Respondent No.

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Research Questionnaire:
Factors Associated with the English Proficiency of the Grade 7 Students at Sulpicio
Roco Memorial High School

PART III
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST

Name: _______________________________________ Date: _________________

Directions: Read the instructions and items below carefully. Please answer neatly on
the spaces provided before the numbers. Write only the letter of your answer.

English Proficiency Test Set 1

1. Juan___________ in the library this morning.

A. is study B. studying C. is studying D. are studying

2. Alicia, __________ the windows please. It's too hot in here.

A. opens B. open C. opened D. will opened

3. The movie was __________ the book.

A. as B. as good C. good as D. as good as

4. Eli's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and __________.

A. to climb mountains B. climb mountains C. to climb D. climbing
mountains
5. Mr. Hawkins requests that someone _________ the data by fax immediately.
A. sent B. sends C. send D. to send

6. Who is ____________ , Marina or Sachiko?

A. tallest B. tall C. taller D. the tallest

7. The concert will begin ________ fifteen minutes.

A. in B. on C. with D. about

8. I have only a ________ Christmas cards left to write.

A. few B. fewer C. less D. little
9. Each of the Olympic athletes ____________ for months, even years.
A. have been training B. were training C. has been training
D. been training

10. Maria __________ never late for work.

A. am B. are C. were D. is

11. The company will upgrade _________ computer information systems next
month.
A. there B. their C. it's D. its

12. Cheryl likes apples, _________ she does not like oranges.
A. so B. for C. but D. or

13. You were ____________ the New York office before 2 p.m.
A. suppose call B. supposed to call C. supposed calling
D. supposed call

14. When I graduate from college next June, I _____________ a student here for
five years.
A. will have been B. have been C. has been D. will have

15. Ms. Guth _________ rather not invest that money in the stock market.
A. has to B. could C. would D. must

Part II: English GrammarSelect the one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.

1. The majority to the news is about violence or scandal.

A. The B. to C. news D. violence

2. Takeshi swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.

A. swimmed B. hundred C. in D. yesterday

3. When our vacation, we plan to spend three days scuba diving.

A. When B. plan C. days D. diving

4. Mr. Feinauer does not take critical of his work very well.
A. does B. critical C. his D. well
5. Yvette and Rinaldo send e-mail messages to other often.
A. and B. send C. other D. often

6. Mr. Olsen is telephoning a American Red Cross for help.

A. is B. a C. Red D. for

7. I had a enjoyable time at the party last night.

A. a B. time C. at D. last

8. The doctor him visited the patient's parents.

A. The B. him C. visited D. patient's

9. Petra intends to starting her own software businessin a few years.

A. intends B. starting C. software D. few

10. Each day after school, Jerome run five miles.

A. Each B. after C. run D. miles

11. He goes never to the company softball games.

A. never B. the C. softball D. games

12. Do you know the student who books were stolen?

A. Do B. know C. who D. were

13. Jean-Pierre will spend his vacation either in Singapore nor the Bahamas.
A. will B. his C. nor D. Bahamas

14. I told the salesman that I was not interesting in buying the latest model.
A. told B. that C. interesting D. buying

15. Frederick used work for a multinational corporation when he lived in Malaysia.
A. used work B. multinational C. when D. lived in
English Proficiency Test Set 2
Directions: Choose the correct tag question to complete the sentences below. Write
the letter of the correct answer on the blank.

_______1. They havent changed at all, _____________?

a. have they c. could they
b. dont they d. are they

_______2. Sad movies make me cry, _____________?

a. does it c. doesnt it
b. dont they d. are they

_______3. We have been best friends since our elementary days, ________?
a. have we c. havent we
b. arent we d. are we

_______4. The cafeteria is filled with litter and sweaty customers again,
____________?
a. is she c. arent she
b. are they d. isnt it

________5. Wilma, although a choir member, cant really carry a tune,

_____________?
a. isnt it c. can she
b. does she d. cant she

Directions: Choose the words that best complete the following sentences. Write the
letter of the correct answer on the blank.

