CANOSSA COLLEGE SCORE EQ

SAN PABLO CITY

CLASS NO. ____ GRADE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
S.Y. 2014-2015

Reading 6
4th Quarterly Test

NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: ____/____/2015

SECTION: ____________________________________ Teacher: Mrs. Marivic B. Comia
Ms. Jensen M. Maghirang

S.M.A.R.T. Canossian with the :

Celebrating Faith, Hope and Love in Unity with the Family and the Church

I. Reality and Fantasy. Analyze whether the following books is about real events or fantasy.
Write Reality or Fantasy on the line.

___________1. The famous children’s novel and one of the bestselling books, Harry Potter series.

___________2. The Diary of Anne Frank, which is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary
kept by a girl while she was in hiding for two years with her family during World War II.

___________3. The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of novels about four siblings who entered the world of
Narnia with beasts, talking animals and an evil witch.

___________4. Guinness Book of World Records 2014

___________5. A Short History of San Pablo City

II. Drawing Conclusions. Read the passages below. Choose the letter that best answers the
questions. Write the correct answer on the blank before the number.

____6. One of the oldest games in the world is hockey. The ancient Greeks and Persians played it. So did
Native Americans. The name comes from an old French world, hoquet. It is the word for a shepherd's
crooked staff, or stick. From the story you can tell that ___.
a) hockey is played with a ball.
b) the French have played hockey for a long time.
c) hockey is now played by shepherds.
d) hockey will not last much longer.

____7. One night in 1816, Mary Shelley and some friends gathered. They took turn telling scary stories. At last
Mary's turn came. She told a story of a doctor. The doctor tried to create a man but built a monster
instead. Two years later Mary published the story in a book called Frankenstein.
The story does NOT tell

a) when Mary Shelley and her friends gathered.

b) when Mary Shelley's book was published.
c) what the other scary stories were about.
d) what Mary Shelley's scary story was about.

____8. One common superstition is the fear of the number 13. The fear of 13 shows up in many places. On
most airplanes there is no thirteenth row of seats. Most tall buildings do not have a thirteenth floor. And
many people feel a bit nervous on Friday the thirteenth. From the story you CANNOT tell __.

a) that the fear of 13 is very common.

b) why people fear the number 13.
c) if airplanes use 13 as a row number.
d) on what day Friday the thirteenth falls.

For 9-11. Mary went downstairs. There was an aroma in the air. The table was set with warm blueberry
muffins, freshly squeezed orange juice, and brewed coffee. A note was left on the table. It said, "Dear Mary,
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Have a great day. Good Luck at your new job. Love, Dan" Next to the note there was a wrapped present with a
bow on top.

____9. What time of day is it?

a) Morning
b) Lunch time
c) Afternoon
d) Evening

____10. Based on the information in the passage, what does aroma probably mean?
a) Something pretty
b) Something nice
c) Something that smells
d) Something that tastes sweet

____11. What was the purpose of the note?

a) To inform
b) To congratulate
c) To entertain
d) To thank

III. Making Inferences. Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will ask
you to make a logical inference based on textual details. (2 pts each)

12-13. Ryan was looking forward to sleeping over at his friend Robert's house. Though they had been
classmates for a while, the two had only recently become good friends. Ryan packed up his sleeping bag, a
pillow, and a few of his favorite toys and games, and then his mom dropped him off at Robert's. Robert met
Ryan on the porch and the two did their secret handshake and started playing right away. First they played
pirates in Robert's tree fort. Next they played ninjas in the driveway.
Then it started getting dark and they went inside of Robert's house. As soon as they walked in the house, Ryan's
eyes starting getting red and itchy. He saw a big orange cat sitting on the couch. Then he started sneezing
uncontrollably. "I'm sorry, Robert. It's been a lot of fun, but I have to call my mom."
Why do Ryan's eyes get red and itchy when he walks into Robert's house? Why does Ryan want to call his
mother?
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14-15. Tony walked out of the shopping mall with his arms full of bags and the sun shining on him. As he
approached his car, he started awkwardly feeling around his pockets with his arm full of bags. He did not find
what he was looking for so he transferred the bags on one arm to the other arm, which already had bags. Tony
had a lot of bags on one arm. He still couldn’t find what he was looking for. Now he dropped the bags and
plunged both hands desperately into all of the pockets on his jeans. With a look of despair, Tony ran to his car.
He tried to open the door, but it was locked. Then he saw something on the passenger seat of the car. He
stopped looking and pulled his phone out of his pocket.
Why does Tony get so frantic? What does Tony see on the passenger seat?
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16-17. Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his
emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke
out into full sob. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She
began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t
wanna sand-mich!”A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed. Why is Max upset?
How do you know this?
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IV. Figurative or Literal Language. Analyze whether the underline word or phrase is used figuratively or
literally. Write F for figurative and L for literal.

____18. My sister and I fight like cats and dogs.

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____19. The city pound adopt stray cats and dogs.

