SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 4

School Year 2022-2023

NAME: ______________________________SECTION: _____________SCORE: _______

Direction: Read each question carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Carl tries to entertain his guests with a movie, and everyone cheers and feels the
enjoyment as well. What type of context clue helps the reader understand the meaning of
the word entertain?
A. antonym B. contrast C. definition D. exemplification
2. What does the word “prepared” mean in the sentence below? Rudy prepared a feast for
the family.
A. bought B. destroyed C. made D. understood
3. Celestial bodies, including the sun, moon and stars, have fascinated man through the
centuries. What type of context clue is this?
A. Definition B. Exemplification C. Inference D. Synonym
4. What does the word “prevent” mean in the sentence below? Jadyn washes her hands to
help prevent the spread of covid-19.
A. express sorrow for C. heal quickly
B. help it to happen D. keep from happening
5. In our barangay, a whistle is the signal for us to evacuate our homes, that is to leave our
area and transfer to a safer place. What type of context clue is this?
A. Contrast B. Definition C. Exemplification D. Synonym
6. How should the phrase the cover of the book be written to show ownership or
possession?
A. books cover’s B. book’s cover C. books’ cover D. book cover’s
7. Which of the nouns below is an example of a mass noun?
A. apple B. glass C. milk D. spoon
8. My breakfast today was egg, tocino, rice, and soup. Which is an example of a count noun
in the sentence?
A. egg B. rice C. soup D. tocino
9. Every morning, I see a flock of birds flying up high in the sky. Which word is an example
of collective noun?
A. birds B. flock C. morning D. sky
10. Which is Not a counter for the mass noun rice?
A. bottle B. bowl C. handful D. kilo
11. The children____ basketball last Saturday.
A. plays B. played C. play D. playing
12. Grandma _____to the market this morning.
A. go B. goes C. went D. gone
13. Which are the examples of time expressions in the past?
A. a minute ago, yesterday, last week, this morning C. next week and tomorrow
B. every day, every morning, once month D. now, today, every day
14. What is the past form of the verb jog?
A. jog B. jogs C. jogged D. jogging
15. What is the simple past of the irregular verb fly?
A. flying B. flies C. flew D. fly
16. The shy boy hid behind his mother’s skirt. What is the adjective in the sentence?
A. behind B. boy C. shy D. skirt
17. In the field, I saw _____________ flowers. What is the correct order of adjectives in the
given sentence?
A. many pink small B. small many pink C. pink many small D. many small pink
18. Piolo Pascual is handsome. What is the adjective in the sentence?
A. handsome B. is C. Pascual D. Piolo
19. Mount Apo is the _________ mountain in the Philippines. Complete the sentence with
the correct adjective.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. most tall
20. Which of the following words is NOT an adjective
A. dry B. duty C. happy D. messy
21. The black dog digs a big hole. What is the verb in the sentence?
A. big B. digs C. dog D. hole
22. Which of the following sentences shows an action in present time?
A. The community workers help us in special ways.
B. The community workers helps us in special ways.
C. The community workers helped us in many ways.
D. The community workers will help us in many ways.
23. The doctor shakes his head slowly. What is the verb in the sentence?
A. doctor B. head C. shakes D. slowly
24. His uncle ___________ in the farm every Saturday.
A. work B. works C. worked D. will work
25. What word shows an action in a sentence?
A. adjective B. noun C. pronoun D. verb
26. Which is NOT a time expression in the present?
A. daily B. yesterday C. once a week D. every five years
27. If time is to hour, time expression is to ________________.
A. tense B. motion C. action D. word
28. Chad will study his lessons tomorrow. The underlined word is an example of a ______
time expression.
A. continuous B. future C. past D. present
29. Which time expression in the present denotes regularly?
A. tomorrow, next year, next month; C. a while, a few seconds, a moment;
B. yesterday, last week, a minute ago; D. every afternoon, every morning, today
30. The children eat their meal _______.
A. at the moment B. tomorrow C. yesterday D. last night
31. Danilo lives in the city. ____________ likes to go to malls.
A. He B. It C. She D. They
32. If we treat our pet right, they will be loyal to __________.
A. her B. it C. us D. you
33. Marris and Carla are friends. __________ know each other well.
A. He B. She C. They D. We
34. Dogs are wonderful pets. I love __________.
A. him B. it C. them D. us
35. It is a word that replaces a noun.
A. adjective B. adverb C. pronoun D. verb
36. By using the following words, how could you create a complete sentence?
(greets, us, our, teacher, every morning, cheerfully)
A. Us teacher greets every morning cheerfully.
B. Cheerfully every morning our teacher greets us.
C. Our teacher greets us cheerfully every morning.
D. Teacher greets us cheerfully our every morning.
37. By using a time expression in the past, how could you create a simple sentence?
A. Ruben played his ball a while ago.
B. Jane will wash her uniform on Saturday
C. Mother goes to the market every day.
D. Father is working in the construction site.
38. By using the following adjectives, how could you create a complete sentence?
Ryan’s favorite toy is _____ ball. (red, big, round)
A. Ryan’s favorite toy is round big red ball.
B. Ryan’s favorite toy is big round red ball.
C. Ryan’s favorite toy is big red round ball.
D. Ryan’s favorite toy is red big round ball.
39. By using the phrase, create a sentence using possessive noun. (bike of Kobi).
A. Kobi has a new bike. C. Kobi likes to bike
B. Kobi’s bike is new. D. Kobi bought a new bike
40. If you are going to describe the picture below, how could you create a sentence using a
collective noun.

A. A pride of lions lives in the jungle.

B. A squadron of lions lives in the jungle.
C. A group of lions lives in the jungle.
D. A troop of lions lives in the jungle.