UNITED MONTESSOREANSCHOOL OF SAN PEDRO LAGUNA, INC.

305 Gov. F.T. San Luis Drive, Brgy.Laram

City of San Pedro, Laguna

Mid-Year Examinations in English

Grade 5
Name: ________________________________________________ Date: ________________
Teacher: Mike Roland B. Urlanda Score: _______________
I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. It is a collection of short stories written to teach good values to the children of Indian kings.
a. Panchatantra b. Panchantatra c. Parables d. Folktales
2. Who is the owner of the pond, where the four friends are gathering?
a. Rat b. Deer c. Turtle d. Crow
3. What is the main theme of the story entitled “The Four Friends”?
a. Bravery b. Love c. Fairness d. Friendship
4. The story of the four friends is written by _______________?
a. Kalilah wa Dima b. Kalah wa Dimna c. Kalila wha Dimna d. Kalilah wa Dimna
5. This is the animal who is lastly captured by the hunter.
a. injured deer b. black crow c. slow turtle d. small rat
6. What was the unknown author of the Parable of the Three Trees is trying to teach on its readers?
a. dreams are impossible b. It is easy to achieve a dream
c. dreams may sometimes come to pass in ways you don’t expect d. dreams are just a product of imagination
7. The first tree wants to be a ____________.
a. Treasure chest b. Crib c. Box d. Feed box
8. Where did the woodsman take the second tree?
a. backyard b. shipyard c. carpenter d. hardware
9. Instead of being a mighty ship, the second tree was made into a ______________.
a. submarine b. yacht c. private ship d. fishing boat
10. When the group of men were caught in the middle of storm, a man stood and said?
a. stop b. Chaos c. peace d. war
11. How many siblings does Albrecht and Albert have?
a. 16 b. 18 c. 17 d. 19
12. In the story of the Playing hand, what was the profession of the head of their family?
a. blacksmith b. carpenter c. goldsmith d. teacher
13. How many years does Albrecht has to take to finished his studies?
a. 3years b. 4years c. 2years d. 6years
14. In what time and place does the two brothers decided to conduct the tossing of coins.
a. Sunday at the school b. Monday at the school
c. Monday at the church d. Sunday at the church
15. What was the very reason why Albert doesn’t want to continue his studies?
a. every bones in his hands was broken b. his hands was too tired
c. he is lousy earning money d. Albert lost his interest
16. These are pieces of information in the words or sentences that help supply the meaning of a word.
a. Context clues b. Verbal clues c. context hints d. verbal hints
17. What type of clues using the meaning of the vocabulary word which is in the sentence itself?
a. Example b. Definition c. Synonyms d. Antonyms
18. This is a clue using the contrast meaning of an unfamiliar word with the meaning of a familiar term.
a. Synonyms b. Example c. Antonyms d. Definition
19. A figure of speech using dire of comparison of two different things, without any word signals.
a. Metaphor b. Simile c. Personification d. Hyperbole
20. The use of exaggeration or over statement to make a point.
a. Metaphor b. Simile c. Personification d. Hyperbole
21. It is a story written by Hans Christian Anderson.
a. The Praying Hands b. The Ugly Duckling
c. The Parable of Three Trees d. The Ugly Chicken
22. The old duck who took a glimpse on the only remaining egg said that it was an egg of?
a. Crocodile’s egg b. Chicken’s egg c. Turkey’s egg d. Snake’s egg
23. How did the mother describe her duckling?
a. Beautiful b. Kind c. Monstrous d. Ugly
24. Because of his appearance; even his brothers and sisters were unkind to him; and would say.
a. You ugly creature, I wish the cat would get you
b. Leave, you are not belong here
c. Go away! You are too unusual
d. All of the above
25. What was the Ugly Duckling do when he is in front of the wild ducks?
a. Laughed b. Talk c. Ran d. Bowed
26. Who lived in a cottage where the ugly duckling sat down because of the violent storm?
