GELOSEA 2023 SECONDARY 1 SAMPLE TEST
GELOSEA 2023 SECONDARY 1 SAMPLE TEST
READING COMPREHENSION
Reading Task 1: Read the following texts and answer the questions that
follow.
Adventurous Storyteller
Jack London, one of America’s major writers of adventure tales, was born in
California in 1876. During his life, London worked at many jobs. His broad life
experiences would become the background for his writing.
London wrote stories about working people and the hard times they had making
a living. He knew their problems first hand. He worked as a sailor, rancher,
factory employee, railroad hobo, and gold prospector, to name just a few of his
many jobs.
London grew up near the waterfront in Oakland. He loved the water. When he
was fifteen years old, he bought a small sailboat called a sloop. Later he sailed to
Japan on a schooner, which is a much larger sailing boat.
Like many people of the time, London caught the Klondike Gold Rush Fever. In
l897, he headed for Alaska. He didn’t find gold, but he discovered something even
more valuable. He discovered that people enjoyed listening to the stories he
made up with his vivid imagination. London entertained the miners with story
after story. Later, using his experiences during the Gold Rush, he created many
more colorful stories.
London resolved to live a full, exciting life. He once said, “I would rather be a
superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and
permanent planet.” Each day, he pushed himself. Once London determined that
he was going to be a writer, nothing could stop him. His goal was to write at
least one thousand words every day. He refused to stop even when he was sick.
In eighteen years, the writer published fifty-one books and hundreds of articles.
He was the best-selling and highest-paid author of his day. Many people also
considered him to be the best writer.
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White Fang and The Call of the Wild are his most famous stories and are about
surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. Readers can enjoy Jack London’s energy
and his talent for telling wonderful stories each time they open one of his novels.
Source: https://www.education.ne.gov
2. Jack London became a prolific and highest-paid author of his day. What does
the underlined word mean?
A. productive C. famous
B. brilliant D. marvelous
Reading Task 2: Read the following texts and answer the questions that
follow.
What Is Echolocation?
by Elizabeth Hagen
Echolocation is the use of sound waves and echoes to determine where objects
are in space. Bats use echolocation to navigate and find food in the dark. To
echolocate, bats send out sound waves from their mouth or nose. When the sound
waves hit an object, they produce echoes. The echo bounces off the object and
returns to the bat’s ears. Bats listen to the echoes to figure out where the object
is, how big it is, and its shape. Using echolocation, bats can detect objects as thin
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as a human hair in complete darkness. Echolocation allows bats to find insects
the size of mosquitoes, which many bats like to eat.
Did you know that other animals use echolocation too? Dolphins, whales, shrews
and some birds use echolocation to navigate and find food. There are even some
blind people that have learned to use echolocation to navigate within their
surroundings.
Did you know that the scientists that developed the sonar and radar navigation
systems used by the military got their idea from studying bat echolocation? Just
like bat echolocation, sonar uses sound waves to navigate and determine the
location of objects like submarines and ships. Only sonar is used underwater,
while bats echolocate in the open air. Radar uses electromagnetic waves to
determine the location of objects like planes and ships. Like bat echolocation,
radar is also used on open air.
Source: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/echolocation
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8. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Sonar uses sound waves to locate objects on open air.
B. Radar is used on open air while echolocation is used for both underwater
and open air.
C. Scientist developed sonar and radar navigation systems from studying bat
echolocation.
D. Only bats use echolocation.
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15. alive : static :: __________ : complete
A. clinging C. deficient
B. electric D. full
For 24-26, identify the correct word using the given meaning.
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25. the state of being held in low esteem
A. desrepute C. disrepute
B. desripute D. desripute
For 27- 30, identify the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
30. Due to conflagration caused by faulty electrical wiring, a lot of people lost
their homes.
A. earthquake C. disaster
B. flood D. fire
A B
32. The student officers have looked at the evidence against the illegal assembly
C D
of students, and it decided to take further investigations about the case.
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A B C
33. Working for our dreams are tiring, but we should remember to pray and ask
D
for God’s divine intervention.
A B C
34. Taking up to two hours to start working, the medicine the doctor prescribed
D
was still the more potent of the drugs that Rex had taken.
A B C
35. The chief executive officer spoke with the employees on several occasions so
D
that their resignation wouldn’t shocked anyone.
For 36-45, choose the best answer to complete the following statements.
38. The manager may give us more time ________ we shall not be able to make a
good job.
A. whether C. consequently
B. otherwise D. therefore
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42. Allan: Do you take sugar in coffee?”
Brent: Just _____. Half a spoonful.”
A. a few C. a little
B. many D. a lot of
43. I’d visit you more often if you _____ so far away.
A. will be living C. don’t live
B. didn’t live D. wouldn’t live
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