Study the set of pictures below then answer the questions that follow.

1. What do the pictures tell about the children?

a. Children clean the house

b. Children work in the hospital

c. Children work in the office

d. Children clean the classroom

2. What conclusion can you make from the set of pictures?

a. At the Zoo

b. At the Farm

c. A Birthday Party

d. Mother's Helper

Once, a kind man saw a half - frozen snake on the road. He was about to leave, but he thought, "this

is one of God's creature, too. I will take it home to warm it up by my fire. Then, I will set it free." He

picked up the snake and put it in a sack.

3. Why did the man picked up the snake and put it in a sack?

a. He wanted to help it.

b. He was afraid it.

c. He didn't want to see it.

4. It can be said in the story that

a. The man enjoyed playing snake.

b. The man hated God's creatures.

c. The man was king to God's creatures.

d. The man had a good time with the snake.

5. What conclusion can you make from the selection?

a. Playing with a snake is fun.

b. People were scared with the snake.

c. The man is kind in God's creatures.

d. Taking care of animals is a bad behavior.

6. What is the best title for the selection?

a. The Frozen Snake

b. The Man on The Road

c. The Man and The Snake

d. The Snake On The Road

The following events happened in the story

1. He picked up the snake.

2. The man put the snake in a sack.

3. A kind man saw a frozen snake on the road.

4. He thought that the snake is one of God's creatures.

a. sentence 1

b. sentence 2

c. sentence 3

d. sentence 4

B. Items 8-12

Three days before Miriam turned eight, She received a package from her uncle Ramon in Singapore. It
came in a big box. Father helped open the box. Then they saw something very pretty. It was a big doll. It
had round blue eyes and a small red mouth. Miriam called it curly.She loved to play with it. What Miriam
liked best was the way curly walked. Miriam would hold one of its hand and they would walk together
around the

living room.

8. Why did Miriam receive a gift from her uncle?

a. It was her birthday.

b. It was her graduation.

c. It was a christmas gift.

d. It was a prize in a contest.

9. What would be the most possible ending for the story?

a. Curly made Miriam sad.

b. Curly made Miriam Happy.

c. Her uncle will call her up.

d. Her uncle send her another doll.

a. Miriam likes doll.

b. Miriam has many toys.

c. Miriam has a rich uncle.

d. Miriam has a thoughtful uncle.

11. Which among the sentences tells a fantasy?

a. The doll was pretty.

b. Miriam loved to play doll.

c. Miriam got package from Singapore.

d. The package was delivered by a fairy.

12. Which of the following events happened first in the story?

a. A package was received.

b. Curly had round blue eyes.

c. It came in a big box.

d. Father helped open the box.

C. Items 13 - 17

Noel asked permission from his mother to go to the river with his classmates. His mother told him to be
back before sunset to chop firewood. Noel and his classmates had a good time that he forgot what his
mother said. He went home late. That night the family ate supper late.

13. What is good ending for the story?

b. Mother gave Noel a big supper.

c. Noel was very happy to see mother again.

d. Noel was very sorry for coming home late.

14. Which of the following sentences shows cause - effect relationship?

a. Mother thanked Noel.

b. Mother told him to be back before sunset.

c. Noel and his classmate had a good time.

d, Noel forgot what his mother told so the family ate supper late.

15. What could have happened after Noel went home late?

a. Mother thanked Noel.

b. The family ate supper late.

c. The family ate supper earlier.

d. The family doesn't ate supper.

16. Which of the following sentences is a fantasy?

a. Noel went home late.

b. Noel went to the river.

c. The family had to chop firewood.

d. A mermaid told Noel not to go home early.

The following events happened in the story

1. Noel went home late.

3. Noel asked permission.

4. Noel enjoyed swimming.

17. What is the correct order of the events?

a. A - D - B - C

b. C - A - D - B

c. B - A - D - C

d. C - D - A - B

D. Items 18 - 22

Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna on June 19, 1861. He learned the alphabet at the age of three.
He could read the Bible in Spanish when he was five years old. He wrote a poem addressed to the
Filipino youth when he was eight years old. He told them to love their country. He studied hard so that
he could help his people. He became a great writer and doctor.

The following events happened in the story.

1. Rizal could read the Bible in Spanish at the age of five.

2. Rizal wrote a poem addressed to the Filipino youth.

3. Rizal became a great writer and a doctor.

4. Rizal learned the alphabet at the age of three.

18. What is the correct order of events in the story?

a. 4 - 3 - 1 - 2

b. 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

c. 4 - 1 - 2 - 3
 d. 4 - 2 - 1 - 3

19. What became of Jose Rizal when he studied very hard?

a. He became very poor.

b. He became very rich.

c. He became a common man.

d. He became a great writer and doctor.

20. Why did Jose Rizal study very hard?

a. to become a priest

b. to be able to help his countrymen.

c. to learn the alphabet at the age of three.

d. to be able to read the Bible in Spanish.

