A. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. 1. The ____________________ is the general topic that all the other sentences in the paragraph refer to. 2. Usually, it is stated in a single sentence called the ____________________ or the 3. ____________________. 4. The other sentences in the paragraph support by providing related or additional information and are therefore called the ____________________. 5. ____________________ provides us information about a certain topic or issue. It gives us a better understanding about a certain subject. It aims to: explain a certain topic or issue, give details, and provide objective views versus subjective or personal views. 6. Grouping individuals whether by race, gender, religion…without fully understanding them is called ____________________. It is a public belief about a certain group of individuals. 7. ____________________ is based on what has been observed – seen, heard, or experienced. It is one’s standpoint, perspective, and opinion. 8. A ____________________, on the other hand, are ideas or pieces of information which are intentionally spread to the public to either help or harm a person, an institution, organization, etc. 9. ____________________ are the definite or concrete meaning of a word found in the dictionary while 10. ____________________ are meanings associated to a word based on one’s feelings, attitude, or even opinion. 11. A ____________________ is a sheet of paper that contains bibliographic information of a certain topic and is kept in a catalog drawer. 12. ____________________ are hints or signs that the author gives the readers to help them get the meaning of a difficult word. It can be found in the same sentence as the difficult word or on the next sentence. 13. ____________________ is one way of organizing the details you’ve gotten from an informational text. 14. ____________________ group of letters that are attached to the root word. 15. ____________________ is used synonymously with truth. It can be measured and therefore, can be proven to be true or not. B. Circle the meaning of the underlined word as used in each sentence. 1. The team still emerged as the champion in spite of the difficulties they have experienced during the game. comfort endurance inspiration struggles 2. Robbie will represent our school in the inauguration. announce embody introduce match 3. The teacher advised the pupils to be more giving and patient with one another. believed developed predicted told 4. Gabriel practices everyday for the upcoming basketball competition. contradiction contest coalition courtesy 5. There is a potential athlete in the group. possible portable political popular 6. Sarah chuckled upon hearing the joke. gazed glanced giggled guided 7. He happily offered to his family the achievement he received. feat fashion fantasy favor 8. Perseverance is one of the keys to achieve one’s goals in life. determination dominion direction decision 9. Love should be the essence of every relationship. beginning challenge need value 10. The Pastor was delighted to see many clusters of families attending the church service. individuals kinds groups races 11. Parents try their best to cultivate their children’s values. develop neglect release use 12. The set of morals we learn should be applied in our everyday lives. actions beliefs rules strategies 13. The best way to praise God is the desire to please Him. admire delight follow want 14. We should not fail to affirm the good deeds people have shown us. agree brag recognize unite 15. A person needs to attend school for him/her to be civilized individual. beginner educated formal obedient 16. Kenneth’s mom packs for him a daily full lunch that is composed of a salad, a fruit, a rice meal, and a bottle of juice. blocked consisted decided lacked 17. They serve excellent Filipino cuisine. average exemplary good moderate 18. A child who obeys his/her parents will never be astray. bad grow lost proud 19. The review of his poem was favorable. The judges love his writing very well. discouraging positive surprising 20. Daniel finally reached the summit of the mountain. He was very happy and proud of what he did. destination center top 21. The timid girl cannot give her speech in front of a big audience. fearful mysterious shy 22. Kenneth’s mom packs for him a daily full lunch that is composed of salad, a fruit, a rice meal, and a bottle of juice. blocked consisted decided 23. The youth of today could be the excellent leaders of tomorrow. average exemplary good 24. We should not fail to affirm the good deeds people have shown us. agree brag recognize 25. A person needs to attend school for him/her to be a civilized individual. beginner educated formal C. Root word race. Write the root word of the following. 