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ENGLISH SET A
WRITE THE LETTER OF YOUR BEST ANSWER
THE CORRECT POSSESSIVE FORM OF NOUN
OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS.
A. FOR NUMBERS 1-3, IDENTIFY THE
CORRECT POSSESSIVE FORM OF
NOUNS OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS.
_____1. Paolo bought the study table from the
furniture store of Mr. Ramos.
a. Mr. Ramos furniture store
b. Mr. Ramoss furniture store
c. Mr. Ramos furniture store
_____2. The market place of the town is full of
people on market days.
a. The markets place of town
b. The towns market place
c. The places market town
_____3. After jogging, we sat on the benches of the
park.
a. The benches park
b. b. The parks benches
c. c. The parks benches
B. FOR NUMBERS 4-6, CHOOSE THE
APPROPRIATE PRONOUN FOR THE
UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE
SENTENCE.
_____4. My classmates and I play after school
hours in the football field.
a. They
b. It
c. We
_____5. Ms. Gomez was my former teacher in
English during my second grade.
a. She
b. Her
c. It
_____6. Mike, Jeff and Joey pray in the chapel
before going to the classroom.
a. We
b. They
c. Them
C. FOR NUMBERS 7-9, DETERMINE THE
CORRECT DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
FOR EACH SENTENCE.
_____7. _____ are my new books over there.
a. Those
b. These
c. That
_____8. _____ in Enoch standing at the doorway.
a. Those
b. These
c. That
_____9. _____ ball pen I am using right now was a
birthday gift from my best friend.
a. This
b. These
c. That
D. FOR NUMBERS 10-13, SELECT THE
APPROPRIATE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
_____10. Their patron saint is St. Jude. _____ is St. John
Bosco.
a. us
b. ours
c. his
_____11. I want to know if Henry owns this hat. Kindly
ask him if it is _____.

a. his

b. its

c. hers

_____12. The Philippines is a country located in

Southeast Asia. _____ capital is Manila.
a. Its
b. His
c. I
_____13. Ben, please return the pictures to Gwen. They
are _____.
a. his
b. its
c. hers
E. FOR NUMBERS 14-19, IDENTIFY TE
UNDERLINED GROUP OF WORDS.
_____14. The earth revolves around the sun.
a. subject
b. predicate
c. sentence
_____15. The participants in the play in the launching of
the English Campaign practice very day.
a. subject
b. predicate
c. sentence
_____16. My teacher in Science gives us a quiz every
Friday.
a. subject b. predicate
c. sentence
_____17. did not catch any fish
a. phrase
b. sentence

c. subject

_____18. The principal had a meeting with the teachers

yesterday.
a. phrase
b. sentence
c. subject
_____19. The school nurse gave a first aid to the
wounded Grade 3 pupil.
a. subject
b. predicate
c. sentence
F. FOR NUMBERS 20-22, IDENTIFY WHAT
KIND OF SENTENCE IS THE GIVEN
STATEMENT
_____20. The Grade 3 pupils were talking about their
fieldtrip in AUF Library.
a. Declarative b. Interrogative c. Imperative
_____21. Ouch! You stepped on my toe!
a. Interrogative b. Exclamatoryc. Imperative
_____22. Please do not forget to bring your diary with
you every day.
a. Interrogative b. Exclamatory c. Imperative
G. FOR NUMBERS 23-25, CHOOSE THE
CORRECT TRANSFORMATION OF
SENTENCE ACCORDING TO THE
INDICATED FORM.
_____23. Silence is observed inside the DBA Chapel
(Imperative)
a. Please observe silence inside the chapel.
b. Can you observe silence inside the chapel?
c. Inside the chapel, silence is observed.
_____24. The movie was amazingly hilarious.
(Exclamatory)
a. Wow! The movie was amazingly
hilarious!
b. Is the movie hilarious?
c. Watch the hilarious movie.

