ENGLISH Nat Reviewer 10. Which best described the hunter?

a. He panicked easily.
Choose the letter of the correct answer. b. He was afraid.
c. He was a good hunter.
1. Lea is a good singer. She _____ in the TV d. He was calm in face of danger.
every Sunday. 11. Why did the snake not harm the man?
a. sings c. sing a. Snakes are harmless animals.
b. sang d. singing b. The snake did not see the man.
2. She will have a concert next week so she c. The snake was grateful to the man.
practiced her songs ______. d. Snakes do not harm things that do not
a. intelligently c. shyly move.
b. diligently d. quietly A very fierce and large lion was thrown into the
3. She _____ does the effort in making her arena to fight the slave, Androclus. The lion ran
voice more melodiously. from one end of the arena to the other until it
a. himself c. itself saw Androclus against the wall. It slowly
b. herself d. myself approached Androclus who got ready to defend
4. My husband and I _____ with my parents. himself. Before Androclus could move his
a. live c. lives hands, the lion wagged its tail like a dog and
b. living d. lived licked Androclus hands and legs happily and
5. At home, we do not decide on important then Androclus patted the lion’s head.
matters too ______. The Emperor asked, “What happened?
a. violently c. carefully Was the lion your pet?”
b. quickly d. proudly Androclus explained, “I once hid in an empty
6. We will discuss the matters seriously and cave in the woods. A big lion with a bleeding
will pray fervently. We ______keep our paw came in. It approached me holding out its
family in harmony and unity. bleeding paw. I looked at it and took a sharp-
a. themselves c. himself edged piece of wood. Then, we lived together
b. ourselves d. itself for three years in that cave. One day the lion did
7. Which statement below is a simple not come back to the cave. I too left the place. I
sentence? was caught by the soldiers and was thrown into
a. The coach and his players practiced the arena.”
tirelessly in the gym. The Emperor set Androclus and the lion
b. Bats like birds can fly but they belong free.
to the group of mammals.
c. The phone rang while I was eating. 12. The story took place in the __________.
d. I visited my sister after I mailed the a. Emperor’s place c. Lion’s den
letter. b. Rome d. Africa
Read the following selections and answer the 13. When the lion stepped on a sharp- edged
questions that follow. piece of wood, ________.
a. Its paw was stuck.
A. Items 8- 11 b. Its paw bleeds.
A man went on a hunting trip to the jungles of c. Its paw was caught in a big thorn.
Africa. As night came, he felt cold and decided d. Its paw was pierced by a soldier’s
to build a fire. Then he rolled into a blanket and knife.
went to sleep. During the night, a dangerous 14. What human trait did the lion show?
snake was attracted by the fire and crawled into a. Hunger c. anger
the blanket. The snake enjoyed the warmth of b. Gratitude d. smart
the fire and the softness of the blanket and 15. After the Emperor heard the story from
decided to stay. Androclus, ____
During the night the man woke up. He felt a. Androclus was set free. The lion
the coil of something cold near him. He got his remained.
flashlight and saw his bedmate. b. The lion was set free. Androclus served
the Emperor.
8. What do you think the man did? c. Both Androclus and the lion were set
a. He looked the other way and slept freee.
again. d. Both Androclus and the lion served the
b. He wrapped the snake with the blanket. emperor.
c. He got up and quietly ran away. 16. Theophilus likes to read a lot. He is interested in
d. He shot the snake. science and history. For him, both___ fascinating
9. The snake might have ________. subjects.
a. bitten the man a. is c. are
b. slept all day. b. has d. have
c. left in a hurry. 17. He understands that reading can help him know
d. joined the man in his hunting. more about the world. He also takes his
time reading ________ books about heroes than the 28. What is the general mood of the story?
ones about show business. a. serious c. crucial
a. more big c. most big b. lively d. humorous
b. big d. bigger 29. Which of the following is an opinion?
18. For Theophilus, reading is _________ than a. He was so tired playing with his Mindanao
watching TV or playing computer games. cousins.
a. important b. He could have passed the test if his dog was not
b. more important lost.
c. most important c. He fell asleep at the study table.
d. more than important d. He finally managed to study a few minutes
19. When he reads, he always has his __________ before classes.
notebook for writing ideas.
a. small, blue, spiral Arrange the following events as they
b. blue, small, spiral happened in the story.
c. spiral, blue, small I. His dog got lost.
d. small, spiral, blue II. He had failed the last exam.
20. Theophilus shares the information with his III. He would have to study hard for his
classmates _________ keeping all that he knows to math test.
himself. IV. His grandparents and cousins were
a. instead for c. instead of visiting from Davao.
b. aside from d. beside with V. He spent all day looking for it.
21. The party starts soon. Everyone ____ ready. 30. Which of the following is the correct order of
a. is c. are events?
b. be d. been a. III, II, IV, I, V c. V, III,I,II,IV
22. The guests are excited but the celebrant is_____ b. I, V, III, II, IV d. III, II,I,V,IV
than them.
a. excited c. most excited 31-32 Items
b. more excited d. more than It was winter time and most of the birds
23. For the parents of the celebrant, it is the ____ have migrated to warmer places. There were still
party they can give to their only child. a few left behind. Some of them lived on the
a. well c. best roof of Marisa’s house. One morning Marisa
b. better d. good was awakened by a noise on her window.
