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NAME

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A. KNOWLEDGE
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. Write your answer on the blank.
(5)
______1. We, Filipinos are very lucky to have been endowed with rich natural resources and
traditions.
a. gifted
b. disagreed
c. craved
d. beneficiaries
______2. Filipinos are creative and resourceful people. They are able to find ways and means
of coping with difficult situations.
a. fixed
b. agreeable
c. adaptable
d. friendly
______3. There is enormous wealth in our land, in our people and in our customs and
traditions.
a. limited
b. vast
c. enough
d. insufficient
______4. An interaction between cultures happens when the practices in one culture affects
another culture.
a. difference
b. similarity
c. give-and-take
d. responsibility
______5. Filipinos have high reverence towards elderly people.
a. respect
b. gift
c. grace
d. welcoming

II. Write SYN before the number if the words are synonyms and ANT if they are
antonyms. (5)
______6. bright
:
gloomy
______7. crowded
:
packed
______8. delayed
:
overdue
______9. enormous
:
tiny
______10. rowdy
:
unruly
III. Write the word that completes each sentence. (5)
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Many children are interested in a computer (coarse, course).
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People in war- torn areas yearn for (peace, piece).
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Ducks swim among the (reads, reeds).
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We listened to her interesting (tail, tales).
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Princess Urduja (rained, reigned) over her people wisely.
IV. Arrange the following words as you find them in the dictionary. Use 1-10. (10)
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V.

abandon
bust
chip
abacus
due

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Chinese
loyalty
chisel
forage
luxury

Cross out the word that does not rhyme with the first word. (5)
26.been - lane
grin
tin
27.jewels - flow
rules
targets
28.more - floor
born
store
29.do
- few
clue
move
30.stop
- pop
top
job

VI. Identify the emotion conveyed by the following interjections and use it in a sentence.
(10)
INTERJECTION
Yehey!
Ouch!
Wow!
Oh no!
Hurrah!

EMOTION
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SENTENCE
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B. PROCESS
VII. Write TRUE if the underlined word in the sentence is correct. If not make the
necessary corrections. (5)
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______________________1.
The acknowledgement page is also known as the foreword or
introduction of the author about the book.
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The alphabetical listing of important topics and page numbers are
found in the glossary.
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The copyright page contains the title and the author of the book.
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The book cover is the outside cover of the book that shows the title.
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The alphabetical list of references used by the authors is found in
the Bibliography.
VIII.

Complete the Venn diagram below by identifying the similarities and differences of
the Fox and the Little Prince from the story Taming Rites. (5)

FOX

LITTLE PRINCE

IX. Read the poem excerpt, and then answer the questions that follow. (5)
And he talks in a deep unfriendly growl.
As he goes on his journey lonely;
For hes no relation to fish nor fowl,
Nor to bird nor beast, nor to horned owl;
In fact, hes the one and only!
- From Old Man Platypus by Paterson
a. Is the platypus always traveling? Why do you say so? (2)
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b. Why does the platypus have a lonely journey? (3)
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C. UNDERSTANDING
X. Read the following verses and answer the following questions. (10)
The Magi Visit the Messiah
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the
east came to Jerusalem and asked, Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We
saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had
called together all the peoples chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the
Messiah was to be born. In Bethlehem in Judea, they replied, for this is what the prophet has
written: But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of
Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had
appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, Go and search carefully for the child. As soon
as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it
rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the
star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and
they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with
gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to
Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
a. If you were King Herod, would you have ordered the Messiah to be killed? Why? (2)
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b. How did the peoples chief priests and teachers of the law know about the birth of Jesus? (2)
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c.
d.

e.

What gifts were given by the Magi? (1)

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What is the best gift you could offer to Jesus? Why? (3)
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Think of other ways by which you could spread good cheer, not only during Christmas season but
also on other days. (2)
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XI. Explain the following

Rites. How would you
One only understands

CRITERIA:

passage taken from Taming

apply it in your life? (5)
the things that one tames.

Organization of thoughts 2
Application to real life
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