I. Read the selections and answer the questions that follow.
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Dolphins are intelligent marine creatures. They can solve simple problems. At the Marine Land of Florida, gates separate the dolphins’ small pools from the big show pool. One night, these smart and trainable creatures must have wanted to play in the big pool. They figured out how to use their snouts to open the gates. 1. What is the general mood of the selection? A. worried B. amused C. thankful D. surprised 2. The dolphins _____________ opened the gates. A. himself B. themselves C. their selves D. ourselves 3. What did the dolphins do one night? A. They stayed in the small pools. B. They slept under the water. C. They opened the gate of the big pool. D. They ate a lot of fishes. 4. Why does the author say dolphins can solve simple problems? A. They are able to open the gates of the pool. B. They are able to play in the big pool. C. They know how to use their body parts in their activities. D. They do dolphin shows in many parts of the world. 5. Which of the statements show cause-effect relationship? A. The dolphins wanted to move to the big pool. B. The dolphins opened the gates because they wanted to play in the big pool. C. Dolphins are intelligent and they can swim. D. Dolphins are smart and trainable creatures.
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1. People like to go swimming in the pool. 2. The water in the pool is chemically treated with Chlorine daily and changed weekly. 3. The pool is clean and safe. 4. They think it is safer to swim in the pool than in the river. 5. The swimming pool is marked to show how deep it is and to let people know how far they can go. 6. The current in the river is strong. 7. There are no sharp rocks and rough stones that could hurt my feet and legs in the pool. 8. Perhaps, the swimming pool is better than the river. 9. People feel safer in the pool. 6. Which sentence states a fact? A. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 8 B. Sentence 4 D. none of the above.
7. Which sentence states an opinion? A. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 7 B. Sentence 4 D. all of the above
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According to Irish and Scottish tales, selkies are enchanted seal people. They are like seals but at night they come out of the water to become humans and magically take off their seal skins. Even though they go on land, they are careful never go too far from it and still preferred to stay in the water.
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One moonlit night, a young fisherman saw three selkies dancing on the shore. While they were busy dancing, he picked up one of the seal skins. He hid it behind the rock. One selkie was left behind because she couldn’t find her sealskin.
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The selkie went with the fisherman. She stayed at the fisherman’s house and decide to get married. During their wedding day, the fisherman showed the sealskin to his bride. She immediately put it on and jumped into the sea. That was the last time the fisherman saw the beautiful selkie.
8. What are Selkies? A. They are sharks C. They are human beings B. They are enchanted seal people D. They are dolphins
9. What kind of clothes do Selkies wear? A. crocodile skin B. snake skin C. whale skin D. seal skin
10. What did the fisherman do to the seal skin? A. He gave it back C. He burned the seal skin B. He threw it in the sea D. He hid it behind the rock
11. Why did the selkie get the skin? A. She wanted to go back home. C. She wanted to eat seafood. B. The selkie hated the fisherman. D. She loved the fisherman so much
II. Read each selection very well and tell what is most likely to happen.
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The clouds are dark and there where thunder and lightning. Then heavy rain poured and the strong winds howled. It rain continuously in the city.
12. What do you think happen the next day? A. The school will be an evacuation center. C. Everybody can hang their clothes. B. The rain will stop the following day. D, There will be flood all over the city.
13. Anthony was very sad. He failed in Math during the third quarter exam. He studied hard for the Fourth quarter and his parents helped him. A. He will pass his fourth quarter exam. B. He will get a falling grade in Math. C. He will pay his tuition fee after the test. D. He will be sad because his mother will scold him. 14. The two boys found it hard to bring the log up the hill. One of the boys got a pulley and rope. Then, he tied one end of the rope around the log and the other end to a tree up the hill. Slowly but surely, the two boys were able to pull the heavy log. What will happen next?
A. The children would play with the rope.
B. The children would throw away the pulley.
C. The heavy would be lifted up the hill.
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Fire is nature’s gift to man. It keeps him warm and gives him light. It is used to cook his food which gives energy.
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Fire comes from different sources. Our forefathers make fire by rubbing two stones. Striking a match will give fire too. A lighter gives off fire too.
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However, fire can also cause destruction of property due to negligence, like the fire that gutted hundreds of house because candles were left unattended after the brown out in a barangay in General Santos. Children and adults alike looked at the fire that was consuming their houses. Gas stoves exploded one after the other, taking several hours to control the fire. There was chaos all around. Many were left homeless. It is unfortunate that fire which is so useful to man, can be destructive, too.
