Division of Marinduque DISTRICT OF BOAC SOUTH Laylay, Boac

PRETEST IN ENGLISH GRADE-I

NAME:_________________________ SCHOOL:_______________________

DATE:___________________ TEACHER: ______________

I. LISTENING Directions: Identify the beginning sound as I say the following words. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. A. / st / B. / ch C. / r / D. / c /

2.

A. / sc /

B. / b /

C. / ch /

D. / s /

3.

A. / r /

B. / ch /

C. / a /

D. / st /

4.

A. / st /

B. / es /

C. / sh /

D. / c /

Directions: Look at the pictures. Then answer numbers 5 and 6 questions by writing the letter of the correct answer. 5. Which has / f / at the beginning? A. B. C. D.

6. Which has the final consonant / f / ? A. B. C. D.

Directions: Which one follows what is said in no. 7 ? 7. Encircle letter e. a e i o u

II. SPEAKING Directions: Read the sentences that follow. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 8. You bumped a classmate and he fell down. What courteous expression will you use? A. Sorry, I didnt mean to do it. B. You are to be blamed . C. Thank you! D. Youre welcome!

9. Someone gave you flowers. What will you say? A. Thank you! B. Its alright. 10. Kuya calls _____ pet dog Charm. A. her B. his 11. Pupils ( a. recite b. recites C. Hi! D. Welcome! C. her D. hes

c. reciting

d. recited ) a poem everyday. D. She D. They D. watering D. They D. You

12. My name is Felipe Reyes. __ am a Filipino. A. You B. He C. I 13. Mangoes are my favorite fruits. ______ are rich in Vitamin C. A. It B. Their C. These 14. Mar ______ the plants yesterday. A. waters B. watered 15. Leos ball is blue. ___ is big. A. She B. He C. water C. It

16. I have a pet cat. __ pets name is Meng. A. Im B. Mine C. My

17.

What is mother doing?

Mother is __________ A. cook

B. cooking

C. cooks

D. cooked

18.

What is father doing?

Father is ___________. A. reading

B. reads

C. read

D. red

III. READING 19. Choose the letter of the correct heading for the pictures.

A. Foods

B. Birds

C. Animals

D. Insects

20. Circle the letter of the days that are in order. A. Wednesday Monday Tuesday B. Monday Tuesday Wednesday C. Tuesday Monday Wednesday D. Wednesday Tuesday Monday

21. Circle the letter of the months that are in order. A. February March April B. July June August C. October December May D. September March November D. play

22. Box the word that is different from the group. A. pay B. play C. play Choose the letter of the word that says about the picture. 23. A. muge B. mag C. mog D. mug

24.

A. cup

B. cop

C.cap

D. coop

25.

A. mop

B. map

C. mope

D. mup

Directions: Read and understand the story. Then answer the questions below.

The Crow and the Dove One day, the crow saw the dove on a big mango tree. The dove is asking for help. The crow helped him. The next day, the dove saw a hunter. The hunter was trying to shoot the crow. The dove called his friends and bit the hunter. The crow was saved. 26. Where did the crow see the dove? __________________ 27. Who helped the dove? __________________

28. What did the dove see? __________________ 29. What did the dove do? __________________ 30. Did the dove save his friend from the hunter? __________________

TEACHERS COPY (Grade I) Encircle the beginning sound.

1. rainbow raincoat rabbit

2. sand solid sandals

3. arrow airplane apple

4. star steam stop

Division of Marinduque DISTRICT OF BOAC SOUTH Laylay, Boac

PRETEST IN ENGLISH GRADE-III

NAME:______________________________ SCHOOL:____________________________ DATE:___________________ TEACHER:_______________

I. LISTENING Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. What is the selection all about? A. corn B. plant C. ways to eat corn 2. What is corn? A. animal B. plant C. popcorn

D. ways to cook corn D. powder D. cornmeal D. plant

3. When you grind dry corn, what is it called? A. cob B. breakfast C. oatmeal 4. Many people eat corn on the __________. A. stick B. cob C. cap 5. What might have happened if people eat the cob? A. They might have been sick B. They might have been happy. C. They might have been healthy.

