DOMINICAN SCHOOL OF CALABANGA

4405 Calabanga, Camarines Sur

S/Y 2011-2012
ENGLISH IV PRETEST

YOU DON’T NEED LUCK, YOU HAVE THE SKILLS.

NAME _____________________________________ Year and Section ________________ Date: __________________
I. Listening: Read the following passage and answer the items/questions that follow.
1. The selection is mainly about…

a.Natural phenomena. c. Behaviour disorder.

b.Environmental issue. d. Modification of Society

2. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the text?

a. Inform c. Entertain
b. Persuade d. Argue
3. Burning __________ releases some of the same gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.
a. Carbon dioxide c. Fossil fuels
b.Nitrous oxide d. Methane
4. The selection states that the scientists ______________ some human activities that increase the
Earth’s surface temperature.
a. Ignore c. Promote
b.Blame d. Examine
5. Global warming coupled also affect weather patterns. This statement is a …
a.Fact c. Direction
b.Warning d. Judgement
II. Structure, Grammar and Literature
A. Answer the following questions by picking out the letter of the best answer.
6. You need to work harder; ____________, you’ll get fired.
a. Otherwise c. However
b. Moreover d. So
7. He has a terrible voice; _______ he will go down the history of the worst singer ever.
a. Undoubtedly c. Still
b. Otherwise d. Therefore
8. He couldn’t tell the truth; ___________ he lied.
a. Finally c. Instead
b. Otherwise d. Similarly

9. John was cold __________ he put on a coat.

a. And c. Or
b. But d. So
10. The waiter was not very nice ____________________ the food was delicious.
a. And c. Or
b. But d. So
11. I am young ________ I possess many untrapped qualities.
a. And c. Or
b. But d. So

12. (a. If b. When c. As) you hear of a part-time job, please let me know.
13. (a. Whenever b. Wherever c. Until d. Because) the child went, she left cookie crumbs.
14. We all went out for pizza (a. since b. because c. after d. until) we finished painting the house.
15. We had to take the detour (a. so that b. because c. though d. meanwhile) the bridge had been washed
out.
B. Write on your answer sheet the gerund or gerund phrase in the sentence.
16. My brother has finally quit smoking.
17. Littering is strictly prohibited in our school.
 18. He stops talking because he sees that the teacher is coming.
19. Descending the stairs is easy.
20. Writing stories is my passion.
C. Choose the best expression to complete the dialog.
21. Kim: _____________________________________
Gerry: It’s my pleasure to help you.
a. Are you willinmg to join me? c. Are you sure you can do it?
b. Why did you do such great thing? d. Let’s go! I’m in a hurry.

D. Choose the correct pst form of the verb. Pick the correct letter that will complete its idea.
22. Mrs. Alvarez ____________ the two to bed early.
a. Sent c. send
b. Send as d. sents