 a. A man, mouse and a cock b. A woman, tomcat and a hen
c. A man, tomcat and a cock d. A woman, mouse and a hen
27. The duckling seen a large flock of beautiful birds out of the bushes, they were __________.
a. Crows b. Doves c. Swans d. Eagles
28. The winter grew colder and colder, what was the duckling doing to prevent the water from freezing?
a. He keep on swimming b. He made a bonfire
c. He flew above the water d. He stayed on his position
29. Who saw the ugly duckling lay still, and helpless frozen fast in the ice?
a. A boy b. A peasant c. An old guy d. A hunter
30. When he bow his head down to the surface of water, what did he seen in the clear stream below?
a. Gray ugly bird b. Disagreeable looking duck
c. A fish under the ice d. Graceful and beautiful swan
31. I give better light and burn longer than the other, and placed is a chandelier.
a. lantern b. flashlight c. tallow candle d. wax candle
32. How many times do a tallow candle dipped to get its proper thickness?
a. Seven times b. eight times c. nine times d. ten times
33. This is the falsity told by Mrs. Thompson told to her students.
a. all of them are doing great in their studies
b. no one passed in her subject
c. that she loves all of her students
d. they are exempted on the next examination
34. This personal pronoun acts as the object of a sentence, and receives the action of the verb.
a. Subject pronoun c. Personal pronoun
b. Possessive pronoun d. Object pronoun
35. He is the one who slumped on his seat in front of the vow.
a. Teddy Stoddard b. Jerry Stoddard c. Teddy Stouwart d. JerryStouwart
36. What does Mrs. Thompson noticed about Teddy the year before?
a. Teddy is hard working b. Teddy is unpleasant
c. Teddy is smart d. Teddy is neat and clean
37. What does the story entitled “The Candles” by Hans Christian trying to portray?
a. The realization of the important things in life
b. The value of other people
c. The selfishness within every individual
d. The boastfulness of every one.
38. It is the solution done by Mrs. Thompson to change Teddy.
a. Mark his papers with bold X’s and F on the top
b. She made a home visitation
c. She gets mad when Teddy’s classmates made fun of him
d. She motivated him to study more from time to time.
39. According to the wax candle, it is more important than food.
a. Environment b. Family c. Society d. Money
40. Teddy’s grade teacher that he is a ….
a. bright child with a ready laugh
b. excellent student, well-liked by his classmates
c. hardheaded student, doesn’t know how to get along with others
d. soft hearted and calm student
41. it is a pronoun used as a subject of a sentence.
a. Nominative b. Possessive c. Objective d. Demonstrative
42. What type of pronoun that acts as the object of a sentence. It receives the action of the verb.
a. Subjective b. Nominative c. Objective d. Possessive
43. __________ is a pronoun that shows ownership and belongings.
a. Objective b. Possessive c. Demonstrative d. Nominative
44. This is a part of speech which is use to describes nouns and pronouns.
a. Conjunction b. Preposition c. Interjection d. Adjective
45. Which type of adjective is used to describe persons, places, things, ideas, or events.
a. Indefinite b. Demonstrative c. Descriptive d. Interrogative
46. An adjective that modify nouns, noun phrases, or other pronouns without specifying particular one.
a. Interrogative b. Indefinite c. Demonstrative d. Descriptive
47. Another type of adjective that modifies noun or noun phrase by asking question.
a. Interrogative b. Indefinite c. Descriptive d. Demonstrative
48. It is an adjective that refer to a specific quantity of nouns or pronouns they described.
a. Quantifying b. Distributing c. Interrogative d. Demonstrative
49. What kind of adjective shows order or distribution in nouns or pronoun it described?
a. Qualifying b. Quantifying c. Interrogating d. Distributing
50. Who wrote the poetic story entitled “Jelly Jake and Butter Bill”?
a. Jannet Jackson b. Jordan Clarkson c. Leroy F. Jackson d. Michael Jackson