Name: ___________________
Independence High School
January _______, 2022
1 __________________
English Test #2
Reading Comprehension – Read the passage below and select the correct answer. (1 pt. each)
1) The phrase 'external surface' (line 1) means ________________.
a. not belonging to the body
b. the tissues that join the skin
c. what can be touched outside
d. of little value in itself
2) The main use of the skin is ____________.
a. to protect special parts of the body
b. to let us bend our limbs
c. to act as a coat for our flesh
d. to form tiny scales
3) Unlike other organs of the body ________________.
a. the skin is not tissue
b. the skin renews itself
c. the skin contains no fluids
d. the skin always remain the same
4) It would be true to say ________________.
a. the skin is protected from wear and tear skin
b. lotions people use soften the skin
c. the skin is denser in some places
d. dandruff is new skin, only in scales
5) Our skins are kept oiled ________________.
a. by flexible tissues
b. by exposure to wear and tear
c. by secretion from glands
d. by creams in the pores
Adjectives – Select the Degree of the given Adjective. (1 pt. each)
1) Our school is _________ than any other in the country. (small)
a. small
b. smaller
c. smallest
d. more small
e. most small
2) Meg is the __________ person in our family. (bad)
a. bad
b. worse
c. worst
d. more bad
e. most bad
3) Which is the ___________ way to get there? (fast)
a. fast
b. faster
c. fastest
d. more fast
e. most fast
4) Margaret was one of the world's __________ doctors. (famous)
a. famous
b. famouser
c. famousest
d. more famous
e. most famous
5) The beach was _______ and crowded. (hot)
a. hot
b. hotter
c. hottest
d. more hot
e. most hot
6) After we heard the dog howling, we became _________. (fearful)
a. fearful
b. fearfuller
c. fearfullest
d. more fearful
e. most fearful
7) If you get two job offers, take the one with the ___________ pay. (high)
a. high
b. higher
c. highest
d. more high
e. most high
8) Is that a ________ snake? (deadly)
a. deadly
b. deadlier
c. deadliest
d. more deadly
e. most deadly
9) That blue suit looks good on Father, but I like the brown one ______. (good)
a. good
b. better
c. best
d. more good
e. most good
10) Which of these four shirts costs the ______? (little)
a. little
b. less
c. least
d. more little
e. most little
Adjectives – Write a sentence with the given Adjective. (2 pts. each)
1) less
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2) more creative
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3) crazier
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Subject Verb Agreement – Select the correct verb to complete the sentence. (1 pt. each)
1) Teachers in my school ___________ many students.
a. has
b. have
2) A few cookies ____________ on the table.
a. is
b. are
3) Dave or Craig ______________ studying English.
a. was
b. were
4) I believe the mother or her children ______________ in church.
a. sings
b. sing
5) A judge and a lawyer _______ the court.
a. enters
b. enter
6) Most of the tree ________ rotten.
a. is
b. are
7) _______ there been any development?
a. Has
b. Have
8) Somebody _________ taking all the cookies!
a. keeps
b. keep
9) I ______ to make the most of it.
a. plans
b. plan
Subject Verb Agreement – Underline the Subject/s of the sentence. (1 pt. each)
1) The major concern, which is why we changed our plans, is the children.
2) He is one of the students who failed the exam.
3) Before they leave for vacation, the women ask their neighbours to look after their house.
4) According to the teacher, you need to take out the trash.
5) That big tree with the oddly shaped leaves has to be dying.
