READING EXAM 3rd QUARTER

I. READING COMPREHENSION

DIRECTIONS: Read the story “The New Boy”. Then answer the
following questions.

A. Ring the letter of the best answer.

1. Who was the new boy?

a. Mark
b. Manong Dante
c. Aleli

2. Why was Mark bowing his head the whole time?

a. His teeth were too big.

b. He was shy.
c. He did not want to go to school.

3. What did Mark feel when the boys laughed at him?

a. He was angry.
b. He was sad.
c. He was glad.

4. What did Aleli do?

a. She joined the boys in making fun of Mark.

b. She left.
c. She told the boys to stop.

5. Who was Mang Dante?

a. Mark’s dad
b. The school janitor
c. Both a and b

6. What can you say of Mark when he would not fight with the
boys who laughed at his teeth?

a. He is humble.
b. He is disobedient.
c. He is lazy.
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B. Arrange the following events according to how they happened

in the story. Write 1 – 4.

_______ Aleli introduced Mark to her other friends.

_______ The boys laughed at Mark’s big teeth.

_______ Aleli told the boys to stop making fun of Mark.

_______ Mark ate by himself because no one would sit with him
during recess.

C. CAUSE AND EFFECT. Underline the cause and encircle the

effect.

1. Mark was ashamed of his big teeth so he always kept his head

bowed.

2. Mark did not fight with the boys who were mean to him because

it was more important for him to go to school.

3. Aleli introduced Mark to her friends so Mark would have friends

too.

4. Since the boys’ teasing were hurting Mark’s feelings, Aleli told

the boys to stop.

D. Draw a  if the statement happened in the story and X if it did not

happen.

________ 1. Mark was a rich boy.

________ 2. The boys apologized to Mark when Aleli told them

to.

________ 3. Aleli and Mark became friends.

________ 4. Mark was the new boy in school.

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E. Which character could have said the following lines? Write the
letter of the correct answer on the blank.

a. Aleli c. Miss Rivas

b. Mark d. Mang Dante

______ 1. “This is Mark. He’s the son of the school’s

gardener.”

______ 2. “When I was new here, I did not have friends either.
Would you like to be my friend?”

______ 3. “I can’t help it if my teeth are big.”

______ 4. “Just be grateful you are healthy, Mark, and that you
are able to go to school for free because I work
there.”

II. SUFFIXES: -d -ed

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct root word in the box that fits each
sentence and write it in its correct –d or –ed form.

trap save show pray

die surprise jog cry

use bury

1. Marla _______________ when she saw the movie “Titanic”.

2-3. The boys _______________ their pet fish when it __________.

4. Fatima _______________ me the stitches on her leg from the

operation.

5. The miners were ________________ in the narrow

passageway.

6. The class ______________ their teacher with a birthday gift.

7. The firemen _____________ axes to break the glass in the

burning house.
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8. The athletes _____________ around the field.

9. Lola Yolly _____________ her money and now has

P1,000,000.

10. We ______________ during our First Holy Communion.

III. SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

Answer the attached exercises.

IV. HOMONYMS

DIRECTIONS: Underline a word in the parenthesis to make the

sentence correct.

1. Please check if the ( mail male ) has arrived.

2. The wounds should ( heel heal ) in two weeks.

3. Jacob ( ate eight ) all the chocolate bars in the fridge.

4. We will ride a ( plain plane ) to Boracay.

5. Let us ( meet meat ) at the airport.

DIRECTIONS: Write a homonym for the following.

1. deer - _________________

2. knows - _________________

3. two - _________________

4. see - _________________

5. weak - _________________
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V. MAKING INFERENCES

DIRECTIONS: Make inferences on the following situations. Write

them on the lines after the given situations.

1. Rose forgot to cook last night.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

2. JC Intal missed the final shot.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

3. Cobbie Quintos had no grade lower than 90.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

4. The van ran out of gas on the way to school.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

5. The children woke up and excitedly ran to the Christmas tree to

open their presents.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

VI. SUFFIXES -FUL AND –LESS

DIRECTIONS: Add -ful or –less to the root words to make each

sentence correct.

1. A child who thinks of others and does things for others is a

thought_________ child.

2. Trying to outrun Anton at the race is fruit_______________.

3. The faith__________ go to church often.

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4. The class was getting rest_____________ so the teacher

dismissed them early.

5. The naughty boys apologized for their shame_________

behavior.

6. We are all sin________ so we have to go to confession

constantly.

7. A baby is help______ without his mother.

8. My wound is very pain_______.

9. Water is color___________.

10. Cookie is a play________ dog.

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best word for each sentence. Ring the
letter of the answer.

1. The _______________ man did not leave any food for his
companion.

a. thoughtless b. shameless c. restless

2. Have a ______________ sleep before the exams.

a. sinful b. faithful c. restful

3. Mama Mary was born _______________.

a. shameless b. sinless c. faithless

4. The hammer is a _______________ tool.

a. careful b. thankful c. useful

5. Donita is a ___________ girl.

a. fruitful b. beautiful c. painful