Name: __________________________________________ Date: __________________

Score: ______/_______

PRE-TEST
Direction: Encircle the letter of your answer. ( 55pts.)

I. English (25 pts.)

1. Despite her parents’ complaints, she decided to live by _____ in Manila.
a. her c. oneself
b. herself d. himself

2. I can’t find ___ ballpen. Can I use ____, Trisha?

a. my, yours c. your, yours
b. mine, your d. yours, mine

3. Many a man ___ to be rich and famous.

a. desire c. is desiring
b. desires d. desiring

4. Neither his father nor his mother ____ mahjong.

a. play c. are playing
b. plays d. are playings

5. Joan lives ____ Santillian Road.

a. in c. at
b. on d. to

6. He is the ______ of the two brothers.

a. most tall c. very tall
b. tallest d. taller

7. I ______ gone with you.

a. have c. had
b. should have d. am

8. The spider isn’t an insect, ________?

a. does it c. is it
b. isn’t it d. ‘no

9. Both Randy and _____ plan to go.

a. my c. myself
b. me d. I

10. Today we practiced _______ than we did last Friday.

a. hardest c. more hard
b. harder d. most hard
 11. “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which figure of speech is used?
a. Synonym c. Metaphor
b. Simile d. hyperbole

12. “He was as helpless as a child.” Classify this statement.

a. Simile c. Irony
b. Metaphor d. Idioms

ANALOGY
Direction: Choose the lettered pair of words that expresses the same relationship as the given
pair of words. Encircle your answer.

13. Allegory : story ; __________ : __________

a. light : lamp c. electrician : wire
b. ballad : song d. chapter : book

14. protagonist : character ; __________ : __________

a. choir : song c. beagle : dog
b. dancer : musical d. scientist : test tube

15. chapter : book ; __________ : __________

a. tree : leaf c. chef : kitchen
b. wise : smart d. throw : ball

Directions: Choose and write the correct prefix for the following words using the prefixes in
the box. The meaning of the word is given at the right.

ante - before

bi - both, double, twice

col-; con-; com-; - together with, one with

another
inter - between; among
epi - having a connection

16. __________ cedent : happening before

17. __________ lingual : able to speak two languages

18. __________ mediate : used between primary and secondary.
19. __________ glottis : a thin plate of flexible cartilage in front of the glottis
20. __________ pose : to put a musical or literary work together.
VOCABULARY
Directions: Read the sentences carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct meaning of the
underlined word in each sentence.

21. The mushrooms are safe, but they taste awful I prefer something more palatable.
a. pleasant-tasting c. beautiful
b. awful d. healthy

22. The train slackened its pace. The slower we went, the more we could see of the
lovely countryside.
a. average c. lessened, made slower
b. delightful d. faster, made faster

23. Marietta turned in the newspaper column and then went back to her office to still
herself against a storm of criticism from her editor.
a. in doubt, afraid c. worried, won’t show up
b. strengthen, prepare d. leave, never come up

24. You’ve never lied to us before, so we have no reason now to

doubt the veracity of your story.
a. vividness, vastness c. continuity, obedient
b. clarity, dishonesty d. truthfulness, believability

25. The house was surrounded by a veranda.

a. a big sala c. a dining room
b.a kind of porch d. a bed room

II. Science (15 pts.)

Directions: Describe the circulatory system and the major parts by filling in the boxes with the
letters of the correct answer.

Blood vessels heart blood

1. The is about the size of our fist found at the middle chest cavity pointing left.

2. The are the pathways/passages of blood in the body.

3. The is the “red river” of life.

Directions: Match the part of the heart in column A with the description in column B. Write
the letter of the correct answer.

A B
____c____4. Ventricles A. The upper chambers of the
 heart
____a___ 5. Atria B. The tiniest blood vessels
____b___ 6. Capillaries C. The lower chamber of the
heart

7.  A skill which draws conclusions from observation or information gathered is called

a. processes c. communication
b. inferring d. analysis

8. Human senses are very limited as well as not reliable hence instruments are used like

a. thermometers c. telescopes
b. microscopes d. all of them

9. The skeleton is made of bones and _______.

a. muscles c. skin
b. cartilages d. blood

10. All matter consists of tiny particles known as atoms. The different types of atoms are known
as:
a. elements. c. molecules.
b. compounds. d. chemicals.

11. The atoms in gases:

a. vibrate in place. d. vibrate and move freely about, but not at
b. move freely about the same time.
c. vibrate and move freely about.

12. The long-term record of precipitation, wind, and temperature for an area is:
a. weather c. meteorology
b. climate d. seasons.

13. The idea that continents move slowly on Earth’s surface is known as:
a. sea-floor spreading. c. continental drift.
b. mountain making d. convection cells

14. _________ rocks are formed from other rock particles broken down into small pieces by the
rock cycle.
a. Sedimentary c. Igneous
b. Metamorphic d. All of the above

15. If humans put too much pollution in the environment:

a. plants and animals can die. b. habitats can be destroyed.
c. animals move to cleaner areas. d. all of the above.

III. Math
Direction: Encircle the letter of your answer. (15pts.)

1. Use the bar graph to answer the question.

The graph shows the number of snacks sold at the first 4 games. At which game were
the fewest snacks sold?
a. Game 1 c. Game 3
b. Game 2 d. Game 4

2. Use the parallelogram to answer the question below.

The perimeter of the parallelogram is 28 units.

What is the length of side e?
a. 6 units c. 12 units
b. 8 units d. 20 units

3. Use the list of numbers to answer the question below.

 22, 25, 14, 11, 23, 27, 46
What is the mode?
a. 23 c. 35
b. 24 d. No mode

4. Use the picture to answer the question below.

What is the area of the parallelogram?

a. 5 m2 c. 26 m2
b. 13 m2 d. 36 m2

5. Which equation represents 36 less than a number, y, is equal to 13?

a. y- 36 = 13 c. 13 -y = 36
b. 36- y = 13 d. 36 + y = –13

6. Mr. Jones rolls a six-sided cube numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. What is the probability he rolls
a three?
a. 1/6 c. 1/3
b. 1/5 d. 1/2

7. What is the value of 4x + 9, when x = 4?

a. 13 c. 25
b. 17 d. 52

8. What is the value of p in 24 = 2p?

a. p = 4 c. p = 12
b. p = 8 d. p = 24

9. Use the diagram to answer the question below.

When folded along the dotted lines, which geometric solid is formed?
a. cylinder c. rectangular prism
b. pyramid d . triangular prism

10. What is the value of 5 + 2 • 15 + (12 • 4)?

a. 78 c. 131
b. 83 d. 153
11. What is the value of the following expression when b = 5?
b + (b 2 · 3) – 5
a. 75 c. 85
b. 80 d. 90

12. Which is closest to the measure of  RST?

a. 150° c. 70°
b. 120° d. 35°

13. Which shows a pair of shapes that appear to be similar but not congruent?

14. Which describes an example of congruent shapes?

a. The lengths of the sides of 2 triangles are equal.
b. The edges of one square are twice as long as the edges of a second square.
c. The height of one ice-cream cone is 4 inches, and the height of another ice-cream
cone is 6 inches.
d. The length of a packing box is 3 1 the length of a second packing box.

15. Monica is 11 years of age. Which is closest to her age in days?

a. 120 days
b. 2,000 days
c. 2,400 days
d. 4,000 days