DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH -4

Name:____________________ Grade:____________ I .Listening: Listen carefully for the following items. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Which word below has final consonant blend? a. sand b. seas c. shore d. ship 2. Which one has initial consonant blend? a. park b. fern c. past d. place 3. What are the rhyming words in the poems? MY ZIPPER SUIT My zipper suit is bunny brown The top zips up , the legs zip down, I wear it everyday And hurry out to play. a. everyday b. play c. brown-down d. play-town 4. Which question has falling intonation? a. Are you in grade four? c. Is it your bag? b. Do you go to school? d. What grade are you in? 5. I sit on a comfortable chair. Which syllable receives most stress? a.com b. fort c. a d. ble
READ THE STORY. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW. Once, a slow moving tortoise living beside a pond in the forest became irritated by a hare who was always bragging about his speed. The tortoise challenged the hare to a foot race. The hare accepted, sure that he would win. When the race began , the hare started off so quickly that he soon left the tortoise. When he could no longer see the tortoise, he decided to rest . He stretched out under a tree quickly fell asleep. As she slept, the tortoise finally caught up with him and went on. The hare did not wake up until he heard the cheers for the tortoise victory. So the tortoise won the race hands down. 6. Where is the setting of the story? a. under the tree b. beside a pond c . in the forest d. in the moon 7. What does the idioms won the race hands down mean? a. won the race b. won the race honest ly c .won the race dishonesty d. won the race mysteriously 8. What is the moral lesson in the story? a. Be patient b. Haste makes waste c. Dont have over self confidence d. What others can, you can do, too II. Speaking: 9. The _______are newly built. a. shelf b. shelves c. shelfs d. leaf 10. The baker needs ________sugar for the cakes. a. a piece of b. many c. a few d. some 11. The children listened well to _____________. a. he b. him c. his d. we 12. The boys and girls with their parents play at the park and ___________are happy. a. we b. they c. you d. us 13. I bought some fresh fruits for mother ___________________. a. today b. yesterday c. tomorrow d. next week 14. Please ___________the light. Its dark. a. turn on b. put out c. take off d. look up 15. Cesar is ___________intelligent than Nestor. a. more b. most c. least d. best 16. The guest will arrive at __________. a. immediately b. right away c. two oclock d. quickly 17. The visitors _____________ the delicious fish which are serve to them. a. like b. likes c. liking d. liked 18. Everybody _______happy at home. a. is b. are c. were d. have 19. The fisherman ____________ a very big tuna fish last night. a. catch b. caught c. catching d. catches 20. Mayon Volcano is ________ than Taal Volcano.

a. high b. higher c. highest d. lighest III. Reading 21. Kate , the cat was snugly lying on the floor at the entrance to the kichen . What does entrance mean ? a. passageway b. floor c . place d. roof The final examination will be given three days from today. Lita started to gather

all her review materials. She did her household chores fast and did not watch television for three days. She stayed most of the time in her room with all her books on her table. 22. Why did Lita do all the things in the story? a. She wanted to rest b. She wished to be her teachers favourite c. She likes to pass the test d. She read all her review materials in her room 23. How did Lita prepare for the examination? a. She cleaned the house. b. She watched television .c. She stayed at the room most of the time d. She read all her review materials in her room. 24. Ringgo rode in his sports car on a bumpy road to win the race. The homonym of rode is _______. a. rod b. sports c. road d. take off 25. What can you say of a tree that brings many fruits? a. fruitful b. seedless c. useful d. harmless 26 It would surely ease hunger among the very poor farmers who are slowly dying of starvation. Which is synonym of the word starvation? a. poor b . farmers c. hunger d. dying 27. She taught the movie was exciting but she found it dreary. What is the antonym of dreary? a. boring b. humorous c. dramatic d. horror 28. The elephant can be trained to work like a man ,it _____________. a. can be reached b. can be taught c. can be eaten d. can be used 29. The ______ hero was rewarded at last. a. good-hearted b. goodhearted c. gold hearted d. hearted 30. Paulo had missed many lessons so he had to double his efforts. a. He requested his teacher to tutor him after class. b. He asked his mother to do his homework for him. c. He stayed awake till midnight studying his lesson. d. He played basketball all day. 31. The man met an accident . The doctor gave him____________. a. first aid b. safeguard c. tablespoon d. bodyguard IV . Writing A.Copy the parts of the letter correctly . (5 points) Sincerely yours, Calucmoy , Socorro , Oriental Mindoro Jesusa June 4, 2011 Dear Army Thank you very much for the book you sent to me. I enjoy reading the interesting articles there. My friends read it, too. Im looking forward to see you soon.

