LS 1

Communication English
For Items 1-16
Complete the sentence by choosing the appropriate word.
1. Either my mother or my father _____ coming to the Parent-Teacher’s Conference.
A. is C. was
B. are D. were
2. One of the sisters ____ going on a trip to Cebu.
A. is C. was
B. are D. were
3. Mark, I ______ you in a long time. How have you been?
A. saw C. hadn’t seen
B. was seen D. haven’t seen
4. Some people say that it is better to _____ in the present.
A. live C. lived
C. lives D. living
5. We saw ____ animals at the zoo.
A. many C. more
C. much D. most
6. There isn’t ____ sugar in the coffee.
A. small C. much
B. more D. many
7. Come here _____. You have to see this!
A. briefly C. excitedly
B. quickly D. suddenly
8. He ______ put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor.
A. easily C. purposely
B. gently D. carelessly
9. When we get ready for lunch, I have to take my books _____ the table.
A. of C. out
B. off D. from
10. Every Friday afternoon, students put the trash can ____ for garbage collection.
A. at C. out
B. up D. into
11. Joan’s mom asked _____ to clean the kitchen.
A. he C. she
B. him D. her
12. After the seminar, you and ___ must discuss a few things.
A. I C. me
B. we D. them
13. _____ of the weather, the volleyball game will start next week.
A. Furthermore C. Regardless
B. In addition D. Therefore
14. I dropped my laptop and it broke. ______, I need to either buy a new one or borrow yours.
A. Furthermore C. In spite of
B. Therefore D. Likewise
15. I came over to ask them if they were ready. _______
A. orders C. ordering
B. to order D. to ordered
16. The other customers began _____ at us.
A. looks C. looking
B. looked D. to looks
For Items 17-18.
Study the graph below, then answer the questions that follow.
Number of Votes per Candidate 17. Based on the graph, who is
during the Science Club considered the winner in the
Presidential Election Science Club Election for
President?

Clara A. Peter C. John

B. Clara D. Mary
Candidates

Mary
18. Among the four candidates,
Peter
who got the lowest number of
John votes?
A. Mary C. Clara
B. Peter D. John
0 10 20 30 40 50

19. Based on the graph, what is the difference in the number of votes of John and Mary?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

20. Which of the following is TRUE based on the graph?

A. Peter had more votes than Mary
B. Clara had the least number of votes.
C. Mary had lesser number
D. John got the highest number of votes in the Science Club election.

For Items 21-23.

Refer to the table to answer the questions that follow.

Average Number of Glasses of Water 21. Based on the table, who drinks the least amount of water on
which the Students Drink on Sunday?
Weekends. A. JP B. Nomer C. Eugene D. Marky
22. How many glasses of water does Marky usually drink on
Glasses of Water
Saturday?
Name Saturday Sunday A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
JP 5 6 23. Who among the four students drink the most number of
Eugene 7 5 glasses of water?
Nomer 7 9 A. JP B. Eugene C. Nomer D. Marky
Marky 6 8

For Items 24-26.

Study the table to answer the questions that follow.
Name of Country Time 24. How many athletes were from the Philippines?
Athlete
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
1 Aries Toledo Philippines 2:30:20
25. Who was in lead for this event?
2 Brad Cage Spain 2:30:25
3 Nicholas Pitt France 2:30:30 A. Aries Toledo C. Tom Diesel
4 Tom Diesel USA 2:31:50 B. Vin Cruise D. Juan Dela Cruz
5 Vin Cruise Australia 2:31:55 26. What was the fastest time recorded?
6 Juan Dela Philippines 3:00:01 A. 2:31:55 C.2:30:20
Cruz B. 2:30:25 D. 3:00:01
For Items 27-29
I woke up one summer morning
in a warm sweat. I ran to the refrigerator
to get a cold drink, but the refrigerator
was broken and all the drinks were as
hot as me. I walked over to my electric
fan, but it wasn’t working either. I then
turned on the television and finally
realized that the electricity in my house
is out. Later that day, I went to the pool
to cool off. I dived right in! I swam eight
laps before I tired out. My friend Jeremy
then bought me an ice cream cone. I got
a vanilla ice cream cone with rainbow
sprinkles. Even though it was really hot,
I did have a lot of fun.
For the items 30-33.
Once there was a farmer who loved all
creatures. He would go out of his way to do
whatever he could to make sure that the
creatures he found were safe, well-fed and
warm, no matter what kind of creature they
were.
One day, he found a snake shivering in
the cold on the ground as it was freezing cold
outside. The farmer felt sorry for the snake.
Even though the snake was known to be
poisonous, the farmer picked him up and took
him inside. He set the snake in front of the fire
to warm itself.
While sitting next to the snake, the
warmth caused the farmer to fall asleep. The
snake became warm and was ready to go
outside. Because the farmer was asleep and
could not let him out, the snake did what he did
to humans he came into contact with- he bit the
farmer. When the farmer woke up with a jolt
because of the poison, he said, “I should have
known better. Even being kind cannot change
the ways of a snake!”
27. What is the text about?
A. Summer can be hot yet enjoyable.
B. There is no electricity during summer
C. Summer is the best time for swimming.
D. Ice cream goes on sale during summer.
28. The word “out” as used in the line
“…that the electricity in my house was out” means ______
A. not inside C. away
B. exposed D. unavailable
29. Which of the following appliances did the writer try to
turn on?
A. electric fan and television
B. electric fan and television
C. television and conditioner
D. television and refrigerator
30. What did the snake symbolize in the selection?
A. Betrayal C. suspicion
B. Jealousy D. Immortality
31. What values is reflected in the text?
A. Kindness should be shown to everyone at all
time.
B. Humans nature makes it hard for other people to
trust.
C. The way a person treats others is a reflection of
himself/herself.
D. if something is bound to happen, it will no matter
how much we resist it.
32. What can be inferred about the farmer in the
selection?
A. He is kind to all creatures.
B. He is kind to those who are also kind to him.
C. He is picky on those whom he will show
kindness.
D. He is not kind at all.
33. How is the text written?
A. literary C. journalistic
B. expository D. academic
For Item 34-36.
Claire, Poppy and Clive are taking part 34. What is the topic of the selection?
in an inference game show on television. The A. Claire’s job C. Claire’s friends
B. Claire’s pets D. Claire’s favorite
contestants have to guess each other’s job
sho
based on a short description of what each of
35. The word silly in the selection means.
them does.
A. foolish C. trivial
Claire spends most of her days talking B. strange D. loud
to cats and dogs in a silly voice. Their owners
are sometimes very worried when they come 36. How does Claire get ready for work?
to see her so it’s important that Claire is A. She talks to the owners of cats and dogs.
B. She ties her hair and wears white coat.
always happy and positive. She gets ready for
C. She spends time with her pets.
work by tying her hair back and putting on her
D. She wears coat and tie.
long white coat.”

