GEN. ED.

COLEGIO DE SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA

Supervised by the Lasallian Schools Office
Ramon M. Durano Foundation Compound
Guinsay, Danao City
Tel No. (032) 344-4709
Score:
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
English Enhancement 102
Semifinal Summative Test
School Year 2023-2024

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Do not forget to read the instruction in each test part and answer all the items.
AVOID ERASURES.

I. Fill in the Blanks

A. Directions: Below are incomplete Simple Questions. Read each question carefully. Supply the gaps with
did, was, were, or had to make the questions complete. Make sure the verbs are in their past tense forms. Write
your answer in the blanks provided. 1 point each item.
1. _________ Filipinos following the Holy Week traditions every year?
2._________ the students spend their Holy Week according to Christian traditions?
3. _________ they participate the Mass last Easter Sunday?
4. _________ the dog alarming his master about the thief who intruded on the house earlier?
5. _________ you driven the car that I bought for you before your driver’s license was released?
6. _________ the unprivileged student we aided accomplish his studies last year?
7. _________ the man talking to my father earlier my brother-in-law?
8. _________ Christians joining the procession of the Holy Cross during Good Friday?
9. _________ the farmers been experiencing losses because of the cheap price offered by the business owners
to their harvest over the years now?
10. _________the people around helped the victims of the tragic vehicular accident in Cotabato Province
before they took videos and photos and posted them on social media?

B. Supplying the Correct Tag

Directions: Read each question carefully. Supply the correct missing tag for each question. Make sure the tags
are in their past forms and do not forget to punctuate them accordingly. No correct punctuation is strictly marked
as wrong. Write your answer on your answer sheet. (1 point for each item)

1. You worked hard for them, _________________

2. Franklin had proposed to his girlfriend before sunset, _________________
3. Students weren’t at the school during holidays, _________________
4. We didn’t throw out the rubbish and futile stuff, _________________
5. Emily and Charlotte Bronte were close sisters, _________________
6. The dog was running in the backyard yesterday, _________________
7. I was waiting for my mother for the school meeting earlier this afternoon, _________________
8. She celebrated her birthday party last night, _________________
9. Michael hadn’t forgotten his wallet before he left, _________________
10. The teachers had been working late hours at home, _________________

II. Asking Simple Questions

A. Directions: Read each statement below. Transform each statement into a question that can be
answered by Yes or No. Make sure the verbs are in their past forms. Write your answer on the
blanks given. (2 points for each item)

1.The players had been practicing for several weeks and they were tired.
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2. Sam had cooked fried chicken for dinner before our father arrived.
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3. Anna became furious when she noticed that her books were thrown away by her classmates.
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4. Maddy had been standing for five hours straight and her foot started to numb.
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5. The president had begun to address, so the audience grew quiet.
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II. Asking Information Questions
Directions: Analyze the given sentences below. Formulate an information question whose answer is the
underlined word/words. Make sure that the verbs are in their past forms. Write your answers on the blanks given.
(2 points for each answer)

1. Diane submitted her English project last Friday.

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2. Earlier this morning, Paul was walking to school when the rain poured.
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3. Jenny had been shopping at the outdoor markets every night when she was staying in Cebu City.
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4. In the Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare ended up the love story with a tragic death.
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5. The teachers in the private and public schools worked after the holidays.
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III. Editing Tasks

Directions: The questions below are incorrect. Read and identify the error in each question. In editing, rewrite
the question in the correct format. Make sure that the verbs are in their past forms. No proper punctuation will
be marked as wrong. (1 point each)
1. Has Sam cook fried chicken for dinner before our father arrived?
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. Do they helped the fire victims yesterday?
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Were he painting that beautiful scenery within an hour?
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. The story were good, isn’t it?
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5. You doesn’t knew what really happen, do you?
_______________________________________________________________________________
I. Fill in the Blanks
A. Directions: Below are incomplete Simple Questions. Read each question carefully. Supply the gaps with
did, was, were, or had to make the questions complete. Make sure the verbs are in their past tense forms. Write
your answer in the blanks provided. 1 point each item.
Were Filipinos following the Holy Week traditions every year?
1. _________
2.____Did_____ the students spend their Holy Week according to Christian traditions?
Did
3. _________ they participate the Mass last Easter Sunday?
Was
4. _________ the dog alarming his master about the thief who intruded on the house earlier?
5. ___Had______ you driven the car that I bought for you before your driver’s license was released?
Did
6. _________ the unprivileged student we aided accomplish his studies last year?
Was
7. _________ the man talking to my father earlier my brother-in-law?
Were Christians joining the procession of the Holy Cross during Good Friday?
8. _________
9. _________
Had the farmers been experiencing losses because of the cheap price offered by the business owners
to their harvest over the years now?
Had
10. _________the people around helped the victims of the tragic vehicular accident in Cotabato Province
before they took videos and photos and posted them on social media?

