ABC EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Fourth Quarter Examination

ENGLISH 5

Name: _______________________________________ Score: ________

I. Directions: Read the sentence. Circle the adjective. On the line after the
sentence, write the noun that is being described.

1. The popsicles the children ate were sweet. _________
2. Victoria wore her frilly dress to the party. _________
3. Scott and Kenny played an awesome video game. _________
4. Our cousins drove here in their ancient car. _________
5. The dirty laundry was piled up on the floor. _________
6. Our ferocious dog bared its teeth at the intruder. _________
7. The box up on the shelf was dusty. _________
8. The towels had a clean smell after hanging in the sun. _________
9. Jimmys hat has a wide brim. _________
10. Cindys cousin is a fast swimmer. _________

II. Directions: Comparative and superlative adjectives are comparing two or
more things. Each of the sentences below contains either a comparative or
superlative adjective. Circle the comparative or superlative adjective. On
the line next to the sentence, write the persons or things being compared.

1. It was the most beautiful music she had ever heard. __________
2. He was the ugliest dog in the room. __________
3. His hands were cleaner than his friends hands. __________
4. My dad was hungrier than my mom last night. __________
5. The second comedian was funnier than the first. __________
6. The mystery novel was more suspenseful than the western. ________
7. The person who can make the silliest face will win a prize. __________
8. This years festival is a lot noisier than last years festival. __________
9. His car is much faster than mine. __________
10. He was the bravest knight on the battlefield. __________




III. Directions: Read the following story, entitled, The Boy Who Was Locked in
the Library. Circle at least 20 adverbs the author uses. Remember that
adverbs can modify a verb or adjective, and that they can show
comparison.

When the Main Street Library closed its doors on the evening of December
8th, 1983, the security guard did not check between every shelf as carefully as he
usually did. He eagerly bolted the door behind him, accidentally leaving Anderson
Fiddel between the H and I rows of the extensive science section of the library.
When the lights went out, he slowly closed his Human Body book and headed
downstairs, but as the security guard had been in a tremendous hurry to be home
for his anniversary dinner, he was thoroughly gone by the time Andy reached the
lobby.
Now, being only a small boy of eight years old, he didnt quite know what to
do. This was well before the age of cellular phones, and even if he knew how to use
the desk phone, he wasnt entirely sure who he should call. For a few minutes he
pounded furiously on the locked door and yelled loudly. But the cars outside passed
by so speedily that they couldnt hear him, and after a moment he became
incredibly bored with this useless activity. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his
mind: An advanced reader like Andy could happily spend hours upon hours in a
place like this!
He easily found the light switch, then returned to his book and finished it
rapidlywithin thirty minutes; he was on to the next. He read about leeches and
lizards and other fantastically creepy creatures. He carefully read Shakespeares
beautifully written sonnets and flipped through some surprisingly interesting books
on the history of architecture. He read excitedly, then greedily, then almost
hungrily. He read faster and faster and blinked less and less frequently until his red
eyes ached and his empty stomach complained audibly. He was so thoroughly
absorbed in The Diary of Anne Frank that he didnt even notice someone had
arrived until a welcome but unexpected voice rang through from the lobby. A friend
of the library manager had been taking a stroll in the area and noticed that the
lights were on. She phoned him promptly. The manager now called to Andy
inquisitively. As Andy reached the lobby and began explaining that he had been
trespassing unintentionally, his parents arrived, running eagerly through the door.
He soon explained everything, and they all stopped for a very, very late dinner on
the way back home.






IV. Directions: Comparative adverbs are used to compare two verbs or
adjectives. Superlative adverbs are used to show that a verb or adjective
stands out from among others in either a good or bad way. Complete each
sentence with the correct form of the adverb that is in parentheses.

