CONCEPCION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SECOND PERIODIC TEST

ENGLISH 4

Name ____________________________Gr./Section__________Date_________________

I. READING

A. Arrange the following words inside the box.

sparrow prince peck feathers people

1. ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________

B. Direction: Read the story below and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter
of your answer on your answer sheet.

The Prince’s Sparrow

Once there was a prince who had a sparrow that was so intelligent that it could also
talk. The sparrow loved the prince so much but it was so naughty. It always played tricks on
the prince.
One day, as the prince was sleeping, he smelled something bad on his face. He turned
around to see who did it. He saw the sparrow by the window pecking grains. So the prince
cleaned his face and went to sleep again. The same thing happened so he cleaned his face,
went back to bed half closed his eyes but did not sleep. The he saw the bird flying quite low
above his face.
“Aha! So you are the one who has been playing tricks on me, ha? I will punish you. I
will remove all your feathers so the people will laugh at you.
The bird pleaded with the prince. But do you think he was forgiven?

2. Ask a wh- question regarding the story and answer it.

Question:_________________________________________?
Answer:___________________________________________.

3. He saw the sparrow by the window pecking grains. Pecking means____________.

A. counting
B. eating
C. drinking
D. smelling

4. Which of the following shows that the sparrow was naughty?

A. The sparrow can talk.
B. The sparrow always played tricks on the prince.
C. The sparrow makes the prince happy.
D. The sparrow pleaded with the prince.

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5. The prince thought that the sparrow was impolite so he punished it. Impolite
means____________.
A. friendly
B. good-mannered
C. bad-mannered
D. respectful

6. What would happen to the sparrow after being caught by the prince?
A. The prince will forgive it.
B. The prince will send it away.
C. The prince will remove its feathers.
D. The prince will put it in a cage.

C. Identify the important details in the story by filing out the chart below:

Characters Setting Plot

7. 8. 9.

D. Arrange the following events in order. Write: 1- first, 2- second, 3- last.

______ 10. The prince found out that it was the sparrow who had been playing tricks on
him.
______ 11. The prince woke up smelling something bad on his face.
______ 12. There was a prince who had a pet sparrow who was very intelligent.

E. Read the poem.

Who Has Seen the Wind?

Felicitas E. Prado

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang
trembling
The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down
their heads
The wind is passing by.
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 13-14. Inside the big circle, write the main idea of the poem. On the smaller circles,
write the supporting details.

F. Identify whether each of the following comparisons is a simile, a metaphor, or a

personification. Write S if it is a simile, M if it is a metaphor, and P if it is a
personification.

_______ 15. The trees bow down their heads.

_______ 16. She runs like a wind.

17. Read the words inside box A. Four (4) of them belong to one group. Write those
words inside box B.

A B
Pillow
spoon
bed
sleep
blanket
tree
teacher

II. GRAMMAR

A. Multiple Choice: Select the letter of the correct answer and write it on your answer
sheet.

18. The prince loves his pet sparrow. Which word in the sentence is a verb?
A. prince
B. loves
C. his
D. sparrow

19. Gina is a grade four pupil. She is the youngest in her class. The underlined word
is a _______________.
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Personal pronoun
D. Possessive pronoun

20. Karen’s bag is red. Her shoes are also red. That red headband is also hers.
Which word is the possessive pronoun?
A. Karen

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 B. she
C. her
D. hers

21. Karen and Ben are responsible children. That project is theirs. The underlined
word is a _____________.
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Personal pronoun
D. Possessive pronoun

22. The pupils’ answers were incorrect. The teacher explained the lesson again.
Incorrect means the answers were ___________.
A. right
B. clear
C. wrong
D. loud

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct personal or possessive pronouns.

(Me, my, mine) 23. I have lots of toys. Those toys inside the box are _______.
(We, our, ours) 24. Kokoy and I both love to play basketball. ______ go to the
basketball court every Sunday.

C. Write the correct form of the verb on the blank before each number.

________________ 25. The Boy Scouts _________(march) on the field every morning.
________________ 26. I ________(drink) two glasses of milk last night.
________________ 27. She _________(finish) her project yesterday.

D. Answer the following questions using correct verbs and time expressions.

What do you do before going to bed at night?

28.

Where does you family spend the Christmas Vacation?

29.

III. WRITING
Read the following story.
PASSAGE A

A woman approached Mang Andoy for help. She needed money for medicine.
She needed money for her operation. Mang Andoy was kind. He said something to
the woman. The woman smiled and thanked him.

30 - 31. Think of a good ending for Passage A. Write it in a complete sentence.

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 Observe correct capitalization and punctuation.

________________________________________________________________________

32 – 34. Follow the directions carefully:

Step 1: Draw a heart.
Step 2: Inside the heart write the name of the person who helped
you recently.
Step 3: Below the heart, tell something to the person who helped
you.

35. What do you think will happen to the woman after Mang Andoy helped her?
The woman will _______________.
A. be sad
B. be more sick
C. be healed
D. be imprisoned

PASSAGE B
News Report

Two bottlenose dolphins were found dead at the Tondaligan Beach here and
on the shores of neighboring Binmaley town in Pangasinan province, in what has
turned out to be a series of beaching in Lingayen Gulf since Monday.

Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez informed the NIFTDC Office that on

Tuesday four dolphins have beached in Pugaro. He said the dolphins had fresh
wounds. The chief of the NIFTDC, Westly Rosario, said four of the dolphins were
released back to the sea. But the other one was reportedly taken by a fisherman from
Agoo for food.

Source: Inquirer.net

Fill out the some details from Passage B.

What 36.
Where 37.
Why 38.

PASSAGE C
Informational Text

Dolphins come in different sizes. Some are smaller than the average
person. Others, such as the Orca, can be 30 feet long, or more than five times
as long as the average person. Dolphins are thought to be very intelligent.
They communicate with each other using clicks and whistles. All dolphins ar e
powerful swimmers.

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 39- 40. Using the template below, write a two-level outline about Passage C.

Dolphins

I. ___________________________________________________________________
A. ________________________________________________________________
B. ________________________________________________________________
C. ________________________________________________________________

Prepared by

LEONORA S. DAMASO
Grade IV, English Teacher