ENGLISH 6

SEMIFINAL EXAMINATION
May 10, 2019
*Read every directions carefully.
*Put your best effort on the exam and God will surely crown
you with success. Best of luck!
Directions: Identify what is being asked. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.

A. Noun B. Plural C. Simile D. Irregular Verbs

E. MetaphorF. Verb

1. The comparison of two things that uses like or as.

2. A name of person, things, objects, places and events.
3. The comparison of two things without the use of like or as.
4. A verb that changes in spelling when in its plural form.
5. A form of a noun that denotes more than one subject.
Directions: Identify what is being asked. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.

A. Personification B. Assonance C. Onomatopoeia

D. Irony E. Hyperbole

6. It signifies the opposite of what is being said.

7. It is the use of exaggeration.
8. A figure of speech the gives life to the object.
9. The imitation of sound from object, nature and/or humans.
10. The repetition of vowel sounds either from the beginning,
middle or end of a word.
Directions: Read and analyze the sentences below. Identify the
idiomatic expression used in each item.

11. I got so confused and incompetent as to what I should do.

12. I was a lost ball in the weeds.
13. His new job has given him wellness. So he has now a new
lease of life.
14. That guy is a peaceful man; he is above suspicion.
15. The students were racing against the clock to finish the paper
before the deadline.
16. She is wearing unrefined dress. The girls is common as an
old shoe.
17. Rino always disrespects his brother. I told him not to curl his
lip at him.
18. Jane become famous because of managing to win the race
despite suffering from illness. She turned out be a dark horse.
19. He was unconscious right through the night and was still
dead to the world when I went out.
20. He is always careless in treating his wife. He has rather damn
may care attitude to her illness.
Directions: Identify the kinds of affixes use in the following words
below.
Prefix/Suffix
21. incompetent ______________
22. peaceful ______________
23. suspicion ______________
24. racing ______________
25. unwrapping ______________
26. disrespects ______________
27. careless ______________
28. unconscious ______________
29. teacher ______________
30. impossible _______________
Directions: Write the plural form of the nouns in parentheses.

31. The (congressman) _______ are meeting in the hall right now.

32. The judges chose the winners based on four (criterion) _______.

33., We saw several (cattle)_______ and (deer)_______ in the field.

34. All of the schools (basis) _______ upheld the (alumna)

________ of their decision.
35. Let us work together to present these (crisis) _______ .
Directions: Write the plural form of the nouns in the table
below.

Singular Plural
36. city
37. match
38. deer
39. woman
40. goose
Directions: Write your own sentences using the given
nouns in their plural form.
41-42. (mouse)
_____________________________________
43-44. (tooth)
_____________________________________
45-46. (deer) ____________________________________
47-48. (alumnus)
____________________________________
49-50. (goose)
_____________________________________