ENGLISH REVIEWER 15.

The newspaper and the magazine

________ placed orderly on the rack.
1. Most of the newspaper in the box ________ A. was B. were C. have D. has
old.
16. Everybody at the twelfth of June parade
A. is B. are C. seem D. were
________ carrying a Philippine flag.
2. My brothers and my father ________ watch A. was B. were C. is D. are
TV except drama series.
17. Several of the basketball players also
A. does B. do C. didn’t D. have
________ to the volleyball team.
3. Any of those equipment ________ rustic. A. belongs B. belong
A. is B. are C. was D. had C. plays D. playing
4. Few of the apartments ________ ever 18. ________ they have the directions?
occupied during this season. A. Doesn't B. Don't
A. is B. are C. was D. does C. Haven’t D. Can’t
5. Neither the director nor the actors 19. A trumpet or saxophones ________
________ signing any autographs after the excitement in music.
premiere. A. creates B. create C. does D. was
A. is B. are C. have D. were
20. One of my pencils ________ broken
6. Each of the Boy Scouts ________ a yesterday.
community service project daily A. has B. have C. was D. were
A. does B. do C. did D. done
21. "I really care ________ what happens to
7. Phobos and Deimos ________ the two him."
moons of Mars. A. of B. at C. about D. to
A. is B. are C. was D. were
22. "I heard that he died ________ a heart
8. Gold coins and silver bars ________ missing attack."
inside the bank’s vault. A. to B. of C. for D. about
A. was B. were C. has D. is
23. "Please apologize to them ________ me."
9. All of the guests ________ gone to the A. by B. of C. for D. to
concert in the park.
24. "I saw a car collide ________ a motorbike."
A. has B. had C. do D. were
A. against B. to
10. Some of the forest ________ patches of C. on D. with
mushrooms.
25. "I don't agree ________ banning smoking in
A. has B. have C. do D. are
bars."
11. Rain or snow ________ predicted for A. for B. in C. with D. about
tomorrow.
26. "I ran ________ Tom while I was in the
A. is B. are C. was D. were
library. I haven't seen him for ages."
12. Your hands and feet ________ nearly half A. on B. into C. in D. at
the bones in your body.
27. "I'm very satisfied ________ my exam
A. contains B. contain
results."
C. contained D. containing
A. in B. with C. for D.
13. Someone at the stables ________ the on
horses every morning.
28. "I've noticed a big improvement ________
A. feeds B. feed C. fed D. has fed
my English."
14. Either string beans or broccoli ________ my A. about B. for C. at D. in
favorite vegetable.
29. "There's a real lack ________ cheap
A. is B. are C. was D. were
restaurants around here."
 A. about B. from C. of D. by 44. Everybody _____ welcome to attend my
birthday party on Saturday.
30. "She has a lot of admiration ________ all
that you have done." A. was B. were C. is D. are
A. from B. of C. for D. on
45. My little sister dances _____.
31. Melba and I _____ breakfast every day. A. the most gracefully B. more gracefully
C. gracefully D. graceful
A. eats B. eat C. does eat D. ate
46. No doubt, John is the _____ of them all.
32. Juan _____ know much about karate. A. most intelligent B. most intelligently
A. do not B. has not C. more intelligently D. intelligently
C. does not D. have not
47. The coconut tree is _____ than the
33. _____ she know how to read? banana tree.
A. Does B. Has C. Do D. Is A. smaller B. prettier C. taller D. slower

34. We always _____ mass on Sunday. 48. The food here gets _____ every time I
A. attend B. attending come.
C. attends D. have attend A. worser B. good C. worst D. worse

