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MARTHA KIDDIE TRAINING CENTER

FIRST QUA RTER PERIODICAL TEST I N READING I
AUGUST_____, 2017

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Grade & Section: _________________________________________Teacher: Marlon

I. SPELLING:
SCORE
1. ___________________________ 11. ___________________________

2. ___________________________ 12. ___________________________

3. ___________________________ 13. ___________________________

4. ___________________________ 14. ___________________________

5. ___________________________ 15. ___________________________

6. ___________________________ 16. ___________________________

7. ___________________________ 17. ___________________________

8. ___________________________ 18. ___________________________

9. ___________________________ 19. ___________________________

10. __________________________ 20. ___________________________

II. Read the story, Then, answer the questions that follow.

Fireflies by Faith Cormier

What are those little green lights floating on the grass and flying in the yard? Are
they monsters? Are they UFOs? No, they aren’t monsters and they aren’t UFOs.
They’re fireflies. Fireflies are little insects that glow with a cool green light. If you touch
one it won’t burn you.
Some fireflies glow to warn other animals that they don’t taste good. Frogs, bats,
and birds do not like to eat animals that glow. The glow helps keep fireflies safe.
Sometimes we call fireflies glowworms. You can catch fireflies in a jar. Don’t forget to
let them go again.

A. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What color are fireflies when they glow?
a. red b. green c. orange
2. Fireflies are sometimes called?
a. glowworm b. earthworm c. ringworm.
3. If you touch a firefly, will it burn you?
a. yes b. no
4. If you catch a firefly in a jar, you should...
a. keep it in your bedroom
b. let it go after you look at it
c. put water in the jar d. shake the jar
5. When can you find fireflies?
a. in the grass b. in the day c. at night
B. Write true or false.
1. Fireflies are hot. ________________
2. Fireflies are called glowworms. ________________
3. Fireflies glow with a red light. ________________
4. Fireflies are monsters. ________________
5. Fireflies can fly. ________________
C. Match the meanings in Column B with the words in Column A. Write the letters of
the correct answers on the lines.
A B
________1. insect a. not hot
________2. monster b. bug with six legs
________3. UFO c. a space ship
________4. cool d. scary creature
________5. glow e. light up in the dark
III. Write H on the blank if the sound of C is hard and S if it is soft.
________ 1. camel ________ 6. camera
________ 2. city ________ 7. cinema
________ 3. carrot ________ 8. clown
________ 4. center ________ 9. central
________ 5. clap ________ 10. cloud
IV. Encircle the word with a different sound of Gg in each row.
1. globe guava ginger
2. grapes general guard
3. giraffe garden gum
4. gym gas gap
5. Gina Gerald Gabby

Prepared by: T. Marlon B. Gabuat

Parents' Signature: _________________________________

ANSWER KEY Fireflies by Faith Cormier
1. What color are fireflies when they glow? green
2. Fireflies are sometimes called glowworms.
3. If you touch a firefly, will it burn you? yes no
4. If you catch a firefly in a jar, you should... b
a. keep it in your bedroom
b. let it go after you look at it
c. put water in the jar d. shake the jar
5. When can you find fireflies? d
a. in the yard b. in the grass c. in the day d. at night
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ANSWER KEY Fireflies by Faith Cormier Write true or false.
1. Fireflies are hot. false
2. Fireflies are called glowworms. true
3. Fireflies glow with a red light. false
4. Fireflies are monsters. false
5. Fireflies are insects. true
6. Fireflies can fly. true
7. Fireflies glow to show other animals they don't taste good. true
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ANSWER KEY Fireflies by Faith Cormier Draw lines to match words with their meanings.
1. insect a. not hot 2. monster b. bug with six legs 3. UFO c. a space ship 4. cool d.
scary creature 5. glow e. light up in the dark
 ST. MARTHA KIDDIE TRAINING CENTER
FIRST QUA RTER PERIODICAL TEST I N LANGUAGE I
AUGUST_____, 2017

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Grade & Section: _________________________________________Teacher: Marlon

I. Write P on the blank for proper noun and C if it is a common noun.
SCORE

___________ 1. Dr Jose Rizal ____________ 6. Mrs. Ann D. Lim

___________ 2. pencil ____________ 7. book

___________ 3. Brownie ____________ 8. Kitty

___________ 4. teacher ____________ 9. school

___________ 5. Fr. Loreto Cruz ____________ 10. St Joseph Parish

II. Study the pictures below. Write singular or plural.

1. _____________________ 6. _______________________

2. ________________________ 7. _______________________

3. ________________________ 8. ________________________

4. ______________________ 9. ___________________

5. ____________________ 555510. ___________________

III. Write S for singular noun and P if it is plural.

___________ 1. church ___________ 6. box

___________ 2. watches ___________ 7. benches

___________ 3. glass ___________ 8. match

___________ 4. buses ___________ 9. grasses

___________ 5. gas ___________ 10. dress

IV. Add -s or -es to form the plural form of the singular nouns.

1. monkey - _______________________ 6. candle - __________________________

2. medal - ________________________ 7. paper - ___________________________

3. tax - ___________________________ 8. beach - ___________________________

4. ruler - __________________________ 9. rock - _____________________________

5. class - _________________________ 10. lens - ____________________________

V. Make the plural form of the following singular nouns. Change “ y ” to “ i ” and add “ es “
to make the plural.

1. lily - ___________________________ 6. daisy - ____________________________

2. lady - _________________________ 7. baby - ____________________________

3. pony - ________________________ 8. puppy - ___________________________

4. spy - __________________________ 9. story - _____________________________

5. sky - __________________________ 10. berry - ____________________________

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Parents' Signature: _________________________________

