Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of EducationNational Capital Region

DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS, MALABON & NAVOTASMaya-maya St., Kaunlaran Village, Longos, Malabon City

FIRST PERIODIC TESTENGLISH I

S.Y. 2009-2010

Name: ______________________________________ Yr./Section: __________Teacher: ________________________________ Score:_______ Rating: _______

General Directions:1. Read the following test items and select the correct

answer.2. Blacken the circle of your answer.3. If you do not know the answer to the question, skip it.

Return to that question later.4. Do the best you can. Do not guess at the answer.

I. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the following selections and answer the questions that follow. Choose

the letter of your choice.

Selection 1Reading, the bard once said, makes a full man. This is true for the scholar,

whose stature and contribution to the intellectual growth of society is made through constant reading and the common tao who has understood the printed word if he is not left behind, if one does not form the habit of reading.

Conversely, if one avails of the wealth available through printed word, the task of developing a person, a community and the nation is made easier, more wholesomely.

And this precisely is the reason or the theme of the year's observance of National Book Week, a project of the Integrated Library Association which we endorse wholeheartedly.

OOOO 1. What is the best title of the article?ABCD A. A Captive of Ignorance C. Reading Makes a Full Man

B. The Common Tao and Reading D. National Book Week OOOO 2. What will happen to a person who doesn't have the habit of reading?ABCD A. developed C. without a friend

B. left behind D. faces a difficult lifeOOOO 3. If everyone reads, what will happen to the task of developing nations?ABCD A. hard B. delicate C. difficult D. easier and wholesome

Selection 2As students, you should spend valuable practice in learning how to write

well. In the course of an ordinary school, you have a wide range of experiences which may become possible materials for written composition. Each experience written up in a single paragraph provides opportunities to write the forms of composition, narrative, description, exposition and argument in small units. How long will depend upon how much material you have to put into them. The important thing about writing a paragraph is that every detail and every sentence in it must have a close relationship to the purpose or main idea which gives the

paragraph its unity.

OOOO 4. What is the paragraph all about?ABCD A. Learning to write well

B. The four types of compositionC. Materials for written compositionD. Making writing a profitable experience

OOOO 5. What topic provides a rich source for writing a composition?ABCD A. School experience

B. New articles in newspapersC. Close relationship with natureD. Trips to malls and tourists spots

OOOO 6. Which is the important thing about writing a paragraph?ABCD A. main idea which gives the paragraph its reason

B. every detail and sentence in it must have a close relationshipC. there should be a good paper and penD. each letter in it must be bold

Selection 3

Everybody has a patron saint and every patron saint has a feast day. When the patron saint’s feast day comes, it is fiesta time. We see the decoration hung over the town's main streets. The local band strikes up a tune and visitors come from different town and barrios. The celebrations are as diverse as there are customs and traditions in every region. Such is the case with the pagan minorities in the North and with the Muslim in the South.

OOOO 7. What is inferred in the selection?ABCD A. Filipinos are music lovers.

B. Visitors come from different towns.C. Fiestas are common in the Philippines.D. The Philippines is composed of many towns.

OOOO 8. Based on the text, what is its main idea?ABCD A. Filipinos are thrifty.

B. Filipinos are peace-loving peopleC. Filipinos are lovers of saints.D. Filipinos would not celebrate the feast day without money.

OOOO 9. Which of the statements proves that fiesta is popular among Filipinos?ABCD A. Children play in the street.

B. Party goers attend the party.C. Many are dressed in new clothes.D. Visitors come from different barrios to join the celebration.

II. VOCABULARYA. Read each sentence carefully. Select from the choices the meaning of the

underlined word through its context.

OOOO 10. Don Magno is a wealthy old man who lived in Villa Magdalena.ABCD A. corrupt B. healthy C. poor D. richOOOO 11. Pauline is a vivacious young lady. She always makes her friends laugh.ABCD A. caring B. honest C. lively D. understandingOOOO 12. He has a gay disposition that is why everybody likes him and ABCD there is no problem he can't face.

A. cheerful B. grave C. gentle D. wildOOOO 13. The president should do something to alleviate poverty level of the ABCD Filipinos.

A. improve B. lessenC. maximize D. avoid

III.SPELLING

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Select the letter of the word that is spelled correctly.ABCDOOOO 14. A. vulnerable B. valnerable C. vulnirable D. valnirableOOOO 15. A. monutonous B. munotonous C. monotonous D. monotunusOOOO 16. A. garulous B. garrulus C. garrolous D. garrulousOOOO 17. A. vivacious B. vivacius C. vevacious D. veviciousOOOO 18. A. vuluptous B. voluptuous C. vuloptuous D. voloptous

IV.STUDY SKILLSFor each item, select from the four choices the correct answer.

Reprinted 1997Copyright 1995 by Phoenix PublishingHouse, Inc., and Josephine B. Serrano

OOOO 19. Which part of the book contains the entry above?ABCD A. Copyright Page C. Table of Contents

B. Index D. Title PageOOOO 20. What part of the book that is like a little dictionary gives the ABCD meaning of the words?

