THIRD PERIODICAL TEST

ENGLISH IV

Name: _____________________________________________ Score: __________

I. Listen as the teacher reads the story then answer the questions that follow.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Who went walking along the beach?

A. Totoy alone
B. Totoy and his father
C. Totoy and his friends
D. Totoy and his cousins
2. What did Totoy see in one of the holes?
A. A shrimp B. a shell C. a fish D. a crab
3. Which adjective is used to describe the crab?
A. Tiny B. huge C. brave D. cold
4. Why was the crab trembling?
A. Because it was alone
B. Because it was disturbed
C. Because it was very cold
D. Because it was dancing
5. Looking closely, Totoy noticed a tiny crab trembling in the cold. Which word means
the same as tiny?
A. Close B. little C. deep D. shore
6. Which of the following sentences does not refer to Totoy?
A. He is a small boy.
B. He is friendly.
C. He dislikes crabs.
D. He understands the crab.
II. Directions: Read each item/selection carefully. Then answer the questions that
follow by shading the letter of the correct answer.

7. Which of the sentences states a request?

A. Feed the monkey. C. How fast it swims!
B. The monkey climbs the tree. D. May I see your pet monkey?
8. Which one is asking permission?
A. We will join the field trip. C. Can you help me carry this book?
B. Go to the library. D. Stop! Don’t cross the street.
9. Which is _____ expensive, pork or chicken?
A. Less B. least C. most D. best
10. Mount Mayon has the _______ perfect shape.
A. More B. most C. less D. least

11. Heel is to foot as palm is to _______.

A. head B. hand C. leg D. stomach
12. A kitten is to cat as kid is to _______.
A. pig B. dog C. cow D. goat
The Wind and the Sun
(Aesop’s Fable)
 The wind and the sun argued one day which one was the stronger. Spotting a man
travelling on the road, they sported a challenge to see which one could remove the coat
from the man’s back the quickest.
The wind began. He blew strong gusts of air, so strong that the man could barely
walked against them. But the man clutched his coat tight against him. Then, the wind
blew harder and longer. The harder the wind blew, the tighter the man held his coat
against him. The wind blew until he was tired, but he could not remove the coat from the
man’s back.
It was now the sun’s turn. He gently sent his beams upon the traveller. The sun did
very little, but quietly shone upon his head and back until the man became so warm that
he took off his coat and headed for the nearest shady tree.
13. Which event happened first?
A. The wind and the sun saw a traveller.
B. The wind and the sun challenged each other.
C. The wind blew strong gusts of air.
D. The wind and the sun argued which of them was stronger.
14. Which event happened last?
A. The wind blew so hard and ended in despair.
B. The sun sent his beams upon the traveller.
C. The traveller took off his coat and looked for a tree.
D. The wind and the sun argued which of them was stronger.
15. Then, the wind blew harder and longer. Which of the underlined word is a time
connector?
A. Then B. harder C. longer D. wind
16. The sun gently sent his beams upon the traveller. What kind of adverb is the
word “gently”?
A. Verb B. time C. place D. manner
17. Based from the selection, which of the following is an adverb of place?
A. On the road C. harder and longer
B. Strong gusts of air D. shady tree
18. Which of the following sentences states a fantasy?
A. The traveller held his coat tighter when the wind was strong.
B. The man took off his coat when he felt very warm.
C. The wind and the sun argued about who was stronger.
D. The man clutched his coat tighter against him.
19. Which of the following statements expresses a reality?
A. The man took off his coat when he felt very warm.
B. The sun whispered to the traveller.
C. The wind blew until he was tired.
D. The wind and the sun argued who between them was stronger.
20. The wind blew strong gusts of air so that ___________________.
A. The man will be cold. C. The man will remove his coat.
B. The man will run. D. The man will stay on the road.
21. The man took off his coat because ___________________.
A. The wind blew hard. C. The coat was wet.
B. He felt so warm. D. He stayed under the shady tree.

