Department of Education

Region X
Division of Lanao del Norte
District of Kapatagan East
CURVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 4

Name: ____________________________________________Date: ______________________

Grade & Sec. ______________________________________Score: ______________________

LISTENING: Listen carefully as the teacher reads the short selection. Answer the following
questions about the selection. Write the letter of the correct answer.

THE BOYS AND THE FROGS

The frogs in the pond were living happily and at peace until four boys came to play.
When the boys saw the frogs, the boys picked up some stones and started throwing out the frogs.

A little frog then jumped into a floating leaf in front of the boys. The little frog
shouted.”Stop! How would you feel if you were frogs like us.You don’t want to be stoned, so don’t do it
to us”.

_____1. Who were living happily in the pond?

A. boys B. stones C. frogs D. pond
_____2. How many boys came to play?
A. four B. five C. six D. seven
_____3. Where did the little frog jump?
A. flying leaf B. floating leaf C. falling leaf D. under leaf
_____4. What did the boys pick-up?
A. leaf B. stones C. frogs D. sand
_____5. Why did the little frog shout?
A. to call the boys B. to talk to the boys C. to stop the boys D. to smile with the boys

II. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

Find the meaning of the words using context clues.

_____ 6.Marah saw a group of birds soaring across the sky.

A. eating B. flying C. falling D. restling

_____ 7. Anton got furious when he found out that his favourite toy was missing.
A. acared B. jealous C. happy D. mad

_____ 8. Jamilah assisted Sittie in decorating her room.

A. left B. talked C. helped D. Ignore
Complete each sentence with the correct word or words from the given choices. Write the
letter of the correct answer.
_____9. There are different kinds of fruits. (A. Many B. Much C. Some D. Few)
____________of our fruits are delicious.
_____10. Mother needs ( A. much B. many C. little D. a few) sugar when she makes a
cake.
_____11. The children should regularly visit the dentist to check their ____.
A. tooths B. teeth C. teeths D. tooth
_____12. The ____ are newly painted.
A. shelf B. shelves C. shelfs D. shoves
Choose the correct form of nouns. Write the letter of your answer on the blank before each
item.
_____13 The ________ were fed with grains in the yard.
A. Gooses B. Gooseses C. Geese D. Geeses
____ 14. Which is the plural of country?
Countrys B. Countries C. Countryes D. Countrieses
____ 15. The coconut _______ are very useful.
a. Leafs B. Leave C. Leaves D. Leaveses
____ 16.The following are examples of mass nouns except one. Which is the word?
A. Water B. Salt C. Ball D. Ice cream
____ 17. Which expression could tell the plural of chocolate?
A. A teaspoon of B. A bar of C. A bottle of D. A pinch of
_____18.Which of the following

A. Aling Martha served us fruit juice and cookies.

B. A battalion of soldiers marched to the plaza.
C. At last, I found my wallet.
D. He eats breakfast with his brother.

_____ 19. A big _____ of people attended the rally in Rizal Park.
A. Tribe B. Crowd C. Flock D. Band
_____20. Identify the diphthong in the sentence.
“Show your smile to everyone”.
A.Smile B. Show C. Everyone D.Your
_____21. All, except one has long e vowel sound. Which is the word?
A. Men B. Beat C. Weave D. Bead
_____ 22. Which set of words have the long /u/ sound?
A. Huge, cone, sure B. cure, sure, pure C.look, cute, mute D. sum, some, sure
____ 23. Which is a compound word?
A. Hotel B. Bakeshop C. Lucky D. Hammer
_____24. Which word has a silent letter.
A. Humor B. Hardworking C. Honest D. Hero
_____25.The crow ______ pebbles to drop to the container. Which word is not read with silent /gh/?
A. ghost B. brought C. rough D. tough

Change the following phrases to show possession.

26. the bike of Francis _________________________________
27. the office of Mr. Chen ______________________________
28. the toys of the Twins _________________________________
Tell whether the underlined word is an abstract noun or a concrete noun.
__________29. Yellow flowers in the red vase are looking very attractive.
__________30. If we persevere, victory shall be ours.
__________31. There was unspeakable joy on her face as the award was announced.
__________32. I enjoy the sunset at the back of our house.
Underline the correct verb form in each sentence.
33. Kate ( bakes , bake ) a cake this morning.
34. Mike ( drink, drinks ) a glass of milk every day..
35. Anton (play , plays ) in the park with his playmates.
36. Ana and Marie ( clean, cleans ) the classroom.
III. Using the signal words, arrange the following sentences to write a paragraph on how to
cook rice. ( 37 -40)
Next measure the rice.
Finally set it on fire for cooking.
Then wash it and add the right amount of water.
First clean the pot you will use.