MAG3 March Monthly Test Review

Name: ______________________________ Class: ____________________________

English: The Dragon Problem
1. Part A: When does the story take place? “The Dragon Problem”
a. in the past’
b. in the present
c. in the future

2. Part B: choose the sentence that supports the answer to Question 1.

a. A few times a year, the dragon would swoop down on the village.
b. At night, he made unique, original toys, for the children in the village.
c. During the day, Liang helped his father build furniture.
d. Once upon a time, long before computers, baseball, or pizza, there lived a young man
named Liang.

3. Every child in the village owns one of Liang’s toy ______________.

a. pigs
b. dragons
c. water buffalo
d. people

4. Which helps you understand the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence?
“One day in May, the Emperor and his family arrived to take up residence at his summer
palace.”
a. summer
b. Emperor
c. palace
d. day

5. Who does Liang fall in love with?

a. Lee
b. Ling Ling
c. The Emperor
d. Princess Peng
6. What is the main problem in the story?
a. The dragon eats all of the villagers’ food.
b. Liang needs to figure out a way to get rid of the dragon.
c. The Emperor will not let anyone marry his daughter.
d. Liang cannot find his friend, Lee.

7. How do the children know that Liang has a problem?

a. They see him running to the palace.
b. They see that he is sitting on a bench.
c. They see that he looks upset.
d. They see him looking for his friend.

8. Liang solves the problem by _______________.

a. tricking the dragon and scaring him away
b. asking the dragon to move to another cave
c. giving the dragon gifts and persuading him to leave
d. fighting the dragon

9. Which event happens after the dragon leaves?

a. The Emperor’s messenger makes an official announcement.
b. Ling Ling gives Liang some advice.
c. Liang gets married to Princess Peng.
d. Princess Peng arrives in the village.

10. Which detail helps you understand that this story is a fairy tale?
a. Computers do not exist in the story.
b. Dragons exist in the story.
c. The story contains a father and son as characters.
d. The main character in the story can carve things out of wood.

11. Part A: Which best describes the work that Liang and his father do?
a. They guard the Emperor’s palace.
b. They make meals for the people of the village.
c. They make chairs and other household items.
d. They hunt dragons.
12. Part B: Choose the sentence that best supports the answer to Question 1.
a. Liang knew a lot about dragons because one lived nearby on a mountain.
b. During the day, Liang helped his father build furniture.
c. He ate water buffalo, pigs, and any people unlucky enough to be around.
d. At dinner that night, Liang told his father that he wanted to marry Princess Peng.

13. Which helps you understand the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence?
“His father almost choked on the stale, hard rice ball he was eating.
a. ball
b. choked
c. father
d. hard

14. “You’re joking,” his father said when he finally could speak.
“I’m serious!” insisted Liang.
His father began laughing so hard that the old chair he was sitting on broke. He lay on top
of the flattened chair still laughing.

Which of the following best describes how Liang’s father feels about Liang wanting to marry
Princess Peng?

a. The idea seems ridiculous to him.

b. The idea makes him feel nervous.
c. He approves of Liang’s decision.
d. He is proud of Liang.

15. According to the Emperor’s announcement, whom will he allow to marry his daughter?
a. whomever reaches the palace first
b. whomever gets rid of the dragon
c. whomever Princess Peng chooses
d. whomever brings him the dragon

16. What is the first thing Liang does after hearing the Emperor’s announcement?
a. He looks for Lee.
b. He talks to some children.
c. He sits down on a bench.
d. He races to the palace.
17. Which is the closest meaning to the word “alarm”?
a. carve
b. said
c. scare
d. leave

18. Why does Ling Ling think that a carving of a giant dragon will scare the real dragon away?
a. She doesn’t think the dragon has seen other dragons before.
b. She knows that the dragons Liang carves look real.
c. She thinks that the dragon will mistake the carving for the Emperor.
d. She thinks that the dragon will believe that Liang can control dragons.

19. Which best helps you understand the meaning of the word “frantically”?
a. rushed
b. stared
c. loaded
d. finished

20. Why does the dragon get scared and leave his cave?
a. He hears a loud noise.
b. He sees Liang standing with a large dragon.
c. He thinks that Liang’s dragon is a coward.
d. He thinks that Liang’s dragon is very strong.
English: Clever Puss
1. Who is one of the main characters in the story?
a. the father
b. the first contestant
c. Puss
d. Tom’s brother

2. What gift does the father give to Tom?

a. a bag filled with money
b. a cottage
c. a pair of boots
d. a cat

3. Which word helps you understand the meaning of the underlined word? The cat smiled. “I
made your father’s fortune,” he said. “I can make you money, too.”
a. father’s
b. money
c. smiled
d. make

4. What is Puss’ plan to make Tom rich?

a. to help him find his brothers and take their gold
b. to teach him how to make money cleaning boots
c. to help him win a contest so that he can become king
d. to have him ask his father for a new gift

5. Why does Puss whisper in Tom’s ear during the contest?

a. to tell him that he wants new boots
b. to tell him how to win each event
c. to tell him how to work with the other contestants
d. to tell him how to spend his riches

6. Tom wins the ball-throwing contest by _________________.

a. counting slower than the other contestants
b. copying the way the other contestants counts
c. refusing to count
d. skipping numbers as he counts
7. Which of the following event happens last in the story?
a. Tom throws a ball into the air while counting to ten.
b. Tom gets a job cleaning the king’s boots.
c. Tom receives Puss as a gift from his father.
d. Tom trades some clothes for a pair of boots.

