Summative Test in English (first quarter to third quarter)

Summative TestEnglish 4

First QuarterNumber 1

Objectives: Note details in selection. Identify characters, setting and plot.

Direction: Listen to the teacher as she reads the story.Answer the questions that follow

1. Who flew from place to place looking for some water?A. Thirsty cowB. Thirsty crowC. Lonely crowD. Lonely cow

2. Where was the large container with water found?A. In a deserted houseB. In a farm houseC. In a big houseD. In a small house

3. Why can’t the water in the container be reached?A. It is coldB. It is at the bottomC. It is too fewD. The container is small

4. The place where the large container was found was empty. Which word in the sentence is a synonym is of deserted? _______________________

5. The water in the container was too low for the crow to reach. So, it dropped pebbles inside the container until the water was high enough to reach. What word in the sentences is the antonym of low? ______________

The Thirsty Crow

“Oh what a hot day it is! And not a drop of water in sight!” said a thirsty crow. It flew from place to place looking for some water. But all the lakes and rivers had dried up and there was no so sign of rain.

“I’ll surely die first if I don’t find some water,” said the crow.

As it searched here and there in worry. It spotted a large container in front of a deserted house. It perched on it and saw that there was some water in it, but at the bottom, beyond its reach.

I thought hard and soon an idea came to its mind. There were many pebbled lying nearby. It picked up the pebbles one by one, and dropped them into the container. Slowly the water level was high. The crow kept at it, never giving up. Soon the water level was high enough for it to reach and it was able to quench its thirst.

Read the riddles and complete the puzzle. (5pts.)

Across:2. People cross the road through me. I am called the pedestrian __________.4. I cannot walk easily as others. I need my cane wherever I go.6. I am either an ocean or a sea. I am small body of water surrounded by land, though a river I could never be.7. It looks like a monkey it belongs to the same family. What could it be?Down:

1. You put a candle on me. You slice and eat me. I am a sweet treat on your birthday.

3. I rhyme with lane. I am a window __________.5. Know me: call me, for this is how I am.

Find words with long e sound in this puzzle. Write the words on your paper. (5pts.)

Write the words for the following images.

11. Which set of words have long a sound?a. east, eagle, earb. feed, freed, bleedc. date, late, mate

12. Which set of words are read as place and lake?a. make, leakb. fake, rakec. beak, cake

Give the plural form of the underlined nouns.13. The fox hated water14. The woman wish to become rich.15. The priest stays in the church everyday.



Objective: Use plural form of regular nouns ending in –y and f/fe

Direction: Write the correct form of the plural nouns.

1. Father bought some (blackberrys, blackberries) at the market.2. The baker baked some (loafs, loaves) of blackberry bread.3. We divided the bread into (halfs, halves)4. Ten (ladys, ladies) joined the beauty pageant.5. Children love to read (storys, stories)

Objective: Use plural forms of irregular nouns.Direction: Complete each sentence with the correct plural noun.

6. Lorna said they might bite her (foot) __________.7. When the (child) ________ saw the snake she felt afraid.8. Father caught three (mouse) _________in the rice field.9. There were three (deer) ________ caught in the forest.10. Have you heard the (news) ________ this morning?

Objective: Sequence a series of eventsDirection: Arrange the steps in baking a cake. Use the number 1 – 4

11. ______Put thee mixture in the oven.12. ______Mix all the ingredients.13. ______Let the cake cool down.14. ______Put some icing on the cake.

Objective: Use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

15. Trip – My father’s company will have a trip to Baguio. All his officemates will be in this tour. What word has similar meaning with trip? ___________

16. Dine – My family will dine at Isabel’s Restaurant tonight. We will eat their special seafood. What word has the same meaning as dine? _________

17. Task – The teacher gave us the task to clear the bookshelf. It is a duty we need to do every day. What is the synonym of task? _________

18. Commands - The officer commands his men to march forward. In a loud voice, he orders them to move faster. What is the similar meaning of commands? _________

19. Stubborn – The stubborn boy fell from the tree. His being hardheaded brought him harm. What word has the same meaning of stubborn? ______

Summative Test

English 4First Quarter

Number 3Objective: Use count and mass nounsDirection: Choose the correct counter/quantifier for the mass nouns from the box to complete the phrases.

1. A ___________ of chocolates

2. A ___________ of peanuts

3. A ___________ of grapes

4. A ___________ of fries

5. A ___________ of water

Objective: Sequence the events using signal wordsDirection: Write each event in the appropriate box, to complete the graphic organizer.

