English 3rd QT Reviewer

Grand Learning Check




I. Directions: Identify the underlined part with error in each statement. Write only the letter of your answer. If there is no error, write E.



1. Rip van Winkle lived in a subdivision at the foot

A B C

of the Catskill Mountain .

D



2. Irving Washington is the author of

A B C

Rip van Winkle.

D



3. Tired of climbing the mountain, Rip van Winkle

A B

rested on a green knoll of recipes.

C D



4. Benjamin Franklin was a doctor, diplomat,

A B C

inventor, and writer.

D



5. Mirza saw the Genius in the habbit of a

A B C

shepherd.

D



II. Directions: Match the symbols in Column A with the interpretations in Column B. Write the letter of your answer.

Column A Column B

6. people in pursuit of bubbles A. average span of human life

7. three score and ten entire arches B. heaven or paradise

8. little winged boys C. deadly sins

9. vast ocean planted with innumerable islands D. materialistic people

10. harpies, vultures, cormorants E. angels

F. purgatory



III. Directions: Match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B.



Column A Column B

11. aversion A. distress

12. chagrin B. attraction

13. vexation C. sad

14. soliloquies D. embarrassment

15. melancholy E. monologue

F. dislike















IV. Directions: Match the passages in Column A with the interpretations in Column B.

Column A Column B

16. When I met a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind to mere corporeal sensations… A. miserliness

17. I see one fond of appearance, or fine clothes…for which he contracts debts… B. false love

18. I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfortable living and all the pleasure of benevolent friendship… C. fame

19. Then I saw another fond of popularity…neglecting his own affairs… D. physical pleasure

20. I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl married to an ill-natured E. vanity

F. too much ambition

















V. Directions: Identify the concept identified by each statement. Write your answer on your paper.



21. An element of a good paragraph which entails that there are sufficient support sentences to develop the topic sentence.



22. An element of a good paragraph which can be attained if all the support sentences support the topic sentence.



23. An element of a good paragraph that can be achieved by using transitions and logical order.



24. A device that ensures the smooth flow of ideas from one sentence to another.



25. The kind of support that includes names of persons, places, events, and numbers such as vital statistics and number of assists and rebounds.





























VI. Directions: Identify the sense appealed to by each of the following.



26. The white smoke slowly came out of the archaic chimney.



27. We all felt excited after sniffing the aroma of freshly-baked cookies.



28. It was soft, furry, and very cuddly.



29. The silence between him and me was deafening.



30. The sour strawberry blended well with the sweet icy cream that instantly melted in my mouth.





VII. Directions: Identify the error contained in each sentence as wordiness, deadwood, redundancy.



31. The gown is red in color.



32. I wanted to talk to the mother and father of the children I am teaching in school.



33. The day today is kind of Monday.



34. I can see it with my own two eyes.



35. The baby is almost a girl!





VIII. Directions: Study the following set of sentences and answer the questions that follow. Write only the letter of the correct answer, if applicable.



A. One day, she entered our classroom silently and seriously.



B. She is very sweet and accommodating.

C. She asked us to get a ball pen and a whole sheet of paper.



D. Suddenly she opened her mouth and announced that there would be a quiz.



E. Then, to our surprise, she instructed us to write five things that we would like to have this Christmas.



F. The most amazing thing about our teacher is her unpredictability.





36. Which should be the topic sentence?



37. Which sentence disrupts unity?



38. Which should be the third sentence?



39. What type of support was used?



40. Which type of logical order should be used?