ALS A&E Practice Test
Learning
Strand 2 – Communication Skills: ENGLISH
Reading
Comprehension
For Items 1 to 5, refer to the selection below:
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census
should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was the first census to take
place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone went to his own town
to register. So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the
City of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.…
He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was
expecting a child.… While they were there, the time came for her Child to be
born.…
1. Which word is synonymous with “census”?
A. statistics
B. register
C. community tax
D. decree
2. Where did Joseph go to abide by the order of Caesar Augustus?
A. Nazareth
B. Galilee
C. Judea
D. Bethlehem
3. What is the nationality of Caesar Augustus?
A. Greek
B. Roman
C. Syrian
D. Judean
4. The “Child” referred to in the selection was ______.
A. Quirinius
B. David
C. Jesus
D. Joseph
5. Joseph was a descendant of ________.
A. Caesar Augustus
B. Quirinius
C. David
D. Jesus
For
items 6 to 10 , refer to the poem below:
(Source:
https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud-by-william-wordsworth)
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
By
William Wordsworth
I
wandered lonely as a cloud
That
floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When
all at once, I saw a crowd,
A host,
of golden daffodils;
Beside
the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering
and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous
as the stars that shine
And
twinkle on the milky way,
They
stretched in never-ending line
Along
the margin of a bay:
Ten
thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing
their heads in sprightly dance.
The
waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did
the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet
could not but be gay,
In such
a jocund company:
I
gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What
wealth the show to me had brought:
For
oft, when on my couch I lie
In
vacant or in pensive mood,
They
flash upon that inward eye
Which
is the bliss of solitude;
And
then my heart with pleasure fills,
And
dances with the daffodils.
6. Which is/are “fluttering and dancing in the
breeze”?
A. cloud
B. waves
C. daffodils
D. butterflies
7. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” is
an example of a/an ________.
A. idiom
B. simile
C. proverb
D. metaphor
8. Which is/are “tossing their heads
in sprightly dance”?
A. cloud
B. stars
C. waves
D. daffodils
9. What word in the poem means “happy”?
A. jocund
B. solitude
C. pensive
D. sprightly
10. The above selection is an example of ________ writing.
A. informative
B. journalistic
C. literary
D. academic
For
items 11 to 15, refer to the article below:
(Source:
https://panlasangpinoy.com/pork-menudo-recipe/)
Instructions on Cooking Pork Menudo
1. Combine
pork, soy sauce, and lemon in a bowl. Marinate for at least 1 hour.
2. Heat
oil in a pan
3. Saute
garlic and onion.
4. Add
the marinated pork. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
5. Pour
in tomato sauce and water and then add the bay leaves. Let boil and simmer for
30 minutes to an hour depending on the toughness of the pork. Note: Add water
as necessary.
6. Add-in
the liver and hot dogs. Cook for 5 minutes.
7. Put-in
potatoes, carrots, sugar, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook for 8 to 12 minutes.
8. Serve.
Share and enjoy!
11. Another word for “to marinate”
is to _______.
A. refrigerate
B. soak
C. saute
D. simmer
12. What is the cooking time of pork
menudo?
A. less than 30 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. more or less 90 minutes
D. more than 120 minutes
13. Which ingredient/s should be
put/add-in after heating oil and sautéing onions and garlic?
A. tomato sauce and water
B. marinated pork
C. the vegetables
D. liver and hotdogs
14. “Simmering” is achieved _________.
A. before boiling
B. during boiling
C. after boiling
D. on steaming
15. The text is an example of ___________ writing.
A. literary
B. journalistic
C. feature
D. informative
ANSWERS
1B 2D 3B 4C 5C 6C 7B 8B 9A 10C 11B 12C 13B 14A 15D