One evening, Rhodora went to sleep without fixing her school things. While she was sleeping, she was interrupted by some noises.

Those were her school things - the bag, books, notebooks, pens, and papers. They all came alive!

Her school things were mad at her for not fixing them. Rhodora asked forgiveness from her school things and promised to

take care of them. Suddenly, she opened her eyes realizing everything was just a dream.

Objective: Infer about feelings, traits of characters.Direction: Choose the best word that complete the sentence.

Handful box cupBottle bowl jarPlateful basket

Finally,

And then, she asked forgiveness and promised to take care of her school things.

Next,

Then,

Rhodora went to sleep without fixing her school things

11. The mouse was _____________ the lion.a. afraid of b. angry with c. ashamed of

12. The lion roared at the mouse, put his paw over her and said, “I will eat you.” The lion was_____________.

a. joyful b. powerful c. tearful13. The lion laughed and said, “ I am strong, How could you ever help me?” The lion taught that the mouse was _____________.

a. foolish b. selfish c. serious14. The lion tried to break the net, but the rope was strong. The lion felt ________.

a. careless b. friendly c. helpless15. “You saved my life. Thank you”, said the lion to the mouse. The lion was ___________.

a. cheerful b. thankful c. thoughtful

Objective: Use possessive nounsDirection: Change the underlined to show possession:16. The bike of Kobi was bought by his father.17. The doll of my sister was a gift from her godmother.18. The basketball of my cousin got lost yesterday.19. The toy house of my twins looks exciting.20. The toy car of Jess is new.

Objective: Identifying components wordsDirection: Underline the compound words in the poem. (5points)

My house is at the hillsideWhere the tree nearby has a beehive

One day, a careless passerbyBumped into it and let the bees fly

Why he did itI don’t know why.



Objective: Identifying compound wordsDirection: Read the poem. Underline the compound nouns.

1-5 My house is at the hillsideWhen a tree nearby has a beehiveOne day, a careless passerbyBumped into it and let bees flyWhy he did itI don’t know why.

Objective: Identifying concrete and abstract nounsDirection: Complete the sentence with concrete or abstract nouns from the box.

6.

Teach the young _________ to work in the house.7. Don’t let your mother do all the household ________.8. The wild cat wanted a bigger mouse for its ________.9. Tropical cyclones are sometimes called ________.10. Be sure to catch the ________ that I’m going to throw.

Objective: Using collective nounsDirection: Supply the missing letters to complete the word.C _ _ _ s 11. The English IV won in the choral reading competition.T _ _ m 12. Did all of you cheer for our ______ in volleyball?U _ i _ n 13. The labor ______ was allowed to enter the Malacañang

palace.C _ a _ _ 14. I already saw a ______ of mountains in the North part of

the Philippines.C o _ _ e c _ i o 15. I have a ________ of old coins.

Objective: Use present tense of verbs.Direction: Underline the correct verb form in each sentence.16. He (drink, drinks) a glass of milk everyday.17. Vince (eat, eats) his breakfast at exactly six o’ clock in the morning.18. His friends Mary Ann and Alice (clean, cleans) the classroom.19. They (form forms) their line straight in front of the flagpole.20. Renato and Romnick (arrange, arranges) the chairs.

Lunch typhoons children choreshonesty

Faith shores peace ball happiness


Second QuarterNo. 1

Objective: Identify the important story elements in the story.Direction: Read the paragraph. Answer the questions that follow.

At five o’ clock in the morning, the sun came up. A friendly lady bug flew in from the left. It saw a leaf with many aphids on it, and decided to have them for breakfast. But just there, a grouchy ladybug flew in from the right. It, too, saw the aphids and wanted them for breakfast.

1. When did the story happen? ____________________________________2. Where did the story happen? ___________________________________3. What do you call this part of the story? ___________________________

4-5 who are the characters of the story?

Describe the two ladybugs in the story using the venn diagram.

Objective: identifying compound words.Direction: Identify the compound words. Write in their correct column. (10 pts.)

One word Hyphenated Two-wordCompound words Compound words Compound words__________________ __________________ __________________

__________________ __________________ __________________

__________________ __________________ __________________

__________________ __________________ __________________

__________________ __________________ __________________

One-half cobweb ladybug Fairytalepancake report card Sunshine mother-in-law

home owners Attorney-at-law

FriendlyLadybug

GrouchyLadybug

Objective: Use personal pronouns and their antecedentsDirection: Replace the underlined words with personal pronouns.