1. competition ____________________ 6. Chuckled ____________________ 2. difficulties ____________________ 7. Succeeded ____________________ 3. represent ____________________ 8. Achievement ____________________ 4. advised ____________________ 9. Aspiration ____________________ 5. potential ____________________ 10. Perseverance ____________________ D. Apply an appropriate affix to the following root words. Root Word Prefix Newly Formed Word 1. ability dis- disability 2. act 3. appear 4. believe 5. curricular 6. natural Root Word Suffix Newly Formed Word 7. approach 8. attract 9. cheer 10. comfort 11. free E. Identify the correct prefix to be used for the following root words based on the given definition. Write the letter of your choice on the blank. a. im- c. re- e. dis- b. in- d. un- f. multi- _____ 1. not healthy _____ 6. not practical _____ 2. to unite again _____ 7. not familiar _____ 3. to not respect _____ 8. several nationals _____ 4. to not obey _____ 9. to teach again _____ 5. to produce again _____ 10. to not own F. Identify the correct suffix to be used for the following root words based on the given definition. Write the letter of your choice on the blank. a. -able c. -ish e. -ful b. -er d. -ly f. -less _____ 1. can bear it _____ 6. absence of care _____ 2. showing mercy _____ 7. who’s loved by many _____ 3. someone who manages _____ 8. full of faith _____ 4. a native of Finland _____ 9. someone who rules _____ 5. to do things with frankness _____10. absence of color II. Subject-Verb Agreement, Inverted Sentences, and Intervening Phrases A. Inverted Sentences Write NO on the blank if the sentence follows the natural order of sentences. Write IO if it follows the inverted order of sentences. _____ 1. Around the track oval ran the athletes. _____ 2. They passed around a football. _____ 3. In the covered court the basketball players train. _____ 4. The gymnast rehearsed their routine. _____ 5. On the beams they flipped. B. Intervening Phrases Circle the verb that will make the sentence correct. 1. The man holding the timers (help, helps) the coach of the swimming team. 2. The pupils on the bench (write, writes) down the time each swimmer finishes five laps. 3. Jim’s skills in swimming (is, are) praised by many. 4. The girls wearing the blue swimsuits (is, are) the team captains. 5. Groups 1 and 2 of the swimming team (is, are) already warming up. III. Subject-Verb Agreement, Irregular Nouns, and Collective Nouns A. Irregular Nouns Read each item carefully. Identify whether the subject is plural or not. Put a check mark if the sentence follows the rules of subject-verb agreement, and a cross mark if it doesn’t. _____ 1. Series of drills were done by the volleyball players to help them train for their big game. _____ 2. The coacher’s analyses of the previous games will help them create strategies for the final round of games. _____ 3. The drills you accomplished today will serve as the basis for the results of your try-outs. _____ 4. The criterion for the try-outs include your speed, agility, and quick-thinking when an opponent makes a move. B. Collective Nouns Read each item carefully. Put a check mark if the subject-verb agreement of the sentence is correct and put a cross mark if it is not. _____ 1. The basketball team prays before each game. _____ 2. The members of the basketball team are doing different warm-up exercises. _____ 3. The audience is cheering loudly. _____ 4. Flocks of fans are waving banners in support of their team. _____ 5. A group of scouts are watching the game intently. IV. Kinds of Adjectives and Order of Adjectives A. Read each item carefully. Put a check mark if the underlined adjectives are arranged in proper order. If not, write the adjectives in proper order on the blanks below. _____ 1. Excited many fans stood up as the baseball players walked out to the field. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 2. A small young boy watched his brother play baseball from the bleachers. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 3. He was holding a blue tiny triangular keychain. He wanted to give it to his older brother after the game. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 4. His brother held the heavy, gray baseball bat. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 5. The baseball players were wearing white, new, long-sleeved uniforms. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Degrees of Adjectives A. Read each item carefully. Circle the form of the adjective that will make the sentence correct. 1. Our teachers are the (patient, more patient, most patient) instructors I know. 2. My English teacher this year is (strict, stricter, strictest) than my teacher last year, but she is also kind and helpful. 3. I find that playing (fun, more fun, most fun) games in class helps me learn better than just sitting and listening. 4. I also like activities that allow me to be (creative, more creative, most creative). 5. Going to school is always a/an (exciting, more exciting, most exciting) experience for me. B. Read each item carefully. Write down the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses so that the sentence will be correct. 1. My school is just like a second home to me. It has many (tall) __________ trees that allow us to have fresh air. 2. The pupils and the maintenance staff work together to keep it (clean) __________. 3. We even have a contest to show the (tidy) __________ classroom. 4. For me, the (good) __________ part of the school is the library. 5. It has (many) __________ books than my classroom!