I. A. Vocabulary Building: Using context clues, identify the meaning of the underlined words.

Shade the circle of your best answer. (5 pts.) A B C D 1. The book of logic contained many conundrums - mind-exercising puzzles. A. puzzles B. stories C. answers D. pictures 2. Jackie was filled with mortification, or shame, because of her careless remark. A. shame B. proud C. confident D. happy 3. The events for the conference were listed in chronological order. They began with the first event of the day and ended with the closing ceremonies in the evening. A. in order B. broken C. messed up D. out of order 4. There was pandemonium as people were trying to leave the rock concert. A. silence B. chaos C. order D. peace 5. The man was sent to the penitentiary for stealing cars. A. paradise B. hotel C. prison D. heaven B. Give the best word by completing the crossword puzzle. (5 pts.) 2 ACROSS 3 DOWN 1 cruel and savage 1 2 to mutilate 4 to satisfy thirst 3 divine, heavenly gift 5 brook, stream 4 5 C. Cross out the synonym of the word from the given choices. (5 pts.) 1. reject repulse discern pulse resign 2. ravish encourage obey force submit 3. subdue design sink defeat triumph 4. tenuous strong weak domestic mesh 5. imminent natural inherited far approaching D. Cline the following words. Kindly use the ladder to show the degree of intensity. (2 pts.) 1. hurt, crushed, offended, dismayed, dejected 2. excellent, very good, fair, good, needs improvement

II. Identify the term being referred to in the following numbers. Choose your answer from the box below. Write the letter of the best answer inside the different shapes and symbols. (10 pts.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 These are soothing refrains specifically a song to quiet down or to lull children to sleep. 2 It is the act of talking to oneself. 3 It is the narration of a story in poetry form. It is also a simple folk story in simple verse form. It was originally meant to be sung. 4 It is a lyric poem which is elaborate and has a lofty theme. 5 These are long poems upon a great national theme, involving heroic characters in momentous actions, concerned and narrated in an elevated style. 6 It is light and written with the purpose of amusing, and usually has a happy ending. 7 It is the lamentation for the dead. 8 It is used in witchcraft or enchantment. 9 It is a narrative involving one or more characters, one plot and one impression. 10 It is the Latin word of literature.

A. Lullabies G. Prose

B. Litera H. Elegy

C. Soliloquy I. Ballad

D. Play J. Comedy

E. Chant/Bulong

F. Ode

K. Dramatic Poetry L. Folktales

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III. Match the Figures of Speech in Table A to their corresponding definitions and sentences in Table B. Write the letter of the best answer in table A. (28 pts.)

TABLE A

Definition

Figures of Speech
HYPERBOLE OXYMORON ALLUSION PARADOX METONYMY METAPHOR APOSTROPHE IRONY SIMILE ALLITERATION SYNECDOCHE ONOMATOPOEIA PERSONIFICATION CONSONANCE

Sentences

TABLE B
Definition
F. It is an address to a (a) dead person as though he were alive: (b) an absent person as though he were present; (c) inanimate object as though it were animate; (d) an abstract idea as though it were concrete. N. It is the reference to any literary, biblical, sociopolitical, scientific, mythological and other event or character. W. It is the use of a word to signify the opposite of its literal. O. It is the using words to imitate the sounds they represent. R. It is a contradictory statement but true.

Sentences
T. O let me, beloved absentee, think of you tonight as one who fashioned with a free hand a labelled right to pick your way within me. O. Even if the sun refused to shine, even if we live in different times, even if the ocean left the sea, there will still be you and me. X. I miss the sound of hoof step pattering on the pavement like rain. Z. Why does the sea laugh, Mother, as it glints beneath the sun? A. If I were Midas, I would ask nothing but such golden days as these. L. The bench was not impressed by the lawyers plea for clemency. R. The rhymes of a lyre are butterflies whose wings are sound and harmonious resonant and sinuous. E. Parting is such sweet sorrow, and I must say goodbye until tomorrow. V. If one morning you woke up late, and consequently, came to school late and missed an important quiz, then you forgot to bring the project you had worked on the previous night, you might say, What a wonderful day this has been! O. You treat me like a rose. You give me room to grow. S. Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here.

B. It is the giving of human quality to inanimate objects or abstract things. K. It consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes. C. It is an implied comparison between two persons or things that are unlike.

I. It is an exaggeration used

for artistic effects.