III. Vocabulary: Choose the letter that best explains the underlined word.
23. There are vendors that sell commodity in an exorbitant price.
a.Cheap c. normal
b.Extremely high d. not so high
24. The mountaineer had plodded towards the peak of the mountain.
a. Run c. walked heavily
b. Jogged d. hopped
25. The venomous words were uttered by him.
a.Spiteful c. mad
b. Poisonous d. Good
26. The demoness threw enormous rocks at them.
a.Unusually large c. pieces of rocks
b.Fired d. not so big
27. Shindo brought the gourds home.
a.A long-stemmed plant c. children
b.A hard-skinned fleshy fruit d. friends
28. King Dasaratha presented his problem of having no son to the sages.
a.Seers c. gods
b.Wise persons d. friends
29. Rama was forced to live an ascetic to the forest.
a.Hermit c. beggar
b.Lunatic d. king
IV. Elements of Short Story: Give the element of short story by picking the correct letter.
30. It is how the author arranges the events to develop his basic idea.
a.Setting c. conflict
b.Plot d. Theme
31. An aspect of a setting that describes the feelings created at the beginning of the story.
a.Time c. weather conditions
b. Atmosphere d. place
32. The author can narrate the story using this point of view. He can move from character to character,
event to event, having free access to the thought, feelings, etc.
a. Innocent Eye c. Stream of Consciousness
b. Omniscient d. First Person
V. Literature: Pick up the correct answer among the choices given by writing the latter on your answer sheet.
33. These are sets of instruction which are often set in italics and are separated from the dialogue by
parentheses or brackets, and explain where and how actors should move and speak.
a. Audience c. Stage direction
b. Drama d. Characters
34. This element has been called the soul of the play.
a. Plot c. stagecraft
b. Theme d. dialogue
35. The person who actually helps in the success of the actor’s performance.
a. Make-up artist c. Director
b. Audience d. Set Assistant
36. One of the great epics in India that depicts the duties of relationships portraying ideal characters like
the ideal father, brother, wife, servant and king.
a. Calabashi Kids c. Mahabharata
b. Shakutala d. Ramayana
 37. A drama genre that is characterized by the use of stereotyped characters, exaggerated emotions and
language simplistic morality and conflict.
a. Melodrama c. Comedy
b. Tragedy d. Romance
38. A sentence that gives an order or direction.
a. Declarative c. Request
b. Imperative d. Exclamatory
39. The author of Africa’s Plea
a. David Diop c. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Kahlil Gibran d. Roland Tombekai Dempster
40. The writer of The Sea
a. David Diop c. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Kahlil Ginran d. Roland Tombekai Dempster
41. The author of Africa
c. David Diop c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Kahlil Gibran d. Roland Tombekai Dempster

42. A Japanese poem consisting of 17 syllables which is written in 5-7-5 syllables.

a. Haiku c. Tanka
b. Hokku d. Sonnet
43. A poem consisting of 14 lines with rhyme and rhytm.
a. Haiku c. Tanka
b. Hokku d. Sonnet

44. He authored the The Tame Bird was in the Cage.

a. David Diop c. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Kahlil Gibran d. Roland Tombekai Dempster
45. Traditionally performed on stage before an audience but nowadays can refer to a TV show, movie or
broadway, etc.
a. Props c. Monologue
b. Dialogue d. Drama
46. This element provides substance in the play. These are the conversations between two or more
characters.
a. Drama b. Audience
b. Dialogue d. speech
47. Is a play in which the central character faces and is finally defeated by some overwhelming threat or
disaster.
a. Cast of Characters c. Protagonists
b. Genres d. antagonists
48. The observance of actions or procedure in a set, ordered, in a ceremonial way.
a. Wedding c. Ritual
b. Death Ritual d. Healing

VI. Poetry: Pick up the correct answer among the choices given by writing the letter on your answer sheet.
49. It is the use of words and phrases that create vivid sensory experiences for the reader.
a. Theme c. Sound
b. Symbol d. Imagery
50. It is the atmosphere of the poem that the reader gets.
a. Figurative language c. rhythm
b. Mood d. rhyme
51. Is an object or idea that has its own meaning but it is also used to represent something else.
a. Imagery c. mood
b. Symbol d. sound
52. It is a type of language that differs from the norms of literal language.
a. Rhyme c. figurative language
b. Parts of speech d. poetry
53. It is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
a. Alliteration c. rhyme
b. Assonance d. sound
54. This refers to the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables.
a. Sound c. rhyme
b. Rhythm d. sound
55. It is the repetition of ending sounds in words.
 a. Rhyme c. Rhythm
b. Sound d. alliteration
56. A figure of speech that is a contrast between what appears to be true and what is actually true.
a. Hyperbole c. Apostrophe
b. Irony d. personification
57. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration not intended to be taken literally usually for emphasis or to
create humor.
a. Metaphor c. irony
b. Simile d. hyperbole
58. A figure of speech in which an object, an animal, an idea or an absent person is directly addressed as if
capable of hearing.
a. Simile c. Apostrophe
b. Metaphor d. Irony
59. A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to objects, animals or ideas.
a. Personification c. Metaphor
b. Simile Hyperbole
60. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
a. Simile c. Personification
b. Apostrophe d. Irony