_____25.There are many people inside the mall.

( Interrogative)
a. Are there many people inside the mall?
b. See if there are many people inside the mall.
c. Wow! There are many people inside the
mall.
A. FOR NUMBERS 1-3, CHOOSE THE
APPROPRIATE PREFIX TO BE USED FOR EACH
NUMBER.
_____1. Dinosaurs were creatures during the ____
period.
a. rehistoric b. prehistoric c. dishistoric
_____2. Mr. Reyes helped his wife _____ the groceries
from his car.
a. overload b. reload
c. unload
_____3. It is ____ to talk when your mouth is full.
a. improper b. disproper
c. reproper
B. FOR NUMBERS 4-6, SELECT THE MEANING
OF THE UNDERLINED WORD USING CONTEXT
CLUES.
_____4. To keep the place sanitary, they hired some
janitors to clean it.
a. light
b. peaceful
c. clean
_____5. All the passengers periched in the terrifying air
crash.
a. died
b. awakened
c. cried
_____6. To make a delicious cake, your measurements
should be precise
a. exact
b. tasty
c. colorful
C. for numbers 7-10, identify the meaning of the
underlined homograph in each sentence.
_____7. The driver paid the fine for parking on the
wrong lane.
a. Money imposed for punishment
b. Clear and bright
c. Okay
_____8. We can fly kites today because of the fine
weather.
a. Money imposed for punishment
b. Clear and bright
c. Okay
_____9. This document has the companys seal.
a. cover
b. stamp
c. animal
_____10. We saw a seal nearby while we were on the
cruise ship.
a. cover
b. stamp
c. animal
D. FOR NUMBERS 11-13, DETERMINE THE
CORRECT HOMONYM TO BE USED IN EACH
SENTENCE.
_____11. I want to read the _____of the Monster of the
Night.
a. tail
b. tale
c. teyl
_____12. My grandmother cannot _____ very well now
that he is old.

a. hear

b. here

c. hire

_____13. A flock of _____ was taken to the nearby

valley.
a. sheep
b. sheep
c. sheap
E. For numbers 14-16, alphabetize the following
words. Choose the correct order of words
____14.
a. Sling , speak, stomp, smack, score
b. Score, sling, smack, speak, stomp
c. Smack, speak, sling, score, stomp
_____15.
a. Bone, bowl, book , boar, both
b. Bowl, book, boar, both, bone
c. Boar, bone, book, both, bowl
_____16.
a. Chalk, board, notebook, pen, table
b. Board, chalk, notebook, pen , table
c. Notebook, pen , calk, table, pen
F. FOR NUMBERS 17-19, DETERMINE
WHETHER THE GIVEN STATEMENT IS A FACT
OR AN OPINION.
_____17. Maria thinks that Ms. Philippines should have
won the Ms. Universe title.
a. Fact
b. Opinion
c. both
_____18. Trees provide home for some animals and
wood for us.
a. Fact
b. opinion
c. both
_____19. Don Bosco Academy lives the teaching of St.
John Bosco.
a. Fact
b. Opinion
c. both
H. FOR NUMBERS 20-22, READ THE
FOLLOWING STAEMENST AND MAKE
INFERENCES.
_____20. Mrs. Cruz left her baby with the maid. She
received a message telling her that the baby had fever.
The maid didnt know what to do. What did the mother
feel?
a. disappointed b. worried c. excited
_____21. The wind is blowing hard. The sky is dark and
streets are flooded. Children and adult are advised to
stay home. What is happening?
a. There is a typhoon
b. b. There is an earthquake
c. c. There is a commotion
_____22. Ralph always finishes each school year on top
of his class. He gets a medal from our principal for his
high grades and good behavior. He is _____.
a. spoiled
b. intelligent
c. wise
I. FOR NUMBERS 23-25, READ THE GIVEN
PARAGRAPH AND CHOOSE THE MAIN
IDEA.

