GRADE 2_3rd Q_LANGUAGE EXAM

I. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PAST TENSE VERBS

DIRECTIONS: Complete the sentence using the correct past tense

form of the verb.

(leap) 1. The frog _________________ into the water.

(send) 2. Lola Norma _____________ us Pokemon cards.

(break) 3. The maid ______________ the dinner plate.

(write) 4. Miguel _________________ a letter to Luis.

(surprise) 5. Brenda ______________ her parents with a gift.

(attack) 6. The American soldiers ______________ Iraq.

(hit) 7. Moses ________________ the ball with his bat.

(teach) 8. Mark __________________ Math in the grade

school last year.

(hold) 9. My uncle _______________ the bags for my aunt.

(keep) 10. Jennifer _________________ souvenirs from her

trip to Europe last summer.

(build) 11. The man ______________ a fence around his

garden.

(rub) 12. Jas and Sam _____________ Russ after his bath.

(grin) 13. The boys ______________ when they received

their presents.

(swim) 14. We _________________ in the beach last

weekend.

(catch) 15. I ______________ a fish during our trip to the

beach.

(throw) 16. Jay ______________ my koosh ball over the fence.

(dance) 17. The ballerinas ________________ gracefully on the

stage.

(bring) 18. Louie _______________ my favorite CD to school.

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(jog) 19. The men _______________ for one hour around

the park.

(find) 20. Nikki _________________ hermit crabs on the

beach yesterday.

DIRECTIONS: On the blank before each number, write the past

tense form of the underlined verb in each of the following sentences.

_______________ 1. The Gr. 3 boys (to fight) over the

basketball court.

_______________ 2. The class (to become) quiet when their

teacher got angry this morning.

_______________ 3. Fred (to study) hard for his exams.

_______________ 4. Lily (to choose) the purple dress for her

birthday.

_______________ 5. Martin and Jake (to bake) a chocolate

cake for their mom’s birthday last
Sunday.

_______________ 6. Mrs. Ramos (to let) her children swim in

the cold lake yesterday.

_______________ 7. Jolo (to lead) the morning prayers

yesterday.

_______________ 8. Luis (to speak) Spanish to his

grandparents.

_______________ 9. Harry (to keep) his toys after playing

with them.

_______________ 10. The nuns (to sing) beautiful songs

during the mass.
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II. ASKING/ ANSWERING Wh QUESTIONS

DIRECTIONS: Encircle the letter of the question for the given

underlined answer.

1. The Church of the Gesu was built by the Jesuit priests in 2001.

a. When did the Jesuits build the Church of the Gesu?

b. When do the Jesuits build the Church of the Gesu?
c. When will the Jesuits build the Church of the Gesu?

2. The Grade 2 boys celebrated their FHC in the Church of the Gesu.

a. Where do the Grade 2 boys celebrate their FHC?

b. Where will the Grade 2 boys celebrate their FHC?
c. Where did the Grade 2 boys celebrate their FHC?

3. The Jesuit priests built the Church of the Gesu because they
wanted to glorify God.

a. Who built the Church of the Gesu?

b. Why did the Jesuit priests build the Church of the Gesu?
c. When did the Jesuit priest build the Church of the Gesu?

4. Fr. Fermin conducted the FHC Mass for 2-Matutum.

a. Who is conducting the FHC Mass for 2-Matutum?

b. Who will be conducting the FHC Mass for 2-Matutum?
c. Who conducted the FHC Mass for 2-Matutum?

5. The First Communicants sang Ang Pagaalay during the FHC

Mass.

a. Who sang Ang Pagaalay during the FHC Mass?

b. What did the First Communicants sing during the FHC
Mass?
c. When did the First Communicants sing Ang Pagaalay?

DIRECTIONS: Write the appropriate Wh + did questions for the

given underlined group of words.

1. Answer: The Grade 2-Matutum boys had their First Holy

Communion last November 26th.

Question:
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2. Answer: The Grade 2 boys gathered at the Church of the Gesu

last November 26.

Question:

3. Answer: Fr. Joey Fermin celebrated the FHC Mass.

Question:

4. Answer: The boys prayed the Act of Contrition during the

Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Question:

5. Answer: The boys sing many songs during the FHC Mass
because it was a special occasion.

Question:

III. IDIOMS

DIRECTIONS: Encircle the letter of the correct idiom in each

sentence.

