Pre Test Eng10 MODULE 3
Pre Test Eng10 MODULE 3
Pre Test Eng10 MODULE 3
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I. Read the the song “What a Wonderful World” by Louis
Armstrong, then answer the questions that follow.
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http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/louisarmstrong/whatawonderfulworld.html
a. Nobody is perfect. For nos. 24-26, Read the passage below and answer the
b. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. questions that follow.
c. Physical activity will help you when you least expect it.
d. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. When Justin was away from home, he always
carried his blue backpack. He liked to think of it as a smaller
Salmon are born in fresh water but travel to salt version of his bedroom—a place to store the many objects
water to live their lives and then travel back upstream to that he collected. It was so worn out and stretched that it
where they spawn more salmon before they die. Salmon hardly resembled a backpack anymore. It was full of the
traveling upstream are very determined to get back to where kinds of things that seemed unimportant, but when used
they were born. They fight against currents, whirlpools, and with a little imagination, might come in handy.
waterfalls; even though, man has placed some obstacles in Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things
the salmon’s way by building dams or rivers. Once the out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless
salmon reaches its birthplace, it lays eggs. These eggs hatch, situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought
and the process begins again. him out when they needed help with a problem.
For nos. 21-23, read the passage below and then answer 26. Justin’s reputation is
the questions that follow. a. worth emulating. c. disgusting.
b. shameful. d. worth remembering. For nos.
Justin was always prepared. His motto was “Never
throw anything out, you never know when it might come in 27- 30.
handy.” His bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent Six major concepts try to steer our way of life so as
tennis rackets, deflated basketballs, and games with missing to unite the present with the past and future and make us
pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents collaborate with one another. Solidarity is in fact the key to
pleaded with him to clean out his room. start this new way of life. Past generations and generations
to come need to respect each other and the planet, and care
for the community of life. One should never benefit from
something now, which will eventually have a problematic
effect on future generations. A practical example is that of 33. Neither the cat nor the dogs had eaten______ meal.
genetic engineering. This technology opens up a new a. its
dimension for the world. It makes alteration of DNA possible. b. their
The immediate effects are very positive as they, for example, c. there
can make a plant breed more seeds and furthermore no d. his or her
pests will feed on them. Yet the downside to all this will only
be seen in the future. Once the structure of DNA is altered it 34. Everyone should report to ____ cabin soon.
would be impossible to change. Another negative impact a. her
that future beings will face is the fracture of the feeding b. his
cycle. Therefore, it is essential for all to protect one another, c. their
as all generations are interrelated, which means that d. his or her
whatever happens today speaks about the relationship of
the present with past and future generations. 35. The football team has been awarded___ letters.
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a. its
27. The paragraph suggests that b. him
a. the future is something uncertain. c. their
b. one has nothing to do with the past. d. there
c. one’s failure can never be recovered.
d. whatever decision and action one does has an effect on
the future. 36.Was it Gladys or (he, him, we, they) who lost the turtle?
28. Genetic engineering has a 37.I think it was (we, her, she, they).
a. negative result only.
b. favorable effect only. 38.(Each, Many, Everyone, Everybody) like potato salad.
c. favorable and unfavorable effect.
d. a promising innovation for mankind. 39.(That, They, Those, These) is a good idea.
III. Grammar
Choose the best pronoun to use in each sentence
31. Both magazines featured the President on _____
covers.
a. her
b. his
c. its
d. their