_____23. A WHALE SHARK IS NOT A FISH

ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE ONE. Fish breathe
through their gills, but whales breathe through their
lungs. They are mammals. Like whales, however, these
animals hunt for water creatures for food. Whale sharks
are found in the Philippines and in all tropic seas.
a. A whale shark is a mammal
b. Fish are not mammals
c. A whale shark is similar to a whale and
a shark.
_____24. Maria is watching too much television. A
toddler shouldnt be spending hours staring blankly at a
screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior have been
inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need
spend more time reading books with her and pull the
plug on the TV!
a. Watching a lot of television isnt good for
Maria.
b. Books are good
c. All cartoons are bad.
______25. The frog sat on the side of the pond. He was
very still. His green color made him hard to see. A bug
flew near him. His tongue zipped out and he gobbled it
up. Then the frog was still again. HE waited for the next
bug.
a. Frogs are green
b. Frogs disguise very well
c. Frogs live in ponds
ENGLISH SET B
ENCIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT
ANSWER
1. In introducing oneself to other people, one
should do the following EXCEPT.
a. Introduce yourself clearly with a
modulated voice.
b. Shout at the person youre talking to.
c. Be nice to the person youre speaking at.
2. Which of the following statement is correct
in inviting someone?
a. Im inviting you on my birthday on June 8.
Please do come.
b. Come on my birthday. If you dont want to,
just forget it!
c. Come on my birthday. Do not bring
anybody with you.
FOR NUMBERS 3-5 , IDENTIFY THE
CORRECT WORD TO BE USED TO
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. CIRCLE THE
LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER.
3. Austins family owns the house ____ 345
Ipil Street, Mabiga.
a. in
b. on
c. at
4. Our relatives plan to have a vacation _____
Australia.
a. in
b. on
c. at
5. The students visited their teacher _____
Roxas Boulevard.
a. in
b. on
c. at

FOR NUMBERS 6-10, CHOOSE THE

CMMON AND PROPER NOUNS THAT
DOES NOT BELONG TO THE GROUP.
Write the letter of the correct answer
on the blanks.
_____6. a. river
b.lake
c.
Baracay Beach
_____7. a. boys
c. classmate

b. Alvin

_____8. a. Dr. Jones b. Ms. Barbiec. vendor

_____9. a.country
c. Canada
_____10. a.church

b. Philippines
b. house

c. November

FOR NUMBERS 11-13, DETERMINE THE

CORRECT COMPOUND NOUN TO
CMPLETE THE SENTENCE.
11. Mr. Mallari plans to buy a new _____ for
his family.
a. classroom b. townhouse
c.wheelchair
12. The perfect partner of French fries _____.
a. hamburger
b. fruitcake c. porkchop
13. Every first Monday of the month,
Bosconians are asked to have their _____.
a. hairpin
b. basketball c. haircut
14. What is correct determiner for the word
coffee?
a. bar
b. cup
c. liter
15. Complete the sentence by supplying the
correct collective noun. It is nice to watch a
____ of birds flying.
a. flock
b. school
c.
deck
FOR NUMBERS 16-20, IDENTIFY THE
SENTENCE WITH CORRECT
CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION
16.
a. miko was voted to be the class
president.
b. Miko was voted to be The Class
President.
c. Miko was voted to be the class
president.
17.a. English, Math, and Science are my
favorite subjects.
b. english math and science are my
favorite
subjects.
c. English Math and Science are my
favorite
subjects.
18.

a. which pencil should we use in

taking the
test!
b. Which pencil should we use in
taking the

test?
c. Which Pencil should we use in
taking the
test!
19.

20.

a. Ian is currently studying in

Harvard
University.
b. ian is currently studying in Harvard
University
c. Ian is currently studying in Harvard
University
a. my family and i visited our
relatives from
japan.
b. My family and I visited our relatives

from
Japan.
c. My family, and i visited our relatives
from
Japan.
FOR NUMBERS 21-25, IDENTIFY THE
CORRECT SINGULAR OR PLURAL NOUN
TO COMPLETER EACH SENTENCE
21. I accidentally slipped and hurt my left
_____.
a. feet
b. foot
c. feets

a. ha/mmer b. ham/mer c. hamm/er

5. tree
a. tree

b. t/ree

6. rubble
a. ru/bble

b. rub/ble

7. responsible
a. res/pon/si/ble
resp/on/sible
8. diligent
a. di/ligent

c. tre/e
c. rubb/le

b. re/sponsi/ble

c.

b. di/li/gent c. d/ili/gent

FOR NUMBERS 9-13, IDENTIFY

WHETHER THE UNDERLINED PHRASE IS
A CAUSE OR AN EFFECT. WRITE THE
ANSWER ON THE BLANK BEFORE EACH
NUMBER.
__________9. Because he eats too much
sweets, he suffers from
Diabetes.
__________10. Michael is popular because he
is nice and friendly.
__________11. The boy ran in the green
zone that is why he slipped.