35. My dog Snowy _____ me smile. 49. I have _____ time than usual.
A. make B. makes A. little B. many C. less D. good
C. has make D. have make
50. Father thinks the room looks _____ if we
36. The airplane landed _____ on the runway. paint it yellow.
A. shyly B. carefully C. safely D. warmly A. well B. very good
C. better D. more better
37. I was scared whenever the taxi driver
droved _____. 51. Which sentence is correct?
A. slowly B. gently A. The three tiny brown mice ate my
C. recklessly D. repeatedly pillow case.
B. The brown tiny three mice ate my
38. John waited _____ for his friend to arrive. pillow case.
A. closely B. patiently C. The three brown tiny mice ate my
C. hurriedly D. kindly pillow case.
D. The tiny three brown mice ate my
39. Anna made this stick house _____. pillow case.
A. herself B. itself C. himself D. myself
52. It was a/an _____ coin.
40. Raul and I will paint the whole gate _____. A. ancient, gold, Mexican
B. Mexican, ancient, gold
A. themselves B. yourselves
C. ancient, Mexican, gold
C. ourselves D. myself
D. gold, ancient, Mexican
41. The wound healed _____ quickly.
53. The fans are eagerly waiting for their idol
A. herself B. myself C. himself D. itself to walk _____ that door.
A. into B. by C. through D. on
42. Each of the students _____ responsible for
doing his or her assignment in the library.
54. Don’t leave your food uncover _____ the
A. is B. are C. have D. has table.
A. on B. besides C. in D. over
43. My pair of glasses _____ black.
A. are B. is C. has D. have 55. The boy scouts are afraid to go farther
_____.
 A. through the mountain B. by the river
C. in the hills D. into the woods
56. Mr. Castro felt tired whenever he walked
_____.
A. through the street B. by the street
C. at the street D. down the street
For item 57: Read the following statements
and answer the question.
Making Homemade Soap
I. Pour the mixture in the mold and check
your soap after one day.
II. In the pint jar, add the coconut, olive and
olive oils and heat in the microwave.
III. In the mixing bowl, add the herbs,
essential oils and other ingredients.
IV. When both the lye and the oils are at the
right temperature, pour the oils into the
mixing bowl.
57. What is the correct sequence in making
homemade soap?
A. III, IV, I, & II B. II, I, IV, & III
C. II, IV, III & I D. III, II, IV & I
For item 58 – 60: Read the selections and
answer the question.
Every morning when I get up, I eat
breakfast, brush my teeth, comb my hair, get
dressed and make my bed. After that, it is my
job to feed the dog in the morning. Then, I
can read or play until it is time to walk to
school.
58. The main topic of this passage is:
A. What time I eat breakfast
B. How my brother helps me get ready
for school
C. My morning activities
D. Riding the bus to school
Every night the moon looks a little
different. This is because as the moon moves
around the earth, sunlight shines on different
parts of the moon. The part of the moon that
the sunlight is shining on is the part of the
moon we see. The moon goes through four
main stages. The first quarter moon, full moon,
third quarter moon, and new moon are the
four stages. It takes about 29 days for the
moon to finish all the stages. If it is a clear
night, look in the sky. You will find the moon in
one of its stages.
59. This passage is mainly about
A. why the moon looks different every
night.
B. why the earth moves around the sun.
C. how the sun can be seen in the
evening.
D. how the moon is different from the sun.
Today was the last day of school
before summer vacation. The students of Mr.
Dela Cruz were very excited. Mr. Dela Cruz
was trying to teach how to divide fractions,
but the students were kept on drawing on
their papers and talking to each other. He
gave a warning, but nobody listened.
Eventually, the students’ recess time was cut
in half.
60. What is the reason why the recess time of
the students is less than usual?
A. They preferred to stay inside their room
to chat.
B. It was raining outside.
C. They were not paying attention to Mr.
Dela Cruz’s teaching.
D. It was the last day of school.
For item 61 - 63: Read the selection below
and answer the questions.
(1) Juan loves his dog Brownie very much. (2)
He feeds him on time every day. (3) When
Brownie gets dirty, Juan bathes him with soap
and water. (4) He also brings him to the park
to run and play with him. (5) Juan thinks that
Brownie is the best dog in the world.
61. Which statement/s is/are the main idea of
the selection?
A. 1 B. 2 & 3 C. 1 & 5 D. 5
62. What is/are the supporting detail/s of the
selection?
A. 2 & 3 B. 1 & 5 C. 2, 3, & 4 D. 5
63. What statement is an opinion?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 2
For item 64 – 68: Read the selection below
and answer the questions.
The sun was top on Melba’s head
when she arrived home from school. She has
just begun checking quizzes when she heard C. Josephine’s D. the captain’s
repeated siren. She went outside and saw
billowing smoke coming from a house in a 71. I will go to the concert, but ________ you
distant. go as well.
A. only if B. unless
64. What time of the day it is? C. only but D. as long as
A. early morning B. noon
C. late afternoon D. evening 72. I brought along a sandwich, ________ I get
hungry.
65. What is the profession of Melba? A. therefore B. in case
A. mother B. teacher C. only if D. because
C. student D. checker
73. ________ she calls me, I feel very happy.
66. From where the siren is coming from?
A. Therefore B. So that
A. ambulance B. fire truck
C. whenever D. Wherever
C. police car D. did not mention
74. Take this photo, ________ you can
67. What was happening outside?
remember me.
A. There is a tornado.
A. while B. so that
B. There is a typhoon.
C. although D. as long as
C. There is a fire.
D. There is an accident.
75. Myrna will not talk to him ________ he
apologizes for what he did.
68. What will Melba probably do?
A. until B. because C. while D. only if
A. She will return inside their house and
continue checking the quizzes.
76. Luisa will find her dog, ________ it is.
B. She will inform her family about what is
happening, gather important A. where B. whenever
documents, and prepare to move out C. therefore D. wherever
when needed.
C. She will stay outside and watch what 77. The principal spoke ________ she knew
was happening. what she was talking about, but she
D. She will go near the troubled house to didn't.
get a closer look. A. until B. although C. as if D. and

