COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 6

Name: _______________________________ Date: _________________

Section: ______________ Teacher: Ms. Elaine Nanual_ Score: ______________

Directions: Read the sentences carefully and write your answer before the number.

d. put us in
1. What year did you _____ university? 9. When will the meeting _____?
a. graduate a. hold on
b. graduate from b. hold place
c. graduating c. take on
d. graduating from d. take place
10. The board meeting was held _____.
2. It seems to be getting worse. You had better _____ a specialist.
a. at Tuesday
a. consult
b. on Tuesday
b. consult to
c. with Tuesday
c. consult for
d. in Tuesday
d. consult by
11. Why don't you _____ us?
3. Chicago is a large city, _____?
a. go to the house party with
a. aren't it
b. go together the house party with
b. doesn't it
c. go the house party with
c. won't it
d. together the house party with
d. isn't it
12. That awful accident occurred _____.
4. Don't leave your books near the open fire. They might easily _____.
a. before three weeks
a. catch to fire
b. three weeks before
b. catch the fire
c. three weeks ago
c. catch on fire
d. three weeks past
d. catch with fire
13. They didn't _____ John when he explained
5. Do you enjoy _____? his decision.
a. to swim a. agree to
b. Swimming b. agree with
c. swim c. Agree
d. to swimming d. agree about
6. I have trouble _____. 14. The social worker _____ the two old sisters
a. to remember my password who were ill.
b. to remembering my password a. called to the house of
c. remember my password b. called on the house of
d. remembering my password c. called to
7. Do you have _____ to do today? We could have a long d.lunch if not.
called on
a. many work 15. Tomorrow is Paul's birthday. Let's _____ it.
b. much work a. celebrate
c. many works b. praise
d. much works c. honor
8. My brother will _____ for a few nights. d. congratulate
a. provide us up 16. If you don't understand the text, don't hesitate _____.
b. provide us in a. ask a question
c. put us up b. asking a question
 c. to ask a question "Yes, it is _____ for next week."
d. to asking a question a. Due
17. It's snowing. Would you like to _____ on Saturday orb.Sunday?
scheduled
a. Skiing c. time-tabled
b. go to ski d. put on
c. go skiing 26. When ___________ the school?
d. go ski a) have you joined
18. Our company didn't pay _____ for that banner advertisement.
b) did you joined
a. much funds c) did you join
b. many funds d) have you ever joined
c. many money 27. ___________in England?
d. much money a) Did you ever worked
19. Do you feel like _____ now? b) Have you ever worked
a. swimming c) Worked you
b. to swim d) Didn't you have worked
c. swim 28. That's the best speech____________
d. to go swimming a) I never heard
20. Tom was thrilled to be _____ such a beautiful and b)interesting
I didn't hearlady.
a. Introduced c) I used to hear
b. introduced at d) I've ever heard
c. introduced with 28. He's the most difficult housemate______________
d. introduced to a) I never dealt with.
21. "What happened to them last night? They look depressed"
b) I never had to deal with.
"I don't think _____ happened." c) I've ever had to deal with.
a. Nothing d) I've never had to deal with.
b. everything 29. ____________ to him last week.
c. something a) I spoke
d. anything b) I've already spoken
22. "It is not very cold. I don't think we need these big
c) jackets."
I didn't spoke
"I don't think so, _____." d) I speaked
a. anyway 30. ___________ a contract last year and it is still valid.
b. neither a) We have signed
c. either b) We signed
d. too c) We haven't signed
23. "Bill is not doing well in class." d) We have sign
"You must _____ that he is just a beginner at
31. ___________ from a business trip to France.
this level."
a) I come back
a. keep minding
b) I came back
b. keep to mind
c) I never came back
c. keep in mind
d) I've just come back
d. keeping in mind