For Items 37-40

37. What does “a piece of cake” mean as used in
There was once a very wealthy and curious
the selection?
king. He placed a huge boulder in the middle of the A. easy C. effortful
road and hid nearby to see if anyone would move it B. sweet D. complicated
away from the road.
38. What can we learn from the king’s action?
The first people who passed by were the
A. We can be successful without complaining.
wealthiest merchants and courtiers. Rather than
B. a small help from others would mean a lot.
moving the boulder, they walked around it and
C. We need to be rich to achieve great thing in life.
even blamed the king for not maintaining the
D. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to
roads. improve our situation.
Then, a peasant came along. He was
carrying load of vegetables. When he got near the 39. We can say that the first people who passed by
the boulder ___________________.
boulder, he put down his load and moved the stone
A. helped the king in maintaining the road.
to the side of the road. It was just a piece of cake
B. complained instead of doing something.
moving it and he succeeded without complaining.
C. did not notice the stone and walked around it.
He gathered up his load and when he was D. moved the boulder as a team.
set to continue walking, he saw a purse lying on the
ground where the boulder was once in place. He 40. The selection is an example of a
opened it and saw the king’s note saying, “Reward ______________.
A, journal C. academic write up.
for moving the boulder from the road”.
B. literary text D. scientific analysis
For Item 41-43

Kelly was robbed about an hour ago while 41. The selection is about Kelly being
_____________.
she was walking home from work. She went to the
A. robbed C. forgetful
police station and she was having trouble giving
B. careful D. neglectful
information to the police officer. She can’t
remember if he was fat or thin. She can’t remember
42. The word “robbed” as used in the selection
what color his hair was or what he was wearing. She means_______.
didn’t even know exactly what was in her bag. She A. broke in C. pickpocketed
can only tell them where and when it happened. It B. deprived D. illegally taken
all happened so fast. The police wanted to help
away
Kelly, but she needed to give them more 43. The following statement was true EXCEPT:
information. A. The thief was caught
B. She can’t remember how the tall thief was
C. She was robbed on her way home from work
D. She remembered where she was robbed.

For items 44-47

44. Which among the lines used personification.
Love’s not Time’s fool though rosy lips and
A. Love’s not Time’s fool
cheeks
B. Even to the edge of doom
Within his bending sickle’s compass come
C. Though rosy lips and cheeks
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks D. Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
-Sonnet 116, Shakespeare

45. Which statement about love can be reflected in the text?

A. It endures forever
B. It changes easily through time.
C. It makes the heart miss the other person.
D. It is based on one’s physical appearance.

46. What can be informed in the line “Love’s not Time’s fool”?
A. Only a fool believes in love.
B. Love fades as time passes by.
C. Love is constant even if times are changing.
D. Love is based on the length of time of togetherness.

47. What kind of text is the work of Shakespeare?

A. academic
B. journalistic
C. literary
D. scientific
For Items 48-50
Working dogs are animals that have a job. These animals are trained to help people. They protect
people. They make life easier. Some dogs wore with police officers. They help them in finding criminals and
weapons. Other dogs also help find people. They are called search and rescue dogs. They are trained to find
missing people. Some dogs act as ears for the hearing impaired. Service dogs can also be helpers for people
who are physically challenged. Dogs become working dogs when they are specially trained to help and
protect people.

48. Based on the selection, we can say that working dogs _______ police officers.
A. find
B. assist
C. rescue
D. protect

49. Which of the following is a politically acceptable synonyms of “physically challenged”?

A. crippled
B. incapacitated
C. handicapped
D. differently abled

50. Based on the text, what term is used for dogs who help find people?
A. police dogs
B. finding dogs
C. helping dogs.
D. search and rescue dogs