1st PeriodicTest English 4
1st PeriodicTest English 4
1st PeriodicTest English 4
ENGLISH IV
Directions: Listen as the teacher reads the story. Answer the questions that follow.
1. Who flew from place to place looking for some water?
A. Thirsty cow B. Thirsty crow C. Lonely crow D. Lonely cow
4. The place where the large container was found empty. Which word in the sentence is a
synonym of the word deserted?
A. place B. large C. container D. empty
5. The water in the container was too low for the crow to reach. So, it dropped pebbles inside the
container until the water was high enough to reach. What word in the sentences is the
antonym of the word low?
A. dropped B. high C. pebbles D. reach
6. Which shows the correct sequence of events in the story listened to?
A. The crow searched for water everywhere.
B. All the lakes and rivers had dried up and there was no sign of rain.
C. The crow saw a large container with water in it, but at the bottom.
D. The crow was able to quench its thirst.
E. The crow picked some pebbles and dropped them into the container
A. ABCDE B. BCADE C. BACED D. ABCED
7. “ I will surely die of thirst if I don’t find some water.” This statement shows that the
crow was ______.
A. worried B. sad C. afraid D. excited
8. The crow thought of a way to reach the water in the container. It was able to quench its thirst.
The crow is ______________ .
A. foolish B. hardworking C. kind D. wise
9. Complete the sentence. If the water did not rise , the crow will ______________.
A. sleep B. dance C. die D. live
11. The crows here reach the sea. Which group of words are read as the underlined words?
A. beat , heat , meat C. take , meal , seal
B. neat , seal , bear D. been , green , men
Directions: Read the selection carefully. Answer the questions that follow.
The Fox and the Camel
There was once a fox who hated water but needed to cross the river. He decided to
come to an agreement with a camel.
“ If you carry me to the other side of 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 on the river
bank.
The camel without second thought, readily agreed and the fox jumped up 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 managed to escape and hid but the camel could not avoid the beating.
Later …….
Why on earth did 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.
19. The camel agreed without second thought to the fox. This shows that the camel is
_______________.
A. stupid B. wise C. helpful D. honest
20. While the camel is 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 the beating. The fox was ____.
A. inconsiderate B. clever C. foolish D. kind
22. Rearrange the events by numbering them 1-5 as they happened in the story.
______ While the camel was 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.
Directions: Select the correct plural form of the nouns inside the parentheses.
23. Too much (candy ) _____________ are not good for children.
A. candys B. candies C. candyies D. candyes
27. I drink two glasses of milk everyday. Which of the underlined words is a mass noun?
A. drink B. glasses C. milk D. everyday
30. The back of the camel was painful. Which is the correct possessive form of the
underlined noun?
A. camels’ back B. camels back C. camel’s back D. camel back’s
31. How will you write the underlined phrase in the sentence below in possessive form?
Everybody agreed with the idea of Mr. Reyes.
A. Mr. Reyes’s idea C. Mr. Reye’s idea
B. Mr. Reyes’ idea D. Mr. Reyes’es idea
32. Teach the young children during their childhood to work in the house. Which of the underlined
words in the sentence is a concrete noun?
A. teach B. children C. childhood D. work
34. The Grade IV English _________ won in the choral reading competition. What is the best
collective noun to complete the sentence?
A. team B. group C. class D. cast
Directions: Choose and underline the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.
35. A camel ( carry , carries ) a hump on its back.
Directions: Write the following steps on how to cook rice in paragraph form using the signal words
first, next, then, and finally. (37-40 )
1. Prepare two cups of rice and clean it by removing stones, insects and palay.
2. Put the rice in a pot and wash it once or twice without rubbing the grains.
3. Add the two cups of water, cover the pot and place over fire until it boils.
4. Lessen the heat and let it simmer until the rice is cooked.