32. Prices ________ in 1995 but then_____in 1996.
24. "Excuse me. Do you know where the bus
a) rised _____falled
terminal is?"
"It is _____ the large police station." b) rose _____ fell
a. opposite of c) have risen _____ have fallen
b. opposed to d) rose _____ have fallen
c. opposite with 33. You____________to a word____________
d. opposite to a) listened _____ I haven't said
25. "Those students will perform the annual school b) didn't listen _____ I say
play." c) listened _____ saying
d) haven't listened _____ I've said
34. I can't believe that ___________ the news. b) waited
a) you haven't read c) was waiting
b) you didn't read d) have been waiting
c) you don't read 44. I have to write an essay. I__________ about
d) you read not half of it so far.
a) have written
35. I'm very hungry. I_________ all day. b) have been writing
a) didn't eat c) wrote
b) haven't ate d) have to write
c) haven’t eaten
d) have been eating 45. If I lose my job now, I ...
a. would
36. Their new kitchen looks fantastic. They _____ completely start
_____ it. a business of my own.
a) have _____ been redecorating b. will take a long holiday and apply for a
b) have _____ redecorated new job later.
c) already _____ redecorated 46. If he calls me 'lazy' again, I ...
d) didn't _____ redecorated a. won't ever help him again if he's in trouble.
37. Our kitchen’s a mess. We____________ any cleaning b. forgoweeks.
and tell his parents.
a) didn't do
b) haven't been doing
c) have done 47. My sister won't ever speak to me again if ...
d) haven't done a. I let her down now.
38. I think they are dating. They____________ a lot b.
of Ieach
would let her
other down now.
recently.
a) had seen 48. If the demand increases, prices ...
b) haven't been seeing a. rise.
c) have been seeing b. will rise.
d) have seen 49. Our dog Boots will start licking you if ...
39. We've discovered this great café and we_____________ a. you pata him
there lot. on the back.
a) have been going b. you will give it a cuddle.
b) have gone 50. Don't be offended. If Jill is annoyed, she ...
c) are going a. will start yelling at people.
d) have went b. starts yelling at people.
40. How's your Mum? I _____________ her for ages. 51. If Robert doesn't answer the phone this time, I ...
a) had seen a. won't call again.
b) haven't seen b. don't call again
c) haven't been seeing 52. If farmers in developing countries were given a decent p
d) didn't see a. they would be able to build a better future for their family
41. You're covered in paint! What __________ b. they will be able to build a better future for their family,
you __________? 53. If Ireland won the European Soccer Championship in the
a) have _____ done a. he world will be amazed.
b) were _____ doing b. the world would be amazed.
c) did _____ do 54. Consumers would be much better off if ...
d) have _____ been doing a. accurate product information would be printed on the
42. She’s gone to the doctor's. She ______________ b. accurate product information were printed on the pac
too well lately. 55. The children would be in a much better shape if they ...
a) hasn't felt a. would take my bike to go to school.
b) hasn't been feeling b. took my bike to go to school.
c) has felt
d) doesn't feel 56. If I had a lot of money, I ...
43. Where have you been? I____________ for ages. a. bought myself a new car.
a) have waited b. would buy myself a new car.
 b. a dirty cotton old tie
57. Mandy would be very upset if ...
c. an old cotton dirty tie
a. she knows about Tim's past.
d. a dirty old cotton tie
b. she knew about Tim's past.
66..We keep our bread in the fridge, ________
it doesn't go bad.
58. Which is the correct order?
a. since
a. a small Canadian thin lady b. so that
b. a Canadian small thin lady c. although
c. a small thin Canadian lady d. after
d. a thin small Canadian lady 67. The five-cent coin looks very Canadian, ________
59. Which is the correct order? it has a picture of a beaver on it.

