Name: Date: Grammar 4 Quiz (7th class)

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Part I: Verb Forms USING THE VERBS IN THE PARENTHESIS, FILL-IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB EXAMPLE: I (study) _________________ English for 3 years now. ANSWER: I have been studying English for 3 years now.
1. (Learn) __________Grammar is necessary if someone wishes to be communicatively competent as it is one of the areas of communicative competence. 2. The author has cunningly (develop) ________________ a story of an illicit affair metaphorically likened to a storm raging and threatening. 3 5. Marc usually (go) __________ to work at 7 but today he (stay) _________________ at home because he (be) _______ very sick. 4. Have you considered (move) _________________ to New York for a change? 5. The narration teleports the reader in an era of war when every able-man is (conscript) ______________ to join the army. 6. It is considered (be) ____________ one of the nicest cities in England. 7-9. At fast food restaurants, we can (eat) _____________ quite a lot without (have, pay) _________ _____________ a fortune.

Part II:Error Identification.WRITE C ON THE BLANK IF THE SENTENCE IS CORRECT. IF THE SENTENCE IS INCORRECT, WRITE IC ON THE BLANK AND WRITE THE COMPLETE AND CORRECT SENTENCE ON THE BLANK. Example:
IC He was riding in an airplane when the tragic accident happened.

He was riding on an airplane when the tragic accident happened.

______ 10. Focusing on a family, the story vividly depicts, from beginning to end, the differences between the echelon of societal pyramid and the wider and larger base stratum we all call the masses. _________________________________________________________________________________. ______ 11. He knew all the stock boleros and rural ballads and the four-letter word that made any lady blushes. ________________________________________________________________________________. _____ 12. Bad eating habits result in people to become obese so it is important to watch over your diet. ________________________________________________________________________________. _____ 13. Our association gave up helping villages due to compelling circumstances. ________________________________________________________________________________. upper

_____ 14. Ms. Sinclair was embarrassed because her husband fell sleep during the ballet performance. ________________________________________________________________________________. _____ 15. In some countries in Europe, people are allowed giving children some homeworks only at the weekends. ________________________________________________________________________________. _____ 16. With increasing development and use of technology, there is a newly disease to worry about. ________________________________________________________________________________.

Part III: CORRECT THE WORDS IN THE PARENTHESIS BY CHANGING THE WORD ACCORDING TO HOW IT WAS USED IN THE SENTENCE. THEN, WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE BLANK. IF THE WORDS ARE ALREADY CORRECT, LEAVE THE BLANKS EMPTY. Examples: It was believed that Osama Bin Laden was killed (in) on May 2 of 2011.
I met my friend, Jake; (by) _____ chance (at) ______ the lobby of the Manor Hotel (at) in Baguio City. 17. Professional people expect you to call them when it is necessary (cancel) _________________ an appointment. 18. Television viewers claim that the number of scenes depicting alcohol consumption (have) _______ increased dramatically over the last decade. 19-20. (Although) ____________ it rained heavily, the show had to go on (because) ________ we did not pack up. 20. Employees with (less_________ personal problems are likely to be more productive. Part IV: A: SPELLING. FIND THE WORD THAT IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY in each of the sentences. UNDERLINE THE WORD, AND THEN WRITE THE CORRECT SPELLING ON THE BLANK. _______________________21. What is the spelling of the word that means "of the night"? a. Nocturnal b. Noucturnal c. Nocturnel d. Nochturnal _______________________ 22. (sacrilegious; sacreligious; sacraligious): Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred; blasphemy. _______________________ 23. Bourgeis democracy is the political formula for free trade, nothing more. _______________________ 24. You should remain nuetral on the issue of whether or not god exists. _______________________ 25. Toby had a black leather brief case on his lap.

B. VOCABULARY. Pick your best answer. 26. On his last day in Korea, Spanish Pedro bought a sandal as a holiday memento but when he went back to his hotel and tried them on, he was dismayed because they were not the right size for him. The underlined word means: a. souvenir c. remembrance b. lucky charm d. both A & C 27. The baffled looks on his students faces made the teacher realize that his teaching method is not appropriate for their level. The underlined word is synonymous with: a. confused c. both A & B b. puzzled d. A but not B

28. Im off to Korea in a fortnight. Can you give me some advice on dealing with the locals? Fortnight means: a. 14 days b. tomorrow night c. a week d. none of the above 29. The government is working hard to alleviate poverty in this country. The word in bold letters similar to: a. mitigate or decrease c. elevate b. aggravate or worsen d. better 30. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ I am an eight letter adjective and I am comprised of three syllables. I describe a a hardworking person and I am synonymous with industrious. My last syllable is the first four letters of Psys Gentleman. My first letter stands for Delta and my second letter is I which is the same as my fourth. My third letter is the Roman numeral for 50. What am I?

Part V: Writing A: Arrange the sentences to come up with coherent paragraph. (5pts) (1) We hear complaints about the Postal Service all the time, but we should not forget what it does right. (2) The total volume of mail delivered by the Postal Service each year makes up almost half the total delivered in all the world. (3) Its 70,000 employees handle 140,000,000,000 pieces of mail each year. (4) And when was the last time they failed to deliver yours? (5) In fact, on any given day the Postal Service delivers almost as much mail as the rest of the world combined. (6) That huge number means over 2,000,000 pieces per employee and over 560 pieces per man, woman, and child in the country. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________.