15. What is the general mood in the last paragraph? A. joyful B. frightful C. hopeful D. sorrowful
16. What is the main idea of the selection? A. Fire can be useful or destructive. C. Fire can be dangerous. B. Fire is important D. Fire has many destructive effects.
17. Which is the best title for the selection? A. Sources of Fire C. Importance of Fire B. Uses of Fire D. Useful and Destructive effects of Fire
18. What can the government do to help the fire victims? A. Bring them to an evacuation center. C. Lecture on the dangers of fire. B. Provide relief goods D. Both A and B.
Reflexive Pronouns 19. I cooked this adobo__________________. A. himself B. itself C. myself D. yourself 20. The children managed to finish the household chores________. A. themselves B. ourselves C. yourselves D. itself 21. Veronica went to school all by ____________. A. myself B. herself C. himself D. itself -------------------------------------------------
Someday we will all have robots that will become our personal servants. They will work and behave like real human beings. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond accordingly. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
22. Which is the main idea of the paragraph? A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 4 D. Sentence 5
23. Which of the sentences is the supporting detail? A. Robots are smart as humans. B. Robots can make us strong and untiring workers. C. Robots will learn from people. D. They will work and behave like human beings.
24. Which of the following statements is a fact? A. Robots will think on their own. B. Probably, robots can destroy us C. Robots will learn from people. D, They will work and behave like human beings.
25. What benefit can man get from robots? A. Robots can help make our lives easier. B. Robots are dangerous. C. Humans are better than robot. D. People do not need robots in their lives. -------------------------------------------------
Joe asked his father to allow him to get a puppy. But his dad got worried because he might not take care of his pet. So, Joe worked hard to show how responsible he was. He even took out the trash every week and did his homework everyday right after he got home from school.
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When Joe’s birthday came, he received a toy and a pair of slippers. Then at the last route, his father handed a shoebox with something squirming inside. 26. Arrange the following events as they happened in the story. I. Joe worked hard to show how responsible he was. II. His father handed a shoebox and something squirming inside. III. Joe begged his father for a puppy. IV. When his birthday came, he received a toy and a pair of slipper. V. He even took out the trash every week. 27. Which of the sentences below is a simple sentence?
A. His dad got worried because Joe might not take care of his pet.
B. Joe was a responsible person.
C. Joe was happy when he received his birthday gift.
D. Joe did his household chores and his homework every day because he really wanted to show how responsible he was.
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After driving for three hours, the excursionists reached Pagsanjan Falls tired and hungry, but happy. After eating under coconut palms lining the riverbanks, they rested for a while. They also saw other excursionists trying to balance themselves on a big rock above them. There were much shouting and giggling as the excursionists were passing the rapids . They were having a wonderful time when they suddenly heard a scream. They saw a beautiful woman holding a white shirt while walking on the rock along the riverbank. Then, they saw something white fell in the water. There was a long silence after that. 28. Sequencing the following events in the story. I. They saw something white fell from the rocks. II. They saw a woman holding a white shirt while walking on the rocks riverbank. III. There was a long silence after that. IV. The excursionists reached Pagsanjan Falls tired and hungry but happy. V. After eating under the coconut palms lining the riverbanks, they rested for a while. A. IV, V, II, I, III B. IV, V, I, II, III C. IV, V, III, I, II D. V, IV, I, II, III 29. Which of the following sentences below is NOT a simple sentence? A. They ate comfortably and rested for a while. B. They also saw other excursionists trying to balance themselves on a big rock above them C. There were much shouting and giggling as the excursionists were passing the rapids. D. They were having a wonderful time when they suddenly heard a scream.
Adverbs
30. They ate____________________ on the banca. A. comfortably B. comfortable C. comforter D. comforting
31. The excursionists shouted _____________ as they passed the rapids. A. joyful B. joyfully C. joyous D. joy
32. They ate and rested ________________ the coconut palms A. under B. over C. in D. for
Prepositional and prepositional phrase Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.
33. I listened to the radio _____ several hours. A. for B. since C. at D. above
34. Mother divided the chocolate ________ her three children. A. to B. at C. among D. beside
35. Grandma loves to go to Palawan ___________ summer A. since B. at C. in D. during
