Screening Test, Grade 4

Read each selection silently. Then read the questions that follow and write the letter of the
correct answer in the answer sheet:
The Best Part of the Day
Mia was in her bedroom when she heard a rooster crow. Then she heard a man yell, “Hot
pandesal! Buy your hot pandesal!” Mia wanted to sleep some more. But she knew she might be
late for school if she did. Finally, she began to smell fried eggs and fish. “It’s time to get up,”
she said. Mia jumped out of bed and ran down the steps.
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A.
1. At the beginning of the story, where was Mia? (Literal)
a. She was in her bedroom.
b. She was in the bathroom.
c. She was at the kitchen table.
d. She was on a bench outside.
2. What time of the day was it? (Inferential)
a. middle of the day
b. late in the evening
c. early in the morning
d. late in the afternoon
3. What do you think will happen next? (Inferential)
a. She will have lunch.
b. She will have dinner.
c. She will have a snack.
d. She will have breakfast.
4. What will she say when she gets up? (Inferential)
a. “Good evening.”
b. “Good afternoon!”
c. “Good morning!”
d. “Thank you very much!”
5. What other title can be given for this story? (Critical)
a. The End of the Day
b. The Start of the Day
c. Just Before Sleeping
d. The Middle of the Day
 Ice Cream for Sale
“Cling! Cling! Cling!” Benito and his sister Nelia raced out the door. He took some coins from
his pocket and counted them. “I can have two scoops,” he thought. But then his little sister
Nelia asked, “Can I have an ice cream?” Benito looked at his coins again. “May I have two
cones?” he asked. The vendor nodded. Benito and Nelia left with a smile.
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B.
6. Why did Benito and Nelia race out the door? (Inferential)
a. They wanted to buy something.
b. They wanted to open the door.
c. They wanted to find out what was going on.
d. They wanted to know what was making noise.
7. In the beginning, what did Benito plan to do? (Literal)
a. buy ice cream for himself and his sister
b. buy two scoops of ice cream for himself
c. buy two scoops of ice cream for his sister
d. reach the ice cream vendor ahead of his sister
8. Why were they smiling at the end of the story? (Inferential)
a. They each got a free ice cream cone.
b. They made the ice cream vendor happy.
c. They shared a cup with two scoops of ice cream.
d. They each had a scoop of ice cream on a cone.
9. A vendor is someone who ___________________. (Inferential)
a. sells things
b. buys things
c. counts things
d. gives things away
10. Which of the following best describes Benito? (Inferential)
a. He is selfish.
b. He is giving.
c. He is thrifty.
d. He is greedy.
 At Last!
The spotted egg finally hatched. Out came a little bird who was afraid. The tree where his
mother built their nest was just too tall. “I don’t know how to fly,” he thought. He looked
around for his mother, but she was not there. Where could she be? He looked down and felt
his legs shake. He started to get dizzy and fell out of his nest. He quickly flapped his wings.
At last – he was flying.
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C.
11. Where did the bird come from? (Literal)
a. an egg with lots of spots
b. an egg with many colors
c. an egg with only one color
d. an egg with plenty of stripes
12. Why was the bird afraid? (Inferential)
a. He did not have any friends.
b. He did not know how to fly.
c. He did not know his mother.
d. He did not see his brothers.
13. Why was the bird’s mother not in the nest? (Inferential)
a. She had to look for a nest to house the little bird.
b. She had to leave the bird so he will learn on his own.
c. She had to find food to feed the hungry little bird.
d. She had to look for something to help the little bird fly.
14. How did the bird learn to fly? (Inferential)
a. by studying and practicing
b. by watching other birds fly
c. by having his mother teach him
d. by accidentally flapping its wings
15. At the end of the passage, how did the little bird feel? (Inferential)
a. lonely
b. afraid
c. nervous
d. excited
 The Owl and the Rooster
While the other owls slept in the day time, Hootie slept at night. She always yawned and fell
asleep when her friends asked her to hoot with them. This made her sad because she liked
hooting a lot. One day, she met a rooster who could not wake up in the morning. He could not
awaken the villagers. This made the rooster unhappy. Hootie said, “I know how to help you.
I’ll hoot in the morning so you can wake up to do your job!”
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D.
16. What was the owl’s problem? (Inferential)
a. She slept in the morning.
b. She couldn’t hoot at night.
c. She was awake all night long.
d. She couldn’t wake the people up.
