Directions:

Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of the best
answer.
Diego slowly counted the money on his hand. Ninety pesos and seventy five centavos.
No matter how many times he counted it, it was the same. And it was never enough. He
stuffed the coins back in his pocket. He wanted to buy his mother a new duster for her
birthday this Sunday. The one she has been wearing was already worn out from
frequent use.
Diego was walking toward the direction of their house when he saw a crowd of boys and
girls in front of the barangay hall. His younger brother, Daniel, was there too.
"What's going on?" asked Diego.
"It's a contest," Daniel answered, "whoever gets the flag on top of the pole wins the
cash prize."
"I wish I could win," Diego mumbled.
"So do I," Daniel said wistfully, "but I am too young to join so I enlisted your name
instead before they closed the registration a while ago."
"You did? Thank you very much. You just don't know how much I need the money for
mother's birthday," cried Diego.
"That's what I thought!" Daniel proudly replied. "Now let's go near the pole so that you
can prepare yourself. You have to get the flag, remember?"
Some boys had already climbed the pole but nobody had reached the flag yet. When it
was Diego's turn to climb, Daniel took his brother's slippers and wished him luck.
Diego uttered a silent prayer before he positioned himself at the foot of the pole. As he
was climbing, he did not mind the screaming crowd. All he thought of was the prize that
awaited him. He persistently climbed up, unmindful of how many times he slipped along
the way, until he reached the top. The crowd cheered as he went down the pole with the
flag. He went straight to his brother and hugged him tightly before they proceeded to
claim the prize. They could not contain their happiness.
And the two boys excitedly went home to share the good news with their mother!

Inferring character traits

Multiple-choice exercise
1 What did Daniel do which showed how much he knew his brother?
Daniel joined the contest though he was not qualified yet because his
brother could not make it.
Daniel enlisted his brother to the contest even before Diego learned
about it because he knew that he needed the money badly.
Daniel claimed the prize with his brother although he was not the one
who won the contest.
2 Who are the main characters in the story?
Dominic and Danilo
Damian and Diether
Diego and Daniel
3 How would you best describe Diego and Daniel?
boastful and daring
playful and loving
thoughtful and caring
4 How would you describe Daniel as a brother?
supportive
angry
worried

Instruction:

Read the paragraph. What do you think is most likely to happen next? Choose the letter
of the correct answer.

Predicting outcomes
Multiple-choice exercise

1 Benilda is an active member of the student council. One of the tasks assigned to her is

to take charge of the Lost and Found Section. She takes down all the reported lost
items in a logbook and posts on the bulletin board the list of all the returned belongings
found in the school's vicinity. One afternoon, she went out of the council's office quite
late. Most of the students have gone home by then so the hallway was deserted. When
she was about to walk down the stairs to the gate, she saw a wallet on a bench. She
opened it to find out its owner and she noticed that it contains paper bills and loose
coins.
She will record it in the log book, return the wallet but keep the money.
She will add the wallet to the list and post it in the bulletin board the following
day.
She will keep the wallet to herself because it is already late.

2 Teacher Patricia was presenting a lesson in front of the class. In the middle of her

discussion, he saw Simon scribbling something on his notebook. She stopped for a
while and looked at his direction to catch his attention before she went on. Simon
noticed his teacher's stare and dropped the pen. But when she turned her attention to
the lesson, he continued what he was previously doing. After the lecture, Teacher Pat
asked the students to get a piece of paper for a short quiz.
Simon will fail the test.
Simon will not take the quiz.
Simon will pass the quiz with flying colors.

3 Jack has an appointment at 8:00 o'clock in the morning but he woke up late. He was in
a hurry to reach the meeting place on time so he drove fast. When he reached an
intersection, it was a red light. No traffic enforcer could be seen in the area.
He will ignore the traffic rule and continue driving.
He will take a U-turn and find an alternative route.
He will stop and give way to the crossing pedestrians.

4 Angelo placed an empty softdrink bottle in a bowl filled with ice cubes. When the bottle
was cold enough, he put a deflated balloon on the bottle's neck. After a few minutes,
he transferred the cold bottle into a bowl with hot water.
The rubber balloon will get burned.
The rubber balloon will be inflated.
The rubber balloon will fly high in the air.

5 Ramon usually arrives from school by 4:00 o' clock in the afternoon. One day, Mr. de

Castro assigned a project on his class so he dropped by the bookstore to buy the
materials he needed. While on the store, he got so busy skimming through the books
that he totally forgot about the time. When he looked at his watch, it was already seven
o' clock.
His parents will wait for 24 hours before they look for him.
His parents will worry about him.
His parents will not notice his absence.

