Sunday, November 15, 2020

ALS COMPUTER-BASED (cb) A&E PRACTICE TEST - ENGLISH - GRAMMAR - JHS - PART 1

 ALS Computer-based A&E Practice Test

Learning Strand 1 – Communication Skills - ENGLISH



Instruction: Choose the letter of the best answer.

 1. Mr. De Castro, the mayor, and his staff _________ the flag ceremony on Mondays.

          A. attend                                              

          B. attends

          C. attended

          D. will attend                                        

 

2. The barangay tanod and I have been manning the checkpoints _________since the start of the Enhanced Community Quarantine ordered by the barangay captain.

          A. myself                                             

          B. itself

          C. themselves

          D. ourselves                               

 

3. Do you have any other toys ________ the robots?

          A. beside                                             

          B. besides

          C. aside

          D. by                                         

 

4. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, school officials have decided this morning to close schools in all levels, public or private, ________ November 15th.

          A. on                                                   

          B. since

          C. through

          D. by                                         

 

5. Of the twins, Angelica’s handwriting is __________ than Angeline’s.

          A. badder                                   

          B. worse

          C. worser

          D. worst                                     

 

6. Rodney cannot cook spaghetti.  Jamie can’t _________.

          A. either                                               

          B. neither

          C. as well

          D. too                                        

 

7. Roman is very excited to go to Boracay because he has ______ been there before.

          A. always                                             

          B. often

          C. hardly

          D. never                                              

 

8. If my dog _____ here right now, it would have bit you.

          A. is                                                     

          B. was

          C. were

          D. be                                         

 

9. Neither of us ______ to report to the office tomorrow.

          A. are                                                  

          B. has

          C. have

          D. had

                                                           

 

10. The chocolate cake that I brought is for your sisters. It’s ______.

          A. hers                                                          

B. their

          C. theirs

          D. them                                               

 

11. Which of the following is a compound sentence?

          A. This is the house that Juan built for her mother.

          B. His favorite hobbies are reading books and watching movies.

          C. The President, as well as the Cabinet, attends the flag ceremony.

          D. Tommy did not go to work, for he was under the weather.

 

12. What figure of speech is this sentence: “Hers is the face that launched a thousand ships”?

          A. simile                                               

          B. metaphor

          C. hyperbole

          D. irony                                                

 

13. If something is a piece of cake, it means it is _________.

          A. delicious                      

          B. sweet

C. pastry

          D. easy

 

14. Select the part of the sentence that is incorrect.

          A. The Joneses                                              

          B. bought on credit                               

C. some furnitures

D.  a while ago.

 

15. Remember the advice of the Health Secretary _____ Stay at home. What punctuation mark is appropriate in the blank?

          A. comma (,)                              

          B. period (.)

          C. semicolon (;)

          D. colon (:)


ANSWERS

1A  2D  3B  4C  5B  6A  7D  8C  9B  10C  11D  12 C  13D  14C  15D


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