Faith Bible Baptist Academy
Second Quarter Examination
English 5
Name: _____________________________________________________________________
I. Write the correct form of the adjective for each sentence.
1. When I was younger, I was a_______________ swimmer than anyone else in
my school. (good)
2. The peanut-‐butter powered computer was _______________than my science fair
project. (rediculous)
3. Todd has a_______________computer than I do. (new)
4. I saw the_______________ magic trick today. (amazing)
5. Michelle’s shirt is_______________than anyone else’s here. (green)
6. The dining room was_______________than we thought it would be. (elegant)
7. I think algebra is the_______________class I’ve ever taken. (hard)
8. Research has shown that we have the_______________pizza in town. (good)
9. This lemonade is_______________than any soda pop. (tasty)
10.........................................The sequel was much_______________ than the
original movie was. (interesting)
II. Put the words in the right order.
EXAMPLE: (The world – Antarctica – coldest – is – place – the – in)
Antarctica is the coldest place in the world.
11. (city – the – Manchester – in England – is – the – friendliest)
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12. (in New York – expensive – restaurant – The Manhattan – the – is – most)
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13. (is -‐ river – the world – the – The Nile – longest – in)
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14. (town – most – in Spain – Granada – beautiful – is – the)
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15. (painting – The Mona Lisa – the – famous – in – is – most – the – the world)
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III. Change the degrees of comparison in the sentence to make it correct. Rewrite the
following sentences in the space provided below.
EXAMPLE: He is richer than all other men in the village.
He is the richest man in the village.
16. Silver is not as precious as gold.
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17. The pen is mightier than the sword.
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18. A deer runs faster than a horse.
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19. Your knife is not as sharp as mine.
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20. A foolish friend is not as good as a wise enemy.
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IV. Choose the correct verbs from the list and fill in the banks with past simple to
complete the sentences.
Carry help dance call open
bake rain planted comb kick
21. Paul_________his son with his homework.
22. Samuel_________his hair and went out.
23. My mother_________some delicious cookies last night.
24. The boy_________the ball hard and scored a goal.
25. Susan_________her sister and invited her to dinner.
26. Carol_________her boxes to the car after shopping.
27. Pam _________ the door and looked into the living room.
28. Denis ___________happily because the music was very good.
29. It ___________all day yesterday so we couldn’t go for a picnic.
30. Sharon ____________some nice flowers in her garden last month.
V. Fill in the blanks with the past simple form of the verb in parentheses:
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31. A mosquito (bite) me!
32. The dog (dig) a hole in the yard.
33. I stepped in the hole and (break) my ankle.
34. Grandpa (catch) eight fish on our fishing trip.
35. Stephanie (give) her sister a CD for her birthday.
36. They _ (wake) up at 4:30 a.m. to catch their 7:00 flight.
37. When Whitney stepped in the gum, her flip-flop (stick) to it.
38. My stomach (feel) strange for hours after I ate that old
bread.
39. Ben and Matt (make) a movie about a really smart janitor at
Harvard.
40. We (fly) from New York to Atlanta for the conference last
month.
VI. Underline the verbs in the following sentences. Say whether they are transitive (T)
or intransitive (I). In case of transitive verbs, circle the direct objects.
41. The train stopped abruptly.
42. Jim is sleeping so don’t be so loud.
43. He reads books to help him fall asleep.
44. We moved the tables next to each other.
45. When I lie down, I like to sleep on my back.
46. I bought a bicycle so I can go to school faster.
47. The family turned off the light and went to sleep.
48. She sat down patiently waiting for her homework.
49. In order to catch up in class, she wrote an essay.
50. When he arrived, nobody was there to greet him.
51. The man sneezed so hard that he fell from his chair.
52. They waited but nobody helped them find their room.
53. For about an hour, they passed the ball back and forth.
54. He puts on his winter boots because it’s so cold outside.
55. The boy laughed so much that milk came out of his nose.
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VII. Write sentences using the following verbs using the indicated person and tenses.
56. read (first person Plural, Do or Does Question)
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57. walk (third person Plural, simple present tense)
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58. write (second person, Negative)
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59. sing (first person singular, simple present tense)
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60. watch (third person Singular, Negative)
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61. run (second person, Do or Does Question)
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62. play (first person Singular, Negative)
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63. laugh (third person Plural, simple present tense)
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64. crawl (second person, Negative)
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65. cook (first person, Do or Does Question)
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66. whistle (third person Plural, simple present tense)
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67. clap (first person Singular, Negative)
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68. drink (second person, Do or Does Question)
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69. fight (first person Plural, simple present tense)
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70. sew (first person Singular, Negative)
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VIII. Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses:
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71. They (watch) TV last night.
72. Priscila (talk) to her friends all day.
73. I (have) a terrible headache yesterday.
74. Bob (come) home from school late.
75. He (call) the office to tell them he was sick.
76. Dr. Johnson (get up) early this morning.
77. They (arrive) late and (miss) the bus.
78. She (study) hard and (pass) the exam.
79. I (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.
80. Mary (do) her homework and
(go) to school.
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- Oprah Winprey
Prepared b:
MARIDEL V. VILORIA
Subject Teacher
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