Instruction:
Write the verbs which show future tense in the sentence.

Future tense form of the verb

Short-answer quiz

Terence will sing and dance for the program.

Javier shall collect the payments for the field trip.

Victor is planning to clean his dad's car on Sunday.

The school shall donate canned goods and old clothes to the victims of the
devastating earthquake.

She may bring the casette recorder tomorrow.

The shop will be celebrating it's tenth year anniversary next month.

We will shop this Saturday before going to the party.

The Faustino family will be celebrating their reunion in the States.

I will be lending my jersey to my brother.

10

My Dad and I will fish together at the lake.

Instruction:
Choose the letter of the sentence which does not support the main idea.

Identifying supporting details

Multiple-choice exercise

1 The rapid increase of the human population is one of the major causes of the

degradation of natural resources. Man's various activities bring about pollution in the
environment.
Environmental sanitation must be observed to minimize pollution.
Industrial wastes containing toxic chemicals are drained into rivers and oceans.
Human wastes or sewage from cities have polluted many rivers and lakes.
Emissions from power plants, factories and vehicles among others introduce
harmful substances into the air.

2 Water is vital to all living things. Water is as important to plants and animals as it is to
people.

Death may result when the body losses too much water as in the case of
severe diarrhea.
Animals need water just as plants and humans do.
If the supply of water is not enough, crops in the field will wither and die.
Man is mainly responsible for causing water pollution.

3 Man adapts himself to the weather condition in his environment. Man's activities,
choice of clothes, food, and shelter are affected by the weather.

In places often visited by typhoons, houses are built using sturdy materials like
cement and bricks.
When the weather is cold, foods that are served hot like milk, coffee and soup
are taken to keep the body warm.
During summer, people usually wear light-colored garments and participate in
outdoor activities such as swimming and cycling.
The heat of the sun, air and water affect the weather.

4 The sun is a medium-sized star situated at the center of the solar system. It mainly

consists of hydrogen and helium gases. The sun's weight is 330,000 times that of the
earth. It produces energy by nuclear fusion.
The sun is the principal source of energy for the earth.
Its diameter is 109 times greater than the earth.
The earth revolves around the sun in an orbit.
The sun attracts the planets with its gravitation.

5 The use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) damages the environment and increases soil

erosion. ORVs include motorcycles, dune buggies, four-wheel-drive vehicles, and allterrain vehicles.
The use of heavy ORV scars the land and disturbs animal life.
ORV users claim that they have a right to pursue their form of recreation.
Rainwater follows the track marks made by the ORVs, eroding them into deep
gullies.
The wheels of the ORVs grind up the vegetation and dig up the roots of plants.

Instruction:

Instruction. Choose the letter of the appropriate mood for each expression.
Identifying the general mood of expressions
Multiple-choice exercise
1 "Help! help! Please get me out of here!"
excitement
fear
anger
2 "So you're coming over this weekend?"
anxiety
excitement
anger
3 "Thank God we made it!"
relief
exhaustion
annoyance
4 "Why didn't you lock the door?"
fear
anger
excitement
5 "Thanks for the fruits and flowers you sent when I got sick."
grateful
lonely
doubtful
6 "Are you sure you're okay now?"
joy
sadness
worry
7 "Hurray! We won the game!"
triumph
anxiety
contentment
8 "Where do you think did she go? Prency is usually home by this time."
anger
anxiety
excitement
9 "Nobody can do this trick better than I do!"
arrogance

shyness
happiness
10 "I'm really sorry. I forgot to call you last night."
arrogance
regret
confusion

nstruction:
Choose the letter of the appropriate mood for each expression.