For item 69 – 70: Read the poem below and 78. ________ my parents arrived, we had to
answer the questions. end the party.
A. As long as B. once
TO JOSEPHINE C. Although D. Because
Jose Rizal
Josephine, Josephine 79. Watering and feeding new plants is
Who to these shores have come necessary for growth, ______ too much
Looking for a nest, a home, water or fertilizer can kill them.
Like a wandering swallow; A. but B. however C. and D. because
If your fate is taking you
To Japan, China or Shanghai, 80. If my husband _____here, he will surely
Don't forget that on these shores help you.
A heart for you beats so high
A. is B. was C. were D. will be
69. Who do you think is Josephine?
81. The teacher together with the students
A. mother B. sister ______ time to relax.
C. girlfriend D. name of a ship
A. needs B. need
C. needed D. have needed
70. Whose heart is beating so high?
A. the swallow’s B. the author’s
82. His bed and breakfast business _____ C. It makes a contrast.
flourishing. D. It restates the idea found in the first.
A. were B. is C. have D. had
The amount of time a person sits
83. The time is running out. Everybody should during the day is associated with a higher risk
act ______. of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and
death, regardless of regular exercise,
A. quicker B. more quick
according to a recent study. More than one
C. quickly D. quickest.
half of an average person's day is spent
being sedentary—sitting, watching television,
84. Between you and me, I think Pamela
or working at a computer. Avoiding
danced __________ than Joanna.
sedentary time and getting regular exercise
A. gracefully B. more graceful are both important for improving your health
C. the most graceful D. more gracefully and survival.

85. Hector and I will paint the whole table 92. Which of the following is implied by the
________. passage?
A. themselves B. myself A. Regular exercise will help counteract
C. ourselves D. himself the negative effects of being
sedentary.
86. I made this toy. It belongs to ____. B. Physical activity alone may not be
A. myself B. me C. itself D. mine enough to reduce the risk for disease.
C. Sitting still causes some types of heart
87. Marissa likes to read; _________, her sister disease and cancer.
Marife prefers to watch TV. D. Watching television while on a
A. however B. because treadmill is considered sedentary time.
C. in contrast D. again
Sea turtles migrate across thousands of
88. Anthony has an incredible voice; miles of ocean before returning to nest on
_________, he will go far in her music the same stretch of coastline where they
career. hatched, but how they do this has mystified
scientists for more than fifty years. Sea turtles
A. otherwise B. undoubtedly likely go to great lengths to find the places
C. similarly D. however where they began life because successful
nesting requires a combination of
89. As the famous saying goes, there’s no use environmental features that are rare: soft
______ over spilt milk. sand, the right temperature, few predators,
A. to cry B. cried C. crying D. trying and an easily accessible beach.