II. GRAMMAR Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct word or sentence from choices given. Encircle the letter of the best answer. 6. Are you in school? A. Yes, I do. B. Yes I am. C. No, Im not C. childrens C. mangoses C. his C. bought C. How soon

7. The healthy ______is in grade three. A. child B. children 8. Philippine _______are very sweet. A. mangoes B. mangos 9. Thats the project he made. Its ______. A. he B. him 10. Mother______fresh fish everyday. A. buy B. buys 11. _____________milk do you drink in the morning? A. How many B. How much

12. Last year, Luis_____a medal in the spelling contest. A. receive B. receives 13. Do you know_____umbrella this is? A. which B. whose

C. received C. where

14. The children look____the difficult words in the dictionary. A. out B. after C. up 15. Our basketball team won the championship round ____________. A. yesterday B. soon C. every morning 16. After the heavy rains, many streets and intersections were_______water. A. in B. above C. under 17. Sally is_______than Joan. A. brighter B. bright C. brightest C. every morning

18. The Santos family plays the piano_____. A. now B. last week

19. In the sentence Mother plants vegetables in the garden , what is the simple subject? A. vegetables B. Mother C. garden C. garden

20. What is the simple predicate? A. plants B. vegetables

III. READING Directions: Read each paragraph, and then answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of the best answer. It was Saturday morning Carlos and Betty helped their mother at home. Carlos cleaned the house, Betty washed the dishes, and then she took care of the baby. Carlos and Betty are good children. They make their mother happy. 21. What did Carlos do? A. washed the dishes B. watered the plants C. cleaned the house D. washed the clothes

22. When did Carlos and Betty help their mother? A. Saturday morning C. Monday morning B. Sunday morning D. Saturday afternoon Ants and human beings are alike in many ways. Both have the ability to form groups, the ability to express, and the ability to do something about their environment. 23. The main idea is given in the______sentence. A. first B. middle C. last

Felix likes to help his parents take care of his baby sister. He plays with little Nina while his parents get her supper. Then he helps feed her. Sometimes, he reads Nina a story or sings her a happy song. Felix helps take care of little Nina. 24. The main idea is given in the _____sentence. A. first B. middle C. last

Maya birds are very light. Their bones are hollow. They have thin skulls. Their bones are light, too. Even the bones of their skulls are almost weightless. This is why birds can fly. 25. What is the key sentence in the paragraph? A. Birds are very light. B. Birds can fly 26. What could be a good title for the paragraph? A. The Maya Birds B. Birds Can Fly C. Birds have thin skulls. C. Mayas Are Birds

Directions: Write R if the statement is real F if the statement is fantasy Write your answer before the number. ____27. The boy flies like a bird. ____28. All birds lay eggs. 29. Choose set of words that are arranged in alphabetical order. Ring the letter of your answer. A. borrow bright backward bench B. sorry save sense speech C. careless contend crowd custom D. well wagon witch woke

Directions: Below is a portion of a table of contents of a book. Study it carefully and answer the questions below. UNIT I PAGES

Making introductions .4 Using Polite Expressions 7 Greeting friends ..9 Writing announcements.....12

30. On what pages will you find Greeting friends? A. page 4 B. page 7 C. page 9

D. page 12

31. On what page will you learn to introduce your friends to your teacher? A. page 12 B. page 4 C. page 7 D. page 9 Directions: Read the glossary below and then answer the questions below it.

e fficient (efishent), adj. working well e labo rate (ilaberit) adj. complicated, not simple e lection (ilekshen), n. a choice made by voting em ploy (emploi), vt. to hire en counter (enkounter), vt. to meet en dure (endur), vt. to bear or to stand entry (entri) , n. act of entering 32. How many syllables has the word elections? A. three B. four 33. What is the meaning of efficient? A. act of entering B. a choice made by voting C. two C. working well

34. The children did not play in the nursery room. They made no noise because the babies were ________. A. playing B. crying C. sleeping 35. Stevie jumps into the water. He pulls himself through the water with his arms. He kicks with his legs and feet. Therefore,_______________________. A. Stevie is dancing B. Stevie is swimming C. Stevie is jumping

IV. WRITING A. Directions: Write the following sentences. (To be dictated) 36. 37. 38. B. You cannot come to school because your head is aching. Write a letter of excuse to your teacher. (for 2 points)

TEACHERS COPY(Grade III) I. LISTENING Your teacher will read a (story) selection to you. Listen well then answer the questions about the story. Corn is a plant. It grows very tall. Its color is usually yellow. People cook corn and eat it. Corn grows on a cob. Many people eat corn on the cob. Some people take the corn off the cob. Then they eat the little pieces of corn. There are other ways to eat corn. It can be made into popcorn. First, the corn must be dry. Then it is cooked. When it gets very hot, it pops. The corn pops into popcorn. Some people grind dry corn. Then the corn looks like dry yellow powder. This powder is called meal. Corn that looks like this is cornmeal. Some people cook cornmeal in water and eat it. There are many ways to eat corn.

IV. WRITING Dictation 1. Mother is kind and understanding. 2. She cares for studies. 3. I love her so much.