Pres. Diosdado P.

Macapagal Memorial High School

Sta. Cruz, Angat, Bulacan
Third Periodical Examination in English IV

Name: ____________________________________________________________ Score: ______________

Yr. & Section: ______________________________________________________ Date: _______________

I. Listening: (The text is to be read by the teacher.) Answer the questions or complete the statements under each
by choosing one of the four choices.

Today, we’re glad that everyone seems to be in full business form, the corporate look, shall we say. As
we commence this new business venture, allow me to cite the great possibilities this new business venture has in
store for the benefit of the corporate world. However, problems are unavoidable. Bankruptcy is an element we
should not discount. This business will surely open new doors to global acceptability. Global acceptability is
equated with global excellence and I’m sure this new venture will not deny us of this positive outlook. Certainly,
there will be stumbling blocks. Our products may not sell well in the outside market.

1. What is the text all about?

a. Technology c. Business
b. Economy d. Industry
2. What is the point of view of the text?
a. First Person c. Third Person
b. Second Person d. None of the above
3. What is unavoidable according to the text?
a. Solutions c. Failures
b. Problems d. Anxiety
4. Global acceptability is equated on what term?
a. Global Excellence c. Global Competence
b. Global Satisfaction d. Global Warming
5. What is the element that we should not discount?
a. New Venture c. Illegal Usage
b. Positive Outlook d. Bankruptcy

II. Reading:
A. Read the selection and questions below. Answer the questions or complete the statements under
each by using choosing one of the five choices.

What would growth mean in a family? Perhaps one could say that more children would be family growth.
But this is hardly it unless it should be accompanied by other forms of growth. Family growth would mean
increased capacity to supply the materials needs of the family. However, the needs of a family are not just
material. In fact, they are principally spiritual. Hence, family growth means very much more than just increased
capacity to meet material needs. The family is the workshop for social living. In it, the young children should grow
in learning how to be responsible, how to cooperate, how to trust. Family growth therefore would correspondingly
mean that father and mother become more and more adept at handling the children. It would mean increased
love and unity among the members of the family. It would more cooperation and self-sacrifice, less jealousy, and
fewer squabbles. This would be family growth.
- F. Araneta, SJ (Man, Economy & Society 1)

6. According to the selection, what would growth mean in the family?

a. An increased number of children
b. An increased capacity to meet material needs
c. Love, unity, and responsibility among the members
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
7. The selection tells us that children should learn
a. To handle their parents d. To accept their social statuses
b. To be responsible and united e. To be accomplished by other forms of growth
c. To cope with jealousy
8. To be adept is to be
a. Hard-hearted c. Expert e. Adorable
b. Conforming d. Suitable

9. Family squabbles are

a. Divorces c. Verbal abuses e. Misunderstanding
b. Quarrels d. Games

B. Vocabulary: Select the word or phrase from the four choices whose meaning is nearly the same as the
underlined word in each sentence.
10. That purveyor of dreams and gaiety
a. Link c. Spectator
b. Catastrophe d. Supplier
11. Family annihilate the other one forever
a. Wrecked c. Exhausted
b. Destroy utterly d. Devastating
12. Hitherto gone unnoticed
a. Time to time c. Somehow
b. Right at the moment d. up to now
13. Meditating quietly
a. Plan mentally c. Plan sarcastically
b. Plan secretly d. Plan extravagantly
14. At once reassured
a. Stay in shape c. Restore confidence
b. Pessimistic view d. Change the mind
15. All hail and hearty
a. Unspoken c. Numb
b. Timid d. Vigorous
16. Of a chill
a. Unpleasant coldness c. Partially impaired
b. Unexplainable tantrums d. Absolutely terrific
17. Announced the decease
a. Death c. Injury
c. Sickness d. Suffering

C. 1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words needed to complete the thought of each statement
about improving one’s reading ability.

18. __________ is one of the greatest satisfying pleasures of human beings.

19. It involves physical as well as __________ activities.
20. Develop a __________ recognition span.
21. Reduce __________.

C. 2. Choose the word that suits the given questions to complete the idea.
22. Small service is __________ (true, outstanding) service.
23. Life is a __________ (strand, string) of many colored beads.
24. __________ (absenteeism, absence) makes then heart grows fonder.
25. None but the brave deserve the __________ (honor, fair).

D. Identify the communication terminologies described below.

__________ 26. It refers to the sending of message to another person utilizing methods.
__________ 27. It is the need to belong to a personal relationship.
__________ 28. It is the desire to become the best person or the desire to develop our potential to the maximum.
__________ 29. it is the desire for others to care for us and a desire to care for others.
__________ 30. It is the transmission of ideas, opinions, feelings, emotions or attitudes through the use of oral
language.
__________ 31. It is the belief in our own self as a worthy and valuable individual.
__________ 32. It is a process wherein knowledge, idea, information, attitudes, feelings and the like are
transmitted.
__________ 33. It is the protection of our well being.

E. Complete the given graphic organizer below about the steps in speech preparation.

34.
41. 35.

40. 36.

39. 37.
38.

III. Grammar:
A. All these sentences contain misplaced modifiers. Rewrite the sentences correctly.
42. About the corruption and turmoil, Dante issued prophecies through the voices of the damned in Florence.
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43. While perpetuating sin against it, love and care are affected by fraudulent person.
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44. Listening with pity, Francesca relates her love affair with Paolo to Dante.
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45. Flowing from an unhappy beginning to a happy ending, Dante developed the plots as such.
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46. As though the rock were a giant hard door into another world, is seemed to him.
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47. Watching a horror movie, a vampire ending up in the kitchen and dying from garlic inhalation, I saw.
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48. Anticipating a cool haircut, Herbert forgot his wallet.
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49. While contacting the spirit, the seer wore a turban.
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50. The fisherman dropped his net, fighting other seagulls.
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51. Through what we learn in this life, we choose our next world.
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IV. Literature:
A. Read the line excerpts from the selection “An Old Man” and the poem “Chess”. Choose the answer
on the choices given after each questions.

“Eighty-nine! So whatever it was, it wasn’t old age”

52. Who mentioned the line above?

a. Monsieur Darron b. Monsieur Daron
53. What feeling can be manifested in the given line?
a. Giving-up b. terrified
54. What is the greatest fear of the protagonist?
a. Dealing with people b. Death
55. What are the preventions that he’s doing to conquer his fear?
a. He’s following a careful living b. He’s eating everything
56. Where did he go to prolong his life?
a. Spa b. Clinic
57. What did he learn on the last part of the story?
a. Death is a dreadful experience b. Death is a natural phenomenon

“We learned the rules; we swore to respect them; and the match began.”
58. Using denotative meaning, who’s being referred to the given line?
a. Helpers b. Players
59. Using the connotative meaning, who’s being referred to the given line?
a. Gender relations b. Relations of games
60. What is the controlling image of the poem?
a. Chess b. Scrabble
61. What figurative language can be depicted in the poem?
a. Hyperbole/ Irony b. Simile/ Metaphor
62. What does the line above means?
a. Giving some rules and respect it b. Learn to respect the rules of life
63. The word match means
a. Mate b. Competition
64. What kind of poem is it?
a. Free verse b. Close form
65. What is the mood of the poem?
a. Lively b. Serious

B. Enriching One’s Insight: (66-72)

A literary piece such as “The Necklace” reflects about life and can be used as a vehicle to bring about
awareness and consciousness to certain issues like social discrimination. Do you agree? Why and why not?

V. Journalism:
A. Enumerate the following:
1. Parts of Editorial Section (73-76)
2. Parts of Feature Section (77-80)
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