Palawan Hope Christian School

Manalo Extension, Puerto Princesa City

3rd PERIODIC TEST H4- GRAMMAR
Name: _____________________________________
Section: ____________________________________

Class No.

Score: _______________
Date: _______________

I. Verb Tenses. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb inside the parenthesis
which would complete the selections.
A. The issue on the move of the Department of Education to add more years to the
basic education in the Philippines (1) __________________ (cause) quite a stir in
the mainstream society today. This is the K to 12 basic education which (2)
__________________ (stand) for K (Kindergarten) + 6 (six years of elementary) + 4
(four years in high school) + 2 (two years of senior high school).
The people concerned (3) __________________ (debate) on the salient points of
both sides of the issue. Those who are in favor of the plan (4)
__________________ (argue) that the extended curriculum (5)
__________________ (be) necessary to make the younger population globally
competent and more skillful. They say that this (6) __________________ (give) the
students more time to enhance their skills in their field of interest.
However, there (7) __________________ (be) resistance to the added years. Many
(8) __________________ (be) afraid of the change because they lack confidence
to accept new things. To many parents, the K to 12 (9) __________________
(represent) extra budget and more years of waiting for their children to finish their
studies.
It is high time that the public (10) __________________ (realize) the real issue. If
we want development to take shape, the government should be willing to take risks
and the Filipino people should be willing to participate and cooperate.
B. Cronus (1) __________________ (forget), but he (2) __________________ (know)
that he, too, would be overthrown by one of his children someday. To prevent this,
he (3) __________________ (swallow) his five children immediately after their
mother (4) __________________ (give) birth to them.
His wife Rhea was very upset by this. She went to her mother and asked how she
could put a stop to this unfatherly behavior. Gaia who (5) __________________
(have) a similar problem with her husband, Uranus, was more than happy to advise
her. She told Rhea to go to the island of Crete and hide her newborn child in a
secret cave in the mountain of Ida. She was to give Cronus a stone wrapped in

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blankets instead of the baby. Cronus (6) __________________ (eat) the stone
before he (7) __________________ (notice) the difference.
Rhea did as Gaia (8) __________________ (tell) her, Cronus (9)
__________________ (swallow) the stone. He never even looked up from what he
was doing. The child was Zeus, who grew well cared for. One day, Rhea (10)
__________________ (decide) to send the messenger Metis to visit Zeus and to
show him how to brew a strong poison from the herb. The messenger told Zeus to
go to Cronuss place and hide until he could get a chance to put the poison into
Cronuss wine cup. Cronus (11) __________________ (eat) a big meal and was
sitting, drowsing over his wine. Zeus (12) __________________ (slip) the poison in
his cup.
As soon as Cronus (13) __________________ (drink) the poisoned wine, an
amazing thing happened. He got so sick that up came his first five children as well
as the big stone wrapped in blanket. The poison (14) __________________ (make)
Cronus sick for a while. Although Zeus and his brothers (15) __________________
(tie) him to a chair, he was able to shout for his brothers, the Titans. This started the
war that lasted for years.
II. Conjunctions
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunction that would complete the sentence.
1. His fans think that he is __________________ talented _________________
handsome.
2. I will report your dog to the police _________________ you don't chain him up.
3. _________________ she works hard, her stepfather is never satisfied.
4. "_________________ you come any nearer, I'll shoot you !" the girl cried.
"Young lady, don't you know a friend _________________ you see one ?" he
asked.
5. "Check the apparatus _________________ you attempt the experiment," the
master advised them. "See that it is clean and dry _________________ you
have washed them."
6. You treated him badly ________________ he is doing the same to you now.
7. _________________ there is no more butter you must use the margarine.
8. They decided that it would be _________________ correct
_________________ proper to boo at the singer who sang badly.
9. ________________ the teacher explained the lesson several times, some of the
students still did not understand it.
10. He did not join us for the movie ________________ he had already seen it.
11. He will show us around himself ________________ send someone else.
12. I don't think he will remember the appointment _______________ you remind
him.

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13. Read over your answers ________________ correct all mistakes before you
pass them up.
14. ________________ he is thin, he is strong.
15. You must follow the instructions ________________ you won't get it correct.
B. Combine the sentences using conjunctions.
1. We have to go to New Jersey by airplane. We cannot go there any other way.
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2. You will not reach the stadium in time. You have to drive faster.
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3. The boys are playing in the field. The field is flooded.
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4. The students were studying in the library. The teacher came in.
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5. Raymond collects all sorts of coins. He puts them in his albums.
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6. He had walked eight kilometers. He did not feel tired.7. Jessie cycled very fast.
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She be bitten by the dog.
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7. The climb up Mt. Apo was a success. The scouts faced many challenges along
the way.
8. ________________________________________________________________
9. He was late for the interview. He was inappropriately dressed for the interview.
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10. Rubbish was not collected regularly. The place became infested with rats.
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III. Abbreviations. Spell out the following abbreviations.

1. DILG _____________________________________________________________
2. a.k.a _____________________________________________________________
3. scuba _____________________________________________________________
4. LAN _____________________________________________________________
5. Radar _____________________________________________________________
6. Laser _____________________________________________________________
7. ASAP _____________________________________________________________
8. RSVP _____________________________________________________________
9. CFC _____________________________________________________________
10. B.C. _____________________________________________________________
11. zoo _____________________________________________________________
12. limo _____________________________________________________________
13. Ph,D _____________________________________________________________
14. M.D. _____________________________________________________________
15. et al _____________________________________________________________

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For a dream comes with much business, and a fools voice with many words.
Ecclesiastes 5:3

Parents Signature

Prepared by: Ellen Grace C. Manzano

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