Xavier Academy

Poblacion, Initao, Misamis Oriental

English I
Comprehensive Exam
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Score

Year & Section

Part 1

Encircle the letter of the correct answer. (2pts)

1. He works hard.

a. Hard' is an adjective.

2. She's a fast learner.

a. Fast' is an adjective.

b. Hard' is an adverb.
b. Fast' is an adverb.

Go straight down this road till you come to a crossing.

a. Straight' is an adjective.
b. Straight' is an adverb.

4 That's pretty.

a. Pretty' is an adjective.

5 It was pretty expensive.

adverb.

A. Pretty' is an adjective.

b. Pretty' is an adverb.
B. Pretty' is an

6 It's a straight road.

adverb.

A. Straight' is an adjective.

B. Straight' is an

7 She's a hard worker.

adverb.

A. Hard' is an adjective.

B. Hard' is an

8 Hold tight.
adverb.

A. Tight' is an adjective.

B. Tight' is an

9
10

I'm not well.

She did well.

Part 2

A. Well' is an adjective.
A. Well' is an adjective.

B. Well' is an adverb.
b.Well' is an adverb.

Complete with an OBJECT PRONOUN: (2 points each)

1. Where's Sam? David is with_______________.

2. Have you seen Alice? Yes, I saw_____________ in the park yesterday afternoon.
3. Can you ask Costin if he wants to come to the supermarket with _______? I don't
want to go alone.
4. Would you like to play with_________ ? We need another player.
5. I think this activity is very difficult. I don't understand_________ !
6. Robert and Theodore are speaking in class. Can you tell _________to be quiet?
7. Our teacher is so nice! We'll give _______a birthday present.
8. I love Peter and he loves _______ . We're so happy together!
9. Lucas works in a bank. I see _______ every morning when he goes to work.
10. Pat and Tom live in Oxford. We never see_________ .
Part 3 Directions: Decide whether each group of words is a sentence (S) or a fragment (F)
.
Example: Dont think I can do it. F
1. Daniel can come. ____________
2) I didnt know that. ___________
3) Went to the store. ___________
4) Singing loudly all day long. __________
5) Once they get here. __________
6) What time will they be here? _________
8) Without increasing his test scores.
________

9) A high quality car. ___________

10) The thunder scared us all. __________
11) Annie and her best friend Julia.
________
12) I am very tired, but I cannot sleep.
__________ 13) Five slices of pizza.
___________

14) Until 2:30 in the morning! __________

15) While Thomas was making dinner.
__________
16) Didnt have a care in the world.
____________
17) All of the guards at the castle.
____________
18) Ahhh, she yawned, I am getting
tired. _____
19) They were married that
afternoon.__________
20) Any day they want to come.
____________
Part 4 Complete the sentence with a singular or plural noun.
Choose your answer from the words in the parentheses. (2 pts.
each).
1. The _______________________________ stopped right in
front of the school gate, where its passengers got off. (bus, busses)
2. Many ___________________________were waiting for it.
( child, children)
3. By the time we reach home, Mother will have to set the table
with new China porcelain ___________________ she bought.
(were, wares )
4. Father bought different ___________for his collection in the
aquarium. (fish, fishes)
5. Will this fragile __________________be safe in the cupboard?
( glass, glasses)
6. Our family dentist pulled out Dans decade
___________________ that was the cause of swelling. ( tooth,
teeth)
7. Be sure to place the _____________ you will wear beside the
shoes. (sock, socks)
8. After the game, his ______________ were dirty. ( cloths,
cloths)
9. There are several ________________ on that old Christmas
tree. (elf, elves)
10. Do you think those boys will be good _______________ for
our team? ( ally, allies)

Part 5
Context Clues. Choose the
word that best describes the
underlined word. Encircle the letter of the

time.
a. ignorant
overcast

b. rendered
d. kind

3. The boy always minded his mother and

father's rules, and they loved their
obedient child.
a. independent
b. do what he's told
c. never works
d. quiet
4. The smells coming from the kitchen
enticed the neighbors to come over and
see what was baking in our oven.
a. reared
b. tempted
c.
argued
d. alarmed
5. We knew to look for the rainbow after
the ensuing rains.
a. rearranging
b. oblique
c.
following
d. entitiy
6. She has devoted her life to making sure
that the children of her community were
fed and had a chance to go to the doctor.
a. met
b. given
c.
recorded
d. decreased
7. The young man frequently reads new
books. Yesterday he checked out five more.
a. often
b. logically
c. delved
d. developed
8. The man grew up on a farm and went to
school in the rural community of Marfa.
a. suburb
b. island
c.
country
d. static
9. There was much evidence that the
burglar had been in their home because
chairs were overturned and many items
were broken.
a. help
b. support
c.
mess
d. decision
10. The girl was mortified to see that her
name was on the board for talking too
much at lunch, and she put her head down
on her desk and cried.
a. happy
b. intense
c.
shocked
d. Indecisive

correct answer. (2pts)

1. The ghastly face of the dead man

floated up from the bottom of the pool and
scared us all.
a. tamed
b. fat
c. horrible
d. egosistical
2. The generous man handed out 20
dollar bills to the homeless at Christmas
2. I bought some papers from Max Newsagent.
Part 6 Underline the common nouns and circle
the proper nouns in the sentences below.
1. Joe is her cousin.

c.

3. Annie played with her brother.

4. Mrs. Wood bought her baby to the park.

6. Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

7. Our new classmate came from Egypt.
8. We went to the zoo in Melbourne.
9. Maggi likes her new dress.
5. New Delhi is the capital city of India.

10. Peter has a bag of lollies.

END!!!!!!!

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