1. Every Sunday, my brother and I _______________ our nice

shirts for mass.

a. turn on
b. put on
c. turns on
d. puts on

2. We should ________________ the light when we leave the

room.

a. take off
b. takes off
c. turn off
d. turns off
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3. Jenna _______________ the blouses before she buys them to

see if they fit.

a. put on
b. puts on
c. try on
d. tries on

4. Fr. Joey Fermin ________________ certificates to the honor

students every quarter.

a. take off
b. takes off
c. give out
d. gives out

5. We _________________ the air conditioner in our room at

night.

a. try on
b. tries on
c. turn on
d. turns on

6. Jose ________________ his jacket in the warm room.

a. take off
b. takes off
c. turn off
d. turns off

7. The boy scouts _________________ their camp fire before

sleeping in their tents.

a. turn off
b. turns off
c. put out
d. puts out

8. Lola Emma and her friends ________________ bags of

goodies to blind people during Christmas.

a. put out
b. puts out
c. give out
d. gives out

9. Carla and Maria _____________ their mothers’ clothes when

they play a costume game.
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a. put out
b. puts out
c. put on
d. puts on

10. Horatio _____________ the oven when the cake is baked.

a. turn off
b. turns off
c. put out
d. puts out

IV. COMPARISON OF NOUNS –er; -est

DIRECTIONS: Write the correct –er and –est form of the adjectives
in the parenthesis.

I enjoy being with my cousins. Arvin is the __________

(tall)

of all and for me, also the ________________. Joey, on the other
(cool)

hand, is ___________________. His mom says, though, that Timmy

(handsome)

(Joey’s brother) is ________________ Joey so girls will like Timmy

(sweet)

more. But I think that Mikey will be ______________ Timmy with

(cute)

the girls. Matthew is _____________ brother of Joey, Timmy

(young)

and Mikey. He bites. TJ, who is ________________ Arvin by one

(old)

year, lives in Florida. He is probably _________________ my Lolo

(good)

Pepe at fishing. Kristine is ________________ among all my

(bright)

cousins. She won a Spelling Bee medal last year. Of all my

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cousins, however, Kevin and Nikki are _________________ to me,

(close)

because we play together all the time. I have _________________

(great)

cousins in the world.

DIRECTIONS: Compare the sets of pictures below. Write a

sentence using the er and est form of the adjectives in the
parenthesis.

1. (bright)

2. (wild)

3. (sweet)
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4. (soft)

5. (long)

DIRECTIONS: Compare the sets of pictures below. Write a

sentence using as ______ as using the adjective in the parenthesis.

1. (fast)
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2. (smooth)
glass mirror

3. (light)

DIRECTIONS: Write the adjective using as ____ as to complete

each sentence.

(neat) 4. Warren’s work is _________________ Kiko’s.

(thin) 5. Dolores is _________________ Margaret.

(long) 6. Gary thinks that the movie Narnia is _________________

The Return of the King.

DIRECTIONS: Write the adjective er + than to complete each

sentence.

(rich) 7. Bill Gates is _________________ Imelda Marcos.

(cold) 8. The North Pole is _________________ Canada.

(slow) 9. Are sloths _________________ turtles?

(poor) 10. The Philippines is _________________ Japan.

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V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN A PARAGRAPH

DIRECTIONS: Arrange the sentences in correct order. Number the

sentences from 1-5.
I.

My First Holy Communion

_______ My dad, mom, brother and I went to the Church of the

Gesu bright and early.

_______ The entire celebration took around two hours.

_______ Last weekend, I had my First Holy Communion.

_______ Lola Emma and all my titas were there, too.

_______ After the mass, we took pictures all over the church and
soon it was time for our Sunday lunch.

II.

My Holy Week Vacation

_______ My family and I went to Singapore during the Holy Week.

_______ We saw lots of exotic birds and animals at the zoo.

_______ We stayed in a nice hotel with a nice bathtub.

_______ We went to a big science museum and learned lots of

wonderful things.

_______ We had a great time in Singapore!

VI. MISFIT SENTENCE IN A PARAGRAPH

DIRECTIONS: Read the following paragraphs carefully. Write the

misfit sentence on the blank after each paragraph.

1. My classmates and I played touch ball during recess yesterday.

We took turns staying in the middle and throwing the ball. We ate
lunch in the classroom. Sometimes I caught the koosh ball so I got
an extra life. Nobody was able to hit me with the koosh ball!

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2. Dolores and Michelle went to the grocery last Saturday. They

bought fruits, vegetables and fish. They prayed in the church.
Dolores wanted to get junk food but Michelle did not allow it. They
agreed to buy some cereals instead.

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3. Kevin joined his school’s soccer team. Kevin and his

teammates practiced hard after school and on weekends. They
played against Ateneo, Xavier, De La Salle-Zobel and other schools
and often won. They went to parties. Kevin received a medal for
being one of best athletes in school.

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4. Timmy took violin lessons last summer. He attended violin

class every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. He watched television.
He practiced everyday. By the end of summer, Timmy was a good
violinist.

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5. Marissa had an operation last November. Her tonsils had to be

taken out. She stayed in the hospital for one week. Her mother was
a teacher. When Marissa came home, her family gave her a
“Welcome Home” party.

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