GRADE3_4th Q- READING

I. ANTONYMS

DIRECTIONS: Write the proper words for the blanks.

1. as ____________ as a feather / as hard as a rock

2. a tame dog / a _____________ boar

3. as ____________ as an elephant / as tiny as a mouse

4. an ______________ lesson / a boring book

5. early in the morning / ____________ at night

II. STORY MAP

DIRECTIONS: Read “Doctor De Soto” (pp. 94-100, On the Horizon Book). Then
complete the story map below by writing the letter of the correct answer on the
blanks.
A. Doctor De Soto
B. William Steig
C. Mrs. De Soto
D. It is important to plan your actions, especially in dangerous situations.
E. The fox was not able to eat Doctor De Soto and his wife.
F. Doctor De Soto and his wife are afraid of being eaten by the fox after
they treat him. But Doctor De Soto is committed to finishing the job.
G. dental clinic
H. A fox came to Doctor De Soto’s clinic to be treated for his painful
tooth.
I. Doctor De Soto rubbed the fox’s teeth with a secret formula that
caused the teeth to be stuck together.
J. fox

Title: 1. _______
Author: 2. _______
Setting: 3. _______
Characters: 4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
Beginning: 7. _______
Problem: 8. _______
Solution: 9. _______
Ending: 10. _______
Lesson: 11. _______

III. WORDS WITH MULTIPLE MEANINGS

DIRECTIONS: Read the sentences in each number and the two meanings
below them. Which of the meanings is the correct one for the underlined word in
the sentence? Write the letter on the blank before each number.

A. ______ 1. I do not like to iron clothes.

______ 2. The miners bring out iron ore from the mines.
______ 3. These golf clubs are made of iron.
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a. to press laundry
b. a kind of metal

B. ______ 1. I saw a bear in the zoo.

______ 2. Please bear with the heat until electricity is restored.
______ 3. The pregnant mother has to bear with the labor pains.

a. to endure
b. an animal

C. ______ 1. A lot of birds fly over our house.

______ 2. There is a big fly in the kitchen.
______ 3. Ryan has to fly to Cebu to attend a seminar.

a. to travel in the air

b. an insect

D. ______ 1. My uncle bought a new golf club.

______ 2. I am a member of the Blue Chef’s club.
______ 3. Mightor had a heavy club.

a. an organization
b. a kind of stick

E. ______ 1. Only Cobbie writes with his right hand in our family.
______ 2. Our house is on the right side of the street.
______ 3. Zach got a star when he gave the right answer in the
oral exam.

a. correct; proper
b. opposite of left

IV. HOMONYMS

DIRECTIONS: Underline the correct word for each sentence.

1. I [red read] a book while waiting

2. I did not [hear here] the bell from where I was sitting.

3. I need to have the car [breaks brakes] fixed.

4. Please [choose chews] the hat that looks better on me.

5. Many people are not gifted with [site sight].

6. The pitcher [threw through] the ball at the batter.

7. I [kneed need] a new ballpen for my exam.

8. The [deer dear] are grazing in the woods.

9. I [write right] to my grandmother sometimes.

10. I wish that this [weak week] would already end.

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V. INTERPRETING DIAGRAMS

DIRECTIONS: Read the paragraph. Then look at the diagram.

The toilet tank is something that we see everyday but rarely bother to think
about. Inside the tank are two simple but effective devices that allow the toilet to
work: the air-filled float and the siphon. The float, seen on the left side of the
tank, ensures that the water fills to the proper level, and no higher. The float is
controlled by the flush handle which is located outside the tank. In the center of
the tank is the siphon, a device that draws the water into the toilet in a continuous
flow. The tank is attached to a water supply pipe that provides new water to the
tank everytime you flush.

1. Label the parts of the toilet tank. Choose from the list of parts given.

siphon water pipe

flush handle float

Ring the letter of the correct answer.

2. The ____________ is used to supply water to the tank.

a. flush handle
b. siphon
c. water pipe

3. Depending on the model, some toilet tanks have the _______________

on the top cover or in the front.

a. flush handle
b. air float
c. siphon

4. The ____________ draws water into the toilet in a continuous flow.

a. air float
b. siphon
c. water pipe
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5. The ____________ ensures that water in the tank is at the right level.

a. air float
b. siphon
c. water pipe

VI. INTERPRETING INFORMATION IN CHARTS AND TABLES

DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions based on the information on dinosaurs in

the chart below.

Name Period of Existence Description Length (L) and

Weight (W)
Stegosaurus Early Cretaceous, A quadrupedal L- up to 30 ft. (9
about 140 million herbivore m.)
years ago W- 2 tons

Velociraptor Late Cretaceous, A bipedal L – 6 ft. (1.8 m)

about 70 million carnivore W – 55 lbs. (25
years ago kg)

Megalosaurus Middle Jurassic, A bipedal L – 30 ft. (9 m)

about 170 million carnivore W – About 1 ton
years ago

Plateosaurus Late Triassic, about A quadrupedal L – 23 ft. (7 m)

220 million years herbivore W – 4800 lbs
ago (2200 kg)

Lesothosaurus Early Jurassic, about A bipedal L – 3 ft (1 m)

200 million years herbivore W – 66 lbs (30 kg)
ago

Mamenchisauru Late Jurassic, about A quadrupedal L – 82 ft (25 m)

s 160 million years herbivore W – 27 tons
ago

________________ 1. Which dinosaur existed during the Triassic period?

________________ 2. Which is the longest dinosaur?

________________ 3. Which dinosaur is a bipedal herbivore?

________________ 4. How heavy is the Plateosaurus?

________________ 5. Which is the earliest existing dinosaur?

________________ 6. During what period did the Megalosaurus exist?

________________ 7. The velociraptor was a plant-eating animal. True or

false?