Identifying the general mood of expressions

Multiple-choice exercise
1 "Help! help! Please get me out of here!"
excitement
fear
anger
2 "So you're coming over this weekend?"
anxiety
excitement
anger
3 "Thank God we made it!"
relief
exhaustion
annoyance
4 "Why didn't you lock the door?"
fear
anger
excitement
5 "Thanks for the fruits and flowers you sent when I got sick."
grateful
lonely
doubtful
6 "Are you sure you're okay now?"
joy
sadness
worry
7 "Hurray! We won the game!"
triumph
anxiety
contentment
8 "Where do you think did she go? Prency is usually home by this time."
anger
anxiety
excitement
9 "Nobody can do this trick better than I do!"
arrogance
shyness

happiness
10 "I'm really sorry. I forgot to call you last night."
arrogance
regret
confusion

Instruction:
Choose the letter of the incident which best leads to the given conclusion.
Drawing conclusion
Multiple-choice exercise
1 When the electricity bill arrived, Mrs. Morano noticed that her current bill was almost half of what
she paid for during the summer.
Her family's power consumption during the summer season increased.
Her family's power consumption is the same every month.
Her family consumed more electricity this month.
2 Tracy's mother paid for the broken mug before they went out of the store.
Tracy asked her mother to buy her a mug.
Tracy accidentally dropped the mug.
Tracy wanted to add the mug to her collection.
3 The jeepney drivers were demanding for the government's approval to raise the minimum fare.
There was an oil price increase.
There was a decrease in the number of commuters.
There was an increase in the number of jeepneys in the city.
4 After the party, our relatives and several guests brought home leftovers.
Not all the invited guests arrived.
The food was not enough for the visitors.
All the visitors they invited attended the party.
5 When Marie opened her inbox, she had a long list of unopened emails.
Marie has just availed of the free email services yesterday.
Marie opens her inbox regularly.
Marie has not checked her inbox for two weeks.
6 Roland waited three hours in their meeting place but Sonny did not arrive.
Sonny was still asleep.
Sonny forgot about their appointment.
Sonny's mother asked him to run an errand but he did not obey.
7 The teacher showed Jayson's project as a good example for her classmates to emulate.
Jayson did an excellent project but he submitted it late.
Jayson made an excellent job by following his teacher's instructions properly.

Jayson asked help from his teacher that's why he finished his project early.
8 All the owners of the sold tickets were requested to get their reimbursment at the booth.
The concert was cancelled.
The concert was moved to another date.
The concert happened ahead of schedule.
9 Miguel got the highest score in the examination.
He studied his lesson well.
He asked his seatmate when he did not know the answer.
He went to bed early.
10 The flight from Los Angeles to Manila arrived five hours late.
The plane left Los Angeles ahead of the schedule.
There was a traffic in the skyway.
The flight's departure was delayed.

Read the paragraph then choose the letter of the best conclusion for each paragraph.

Drawing conclusions
Multiple-choice exercise

1 Ben woke up early one morning. He brought out his canvass, tripod, watercolor, pallet
and paintbrushes into the veranda overlooking the ocean. Then he positioned his big
canvass on his tripod. He wanted to catch a good view of the sun.
What will he do?
Ben will paint the sunrise.
Ben will swim at the beach before the sun rises.
Ben will take a picture of the sunrise.

2 The teacher was lecturing in front of the class when he noticed that Jose was not

listening. Jose was intent in drawing the new robot character he saw on t.v. After a
while, he tried to get the attention of his classmates so that he can show him his
drawing. The teacher looked at Jose's direction but he was not paying attention.
What do you think will happen?

The teacher will ask Jose about yesterday's assignment.

The teacher will call Jose's attention.
The teacher will ask Jose to draw him a robot for his son.

3 It was Saturday morning and Alicia got out of bed early. She normally wakes up at 7:30
am during Saturdays. So her mother was surprised to see her up and dressed in her
sports attire at six in the morning.
What do you think will she do?
She will attend her cooking class.
She will jog around the subdivision.
She will visit her friend in a nearby subdivision.

4 Nina wants things to be in their proper place all the time. She sees to it that her room is
always neat and tidy. But her younger sister is her exact opposite. One day, she could
not find her umbrella in its usual place.
What do you think will she do?
She will ask her sister to buy her a new umbrella.
She will ask her mother if she borrowed the umbrella.
She will ask her younger sister where she put her umbrella.

5 Tim loves to play with his Dad's bowling ball. He would bring out the heavy ball into the
garage and knock down empty plastic bottles which serve as his bowling pins. One
day, he sneaked the ball out of his parents' room and played with it in the living room.
What do you think will happen?
He would knock down the softdrink bottles.
He would hit the glass window of the car.
He would hit his mom's priced vase.

struction:
Choose the correct form of the verb which will complete the sentence.

Present tense form of the verb

Gap-fill exercise

Carpenters (build, builds) houses, roads and bridges.

