National Achievement Test 6 Name: ______________________________________ Date: _________________________ Section: _____________________________________ Choose the best punctuation for the

blank. Blacken the circle that corresponds to the letter of your answer on the Answer Sheet. 1. The politician declared his bid for the presidency ___ so, his supporters were joyous. A. . B. ? C. , D. ; 2. His supporters were joyous when ___then politician declared his bid for the presidency. A. . B. ? C. , D. no punctuation 3. Did you like the movie ___. A. . B. :

C. ?

D. !

4. The secretary was excellent on her job ___ but the workers doubted her sincerity. A. . B; C. : D. , 5. The workers doubted the secretarys sincerity ___ however, she still works hard. A. . B. ; C. . D. , 6. What a show ___ I love it. A. . B. !

C. ?

D.:

Fill in the blanks with the correct expression to complete the sentence. Blacken the circle that corresponds to the letter of your answer on the Answer Sheet. 7. The ________ of the medicine on my headache is fast. A. affection B. Affect C. effective D. effect 8. The obedient children always take their mothers ________ to heart. A. Advice B. adviced C. advise 9. ________ is a mouse in the cabinet! A. their B. there

D. Adviser

C. theyre

D. theirs

10. Trinna is the ________ of the three sisters in Mathematics. A. good B. best C. better 11. The coach asked ________ and ________ to join the team. A. she, me B. she, I C. her, me 12. ________ still dont know what ________ could have said to ________. A. I, she, her B. I, her, she C. I, she, she 13. The mother distributed the candies ________ her four children equally. A. between B. among C. on 14. Look! The price of these bags ________ affordable. A. is B. was C. are 15. Collecting Barbie dolls ________ a hobby of young girls. A. is B. was C. are 16. None of my cousins ________ here last week. A. is B. was C. are 17. At present, the poor ________ having a hard time buying their needs. A. is B. was C. are 18. There ________ my kite, finally! A. go B. goes 19. Sarah Geronimo is a great singer, ________. A. doesnt she B. arent she 20. It wasnt very cold yesterday, ________? A. wasnt it B. isnt it

D. well

D. her, I

D. Me, her, she

D. in

D. Were

D. were

D. were

D. were

C. gone

D. went

C. wasnt she

D. isnt she

C. was it

D. is it

21. Michael Jackson wrote a lot of songs, ________? A. wasnt he B. didnt he C. werent he D. doesnt he 22. The guard looked ________ at the man wearing dark glasses. A. suspicious B. suspiciously C. suspect D. suspecfully 23. Give the reported speech of this direct speech. Janna said, I am answering my Math homework at this moment. A. Janna said that I was answering my homework at this moment. B. Janna said that she was answering her Math homework at that moment. C. Janna said that she was answering her Math homework at this moment. D. Janna said that she is answering her Math homework at that moment. 24. Give the reported speech of this direct speech. Gian said, We have lived here for a long time. A. Gian said that we have lived here for a long time. B. Gian said that they lived there for a long time. C. Gian said that they had lived there for a long time. D. Gian said that we have lived there for a long time. 25. Daryll went out ________ the heavy rains. ________ she got sick. A. before, hence B. after, so C. despite, so D. because of, but 26. To meet Sarah, to visit Boracay, and ________ are her wishes for her 18th birthday. A. owning a brand new mobile phone C. owns a new mobile phone B. to be the owner of a new mobile phone D. to own a new mobile phone 27. Johny apologized ________ the lady for stepping on her toes. A. to B. with C. for D. at 28. How can a criticism be expressed politely? A. Youre work is the best among the worst! C. May I suggest that you use red instead of violet? B. What kind of work is this? D. Use red instead of violet. 29. What is the most polite way of disagreeing to this statement, Its a great movie. A. I dont watch that much. C. Yes, I like it too. B. Of course not! D. But I cant say its my favorite. 30. Whats the most informal way to offer something? A. Would you like to partake of the cake, Maam? C. Shall I get a slice of cake or you? B. Cake? D. How about a slice of cake? 31. Whats the most formal way to offer something? A. Would you like to partake of the cake, Maam? C. Shall I get a slice of cake or you? B. Cake? D. How about a slice of cake? Read the following paragraph. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form from the choices given below. Blacken the circle that corresponds to the letter of your answer on the Answer Sheet. On June 6, 1570, Rajah Soliman resisted by force the attempt to impose Spanish sovereignty upon his people. After a short fight however, he was defeated. Manila _________32 into the hands of de Goiti. Eighty natives __________33 prisoners, and some pieces of artillery __________34 . Half of Manila _______35 . The inhabitants _______36 to the hills. The conqueror, though, did not stay long in the conquered territory. They discovered that they did not have sufficient men to rule Manila that food was scarce, and the unfavorable weather was coming. De Goiti decided to sail back Panay. 32. A. fall B. Fell C. felt D. was fallen 33. A. take 34. A. Capture 35. A. Burn 36. A. flee B. was taken B. captured B. burned B. flew C. were taken C. were captured C. were burned C. fled D. is taken D. was captured D. was burned D. fly

Choose the underlined words or phrases labeled (a, b, c) which are not accepted to format written English. Choose letter (d) if there is no error. Then, blacken the circle that corresponds to the letter of your answer on the Answer Sheet. 37. Everyone seem very excited about the party. No error a b c d 38. The guarantee were issued by the assessment officer. No error a b c d 39. My friend lend me her plaid shirt yesterday. No error a b c d 40. Each of the stores give ten percent discount this season. No error a b c d

National Achievement Test 6 First Set of Reviewer Answer Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 B C D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 A B C D