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English Level Test – Level 4

I. GRAMMAR

A. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s).

1. ____________ tells us how, why, when or where an action takes place. (p.96)
2. ____________ are also used to ask for permission. (164)
3. ____________ refer to particular people or things. (55)
4. ____________ tells us how often an action takes place. (82)
5. Infinitives often comes after the word ‘___________’. (156)
6. An ___________ describes nouns and pronouns and often begin with
prepositions. (48)
7. Nouns are used as adjectives when they are placed ___________ of other
nouns to describe them. (41)
8. Present participles are parts of _________ that often ends with ‘ing’. (148)
9.____________ tells us how an action takes place. (81)
10. ___________ are also used to form the passive voice of the verb. (140)
11. _____________ shows time, direction and place. (110)
12. Relative pronouns are also used to join __________. (57)
13. Words expressing both males and females are all said to be of the
__________ gender. (15)
14. A ___________ is a group of words that does not have a verb. (42)
15. ____________ tells us where an action takes place. (82)
16. ___________ are groups of words which do the work of adjectives. (43)
17. ____________ are used as adjectives when they are placed in front of other
nouns to describe them. (35)
18. A ____________ shows ownership or possession. (25)
19. An ___________ doesn’t show any tense, number or person. (156)
20. An adjectival phrase often begins with a ________________. (43)

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B. Give 2 sentence examples containing the following. (2pts. each)

21-22. modal verbs

23-24. infinitives
25-26. present perfect tense
27-28. past perfect tense
29-30. simple future tense
31-32. subject and verb agreement
33-34. phrase
35-36. adverbial phrase
37-38. adverb of time
39-40. adjectival phrase

C. Give the opposite gender for the following.

41. gander 46. stallion
42. heroine 47. mister
43. ram 48. vixen
44. bride 49. instructor
45. manager 50. actor

II. VOCABULARY

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct word defined in each number.

1. _____________ - people who are born in a particular region or country (146)

2. _____________ - drinks (102)
3. _____________ - stop (102)
4. _____________ - a journey on a ship (42)
5. _____________ - a large pole used for rowing a boat (130)
6. _____________ - bought (14)
7. _____________ - showing kindness and forgiveness to people (145)
8. _____________ - to become rotten or spoiled (87)
9. _____________ - a bunch of flowers which are beautifully arranged (102)
10. ____________ - wanting to do something very much (130)
11. ____________ - a building where a car is kept / part of a house (13)
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12. ____________ - occurred or happened at the same time (41)

13. ____________ - chief cook in a hotel or restaurant (13)
14. ____________ - a large yard where buses and trains are kept (13)
15. ____________ - begged (13)
16. ____________ - pulled out from the ground (42)
17. ____________ - less serious crimes (13)
18. ____________ - very strong wind (42)
19. ____________ - people who pay rent to live in a house (14)
20. ____________ - the person looking after a prison (42)

B. Matching type. Find the definitions of the following words. Write the
corresponding number in the blanks.

Column A Column B

21. ___ textiles (147) a. different types of fabrics

22. ___ urgent (147) b. people who regularly visit a
restaurant or shop
23. ___ derailed (116) c. a place with no residents
24. ___ receptacles (146) d. people who travel from place to place
25. ___ nomads (146) e. a person who mends and makes locks
26. ___ gloomy (130) f. a train that ran off its track
27. ___ locksmith (130) g. containers
28. ___ deserted (145) h. wanting to do something very much
29. ___ keen (130) i. almost dark / you cannot see very well
30. ___ patrons (146) j. must be dealt first among others

C. Define the following words.

31. vanished (14) 38. patrons (146) 45. crate (145)

32. livestock (145) 39. conceited (116) 46. collapsed (56)
33. derailed (116) 40. glided (130) 47. confessed (57)
34. regulations (146) 41. stationary (146) 48. ferocious (72)
35. ore (130) 42. barren (116) 49. reign (72)
36. filthy (27) 43. stale (28) 50. vowed (14)
37. mute (27) 44. antique (56)
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III. READING

Directions: Answer the following in complete sentences if needed. Choose the

letter of the best answer in multiple choice questions.