17. What was the rooster’s problem? (Literal)
a. He couldn’t hoot with the owl.
b. He couldn’t wake the people up.
c. He couldn’t sleep in the morning.
d. He couldn’t be with his friends.
18. The word rouse has a synonym in the selection. What is this word? (Inferential)
a. wake
b. solve
c. slept
d. hoot
19. How did the owl and the rooster feel at the end of the passage? (Inferential)
a. worried
b. alarmed
c. relieved
d. unhappy
20. What was the author's purpose when she wrote the selection? (Critical)
a. to inform
b. to entertain
c. to evaluate
d. to convince
 Phil-IRI Pangkatang Pagtatasa sa Pagbasa, Baitang 4
Panuto: Basahin nang tahimik ang bawat kuwento. Pagkatapos, basahin ang mga tanong
at isulat ang titik ng tamang sagot sa sagutang papel.
Ang Aso sa Lungga
May isang asong gutom na gutom na naglalakad sa kalsada. Habang naglalakad, ibinubulong niya
sa sarili na kailangan niyang makakita ng isang lunggang puno ng pagkain. Nang makakita siya ng
lungga sa dulo ng kalsada, agad siyang pumasok dito. Kumain siya hanggang mabusog. Pero
kahit busog na siya, kumain pa rin at inubos ang lahat ng pagkain sa loob ng lungga. Sa kanyang
kabusugan, halos pumutok ang malaki niyang tiyan. Nang lalabas na lamang siya, napansin
niyang hindi na siya magkasya sa labasan. Sumigaw siya upang humingi ng tulong. Dumating ang
isa pang aso at nalaman ang nangyari. Bago ito umalis, nagwika siya sa kasamang aso, “Hintayin
mo na lang umimpis ang tiyan mo.”
Bilang ng mga salita: 116
(Bagong Filipino sa Puso at Diwa 2, Aragon et al, 1989)
A.
1. Saan nangyari ang kuwento? (Literal)
a. sa bukid
b. sa gubat
c. sa kalsada
d. sa lansangan
2. Ano ang hinahanap ng aso? (Literal)
a. makakain
b. makakasama
c. mapapasyalan
d. matutulugan
3. Anong ugali ang ipinakita ng aso? (Paghinuha)
a. madamot
b. matakaw
c. masipag
d. mayabang
4. Bakit hindi makalabas ang aso sa lungga? (Paghinuha)
a. may harang ang labasan
b. may bitbit pa siyang pagkain
c. lubos na marami ang kinain niya
d. mali ang paraan ng paglabas niya
5. Bakit kaya hindi siya natulungan ng isa pang aso? (Inferential)
a. natakot sa kanya ang aso
b. para matuto siya sa pangyayari
c. nainggit sa kanya ang isa pang aso
d. hindi rin ito makakalabas sa lungga

Si Muning!
Muning! Muning!
Hanap nang hanap si Susan kay Muning. Dala ni Susan ang lalagyan ng pagkain ni Muning. May
laman na ang lalagyan, pero wala si Muning. Wala siya sa kusina. Wala rin siya sa silid. Nasaan
kaya si Muning?
Bumaba ng bahay si Susan. Hinanap niya kung naroon si Muning. Ikot na siya nang ikot, pero
hindi pa rin niya nakita. Baka lumabas ito ng bahay.
Ngiyaw! Ngiyaw!
Hayun si Muning! Ngiyaw siya nang ngiyaw. Nasa loob siya ng kahon. May mga kasama si Muning
sa loob ng kahon.
Nakita ni Susan ang kasama ni Muning. Mga kuting ang kasama ni Muning sa kahon! May puti,
itim at magkahalong puti at itim na kulay ng kuting. Tuwang-tuwa si Susan!
Bilang ng mga salita: 122
(Yaman ng Panitik 1, Resuma et al, 1987)
B.
6. Sino ang naghahanap ng pusa? (Literal)
a. ang kuting
b. si Muning
c. si Nanay
d. si Susan
7. Bakit niya hinahanap ang pusa? (Paghinuha)
a. ipapasyal niya ito
b. paliliguan niya ito
c. pakakainin niya ito
d. patutulugin niya ito
8. Saan niya nakita ang pusa? (Literal)
a. sa silid
b. sa silong
c. sa kahon
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9. Sino ang mga kasama ni Muning sa kahon? (Paghinuha)
a. mga anak nito
b. mga kalaro nito
c. mga nahuli nito
d. mga kaibigan nito
10. Ano ang isa pang magandang pamagat ng kuwento?? (Pagsusuri)
a. Nasaan si Muning?
b. Nasaan ang Kahon?
c. Ang Kahon ni Susan
d. Ang Pagkain ini Muning
Si Brownie
Si Brownie ay aking alagang aso. Ang aking aso ay masamang magalit. Minsan ay may pumasok
na malaking manok sa aming bakuran. Kaagad niya itong tinahulan. Kung hindi lamang siya
nakatali nang mahigpit, malamang na habulin niya ito. Nagulat ang manok at tumakbo ito nang
mabilis palabas ng bakuran.
