Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM

Antipolo City, Rizal

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN EL 106

(TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF GRAMMAR)
1st Semester, SY 2019-2020
Name: ___________________________ Date: _________________
Course/Yr.:____________________ Score: _______________
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: READ EACH ITEM CAREFULLY AND WRITE THE
LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER. USE BLUE PEN ONLY.

TEST I. STEM QUESTIONS. CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. The underlined pronouns in the following sentence are classified as _______.
Everyone must attend to the party.
There are few who enjoyed the party.
Many of the students didn’t attend the party.
A. Indefinite C. Reflexive
B. Nominative D. Demonstrative
2. The old woman lived alone, with _____ to look after ____.
A. someone / her C. anyone / herself
B. everyone / she D. no one / her
3. The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and____ in which he asked us if we could
settle the matter between _____.
A. I / us C. myself / ours
B. me / us D. mine / our
4. May I talk __ you, Sir?
A. On B. To C. In D. With
5. A process used to keep track of student's progress in relation to attainment of
standards.
A. Evaluation B. Curriculum C. Assessment D. Instruction
6. ____ of students who got low grades in exams are caused by faulty questions
A. 13% B. 10% C. 27% D. 12%
7.The President of the Republic of the the Philippines, together with the Southeast
Asian nations' leaders_______ to focus in the security of the region rather than
economic progress.
A. decide B. Deciding C. decides D. are deciding
8. The poor living in the Payatas Area ______greatly affected by the inflation.
A. are C. was B. is D. has
9-13. Sentence: John and Mark are best friends.
9. What is the subject in the sentence?
A. John B. John and Mark C. are D. best friends
10. The subject John and Mark is ___.
A. Singular B. Plural C. Uncertain D. Singular and Plural
11. What is the verb in the sentence?
A. John B. John and Mark C. are D. best friends
12. What parts of speech does the subject John and Mark belong?
A. Noun B. Pronoun C. Verb D. Adjective
13. What pronoun can you replace in the subject John and Mark?
A. He B. They C. She D. We
14. We are running _ the gym today.
A. by B. on C. at D. in
15. __ is an integral part of curriculum implementation that allows the teachers to track
and measure learner's progress and to adjust instruction accordingly.
A. Classroom assessment C. Formative assessment
B. Content standard D. Assessment
16. Would you like to try __ of these cookies?
A. least B. some C. now D. much
17. It is surprising indeed that he has an access __ all the important leaders of the
country.
A. about B.by C.to D. of
18. The police caught the thief ____ the corner of the Cascade and Plum Streets.
A. In B. At C. From D. To
19.They have set out ________a journey to a hill station.
A. in B. on C. of D. with
20. She was born _ December.
A. in B. an C. on D. at
21. The bird flew low _ our heads.
A. under B. below C. over D. on
22. These shoes cost me _ 50 dollars.
A. around B. before C. opposite D. after
23. Refers to the biological sex of the noun's reference.
A. Sex B. Gender C. Sexual orientation D. Gender identity
24. It indicates relative distance and grammatical number.
A. Relative pronoun C. Demonstrative pronoun
B. Interrogative pronoun D. Distributive pronoun
25. They are called ___ different names
A. with B. By C. For D. On
26. Either Jupiter or Saturn are Terrestrial planet. Did the sentence show a correct
agreement between subject and verb?
A. Yes, because the subject is plural so it requires plural verb.
B. Yes, because conjunction 'or' implies plural subject.
C. No, because the subject nearest to the conjunction 'or' is singular so the verb must
be singular.
D. No, because either-or correlative conjunctions require singular verb.
27. Despite the bad weather we have had in the past days, there ___ no doubt that the
tournament will start today.
A. is B. then C. has D. are
28. Of all the countries in the African continent, perhaps Nigeria ___ the most potential.
A. has B. must C. have D. was
29. My grandparents lived in that same house ___ ages.
A. over B. for C. since D. of
30. _____ is the study of rules governing the use of a language.
A. Sentence Structure C. Subject-Verb Agreement
B. Grammar D. Morphology
31. What type of preposition is used in the sentence? A lot of noise was made BY the
kids.
A. Preposition of Reason C. Preposition of Possession
B. Preposition of Manner D. Preposition for Agent
32. ________ is a branch of linguistics that studies word structure.
A. Morphology B. Phonology C. Syntax D. Semantics
33. ___________ basically covers the sounds of vowels and consonants.
A. Phonology C. Segmental phonology
B. Suprasegmental phonology D. Phonetics
34. I, he, she, we, or they are __________ pronouns.
A. Objective B. Nominative C. Posessive D. Reflexive
