Name: _____________________ Grade/Section: _______________ I.

READING COMPREHENSION

Date: ____________ Score: ___________

Read the following selections and answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of your choice. Selection 1 As a student, you should spend valuable practice in learning how to write well. In the course of an ordinary school, you have a wide range of experiences which may become possible materials for written composition. Each experience written up in a single paragraph provides opportunities to write the forms of composition, narrative, description, exposition and argument in small units. How long will depend upon how much material you have to put into them. The important thing about writing a paragraph is that every detail and every sentence in it must have a close relationship to the purpose or main idea which gives the paragraph its unity. 1. What is the paragraph all about? a. Learning to write well b. The four types of composition c. Materials for written composition d. Making writing a profitable experience

2. What topic provides a rich source of writing composition? a. School experiences b. News article in newspapers c. Close relationship with nature d. Trip to malls and tourist spots

3. What is important thing about writing a paragraph? a. Main idea which gives the paragraph its reason b. Every detail and sentence in it must have a close relationship c. There should be a good pen and paper

d. Each letter in it must be bold Selection 2 Everybody has a patron saint and every patron saint has a feast day. When the patron saints feast day comes, it is fiesta time. We see the decoration hung over the towns main streets. The local band strikes up a tune and visitors come from different town and barrios. The celebrations are as diverse as there are customs and traditions in every region. Such is the case with the pagan minorities in the North and the Muslim in South. 4. What is inferred in the selection? a. Filipinos are music lover b. Visitors come from different towns c. Fiestas are common in the Philippines d. The Philippines is composed of many towns

5. Which of the statements proves that fiesta is popular among Filipinos? a. Children play in the street b. Party goers attend the party c. Many are dressed in new clothes d. Visitors come from different barrios to join the celebration

II. VOCABULARY A. Read each sentence carefully. Select from the choices the meaning of the underlined word through its context. 6. Don Magno is a wealthy old man who lived in Villa Magdalena. a. Corrupt b. Honest c. Gentle d. Rich

7. Pauline is a vivacious young lady. She always makes her friends laugh. a. Caring cant face. a. Cheerful b. Gentle c. Grave d. Wild b. Honest c. Understanding d. Lively 8. He has a gay disposition that is why everybody likes him and theres no problem he

9. The president should do something to alleviate poverty level of the Filipinos. a. Improve b. Lessen c. Maximize d. Avoid

Complex Passive

Kind Reckless Silly Messy

B. From the words inside the box, select for the antonym of the following words. 10. Cautious: ____________ 11. Sensible: ____________ 12. Cruel: ______________ 13. Active: _____________ III. SPEAKING A. Classify the following words according to the sound produced. 14. Education 15. Deep 16. Tip 17. Cash a. [ I ] a. [ I ] a. [ I ] a. [ I ] b. [ i ] b. [ i ] b. [ i ] b. [ i ] c. [ s ] c. [ s ] c. [ s ] c. [ s ] d. [ ] d. [ ] d. [ ] d. [ ]

B. Read the words and indicate where the word stress falls by underlining its syllable. 18. Relation 19. Prediction 20. Fraction 21. Nation 22. Revolution IV. STUDY SKILLS 000-099 100-199 200-299 300-399 400-499 500-599 600-699 700-799 800-899 900-999 GENERALITIES Philosophy, Psychology and related discipline Religion Social Sciences (Economics, education, law etc.) Language Pure Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) Applied Sciences (agriculture, home economics) The Arts (Architecture, painting, music) Literature General Geography and history

A. Refer to the Dewey Decimal System. Give the number classification of the following titles. 23. The Bible 24. Encyclopedia Britannica 25. Architecture and Drafting Designs 26. New Century Mathematics 27. History of the Filipino People B. Identify the parts of a card catalog. 28.) 29.) 30.) Gregor, Arthur S. 523.1 G81 1964 A short history of the universe; the stars and planets; their birth, evolution, nature; illus. with drawings and photographs. 32.) New York: Mcmillian, C1964 127 p. V. GRAMMAR A. Write C if the sentence observes correct subject-verb agreement. If it does not, change the verb to make the sentence correct. 33. Mathematics is a subject which many students find difficult. 34. A number of visitors is going to the pearl farm in Sulu. 35. Two-thirds of the farm are planted with coconuts. 36. Many have gone to barrio fiesta. 37. My classmate and my friends is with me. B. Tell whether the statement is in present tense, past tense or future tense. 38. Celso feeds the chickens daily. 39. I will have my check up next week. 40. Yesterday, I was with my friend, Abby. 41. Mother is cooking for our dinner. 42. We want to have field trip. C. Write the past tense of the following irregular verbs. 43. grow 44. eat 45. blow 46. fly 47. give VI. LISTENING ACTIVITY 48. What song expresses admiration for the hawk? 49. What are the songs for victories? 50. What do the audience do?

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