90. In the old days, gentlemen challenged
their rivals _______.
A. to fight B. fighting
C. to fought D. fight
For item 91 – 93: Read the selection and
answer the question.
The habitat for the American alligator
has steadily declined every year in the past
decade. It is important for pet owners in the
Florida swamps to keep their animals inside in
the evening in order to keep them protected.
91. What does the second sentence do?
A. It gives an example.
B. It states an effect.
93. From this passage it is safe to conclude
that sea turtles
A. are not easily observed by scientists.
B. cannot lay their eggs on any beach
other than the one on which they
hatched.
C. will not lay their eggs on beaches with
pebbly sand.
D. must have the ability to precisely
detect their location
For Item 94 – 96: Read the paragraph below
and answer the questions.
The long reign of Elizabeth, who
became known as the "Virgin Queen" for her
reluctance to endanger her authority
through marriage, coincided with the
flowering of the English Renaissance, Flying at Night
associated with such renowned authors as Ted Kooser, 1939
William Shakespeare. By her death in 1603,
England had become a major world power Above us, stars. Beneath us, constellations.
in every respect, and Queen Elizabeth I Five billion miles away, a galaxy dies like a
passed into history as one of England's snowflake falling on water. Below us, some
greatest monarchs. farmer, feeling the chill of that distant death,
snaps on his yard light, drawing his sheds and
94. The writer believes Queen Elizabeth I did barn back into the little system of his care. All
not marry because night, the cities, like shimmering novas, tug
A. she did not want to diminish her with bright streets at lonely lights like his.
power.
B. she did not fall in love. 99. Which of the following lines is an example
C. there were no suitable matches. of simile?
D. she was preoccupied with the English A. Above us, stars. Beneath us,
Renaissance. constellations
B. A galaxy dies like a snowflake falling
95. The word “reluctance” can be replaced on water.
by ________. C. Feeling the chill of that distant death.
D. Back into the little system of his care.
A. acceptance B. denial
C. unwillingness D. eagerness 100. What is a constellation?
A. a group of galaxies
96. Renowned artists are not said to be B. a group of stars
_______. C. a group of snowflakes
A. popular B. distinguished D. a group of lights
C. acclaimed D. common
101. What approach is used in the text?
The selection below pertains to Item 97 – 98.
A. scientific B. academic
C. literary D. journalistic
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has
discovered a star with three planets only For item 102 – 106: Study the pie chart below
slightly larger than Earth. Its outermost planet and answer the questions.
orbits in the 'Goldilocks' zone—a region
where surface temperatures could be
moderate enough for liquid water, and
perhaps life, to exist. The star ranks among
the top 10 nearest stars known to have
transiting planets.