21. What title is best for the paragraph?

a. The Greatest Filipino Writer.

b. The Most Intelligent Filipino.

c. The compassionate Filipino Doctor.

d. Jose Rizal, The Pride of the Filipinos.

22. Which of the following sentences shows cause - effect relationship?

a. He told them to love our country.

b. He could read the Bible in Spanish.

c. He became writer and doctor.

d. He studied hard so that he could help his people.

Last Monday Linda had cold when she went school. On her way home, it rained hard so Linda got wet.
Her mother quickly changed her dress and gave her hot milk. The following day, she couldn't get out of
bed. She had a fever. Her mother called a doctor. The doctor gave her medicine. After three days, Linda
felt fine again and she was able to to go school.

23. What conclusion can you draw from the above story?

a. Getting sick means getting what you want.

b. Being in school required a lot of energy.

c. A mother knows what is best for her children.

d. When sick, it is good to seek a doctor's advice.

24. Which of the following sentences shows cause - effect relationship?

a. The doctor gave her medicine.

b. Her mother quickly changed her dress.

c. Linda had colds when she went to school.

d. On her way home, it rained hard so linda got wet.

25. Why did Linda's mother called a doctor?

Linda's mother wanted ___________

a. the doctor treat Linda.

b. the doctor to thank Linda.

c. to drink medicine.

d. to take a rest.
26. Which of the following sentences tells a fantasy?

a. Linda went to school.

b. Linda had colds and fever.

c. Linda took medicine to fly.

d. Linda thanked her mother.

Arrange the following events as they happened in the story.

1. Linda got sick.

2. Linda had cold when she went to school.

3. Mother called a doctor.

4. Mother changed Linda's clothes.

5. Linda went home.

27. a. 2 - 3 - 5 - 1 - 4

b. 2 - 5 - 4 - 1 - 3

c. 2 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 1

d. 2 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 5

F. Items 28 - 32

One day at a meeting of all animals a hare spoke up."We have not been treated fairly. We should be
treated as equal". A lion answered him."that was a fine speech. But it lacks sharp claws teeth."The lion
snarled, flashing his sharp teeth and claws at the hare. The hare forgot about giving speeches and ran
away.

28. What is the best title for the story?

a. The selfish Lion

c. The Meeting of All Animal

d. The King of the Jungle

29. From the story, we could say that the lion showed_______________

a. anger for hare

b. liking for hare

c. peace with other animals

d. love for other animals

30. Which among the following sentences states a fantasy?

a. The Lion snarled at the hare.

b. The hare wore a hat and ran away.

c. A lion in the forest was selfish.

d. The hare forgot about giving speeches.

Arrange the following events as they happened in the story

1. The hare ran away.

2. There was a meeting of all the animals.

3. The hare asked that they should be treated fairly.

4. The lion answered by snarling and showing his teeth.

31. What is the correct order of the happening in the story?

a. 2 - 3 - 4 - 1

b. 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
 c. 3 - 2 - 4 - 1

d. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4

32. Based on the story, what traits did the lion show?

a. anger for other animals

b. liking for other animals

c. love for other animals

d. peace with other animals

G. Items 33 - 36

Filipinos are a mixture of many races. Our national brown color blends well with whites, the yellows and
even the blacks. There is hardly a pure blooded Filipino without its malay origin. A new race is
developing fast.

33. What is the paragraph about?

a. The Filipino People.

b. The pure blooded Malay.

c. The different races of people.

d. The developing new Filipino race.

34. Which is the key sentence in the paragraph?

a. sentence 1

b. sentence 2

c. sentence 3

d. sentence 4
35. What is the main idea?

a. The new Filipino is a mixture of races.

b. The real Filipino belongs to the Malay race.

c. The old Filipino receive Malay in origin.

d. The Filipino race is fast disappearing.

36. Which would be a good title for the selection?

a. The New Filipino People.

b. A New Breed of Filipinos.

c. A Mixture of Different Races.

d. The Real Filipino.

H. Items 37 - 38

It was a cloudy day. Nilo was playing with his brother at the park. Suddenly, a heavy rain fell. Nilo and his
brother got wet. The mother saw the boys shivering from the cold. She became worried.

37. What did mother do with the boys?

a. Mother told the boys to go to bed.

b. Mother gave the boys fruits to eat.

c. Mother gave the boys dry clothes to wear.

d. Mother told the boys to play in the house.

38. Which of the following sentences shows cause - effect relationship?

a. Mother became worried.

c. Nilo was playing with his brother at the park.

d. The boys were shivering from the cold because they got wet.

I. Item - 39

Uncle Romeo went to his farm yesterday.

He planted vegetables.He worked very hard.

39. Why did uncle Romeo go to his farm?

a. To plow the field.

b. To see his carabao.

c. To water the plants.

d. To plant vegetables.

J. Item - 40

It was a hot summer day. Roland arrived home from school after a long walk.

He took a glass from a tray and went straight to the faucet.

40. Based on the story, what did Roland want to do?

a. drink water

b. wash his face

c. take a bath

d. water the plant