When we think of cave dwellers, we often think of people carrying clubs

and dressed in coarse, shaggy, rugged animal skins. We hardly think of them as
having been fond of flowers.

Some scientists think they were. In 1972, scientists investigated a

prehistoric grave. They found the remains of a person who had apparently been
buried in the floor of the cave, on a bed of flowers.

Arlette Goushau, a French scientist, found the pollen of eight kinds of

wildflowers taken form the grave. The flowers seem to be related to the
wildflowers then growing around the grave.

Maybe cave dwellers were more civilized than we once thought! (65)

1. Give a suitable title for this story.

2. Cave dwellers are also called _______________.

3. What is Arlette Goushau’s nationality?

4. What did Arlette Goushau find in the prehistoric grave?

5. In what year did they investigate the prehistoric cave?

6. What does the word “rugged” mean?

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Many attractive barns can be seen in the United States. This is especially
true in the New England states and alongside the Atlantic coast. Red is one of
the popular colors for these barns. Have you ever wondered why?

Our first settlers started using red paint, especially on barns. It was not
difficult to make and was not expensive. Red paint also lasted a long time and
looked attractive.

The colonists made their paint from red clay, oil from the menhaden fish,
and milk. All these materials were easy to get. It was only natural that most
barns were painted red. (35)

7. According to the story, what color is mostly used for barns?

8-9. In what two major places in the United States are these barns often seen?

10-11. Why is this color often used for painting barns?

12. What does the word “alongside” mean?

13-15. What are the three main things needed to make the paint?

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Today, we have many kinds of shoes. We have slippers, sneakers and

sandals. There are shoes for bowling, boating, and basketball. There are shoes
with high heels, low heels and medium heels.

Shoes in olden times were not all the same either. In ancient Egypt, the
servants wore sandals. The rich people wore shoes with toes that looked like
curled elephant’s trunk. In Europe, the toes of some shoes are particularly long.

The shoes of knights were the most interesting. Made of iron, the long toes
pointed downward so the knights’ feet would not slip out of their stirrups. The
only problem was the knights couldn’t walk with them!

How shoe styles have changed! (117)

16-18. Give different kinds of footwear aside from what is mentioned in the
story.

19. What does the word “olden” mean?

20-21. Differentiate the footwear of rich people and slaves in ancient Egypt.

22. It was said that knights’ shoes were made of ___________.

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The pony express lasted for only eighteen months. Still, it is a famous
chapter in American history. It is famous because of the daring and bravery of its
riders.

The Pony Express was started to give faster mail service. The riders were
each given a gun, a knife, and a Bible. With only these, they had to brave bad
weather, attacks by outlaws, and dangerous trails. They would ride Indian ponies
as fast as they could for fifteen miles. Then they would jump off with the mail
sack, mount another pony, and be riding again in less than two minutes.

Only the bravest and the best riders could work for the Pony Express. (43)

23. Give a title to the story.

24. How long did the Pony Express last?

25-27. Give three dangers mentioned in the story.

28. The word “chapter” means _______________.

29-30. Give two things that the riders carry during their travel.

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You may have seen an ice skater cut an ‘8’ figure in the ice. Some bees can
do this too. No, they don’t ice-skate, but they do form the figure eight when they
“dance”. Some honeybees do this to let other honeybees know where there is
food.

A scout bee who has found food in the field returns home to the hive. It
tries to attract the attention of other honeybees. This bee makes series of loops
and straight runs. The middle line of the figure eight shows the direction and
distance of the source of food. The line is invisible. The angle of the bee’s body
and the speed which the bee moves actually signal the information. The worker
bees then hurry off to bring back the food. (59)

31. The best title is –

a. The Figure Eight c. Food for the Thought
b. Dance for the Honeybees d. It Figures!

32. Food is found by the –

a. worker bee c. queen bee
b. scout bee d. bumblebee

33. The home of the honeybee is a –

a. figure eight c. plant
b. field d. hive

34. The story suggests that honeybees are –

a. always hungry c. well organized
b. almost invisible d. very independent

35. The word “attract” means –

a. confuse c. catch
b. throw off d. forget

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Phillis Wheatly was born in Africa and sold into slavery in Boston,
massachusettes, in 1761. Her owners, the Wheatlys, educated her in literature
and Latin.

