ALS Computer-based A&E Practice Test
Learning Strand 1 – Communication Skills -
ENGLISH
Instruction: Choose the letter of the best answer.
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