1. My brother Carlos and Ben walk to school every day.2. Carlos carries a blue backpack. The backpack has flower prints on it.3. Ben has trolley bag that Ben pulls around.4. Carlos and Ben are never late.5. Mother sees to it that Carlos and Ben sleep early because mother

wakes Carlos and Ben up early too.

Choose and write the correct personal pronouns to complete the paragraph.

Mika and Nena are friends, _____ are neighbors and classmates, too. ______ enjoy playing badminton. They say ______ is an exercise and a fun way to spend their time. Coach Sara invited them to join the badminton team, ________ said it will be fun. Mr. San Luis, the class adviser, said I will allow them to join.

Summative Test

English 4Second Quarter

No. 2Objective: Arrange 8-10 words with different letters in alphabetical order.Direction: Arrange the given words in alphabetical order inside the box.

1. 5. 9.2. 6. 10.3. 7.4. 8.

Objective: Identify words with affixesDirection: Change the underlined words to new words with affixes.

11. The story of the flying monkey is not believable.12. The storyteller also looked not sure of his details.13. Many believe it was not true.14. The storyteller looked without hope because no one believed in him.15. But some admired him because he was without fear to try and tell the

story.

Objective: Classify related words, ideas, concepts, according to characteristics and similarities.Direction: Three of the words belong to one group.

Identify the word that does not belong.16. bread car candy soup17. blue rainbow green red18. arm three four fifteen19. plane house bus bike20. tree plant ant flower


round abdomen beehive head fin

thorax compound animal mean map

Second QuarterNo. 3

Objective: Infer the moods of feelings of the character.Direction: Tell the mood or feeling that the character shows in his/her actions.

Choose the words inside the box.

1. Everyone came out from under the mushroom bright and merry.2. The fox turned up his nose, flicked his tail, and ran off.3. “How could this be? It first, I , hardly had room enough under the

mushroom, and in the end, all five of us were able to sit under it.4. Billy’s face was read as he looked at his brother.5. Lorna’s face was full of tears. She was trembling. She does not like to

talk to anyone in the room.Objective: Write a friendly letter following correct mechanics.Direction: Think of someone from your class you would like to thank. Write a letter to him/her using the correct format in writing a letter. (10 pts.)

(5 pts.) Thank You Letter

Happy excited angry sad jealous

Objective: Identify the use of the S-form of the verbs.Direction: Choose the verb that will best complete the sentence.16. The horse (run runs) fast.17. Anton (dance, dances) gracefully.18. Mother (cooks, cook) delicious dishes.19. Our dog (wag, wags) his tail when he is delighted.20. Birds (sit, sits) on their eggs until they hatch.21. My sister (drink, drinks) tea in the morning.22. The story (tell, tells) us about kindness and helpfulness.23. The sun (shine, shines) brightly today.24. Grandfather (open, opens) his house to those who are in need.25. In the morning Mr. Samson (deliver, delivers the freshly baked pastries in the town.


Second QuarterNo. 4

Objective: Use the correct time expression to indicate an action the present.Direction: Read the sentences and fill with the correct time expression.

1. Ryan and Athena are friends. The play in the park.2. I fell wonderful ______________. My mother will take me to the movie

house.3. My father reads the newspaper ______________.4. A growing gumamela needs plenty of nutrients. The sisters put

fertilizer ______________ month.5. Fish and fro are friends. They play in the pond ______________.

Objective: Identify and use a simile In a sentence.Directions: Match Colum A with Column B to complete the sentence. Write the letter of the correct answer,

Objective: Use the past form of the regular verbs.Direction: Complete the story using the verbs found In the box.

One day, Mother and Mario ______________ the house. Mother ______________ because she saw a snake. Mario ______________ father because he was afraid

A B

1. Mariel swims a. like a dog2. He is tall b. as hard as stone3. Rice slept c. as a giant4. Richard is as this d. like a log5. Peter eats e. as a stick

f. like a fish

Called shouted laughed stopped cleared

of it. Father ______________ at them because it wasn’t real. It was only a toy. All of them ______________ working.

Objective: Write a paragraph about a personal experiences.Directions: Write a paragraph about your experience during summer vacation. Use the following questions as your guide.

1. What was your experience? Describe your feelings.2. Where did it happen?3. When did it happen?4. Who were your companions?5. What did you do?6. What would you like to happen next time?


Second QuarterNo. 5

Objective: Write a two-point sentence outline.Direction: Write a two-point sentence outline using the format below. (5 pts.)

Spiders catch food in different ways. They spin silk to catch insects. Some leap into the air to catch their prey. Some spiders use sheets of silk to wrap their prey like memories.