 ST. MARTHA KIDDIE TRAINING CENTER
FIRST QUA RTER PERIODICAL TEST I N READING 5
AUGUST_____, 2017
Name: ____________________________________________________________
Grade & Section: _________________________________________Teacher: Marlon
I. SPELLING:

1. ___________________________ 11. ___________________________ SCORE

2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
4. ___________________________
5. ___________________________
6. ___________________________
7. ___________________________
8. ___________________________
9. ___________________________
10. __________________________
12. ___________________________
13. ___________________________
14. ___________________________
15. ___________________________
16. ___________________________
17. ___________________________
18. ___________________________
19. ___________________________
20. ___________________________

II. Read the story, Then, answer the questions that follow.

Master of the Grasses

What would you do if you saw a guinea pig that weighed 75, 100 or even 150
pounds? Of course, guinea pigs don’t grow nearly that big, but if you saw a
capybara, you might mistakenly think it was a giant guinea pig.

The capybara, which lives in South and Central America, is the world's largest
species of rodent. It has a barrel-shaped body, a short head with small ears, and it can
grow to be over four feet long. The name "capybara" means "master of the grasses".
You see, capybaras are vegetation eaters, and grasses are the main food in their
diets. Capybaras have two pairs of large incisor teeth to bite off grasses, tree bark,
and other vegetation.

Most animals have teeth that stop growing, but rodents like the capybara have a
different kind of teeth. Their incisors keep growing longer and longer throughout their
entire life. They need to file their teeth down on hard plants like trees bark to keep
them from growing too long. Capybaras are social animals and live in large groups.

A mother capybara gives birth to up to six babies at a time, though the average
number of babies is four. Capybaras can run, jump in long leaps and swim. In fact,
they spend lots of time in the water, and even have webbed feet to help them swim.
The water keeps capybaras cool during the hot day, and it provides aquatic plant
food. They also use the water for protection.

They can submerge below the surface to hide from predators such as jaguars,
anacondas, and ocelots. A capybara's eyes, ears and nostrils are near the top of their
head. This helps them breathe and keep watch for predators while swimming
underwater.

Still, they have to be alert at all times because many of its enemies are good
hunters in water. When danger is near, capybaras can dive deep to the bottom of a
riverbed and hold their breath for five minutes before returning to the surface for air.

A. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Why is the capybara called “master of the grasses”?

a. Its body blends in with the grass so enemies cannot find it.
b. It eats more grass than any other animal in the world.
c. Grass make up the main part of the capybara's diet.
d. It can dive underwater and hold its breath for up to five minutes.
2. Name three predators of the capybara.
_______________________ _______________________ ________________________

3. How much does an adult capybara weigh?

a. 25 - 50 pounds
b. 75 - 150 pounds
c. 150 - 200 pounds
d. over 200 pounds

4. What is the author's purpose for writing this article?

a. to teach readers about the largest mammal in South America
b. to teach readers about the largest rodent on Earth
c. to teach readers about different South American animals
d. to persuade readers to help save endangered capybaras

B. Use information from the article “Master of the Grasses”

Pick you answer in the box below.
Anaconda webbed incisors rodent jaguar grass Reid Park guinea pig

_______________1.popular pet that looks similar to the capybara

_______________2.species of snake that is a predator to the capybara
_______________3.type of teeth on a rodent that keep growing
_______________4.capybaras are the largest species of this animal group
_______________5.nameof the zoo where author Guy Belleranti works as a docent
_______________6.four-legged predator that hunts capybaras
_______________7.type of feet that help a capybara swim
_______________8.main food in a capybara's diet

III. Read the following sentences. Write simile or metaphor on the space provided.
_______________ 1. The water well was as dry as a bone.
_______________ 2. Time is a rushing river.
_______________ 3. Her cheeks are red like a rose.
_______________ 4. Her eyes are two emeralds.
_______________ 5. He is as funny as monkey.
_______________ 6. The classroom is a magic box full of tricks to discover
_______________ 7. Our soldiers are as brave as lions.
_______________ 8. Her cheeks are red apples.
_______________ 9. He is as cunning as fox.
_______________ 10. Love is the dessert of life.

