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English Language Practice Quiz

The document contains a reading comprehension test with 40 multiple choice questions. The questions cover topics such as choosing the correct word to complete a sentence, identifying the best phrase or answer to match a picture, and answering questions about passages and poems. The test assesses vocabulary, reading skills, inference, and the ability to understand context clues from texts.

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English Language Practice Quiz

The document contains a reading comprehension test with 40 multiple choice questions. The questions cover topics such as choosing the correct word to complete a sentence, identifying the best phrase or answer to match a picture, and answering questions about passages and poems. The test assesses vocabulary, reading skills, inference, and the ability to understand context clues from texts.

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Questions 1-4

Choose the best word to complete the sentence.


1. He hoisted the boy onto his _____ to have a better view of the parade.
A. body
B. knees
C. elbow
D. shoulders
2. The bees _______ round the flowers to get the nectar.
A. glided
B. floated
C. swarmed
D. stomped
3. She uses a _______ lamp to do some reading before going to sleep.
A. small
B. ceiling
C. bedside
D. highlighter
4. The magazine is published twice a year or ________________.
A. annually
B. monthly
C. fortnightly
D. biannually
Questions 5-7
Read the text and choose the best phrase for each picture.
It was two weeks before the Hari Raya and Encik Halim and Rahman decided to
clean up the compound. Rahman ___5_____

of a mango tree. Encik

Halim took a broom and swept the twigs and leaves ____6_____

under

a tree. They worked very hard to clean up the compound. Puan Noreen
_____7_____

for them.

5. A. sawed off the top branches


B. cut the lower branches
C. chop down the tree
D. planted new trees
6. A. into a pile
B. into a stack
C. into a fistful
D. into a bucketful
7. A. mixed drinks and cakes
B. cooked drinks and cakes
C. juiced drinks and cakes
D. brought drinks and cakes
Questions 8-10
Choose the best answer for each of the pictures given.
A. Farah is picking up a chicken.
B. They are feeding the chickens with seeds.
C. Intan is sitting on the steps of the chicken
coop.
D. The two girls are herding the chickens into
the coop.
8.

A. He is putting on rubber flippers.


B. Sam is helping Ravi put on goggles.
C. They are jumping into the swimming pool.
D. The poolside is crowded with other swimmers.
9.

A. The two players are playing netball.


B. The goalkeeper has caught the ball from the
net.
C. They are running after a ball kicked by
another player.
D. Hamid has scored a goal.
10.

Questions 11-15
Choose the best answer to fit the situation given in the picture.
11.
A. He is waving to us to join him.
B. He is casting a net to catch fish.
C. He is throwing the fish into the sea.
D. He is throwing an anchor into the sea.

12.
A. After today, I wont be helping anymore.
B. The dishes are really clean arent they?
C. Im glad to help out mother.
D. Thank you for your help.

13.
A. I wash them with soap and water.
B. The flowers in the vase are freshly cut.
C. Thank you, I polish them once a month.
D. These vases are very expensive and
clean.

14.
A. Yes, it is. Did you open it?
B. Yes, it is. Thank you for finding it.
C. Im sorry but I think you have taken my
wallet.
D. You should not have taken anything out
of the wallet.

A. Miss, give me the money quickly.


B. Miss, I dont have small change. Can I
pay later?
C. Miss, youre mistaken. Im not buying
anything.
D. Miss, you are mistaken. The change
should be RM10 only.
15.

Questions 16-20
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
16. We ________ jogging on the shore when all of a sudden, the calm sea turned
rough.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were

17. After a long, tedious trek up the hill, we __________ to reach the top, tired but
happy.
A. manage
B. manages
C. managed
D. managing

18. ____________ went to school by bus ____________ as father could not start
up the car.
A. I, yourself
B. She, himself
C. We, ourselves
D. They, yourselves
19. You can add salt to the soup, ____________ be careful not to add in too
much.
A. So
B. Despite
C. However
D. Although
20. At the National Day parade, in spite of the rain, the soldiers marched on
____________.
A. smart
B. diligently
C. genuinely
D. carelessly
Questions 21
Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word.
21. We watched the beautiful sunset from the peak of the hill.
A. Base
B. Bottom
C. Topsoil
D. Summit
Questions 22-23

Choose the answer with the correct spelling.


22. The shopping mall was well adorned with attractive __________ for the
festive season.
A. dekorations
B. decarations
C. decorations
D. declarations

23. The students made preparations to take part in the story-telling __________
diligently.
A. konpetation
B. compitition
C. compatation
D. competition
Questions 24-25
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
24.

25.

A. would you
holidays?
B. Would you
holidays?
C. Would you
holidays?
D. Would you
holidays!

like to attend the handicraft course for Pupils during the


like to attend the handicraft course for pupils during the
like to attend the Handicraft Course for pupils. during the
like to attend, the handicraft Course for Pupils during the

A. Mother, lets have dinner at the restaurant Good Flavours on Mothers day.
B. mother, lets have dinner at the Restaurant good flavours on Mothers day.
C. Mother, lets have dinner at the Restaurant Good Flavours on mothers
day?
D. Mother, lets have dinner at the Restaurant Good Flavours on Mothers
day.

Questions 26-30
Based on the picture, choose the best answer to fill in the blanks in the
passage below.

The Residents Association of Taman Baiduri is holding a clean-up campaign. They


are at the playground with all the necessary ____26____ like brooms, sickles and
plastic bags. Two men are painting ____27___ see-saw. Badrul and Hassan are
___28___the drains on the side of the playground. Two boys ___29___ cutting the
tall grass at the bottom of the see-saw with shears. A boy and a man are painting the
sides of the ___30___. They all look tired but happy.
26. A. models
B. utensils

C. apparatus
D. equipment

27. A. a
B. an

C. the
D.

28. A. clear
B. clears

C. cleared
D. clearing

29. A. is
B. are

C. was
D. were

30. A. slide
B. stair

C. steps
D. slope

Questions 31-35
Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.

31. Based on stanza one, which of the following words best compares a stream
with a baby?
A. little
B. gurgling
C. sipping
D. spotted
32. We value trees for the following reasons except

A. Shelter for people and animals


B. Keep air fresh and unpolluted
C. Grow tall and strong
D. Give food.
33. Which of the following describes the air in the forest?
A. Fresh
B. Musty
C. Rotting
D. Clear
34. Where can we hear the sounds of waves beating against rocks?
A. Town
B. Seaside
C. Valleys
D. Waterfalls
35. If lakes are polluted with garbage, the colour of the water would be
A. Blue
B. Green
C. Black
D. Sky blue
Questions 36-40
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

36. The wealthy mans actual reason for taking the son to the poor familys house
was to

A.
B.
C.
D.

Show the boy how lucky he was


Make the boy enjoy his wealth
Teach the boy to be charitable
Tell the boy he has to be extravagant

37. The boy made comparisons on the following except


A. Their compound
B. Their households
C. Their surroundings
D. The quality of their possessions
38. Why do you think the father was speechless at his sons observations
A. He felt his son was intelligent.
B. He did not expect to hear that at all.
C. The boy was happy to be going home.
D. The boy did not care much for the poor family.
39. Based on the boys observations, the lessons I have learned are the following
except
A. Be satisfied with what we have.
B. Appreciate nature and what it offers.
C. We must be rich with money to be happy.
D. Make the most of everything around us.
40. What lesson do you think the boy learned from the trip? I think he learned that
being rich is
A. To be able to live in a big house
B. Having money to go anywhere one likes
C. Having something that makes one happy
D. Having money to buy everything one wants

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