B. Write a paragraph giving simple directions in making a pencil case out of empty cans. Use the materials below. ( 4 points ) Scissors wrapper paste empty cans ruler

Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region IV MIMAROPA Division of Oriental Mindoro Calapan City First Periodical Test ENGLISH IV Directions: Choose and write the letter of the correct answer. 1. In the word elementary, the stress is in the _____________________ syllable. a. first b. second c. third 2.The newspapers _____________________ a. glossary page that contains the editors opinion is the

b.isecond

c. third c. Youre

3. Which sentence has a rising intonation? a. Youre tired ? b. Youre tired. tired! 4. In a dictionary , in which guide words engineer belongs? a. example- exclusive b. elevator- empty enlarge 5. Lastly may also mean______________. a. first next 6. When making calls__________. a. This is _____________ speaking. b. May I speak with____________. c. Please hold your line. 7. She puts _____________ sugar in tne juice ,its so sweet. a. many b. little 8. The young __________plan is to visit her grandmother. a. girls c.girls 9. Join hands with the government. What kind of sentence is this? a. declarative b. imperative sentence interrogative sentence b. finally

c. enemy-

c.

c. much b. girl

c.

10. Did you plant the mango seedling ___________ What is the missing punctuation mark? a. ? b. ! c. . 11. Star apples are sweet and delicious . Which is the subject in the sentences? a. are sweet b. and delicious Star apples 12. It is a nice day for us to play . Which is the object pronoun? a. It b. for c. Us 13. A cloudy, misty appearance of air is called ________________________. a. hize b. haze c. haize 14. Which has the beginning /th/sound? a. earth b. them c. Father c.

15. He lives in a small nipa ________________________. a. hut

b. hat

c. hot

16. Write the name of the present Philippine President. Encircle the surname and box the first name. a.Benigno C. Aquino Sr. b. Benigno C. Aquino Jr. c. Benigno C. Aquino III

Directions. Read the following doctors prescription . Answer the questions that follows.
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PATIENT: Rosa L. Mar ADDRESS: Fosterville , Bagumbayan, Roxas , Oriental Mindoro Rx Bacampicillin 400 #100 1 table 2x a day

AGE :30 DATE: 2/26/03

Dr.Teresita C. Morales 17.How many tablets the patient will take in one day? a. 1 tablet a day b. 2 tablet sa day c. 3 tablets a day COTRIMOXASOLE 200 mg /40 mg per 5 ml DOSAGE 6 weeks- 5 months teaspoon (2.5 ml) 6 months 5 years 1 teaspoonful (5ml) Two times a day 18. How often are you going to take the medicine? a. once a day b. twice a day c. thrice a Directions. Write the word which mean the same with the following . Use suffixes or prefixes. 19. full of mercy-______________________ 20. without pain-______________________ 21. not finished-_______________________ 22. construct again-____________________ Directions. Choose and write the letter of the correct answer. 23. Which statement is fanciful or make believe statement? a. The frog became a hands me prince. b. Water is a universal solvent c. Green leafy vegetables are good for our health. 24. The grass did not get any waterso. a. The grass grew healthy. b. The grass turned brown. c. The grass turned black. Dunant called upon the women of Castiglione. They came to help the men. They brought food , waterand medicine. Even the boys in the neighbourhood got into the spirit of service and helped them bring water in the buckets, foods and medicine. 25. What is the main idea? a. Following Dunants call, the women helped feed the hungry and treat the wounded. b. Dunant called upon the women of Castiglione. c. Many died of hunger and illness. 26-30. Write a letter of invitation on your 9th birthday celebration . Use the correct format and mechanics in letter writing.