22. There are colorful ____ in the school

garden.
a. butterflies b. butterflys c. butterfly.
23. Our cow gave birth to a brown _____.
a. calves
b. calfs
c. calf
24. The Philippines has about 200 active
_____.
a. Volcanoes b. volcano c. volcanos

__________12. Mark is a wide-reader of books

that is why he is smart.
__________13. Streets are flooded because of
the recent typhoons
FOR NUMBERS 14-19, DETERMINE THE
SYNONYM OF THE UNDERLINED WORD
IN THE SENTENCE.

25. Those colorful marbles are my favorite

____.
a. toy
b. toys
c. toyses

14. Austin John wants to stay as the top

achiever in the class.
a. go
b. stop
c. remain

READING TEST
ENCIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT
ANSWER.

15. The nurse went to aid the wounded

student in Grade 3.
a. help
b. stop
c.
tease

1. It is the element of the story which tells

where the story happened.
a. plot
b. setting
c. characters
2. It contains series of events which tells the
idea of the story.
a. plot
b. setting
c. characters
3. These are the people /personified objects
in the story.
a. plot
b. setting
c. characters
FOR NUMBERS 4-8, DETERMINE THE
CORRECT SYLLABICATION OF THE
FOLLOWING WORDS.
4. hammer

16. The teacher asked us to create a nice

painting as project.
a. destroy
b. make
c. help
17. Mario is diligent in selling food products
every day.
a. hard-working
b. lazy
c.
careless
18. Mather felt delighted in receiving the
dress I gave her.
a. overjoyed b. sad
c. mad
19. Dennis was so afraid to see horror
movies.

a. scared
excited

b. glad

c.

FOR NUMBERS 20-25, CHOOSE THE

CORRECT ANTONYM OF THE
UNDERLINED WORD.
20. My dad bought a laptop in an expensive
price.
a. low
b. cheap
c. regular
21. The questions in the CEM test were quite
difficult.
a. easy
b. hard
c.
average
22. That boulevard near the tree is a safe
place.
a. great
b. dangerous
c.
disgusted
23. Teacher Raiya asked us to stop writing in
our notebook.
a. continue b. pause
c. finish
24. They were the last group to perform the
activity.
a. first
b. second
c. final
25. Dr. Jose Rizal is a brave man.
a. courageous
b. coward
c. happy
ENGLISH SET C
WRITE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT
ANSWER ON THE BLANK BEFORE THE
NUMBER.
_____1. It is a group of words that expresses
a complete thought.
a. phrase b. sentence c. predicate
_____2. Which of the following describe
regular verbs?
a. These are words that do not
undergo substantial changes while
changing forms between tenses.
b. These verbs that undergo
substantial changes when changing
forms between tenses.
c. These are what we call connecting
verbs.
_____3. It is a kind of sentence that expresses
a strong feeling.
a. declarative
b. interrogative
c. imperative
_____4. Which of the following describes the
predicate of the
sentence?
a. It tells what the subject does or
gives information about the
subject.
b. It is what or whom the sentence is
or about.
c. Group of words with complete
thought.

