First Periodical Test in English IV

S.Y. 2017-2018

I . Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.

1. Which set of words are read as place and lake?
A. make, leak B. beak, cake C. great, beat D. fake, rake
2. Which word has a short a vowel sound?
A. Age B. Hat C. Cap D. Man
3. People cross the road through me. I am called the pedestrian ____________.
A. lame B. lane C. cane D. pane
4. Mother makes ________________. They are our favorite delicacy made of ground rice and coconut milk.
A. benches B. surprise C. rice cakes D. wristwatch
5. “The teacher gives quiz everyday.” What is the plural form of the underline noun?
A. quiz B. quizz C. quizzes D. quizzes
6. They washed the (dish) with hot water. Give the plural form of the noun inside the parenthesis.
A. dishs B. dishes C. dishess D. dish
7. The people served them (mango) and native suman for their snacks. Give the plural form of the noun inside the parenthesis.
A. mangoes B. mangos C. mangoees D. mangose
8. I lost the (key) of the cabinet. Give the plural form of the noun inside the parenthesis.
A. keys B. keies C. keyes D. keyies
9. There were also toys for the (child). Give the plural form of the noun inside the parenthesis.
A. childs B. childes C. childrens D. children
10. The (leaf) fell in the water. Give the plural form of the noun inside the parenthesis.
A. leafs B. leafies C. leaves D. leave
11. Androcles saw a lion with a bleeding wound. What word in the sentence has a long e vowel sound?
A. saw B. Androcles C. bleeding D. lion
12. “Faith can move mountain. “ What word is in the sentence is an abstract nouns?
A. move B. faith C. can D. mountains
13. Mother bought some ________________ at the market. What plural noun should be written on the blank?
A. blackberrys B. blackberries C. blackberryies D. blackberryss
14. “My father’s company will have a trip to Baguio. All his officemates will be in this tour.” What word in the sentence had similar
meaning with trip?
A. Baguio B. officemates C. tour d. company
15. My family will go to Chicago next year. What is the sound of the underline word.
A. sh B.ch C. k D. all of the above
16. The world if full of chaos people. What is the sound of the underline word in the sentence.
A. sh B. ch C. k D. all of the above
17. Children love to read books about fairy tales. Which is the compound word in the sentence.
A. Children B. Read books C. Fairy tales D. love to
18. The stubborn boy fell from the tree. His being hardheaded brought him harm. Give the context clue of the underlined word.
A. brought B. hardheaded C. harm D. boy
19. The teacher gave us the task to clean the bookshelf. It is a duty we need to do every Friday. What word has the same
meaning with the underlined word?
A. clean B. duty C. bookshelf D. Friday
20. Count nouns are nouns which can be counted. Which of the following nound below is NOT a count noun?
A. flour B. cake C. bowl D. eggs
21. A jar of sugar was spilled on the floor. The underlined word is a __________.
A. count noun B. mass noun C. verb D. past tense
22. Which of the following words below is a count noun?
A. cake B. flour C. icing D. butter
23. The man is fool to wear a jacket on a hot summer day. People laugh at him and think he is stupid.
What word in the second sentence means the same as fool?
A. hot B. summer C. laugh D. stupid
24. But soon, they passed a group of men, one of whom said, “See that lazy boy; he lets his father walk while he rides
the donkey”. What did one of the men say about the boy?
A. fool B. stupid C. afraid D. lazy
25. “ You saved my life. Thank you, “ said the lion to the mouse. The lion was _________.
A. cheerful B. thankful C. thoughtful D. serious
26. It will be (birthday of Mika) next Saturday. What is the correct possessive form of the italized noun on the blank?
A. Mika’s birthday B. Mikas’ birthday C. Mika’s birthday’s D. the Mika’s birthday
27. The child drinks a ___________ of milk before going to bed. Put the correct qualifiers of noun on the blank.
A. basket B. spoonful C. plateful D. glass
28. My father drinks a _________of coffee every morning. Put the correct qualifiers of noun on the blank.
A. jar B. bowl C. cup D. bottle
29. The children were amused by the clown’s magic tricks. Which word in the sentence has a long vowel u sound?
A. amused B. word C. clowns D. tricks
30-32. Complete each sentence with the correct plural noun.
30. Father caught three (mouse) ____________ in the rice field.
31. One mouse had long (tooth) _____________ that stuck out from its mouth.
32. Another mouse had very long (foot).________________.

II. Read the story below and answer the questions that follows. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

“The Fox and the Camel”

There was once a fox who hated water but needed to cross a river. He decided to come to an agreement with a camel.
“If you carry me to the other side if the river,” he proposed to the camel. “ I will show you a field of sugarcane. Then, while you eat
the sugarcane, I will dine on fish and crabs I find in the river bank.”
The camel without second thought, readily agreed and the fox jumped on his back. The crossing went perfectly but
afterwards the fox, who had a much smaller stomach, satisfied his hunger long before the camel. While the camel was still eating,
the fox began to howl. The noise brought the farmers running with big sticks. The fox manage to escape and hid but the camel
could not avoid the beating.
Later… “ Why on earth would you do that?” asked the camel when he was carrying the fox back across the river.
“Oh, it’s my habit to howl after dinner,” replied the fox, unmindful of the heavy beatings suffered by the camel.
“Is that so? Well, I have a habit too,” said the camel. “After eating, I always have a roll in the water.” And he splashed down in the
river, wetting the fox all over who was so terrified.

33. Who hated water but needed to cross the river?

A. fox B. camel C. farmers D. fish
34. What brought the farmers running with sticks?
A. the camel’s howl B. the sight of the fox C. the camel’s hump D. the fox’s howl
35. What did the farmers do with the camel?
A. they drove the camel B. they caught the camel C. they beat the camel with D. they bound the camel
away sticks with a rope
36. The camel agreed without second thought to the fox. This shows that the camel is _________.
A. Stupid B. wise C. helpful D. honest
37. While the camel was still eating, the fox began to howl. The noise brought the farmers running with big sticks. The fox
escaped but the camel did not escaped from beating. The fox was ____________.
A. inconsiderate B. clever C. foolish D. kind
38. How did the story end?
A. The angry farmers beat the the B. The terrified fox got wet all over. C. The hungry camel ate all the
camel with sticks. sugarcane field.
39-40. Rearrange the events as they happened in the story. Write the events in the story train.
While the camel was still eating, the fox began to howl.
 The camel splashed down in the river, wetting the fox all over.
 The farmers beat the camel with their sticks.
 The camel agreed to carry the fox on his back to the other side of the river.
 The camel asked the fox why he howled while he was still eating.

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