DOLE PHILIPPINES SCHOOL

Managed by Norfolk Foundation Inc.

Kalsangi, Polomolok, South Cotabato

STANDARD ASSESSMENT 1
Name:___________________________________________________Date:___________
Reading 4 Ms. Zayre Gabutan

Test I. A. Read the selection carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Pick your answer from the Word Pool below.

crackle mouthpiece howl whimper kneel

My little sister Abby had an imaginary pet named Groot who turned up everywhere.
For a while we heard the phone (1)_______________ each time we picked it up. Abby said
that Groot had moved into the (2)______________. Abby said that Groot was very tiny.
One day I’d had enough. “I’m sick of your make-believe pet!” I started
to (3)_______________ in a loud voice. “But Groot is real,” Abby said with a quiet little
(4)_________________.
“Groot is a fine pet,” Dad said. “We don’t have to walk or feed him”. He was about
to (5)___________________ down to help Abby find Groot under the couch.

squirm shove stammer whine stagger

The morning after that I woke up with a start. I thought I felt something
(6)_________________ next to me. Then I felt something (7)__________________ me
in the back. My eyes opened wide. “There’s s-s-something in b-b-bed with me!” I began
to (8)______________________.

“It’s just Groot,” said Abby. I began to shout that Groot wasn’t real when I heard
something (9)__________________ under the covers. I jumped so far off the bed I had
to (10)___________________ up from the floor. Abby giggled as she pulled back
the bedcovers.

“It’s just our neighbor’s new puppy,” she said, laughing at her own joke.

B. Choose the word that completes the following sentences. Circle the letter
of your answer.

11. Mother said that for my 9th birthday, I could invite all of my ___ from school to my party.

a. mediator b. parents c. peers d. mentors

12. I have to ___ the issue before I allow them to work together.

a. address b. framework c. accident d. event

13. Long ago, they ___ messages through the use of a telephone.

a. exchanged b. address c. peers d. framework

14. The referee will provide ___ on the play before he announces his decision.

a. onlookers b. framework c. accident d. clarification

15. A crowd of ___ gathered at the fire.

a. onlookers b. framework c. accident d. clarification

TEST II. A. Label the burger below according to the parts of a paragraph.
Choose your answers below.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Topic Sentence Supporting Sentence 2 Conclusion Sentence

Supporting Sentence 1 Supporting Sentence 3

B. Read the following paragraphs carefully and identify its type. Write whether
DESCRIPTIVE, NARRATIVE, EXPOSITORY and PERSUASIVE in the space provided.

21. For next five years, our company named CaPs and another company named BuXER. BuXER
went on to create the world’s first computer-animated film, Toy Story, and is now the most
successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, consumer electronic
bought CaPs. We returned to that consumer electronic, and the technology we developed
at CaPs is at the heart of consumer electronic current renaissance.

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22. When students complete their assignments, they click the Mark “As done” on button letting
their teacher know that they have finished. Note: The teacher does not receive an alert
or email notification when work is turned on by the students, or marked as done.
If a student is turning in late work, it is recommended that when the student finishes
their works, they should leave a comment for the teacher on late work or some other
special circumstances.

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23. If you choose to use your position and influence to raise your voice on behalf of those who
have no voice; if you choose to point not only to the powerful, but also to the weak; If you
keep the power of self-reflection in the lives of those who do not have your own benefits,
then not only will your proud families celebrate your existence, but the billions and millions
of people you have helped change their reality. We do not need magic to change the world
with all the power we need within us: we have the power to think better. “

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24. The room I found myself in was very large and high. The windows were long, narrow,
and pointed, and a great distance from a dark apartment that was completely inaccessible
inside. The faint light of the red light of the club passes through the concentrated pans,
and served to distinguish enough of the brightest objects around; the eye, however,
struggled in vain to reach the far corners of the room, or the edge of the curved
and distressed roof of the house. Dark cloths hung on the walls. Ordinary furniture
was extravagant, luxurious, antique and durable. Many books and musical instruments
were scattered all over the place, but they failed to give strength to the scene.
I felt I was breathing a spirit of grief. “A spirit of darkness, deep and unforgivable,
hung over everyone.”

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25. Sunset is the time of day when our sky meets the outer space solar winds. There are blue,
pink, and purple swirls, spinning and twisting, like clouds of balloons caught in a whirlwind.
The sun moves slowly to hide behind the line of horizon, while the moon races to take
its place in prominence atop the night sky. People slow to a crawl, entranced, fully
forgetting the deeds that must still be done. There is a coolness, a calmness, when the sun
does set.

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C. 26-30. Guided by the rubrics below, write a short paragraph about your dream house.
Observe correct spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation.
My Dream House

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RUBRICS Highest possible score : 30 Points

Content 60 Scores obtained : ___
Grammar 20
Cleanliness 20 Parent’s Signature : ______________
Total 100 Date : ___________