8. What happens to Tom’s bag as he swims across the river?

a. It becomes lighter because the salt in the bag dissolves.
b. It becomes heavier because the sponges in the bag fill with water.
c. It gets wet and causes Tom to sink to the bottom of the river.
d. It rips and causes Tom to lose the race.

9. Which sentence from the story describes the lesson that Tom learns at the end?
a. “Tom, it’s with wonderful pleasure that I give you my greatest treasure!”
b. “Counting in twos is still counting.”
c. “I don’t need your services anymore.”
d. “A king must be gracious like Puss, and you’re a poor winner.”

10. Which detail helps you understand that this story is a fairy tale?
a. Tom has to complete a difficult task.
b. Tom wins a contest.
c. Tom’s father gives each of his sons a gift.
d. Tom swims across a river.
Speech Building: Chapter 1
1. Theresa _________________ a horse out of a piece of wood.
a. frowned
b. carved
c. growled
d. muttered

2. Mrs. Pierce will make a(n) _____________ when we are allowed to leave the auditorium.
a. announcement
b. coward
c. residence
d. brainstorm
3. “I think I’ve found a solution to our problem,” Chester ________________.
a. frowned
b. glared
c. alarmed
d. proclaimed

4. A(n) ________________ of students approached the stage to receive their diplomas from
Principal Edwards.
a. coward
b. residence
c. procession
d. announcement

5. Natalie angrily ______________ out the window and refused to look at me as I talked to her.
a. glared
b. flattened
c. alarmed
d. carved

6. An example of a residence is a(n) ____________________.

a. amusement park
b. movie theater
c. apartment building
d. public library
7. Which word would best describe a coward?
a. brave
b. confident
c. rude
d. frightened

8. Students can show that they are serious by ___________________.

a. focusing on their work
b. ignoring their teacher
c. making silly faces at each other
d. failing to be prepared for class

9. When are you most likely to frown?

a. when someone teases you
b. when someone praises you
c. when someone thanks you
d. when someone congratulates you

10. A _______________ is an official document that can be used to identify you.

a. map
b. passport
c. notebook
d. birthday card
Speech Building: Chapter 2
1. Reed gave his mother a hug to show his ____________ for everything that she does for him.
a. gossip
b. suggestion
c. appreciation
d. conference

2. Clara learned to speak Italian while she was studying _________________ in Rome.
a. urgent
b. abroad
c. eloquent
d. comfortable

3. “Who did you invite to your birthday party?” Xavier inquired.

a. to stare at someone or something angrily
b. to ask questions or say things while another person is speaking
c. to feel or show great love for someone or something
d. to find information by questioning

4. I won’t believe the gossip about Cynthia until I talk to her to find out if it is true.
a. talk or rumor about the personal lives and secrets of others, often when they are not
present
b. a special charm or appeal that causes people to feel attracted to and excited by
someone
c. a meeting to discuss a particular matter
d. an idea about what someone should do or how something should be done.

5. Jonathan flipped through the book of maps until he found a map of Madagascar.
a. appreciation
b. atlas
c. concentration
d. zest
 6. A motorcycle is a vehicle 솟 is best suited for a single person to ride.

a. charisma
b. emphasis
c. individual
d. advantage

7. Veronica attended a meeting where government leaders discussed their plans to improve
the schools in the city.
a. conference
b. gossip
c. suggestion
d. concentration

8. Dwight is a well-spoken boy who is able to explain complex ideas in a way that is easy to
understand.
a. urgent
b. serious
c. weary
d. eloquent

[9-10] Identify the antonym of the underlined word.

9. Priscilla hates taking the train because it is often crowded and she never gets a seat.
a. alarms
b. interrupts
c. cherishes
d. inquires

10. Bert is feeling very energetic today because he went to bed early last night.
a. automatic
b. weary
c. eloquent
d. comfortable
Speech Building: Chapter 3
1. Volunteering at the zoo was a fun __________________ because I was able to work with
animals
a. atlas
b. citizen
c. experience
d. zest

2. Mr. Mason said that it is ______________ to ignore the class rules.

a. weary
b. enormous
c. stale
d. disrespectful

3. Tyler _______________ Steven by laughing at him after he tripped and fell down.
a. humiliated
b. traded
c. cherish
d. brainstorm

4. Bill ______________ his pencil to his friend and got his friend’s eraser in return.
a. dissolved
b. traded
c. alarmed
d. flattened

5. I was _______________ when my favorite soccer team scored a goal in the last minute of the
game and won.
a. inventive
b. original
c. astonished
d. automatic

6. A courteous thing to do might be to ____________________.

a. amaze an audience with your abilities
b. hold a door open for someone
c. ignore someone when they are talking
d. create a new invention
7. If someone has a fortune, that person ___________________.
a. is very rich
b. is old and not fresh
c. has lost all hope
d. is tired from work

8. What might someone who feels hopeless say?

a. “Let’s try again!”
b. “I am from this country.”
c. “I give up!”
d. “Thank you for visiting me.”

