ENGLISH POSTTEST

SET A

Level Title of the Selection

The Bib
Grade 2 Narrative
The Egg on the Grass
Grade 3 Narrative
The Tricycle Man
Grade 4 Narrative
The Snail with the Biggest House
Grade 5 Narrative
Rocks from Outer Space
Grade 6 Expository
Diving
Grade 7 Expository

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THE BIB
Bim-bim has a bib.

It is from Tina.

The bib is red.

It is pretty.

But the bib is big.

Will this fit?

“I will get a pin,” says Dad.

“There. It fits!”

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Questions
Who has a bib?
Den-den
Bim-bim
Tin-tin

What is the color of the bib?

red
pink
yellow

Who gave the bib?

Dad
Mama
Tina

What is the problem with the bib?

It is big.
It is wet.
It has a rip.

How did the bib fit Bim-bim?

Mama cut it.
Grandma fixed it.
Dad put a pin on it.

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THE EGG ON THE
GRASS
Duck, Hen, and Bird are in the garden.

“I see a big, round egg on the grass,” says Bird.

“It is not my egg,” says Hen.

“My egg is in the nest.”

“It is not my egg,” says Duck.

“My eggs just hatched.”

“It is not an egg,” says Ben.

“It’s my rubber ball.”

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Questions
Where are Bird, Hen, and Duck?
in the nest
in the garden
in the farmhouse

Who saw the egg first?

the hen
the duck
the bird

What word tells about the egg?

big and round
white and shiny
tiny and colorful

Who among the animals has a new baby?

the hen
the bird
the duck

What was the “egg” that the animals saw?

a large top
a rubber ball
a plastic cup

Why did the animals think that the rubber ball is an egg?
It is tiny.
It is white.
It is round.

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THE TRICYCLE MAN
Nick is a tricycle man. He waits for riders every morning.

“Please take me to the bus station,” says Mr. Perez.

“Please take me to the market,” says Mrs. Pardo.

“Please take us to school,” say Mike and Kris.

“But I can take only one of you,” says Nick to the children. “Oh, I

can sit behind you Nick,” says Mr. Perez. “Kris or Mike can take

my seat." “Thank you, Mr. Perez,” say Mike and Kris.

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Questions
Who is the tricycle man?
Mike
Nick
Mr. Perez

What was Nick’s problem?

There was a lot of traffic.
He could not take the children to school.
There was only one seat for either Kris or Mike.

How many riders did the tricycle man have?

two
four
three

Who helped solve Nick’s problem?

Mr. Perez
Mrs. Pardo
another tricycle driver

Which word describes Mr. Perez?

kind
strict
proud

Which happened last?

Mr. Perez told Nick to take him to the bus station.
Mrs. Pardo told Nick to take her to the market.
Kris and Mike told Nick to take them to school.

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 THE SNAIL WITH
THE BIGGEST HOUSE
A little snail told his father, “I want to have the biggest house.” “Keep
your house light and easy to carry,” said his father. But, the snail ate
a lot until his house grew enormous.
“You now have the biggest house,” said the snails.

After a while, the snails have eaten all the grass in the farm.

They decided to move to another place.

“Help! I cannot move,” said the snail with the biggest house.

The snails tried to help but the house was too heavy.

So the snail with the biggest house was left behind.

Reference: The Biggest House in the World

Leo Lionni

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Questions
What kind of house did the father snail want the little snail to have?
big and tidy
hard and durable
large and colorful
light and easy to carry

The house grew enormous. A synonym of enormous is

huge
lovely
different
expensive

Why will the snails move to another place?

Their enemies bother them
They want to see other places.
They have eaten all the grass in the farm.
They don’t want to be with the snail with the biggest house.

What was the little snail’s problem when they were about to move?
“Will I build another house?”
“How can I carry my very big house?”
“What will happen to my biggest house?”
“What if another snail will have a house bigger than mine?”

Why did the other snails leave the little snail behind?
He eats too much grass.
They did not want to be with him.
They could not move his very big house.
The little snail did not want to leave its house.

Which of the following did the little snail think at the end?
“My friends did not help me at all.”
“I should have stored more grass and leaves in my house.”
“Father was right. I should have a house that is easy to carry.”
“Never mind if I stay behind. I have the biggest house anyway.”