_____5. The students wanted to go on a field

trip. The underlined
word in the sentence is the
__________.
a. predicate b. verb
c.
subject
_____6. The following are sentences EXCEPT
a. Can we go to the Adventure Ville
Theme Park?
b. The red roses in the round table
c. Quit asking question and be happy.
_____7. Which of the following is a phrase?
a. Please set the table for lunch.
b. The girl wearing a beautiful dress
c. Outch! I burned my finger!
_____8. Which of the following identifies an
imperative sentence?
a. It ask something.
b. It tell someone to do something.
c. It describes or tells something.
_____9. Which of the following is an example
of irregular verb?
a. catch
b. match
c.
hatch
_____10. The following are regular verbs
EXCEPT.
a. help
b. ask
c.
bring
For numbers 11-15, Identify the correct
interrogative pronoun that will
complete the sentences.
a. what b. who
c. which
d.
whom
e. whose
_____11.
story?
_____12.
written?
_____13.
_____14.
_____15.

__________ are the characters in the

For __________ was the letter
__________ of those do you like most?
__________ is your favorite food?
__________ bag is in the table?

For numbers 16-20, Identify the kind of

sentence used in the following
numbers.
a. Declarative b. interrogative
c.
imperative
d. exclamatory
_____16. Dont you ever get tired of watching
television?
_____17. You cant be serious!
_____18. Nancy wants to be a doctor.
_____19. Meet me at seven oclock in front of
the library.
_____20. Turn left at the second stop sign.
For numbers 21-30, complete the
sentences with the correct form of the
verb in the present

tense.
_____21. He ________ his lessons diligently
every day.
a. study
b. studys
c.
studies
_____22. The students ________ to school
early every morning.
a. come
b. comes
c. coming
_____23. The school guard ________ the visitor
to the principals office.
a. direct
b. directs
c. directing

_____4.
a. bride
b. brag
c. brag
_____5.
a. trip
b. tram
c. tram

brag bridgebright
bride bridgebright
bridgebride bright

tram truck trees

trees trip
truck
trees truck trip

_____25. Our parish priest ________ mass

twice every Sunday.
a. say
b. says
c. saying

For numbers 6-10, identify the

character traits being described in the
following items.
_____6. Mr. Roberts is a wealthy man. He
does not turn away people who ask for his
help. He donates money to the orphanage.
He also gives money to the church to help
the poor.
a. independent
b. kind c.
honest

_____26.Mother and father ________ to watch

television together.
a. likes
b. like
c.
liked

_____7. Antonio eats the right kinds of food.

He gets enough sleep and exercise. He
seldom gets sick. He is a happy child.
a. sickly
b. healthy
c. stout

_____27. Neither the pupils nor the class

adviser ________ waiting for the school bus to
arrive.
a. is
b. are
c. am

_____8. Miguel does his homework by himself.

He studies his lessons and asks for help only
he has tried other ways.
a. Independent
b. trustworthy
c. diligent

_____24. My classmates _______ the

reminders in the diary every day.
a. copy
b. copies
c. copying

_____28. Enoch ________ attentively to the

teacher during discussions.
a. listen
b. listens
c. listened
_____29. Students ________ the assembly
before the start of classes.
a. attend
b. attends c. attended
____30.The school nurse ________ care of the
sick students.
a. take
b. takes
c. taken
READING TEST

_____9. Ronald is a joy to his parents. He

cleans the house every day. After cleaning,
he weeds their vegetable garden and waters
the plants. He also takes care of their pets
and farm animals.
a. obedient b. hardworking
c.
trustworthy
_____10. Helen is afraid of many things. She
does not like to be alone in the house. She
cannot sleep by herself. She is also afraid of
the dark.
a. clever b. brave
c. coward

READING
For numbers 1-5, Identify the set of
words which are arranged in
alphabetical order.
_____1.
a. plane
planet plank plastic
b. planet
plank plasticplane
c. plastic
plane plank planet
_____2.
a. slice
sleep sleek slap
b. sleep
slap slice sleek
c. slap
sleek sleep slice
_____3.
a. frame
b. frog
c. frame

frank frog
fruit
frank fruit

fruit
frank frame
frog

FOR NUMBERS 11-15, WHAT CAN YOU

CONCLUDE FROM THE FOLLOWING
SITUATIONS? WRITE THE LETTER OF THE
CORRET ANSWER ON TE BLANK BEFORE
THE NUMBER.
_____11. It was already 11 oclock in the
evening. Tom couldnt
sleep. The music coming from
the apartment upstairs was too loud
and noisy.
a. Tom forced himself to sleep.
b. Tom went upstairs and requested
the person to turn down the music.
c. Tom called the police.