24. The celebrant received ______,_______, Looking out of the window, she saw a big bird
______ puppies from her ninong. that seemed hungry. She hurriedly went to the
a. three, cute, brown c. brown, cute, three kitchen and took a piece of bread. She broke the
b. cute, brown, three d. three, brown, cute bread into very small pieces and put these
25. Her uncle and aunt abroad sent her a gift outside her window sill. Marisa went to one
______mail. corner of her room to see if the bird would
a. by c. in come. Soon the bird came, picked a piece with
b. to d. through its bill and flew away with it. It returned again
and again until not a single piece was left on the
Items 26- 30 window sill. Marisa put bread on her window
Ronnie knew that he would have to study hard sill every morning during the whole winter.
for his math test on Monday. He failed the last 31. What do you think will happen if birds do not
exam. But on Friday night, he could not study migrate to warmer places during winter?
because his grandparents and cousins were a. They will have places to live
visiting from Davao. On Saturday, he was so b. Many of them will die.
tired playing with his Mindanao cousins that he c. They will bury themselves in the ground.
fell asleep at the study table a few minutes after d. None of the above
beginning to solve his problems. On Sunday, 32. When do people need to provide food for birds?
Ronnie’s dog got lost. He spent all day looking a. winter c. summer
for him and found him only before bedtime. b. autumn d. fall
Ronnie finally managed to study a few minutes 33- 37 items
before classes began on Monday morning. El Nino is a cyclical and global event that
26. The main idea of the selection is about____. happens every two to twelve years. The last time we
a. Ronnie and his grandparents experienced this phenomenon was in 1997 and
b. Ronnie and his Mindanao cousins 1998. This occurs when the usual pattern of the
c. How Ronnie entertained his cousins westward- blowing winds is disrupted across the
b. How Ronnie passed the math test Pacific. Warm ocean waters remain in the east
27. What do you think happened then? instead of migrating to the west, causing changes in
a. Ronnie fell asleep while taking the test. weather patterns.
b. Ronnie topped the math exam Interestingly, El Nino has different effects on
c. Ronnie failed the test. different parts of the globe. While we’re
d. Ronnie passed the teest. experiencing a drought, El Nino can cause heavy
rains in other parts of the globe like South America. a. He had strong hands. c. He could run
The reduced rainfall will affect the growth of b. He had good traps. d. Nothing
crops. Food shortage can be one of the main 39. When he was caught by his own trap and
problems we might face in the coming months. gripped, he find out______________.
Another effect of El Nino is the power a. the joy of trapping animals.
shortage. This is because one of the main sources of b. the pain and torture suffered by the trapped
our electricity is the hydroelectric power plants that animals.
are all over the country. Hydroelectric power plants c. the best way to trap animals.
get energy from the flowing water stored in dams. d. the squirrel panting with pain and terror.
Even if El Nino is a natural phenomenon, it 40. After the incident, Mike would_______.
is still important that we do our part to help lessen a. continue setting traps for animals
its effects on our community. b. look for other places to set his traps.
33. The general mood of the article is ________. c. stop setting traps for animals.
a. scary c. worrisome. d. enjoy playing with the squirrel.
b. fearsome d. troublesome
34. El. Nino happens when ____________.
a. weather patterns change across the Pacific
b. weather patterns change in the warm oceans
c. warm ocean waters stay in the east instead of
moving to the west
d. warm ocean waters are blown to the west across
the Pacific
35. One fact about the El. Nino phenomenon is
that________.
a. it helps the community and the environment
b. it makes us enjoy going outdoors in the sun
c. it is a phenomenon that is very ordinary
d. it causes power shortage in some parts of the
country.
36. The main idea of the article is about _____.
a. the causes and effect of the El. Nino
phenomenon.
b. the extreme hot summer in the Philippines
c. the need to prevent the bad effects of El. Nino
d. the changing weather patterns across the east and
west
37. An interesting point about the El. Nino
phenomenon is that ____________.
a. it is a natural calamity around the globe
b. it has different effects on different countries
c. it is a yearly cyclical and global event
d. it has the same effects on all countries.

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In a little village lived a boy named Mike
Diaz. He was fond of setting traps for little
animals that greatly abound in the woods near
his village.
One early morning, he went into the woods
to look at his two traps. As he came near the first
one, he saw a squirrel had been caught. The poor
frightened creature was struggling to escape.
Mike ran towards the trap. Suddenly his foot
slipped and was gripped with a snap. Down he
went to the ground. He knew what had
happened. He was caught by his own trap. He
was not frightened at first because he thought he
could set himself free but the chain would not let
him go no matter how hard he tried.
Just out of his reach lay the squirrel panting
with pain and terror. For the first time in his life,
Mike understood what he was doing.
38. Why do you think could Mike catch little
animals?