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Pretest in English

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spitting in your hand before you pick up a baseball bat gives you good luck.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

2.
Spelling is something that you study in school.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
3.

Watching TV can help me with my studies.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

4.

8. When yellow and blue are mixed it yields to green.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

5.

6. Cake is the best kind of dessert.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

6.

A rainbow is more beautiful than a sunset.

a)

FACT

b)

OPINION

7.

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

a)

FACT

b)

OPINION

8.

There are 60 seconds in a minute.

a)

FACT

b)

OPINION

9.

Which of the following contains a fact?

a)

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are weekdays.

b)

Fridays are the best because they are at the end of the week.

c)

The best day to sleep in is on Saturday.

d)

Mondays are the greatest day of the week because that is when school starts!!

10.

My brother found a little puppy in the middle of the street today. He was shivering so my brother wrapped him in a blanket. Mom said that we can not keep him because he belongs to another family. He is the cutest puppy I have ever seen! I do not want to give him back.


Which sentence from the paragraph above is an OPINION?

a)

My brother found a little puppy in the middle of the street today.

b)

He is the cutest puppy I have ever seen!

c)

Mom said that we can not keep him because he belongs to another family.

d)

He was shivering so my brother wrapped him in a blanket.

11.

Jack’s dog, Rocky, greets him, “Good morning,

Jack. Please, let’s go to the garden. I have prepared

breakfast for us there.”

a)

REAL

b)

MAKE - BELIEVE

12.

On his way to work, my father wears his cape and flies

to the office.

a)

REAL

b)

MAKE - BELIEVE

13.

The grade three pupils boarded an airconditioned bus.

Together with the teacher, Mrs. Toledo, they headed

toward the town museum.

a)

REAL

b)

MAKE - BELIEVE

14.

The washing machine begins to pick up the dirty

clothes, puts them into its tub, and sings happily as it

washes them.

a)

REAL

b)

MAKE - BELIEVE

15.

The children decided to take a rest under the trees.

Some of them took a nap, while the others exchanged

riddles.

a)

REAL

b)

MAKE - BELIEVE

16.

The bright sun and the cloud in the sky came down to

join the fun on earth.

a)

REAL

b)

MAKE - BELIEVE

17.

The tooth fairy helped me with the pain of my toothache.

a)

REAL

b)

MAKE - BELIEVE

18.

He gently woke the sleeping woman.

a)

Adverb of Manner

b)

Adverb of Time

c)

Adverb of Place

19.

She angrily slammed the door.

a)

Adverb of Manner

b)

Adverb of Time

c)

Adverb of Place

20.

Goldilocks went to the Bears' house yesterday.

a)

Adverb of Manner

b)

Adverb of Time

c)

Adverb of Place

21.

They built a house nearby.

a)

Adverb of Manner

b)

Adverb of Time

c)

Adverb of Place

22.

Which of these adverbs is an adverb of time?

a)

yesterday

b)

slowly

c)

loudly

d)

patiently

23.

Choose the group of words that describes adverb of manner.

a)

almost

barely

deeply

b)

above

inside

near

c)

respectfully

patiently

softly

d)

still

then

today

24.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
25.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
26.

(Connect) __________all the appliances in case of brown out.

a)

re-

b)

dis-

c)

mis-

d)

un-

27.

Mother tried to make their stay enjoy___________.

a)

-ment

b)

-able

c)

-ful

d)

-ing

28.

We go to Baguio during summer to enjoy the cool____ of the mountain air.

a)

-ity

b)

-ation

c)

-ful

d)

-ness

29.

She was trying to be care____ with the fragile glassware.

a)

-ful

b)

-less

c)

-ing

d)

-ment

30.

Some naughty students (arrange) _____________the chairs. It was good that there were responsible students who (arrange) ______________ it back to its original place.

a)

dis- , re-

b)

un-, dis-

c)

mis-, un-

d)

dis-, un-

31.

"Patrick could not recall ever being so far away from home." What does the word "recall" mean?

a)

move

b)

remember

c)

again

32.

I was given a handful of cookies. What does "handful" mean?

a)

without hands

b)

hands full off

c)

hands again

33.

Before we got our dog, he was a homeless puppy.

What does the word "homeless" mean in this sentence?

a)

without a home

b)

many home

c)

the most homes

34.

I was sleepy, but I was able to regain my strength. What does "regain" mean?

a)

gain without

b)

not gain

c)

gain again

d)

someone who gains

35.

If you draw a semicircle, that means you draw

a)

two circles

b)

half a circle

c)

one circle

d)

a bad circle

36.

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't hear you correctly. I _____understood you. What appropriate prefix is to be used?

a)

de

b)

dis

c)

mis

d)

un

37.

Mother prefer utensils made of plastic, for they are __________ breakable. What appropriate prefix is to be used?

a)

dis

b)

mis

c)

re

d)

un

38.
What is the meaning of the word "bat" in this sentence?
The baseball player used a bat to hit the ball.
a)
a nocturnal animal
b)
equipment used in a sport
39.

Choose the answer that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.


Sandra got out her pen and began to write.

a)

The goats were put in a pen.

b)

Do you have a pen I can borrow?

c)

The dog ran around in his pen.

d)

The pen was big enough to hold ten horses.

40.

Choose the answer that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.


Susan stretched the rubber band so far I thought it would snap.

a)

Billy took a bite of the ginger snap cookie.

b)

I had a hard time closing the snap in my shirt.

c)

The teacher will snap at me if I don't turn in my paper.

d)

We knew the rope would snap if we tried to swing from it.

41.

Choose the answer that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.


The bird spread his wings to fly up into the sky.

a)

A rocket can fly through the sky at incredible speeds.

b)

My grandpa likes to go fly-fishing on the river.

c)

The fly buzzed around the soda can.

d)

Brenden teased, "Your fly is open."

42.

Choose the answer that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.


The man had an angry look on his face.

a)

The teacher told us to face the chalkboard.

b)

The sharp wind made her face cold and red.

c)

He climbed the sheer face of the mountain.

d)

You should always face your problems face on.

43.
The boy gave his father a ________________ of socks for his birthday.
a)
pair
b)
pear
44.
When practicing pronunciation, it's better to say the word ________________________.
a)
allowed
b)
aloud
45.

One of these words does not have a consonant digraph. Which one is it?

a)

photograph

b)

whether

c)

scarf

46.

How many consonant digraphs are in this sentence?

My friend Charlie got a new whistle for his birthday.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

47.

Which word in the sentence below has a consonant digraph?

Tony knew his mom would love the present he got her.

a)

knew

b)

present

c)

would

48.

'BUILD' select the silent letter that we don't pronounce.

a)

I

b)

L

c)

U

d)

D

49.

'ISLAND' select the silent letter that we don't pronounce.

a)

I

b)

S

c)

A

d)

D

50.

'AUTUMN' select the silent letter that we don't pronounce.

a)

U

b)

T

c)

N

d)

M

51.

'ASSIGN' select the silent letter that we don't pronounce.

a)

S

b)

G

c)

I

d)

N

52.

'WRONG' select the silent letter that we don't pronounce.

a)

W

b)

G

c)

O

d)

N

53.

'ANSWER' select the silent letter that we don't pronounce.

a)

W

b)

R

c)

A

d)

S

54.

'KNEE' select the silent letter that we don't pronounce.

a)

K

b)

N

c)

E

55.

'LEAGUE' select the silent letter that we don't pronounce.

a)

L

b)

U

c)

A

d)

E