A. Appendix B. Bibliography C. Glossary D. Preface

REVIEW OF BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS Lesson 1. Subject and Predicate ................................... 2 2. Kinds of sentences …...................................... 8

3. Expansion of Basic Sentence Patterns ….13 4. Review of Phrase ….................................. 20

OOOO 21. Which part of the book contains the entry above?ABCD A. Body of the book C. Index

B. Foreword D. Table of Contents

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OOOO 22. Where in the newspaper can be possibly seen the entry above?ABCD A. Editorial Page C. Obituary Page

B. Front Page D. Sports PageOOOO 23. Which section of the newspaper contains the death notices?ABCD A. Classified Ads Section C. Obituary Page

B. Entertainment Section D. Provincial News Section

OOOO 24. A section of the news paper designed to entertain and amuse the ABCD readers.

A. Business Section C. Front PageB. Entertainment Section D. Obituary Page

899.21 The Folk TalesE398.2P by Eugenio, Damiana L. c 1989

OOOO 25. The above catalog card is an example of _________.ABCD A. an author card C. a subject card

B. an index card D. a title card

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PL PHILIPPINE LITERATURE899.21 Philippine Folk Literature

Complied and Editedby Damiana L. EugenioQuezon City, UP Folklorists, 19897V (Phil. Literature Series)

OOOO 26. What catalog card contains the entry above?ABCD A. author card C. subject card

B. report card D. title card

899.21 Eugenio, Damiana L.E398.2P Philippine Folk Literature, Comp. & ed.

Q.C., UP Folklorists, c 1989.7V (Phil. Literature Series)I Phil. Literature

OOOO 27. The entry above is an example of a/an __________.ABCD A. an author card C. a subject card

B. an index card D. a title card

V. SPEAKINGClassify the following words according to the sound produced.

ABCDOOOO 28. best A. /iy/ B. /ey/ C. /ⵉ/ D. /ow/OOOO 29. will A. /ⵉ/ B. /I / C. /iy/ D. /ͻ/ OOOO 30. eight A. /iy/ B. /ͻ/ C. /I / D. /ey/OOOO 31. goal A. /ow/ B. /iy/ C. /ͻ/ D. /I /OOOO 32. seek A. /I / B. /ow/ C. /iy/ D. /ͻ/

VI. GRAMMAR A. Identify the pattern used in the following sentences. Select your answer from the choices below.

OOOO 33. Mr. Montes made his reply very short.ABCD A. S-LV-C B. S-TV-DO-OC C. S-TV-DO D. S-TV-IO-DOOOOO 34. The coach appointed Edward as captain of the team.ABCD A. S-TV-DO-OC B. S-LV-C C. S-TV-IO-DO D. S-TV-DOOOOO 35. The students are behaved.ABCD A. S-TV-DO B. S-TV-DO-OD C. S-LV-C D. S-TV-IO-DOOOOO 36. He considers his father his best friend.ABCD A. S-LV-C B. S-TV-IO-DO C. S-TV-DO D. S-TV-DO-OCOOOO 37. The tidal wave sank the ship.ABCD A. S-TV-DO-OC B. S-TV-DO C. S-TV-IO-DO D. S-LV-C

B. Identify the pattern used. Select the answer from the box below.

A. Full form C. Nominal definitionB. Reduced form D. Expanded definition

ABCDOOOO 38. Friendship is a special relationship which is cultivated and character-

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ized by mutual trust.OOOO 39. A lyric poem that has 14 lines is a sonnet.OOOO 40. Linguistic is a science which studies language.OOOO 41. A composer is a person who composes a song.

VII. LITERATUREInferring Character Traits

Infer character traits based on what the speaker says or does.

OOOO 42. “Go away! Leave me alone!”ABCD A. angry B. glad C. nervous D. sadOOOO 43. “Look Sarah, the fiireworks are so wonderful.”ABCD A. bored B. glad C. irritated D. nervousOOOO 44. The girl cannot make up her mind as to what she really likes.ABCD A. choosy B. daring C. kind D. weakOOOO 45. “Ronald, you fool, answer me before I lay my hand on you.”ABCD A. courteous B. generous C. hot-headed D. sad

OOOO 46. David answered back because he was scolded by his mother.ABCD A. happy B. giving C. loving D. impolite

VIII. WRITING Read the letter below and answer the questions that follow.

46 A. Mabini St., Sta. Rita Subd., Marikina, Metro ManilaAugust 09, 2009

Dear Tricia,

It's my birthday on Saturday, August 15. I have invited all our friends to my party. Please come and let's have fun. We will play tricks, sing and dance the whole afternoon.

Hope you can come.

Sincerely,

Farrah

OOOO 47. Who wrote the letter?ABCD A. May B. Farrah C. Farrah's mother D. TriciaOOOO 48. Whose address should appear in the heading?ABCD A. mother B. postman C. receiver D. senderOOOO 49. Which of the following is correct in writing the complimentary close?ABCD A. Your Friend C. Your Friend,

B. Your friend, D. Your friendOOOO 50. What type of letter is the above example?ABCD A. Letter of Excuse C. Love letter

B. Letter of Invitation D. Thank You Letter

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