ENGLISH NAT REVIEWER food in

the dark.
Begin Here: Owls also have very good hearing. Even
when owls are in the trees, they can hear small
1. Ernestine usually _____ flowers on animals moving in the grass below. This helps
Mondays. owls catch their prey even when it is very dark.
Like owls, mice are also nocturnal animals.
a. pick c. was picking Mice have an excellent sense of smell. This
b. picks d. have picked helps them find food in the dark.
2.Stuart _______play video games with his Being nocturnal helps mice to hide from the
friends on Saturdays. many different animals that want to eat them.
a. happy c. kind Most of the birds, snakes, and lizards that like to
b. happily d. Kindly eat mice sleep at night—except, of course, owls!
3. The Gomez family moved here in our place.
This is _____new house. 8. In paragraph 1, we learn that "Owls are
a.them c. there nocturnal." The word diurnal is the opposite of
b. their d. they the
4. My family _______ to visit the pyramids in word nocturnal. Using information in the
Egypt. passage as a guide, we can understand that an
a. wanted c. wants animal that is diurnal
b.want d. Wanting A. sleeps at night and is awake during the day
5. All the members of the family _______ fix B. hunts during the day and is awake at night
their things needed for the trip. C. sleeps every other night and is awake during
a.eager c. eagerness the day
b.eagerly d. eagernessly D. hunts during the day and night
6. The boys _______ are responsible for the
campaign. 9. Based on information in paragraph 2, it can be
a.itself c. herself understood that an animal with small eyes
b. hims elf d. themselves A. must be diurnal
7. Which of the following sentence is a simple B. has trouble seeing in the dark
sentence? C. can see very well at night
A.The Dalag is a fresh fish while the sardine is a D. is likely to be eaten by an owl
salt water fish.
B.The acasia tree does not give us food. 10. According to the passage, owls can find food
C. I didn’t clearly see the rock because it was in the dark using their sense of
covered by moss.
D. You should wake up early so that you won’t I. sight II. sound III. smell
be late in school.
Read the following selections and answer the A. l only
questions that follow. B. I and II only
Most human beings are awake during the C. II and III only
day and sleep all night. Owls live the opposite D. I, II, and III
way. Owls are nocturnal. This means that they
sleep all day and stay awake at night. Because 11. Based on information in the final paragraph,
owls are nocturnal, this means they must eat at it can be understood that mice sleep during the
night. But finding food in the dark is difficult. day in order to
To A. find food that other animals can not
help them, they have special eyes and ears. B. keep themselves safe
Owls have very large eyes. These eyes C. store energy for night time activities
absorb more light than normal. Since there is D. release stress
little light during the night, it is helpful to be
able to absorb more of it. This helps owls find It is a frigid January day in York,
Pennsylvania. The temperature is below B. because Dr. James hit the car
freezing. Snow is starting to fall. Dr. James turns C. because it was so cold outside
on the television to check the weather. He must D. because the car slipped on a patch of ice
leave for his work at the hospital soon.
“Today is going to be very cold,” says the TV 15. If the weather is frigid, it is very _____
weatherman. “Be sure to wear very warm A. cold C. rainy
clothes when you go outside. Also, be careful B. windy D. slippery
driving on the roads. Snowfall will make them 16. We can start the meeting because
slippery. In fact, if you can stay home today, do everybody _______ arrived.
it!” a. have been c. having
Dr. James cannot stay home. Very sick b. has been d. has
people are waiting to see him at the hospital. He 17. I speak English _________now than last
goes to his closet. He takes out the warmest year.
clothes he has. He puts on a sweater, jacket, a. fluent c. more fluently
gloves, socks, boots, and a hat. He opens his b. much fluent d. fluently
front door to go to work. A gust of cold air 18. Which is the _________animal in the world?
blows inside. a. dangerous c. most dangerous
“Wow, it is very cold outside,” Dr. James b. more dangerous d. dangerously
says. He is from Miami and is not used to the 19. We admire the __________, __________,
cold. “The weatherman was right!” __________, __________ girls.
Before he can drive to work, Dr. James a. quiet, sales, beautiful, cute
must clear the snow off his car. He does this b. cute, quiet, beautiful, sales
very fast. He hops in the car. He shivers. His c. cute, beautiful, quiet, sales
neck feels especially cold. d. sales, beautiful, cute, quiet
Dr. James drives slowly to work. Everyone
else is driving slowly, too. There is a lot of 20. The church is located ___________the
traffic on the road. There are cars in front of and Supermarket.
behind him. a. behind c. below
Suddenly, the cars in front of Dr. James b. at d. on
come to a stop. There has been an accident! Dr. 21. John likes coffee but not tea. I think
James hurries from his car to check on the driver both ____
of the car that has swerved off the road. “Is good.
everyone okay?” Dr. James asks. a. is c. was
“Yes, yes, we are fine. We slipped on a patch b. were d. are
of ice,” the driver says. “This would have been a 22. Non-smokers usually live _______ than
good day to stay home in bed.” smokers.
12. Dr. James doesn’t stay home because _____ a. more longer c. longer
A. There are sick people waiting for him. b. most longer d. long
B. He listens to the weatherman. 23. It is strange but often a coke is _______than
C. He has to clear snow off his car. a
D. He must help the people in the accident. beer.
a. expensive c. most expensive
13. What does Dr. James do before he b. more expensive d. more
leaves for work? expensively
I. He dresses warmly. 24. Carla placed the __________ apples in the
II. He checks the weather on TV. refrigerator.
III. He clears snow from his car. a. red, five, juicy c. juicy, red, five
A. I only B. I and II b. five, red, juicy d. five, juicy, red
C. II and III D. I, II, and III 25. Most people would even like a vacation
house
14. Why did the car have an accident? ________ the sea.
A. because it was snowing outside 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
Dana’s 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?” Dana’s 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 flavors—strawberry,
vanilla, and chocolate—but 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 following word families?
balloon flies while in flight. This is because the A. solemn, grave, serious
air above the ground is sectioned into layers in B. substantial, considerable, large
which the direction of the wind may be different. C. exhilarating, thrilling, exciting
So even though the pilot can't steer the balloon, D. insignificant, small, unnoticeable
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 balloon’s 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