9. Which animal is most likely to be described as enormous?

a. a hippo
b. a mouse
c. an ant
d. a caterpillar

10. Which best describes an inventive person?

a. embarrassed and ashamed
b. foolish and dangerous
c. rude and inconsiderate
d. creative and imaginative
English Foundations: Lesson 31-32

[1-4] Choose the correct comparative adjective to complete the sentence.

1. The giant is _______________ than a tree
a. tall
b. taller
c. more tall
d. more taller

2. My brother thinks social studies is a(n) _____________ subject than math.

a. interesting
b. interestinger
c. more interesting
d. more interestinger

3. This movie is _______________ than the movie we saw last week.

a. scary
b. scarier
c. more scary
d. more scarier

4. Summer is a _________________ season than winter.

a. hot
b. more hot
c. hotter
d. more hotter

[5-8] Choose the correct superlative adjective to complete the sentence.

5. This is the _____________ painting I have ever seen.

a. beautiful
b. beautifulest
c. most beautiful
d. beautifuler
6. Henry’s backpack is the ________________ in the class.
a. heavier
b. heavy
c. most heavy
d. heaviest

7. Asia is the ______________ continent on Earth.

a. large
b. largest
c. most large
d. most larger

8. Mr. Trump owns the __________________ house in the city.

a. big
b. biggest
c. most big
d. most biggest

9. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

a. Driving a car is safer than riding a motorcycle.
b. Michael is more nicer than William.
c. My sister is more shorter than my father.
d. The brave knight was courageouser than the cowardly king.

10. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

a. Albert is the most smart student in the school.
b. The necklace is the expensivest piece of jewelry in the store.
c. Alvin’s grandmother bakes the wonderfulest cookies I have ever tasted.
d. Kim want to become the most famous singer in Korea.
English Foundations: Lesson 33

[ 1 ~ 5 ] Identify the compound adjective in the sentence.

1. The teacher did not hear the soft-spoken student whisper the answer to the question.
a. teacher
b. soft-spoken
c. whisper
d. question

2. The teacher gave her students a five-minute break after they finished their tests.
a. teacher
b. students
c. five-minute
d. tests

3. Jeff’s family bought a new four-bedroom house.

a. Jeff’s
b. family
c. four-bedroom
d. house

4. Billy enjoyed watching the fast-paced action of the basketball game.

a. enjoyed
b. fast-paced
c. action
d. basketball

5. The white-haired man looked like Santa Claus when he put on a red suit.
a. white-haired
b. Santa Claus
c. red
d. suit
[ 6 ~ 10 ] Choose the best compound adjective to complete the sentence

6. It took us a long time to travel across the city in the ______________ bus.
a. record-breaking
b. 20-page
c. sharp-dressed
d. slow-moving

7. My grandfather owns a(n) ____________ car that was built in 1957.

a. old-fashioned
b. seven-story
c. freckle-faced
d. left-handed

8. My apartment is located in a ______________ building near the subway station.

a. 20-minute
b. slow-paced
c. nine-story
d. blond-haired

9. An ostrich is a(n) _____________ bird that can run fast.

a. voice-operated
b. sun-dried
c. up-to-date
d. long-legged

10. William screamed when he dropped a(n) _____________ weight on his foot.
a. X-ray
b. eight-pound
c. time-consuming
d. quick-thinking
English Foundations: Lesson 26

[ 1 ~ 5 ] Choose the best possessive adjective to complete the sentence.

1. Mike wondered if he would have __________ own bedroom in the new house.
a. his
b. its
c. your
d. her

2. I like that television show because ____________ characters are funny.

a. his
b. our
c. its
d. my

3. Billy, Brian, and Stacy got an A on _________ group project.

a. its
b. their
c. her
d. your

4. My brother and I have ____________ own swimming pool, so we stay home a lot during the
summer.
a. their
b. my
c. our
d. your

5. I could not hear very well because ______________ ears were hurting.
a. his
b. our
c. their
d. my
[ 6 ~ 7 ] Identify the possessive adjective in the sentence

6. You must have gone to the hairdresser because your hair looks very nice today.
a. You
b. the
c. your
d. nice

7. Sally will visit her grandparents when she travels to Busan next week.
a. Sally
b. her
c. she
d. next

[ 8 ~ 10 ] Choose the best possessive adjective to replace the underlined word(s) in the sentence.

8. Allen, Timmy, and Erica’s favorite restaurant is not far from school.
a. Her
b. His
c. Their
d. Our

9. The car’s engine made a funny noise.

a. Our
b. Her
c. Its
d. My

10. Robert’s friends were happy to see him.

a. Her
b. His
c. My
d. Our