Kagabi ay hindi ko naitali si Brownie. Panay ang ungol niya. Maya-maya ay may tinahulan siya
nang malakas. Biglang lumukso si Brownie sa kanyang tulugan at may hinabol. Dali-dali kong
sinilip ang aking alaga. May napatay siyang daga! Bahagya pa niyang ginalaw ang kanyang buntot
nang makita ako. Kaagad kong binitbit sa buntot ang daga at ipinakita kay Tatay. Masayang
hinimas ni Tatay si Brownie. “Talagang maaasahan ang asong ito,” sabi niya.
Bilang ng mga salita: 122
(Bagong Filipino Saligang-Aklat II, Ibita et al, 1990)
C.
11. Saan naganap ang kuwento? (Literal)
a. sa bahay
b. sa paaralan
c. sa palengke
d. sa simbahan
12. Ano ang katangiang ipinakita ni Brownie? (Paghinuha)
a. matapang
b. masungit
c. maharot
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13. Ano ang napatay ni Brownie? (Literal)
a. pesteng ipis
b. pusang bahay
c. dagang bahay
d. ligaw na manok
14. Bakit kaya bahagyang ginalaw ni Brownie ang buntot nang makita ang amo? (Paghinuha)
a. gusto niyang gisingin ang daga
b. nagulat siya sa kanyang ginawa
c. natakot siyang mapagalitan ng amo
d. upang ipakita sa amo ang kanyang ginawa
15. Bakit kaya sinulat ang kuwentong “Si Brownie”? (Pagsusuri)
a. Hatid nito ang isang balita.
b. Nais nitong magbigay-aral.
c. Gusto nitong magbigay ng aliw.
d. Nais nitong magbigay ng bagong kaalaman.
D.
Balat ng Saging
“Lito! Lito!” Si Mina ang sumisigaw. Kay lakas ng kanyang sigaw.
“Bakit, Ate? Ano iyon?” Ito naman ang tanong ni Lito. Lumapit siya kay Mina. Ayaw niyang
sumigaw pa ang kanyang ate.
“Balat ng saging ito, hindi ba? Sino ang nagtapon nito?” Galit si Mina. Galit siya sa nagtapon ng
balat ng saging.
“Ako, Ate,” sagot ni Lito. Mahina ang kanyang sagot. Mahina ang kanyang tinig.
“Sabi ko na nga ba. Huwag ka nang magtatapon dito, ha! Sa basurahan ka magtatapon. Hayan
ang basurahan natin. Hayan, natapakan ko ang balat ng saging. Nadulas ako.”
“E... hindi ko sinasadya, Ate. Talaga, hindi ko sinasadya. Hindi na ako magtatapon ng balat ng
saging kahit saan. Sa basurahan na ako magtatapon.”
“Mabuti. Mabuti kung gayon,” sabi ni Mina.
Bilang ng mga salita: 128
(Yaman ng Panitik 1, Resuma et al, 1987)
16. Sino ang nakatatandang kapatid? (Literal)
a. Mina
b. Lito
c. Lita
d. Tina39
17. Bakit sumisigaw si Mina? (Paghinuha)
a. galit siya
b. maingay kasi
c. tinatakot niya si Lito
d. hindi marinig ang boses niya
18. Ano ang naramdaman ni Lito nang tinanong siya ni Mina nang pasigaw? (Paghinuha)
a. nagalit siya
b. natuwa siya
c. natakot siya
d. nagtampo siya
19. Bakit nadulas si Mina? (Literal)
a. madulas ang sahig
b. di niya nakita ang nilalakaran
c. natapakan niya ang balat ng saging
d. natapakan niya ang basang bahagi ng sahig
20. Ano ang isa pang magandang pamagat ng kuwento? (Pagsusuri)
a. Ang Basurahan
b. Ang Saging ni Lito
c. Pulutin ang Saging
d. Ang Sigaw ni Mina