Phillis was a brilliant student who mastered her subjects and enjoyed
writing poetry. She traveled to England, where she became very popular. In
1773, a book of her poems was published in London.

Phillis wrote a poem for General George Washington in 1775. She was the
first person to use the phrase “first in peace” to describe him. Phillis Wheatly’s
talent and fame helped to spread antislavery opinion in the United States. (93)

36. The best title is –

a. Writing Music c. George Washington’s Favorite Pet
b. First in Peace d. Phillis Wheatly – A Famous Poet

37. Phillis wrote a poem for George Washington in –

a. 1761 c. 1775
b. 1773 d. 1661

38. Phillis Wheatly was born in –

a. France c. London
b. America d. Africa

39. The story does not tell –

a. when she reached England c. where she was born
b. what kind of books she wrote d. if she became famous

40. The word “brilliant” in line four means –

a. poor c. lazy
b. excellent d. average

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Silver was once used mostly for money and for making jewelry. Today, it is
even more valuable because it has many more uses. It is one of the most
important metals we have.

Silver is used in electric toasters, batteries, rockets, and medicine. It is

used to fill teeth, destroy warts and sew broken bones. It is even used in film or
cameras. In India, some people have a strange use for silver. They make thin
sheets of the metal and wrap it around fruits. Then, they eat both the fruit and
the silver! They believe it improves their health.

Silver is certainly one of our most valuable metals. (44)

41. The best title is –

a. Sewing Bones with Silver c. A Strange Way to Eat Fruit
b. Silver – An Important Metal d. Money and Jewelry

42. Silver has –

a. few uses c. no use
b. one use d. many uses

43. Silver is used to –

a. fill bones c. destroy teeth
b. fill teeth d. make roads

44. Today, we need –

a. more silver than before c. more fruit
b. less silver than before d. more jewelry

45. The word “strange” means –

a. common c. unusual
b. sad d. famous

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The world’s tallest tree is a giant redwood. Growing in California, this

redwood is 367 feet high – almost three times taller than the Statue of Liberty. It
grows in a thick forest and was discovered in 1963!

At one time there were redwood trees covering over two million acres.
Then they began to be destroyed by wind, lightning, floods and by people
cutting them down. This caused the government to make the area a national
park. This means that no one can cut down the redwoods. There are also forest
rangers in the park to care for them. The national park is 500 miles long.

Visitors will now be able to enjoy the giant redwoods more, knowing that
the trees are being protected. (29)

46. The best title is –

a. The Trees of California c. Redwood Fences
b. The Giant Redwoods d. Visiting National Parks

47. Redwood trees are cared for by –

a. visitors c. forest rangers
d. lightning rods d. doctors

48. This national park is -

a. 500 miles long c. 267 feet high
b. 1963 miles long d. being destroyed

49. Many years ago, there were –

a. no redwoods c. more statues
b. fewer redwoods d. more redwoods

50. The word “discovered” means –

a. first seen c. cut down
b. last seen d. planted

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IV. WRITING AND COMPOSITION

Writing: Imagine that you are making a journal in one of your school’s field trip
outside the country. Use the guide questions to make short paragraphs telling
about the field trip.

1. In what country did your class go? Describe why.

(5 points)
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2. What were the things that you did the night before you left until you reached
that country? Write in sequence. (5 points.)
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3. Where was your first destination? What special things did your class do or learn in
that place? (5 points)
_________________________________________________________________
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4. Where did your class stop by to eat, take pictures or enjoy? Where was your last
destination in that trip? (5points)
_________________________________________________________________
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5. Write the things that you have done before leaving that country until you reached
home.
(5 points)
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Composition: Write a composition consisting of 350 words. Choose one from the
following topics.

1. The Importance of Forgiving

2. What True Friendship Means to Me
3. Being a Role Model
4. Facing My Greatest Fear

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