Which of the following will most likely happen to the little snail?
It will die of hunger.
It will destroy its house.
It will follow the other snails.
It will live happily in the farm.

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 ROCKS FROM
OUTER SPACE
The pieces of rocks that come from outer space have three
names: meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid.
A meteoroid is a piece of matter moving in space. It moves
as fast as 40 miles a second. It may be large or small. Most
meteoroids are smaller than a grain of sand.
As a meteoroid comes into the air near the earth, it catches
fire. Most meteoroids burn up before they hit the earth. The flash
of light from the burning meteoroid is called a meteor. If a piece of
meteoroid falls to the ground, it is called a meteorite.
People have studied these rocks for many years. They

wanted to research ways to keep meteoroids from making holes in

spacecrafts. Thick walls may help. Or perhaps spacecrafts can be

covered with a metal skin that will seal itself.

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Questions
Where do the meteoroids originate?
from the outer layer of the earth
from the other planets
from the outer space
from the moon

A meteoroid catches fire when

it hits the earth.
it falls to the ground.
it collides with a spacecraft.
it comes into the air near the earth.

When is a meteoroid dangerous?

when it falls to earth and burns down houses
when it makes holes in a spacecraft
when it hits the airplanes
when it catches fire

The rocks from outer space are studied to find out ________________.
the time that they fall on earth.
how these rocks could be used
how to avoid their fall on earth
how to keep them from making holes in spacecraft

What is true of meteoroids, meteorites, and meteors?

They are all small.
They are all rocks.
They all fall to the earth.
They all turn into balls of fire.

When one sees a flash of light in space, he may exclaim _____________.

“That’s a meteor.”
“There’s a meteorite.”
“That’s a meteoroid.”
“A meteoroid hit a spacecraft.”

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Which is the best definition of a meteorite?
a flash of light from a burning meteoroid
a piece of meteoroid that falls to the ground
a piece of rock from outer space that hit a spacecraft
a piece of rock from outer space that burn up before hitting the
ground

In the sentence, “They research ways to keep meteoroids from making

holes in the spacecraft,” another word for research is ____________.
study
solve
conclude
experiment

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 DIVING
Humans do not have the capacity to breathe underwater
unaided by external devices. A diver who wants to stay underwater
for more than a few minutes must breathe air on a special mixture
of gases. He can wear diving suits and have air pumped to him
from above or he can carry tanks of air on his back and breathe
through a hose and a mouthpiece.

Early divers discovered that it is not enough to supply air to

breathe comfortably underwater. The diver’s body is under great

pressure in deep water because water weighs 800 times as much

as air. Tons of water push against the diver deep in the sea. When

this happens, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes.

When the diver rises to the surface, the water pressure

becomes less. If he rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form

bubbles that make breathing difficult. He suffers from bends,

causing him to double up in pain.

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Questions
What is the purpose of the diving suit?
to track the diver’s location
to make the diver stay afloat
to dive to the bottom of the sea faster
to pump air from the surface of the sea

The hose and the mouthpiece of the diver are used _______________.
for breathing
for finding direction
for lighting the way
for communicating

The second paragraph informs the reader that ___________________.

water is heavier than air
it is easy to float on the water
it is exciting to stay under water
it is difficult to breathe while diving

It is easy for swimmers to float in the water’s surface because

______________________.
they can see where they are heading for
there is lesser water pressure
there is more air to breathe
there is minimal danger.

From the phrase ‘a diver suffers from bends,’ the reader can guess that a
bend is ____________________________.
a reverse turn
an intense pain
a wrong direction
an incorrect information

To avoid pain when rising to the surface, a diving instructor should tell a
swimmer to _______________________________.
“go up as fast as you can”
“swim to the surface slowly”
“avoid bringing things from undersea”
“inspect your hose and mouthpiece first”

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Which statement is true in the selection?
Water pressure ___________________________________.
is heavier on the sea surface
is greater in the deep part of the sea
feels more while one is going up the surface
is the same on the surface and in the deep part of the sea

Who among the following readers will benefit most from this selection?
the sea divers
the coast guards
the sea travelers
the swimming instruct
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