U. The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables. Q. It is a stated comparison between two unlike objects or persons that have something in common. It is using like or as. E. It is putting together in one statement two contradictory terms. H. It is the repetition of a consonant across words, particularly at the word ending. U. It is a part which is exchanged for the whole, an individual for an entire class or people, vice-versa (whole for part).

P. Was this face that launched a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Ilium? M. They twirl through the trek tumbling towards the tide.

Y. And we were in all 276 souls. (Acts 27:37)

DO YOUR BEST AND GOD WILL DO THE REST.

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READING AND LITERATURE I page 3 of 4 FIRST GRADING PERIOD IV. Using the fishbone, make a timeline highlighting five important events in the story, Man and Woman. Use the space provided. Make your work neat. (5 pts.)

V. Identify the character trait implied in the following lines. Choose your answer from the box below. Write the letter of the best answer on the space provided before the number. (10 pts.)

A. serious H. talkative

B. happiness I. risk-taker

C. responsible J. sentimental

D. hardworking K. furious L. surprised

E. shy F. afraid G. braggart M. carefree N. inquisitive

______ 1. Celine is a single mother. She does everything for the education of her six children. She has two jobs in the morning and two in the evening. After her hectic schedule every day, she could bring good food and money for her children. ______ 2. Only occasionally did he allow himself luxury of opening his mouth wide enough to laugh. He smiled with his mouth alone, never including his eyes. ______ 3. The boy heard his heart throbbing as he opened the exit door to find out that there was a weak voice which was cold and desperate. A blurry vision appeared in front of him and suddenly, he collapsed. ______ 4. Oh, theres nothing to be alarmed about, he told his companion. I dont mind ghosts at all. In fact, I enjoy talking to them. ______ 5. The player yelled and boxed the winner of the game. He was furious at the result of the game. Tim, a member of the loosing group, shook and congratulated the winning members in the field. ______ 6. The little old lady spent some time just looking at the package. She walked slowly to the kitchen with it and took the scissors from the right-hand of the top drawer in the corner cupboard. She carefully cut the strings she has collected over the years, which she kept at the left side of the bottom drawer. Then she took it to a collection of similar wrapping paper in the closest. Now, she was down to the white tissue with the pink ribbon. How beautiful. ______ 7. An angry man shouted at the top of his voice in the room. He randomly opened the bags of the people inside the room and yelled, Who stole my wallet? ______ 8. Tears rolled down on the fathers cheek as he cuddled his baby for the first time. ______ 9. Fiffy suddenly stopped her breath as she saw the red roses scattered on the floor, lighted candles glowed in the room and a melodious serenade filled the atmosphere. Will you marry me?, a sweet voice whispered her. ______ 10. Lorraine always walks to the edge of cliffs to see the view. She loves to climb mountains and spends time hang gliding and skydiving. VI. Recalling of Details: From the stories being tackled, determine the term being referred to: (5 pts.) ____________________ 1. It was the creature who saw the first man and woman. ____________________ 2. She was the young woman who lived on the beautiful mountain that separated the provinces of Laguna and Quezon. ____________________ 3. He is the origin of the first creatures according to the poem, Invocation. ____________________ 4. He is the eldest son of Alunsina and Paubari. ____________________ 5. Cite one of the lands, now a province that was apportioned by the triplets in the story, Hinilawod. ____________________ 6. He is the mighty warrior in Batavana. ____________________ 7. It is a famous landform that ends Ibalon. ____________________ 8. In the poem Invocation, she was described as tall like coconut trunk. ____________________ 9. It is the serpent who could transform itself into a beautiful woman. ____________________ 10. He is the third son of Alunsina. OBSTACLES HAPPEN WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR EYES OFF YOUR GOAL. -

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READING AND LITERATURE I page 4 of 4 FIRST GRADING PERIOD VIII. Recall the story, Ibalon. Identify and describe the characters, find and describe the setting, construct the plot, identify the conflict, and reflect on the theme of the story. Make your work neat. Strictly, no erasures. ( 20 pts.)

Characters (2 pts.)

Setting ( 2 pts.)

PLOT - Choose one of the adventures and label the different parts of a plot beside the triangle. ( 10 pts.)

HERO:

Conflict Identify the kind and type of conflict based on your plot. (5 pts.)

Theme (1 pt.)

GOD SPEED!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. Youre on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy wholl decide where to go. READ. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. THINK . PRAY...I hope that you answered the test very well!

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