____20. Hans is funny. He always cracks me up with his jokes.

____21. There is a crack in the wall of our classroom.

____22. Lino laughed like a hyena when he saw the movie.

V. Figurative Language (23-33). Read the sentences or verses in Column A. Match it

with the correct type of figurative language in Column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer on the blank before the number.

Column A Column B
_____23. The trees shiver in fear when they hear the lion roar. a. Simile
_____24. The rabbit runs as fast as lightning. b. Metaphor
_____25. He turned over, holding his nose, and a golden light c. Personification
danced and shattered just over his face. d. Hyperbole
_____26. I’ll die if I don’t pass this test. e. Onomatopoeia
_____27. The bird’s chirp filled the empty night air f. Allusion
_____28. I tried this a thousand times already!

VI. Figurative Language. Identify the type of figurative language being described. Write the correct answer
on the line.

_______________________29. The figure of speech in which the author makes an obvious exaggeration for
emphasis or to create some other specific effect

_______________________30. The figure of speech in which nonhuman or nonliving things are spoken about
as if they were human

_______________________31. Two figures of speech that involve comparisons

_______________________32.

_______________________33. A figure of speech which uses words to imitate the sound it describes

VI. Simile and Metaphor (34-38). Write a simile or metaphor to compare the
given.

Example: thunder – fireworks, simile

Sample sentence: The thunder was as loud as fireworks.

34. arms – noodles, simile ________________________________________________________

35. lamp – sunshine, metaphor ___________________________________________________

36. Greg – lightning, metaphor ____________________________________________________

37. Tom – computer, simile _______________________________________________________

38. Betty – candy, simile _________________________________________________________

VII. PERSONIFICATION ( 39-42). Underline the object/idea being given human characteristic and
encircle the human quality/action given.

Example: The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest.
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39. When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.

40. When Kelly went inside the room, the ugly yellow wallpaper screamed at her.

41. Bobby couldn’t take his mind off of chess; the game spoke to him night and day.
42. The sun smiled its brightest when Tom stepped out of the house on Saturday morning.

VIII. HYPERBOLE (42-47). Analyze the sentences and identify the correct meaning of the
hyperboles. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.

____43. We waited for centuries before we got our order.

a. We waited for two centuries.

b. We were given our order after two centuries.
c. We waited for a short time to get our order.
d. We waited for a long time before we received our order.

____44. I’m so tired I could sleep all year.

a. A fairy cast a spell on me.

b. I could sleep for long hour to get back my strength.
c. I will take medicine to sleep for one year.
d. I need to take a short nap.

____43. Even if you spray it with all the perfume in the world, it will still smell.

a. It smells pleasant.
b. The thing smells horrible.
c. The smell can be removed by spraying perfume.
d. The thing smells like perfume.

____44. The face of Helen launched a thousand ships.

a. Her beauty is ordinary.

b. She caused ships to sink.
c. Her beauty caused a war.
d. She was a witch that destroyed a thousand ships.

____45. His hands dangled a mile out of his sleeves.

a. His shirt had long sleeves.

b. He had very long arms.
c. His arms were one mile long.
d. He had arms like jelly worms.

IX. SENSORY IMAGES (48-55). Analyze the following sentences and verses. Answer the questions carefully.
Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank.

_____48. "I have eaten the sweet, ripe, plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for
breakfast."
This is an example of what type of imagery?

a. taste
b. smell
c. touch
d. hearing

White is marshmallow
____49. What sense is appealed to in whispers talking?
And vanilla ice cream
a. Smell
b. Sight
And the part you can’t
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c. Hearing
d. Touch

____50. What ice cream is described in the stanza as white?

a. Macapuno
b. Marshmallow
remember
c. Chocolate
In a dream.
d. Vanilla White is the sound.
Of a light foot walking.
____51. What can be heard in the stanza? Whispers talking.
a. Light foot walking
b. White is marshmallow
c. Snowflakes falling
d. Kite’s tail moving

____52. What can be heard?

a. Huge pieces of ice grinding together.
b. Someone shouting on the ice.
c. Seals and fish jumping on the icebergs.
The ice was here, the ice d. Ice screaming.

was there, ____53. Which sense is appealed to in the third (3rd)

line?
The ice was all around: a. Smell
It cracked and growled and roared b. Sight
c. Hearing
and howled d. Taste
Like noises in a wound. ____54. What word best describes the place?
a. Warm
b. Scorching
c. Tepid
d. Chilly

____55. What can the poet imagine?

A seashell is a palace
a. The sea
Where many echoes dwell
b. The echoes And when I listen to them
c. A palace I know them all quite well
d. Shadows

X. Analyzing Poetry. (55-60). Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow.

GOD'S WORLD
I’m glad I am living this morning
Because the day is so fair,
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56. What is the subject of the poem? _______________________________________________________

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57.- 58 Give one line which uses personification

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59.- 60. What are some of the reasons why the author is ‘glad to be living this morning’?

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