
_____2. An infinitive is created
A. by using the word to in front of a noun
B. by using the word for in front of a verb
C. by using the word for in front of a noun
D. by using the word to in front of a verb
_____3.What is a participial phrase?
A. A participial phrase is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate.
B. A participial phrase is a group of words that includes a participle and acts as an adjective.
C. A participial phrase is a group of words that act as a noun in a sentence.
D. A participial phrase is a group of words.
_____4. Identify the participle in the following sentence and tell whether it is used as a main verb or an
adjective. The cornered bear growled angrily.
A. growled, verb
B. cornered, adjective
C. growled, adjective
D. angrily, adjective
_____5. Find a phrase beginning with to that is used as an infinitive phrase.
A. Do you want to wait in the mall?
B. None of the food sent to the cities arrived.
C. Some were taken to hospitals.
D. Get your tickets to the show.
_____6.What verb form ends in ing and is used as a noun?
A. gerund
B. helping
C. infinitive
D. participial
_____7. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? Add commas if needed: The short boy
playing the clarinet is my cousin.
A. ,the short boy,
B. The short boy
C. ,playing the clarinet,
D. playing the clarinet
_____8. In which sentence is the -ing word used as a gerund?
A. Shipping is common on the Great Lakes.
B. Tim tripped over the sleeping puppy.
C. Steve was cooking oatmeal for breakfast.
D. The standing spectators saw the runners first.
_____9. Infinitive phrases can function as
A. adjectives and adverbs in sentences
B. adjectives and verbs in sentences
C. adjectives, adverbs, and nouns in sentences
D. verbs in sentences
_____10. Find the infinitive and identify how it is used: Several of the workers wanted to organize a
union.
A. to organize, used as a verb
B. to organize, used as a noun
C. to organize a union, used as a direct object
D. to organize a union, used as a noun

For items 11- 27, identify the type of sentence according to structure. The choices are:
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_____11. Barbara and Joanne whispered and giggled all night.
_____12. We decided to go fishing and camp out at the lake.
_____13. Those clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash
flood.
_____14. Since we had only gone a mile from camp, we decided to return before dark.
_____15. After the tornado hit, my house was completed destroyed.
_____16. This summer our vacation should be both exciting and restful.
_____17. Older television sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital.
_____18. Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their
summer vacation.
_____19. Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing.
_____20. Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains,
and he enjoys hiking in the forest.
_____21. Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and
cooking over a woodstove.
_____22. Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach; he always gets a nasty sunburn.
_____23. Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his
swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a week.
_____24. This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations.
_____25. Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod.
_____26. Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the internet.
_____27. Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Pauline sits on the beach with
her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone.

For items 28-47, Context clues are hints in writing that help you figure out what a word means. Each
example below has hints within the passage to help you figure out the meaning of the word. Read each
question CAREFULLY and choose the letter of the correct answer. The word that you will be defining is
underlined.
_____28. Speaking rudely to judges was a rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning.
A. Itchy skin condition
B. Trying to hide or disguised a piece of cheese
C. With little thought or consideration
D. Funny
_____29. Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life-saving research.
A. Held over boiling water
B. Very old
C. Unable to chew gum
D. Greatly admired
_____30. Most of America’s founding fathers did not believe in women’s suffrage. Only men could vote
in the United States until 1920.
A. Something that causes physical pain
B. An early flag
C. Skirts that did not cover ankles
D. The right to vote
_____31. Removing seeds from cotton plants was a slow job until Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
A. drink B. book C. machine D. cloth
_____32. Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling
into our planet.
A. Change the direction of
B. Look for really high waves
C. Jump into dry river
D. Look through a telescope
_____33. Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house.
A. Paint or repair buildings
B. Wear one’s shoes on the wrong feet
C. Go where you don’t belong
D. Be very noisy
_____34. The scientists want to hear what our professor thinks about their theory because he is the
foremost expert in the field.
A. First or main one
B. Craziest
 C. Least informed
D. Loudest
_____35. If you don’t curtail your spending, you’ll be broke in no time.
A. reduce B. follow C. behind D. buy
_____36. No word must ever leak about this military action. It must be a clandestine operation in order
to succeed.
A. family B. useful C. dangerous D. secret
_____37. Put this medicine on your arm and rub it into your skin until it’s invisible. It will inhibit the
infection’s attempt to spread.
A. Live in a certain place
B. Block or slow down
C. Itch or burn
D. Help to do something
_____38. Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work.
A. Musical instrument
B. Choice of music
C. Discovery
D. Disagreement
_____39. The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who wrote the
story is in big trouble.
A. Made of cloth
B. Full of long words
C. Funny
D. Fake
_____40. If your plan fails, we’ll have to find someone who can devise a better one.
A. design B. dislike C. appliance D. use peanut butter
_____41. When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.
A. good looks B. mistakes C. intelligence D. huge appetite
_____42. The Gore supporters claim that Governor Bush is trying to thwart the will of the people.
A. help B. figure out C. block D. tickle
_____43. Lawyers are being asked to expedite the matter by getting their paperwork in early.
A. quicken B. agree on C. sue D. discuss
_____44. We walked slowly down with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been
heard from again.
A. movement B. worry C. enjoyment D. laughter
_____45. Kathy was looking for a strong but light material to use for making her water jugs.
Unfortunately, she chose noodlelite. It proved to be too porous to hold jelly.
A. Good for holding things that you pour
B. Protects you in the pouring rain
C. Allows liquid to flow through
D. Is necessary for making bowling bowls
_____46. “I am going to rescind the permission I gave you to use my toys! I thought you would take
good care of them but I was wrong.”
A. repeat B. celebrate C. continue D. cancel

_____47. Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights then acts
like little miss innocent.
A. Check it out
B. Protect it
C. Get it started
D. Ignore it
For items 48-50, list 3 movies that are under this genre.
Fiction, Horror, Mystery _________________________
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Prepared by:
Ms. JENNY MAE R. MAJESTERIO
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