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AGMSI SHS PLACEMENT EXAM - Test C. English

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Becky Sharp, the main character of the novel "Vanity Fair" by Thackeray, __________ to forget about her first love, but she knows that doing so takes a lifetime.

a)

has been trying

b)

has tried

c)

had tried

d)

had been trying

2.

In the Loreto Paras Sulit's short story, "The Bolo" what ________ by the main character?

a)

has been treasured

b)

have been treasured

c)

is being treasured

d)

was being treasured

3.

I _______ born to conquer the earth.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

am

d)

was

4.

What can be the most appropriate follow-up sentence to the given statement below? "I have been searching for love."

a)

So it is time to quit anything else

b)

And I can't imagine doing anything else

c)

And I want to end this right now

d)

And I learned to love myself, too.

5.

According to the report done by the fire department, the explosion was caused by _______ connection.

a)

lost

b)

lose

c)

loose

d)

losing

6.

If the president listened to the wails of his people, he ______ the killings in Mindanao.

a)

stops

b)

would stop

c)

would have stopped

d)

will stop

7.

The representative of the president had issued a public apology before the victims _______ the case.

a)

file

b)

filed

c)

filing

d)

have filed

8.

You _______ finished writing your novel before the winter comes.

a)

had

b)

will be

c)

will have

d)

was

9.

Charlotte Bronte _______ finishing her novel when death arrives.

a)

will have

b)

will have to be

c)

will have been

d)

will be having

10.

Technology in the field of medicine _______ tremendously science the beginning of the 21st century.

a)

does improve

b)

has improved

c)

is improved

d)

had improved

11.

Synonym of placid is ________?

a)

shiny

b)

calm

c)

noisy

12.

The old shepherd had a reputation for being _______, and it came as no surprise to us that he had a _______ attitude to us strangers, shouting and waving his fists to warn us off his land.

a)

incognito-pugnacious

b)

xenophobic-equivocal

c)

misanthropic-belligerent

13.

The device of the _______ narrator allows the author to write as though he is god: he sees all and understands all.

a)

omniscient

b)

first person

c)

imagination

d)

immortal

14.

What is the antonym of heterogeneous?

a)

uniform

b)

diverse

c)

homiletic

15.

Bancroft, who had inadvertently _______ his friend, wrote an _______ letter with the intention of pouring oil over troubled waters.

a)

alienated-amicable

b)

humored-argumentative

c)

harmed-asinine

d)

offended-affected

16.

Some members of the teachers' union _______ to go on strike.

a)

wants

b)

want

17.

One of these socks ______ lighter than the other.

a)

is

b)

are

18.

In the background _______ a big yellow sun.

a)

were

b)

was

19.

Where _______ my keys?

a)

are

b)

is

20.

The boss and her secretary ______ lunch at the same time.

a)

eat

b)

eats