Department of Education

Division of Laoag City

ILOCOS NORTE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES

LONG TEST IN ENGLISH

PART ONE. LITERATURE. Directions: Read the poems and answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of
your choice.
1. What is the poem all about?
I wept! a. Love
I thought she’s dead b. Life
And I wake up crying c. Death
Finding everyone staring blank. d. hatred
2. What is the meaning of the following lines?

Mirror, mirror on the wall a. Beauty

Who’s the fairest of them all? b. Admiration
Mirror, mirror on the wall c. Loneliness’
I won over them all. d. Hopefulness

3. Below is a poem titled, I waited and I by Princess Nukada Mitsune. How does the person feels?

I waited and I a. Lost

Yearned for you. b. Sensitive
My blind stirred at the touch c. Nostalgia
Of the autumn breeze. d. longing

4. What is the subject of this poem?

Spring morning marvel a. Time

lovely nameless little hill b. Nature
on a sea of mist c. Sea
d. Hill
5. What does the following lines suggest?

Turn back the heart you’ve turned
away
Give back your kissing breath
Leave not my love as you have left
The broken hearts of yesterday
a. The lines suggest a heart that is completely broken.
b. The lines suggest the underlying love of the speaker.
c. The lines suggest a love that longs and begs for someone.
d. The lines suggest a love left dying in the sorrows of the past.

PART TWO. VERB TENSES. Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Then complete the statement by choosing
the most appropriate tense of the verb.
1. The sun __________ in the east; the beauty of it while rising is a splendid sight to see every morning
a. rise b. risen c. rises d. is rising
2. The birds ________ back to coastal areas and the children were clapping as the birds go.
a. flied b. flies c. flew d. fly
3. Birds __________ like milk; they prefer to eat worms.
 a. do not like b. did not like c. does not like d. does like
A. Simple Past
4. I ________ a movie yesterday with my son and my niece. They enjoyed watching Captain Marvel.
a. see b. saw c. seen d. had seen
They _______ at the beach all day with their grandparents – a moment they will treasure for the rest of their lives.
seat b. seated c. sat d. set
A. Simple Future
6. Don’t worry, I _____ anyone your secret. You can trust me.
a. won’t tell b. tell c. telling d. told
7. My counsin ________ more novels as much as I can this year; he really considered me an inspiration when it comes to
loving reading novels.
a. read b. am reading c. will read d. had read
B. Present Progressive
8. The Coopers _____________ to regain the trust of their old friends.
a. were trying b. is trying c. was trying d. are trying
9. Sabrina ______________ another person ruin her relationship with her mother.
a. was letting b. is letting c. were letting d. are letting
C. Past Progressive
10. We _____________ because of his innocent mistake; but we salute his determination to show he can.
a. are laughing b. is laughing c. were laughing d. was laughing
11. Alfred ____________ his favorite book when the earthquake hit.
a. was reading b. were reading c. is reading d. are reading
D. Future Progressive
12. I ______________ you tonight at the Met Ball. I know you are excited as much as I am.
a. will meet b. will be meeting c. will have met d. will meeting
13. Ronnie and Michael ______________ the seminar on 21st Century Culture and Development.
a. will be attending b. will have attended c. will attend d. shall attend
E. Present Perfect
14. The students _____________ more interested in their class lately.
a. has become b. have become c. has become d. have become
15. Measles ____________ hundreds of deaths in our country making it a deadly outbreak.
a. has cause b. has caused c. have cause d. have caused
F. Past Perfect
16. The protesters ___________ their decision before the Mayor asked for a reconciliation.
a. had been making b. has made c. have made d. had made
17. Julia resigned in her job after she ____________ multiple threats regarding her position.
a. had received b. has received c. have received d. received
G. Future Perfect
18. Nancy ____________ the case before you could even file for one.
a. will has reported b. will be reported c. will have reported d. will report
19. If It all goes well, I ______________ my master’s degree by November of the upcoming year.
a. will have finished b. will have finish c. will finish d. will finished
H. Present Perfect Progressive
20. I ________________ to win the lottery so I can help my parents.
a. had been wishing b. has been wishing c. have been wishing d. have wished
21. Meredith _______________ awards for her countless dedication in youth service.
a. is receiving b. was receiving c. have received d. has been receiving
I. Past Perfect Progressive
22. I _______________ for almost five hours now before Tyson arrived.
a. had waited b. had been waiting c. had wait d. had been waited

23. Rochelle _______________ for four hours when Miguel came home.
 a. had been working b. had been worked c. had working d. had work
J. Future Perfect Progressive
24. I ___________________ for you for an hour by the time you finally show up.
a. searching b. will have been searching c. will be searching d. will search
25. He __________________ for an hour by the time he gets home.
a. has been driving b. will drive c. will had driven d. will have been driving

PART 3. CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS. Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Then identify the type of conditional
statement being used. Select your best answer from the given choices below.

a. Zero b. First c. Second d. Third

26. You will suffer all the consequences, if you fail to follow all my orders.
27. If I am late for school, my professor gets angry.
28. I would not have acted strangely today if my friend had told me the truth earlier.
29. If I embarked on this journey alone, I might not see you again.
30. He gives you more blessings in life if you pray to the Lord every day.
31. If you show mercy to your own kind, God will grant you all the mercy the world has to offer.
32. You may fail badly in your final grade if you do not review well for the upcoming test.
33. If I oversleep, I miss the bus.
34. I would reconsider my claim on the lot if Joy talked to me sincerely.
35. If I had stayed with him, I could have saved him.

PART FOUR. Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Then fill in the missing verb in the sentence.

36. I could have won the literary competition if I _________ the piece properly.
a. will read b. read c. had read d. have read
37. If John e-mailed me the literary piece beforehand, I ____________ in finishing my report now.
a. would not crumble b. crumble c. not crumbled d. had crumbled
38. She gets fat in no time if Anne ____________ too much oily food.
a. ate b. eat c. will eat d. had eaten
39. If our countrymen do not show support and love to our government, for sure, our economy _____________to its
lowest point.
a. sink b. sank c. had sunk c. will sink
40. He would have travelled the world, if he ____________ that one-time offer.
a. accepts b. had accepted c. accepted d. has accepted
41. If I were you, I _____________ my report now instead of doing it the last minute.
a. will finish b. had finished c. finish d. would finish
42. I would pass if I _____________ my exams well.
a. studied b. study c. had studied d. have studied
43. If I see my ex-boyfriend tomorrow, I ____________ like I don’t know him.
a. would act b. will act c. wood act d. would have acted
44. I would not have failed in the test if I ______________ well.
a. review b. have reviewed c. will review d. had reviewed
45. If you water the plants, it _____________.
a. bloom b. blooms c. bloomed d. would bloom

Let your heart says today: “Thank you and You are great,
Lord.”