I. __________________________________________________A. _____________________________________B. _____________________________________C. _____________________________________

Objective: Use pronouns that agree in gender with their antecedentsDirection: Underline the antecedent and circle the pronouns that it agrees with.

6. A reporter interviewed Alice Meyer after (her, their) house was struck by a tornado.7. Her son Angelo spent most of (his, their) time cleaning up the yard.8. Angelo’s brothers are staying in (his, their) grandmother’s bank

tonight.9. After the interview, the reporter submitted (her, their) assignment to

the editor.10. The newspaper featured her articles or tornados on (its, their)

front page.

Objective: Use suffixes and roof words to get the meaning of words.Direction: Notice underlined words. Give the meaning of the words.

_______________ 11. The sea became peaceful once more.

_______________12. The whales were helpless against the visitors.

Change the words inside the parenthesis by using correct suffixes.

13. Ryan loves being outdoors. He likes to sleep in his tent. He loves star gazing. However, tonight the sky is __________. (No stars)14. The plants in the yard are _______________.15. It is a _______________ (full of beauty) day. Angelo is going to see his grandparents. He will help them harvest mangoes today.


Third QuarterNo. 1

Objective: I. Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues.Direction: Find a synonym for the underlined word. Choose your answer from the words in the box.

_____________ 1. The fearless soldiers are ready to defend their country against the enemies. They are not afraid to fight with the enemies._____________2. The lion’s snout is similar to that of the dog._____________3. The strong typhoon wrecked some houses. The men were busy repairing their houses after the typhoon._____________4. When the clown moved his stick a rabbit appeared. The kids were awed by the clown’s magic trick._____________5. Our ancient heroes were bold enough to fight for our freedom.

Objective: Identify and use adjectives that describe a person, animal, place, thing or event.Direction: Underline the adjectives in the following sentences.

6. The stories in that book are intersecting.7. Mark keeps his books in a wooden shelf.8. Our new classmates is friendly.9. Their house is far from the town.10. The angry dog bark the strangers.

Objective: Use a thesaurus to find synonyms and antonyms of words.Direction: Choose and underline the correct answer in the parenthesis. What does the underlined word mean in each sentence?

11. A guitar is a kind of string instrument. (type, nice)

Brave impressed destroyed nose courageous

12. All of us will go the fair. (kind of weather, show)13. I found my lost ring under my bed (an accessory, circle)14. My bag is light. (not heavy, lamp)15. You have to save In the bank. (by the river, where money is

deposited)


Third QuarterNo. 2

Objective: Distinguish reality from fantasy.Direction: Write R is the sentence is a Reality and F is it is a Fantasy.

_____________1. Children can be taught to behave well_____________2. People can grow wings and fly in the sky._____________3. The old man live with his dog Fetch._____________4. Many students study hard in order to get good grades._____________5. The ghost let the pupil enter the haunted house.

Objective: Use the thesaurus to find synonyms and antonyms of words.Direction: Replace the underlines word with a synonym. Be guided by context

clues.6. My aged grandmother can hardly stand on her own feet,7. This clever boy can explain his drawing instantly.8. The initial letter of her name Rose is R.9. Mother’s gold bracelet is costly.10. I want the house to the clear all the time.

Write the antonym of each word. Get your answer from the box.

11. good _____________ 16. soft _____________12. wet _____________ 17. quiet _____________13. clean _____________ 18. wrong _____________14. narrow _____________ 19. hot _____________15. happy _____________ 20. poor _____________

Messy cold rich hard

Wide noisy dry bad


Third QuarterNo. 3

Objective: Use appropriate word signals to show the sequence of events.Direction: Read the incomplete sentence. Write first, next, then, and finally to show the correct order of events.

1. ____________ , heavy rain poured.____________ , the place got flooded.____________ ,we looked for big puddles____________ , we played with paper boats.

2. ____________ , She dressed up.____________ ,Lina woke up early in the morning____________ ,She went straight to the bathroom.____________ ,She had her breakfast, then she went to school.

Objective: Identify and use adjective in a series.Direction: Arrange the adjectives inside the parentheses in the correct order.

3. Mother gave Ane (beautiful yellow a) dress on her birthday.4. Mario has (fat white six) kittens as his pets.5. Mommy bought (sweet green a dozen) apples for the children.6. She ate (sweet red ten) apples last night.7. He sells (red a dozen salted eggs) in the market.8. The rich man bought (expensive black two cars)9. I have (three yellow long) pencils in my bag.10. There are (smart twenty five) pupils in Grade Four Ruby.

Objective: Point out cause and effect relationship.Direction: Match the cause and effect in the box below. Write the letter before

the each number.