IV. Write P for personification and H if it is a hyperbole.

________ 1. Lightning danced across the sky.
________ 2. The wind howled in the night.
________ 3. Mom, If I don’t get some dinner soon, I will starve to death.
________ 4. My father drives, 1,000 miles per hour.
________ 5. My alarm clock yells at me every morning.
________ 6. The car complained as the key was turned.
________ 7. The mayor’s speech was never-ending.
________ 8. It seems to have been raining for 40 days and 40 nights.
________ 9. Time marches to the beat of its own drum.
________ 10. The storm attacked the town with great range.
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ANSWER KEY

Master of the Grasses by Guy Belleranti

1. Why is the capybara called “master of the grasses”? c a. Its body blends in with
the grass so enemies cannot find it. b. It eats more grass than any other animal in the
world. c. Grass make up the main part of the capybara's diet. d. It can dive
underwater and hold its breath for up to five minutes.

2. How are a capybara's incisor teeth different from a human's incisor teeth?

A capybara's incisor teeth keep growing throughout its life. It needs to file them down
on hard plants.

3. Name three predators of the capybara.

jaguars, anacondas, ocelots

4. How much does an adult capybara weigh? b a. 25 - 50 pounds b.75 - 150 pounds
c.150 - 200 pounds d.over 200 pounds

5. What is the author's purpose for writing this article? a. to teach readers about the
largest mammal in South America b. to teach readers about the largest rodent on
Earth c. to teach readers about different South American animals d. to persuade
readers to help save endangered capybaras

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ANSWER KEY

Master of the Grasses Crossword Puzzle

Use information from the article “Master of the Grasses” to help you answer the
crossword clues. Across

4. popular pet that looks similar to the capybara (guinea pig)

5. species of snake that is a predator to the capybara (anaconda)

6. type of teeth on a rodent that keep growing (incisors)

7. capybaras are the largest species of this animal group (rodent)

Down

1. name of the zoo where author Guy Belleranti works as a docent (Reid Park)

2. four-legged predator that hunts capybaras (jaguar)

3. type of feet that help a capybara swim (webbed)

4. main food in a capybara's diet (grass)

 ST. MARTHA KIDDIE TRAINING CENTER
FIRST QUA RTER PERIODICAL TEST I N READING 6
AUGUST_____, 2017
Name: ____________________________________________________________
Grade & Section: _________________________________________Teacher: Marlon
I. SPELLING:

1. ___________________________ 11. ___________________________ SCORE

2. ___________________________
3. ___________________________
4. ___________________________
5. ___________________________
6. ___________________________
7. ___________________________
8. ___________________________
9. ___________________________
10. __________________________
12. ___________________________
13. ___________________________
14. ___________________________
15. ___________________________
16. ___________________________
17. ___________________________
18. ___________________________
19. ___________________________
20. ___________________________

II. Read the story, Then, answer the questions that follow.

Leaf Cutter Ants

In the tropical rainforests and sub- tropical forests of Central and South America
lives a species of ants that could be the smallest recyclers on earth.
They are Leaf Cutter Ants. These ants travel through the forest looking for leaves, which
they cut with their sharp jaws. They put the leaves on their backs and return to their
underground burrows, where they chew them into a pulp. The pulp is integrated into a
fungus garden. The fungus provides the ants with their food (the ants don’t eat the
leaves they cut) and their living space, and also provides important nutrients for the
plants growing on the forest floor.
A leaf cutter ant can carry almost ten times its own weight---that’s like a 200-pound
man lifting a 2,000-pound car over his head. The leaf cutter ants live in a highly
organized and efficient society with as many as five to ten million ants, and up to
seven different categories of work, depending upon the size of the individual ant.
The queen is the largest, over an inch long, and her only job is to lay eggs. During
her lifetime, she could lay as many as 50 million eggs.
The male ants are small, have wings and fly from the colony to mate with a queen,
then die soon afterwards.
The soldiers protect the colony and defend the lines of ants who are out collecting
leaves.
Worker ants belong in several different job categories: some collect the leaves,
some tend the eggs, others feed the colony, and some even have adapted
elaborate behaviors for taking care of the fungus crop by grooming, cleaning, and
pruning it.
A specialized group of ants are the trash workers, who carry out the old garden
material and dispose of it in specific refuse dumps.
A. 1. What happens to the leaves that are cut and carried away by leaf-cutter ants?
a. The ants place the leaves on the forest floor.
b. They grow into new trees.
c. The ants place them near fungus on a tree.
d. The ants take them underground and chew on them.
 B. 2. Complete the table below.
Type of Ant Job
queen

mate with the queen

soldiers

1.____________-0___________________________

workers 2._________________________________________

3._________________________________________

4._________________________________________

3. If you wanted to see leaf-cutter ants in the wild, where might you go?
a. Oregonb. Italy c.Panama d. Madagasca
4. What do leaf cutter ants eat?
a. leavesb. fungus c. seeds d. small plants

C. Match each vocabulary word on the left with its definition on the right.
_____1.pulp a. cutting off dead parts of a plant
_____ 2.fungus b. group of people or animals that work and live together
_____ 3.refuse c. soft, wet mass of material; mush
_____ 4.pruning d. spore-producing organism, such as mold and mushrooms
_____ 5.society e. materials in food needed to keep a person or animal alive
and healthy
_____ 6.tend f.material thrown away; garbage
_____ 7.nutrients g. take care of

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