The Abba’s Orchard School

English 3

Name: ____________________________________ Time started: _________

Date: _____________________________________ Time finished: ________

A. Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Encircle the correct answer from
the given choices.

1. Milk _________ good for growing children.

a. is b. are c. was d. were
2. The air ______ warmer and warmer every summer.
a. became b. becoming c. becomes d. become
3. Nobody _______ playing under the hot sun.
a. enjoys b. enjoyed c. enjoying d. enjoy
4. Something _______ to be done about our thinning ozone layer.
a. had b. country c. countries d. has
5. All _______ should cooperate to improve our global environment.
a. country b. cauntry c. countries d. countress
6. Many ______ groups are doing much to improve the environment
a. womans b. womens’ c. women d. women’s
7. There are many _______ caused by infected animals.
a. diseases b. disease c. diseace d. diceases
8. Father ______ taking pictures of nature these days.
a. enjoying b. enjoyed c. enjoys d. enjoy
9. I ______ father to take pictures of the giraffes next Sunday.
a. shall ask b. is asking c. asking d. asked
10. The family ______ to the zoo next weekend.
a. go b. will go c. going d. went
11. A python is in a big cage. _______ is causing so much fright.
a. It b. He c. You d. They
12. The caretaker takes care of the python very well. ______ know when to
feed the reptile.
a. We b. It c. He d. They
13. Matt is crying. He lost _________ bag of peanuts to a baby elephant.
a. his b. their c. he d. its
14. Father took _______ around the big zoo.
a. we b. they c. my d. us
15. Glecy was with some friends. Mother invited ______ to join us.
a. they b. theirs c. their d. them
16. “The pleasure is _____,” said Mother.
a. mine b. my c. me d. I
17. “Berries are like grapes, but I like grapes _____ than berries.
a. good b. best c. better d. well
18. Some people were laughing very ______.
a. loud b. loudly c. louder d. loudliest
19. “An ostrich has strong legs. It can run the _____ among all bird,” Father
said.
a. fast b. faster c. fastest d. most fast
20. I couldn’t see the race, so I stood _____ a bench.
a. in b. above c. under d. on
21. A puppy was sleeping on the ground ______ the bench.
a. in b. under c. above d. on
22. Some heads were still towering _______ me.
a. on b. under c. over d. in
23. The family arrived at the zoo _____ nine o’clock in the morning.
a. behind b. before c. beside d. over
24. We went home ______ five o’clock in the afternoon.
a. above b. beside c. below d. after
25. Some animals aren’t happy in cages, _____?
a. aren’t they b. are they c. do they d. don’t they