35. This refers to the process of translating text by definition, by explanation and
illustration.
A. Semantic translation C. Idiomatic translation
B. Communicative translation D. Accurate translation
36. I had two mobile phones, this is the one that I got for my birthday. What type of
pronoun is the word "this"?
A. Reflective B. Possessive C. Demonstrative D. Indefinite
37. Somebody must have taken my sandwich. What type of pronoun is the word
"somebody"?
A. Demonstrative B. Indefinite C. Possessive D. Reflective
38. “Have you seen her netbook charger?” What type of pronoun is the word "her"?
A. Reciprocal B. Indefinite C. Possessive D. Reflective
39. They were best friends who always looked after each other.What type of pronoun is
the phrase "each other"?
A. Reflexive B. Absolute possessive C. Reciprocal D. Indefinite
40. Marvin mowed all of the grass by himself. What type of pronoun is the word
"himself"?
A. Reciprocal B. Reflexive C. Indefinite D. Possessive
41. “Who told you to do that?“ What type of pronoun is the word "who"?
A. Interrogative B. Absolute C. Possessive D. Relative
42. In traditional grammar, the term "________________" refers only to the standalone
pronouns.
A. Possessive B. Determiner C. Personal D. Possessive determiners
43. The bicycles were ______________, so they rode them home after school.
A. theirs B. there's C. our D. your
44. Which of the following sentence depicts the proper usage of possessive pronoun?
A. The team is proud of its ability to perform consistently well.
B. Are those glove her's?
C. We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
D. The house seemed asleep yet, as I have said, it had a life of its own.
45. The following are examples of descriptive adjectives except ______.
A. Disobedient B. Red C. Perfect D. Filipino
46. As chairman, I ________ preside over the meeting.
A. shall B. can C. should D. may
47. I have been working here_____October
A. For B. From C. Since D. On
48. It refers on how words are formed out of smaller units.
A. Morphology B. Pragmatics C. Graphemes D. Morphemes
49. Different reasons to assess contains the following except,
A. Giving students feedback C. To use oral assessment
B. Seeing the students’ progress D. Diagnosing students strength and weakness
50. This, that, these, and those are examples of ?
A. Demonstrative Pronouns C. Personal Pronouns
B. Relative Pronouns D. Indefinite Pronouns
51. He himself visited the school. The underlined word is himself is an example of?
A. Reflexive pronoun C. Indefinite pronoun
B. Intensive pronoun D. Relative pronoun
52. Subject and verb must agree in number. Which of the following sentence/s apply the
rule.
A. Authors writes novels C. The dog run quickly
B. She walks slowly D. Amy and her friends goes to market
53. Which of the ff. classification of adverbs show affirmation?
A. Immensely B. Probably C. By all means D. By no means
54. Which of the following sentences shows the correct sequence of adverb?
A. Beth swims every morning in the pool enthusiastically before dawn to keep in shape.
B. Beth swims in the pool enthusiastically every morning before dawn to keep in shape.
C. Beth swims enthusiastically in the pool every morning before dawn to keep in shape.
D. Beth swims every morning before dawn in the pool enthusiastically to keep in shape.
55. This is _____ far the best book I've read.
A. So B. Out C. By D. In
56.The chamber orchestra often ______ at the Art Centre.
A. playing B. plays C. play D. will play
57. The cast members _____ practising their lines..
A. has been B. Have C. Have been D. Has
58. Jackson, together with his friends, ___playing basketball.
A. Is B. are C. was D. were
59. As ---- cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson's.
A. anyone B. someone else's C.no one else D. everyone
60. They decided to buy the house because ---- location would allow ---- to get to
work very easily.
theirs / them
A. it / themselves B. its / them C. they / us D. its / their

TEST II. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT. READ AND ANALYZE EACH SENTENCE.

ENCIRCLE THE CORRECT VERB IN THE SENTENCE.
61. That man (is, are) the one who painted our house last summer.

62. Those children (was, were) arranged according to height.

63. James (asks, ask) a lot of questions because he is anxious to learn.

64. All our geese (swims, swim) in the pond adjacent to our property.

65. Some boys (runs, run) much faster than others.

66. Our vacation (lasts, last) for three weeks this year.

67. Sam (want, wants) to know the results of the test last week.

68. Each one (has, have) his own idea about how the outcome should be.

69. Everything (was, were) laid out on the table in preparation for the meal.

70. The cars (was, were) about to be washed by the school’s club.

TEST III. ESSAY.DISCUSS AND EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING:

71-75. What is DepEd Order no.8 S. 2015?
76- 80. What is Classroom Assessment?

Prepared by:

DANIFER A. ANCIADO
Subject Professor

Checker by:

ELOISA M. BAYANGOS, MAED

Program Head, COE

Noted by:

LOURDES T. TEJADA, Ed.D.

Dean, COE