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Nat Reviewer Reading and Writing
Nat Reviewer Reading and Writing
General Directions: Read the following questions thoroughly and choose the correct answer from the
given choices. Write legibly the LETTER of your correct answer on the blank provided before each number.
______8. You ______ eat more vegetables. They are healthy for you.
A. Might B. Should
______13. Always wear your mask, you ______ enter the office without it.
A. Cannot B.Wouldn't
______14. Students below 21 years old _____ stay home.
A. Must B. Would
______15. Children under 5 years old ______ swim without an adult.
A. have to B. must not
______16. You ought to call your uncle Ron.
A. This sentence uses ought to give advice.
B. This sentence uses ought to indicate your ability to call uncle Ron.
______19. When she was little, Sarah could stand on her head, but she can’t anymore.
A. Could is used to indicate that Sarah wants permission to stand on her head.
B. Sarah had the ability to stand on her head.
______20. The weather is not good today; it might rain this afternoon.
A. There is a possible rain in the afternoon.
B. There will be no rain in the afternoon.
______21. It is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive or difficult to
control, despite harmful consequences.
A. Drug pusher C. Prostitution
B. Drug dependency D. Pornography
______22. This social issue has many consequences such as obesity, weakness or even worsened
learning ability/poor academic performance and decreased interactions with other people.
A. Internet gaming disorder C. Bullying
B. Poverty D. Child trafficking
______23. The world population is growing larger every day, while the fertile soil of the earth is getting
smaller, caused by human practices which do NOT include_______.
A. Overuse of soil during planting C. Cutting of trees
B. Overgrazing D. Sustainable education
______24.. These are poor or homeless young individuals who live outside or in unoccupied dwellings and
wasteland, and who are inadequately protected or supervised.
A. LGBT C. Prostitutes
B. Squatters D. Street children
______25. It is an abuse and mistreatment of someone vulnerable by someone stronger, more powerful,
etc.
A. Ageism C. Bullying
B. Corruption D. Poverty
______26. According to the 2017 survey study, some of the causes of ______________ are greed of
money, desires, higher levels of market and political monopolization.
______27. It refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives their childhood,
interferes with their ability to attend regular school.
A. Slavery C. Child labor
B. Lack of education D. Violence
______28. This is another type of violence using our new technology which makes harassment easy
because it provides anonymity to the coward.
A. Cyber-bullying C. Stereo typing
B. Bullying D. Homophobia
______29. This has existed throughout human history. It may be defined as the hatred of one person by
another-or the belief that another person is less than human because of skin color, language, customs, etc.
A. Racism C. Ageism
B. Homophobia D. Gender inequality
______30. It is the complete lack of the means necessary to meet basic personal needs, such as food,
clothing and shelter.
A. Unemployment C. poverty
B. Lack of education D. uneducated
______31. When it involves examining all parts of a novel, play, short story, or poem – it is called?
A. literary term C. literary devices
B. literary analysis D. literary expression
______33. The following are the 3 basic elements of literary analysis except
A. Theme C. Plot
B. Characters D. Review
______35. ___________ the combination of features and traits that form the individual nature of some
person or thing
A. Person’s name C. Trends
B. Character D.Title
______37. A short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or
moral/lesson is called
A. Fable C. Legend
B. Parable D. Myth
______38. A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally
applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
A. Simile C. Metaphor
B. Personification D. Onomatopoeia
As Tammy strummed the guitar, Chloe looked at her with pride. For so long, Tammy's fingers
had clumsily tripped over the strings, but now she played the song with ease. Getting to this point hadn't
been easy for Chloe, either. She sighed, trying to bury the memories of all the screaming tantrums Tammy
had thrown. Once, she nearly threw her guitar against a wall. But now when Tammy smiled, and the tune of
"Sweet Home Alabama" floated out of the instrument, Chloe smiled, too. It had been worth it.
______45. Read the following sentences from a story. Choose the character trait that best describes
Grandpa.
Grandpa was 85 years old and had gone through many experiences in his life. Everyone in
Grandpa’s building went to him for advice. He always had the right answers. He helped people with their
problems and gave them great recipes to try. “I’ve never met someone who knows as much as you do,
Gramps!” exclaimed Simon.
A. Wise C. Magnificent
B. Fortunate D. Elegant
______46. What is the title of the literary piece we have just studied?
A. Bible C. Aesop’s Fable
B. The Parable of the Buried Treasure D. The Parable of the Sower
______48. The 4 types of soil described in the story are, except _______.
A. Marshland C. Thorny
B. Rocky D. Path
1. A 31.B
2. B 32.A
3. A 33.D
4. A 34.C
5. B 35.B
6. A 36.B
7. B 37.B
8. B 38.C
9. B 39.B
10. A 40.B
11. A 41.A
12. B 42.D
13. A 43.D
14. A 44.B
15. B 45.A
16. A 46.D
17. B 47.D
18. A 48.A
19. B 49.D
20. A 50.C
21. B
22. A
23. D
24. D
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. A
30. C