Effect Cause

____________ 11. The audience could not hear the message of the speaker because.____________12. The group of girls finished their work in 30 minutes because.____________13. Most of the children got sick because.____________14. Mother did not enjoy the Ferris wheel ride because.____________15. Some of the trees were blown away because.

a. She felt dizzy

b. Of the strong wind

c. Everyone helped

d. Of the noise outside

e. They played under the rain


Third QuarterNo. 4

Objective: Locate information from glossariesDirections: Study the sample glossary entry below. Answer the questions that follow.

1. Which word means “to bite or chew or with the teeth?”a. Fancy b. fragment c. frantic d. gnaw

2. What is the meaning of fragment?a. Aim b. purpose c. to bite or chew d. a part broken off

3. Does the word goal mean “purpose?”a. Yes b. no c. maybe d. none of the above

4. Which word comes before frantic?a. Fancy b. fragment c. gnaw d. goal

5. What is the meaning of fancy?a. Emotionally out of controlb. A small detached portionc. The end toward which effort or ambition is directed.d. An opinion or nation formed without much reflection

Objective: Use appropriate adverbs of timeDirection: Complete each sentence by adding the appropriate adverb of time. Choose your answer from the group of words in the box.

6. The family eats their breakfast _____________________________.7. The children attended their class __________________________.8. The family goes to mass ___________________________________.9. They eat their dinner ______________________________________.10. They watch a movie together _____________________________.

Objective: Make comparison and contrastDirection: Read the story. Compare and contrast the city and the barrio in terms of the following:

a. Means of transportation in going to school.b. Things seen aroundc. Weatherd. Sounds heard

(10 pts.)

On Sunday at 6:00 p.m once a month

At 8:00 a.m early in the morning

The City and the Barrio

Many children in the city go to school. They ride on buses or jeepneys. Some ride in cars or taxis.

Along the way the children see many people. They see many houses and tall buildings. They feel uncomfortable because the weather is warm. They hear the loud sounds of the vehicles around. Oh! How noisy it is in the big city.

In the barrio, many children walk to school. They often pass across ricefields and rivers. On the way, they see different trees and plants. They enjoy the fresh air. They love to listen to the sounds of the animals especially the chirping of the birds. Oh! How wonderful it is in the simple barrio!

City Barrio


Third QuarterNo. 5

Objective: Locate Information from indexesDirections: Study the sample index. Answer the questions that follow.

______________ 1. Where can we read about safety rules in the laboratory?______________ 2. On which pages is density discussed?______________ 3. What topic is discussed on page 28?______________ 4. What is the first subtopic about scientific methods?______________ 5. On which pages will you look for information about the metric system?

Objective: Making generalizations.Direction: Underline the correct generalization in each situation.

6. All the school doors are locked. You cannot see teachers and pupils around.a. There are no classes.b. There is an activity in the district.c. There is no electricity in the school.

7. The sky is getting dark. The temperature is dropping, clouds are forming.

City Barrio

a. It is night timeb. It is a cloudy dayc. A storm is coming

8. Mario went to the hospital. He had with him a basket of fruits and some flowers.a. Mario visited a sick friend in the hospital.b. Mario is in the hospital because he is sick.c. Mario worked in the hospital.

9. There are balloons all around. Lots of food are on the table. Children come with gifts. After eating they sand and played parlor games.a. The children are in a birthday party.b. The children are in the library.c. The children are in the church.

10. Rita studies her lesson everyday. She gets perfect scores in her test. She makes her assignments and submits her project on time.a. Rita is a hardworking pupil.b. Rita is a lay pupil.c. Rita is an obedient pupil.

Objective: Use adverbs of mannerDirection: Box the adverb of manner in each sentence.

11. Mother prepared the food well.12. Our visitors speak softly.13. Mila joyously watched the firework.14. The children happily go from house to house.15. The victorious performer marched triumphantly down the street.

Objective: Define and explore the concept of connotationDirections: Choose the word that best fits the sentence, then write the answer on the blank.

(home, house) 16. A ______________ is where a family lives happily andharmoniously.

(hungry, starving) 17. Rene spent the whole day playing basketball with his friends. When he arrived home he was _______ to death.

(old, antique) 18. Her __________ collection of bottles must be worth a fortune.

(small, minutes) 19. It has been found out that participate that are so ____________, we can’t see by our bare eyes.

(thrifty, miser) 20. Rex spends wisely and saves his allowance. However, if there is someone in need, Rex helps that person. He is a __________ person.

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Summative Test in English (first quarter to third quarter)