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I. Listening.
Directions: Listen carefully to the selection to be read twice by the teacher then write the letter before the number

1. How many chapters does the Philippine National Red Cross have?
a. 5 b. 7 c. 9 d. 11
2. When was the Philippine National Red Cross created?
a. 1945 b. 1947 c. 1950 d. 1955
3. The material you just listened to is
a. an announcement b. an advertisement c. a letter d. a trivia

II. Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the selection The Two Brothers carefully and answer the following questions. Write the letter of your
answer.
4. The Egyptian god’s name is
a. Allah b. Brahma c. Buddha d. Ra
5. What was the cause of the conflict between the two brothers?
a. evil thought of Anpu b. hatred of Bata c. dishonesty of the wife d. wealth of the brothers
6. The story “The Two Brothers” is an example of a good story because of the following; except one. Choose the one which
does not apply.
a. It has moral to tell. c. It has a few characters.
b. It contains a single incident. d. It has some fantastic elements.
7. What is meant by “the spirit of the god was within him”
a. He was used by the gods. c. He was an excellent worker.
b. God Ra dwelt in him. d. There was no one like him in the whole land.
8. Why did Anpu’s wife become jealous of Bata?
a. because Anpu loved his younger brother very much c. because Bata was an excellent worker
b. because Bata was younger than his husband d. because Bata was more handsome than Anpu
9. Why did she tell her husband lies about Bata?
a. She loved telling lies. c. She was in love with Bata.
b. She wanted to ruin the relationship of the two brothers d. She wanted Bata to be killed.
10. How was Bata saved from his brother?
a. He fled right away.
b. The god Ra helped him by making a flow between one brother and the other.
c. He explained to his brother.
d. Anpu’s wife accepted her mistake.
11. How did Anpu find out that his wife had deceived him?
a. His wife told him the truth.
b. He found his wife near the river washing off the black and the blue dye with which she had painted herself.
c. Someone told him the truth.
d. He found black and blue dyes’ containers inside their house.
12. Why were the nine gods good to Bata?
a. Bata built a house under the acacia tree which is sacred to gods. c. They knew Bata was good and innocent.
b. They wanted Bata to be happy. d. They just like it.
13. What do you think is the reason why Bata just asked help from the god Ra instead of saving his own Life by fighting?
a. He loved his brother very much that he didn’t want to kill him. c. He knew his brother was not really angry.
b. He knew he will lost in the fight. d. He couldn’t think of another way.
14. If you were Anpu’s wife, would you do what she did? Why?
a. Yes, because my husband didn’t appreciate me anymore because of him.
b. Yes, because my husband’s attention was already his.
c. No, I will just love him and his brother more so that he will also love me more in return.
d. No, I will just leave him if I cannot take it anymore.
15. If you were Anpu, would you kill your wife upon knowing that she deceived you? Why?
a. Yes, because she cannot be trusted. c. No, she should be punished by the God Ra .
b. Yes, because she deserved it. d. No, she should be given a chance to repent.
16. What lesson in life is shown in the story?
a. Hatred begets hatred. c. Love begets love.
b. Everything in the world is temporary. d. Mistake has always its consequences
III. Literature
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

Elements Answer
Title The Tame Bird and the Free Bird
Setting At the forest; in the cage.
Characters Tame bird, free bird
Plot Arrange the events in the correct order. Write a letter before the number.
_____17. They had fallen in love with each other.
_____18.They had tried to convince each other to come and live with their
respective world but both refused because of difference.
_____19.They’re love was in vain
_____20.The free bird was in the forest; the tame bird was in a cage.
Theme Choose the best theme mirrored in the story. Write only the letter.
_____21. A. Love sees no boundaries.
B. Love could sometime make us blind.
C. Culture may sometimes cause a conflict to one’s affair.
D. It is impossible to love an unwilling heart..
IV. Grammar
Directions: Underline the imperatives in the given verse from the fable, “The Tame Bird and the Free Bird”
22. The cage bird cries, “O my love, let us fly to the woods.”
23. The free bird cries,” My darling, sing the songs of the woodlands”
24. The cage bird says,” Sit by my side,” I’ll teach you the speech I learned.
25. They flutter their wings and sing, “Come closer, my love!”
26. The cage bird whispers, “Come Hither, let us both live in the cage.”

V. Writing
Directions: Arrange the following parts of a friendly letter. Observe neatness.

27. Marianne

28. I hope you have completed with the group assignment. And yes, I am getting something special for you which I am sure
you are going to love. So let us meet on Friday evening as there is so much to tell you.

29. Your friend,

30. It feels like years since we met last. These vacations seem so long. But I have had an amazing holiday with my family. I
hope you are doing well.

31. I have so many interesting things to share with you. Last week, I went to see the most famous destination in Singapore,
Sentosa Islands. We spent two days there participating in different sports and enjoying at the manmade beaches. It was an
exciting experience. I know that in amidst of my holiday I have missed quite a lot on my studies. I will be coming back to town
on 1st Jan, 2016 and I shall come to your home to collect all the notes that I need for catching up with the studies.

32. Dear Susan,

33. 506 Country Lane

North Baysville, CA 53286
July 16, 2007
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 The voluntary relief organization Philippine National Red Cross has nine chapters in the National Capital Region
alone. Created in 1947, it is considered the premier humanitarian organization in the country with around 100 chapters
nationwide.
Schatzi Qoudala, Inquirer Research