B. Supplying the Correct Tag

Directions: Read each question carefully. Supply the correct missing tag for each question. Make sure the tags
are in their past forms and do not forget to punctuate them accordingly. No correct punctuation is strictly marked
as wrong. Write your answer on your answer sheet. (1 point for each item)

didn’t you?
11. You worked hard for them, _________________
hadn’t he?
12. Franklin had proposed to his girlfriend before sunset, _________________
13. Students weren’t at the school during holidays, _________________
were they?
14. We didn’t throw out the rubbish and futile stuff, _________________
did we?
weren’t they?
15. Emily and Charlotte Bronte were close sisters, _________________
wasn’t it?
16. The dog was running in the backyard yesterday, _________________
wasn’t I?
17. I was waiting for my mother for the school meeting earlier this afternoon, _________________
didn’t she?
18. She celebrated her birthday party last night, _________________
had he?
19. Michael hadn’t forgotten his wallet before he left, _________________
hadn’t they?
20. The teachers had been working late hours at home, _________________

II. Asking Simple Questions

B. Directions: Read each statement below. Transform each statement into a question that can be
answered by Yes or No. Make sure the verbs are in their past forms. Write your answer on the
blanks given. (2 points for each item)

1.The players had been practicing for several weeks and they were tired.
Had the players been practicing for several weeks and they were tired?
_________________________________________________________________________________
? 2. Sam had cooked fried chicken for dinner before our father arrived.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Had Sam cooked fried chicken for dinner before our father arrived?
? 3. Anna became furious when she noticed that her books were thrown away by her classmates.
Did
_________________________________________________________________________________
Anna become furious when she noticed that her books were thrown away by her classmates?
4. Maddy had been standing for five hours straight and her foot started to numb.
? Had
_________________________________________________________________________________
Maddy been standing for five hours straight and her foot started to numb?
? 5. The president had begun to address, so the audience grew quiet.
Had the president begun to address, so the audience grew quiet?
_________________________________________________________________________________
?
II. Asking Information Questions
Directions: Analyze the given sentences below. Formulate an information question whose answer is the
underlined word/words. Make sure that the verbs are in their past forms. Write your answers on the blanks given.
(2 points for each answer)

6. Diane submitted her English project last Friday.

_________________________________________________________________________________
When did Diane submit her English project?
7. Earlier this morning, Paul was walking to school when the rain poured.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Where was Paul walking when the rain poured earlier this morning?
8. /?Jenny had been shopping at the outdoor markets every night when she was staying in Cebu City.
When had Jenny been shopping at the outdoor markets when she was staying in Cebu City?
? ________________________________________________________________________________
9. In /? the Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare ended up the love story with a tragic death.
How did William Shakespeare end up the love story in the Romeo and Juliet?
? _________________________________________________________________________________
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 10. The teachers in the private and public schools worked after the holidays.
Where did the teachers work after the holidays?
_________________________________________________________________________________

III. Editing Tasks

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Directions:
? The questions below are incorrect. Read and identify the error in each question. In editing, rewrite
the question in the correct format. Make sure that the verbs are in their past forms. No proper punctuation will
be marked as wrong. (1 point each)
1. Has Sam cook fried chicken for dinner before our father arrived?
Had
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sam cooked fried chicken for dinner before our father arrived?
2. Do they helped the fire victims yesterday?
Did they help the fire victims yesterday?
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. /?
Were he painting that beautiful scenery within an hour?
? _______________________________________________________________________________
Was he painting that beautiful scenery within an hour?
/?
4. The story were good, isn’t it?
? The story was good, wasn’t it?
______________________________________________________________________________
5. /?You doesn’t knew what really happen, do you?
? You didn’t know what really happened, did you?
_______________________________________________________________________________
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