97. The purpose of the passage is to

A. explore the possibility of life in outer
space.
B. fundraises for further research.
C. announce the discovery of a new
planet.
D. describe the conditions required for
the ‘Goldilocks’ zone.
102. How many percent of the project cost
goes to licenses?
98. The tone of the selection is _______.
A. 5.69% B. 12.59% C. 10.49% D. 17.48%
A. investigative B. informative
C. comparative D. descriptive
103. Which cost has the biggest
For item 99 – 101: Read the poem below and percentage?
answer the questions. A. production B. facilities
C. labor D. insurance
104. Which cost is greater than legal fees
but less than licenses?
A. insurance B. taxes C. labor D. facilities
105. If arranged from highest to lowest,
what percentage is the third highest?
A. 20.98% B. 12.59% C. 17.48% D. 10.49%
106. Which of the following is FALSE based
on the graph?
A. The total of all the percentages is
100%.
B. The production cost has the highest
percentage because the salaries of
employees are high.
C. Combined, the cost of insurance and
legal is more than the cost of license.
D. The cost for licenses is the modal cost.
For item 107 – 109: Study the histogram above
and answer the questions below.
107. More than 50 persons answered M&M
as their favorite candy. What age group
do they belong?
A. 11-15 B. 21-15 C. 16-20 D. None
108. Which age group has the least
response?
A. 0-5 B. 6-10 C. 26-30 D. 16-20
109. Based on the histogram, which is not
true in the following?
A. Age group 0-5 did not like M&M so
much.
B. It shows the number of people whose
favorite candy is M&M.
C. Less than 40 persons prefer M&M over
other candies.
D. More than 25 persons in the 6-10 age
answered M&M as their favorite
candy.
For item 110 - 114: Read the announcement
below and answer the questions.
Student Volunteers Needed!
On Saturday, December 12th, from 10 A.M.
until 4 P.M., Carverton Middle School will be
holding a music festival in the school
gymnasium. The special event will feature a
variety of professional musicians and singers.
Task Time Date
Make posters 1 P.M.–4 P.M. December 5th
Set up gym 11 A.M.–4 P.M. December 11th
Help performers 9 A.M.–4 P.M. December 12th
Welcome guests 10 A.M.–2 P.M. December 12th
Clean up gym 4 P.M.–7 P.M. December 12th
Interested students should speak with Ms.
Braxton, the music teacher. Students who
would like to help at the festival must have
written permission from a parent or guardian.
110. What time will the festival begin?
A. 10 A.M. B. 11 A.M. C. 1 P.M. D. 2 P.M.
111. In line 3, the word feature is closest in
meaning to _______.
A. look B. keep C. include D. entertain
112. What job will be done the day before
the festival begins?
A. Making posters
B. Setting up the gym
C. Cleaning up the gym
D. Helping the performers
114. Who is told to talk to Ms. Braxton?
A. parents B. students
C. teachers D. performers
For item 115: Read the selection below and
answer the question.
At the time Paine wrote "Common
Sense," most colonists considered themselves
to be aggrieved Britons. Paine fundamentally
changed the tenor of colonists' argument
with the crown when he wrote the following:
"Europe, and not England, is the parent
country of America. This new world hath
been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of
civil and religious liberty from every part of
Europe. Hither they have fled, not from the
tender embraces of the mother, but from the
cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of
England, that the same tyranny which drove
the first emigrants from home, pursues their
descendants still."
115. The main idea of the paragraph
suggests that Paine
A. influenced people to migrate from
England to the colonies.
B. contributed to the colonists’ growing
sense of group identity.
C. refuted the notion that most colonists
emigrated from Britain.
D. had come from a country other than
England.
For item 116 - 118: Read the selection below
and answer the questions.
Victor Hugo, the son of one of
Napoleon's officers, decided while still a
teenager to become a writer. Although he
studied law, he also founded a literary review
to which he and other emerging writers
published their work. In 1822, Hugo married
his childhood sweetheart, Adele Foucher,
and published his first volume of poetry,
which won him a pension from Louis XVIII. In
1823, Hugo published his first novel, Han
d'Islande. His 1827 play, Cromwell, embraced
the tenets of Romanticism, which he laid out
in the play's preface. The following year,
despite a contract to begin work on a novel
called Notre Dame de Paris, he set to work
on two plays. The first, Marion de Lorme
(1829), was censored for its candid portrayal
of a courtesan. The second, Hernani,
became the subject for a bitter and
protracted debate between French
Classicists and Romantics. In 1831, he finally
finished Notre Dame de Paris. In addition to
promoting a Romantic aesthetic that would
tolerate the imperfect and the grotesque,
the book also had a simpler agenda: to
increase appreciation of old Gothic
structures, which had become the object of
vandalism and neglect. Hugo's writing
spanned more than six decades, and he was
given a national funeral and buried in the
Pantheon after his death in 1885.
116. Why did Victor Hugo write Notre Dame
de Paris?
A. To pay his extensive debts.
B. To fund his playwriting career.
C. To reject the tenets of Romanticism.
D. To spark interest in architectural
preservation.
117. On line 8, the word "tenets"
means_____.
A. problems B. principles
C. advantages D. examples
118. What approach is used in the text?
A. historical B. journalistic
C. literary D. academic
For item 119 - 120: Read the selection below
and answer the questions.
A new study suggests that thick crustal
plugs and weakened mineral grains may
explain a range of relatively speedy moves
among tectonic plates around the world,
from Hawaii to East Timor. Traditionally,
scientists believed that all tectonic plates
were pulled by subducting slabs—which
resulted from the colder, top boundary layer
of the Earth's rocky surface becoming heavy
and sinking slowly into the deeper mantle.
Yet that process does not account for
sudden plate shifts. Such abrupt movement
requires that slabs detach from their plates
but doing this quickly is difficult since the slabs
should be too cold and stiff to detach.
According to the study, there are additional
factors at work. Thick crust from continents or
oceanic plateau is swept into the subduction
zone, plugging it up and prompting the slab
to break off. The detachment process is then
accelerated when mineral grains in the
necking slab start to shrink, causing the slab
to weaken rapidly. The result is tectonic
plates that abruptly shift horizontally, or
continents suddenly bobbing up.
119. The passage is primarily about?
A. the results from new research.
B. the weaknesses of mineral grains.
C. how crust is subducted on the earth’s
surface.
D. the types of tectonic plates.
120. What approach is used in the text?
A. historical B. journalistic
C. literary D. scientific