Martha (go, goes) to school with her younger brother.
Plants (grow, grows) well when properly cared for.
Joe and Jack (sleep, sleeps) on the hammock at the back of the
house.
The plumber (repair, repairs) leaks in pipes around the house.
Jervi (recite, recites) poems before going to bed at night.
The guidance counsellor (understand, understands) the
child's situation.
The sun (rise, rises) on the east.
My Uncle Pete (bake, bakes) mouth-watering cookies and
pastries.
The boys from Ms. Briones' class (raise, raises) the flag during the
ceremony.

nstruction:
Complete the outline by copying the sub-topics listed below under the appropriate main
topics.
They thicken mixtures such as custards.
Eggs can be fried, scrambled, poached, baked or cooked-in-the-shells.
They help to bind together mixtures like meat loaves or omelets.
They are often combined with other ingredients to form egg dishes such as omelets,
souffles, and custards.
They are often used to add flavor and nutritive value to such food as pudding.
Eggs are generally low-cost, easy-to-cook form of protein.
They act as leaveners in dishes such as chiffon cake and souffle.
They also contain phosphorus, iron, Vitamin A, riboflavin and fat.

Making a sentence outline

Gap-fill exercise

Importance of eggs
I. The egg is an important food source.
A.
B.
II. Eggs may be served in some form at any meal.
A.
B.

III. Eggs are used in many ways in cooking.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Instruction:
Match the clauses to make good sentences.

Using the expressions if...were...would

Matching exercise

If I were an astronaut,

I would discover other galaxies.

:-)

If I were an eagle,

I would spread my wings and fly to distant places.

:-)

If I were a genie,

I would grant you ten wishes.

:-)

If I were a supermodel,

:-)

If I were a super hero,

I would grab every opportunity to travel around the

world.
I would capture all of the criminals.

If I were a genius,

I would invent a wonder drug to cure deadly

:-)

:-)

If I were the President of the

Philippines,

diseases.
I would go out of my way and listen to the concerns
of my countrymen.

:-)

If I were a doctor,

I would cure all of the sick people for free.

:-)

If I were a dolphin,

I would like to learn new tricks to entertain kids.

:-)

If I were a teacher,

I would make my students enjoy while learning new

things.

:-)

Instruction:
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

Adjectives
Multiple-choice exercise

1 You have such a ______ gown.

most beautiful
more beautiful
beautiful

2 John is the ______ debater in the whole campus.

eloquent
more eloquent
most eloquent

3 The ______ guest will speak about the issue for 10 to 20 minutes only.
distinguished
more distinguished
most distinguished

4 The stratus cloud is the ______ cloud in the sky.

lowest
lower
low

5 The pre-test examination is as ______ as the post-test examination.

most difficult
difficult
more difficult

6 Sometimes, boys can be ______ than girls.

most vain
vainer
more vain

7 Their costumes are as ______ as the rainbow in the sky.

brightest
brighter
bright

8 The population in Ateneo grade school is ______ than the students enrolled in
KOSTKA.

large
larger
largest

9 Our contingent is the ______ among all the delegates from all over the Philippines.
best
better
good

10 Raindrops are a lot ______ than the water from the hot springs.
cooler
coolest
cool

Instruction:
Write C if the answer to the question is written correctly and write W if it is not.

Using the positive and negative rejoinder

Gap-fill exercise

Does a duckbill platypus bear its young? No, they don't.

Is she a responsible leader? Yes, she is.
Do professionals pay their taxes? Yes, they do.
Are all newly-born babies prone to communicable diseases? Yes,
they are.
Do streetchildren need love and affection? Yes, they does.
Is he the number one contender in the flyweight division? No, he is.

Does your pet eat left-over food? No, it doesn't.

Do you love to climb mountains? No, we do.
Are they watching the concert tonight? Yes, they are.
Is he transfering to another school? No, he isn't.

nstruction:
Fill in the blanks with the correct question tag.
Example: My cousins and I are watching a movie, _______?
Answer: aren't we

Using tag questions

Gap-fill exercise

Anjanette is our representative in the declamation contest,

?
is she

We have no time to lose,

Myrna and Josie are not watching the stage play,

My friends and I are decorating the function room for the christening,
?

He can't survive without the help of somebody,

Romina knows the answer,

The De los Angeles family is going to mass this Sunday,

I'm not eating lunch there,

You are consulting the doctor for your illness,

The study grant isn't intended for you,

Grandmother cooked breakfast this morning,

The musicians play so well,

I haven't forgotten to save the file,

The school registrar, Mr. Marion, doesn't accept new applicants,

?
The bouquet of flowers aren't from Ariel,