The Rainbow
By Christina Rossetti

Boats sail on the rivers,

And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
Are prettier than these.

There are bridges on the rivers,

As pretty as you please;
But the bow that bridges heaven,
And overtops the trees,
And builds a road from earth to sky,
Is prettier far than these.
 22. The word “pretty” in line 6 means ____________.
A. strong B. please C. ugly D. beautiful
23. What does the word “bow” in line 7 connote?
A. Tree B. bridge C. heaven D. rainbow
24. Based on the poem, what word will complete box 2?
Boats- rivers Ships- ________ Clouds- sky Rainbow-heaven
A. Treetops B. seas C. sail D. road
25. Which sentence about the rainbow follows the correct order of adjectives?
A. The rainbow is like a lovely, bow-shaped bridge.
B. The rainbow is a bow-shaped, lovely bridge.
C. The poem is about the bow-shaped, lovely rainbow.
D. The rainbow is a lovely bridge.
26. In stanza 2, the poet compared the bridges in the river and in the sky after
comparing the boats and the clouds in stanza 1. What kind of adverb is the
underlined word?
A. Place B. manner C. time D. verb
Axil - the angle formed by a leaf with the stem
Axillary - located in an axil
Calyx - the collective term for all the sepals of a flower
Corolla - the collective term for the petals of a flower
Drupe - a fleshy fruit that contains a single seed
Lenticels - raised pores or short lines on the stems of plants
Panicle - a loose irregularly branched inflorescence
Pedicel - a tiny stalk that supports a single flower

27. Based on the given page of a glossary, what does calyx mean?
A. Collective term for all the petals of a flower
B. Collective term for all the sepals of a flower
C. The angle formed by a leaf with the stem
D. A tiny stalk that supports a single flower
28. How are the words arranged?
A. Alphabetically C. according to importance
B. According to topics D. according to their order in the book
29. If the word “ligule” is to appear on this page, where should it be placed?
A. After panicle C. before lenticels
B. After lenticels D. before pedicel
30. What other reference material gives the meanings of alphabetically arranged
words together with their correct pronunciation. It has guide words on top of
every page.
A. map B. index C. dictionary D. Almanac

Main Entry: heroic

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: having the characteristic of a hero, very brave
Synonyms: noble, courageous, valiant, fearless
Antonyms: afraid, cowardly, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened

31. Based from the thesaurus entry, what is an antonym of heroic?

A. Fearless B. noble C. fearful D. valiant

32. Which word means the same as heroic?

A. Noble B. afraid C. frightened D. faint-hearted

33. All the school doors are locked. You cannot see teachers and pupils around.
A. There are no classes. C. There is no electricity in school.
B. There is an activity in the district. D. They are inside the classroom.
34. Rita studies her lessons every day. She gets perfect scores in her test. She
makes her assignments and submits her projects on time.
A. Rita is an honest pupil. C. Rita is an obedient pupil.
B. Rita is a lazy pupil. D. Rita is a hardworking pupil.
 Communication, 52 Hyperbole, 200 Stage Play, 312
Debate, 233 Idioms, 160 Voice, 404
Figure of Speech, 172 Public Speaking, 239

35. What topic is found on page 312?

A. Debate B. Idioms C. Stage Play D. Figures of Speech

III. Directions: Study the graph and answer the questions that follow.

36. On which item does the Alvarez family spend the most?
A. Rent B. Food C. Education D. Clothing
37. On which item does the family spend the least?
A. Savings and Miscellaneous C. Recreation and Water
B. Miscellaneous and Electricity D. Recreation and Savings
38. What percentage is spent on Education?
A. 9% B. 13% C. 15% D. 20%
39. Which item has 10% expenses?
A. Food b. Clothing c. Savings D. Transportation
40. What does the graph show?
A. The debts of Alvarez family C. The expenses of Alvarez family
B. The savings of Alvarez family D. The expenses of Alvarez