NAME__________________________________________ DATE:_______________________

LEARNING STRAND 1: Communication Skills (English)

DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. The ballerina danced gracefully. The underlined word is ___________________
a. Noun b. Verb c. Adverb d. Adjective
2. I was born _________ April 15, 1992.
a. in b. on c. at d. between
3. The bone was _______ the dog.
a. about b. for c. after d. considering
4. Either my sister or my brother_________ coming to the Parent-Teacher’s Conference.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
5. Marky, I __________ you for a long time. How have you been?
a. saw b. was seen c. hadn’t seen d. haven’t seen
6. Some civic–minded citizens_________________ for the protection of natural
resources of our community.
a. campaigns b. campaigning c. campaign d. is campaigned
7. My mother went ___________ United States to work as domestic helper.
a. in b. to c. on d. at
Use this chart to answers questions from 8-10.

8.What percent of the learners enrolled in San Juan CLC?

a. 45% b.20% c.25% d. 10%
9.What CLC has the greatest number of enrollees enrolled?
a. Sitio Palawan b.Sitio ULingan c.San Juan d.Central

10.What is the total percentage population of Sitio Ulingan and Central?

a. 35% b.70% c.45% d. 30%
11.Benny and I bought a toy gun for our niece. ___ is made of plastic.
a. He b. she c. it d. they
12.One of my keys _______lost yesterday
a. has b. have c. was d. were

For Items 13-19.

In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first
expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became
involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service to
the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had
 assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to
Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519,
Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the
topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four
ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally, they found the passage they sought near a
latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of
Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze
at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International
Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea,
many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the
Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque
navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world
is round, with no precipice at the edge.

13. The sixteenth century was an age of great ___exploration.

a. cosmic b. land c. marine d. common man e. none of the above
14. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political ___.
a. entanglement b. discussion C. negotiation d. problems e. none of the above

15. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of
an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a ___ direction.
a. north and south b. crosswise c. easterly d. south east e. north and west
16. One of Magellan's ships explored the ___ of South America for a passage across the continent.
a. coastline b. mountain range c. physical features d. islands e. none of the above
17. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ___.
a. coast b. inland c. body of land with water on three sides d. border e. answer not available
18. The passage was found near 50 degrees S of ___.
a. Greenwich b. The equator c. Spain d. Portugal e. Madrid
19. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the ___ now called the International Date Line.
a. imaginary circle passing through the poles
b. Imaginary line parallel to the equator
c. area
d. land mass
e. answer not found in article
20. All of you in blue uniform _______assigned at the reception hall.
a.is b. are c.in d.to
21.Mrs. Taylor, you always ______your umbrella in the office.
a. leaving b. left c. leaves d. leave
22.Someone in the nearby woods _______for help.
a. calls b. calling c. call d. called
23.Everything on the shelves of souvenir items ________expensive.
a. look b. looks c. looking d. looked
24.The stunning bride, together with the bridesmaids _______radiantly.
a. walking b. walks c. walk d. walked
25.The laborers, including the foreman, ______early at the jobsite.
a. report b. reports c. reported d. reporting
Read the following selections or paragraphs and decide what mood or feeling is reflected.
26. “You are my queen, Bella. I dream dreams about you. I want you to be the mother of my children. Tell me my dreams
are not in vain.”
a. love b. humility c. irritation d. adoration
27. The fire continue to spread to the nearby houses. People are shouting. They are running with their heavy bags of
things. They ran to safer places while the firemen tried all their means to put out the fire.
a. fear b. faith c. satisfaction d. tension
28. Tito sighed. He had to remind himself that Mr. Reyes was his master and that he had promised to do whatever he
commanded.
a. gratitude b. sympathy c. empathy d. despair
29. Myra read a book. She read about the discovery of a 2,000 year old Greek ship. It contained a complicated metal object
with more than 30 gears and intricately interwoven parts. It was thought to be an ancient computer made to compute the
position and movements of the sun, moon, and planets. Myra said, “Wow! And ran to share what she had just read to her
brother.
a. amazement b. sadness c. anxiety d. boredom
30. I really appreciate your good deed. The underlined word means _________________.
a. apprehend b. something that is done c. develop d. initiate
31. Jenny was a host to his friends after a dance practice. Two of her friends begun to quarrel. As
A host, Jenny did not want the day spoiled. What should Jenny do?
a. Listen to the quarrel without interrupting
b. Suggest that the girl agree to stop their quarrel
c. Slap the girl and agree to stop the quarrel
d. Send both girl home
For item 32 to 34 read the sentence and answer the questions that follow.

