ABUYOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Abuyog, Leyte

Fourth Quarter Examination

Name: _________________________ Grade & Section: ___________________ Score: _____

Test I. LITERATURE
Directions: Read the poem below, then answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of
your chosen answer in the space provided for.

Flower in the Crannied Wall

Lord Alfred Tennyson

Flower in the crannied wall,

I pluck you out of the crannies,
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand,
Little flower – but if I could understand,
What you are, root and all, and all in all
I should know what God and man is.

1. What word in the poem means most likely the same as small cracks or opening?
a. crannies b. wall c. pluck
2. The speaker in the poem is holding the flower.
a. Yes b. No c. Does not say
3. The flower symbolizes
a. God’s loving care c. all living things
b. Man’s mortal being
4. To which of the following senses do the images in the poem appeal?
a. sight and smell c. touch and smell
b. sight and touch
5. Which of the following statements best expresses the theme of the poem?
a. God and His creation are hard to grasp.
b. Man could understand one little flower.
c. God’s wisdom can easily be understood if one examines the parts that make up a
flower.
Test II.
Directions: Give the correct form of the verb inside the parentheses.
6. Roy wishes he __________ (be) a social scientist.
7. If I were the president, I __________ (improve) the basic services for urban life.
8. They hope the government __________ (do) something about living conditions in rural
areas.
9. If we listen closely we __________ (can) hear the third wave thundering on a not so
distant shore.
10. If he finds work, he __________ (study) in college.
11. If she had the chance she __________ (work) as a social worker.
 12. She wishes she __________ (can) work with urban planners to improve the life of
urban dwellers.
13. If there had been systematic research on urban planning there __________ (will be)
less social problems in the city.
14. If we look closely around us we __________ (find) early signs of growth and new
potentials.
15. Where __________ (will) we arrive, if we could pursue them to their destinations?
Test III. VOCABULARY
Directions: For each sentence select the word or phrase that most clearly means the same as the
italicized word. Write the letter on the space provided.
16. Highway 12 was flooded, so we had to take an alternate route.
a. a simulated c. a substitute
b. a drier d. a selected
17. The wealthy, distinctive Jones family has always been aristocratic.
a. upper class c. political
b. lower class d. postulate
18. Marcia obstinately refuses to listen to reason.
a. sweetly c. honorably
b. stubbornly d. sensitively
19. The parents were proud of their young child’s deportment at the birthday party.
a. magnitude c. economy
b. conjecture d. behavior
20. After his year-long tour of Europe, Frank became known for his polyglot conversations.
a. common place c. absurd
b. memorable d. multilingual
Test IV. GRAMMAR
Directions: Choose the relative pronoun or subordinate conjunction that would complete the
Meanings of the sentences below. Underline the correct answer.
21. Miss Valdez, (who, whom, whose) you met earlier, is the new English teacher.
22. Are you the student (which, whose, who) found the missing book?
23. I couldn’t find the room (how, where, what) the cleaning materials are kept.
24. The policemen saw (when, where, how) the snatcher hid.
25. I paid no attention to (what, whom, that) he said.
26. (Who, What, Whoever) launched the project must be commended for his/her efforts.
27. Determination has made my father (whom, what, which) he is now.
28. The research (which, whose, whoever) was conducted by IV-7 involved first year
students.
29. (Whether, Why, When) he comes or not, the program will push through.
30. My friend asked (why, what, whom) was bothering me.
Test V. READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read the following selection and answer the questions below. Write the letter, a word,
or a group of words on the space provided.
1. On May 28, 1938, Dr. Vincent Maddi delivered twin boys born to a young Italian mother and a
Jewish father. However, the tearful mother explained to Dr. Maddi that she and her husband
could not keep the newborn babies. There were already two other children in the family whose
weekly income was $15.
2. Dr. Maddi remembered that a neighbor, Pauline Milasi had begged for a child to adopt. He
then mentioned the twins to her, but the woman could not raise both boys. She chose “Baby
B”, the smaller one of the twins. He was christened Anthony Joseph.
3. When Tony was twelve, one of the neighborhood children accused him. “You’re not Italian like
the rest of us. Your real father is a Jew!” That night Tony confronted Mrs. Milasi who was
forced to tell the boy why he was given up by his parents for adoption.
4. In 1942, Mrs. Mildred Brooks, a nurse, took “Baby A” called Roger, to live with her husband in
New York. They, however, never legally adopted the boy. Roger knew that he was not the true
son of Mildred Brooks. When he was 15, he learned that he had a twin. He was curiously
thrilled.
5. On a January night in 1963, thanks to the effort of a social worker, Roger and Tony met for
the first time. They were fascinated and amused by the extent of their physical likeness,
tastes, and habits.
6. However, the central fact in the lives of both Tony and Roger is that they succeeded in finding
each other. For by doing so, each, in a sense, found a missing part of himself.
Questions:
31. The story as a whole is about
a. how to raise twins c. a mother’s love for her children
b. the twins who found each other d. the problems of an adopted child
32. The parents could not keep the newborn babies because
a. The mother was sickly c. They had money problems
b. The father was jobless d. There were two children already
33. Did the mother feel badly about giving up the twins?
a. Yes b. No c. Does not say
34. Which sentence is not true?
a. Pauline told Tony he was not her real son
b. Mrs. Brooks legally adopted Roger
c. The twins had a Jewish father
d. The twins were born on May 28, 1938
35. Pick out one of the two words in Paragraph 5 that describe how the twins felt upon
seeing each other.
36. Sentence 2, Paragraph 3 refers to a
a. child c. Anthony Joseph
b. Dr. Maddi d. one of the boys
37. What paragraphs suggests racial discrimination?
38. When Tony and Roger found each other, they were
a. 25 years old c. 22 years old
b. 24 years old d. 20 years old
39. Though not directly stated, it can be reasoned from the selection that
a. a social worker helped Roger find his twin
b. Tony and Roger were identical twins
c. only one of the boys was legally adopted
d. Mrs. Brooks is a widow
40. The best title for this selection is
a. The Secret of Happiness c. How To Raise Twins
b. The Twins Who Found Each Other d. The Joys and Pains of Being Twins
41. – 45. Arrange the following events in the order that they appear in the selection. Write
only the letters.
a. A young Italian woman gave birth to twin boys.
b. The smaller twin was adopted by Pauline Milasi.
c. In January, 1963, the twins found each other.
d. Pauline Milasi told Tony he was not her real son.
e. Roger was curiously thrilled upon knowing he had a twin.