PH Batch 12 Beginner English Proficiency Assessment

Grammar

1. After six days of rain, I'm glad that the sun ________ again today.

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2. Hey, let's change the conversation. It ________ too serious!

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3. Don't give him this book. I _______ it.

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4. Edriane and Sherwin __________ soccer now.

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5. Michelle and Mary _______ to the park every day.

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6. Does Geraldine watch Television every night?

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7. Nissa is good at languages. She ________ French, Spanish and German.

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8. I __________ breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?

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9. Everybody congratulated him _______ his new job. *

10. Plants __________ water and sunlight for making their food. 

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11. _______ people in the world want to lead a better life.

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12. Choose the correct sentence *

13. I'm a person ______ communication skills will impress anyone. *

14. Which is the best sentence? *

15. Cheska is on vacation in Korea. She doesn't have much money and she is spending it too quickly. Before the end of her vacation, she ______ all her money. She will be broke. *

16. My father used the computer until 6 pm every day. It is 5 o'clock now. Let us wait until 6. If we go home now, he _________ the computer. *

17. Identical twins often appear exactly _______. *

18. How many years is it ________ you graduated from junior high school? *

19. What time does he ____ up? *

20. The store _____ their prices last week. *

21. I have a very important English test tomorrow. I will study hard today and I am sure before I go to bed I ____________ all he verb tenses. *

22. I am not _____ this film? *

23. I need to concentrate _____ my project. *

24. He is good ______ baking cakes. *

25. If I had wanted to go to the concert, I ___________ the tickets. *

Reading Comprehension

1. Blind date, a comeback in modern Chinese life. In ancient China most of people got married with the help of a matchmaker and the arrangements of their parents. The man's side, led by the matchmaker, would visit the girl's family to confirm each other's stance. The step is called blind date. Nowadays, there are millions of single people in big cities like Shanghai and Beijing, so the traditional practice of blind date has made a comeback in modern Chinese life. A price list for Chinese blind dates that has been widely circulated on the net has triggered heated discussion with users dubbing the list a "chain of scorn in marriage". The list is a common guideline for parents who go to "blind date parks" in Beijing looking for matches for their single children. The parks display profiles about single men and women detailing their household registration, income, property, education and other hard constraints. A ranking system has evolved to divide singles as top, high class, standard, low, simple and no consideration. To be grouped in the top echelon, a man should be worth at least 5.6 million yuan, have a Beijing registered residence, own a house in Beijing’s key regions, own a good car and earn more than 50,000 yuan a month, have a master's or doctorate, or have studied abroad. "What is the "chain of scorn in marriage”? 1pt. *

2. What are the requirements for the man in the top echelon? 1pt. *

3. Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach because the weather was very hot in the mountains. The travel agent said that traveling by bus was the cheapest way, but we went by plane because it was faster. We wanted to have more time to spend at the beach. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time. We decided to go to the beach because_________. *

4. Flappy Bird, a mobile game created in 2013 by Dong Nguyen from Vietnam became a hit at the start of 2014. At the end of January 2014, it was the most downloaded game in the iOS App Store. The game is extremely addictive and difficult so users strive harder to score higher. Due to its intense popularity, the creator decided to remove it from the App Store. Because of its millions of downloads, Nguyen claimed he was making $50,000 per day from it. The demand of Flappy bird made some gadgets owners to sell their devices with Flappy Bird installed for twice or thrice their original price. What is the best title for the above article? *

5. There are around 1 million Filipinos without jobs today. That includes graduates and undergraduates. According to survey, there will be another half million to graduate this year without possible job placements. Unemployed people complain about job shortage. Many go to the cities to apply to some companies but end up going home with nothing. Unemployment rate increases each year even though there are many job fairs. The paragraph states that... *

Essay

What is your greatest learning from the English Class? (2pts) *

How did Covid-19 impact your life and what did you learn from this pandemic situation? (3pts) *

US Map

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US Time Zone

1. If the current time in the Pacific is 4:00pm, what time is it in the Eastern time zone? (with travel time) *

2. If the current time in the Eastern is 7:00am, what time is it in the Pacific time zone? (no travel time) *

3. If the current time in the Central is 8:30pm, what time is it in the Pacific time zone? (no travel time) *

4. If the current time in the Mountain is 12 am, what time is it in the Central? (with travel time) *

5. If the current time in the Central is 7pm, what time is it in the Pacific? (no travel time)? *