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S1-Diagnostic Test-Aug 17

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which is the initial sentence of the following paragraph?


It was that time of year again. Ito, the strawberry sharecropper, did not smile. It was natural. The peak of the strawberry season was over and the last few days the workers, most of them braceros, were not picking as many boxes as they had during the months of June and July.

a)

It was that time of year again. Ito, the strawberry sharecropper, did not smile.

b)

It was that time of year again.

c)

It was natural.

d)

It was that time

2.

Which is the best summary shown for the following paragraph?


As the last days of August disappeared, so did the number of braceros. Sunday, only one—the best picker—came to work. I liked him. Sometimes we talked during our half-hour lunch break. That is how I found out he was from Jalisco, the same state in Mexico my family was from. That Sunday was the last time I saw him. When the sun had tired and sunk behind the mountains, Ito signaled us that it was time to go home. “Ya esora,” he yelled in his broken Spanish. Those were the words I waited for twelve hours a day, every day, seven days a week, week after week. And the thought of not hearing them again saddened me.

a)

The narrator was happy to hear that the work was over, but at the same time he was sad because he was not going to see Ito again.

b)

The narrator was sad to hear that the work was over, but at the same time he was happy because he was not going to see Ito again.

c)

We learn that the best pickers came to work on Sunday, and narrator was one of the best pickers.

d)

How-to essayWe learn that the narrator did not like to work.

3.

What kind of words do the bold letters represent?


He walked up to me, handed me an English book, and asked me to read. “We are on page 125,” he said politely. When I heard this, I felt my blood rush to my head; I felt dizzy. “Would you like to read?” he asked hesitantly. I opened the book to page 125. My mouth was dry. My eyes began to water. I could not begin. “You can read later,” Mr. Lema said understandingly.

a)

Verbs

b)

Adjectives

c)

Adverbs

d)

Nouns

4.

I love ice cream _ it is my favorite food.

a)

Add a comma

b)

Add a semicolon

c)

Add a semicolon first, then a comma

5.

The pet store has cats_ dogs _ hamsters _ fish _ and turtles.

a)

Add a comma

b)

Add a semicolon

c)

Add a semicolon first, then a comma

6.

They were out of Rocky Road __thus __ I was forced to choose another flavor.

a)

Add a comma

b)

Add a semicolon

c)

Add a semicolon first, then a comma

7.

Change the sentence from informal to formal language: Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and hurt you.

a)

Never going to give you up, never going to let you down, never going to run around and hurt you.

b)

I'm never going to give you up, never going to let you down, never going to run around and hurt you.

c)

No change is requiered.

8.

Change the sentence from informal to formal language: Watcha doin?

a)

What's up?

b)

How are you?

c)

What are you doing?

9.

Which is the subject of the following sentence?


Carla loves to eat chocolate ice-cream.

a)

loves

b)

Carla

c)

ice-cream

10.

What kind of clause does this sentence have: Whoever cleaned the house deserves a thank you?

a)

Noun clause

b)

Adjective clause

c)

Adverb clause

11.

Where is the adverb clause in this sentence: I am not tidying the dishes unless Peter helps?

a)

I am not tidying the dishes

b)

Unless Peter helps

c)

Not tidying the dishes

12.

Find an adjective clause in this sentence: The crew could see the whale, which had surfaced only 50m behind them.

a)

Could see the whale,

b)

The crew could see the whale,

c)

which had surfaced only 50m behind them.

13.

Capitalize where necessary: english, spanish, french, and german are all parts of roman languages.

a)

English, Spanish, French, and German are all parts of Roman languages.

b)

English, Spanish, French, and German are all parts of roman languages.

14.

Do nationalities need to be capitalized in English?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Capitalize where necessary: march, april and may are all spring months. monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday are days of the week.

a)

March, April and May are all Spring Months. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are days of the week.

b)

March, April and May are all spring months. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are days of the week.

c)

March, April and May are all spring months. monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday are days of the week.

16.

Where is the mistake?


Morgan Freeman make the best voiceover because of his deep voice.

a)

make

b)

because of his deep voice.

c)

because

17.

What is the meaning of the word ruthless in this sentence: The men were ruthless because the past had been spoiled...

a)

having compassion and pity

b)

having no compassion or pity

c)

having no care

d)

having strength

18.

The synonym of sorrow is...

a)

difficulty

b)

death

c)

suffering

19.

What is an antonym to the word enthusiastically?

a)

happy

b)

indifferent

c)

detestful

d)

lovely

20.

What is the purpose of an informative text?

a)

To deliver real information without giving your own opinion.

b)

To desribe a situation that did not happen in real life.

c)

To deliver real information and state your own opinion on the topic.

d)

To describe how to do something.

21.

What kind of sentence is this?


My father loves to skii in the mountains, and he takes us to Canada every winter.

a)

Compound

b)

Complex

c)

Compound-complex

d)

Imperative

22.

What is the basic structure of every text you read or write?

a)

Introduction, body, and conclusion.

b)

Introduction and conclusion

c)

Introduction, explanation, body, climax, closure.

d)

There is not an specific order.

23.

Jason woke up to the sound of his mother calling his name. He looked over at his alarm clock and sat up with a jolt. It was 7:55. "Not again!" he groaned. His bus was going to be there in five minutes! Jason jumped out of bed, threw on his clothes, and ran down the stairs with only a minute to spare before his bus was due to arrive. He was about to walk out the door when he realized that he had forgotten his homework. As he ran back up the stairs, he heard the sound of his bus as it drove away without him.


Which of the following is the conflict that most clearly drives the action in this paragraph?

a)

A conflict between Jason and his mother

b)

A conflict between Jason's habit of waking up late and his desire to make the bus

c)

A conflict between Jason and his alarm clock

d)

A conflict between Jason's desire to do well in school and his desire to sleep

24.

He had forgotten the egg. It still lay on the veranda, and Nagaina came nearer and nearer to it, till at last, while Rikki-tikki was drawing breath, she caught it in her mouth, turned to the veranda steps, and flew like an arrow down the path, with Rikki-tikki behind her. When the cobra runs for her life, she goes like a whiplash flicked across a horse's neck.


The author says that Nagaina "flew like an arrow down the path." What figure of speech is this description?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification