SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 5

SY 2014-2015
Name_____________________________________________ Grade& Sec._________
School____________________________________________ Score______________
I. A. Listening: Listen carefully as I read to you a news report. Write down on your
answer sheet one (1) important event or idea about this report.
1.____________________________________________________________________
B.
Listen well as I read the story twice. Arrange the events in correct order from
numbers 1-3.
(2-4)
______ Martin was brought to the States by his parents.
______ Martin wrote to his classmate who lives in Makati City.
______ Martins father was assigned to work at the NASA Space Center.
______ Martin enjoyed roaming around the NASA Space Center with his father.
C
. Listen to the following statements that I will read. If the statement is a cause write
C
on the blank, if effect write E
.
_____ 5.
_____ 6.
_____ 7.
Directions: Read the paragraph with incomplete sentences. Study these sentences
and fill in the blanks with pronouns: who, which, whose (8-10).
Conficius _______ was considered a holy teacher was a great Chinese.
His teachings ________ are believed by many people are universal. A lot of
people admire Confucius ________ teaching are still relevant today.
Directions: Read the dialogue below. Complete the sentences using the correct
form
of adjective delicious. Write your answer on the blank (11-13).
Liza: I think Mexican food is ___________. (11)
Elly: For me, Chinese food is _____________ (12) than Mexican food.
Winnie: Filipino dishes are the ______________ (13) of all the foods I have
tasted.
Directions: Compare the following nouns using the adjective. Choose from the box
the appropriate adjective to use.
as attractive toas high tech asas romantic in
as attractive asas high tech withas romantic as
14. Toyota and Honda is _____________________ Mercedez-Benz.
15. Beaches in Bali are ______________________ beaches in Tahiti.
Sceneries in Italy are _____________________ places in Venice.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with use to
or used to
.
(17-20).
Do Filipinos _________(17) celebrate fiestas with merry making and
eating? Filipinos __________(18) hold band parades and agricultural contests

on feast days. They __________ (19) watch stage plays and other
performances there. Did your grandparents ____________(20) do these
celebrations of fiestas?
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer that best fits the sentence.
21. Poverty alone can let _____________ prevent success.
A. yourselfB. himselfC. herselfD. itself
22. Do you think you know __________ well enough?
A. itselfB. himselfC. herselfD. yourself
23. People may make ____________ available to others.
A. myselfB. himselfC. ourselvesD. themselves
24. A young kid tries to _____________ his clothes himself.
A. put downB. put offC. put onD. put
25. Please dont _____________ old things. They can still be recycled.
A. put onB. put inC. put awayD. put always
26. Our bodies _______________ vitamins and minerals.
A. needB. needsC. needingD. has needed
27. Neither Remy nor Jessie ____________ in sports.
A. excelB. excelsC. excellingD. are excelling
28. Mr. Cruz, together with his pupils _______________ the museum twice a year.
A. visitB. visits C. visitedD. visiting
29. The town mayor ____________________ sponsor a Clean, Green, and
Beautiful Community Contest.
A. is going toB. am going to
C. are going toD. has going to
30. The schools __________________ join the Healthy School and
School for the Future Competition.
A. is going toB. am going to
C. are going toD. has going to
31. Are you my friends cousin? __________________
A. No, he does.B. No, he doesnt.
C. No Im not.D. No, she didnt.
32. She is feeling well today, __________________
A. is she?B. isnt she?
C. are you?D. arent you?
33. Does your mother cook breakfast every morning? __________________
A. No, she doesB. No, she didnt
C. Yes, she doesD. Yes, she dont
Read the story below. Answer the questions that follow. Write your answer
on your answer sheet.
The Legend of Maria Makiling
Maria Makiling lived for a long, long time at the foot of Mt. Makiling in Laguna.
She was kind and loving as much as she was pretty. She offered help to the people
in
any form. She knew when and what problem was coming to them. The people lived
in
peace and contentment.
The people repaid Marias goodness, too. They loved Maria very much. But
people were insincere in their love for her. Some stole her plants and pets.
Maria could no longer stand some peoples unappreciated ways. She left the
place and never came back up to this day.

34. Where did the story happen?

___________________________________________________________________
35. Who are the main characters in the story?
___________________________________________________________________
36. What is the climax of the story?
___________________________________________________________________
37. How did the story end?
____________________________________________________________________
38. If you were one of the characters in the story, who would you like to be? Why?
____________________________________________________________________
39. What did Maria feel about some peoples unappreciated ways in spite of her
kindness?
Draw her face on the box below.
(40-42.) Write down 3 major ideas in the story The Legend of Maria Makiling in the
order as they happened in the selection.
40. __________________________________________________________________
41. __________________________________________________________________
42. __________________________________________________________________
Directions: Which statements below, tells EFECT, which one tells CAUSE? Write C
for
cause and E
for effect on the blank before the number.
______________43. People were insincere in their love for her.
______________44. She left the place and never came back up to this day.
Directions: Complete the following outline by filling in the blank (45-47).
Pollution of the atmosphere is one of our most serious ecological problems. The
main waste products that pollute the air are gases such as sulphur dioxide and
carbon
monoxide. Smoke can also cause pollution as it consists of small particles of solid
materials such as tar and carbon, suspended in the air.
These are bad for health and cause plants and crops to grow less abundantly.
The exhaust fumes also cause pollution in the air. The sources of these pollutants
are
mainly traffic, specially exhaust fumes of cars, which can also cause dangerous
pollution of the air we breathe.
I. (45) __________________________
A. Gases
B. (46)_______________________
C. (47) _______________________
II. Effects of Air Pollution
A. (48) _______________________
B. Cause the plants and crops to grow lesser abundantly
Directions: Write an ending to this incomplete story (49-50).

A Japanese tourist came to Manila and wanted to go to Banaue to see the Ifugao
Rice Terraces. The tourist agent said that the tourist bus to Banaue will leave at
exactly
nine oclock in the morning. He then returned to his hotel room for it was only seven
oclock. So he went to bed and waited until he fell asleep. Then he went down at
eightfifty not knowing that his watch stopped.
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SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 5

SY 2014-2015
KEY TO CORRECTION
1. A drought in the Philippines destroyed26. A
millions of dollars worth of crops.27.B
2-4. 2-4-1-328.B
5. C29. A
6. E30. C
7. E31.C
8. who32.B
9. which33.C
10. whose34. at the foot of Mt. Makiling, Laguna
11. delicious35. Maria, people
12. more delicious36.people stole her plants and pets
13. most delicious37. She left the place and never
14. as high tech ascome back
15. as attractive as38. Maria, because she was kind.
16. as romantic as(Related answers may be accepted)
17. use to39.
18. used to
19. used to
20. use to
21. D40. Maria Makiling lived at the foot of
22. DMt. Makiling, Laguna
23. A41. People stole her plants and pets.
24. C42. Maria left the place and never come
back (Related answers for 4042
may be accepted as long as in order)
43. C
44. E
45. Pollution
46. Smoke
47. Fumes
48. Bad for health
49-50. The Japanese tourist was not
able to see the Ifugao Rice
Terraces because the tourist
bus had already left. (Related
answers may be accepted.
sheet one (1) important event or idea about this report.
1.
A drought in the
Philippines
has destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops. It

reduced the countrys water supply and is threatening widespread blackouts as

power
companies contend with low water levels in
hydroelectric
dams. The damage to crops
is now estimated at more than $61 million. Nearly 400,000 acres of farmland have
already been affected, and agriculture officials expect the drought to continue,
perhaps
for a couple of months from now.
2-4.
Listen well as I read the story twice. Arrange the events in correct order.
Martins father was assigned to work at the NASA Space Center. Martin was
brought to the States by his parents. He went to visit his father at the John R.
Kennedy
NASA Space Center. He also enjoyed watching interesting things inside the center.
When he arrived home, he wrote the beautiful things he saw in the Space Center to
his
classmate who lives in Makati City.
Listen to the following statements that I will read. Write C on the blank if the
statement
is a cause and write E if it is an effect. (Teacher will repeat the underlined
statement.)
5. The lovely wife felt happy and honored because her husband was asked to serve
the
emperor.
6. The little girl was glad about his fathers trip to Tokyo
as he will tell interesting stories
and bring presents for her when he returns.
7. The father sacrificed walking on foot to Tokyo
because there were no railways he
Could take.