a. a carving steel new knife

a. since
b. a new steel carving knife
b. so that
c. a steel new carving knife
c. though
d. a new carving steel knife
d. before
60. Which is the correct order?
68. ________ Volkswagen cars are cheap, they last a long t
a. a beautiful blue sailing boat
b. a blue beautiful sailing boat a. because
c. a sailing beautiful blue boat b. in order that
d. a blue sailing beautiful boat c. although
61. Which is the correct order? d. after

a. an old wooden square table 69. You should give the iron time to heat up ________ you

b. a square wooden old table

a. Because
c. an old square wooden table
b. so that
d. a wooden old square table
c. before
5. Which is the correct order?
d. until
62. an new French exciting band 70. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, __
b. French new exciting band
c. an exciting French new band a. because
d.an exciting new French band b. so that
63. Which is the correct order? c. even though

a. a red big plastic hat d. before

b. a big red plastic hat 71. Hockey players wear lots of protective clothing _______

c. a plastic big red hat

a. because
d. a big plastic red hat
b. in order that
64. Which is the correct order?
c. though
a. a small Japanese serving bowl d. after
b. a Japanese small serving bowl 72. You will have to pay higher insurance ________ you bu
c. a small serving Japanese bowl
d. a serving small Japanese bowl a. if
65. Which is the correct order? b. so that

a. a cotton dirty old tie c. although

d. before d. beautiful; adverb
6.
73. You shouldn't drive ________ drinking alcohol.80.What is the correct plural form of
CHILD?
a. if a. kids
b. in order that b. childs
c. children
even though d. children's
after 81.Identify the adjective in the following
74. ________ the dolphin lives in the sea, it is not sentence.
a fish -- it's a mammal.
J.S. Bach, a German composer, wrote many
pieces for the harpsichord.
a. whether a. composer
b. so that b. German
c. pieces
c. although
d. for
d. after 82. Which sentence is complex?
75. You may get malaria ________ you are bitten a. Paris is an old city, but Rome is even more
by a mosquito. ancient.
b. You can see paintings or go to the opera.
c. The Navajo, and the Iroquois are Native
a. if Americans.
b. so that d. It is possible to see the earth rise over the
c. though horizon if you are standing
on the moon.
d. before 83. Which sentence is complex?
a. Before scientists invented telescopes, the
76. Which sentence below is written with moon was a mystery.
correct subject/verb agreement?
b. The viewer looked into the special machine.
a. Camille and Vanessa eats lunch together.
c. Trained bears were the star of the film.
b. Camille and Vanessa eated lunch together.
d. People in earlier days wrote letters or sent
c. Camille and Vanessa eat lunch together. telegrams.
d. All of the above 84.Choose the form of the verb that agrees
77. Complete the sentence with the correct with the subject.
possessive noun.
The stomping was heard across St. Augustine, Florida many old
the prairie. homes.
a. oxens a. has
b. oxens' b. have
c. oxens's 85. The subordinate clause contains a
d. oxen's subject but not a verb.
78. What kind of sentence appears below? a. True
b. False
Old Yeller was a stray dog. 86. The adjective never follows the noun or
a. imperative pronoun it describes.
b. declarative a. True
c. exclamatory b. False
d. interrogative 87.What is the interjection in the sentence
below?
79. Choose the word in the following
sentence that the adverb modifies and label Awesome! I love this show.
it as an adjective or adverb. a. awesome
b. love
Some of the ruins are absolutely beautiful.
c. show
a. ruins; adjective
d. this
b. absolutely; adverb
88. Do you like of these ties?
c. beautiful; adjective
a. or c. these
b. either 97. Which word in the following sentence is
c. neither a conjunction?
89. Based on your knowledge of the affix
"aud", choose the correct definition for the Since Haley was late for class, she had to
following vocabulary word: audible complete her work during recess.
a. a hearing to hire a performer a. Since
b. something that can be heard b. her
c. a large space for an audience c. to
90. Which word in the following sentence is d. she
the object complement. 98. Which sentence is written correctly?
a. His school has a dress code and, students
Joshua found the book helpful. can be sent home for
a. Joshua not following it.
b. found b. His school has a dress code, and students
c. book can be sent home for
d. helpful not following it.
91. Susan B. Anthony was than c. His school has a dress code; and students
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. can be sent home for
a. most admired not following it.
b. more admired 99. Which sentence is a compound
92. Identify the pronoun in the following sentence?
sentence. a. Jonathan got a cart and went into the
grocery store.
We had the best time at the dance last night. b. The store had apples, pears, and oranges on
a. time sale.
b. dance c. The store had peanuts and walnuts on sale,
c. night but they were sold out
d. we of peanuts.
93. What are your common conjunctions? d. After he paid for his groceries, he had very
a. and, but, or, nor little money left!
b. and, an, the, be Which is the BEST way to combine the
following sentences?
c. but, nor, the, an
d. or, an, the, it
94. Choose the correct word to fill in the 100. Choose the correct word to fill in the
blank. blank.
You shouldn't do it like that; do That is going up to the second floor
it way. of the Empire State Building.
a. this a. elevature
b. that b. elevator
c. these c. elevatur
d. those d. elevayture
95. Choose the correct word to fill in the
blank.

Everyone does it days.

a. this
b. that
c. these
d. those
96. Choose the correct word to fill in the
blank.

Take one of books from the pile.

a. this
b. those