_____12. Jeff woke up this morning. He

watched television until mid-night. When he
arrived in school, the test already started.
a. Jeff will get a high score.
b. Jeff will fail the test.
c. Jeff will laugh at his classmates
_____13. Mother went to the supermarket.
She only had P 500.00. She was surprised to
see the prices of everything have gone up
again.
a. Mother got angry with the clerk.
b. Mother left the supermarket
without buying anything.
c. Mother felt really sad.
_____14. The farmers rushed the fields. The
fields were flooded the crops were all
destroyed.
a. The farmers rejoiced.
b. The farmers shouted at each other.
c. The farmers were very miserable.
____15. The children ran down the stairs. Rita
fell because someone
pushed her from behind.
The other pupils laughed.
a. The teacher scolded the children.
b. Rita laughed, too.
c. The other children also fell.
FOR NUMBERS 16-20, What INFERENCES
CAN YOU MAKE FROM THE FOLLOWING
SITUATIONS? WRITE THE LETTER OF THE
CORRECT ANSWER ON THE BLANK
BEFORE THE NUMBER.
_____16. The children watched in suspense as
father slowly opened
the box.
a. The children were not interested to
know what was inside the box.
b. The children knew what was inside
the box.
c. The children were eager to see
what was inside the box.
_____17. The Grade Three pupils went home
sad after the game.
a. They lost the game.
b. They won the game.
c. They did not watch the game.
_____18. Aunt Luisa stared admiringly at the
gown, looked at its price tag, and put the
gown back.
a. Aunt Luisa did not like the dress at
all.
b. Aunt Luisa would buy the dress.
c. Aunt Luisa thought the dress was
very expensive.
_____19. The audience gave the singer a
standing ovation after her last song.

a. The audience did not enjoy the

show.
b. The audience liked the singers
performance.
c. The singer was eager to go home.
_____20. Nelia went home excitedly waving
her test paper to Mother.
a. Nelia missed Mother so much.
b. Nelia wanted to see her favorite TV
show.
c. Nelia got a perfect score in the
test.
FOR NUMBERS 21-25, SEQUENCE THE
FOLLOWING EVENTS.
_____21.
___ As he was riding the horse, a wild
pig frightened it.
___ The horse ran again.
___ The man sighed with relief and
said, Praise God.
___ The horse ran towards a cliff and
stopped just in time when he said, Amen.
___ A man bought a horse who runs
when you say Praise God and stops when
you say Amen.
a. 2-5-4-3-1 b. 2-5-3-4-1 c.2-3-5-4-1
_____22.
___ Two small boys could not go down
the burning building.
___ Hadji came and asked for a long
rope and a wide piece of wood.
___ The fire was burning the upper
floors of the Bliss building.
___ The boys were saved at last.
___ Hadji used the wood a s a bridge
between the tree and building.
a. 2-5-3-1-2 b. 3-1-2-5-4 c. 2-3-1-5-4
_____23.
___ He put a shrimp on his hook for
bait.
___ it wasnt long until he got a bite.
___ He pulled in a large fish.
___ We watched a man fishing.
___ He threw the line into the river.
a. 1-2-3-4-5 b. 2-4-5-1-3 c. 3-4-1-5-2
_____24.
___ Von and Dexter walked to school
together.
___ They ran as fast as they could.
___ The two boys entered the
classroom and
sat down.
___ While walking, they heard the
school bell.
___ Von stopped at Dexters house to
fetch him.
a. 2-3-4-1-5 b. 5-1-3-4-2 c. 2-4-5-3-1
_____25.
___ Finally, he sanded the figure.

___ Then, he used a knife to curve it

some more.
___ First, he shaped the wood with
hammer
and chisel.
___ He used a file to smooth the figure.
___ The wood carver was very skillful.
a. 5-3-2-4-1 b. 1-4-2-3-5 c. 1-2-3-4-5