Kepler Insight School of Science and Arts

P.G. Almendras St., Poblacion, Danao City, Cebu

1st Monthly Exam in
ENGLISH 5

NAME: GRADE: DATE:

TEST I.
DIRECTIONS: Read the passage below entitled “The Secret Garden” written by Francis Hogsdon
Burnett. Look for the meaning of the underlined words using context clues.
The Secret Garden
Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was
the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and
a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face
was yellow because she had been born in India. She had always been ill in one way or
another. Her father had held a position under the English Government. He had always been
busy and ill himself. Her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and
amuse herself. She had not wanted a little girl at all, and when Mary was born she handed
her over to the care of an Ayah. She never remembered seeing familiarly anything but the
faces of her Ayah and the other native servants. They always obeyed her and gave her her
own way in everything. By the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish
a little pig as ever lived. The young English governess who came to teach her to read and
write disliked her so much that she gave up her place in three months. When other
governesses came, they always went away in a shorter time than the first one. So if Mary
had not chosen to want to know how to read books, she would never have learned her letters
at all.
A B
1. disagreeable-looking a. look
2. expression b. nurse
3. ill c. sick
4. position d. teacher
5. amuse e. bossy
6. handed f. helper
7. Ayah g. gave
8. servants h. job
9. tyrannical i. ugly
10. governess j. entertain
TEST II.
DIRECTIONS: Find the synonyms of the underlined words. Choose your answer from the box.
Write only the letter at the space provided.

a. prison b. tasteless c. puzzle d. sad e. shame

11. The food was bland. In fact everyone called it _______

12. Bill felt remorse, for his harsh words.
13. The man was sent to the penitentiary for killing the dog of their neighbor.
14. The book in math has lot of conundrum.
15. Jake felt so glum because he could not go the party.

DIRECTIONS: Choose the antonyms for each underlined words in the box. Write the letter of the
correct answeron the blank provided.

a. frown b. clean c. graceful d. common e. hated

16. He was an agile dancer although his partner was so clumsy.

17. Instead of grimace, Joey showed a smile plastered on his face.
18. Janine’s room is immaculate, unlike James’ room. It’s very messy.
19. The woman abhorred cleaning house, but she loved a spotless home.
20. I thought it was a fresh idea but my friends told me it’s trite.

TEST III.
DIRECTIONS: Decide which of the nouns are common nouns and proper nouns. Write C if it is a
common noun and P if it is proper noun.
21. Jackie Chan - 26. holiday -
22. hair - 27. food -
23. Cinderella - 28. Japan -
24. New Year - 29. Tuesday -
25. dog - 30. building -

TEST IV.
DIRECTIONS: DIRECTIONS: Read the paragraph below. Identify the words that need to be
capitalize. Encircle your answer. (20 points)

i have the coolest book called encyclopedia of the world. it shows

pictures of africans, asians, animals, and architecture. it explains how the

coliseum in greece was built and why the leaning tower of pisa leans. my dad

likes reading about the war of the roses and the russian revolution. it also

explains about different groups of people, like catholics, protestants, and jews.

Also included is information about zoos, including the san diego zoo. it was

such a very good book. i can really recommend to my little sisters, annie and

jamie.