Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
MUNICIPALITY OF INDANG

ENGLISH 4
FIRST PERIODICAL TEST

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answer. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Recognize the Supporting Sentence to the given Topic Sentence.
“Philippines is home to beautiful beaches”
A. Dolomite Beach in Manila Bay is white and beautiful.
B. We can see the breath-taking view of Taal Volcano in Tagaytay City.
C. The white beach of Boracay attracts tourists to visit the clear water
and white sand.
D. California Beach is the longest beach in the world.

2. Read the simple paragraph.

My mother is a loving and a strong woman. She loves me more

than anything else. She always takes care of me. She is my personal
nurse when I am sick.

Which is the Topic Sentence?

A. She is my personal nurse.
B. My mother is a loving and strong woman.
C. She loves me more than anything else.
D. She always takes care of me.

3. Read the simple paragraph.

Nutritious foods are what our body needs. Eating vegetables instead of
fatty foods help our body functions well. Fruits supply the body with
different vitamins and minerals. These help fight diseases. Meat, beans,
eggs and fish provide one’s body with protein which is needed for muscles
building.

Which is the best Concluding Sentence?

A. If you want to live longer, eat only nutritious foods.
B. Junk foods have benefits to our body.
C. All foods are nutritious.
D. Fruits and vegetables are glow foods.

4. Which is the meaning of the word habitat?

A. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
B. habitual mannerism on table manners
 C. Sophisticated kind of flock
D. hobbies and favorite sports of individual

5. Finding the meaning of a given word ca be done by using online resources. By just typing
the word in the search tab of the website or search engine, definitions, synonyms,
antonyms and sometimes word usage may appear.
Which of the following can be used?
A. Youtube and messenger
B. Filipino-English dictionary
C. Koran
D. Online platform like Google, Merriam-Webster, and Thesaurus

6. If you want to look for the meaning of the word chandelier, which do you prefer?
A. English- Filipino dictionary
B. Filipino- English dictionary
C. Merriam Webster dictionary
D. Koran

7. What is the process of living, growing, changing and dying called?

a. Changes
b. Living things
c. Life cycle
d. Fertilization

8.What did Kabunian make?

A. Moon B. Earth C. People D. Animals

9.How did Kabunian created people?

A. He got a clay, and he worked on it in the morning, noon and afternoon that is why there
are black, white and brown Filipinos.
B. He got a clay, and he worked on it in the morning and afternoon that is why there are
white and black Filipinos.
C. He got a clay, and he worked it in the morning that is why there are white Filipinos.
D. He sent them to different parts of the earth.

Text-types are the basic types of writing. They can be categorized as factual or literary. They
can be expressed to entertain, to inform or to persuade. Description,
sequence/instruction/process, cause-and-effect, compare/contrast, and problem/solution are
the structures of text-types.

10. Which among the sentence below are examples of Problem/Solution

structure of text-types?

I. Most of the pupils in Grade 4-Masunurin forget to bring their window drill cards. Mrs.
Lontoc provides cards for the others.
II. The Sanggunian Barangay announces curfew at 6 pm for children ages 12 and below
starting the first day of school to let the pupils focus on their assignments and not play on the
streets until night.
III. Christmas day is the most awaited occasion of most Filipino children.
IV. I need to submit a tie-dye T-shirt for our Arts activity, so I soaked my old white shirt into
alum solution, tied some part of my shirt with rubber bands, poured multi-colored dye into my
shirt, rinsed it, then hung and dried it.

A. I only C. I & II
B. III & IV D. I, II & IV

11. Jerah loves to write stories. She is fond of writing about fairies and elves. She also wrote
a story about a boy who ate loaves of bread because he wanted to grow big and touch the
sky. She also wrote a story about a girl who got lost in the forest while picking some wild
berries.

What is the purpose of the passage above?

A. to persuade C. to describe
B. to entertain D. to inform

12. Chocolate is frequently classified as a “junk food”. This label is extremely unfair.
Research has proven that chocolate has many health benefits, so it is not bad to eat plenty
of chocolate. Eating more chocolates make the body healthier.

This statement wants to ____________ the reader.

A. persuade C. entertain
B. inform D. interrogate

13. My mother always reminds me to fix my bag every night before I go to bed.
That’s why I don’t forget anything I need for school everyday. What structure of
text-type is this?
A. description C. cause-and-effect
B. instruction/process D. compare/contrast

14. If the statement provides the steps in performing an action or order of

event, it is ________________.

A. compare/contrast C. description
B. problem/solution D. sequence/instruction

15. What category of text-type is the statement below?

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is a famous Filipino boxer. He is a well-known Champion in
all
 boxing weight classes.
A. Persuasive C. Comparative
B. Factual D. Literary

16. Long ago, a beautiful and brave maiden named Raya walked in the woods
at dusk in search of the forest spirits.

A. Persuasive C. Comparative
B. Factual D. Literary

Affixes are additional morpheme or element placed either at the beginning (prefix) or ending
(suffix) of a word to form another meaning.

17. Choose the sentences that show the use of suffixes.

A. III and IV C. I, III and IV

B. II D. II and IV

18-19 Fill in the correct prefixes to complete the sentence.

18. Betty got 5 _____pronounced word in the Phil Iri passage.
A. un C. mis
B. re D. de
19. She need to ____ read the passage.
A. un C. mis
B. re D. de

20. A dictionary is made up of entry words listed in alphabetical order. Each entry tells how a
word is pronounced and what the word means. To guide words are printed at the top of each
dictionary page.

Study the words below, which comes first in alphabetical order?

A. petal C. proboscis
B. prey D. penetrate

21. Denotation refers to the literal or exact meaning of a word, usually with the physical
description while the Connotation refers to an implies or deeper meaning of a word by
associating some similarity in qualities.
Study the underlined words / phrase. Chose sentence with connotative meaning.
 A. A B. A, B C. C D. A, B, D

22. Study the underlined words / phrase. Chose sentence with denotative meaning.

A. A, B B. B C. A, B, C D. D

23. Study the underlined words / phrase. Chose sentence with connotative meaning.

A. A B. A, B C. A, B, C D. D

24. Open is to close as near is to far.

Which among the sentences below are examples of an analogy?

A. I, II, IV C. I, IV
B. II D. III

Complete each sentence with its appropriate analogy.

25. Fish is to sea as carabao is to _________.

A. Sky C. Trees
B. Field D. river

26. Horse is to pony as goat is to ___________.

A. kitten C. kid
B. cub d. duckling
 KEY TO CORRECTION

1. SOLO 8. C 15. B 22. B

2. B 9. SOLO 16. D 23. A

3. A 10. SOLO 17. SOLO 24. SOLO

4A 11. B 18. C 25. B

5. SOLO 12. A 19. B 26. C

6. C 13. C 20. D

7. C 14. D 21. SOLO

SOLO LEVELS Assigned Number of Points

per Option
ITEM NUMBER A B C D
1. 1 0 3 2
5. 2 0 0 3
9. 3 2 1 0
10. 1 0 3 2
17. 1 0 3 2
21. 1 2 0 3
24. 3 2 1 0