______6. I ________ love you even after death. so goes a popular literary
piece.
a. will b. shall

______7. The surgery ______ ease the pain that youre going through.
a. will b. shall

______8. The next group of mountain climbers _________ climb Mt. Everest in an
uncertain weather condition.
 a. will c. shall
______9. The Congressman ________ be the keynote Speaker in tomorrows
Opening Rites.
a. will c. shall
______10. The hikers _________ be trekking Mt. Makiling the whole day.
a. will c. shall

Identify each underlined part of speech by writing of the following numbers on the
line at the left.
1. noun 3. verb 5. adjective 7. conjunction
2. pronoun 4. adverb 6. preposition 8. interjection

______11. Your suggestions proved to be very helpful.

______12. This is a useless delay, he protested.
______13. His business often took him to France.
______14. This climate attracts tourists and mosquitoes.
______15. Your story is fantastic but it is believable.
______16. This question was submitted by Pedro.
______17. If properly baked, this is a delicious cake.
______18. John or his sister will stay until Tuesday.
______19. That is a very unusual costume, remarked Mother.
______20. My background in music is sadly inadequate.
______21. This might be the beginning of a lovely friendship.
______22. The roads will be slippery if this rain continues.
______23. Alas, the weather during the vacation was miserable.
______24. Someone must have told you about my engagement.
______25. I shall not attempt to restrain him.
D. Directions: Identify each underlined clause by writing before the sentence one of
the following numbers.
1. adjective clause 3. noun clause
2. adverb clause 4. independent clause
______26. The auditorium was nearly filled when we arrived.
______27. I doubt that the chorus had ever sung together before.
______28. He introduced Lydia who is a professor of home economics.
______29. I am afraid that Grandmother is terribly old-fashioned.
______30. I came home with many books that I hope to read someday.

English Proficiency Test Set 3

Directions: Identify each underlined word or group of words by writing one of the
following numbers before the sentence.
1. verb 2. gerund 3. participle d. infinitive
______1. These mistakes can be corrected quite easily.
______2. The corrected papers should be returned to your instructor.
______3. Protesting that you lost your notebook is a feeble excuse.
______4. Bring your new album with you tonight.
______5. Did you see that dog sit up and beg for food?
______6. Being cheerful is not easy under these circumstances.
______7. No one thought thats he was telling the truth.
______8. He gave a letter to be opened after his departure.
______9. Before leaving the room, please sign the guest book.
______10. I hope that next summer I shall do nothing but play off.
Decide which of the verbs within the parenthesis the correct one is. Write on the
blank.
______12. Either of these two items (is, are) a good bargain.
______13. Only one of my close friends (dance, dances) well.
______14. Be sure that there are (is, are) no erasures on the paper.
______15. The suggestions you gave in your research work ( is, are ) frightening.
______16. Neither of the answers (is, are) correct.
______17. Neither my brother nor I (has, have) traveled very much.
______18. There (is, are) no likelihood of any further delays.
______19. One of the most interesting parts of my hometown (is, are) the recent
housing developments on the outskirts of the city.
______20. The end of my miseries and misfortunes (is, are) in sight.
______21. The professor is one of those people who (do, does) not believe in the
use of loud speakers.
______22. My brothers suggestions on how to take notes in my sociology class
(has, have) helped tremendously.
______23. The recreational facilities of my hometown (is, are) is one of its
outstanding features.
______24. To our surprise, there (was, were) a carload of classmates waiting for us.
______25. The fact that you did not write down the assignments (dont, doesnt)
mean that you will be excused from the test.
______26. From these stocks and bonds and annual income of nearly four thousand
pesos (is, are) obtained.
Directions: In the space at the left write the correct form within the parenthesis.
_________27. It was not ( they, them) who objected to the proposal.
_________28. I wonder (who, whom) she was sending it to.
_________29. Who deserves the honor more than (her, she)?
_________30. Some friends of (hers, hers) took her to New York.
_________31. (Whom, Who) do you suppose will take Andys place?
_________32. (Whom, Who) do you suppose he was referring to?