________________ 8. Which is the smallest dinosaur in the chart?

________________ 9-10.Which dinosaurs existed during the Cretaceous

________________ period?
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VII. READING COMPREHENSION

DIRECTIONS: Read the story “Miss Rumphius” (pp. 278-286, On the Horizon
Book)

A. DIRECTIONS: Arrange the events as they happened in the story. Number

the sentences 1 – 6.

_________ Miss Rumphius tells her great-niece, Alice, that she must do
something to make the world more beautiful.

_________ Miss Rumphius’ grandfather was an artist who came to America on

a large ship.

_________ Miss Rumphius filled her backyard, and later on, her whole town,
with beautiful lupine flowers.

_________ Miss Rumphius went to a tropical island and stayed with Bapa Raja,
the king of a fishing village.

_________ Miss Rumphius tells her grandfather about her plans for herself
and her grandfather tells her of another thing that she must do.

_________ Miss Rumphius hurt her back while getting off a camel in the land of
the Lotus-Eaters.

B. DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the best answer.

__________ 1. Who is telling the story?

A. Miss Rumphius
B. The young Alice
C. The grandfather
D. The narrator

__________ 2. Who is the Lupine Lady?

A. Miss Rumphius
B. The young Alice
C. Bapa Raja’s wife
D. None of the above

__________ 3. Which of the following is not among the things that Miss
Rumphius wanted to do with her life?

A. Go to a faraway place
B. Be rich
C. Live beside the sea
D. Make the world more beautiful

__________ 4. Who influenced Miss Rumphius on what she wanted to do with

her life?

A. Bapa Raja
E. Her great-niece Alice
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F. Her grandfather
G. Her parents

___________ 5. How did the author feel towards Miss Rumphius?

A. The author was angry at her.

B. The author was envious of her.
C. The author was proud of her.
D. The author was happy for her.

__________ 6. What did Bapa Raja give to Miss Rumphius as a present?

A. Green coconut
B. Mother-of-pearl shell with a painted bird of paradise and the words “You
will always remain in my heart.”
C. A camel
D. Lupine flower seeds

__________ 7. How did the lupines grow on the other side of the hill when Miss
Rumphius was too sick to plant?

A. Her neighbors helped her.

B. She sold seeds to the townspeople.
C. The wind and birds spread the seeds from her garden.
D. They grew by themselves.

__________ 8. When Miss Rumphius cried, “I don’t believe my eyes!” when she
saw the lupines all over the hill, she showed her feelings of

A. sadness
B. surprise
C. anger
D. happiness

__________ 9. Why was Miss Rumphius called the Lupine Lady?

A. She loved lupine flowers.

B. She was responsible for planting fields filled with lupines.
C. She sold lupine flower seeds.
D. Her lupine seeds were featured in the seed catalogues.

__________ 10. Miss Rumphius’ grandfather was an artist. What exactly did he
do for a living?

A. sculptor
B. woodcarver
C. painter
D. gardener

Do you think Miss Rumphius is happy about her life? Why or why not?
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DIRECTIONS: Draw a ☺ beside the sentences which show the similarities

between Miss Rumphius and her grandfather.

_________ 1. They went to faraway places.

_________ 2. They lived beside the sea.

_________ 3. They were artists.

_________ 4. They loved flowers.

_________ 5. They made the world a beautiful place.

DIRECTIONS. Read the MINOR IDEAS in the box. Complete the outline below.
Write the number only.

Minor Ideas

1. She met Bapa Raja, the king of a fishing village.

2. Miss Rumphius injured her back in the land of the Lotus-Eaters, and decided
to find her place by the sea.

3. All that summer, Miss Rumphius scattered lupine seeds over fields, along
highways, around the schoolhouse.

4. Miss Rumphius worked in a library.

5. Alice helped her grandfather paint pictures.

6. The next summer, her garden was filled with lupines.

7. Miss Rumphius tells her great-niece Alice that she, too, must do something
to make the world more beautiful.

8. Her grandfather told Alice that she must do something to make the world
more beautiful.

9. Bapa Raja gave her a going-away present.

I. Alice with her grandfather

A. As a little girl, Alice lived with her grandfather in a city by the sea.
B. ________
C. In the evenings, Alice listened to her grandfather’s stories of faraway
places.
D. ________

II. Alice Moves Away

A. When she grew up, Alice left home and lived in a city far from the sea.
B. ______________.
C. Sometimes she went to the conservatory in the park.
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III. Journey to the Tropical Island

A. She walked on beaches and picked up beautiful shells.

B. ________
C. ________

IV. Other Journeys

A. Miss Rumphius climbed tall mountains.

B. She went through jungles and crossed deserts.
C. _________

V. Beside the Sea

A. Miss Rumphius started a garden among the rocks around her house.
B. ____________
D. She was not able to plant more flowers because of her injured back.
E. The next summer, she was delighted to see the other side of the hill
filled with lupines.

VI. The Lupine Lady

A. _____________
B. The next spring the whole town was filled with lupines.
D. Miss Rumphius was able to make the world more beautiful.
E. _____________

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