1. Children usually go to bed __________ than their parents. (early)
2. Allison writes ___________ of all the students. (neatly)
3. Mrs. Sylvester works __________ than her husband does each day. (long)
4. A butterfly flies ____________ than a bird does. (gracefully)
5. The principal spoke to him__________ of all the misbehaving students.
(sharply)
6. They played soccer ____________than most of the other players.
(professionally)
7. Jacob swam ____________ of all, winning the race! (fast)
8. Shelly speaks ___________ than Laura does. (clearly)
9. The two-year-old yells ____________ of all the children. (loudly)
10. My sister walks ____________ than my brother does. (rapidly)



V. Directions: Complete each joke by writing one of the conjunctions from
the box. Each conjunction is used more than once.





1. Teacher: Where is the English Channel?
Student: I dont know. We dont have cable, __________ we only get
the local stations.

2. How do you know that the moon prefers clear nights?
. . . __________ when the clouds disappear, the moon beams

3. What coat has no zipper __________ buttons __________ must be put on
wet?
. . . a coat of paint

4. Which are the most mathematical bugs?
. . . Mosquitoes. They subtract from pleasure, add to misery, divide your
attention, __________ multiply rapidly.





and because but or so

5. Mother: Why are animal crackers spreads all over the table?
Child: Im searching them.
Mother: For what?
Child: The box says you shouldnt eat them if the seal is broken.
. . . ________, Im looking for the seal.

6. Girl: How was the play you went to last night?
Boy: It was good, __________ I only saw the first act.
Girl: Why?
Boy: The program said, Act 2. . . Three Months Later.
. . . ___________ I went home.

7. Why couldnt the mummy answer the telephone?
. . . __________ he was tied up

8. Hopeful boyfriend: Sir, Id like to ask for your daughters hand in
marriage.
Father: Sorry, youve got to take all of her __________ nothing.

9. What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, __________ never in a
hundred thousand years?
. . . the letter M

10. How was the blind carpenters sight restored?
. . . He picked up his hammer __________ saw.


VI. Directions: Determine whether the group of words is an independent or a
subordinate clause. Write your answer on the space before each item.

_____________1. It seemed like yesterday
_____________2. Despite the fact you knew
_____________3. If we could just see eye to eye
_____________4. Wherever he might go
_____________5. Before we leave
_____________6. Suppose he changes his mind
_____________7. Because we were only a mile from home
_____________8. Andrew went fishing
_____________9. When Justin took his first swing
_____________10. So long as we remain in the boat








Answer key
I.
1. sweet- popsicles
2. frilly-dress
3. awesome- video game
4. ancient car
5. dirty- laundry
6. ferocious- dog
7. dusty- shelf
8. clean- smell
9. wide- brim
10. fast-swimmer

II.
1. most beautiful- music
2. ugliest- dogs
3. cleaner hands
4. hungrier- mom and dad
5. funnier- comedians
6. most suspenseful novels
7. silliest- faces
8. noisier- festivals
9. faster- car
10. bravest- knights

III. answer key

1. carefully
2. usually
3. eagerly
4. accidentally
5. slowly
6. downstairs
7. thoroughly
8. now
9. entirely
10. furiously
11. loudly
12. speedily
13. incredibly
14. suddenly
15. happily
16. easily
17. rapidly
18. fantastically
19. carefully
20. beautifully
21. surprisingly
22. excitedly
23. greedily
24. hungrily
25. faster
26. faster
27. frequently
28. audibly
29. thoroughly
30. promptly
31. now
32. inquisitively
33. unintentionally
34. eagerly
35. very
36. very soon

IV.
1. earlier
2. most neatly
3. longer
4. more gracefully
5. most sharply
6. more professionally
7. fastest
8. more clearly
9. most loudly
10. more rapidly

V. Conjunctions
1. so
2.because
3.or, and
4. and
5.so
6. but, so
7. because
8.or
9. but
10. and

VI.
1. independent clause
2. subordinate clause
3. subordinate clause
4. subordinate clause
5. subordinate clause
6. independent clause
7. subordinate clause
8. independent clause
9. subordinate clause
10. subordinate clause