The Farmer’s Cooperative will hold an important meeting.

32. How will the President starts the meeting?
a. The meeting is adjourned. c. Let us call the roll
b. The meeting is called to order d. I nominate
33. How will the President end the meeting?
a. The meeting is adjourned c. The meeting is called to order.
b. Let us call the roll d. I nominate
34. In a meeting, it means checking the attendance.
a. adjournment c. roll call
b. reading of the minutes d. business proper

Juan is crippled since birth. He is a good son. He obeys the will of his parents. He can jump as high as 3
feet.
35. What is the conflicting information in the selection?
a. Juan is crippled since birth and he is a good son.
b. He obeys the will of his parents and he can jump as high as 3 feet.
c. Juan is crippled since birth and he obeys the will of his parents.
d. Juan is crippled since birth and he can jump as high as 3 feet.
36. In what column in the newspaper can you find ideas and comments of people/writer?
a. obituary c. classified ads
b. opinion section d. entertainment section
37. You are interested to know the latest financial news, in what part of the newspaper will you
read?
a. classified ads c. business section
b. editorial page d. headline
38. It contains news about showbiz personalities.
a. sports page c. entertainment
b. obituary d. business
39. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao earned his 7th world boxing title by defeating Juan
Miguel Coto.
If you want to read more about this news what part of the newspaper will you read?
a. sports page c. editorial page
b. letters section d. life and leisure
For Items 40-43.
A dog was walking in the forest when he felt hungry. He saw a big bunch of ripe bananas hanging over the banana
tree. Those bananas are what he needed to satisfy his hunger.
The dog jumped to reach the bunch, but he did not reach it. He thought it much higher so he jump again. He
repeatedly jumped several more times until he got tired. He decided to stop and went away saying to himself, “ I’m sure
those bananas are bitter.”

40. Why did the dog reach for a bunch of ripe bananas?
a. He was very hungry
b. He was attracted by the banana tree
c. He thought he could climbed the banana tree
d. He liked to eat the fruits right away
41. What do you think happened next in the selection?
a. The dog would stayed in the forest
b. The dog would be frightened
c. The dog would jumped with joy
d. The dog would go to another placed
42. What mood was expressed in the selection?
a. joy b. sorrow c. disappointment d. contentment
43. Arranged the following events in the correct order as they occurred in the selection.
1. The dog thought the banana was bitter.
2. The dog stopped jumping because he got tired.
3. The dog saw the bunch of ripe bananas.
4. The dog jumped the bananas repeatedly.

a. 4,3,1,2 b. 3,4,2,1 c. 2,1,3,4 d. 1,4,2,3

For Item 44-45.

1. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) indirectly causes up to 50% more global warming than 44. What is
originally thought. 2. this is a finding that raises questions over targets for stabilizing carbon the main idea
emissions over the long term. 3. Term of experts found that the CO2 levels in the Pllocene- of the
around 400 parts per million- were not consistent with the warming, which was around 3 paragraph?
Celsius higher than today. 4. The long term loss of ice sheets and changes in vegetation can a. 1
fully explain the difference. 5. These changes cause earth’s surface to absorb more solar
radiation which causes more warming.
b. 2
c. 4 d. 5

45. The word emission means

a. involuntary discharge c. long term loss
b. consequence d. effect

46. “Act one age means “_______________.

a. to act in an emotional way b.to be mature, not childish
c.to become suddenly enraged d. crazy, nuts insane

47. “Chuck a woobly” means _________.

a. to act in an emotional way b.to be mature, not childish
c.to become suddenly enraged d. crazy, nuts insane

48.” Fly off the handle” means __________.

a. to act in an emotional way b.to be mature, not childish
c.to become suddenly enraged d. crazy, nuts insane

49. “Off one’s rocker” means __________.

a. to act in an emotional way b.to be mature, not childish
c.to become suddenly enraged d. crazy, nuts insane

50. What is the meaning of this symbol?

a. poisonous
b. flammable
c. hazard
d. radioactive