ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL OF FAIRVIEW, INC. AY.

2011 2012 ENGLISH I FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Name: ____________________________________________ Ms. Ma. Lourdes L. Solijon I - __________________

Score: ____/60=_____% Date: _______________

GENERAL DIRECTION: Read carefully the following directions on each items. Strictly NO ERASURES. I. CONTEXT CLUES. Choose the meaning of the italicized words from the options given. Write the letters only.
1. I was in doubt so Ludy explained the whole story to me.

A. not sure B. not brave

C. not conscious D. afraid

2. Eliza dozed off while listening to the boring lecture. A. Fell asleep B. Got out

C. kept talking D. overdozed

3. Her description of the place was so vivid, we could imagine how it looked. A. Exact B. Long C. clear D. emphasized

4. Plant your idle land to fruit trees and vegetables. A. Fertile B. Vacant C. wide D. witty

5. Gloria tried to augment her husbands salary by selling banana cue. A. Increased B. Double C. save D. deteriorate

6. Do you notice how tranquil the sea is at night? A. Peaceful B. Clear

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C. clean D. timid

7. Many traffic accidents are caused by reckless drivers. A. Discourteous B. Careless C. dishonest D. rude

8. Her performance during the dance number was superb. A. Excellent B. Natural C. important D. fabulous

9.

Garbage, factory, wastes and smoke from cars and buses have

adverse effects on humans and animals.

A. Uncooperate B. Unfavorable

C. unchanging D. unpopular

10. A. Dirty B. Poor

Indigent families can go to the DSWD for help. C. unhealthy D. ethnical

II. ANALOGY. Write the correct answer on the space provided that

corresponds on the given below. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Irong-irong: Ilo-ilo: ______________: Antique Sambals: Zambales: Ulo ng Apo:___________ _____________: Sambals: Chief Dagui: Aetas Catalonan:_____________: sonat: native bishop ____________: predicts the future: hermit: reverence Loan: Bathala: _____________: Old Man Mahinhin: Olongapo: ___________: Marinduque _____________: Nagkalalaki: mountain: Malindig Datu Puti: Bornean: Rajah Sumilang:_______________

20. Maring: Duque: _________________: Marikudo

III.A. Write the plural of each of these nouns.

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21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Bunch _____________ Dress ______________ Chief ______________ Alumnus ______________ Memorandum _______________

__________________ 26. After you sit down, I will begin. __________________ 27. Because the rain has stopped. __________________ 28. Someone left a mess behind. __________________ 29. John was angry with us. __________________ 30. While we were swimming.

III. . Underline each simple subject once and each simple predicate twice.

31. A muddy dog of unknown breed ran away with Bernards lunch. 32. Her friends at school helped her get a job. 33. A sixteen year old girl from California gives the best dramatic interpretation. 34. The weary commuters were angry about the delay. 35. The freshman with the most unusual hat won the contest. 36. The boxes under the sink were empty. 37. The frightened witnesses wrote reports for the police. 38. The speaker caught his fishing pole on the light fixture. 39. The forward with knee brace made ten baskets. 40. Students going on the trip left early this morning.

IV. Read the following sentences and identify the sentence pattern. Refer to the choices below. USE CAPITAL LETTERS only.

A. S IV

B. S LV C
d. S TV IO DO

C. S TV DO E. S TV DO OC

41. Please call me Jo Anne.

42. You seem afraid. 43. He ran fast.

44. He wrote her a letter.

45. We love our parents.

V. Change the following statements to yes / no questions. 46. She was home all day. __________________________________________________________________ 47. Joel was absent last Monday. __________________________________________________________________ 48. We are interested in Mathematics. __________________________________________________________________ 49. There were many people in the park. __________________________________________________________________ 50. Gloritas grades are the highest. __________________________________________________________________ VI. READING COMPREHENSION Read the following paragraph and complete the sentence below each paragraph. USE CAPITAL LETTERS.

ONE BIG APPETITE

Although the golden eagle destroys many harmful rodents; he also kills many

lambs, kids and calves. 2Of all the birds of prey, the golden eagle has the most voracious appetite. 3This unpopular hunter will perch on the top of the loftiest peak where he can scan the valleys below for helpless prey.4Or he may glide lazily through the air thousands of feet above the earth.5When he spies a luckless lamb or calf, he folds his
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wings against his sides and power- dives upon his victims. 6If his target is a rabbit or a squirrel, he will swoop upon it with his claws, barely breaking his speed. If he is attacking a larger animal, he will engage it in battle and rift it apart with his strong beak and sharp talons.

51. The golden eagle has a great _________________. A. target

B. family

C. power

D. appetite

52. The unpopular hunter in sentence 3 is __________. A. An Indian

B. an eagle

C. a rodent

D. a lamb

53. The eagle strikes ______________. A. at daytime

B. in the evening

C. anytime

D. at midnight

54. The beak of the bird refers to its _____________. A. feet

B. wings

C. mouth

D. legs

55. Perch in sentence 3 means __________.

A. sleep

B. put on

C. rest on

D. fly

56. Prey as used in the selection means _________. A. prayer

B. victim

C. leader

D. helper

57. Kids in sentence 1 refer to ___________. A. goats

B. sheep

C. children

D. cow

58. He in sentence 1 refers to A. eagle

___________. D. kid

B. rodent

C. lamb

59. It in sentence 6 refers to ________. A. eagle

B. lamb

C. calf

D. cattle

60. The whole selection is mainly about _____________. A. The eating habits of a golden eagle B. Why the golden eagle kills animals C. How the golden eagle catches its prey 5

D. The characteristics of a golden eagle