AMDG

Our Lady of Victories Catholic School

High School Department
Communication Arts in English II
Second Quarter
S.Y. 2011-2012

Periodical Test
Name: _______________________________
Date: ________________________________
I.

Score: ____/90______

True or False. Encircle the correct answer. (r x 1)

1. Adjectives like modern answer the question: What kind?

A. True
B. False

2. Adjectives like that answer the question: How many?

A. True
B. False

3. Proper adjectives are formed from proper nouns.

A. True
B. False

4. The sentence, We saw the Egyptian mummies contains a

proper adjective.
A. True
B. False

5. Predicate adjectives follow linking verbs.

A. True
B. False

6. A Mozart symphony is an example of a predicate adjective.

A. True
B. False

7. A, an, and the are articles.

A. True
B. False

8. That points out something that is far from you.

A. True
B. False

9. You must use more or most before adjectives like taller.

A. True
B. False

10.

It is incorrect to say more better.

A. True
B. False

II.

Enumeration. Read the needed information first,

then fill the blanks below. ( r x 2)
The four goals of Parliamentary procedure
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2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
The two important Parliamentary Procedure terms
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5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________

The four methods of voting in Parliamentary Procedure

7. ________________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________________
10. _____________________________________________________
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III.

Vocabulary Test. Use the following words in

effective sentences. (r x 2 )

1. efflorescence
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2. enmity
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3. decorous
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4. chorister
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5. hiatus
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IV.

Position of Adjectives. Underline the adjective in

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the following items and draw an arrow to the

noun/pronoun it modifies. Then, on the blank
provided before each number, write the position of
the underlined adjective as used in the sentence. (
rx3)
______________________________1. Most children aged eleven to
fifteen are young high-school students.

______________________________ 2. Because of their age, studying

is sometimes difficult.
______________________________ 3. When you are a student living in
a
dormitory it is more challenging.
_____________________________ 4. Not only do you have to study
your
lessons everyday but be responsible for your daily work
assignments or chores.
_____________________________ 5. Doing chores makes the students
responsible.
_____________________________ 6. Because work build character,
the children
who live in dormitories are better students.
______________________________ 7. They are balanced individuals
because of
the schedules they keep.
______________________________ 8. Managing time in the dormitory
is often
an inconvenience that a boarder must welcome.
______________________________ 9. Once one embraces the
inconveniences
of living in the dormitory, he becomes happily content.
______________________________10. Living in the dormitory makes
gentlemen prepared.

V.

Short Essay. Answer the questions/ address the

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directions below using effective sentences. ( r x 5)

1. Discuss the first chapter of Lord of the Flies.
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2. What are the practical applications of Parliamentary
procedure in your daily life?
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