LAS PINAS EAST NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EQUITABLE VILLAGE ANNEX Tulips St.

., Equitable Village, Talon IV, Las Pinas City Test Questions for First Periodic Test Fourth Year Level Competency: Interpret information from tables and graphs 1. The table shows the results of a 20-year study into why adults attend arts events Choose the statement that is not true about the information given. 20 years ago 58 9 27 6 10 years ago 55 15 20 10 Today 56 24 9 11

Desire to see specific performer/artist Accompanying children Special occasion / celebration Work/business

A. Special occasions / celebration has gone to be the least popular reason today from being the second most popular reason 20 years ago. B. Accompanying children remained stable for the last 20 years. C. Desire to see specific performer/artist remains the most popular reason. D. Work /business had a slight increase in popularity from 20 years ago. 2. The graph below shows the population change between 1960 and 2000 in three different countries.

A. Australias population was double what it had been in 1960. B. The lowest population among the three countries from 1960 to 2000 is Australia. C. The population of Pakistan and Argentina had the same amount of increase from 1980 to 2000. D. The population increase of Pakistan rose sharper between 1960 and 1980 than it was between 1980 and 2000. The statements that correctly describe the information presented were: A. B. C. D. C and D B and D A and B A and C

Competency: Identify values underscored by the writer If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. - Desiderata, Max Ehrmann 1. What value is emphasized in the stanza? A. Industry B. Honesty C. Contentment D. Determination Let ever hour be in its place Firm fixed, nor loosely shift, And well enjoy the vacant space, As though a birthday gift. And when the hour arrives, be there, Where'er that "there" may be; Uncleanly hands or ruffled hair Let no one ever see. If dinner at "half-past" be placed, At "half-past" then be dressed. If at a "quarter-past" make haste To be down with the rest - Lewis Carroll 2. The author tells us that: A. we should always be properly dressed when going out. B. we should always follow the time set on our activities. C. we should always allow others to be there before us D. we should always enjoy our time. Competency: Predict outcomes based on the selection For many years police agencies in the Western world were reluctant to use fingerprinting, much preferring the popular method of the time, the Bertillon system, where dimensions of certain body parts were recorded to identify a criminal. The turning point was in 1903 when a prisoner by the name of Will West was admitted into Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. Amazingly, Will had almost the same Bertillon measurements as another prisoner residing at the very same prison, whose name happened to be William West. It was only their fingerprints that could tell them apart. 1. Based on the selection, we could say that: A. William West and Will West were twins. B. William West invented fingerprinting in criminal identification. C. Bertillon measurements remained as the standard for criminal identification. D. From that point on, fingerprinting became the standard for criminal identification. In cities throughout the country, there is a new direction in local campaign coverage. Frequently in local elections, journalists are not giving voters enough information to understand the issues and evaluate the candidates. The local news media devotes too much time to scandal and not enough time to policy. 2. A possible outcome based on the selection would be: A. There is a new interest in local campaign coverage from the voters. B. The voters are not well informed to make right decisions in the elections. C. The media does not understand either campaign issues or politics. D. The media does not have interest in covering stories about local political events.

Competency: Give appropriate title to a selection. When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was only six years old, he performed his own music for royalty. He grew up to be one of the world's greatest composers. Mozart planned his music in his head before he wrote it down. As a result he made few corrections afterward. He composed more than 600 pieces of music in his short lifetime. When he died in 1791, he was only 35. More than 200 years later, people still love Mozart's music. 1. What would be the best title for this paragraph? A. A Child Composer B. A Young Composer C. The Music of Mozart D. Mozarts Death

Use of electronic mail (e-mail) has been widespread for more than a decade. E-mail simplifies the flow of ideas, connects people from distant offices, eliminates the need for meetings, and often boosts productivity. However, e-mail should be carefully managed to avoid unclear and inappropriate communication. E-mail messages should be concise and limited to one topic. When complex issues need to be addressed, phone calls are still best. 2. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage? A. Appropriate Use of E-mail B. E-Mails Popularity C. E-Mail: The Ideal Form of Communication D. Why Phone Calls Are Better Than E-Mail Competency: Note appropriate details from the selection The city will be enforcing winter parking rules from December 1 through March 31, according to City Street Manager Ernesto Cruz. This includes alternate-side parking regulations, as well as tow-away zones and handicap exceptions. Cars are to be parked on the south and east sides of streets between the hours of 8 a.m. and midnight; and on the north and west sides of streets between midnight and 8 a.m. This is to permit snow plows and emergency vehicles access to all neighborhoods, as well as to keep rush-hour traffic to a minimum. Vehicles that do not follow these guidelines will be towed at the owners expense, Cruz said, with the exception of those vehicles displaying handicapped parking permits. 1. When should cars be parked on the west side of the street? A. between 8 a.m. and midnight B. between midnight and 8 a.m. C. between December 1 and March 31 D. none stated 2. Which of the following is NOT a reason for these parking regulations to be followed? A. They prevent excessive traffic. B. Its good for the cars to be moved frequently in cold weather. C. It allows snow plows to get through. D. They enable emergency vehicles to gain access to all neighborhoods. Competency: Make Inferences As the people rushed in, Anna could not imagine that it would be this soon. She remembered the last time she and her father argued, and how she left in anger. That was only three days ago. Her contemplation was only disturbed by her aunt telling her to help serve the coffee and biscuits to the guests. There are so many flowers she thought, too bad it wouldnt bring him back. 1. The setting of the passage above is in a: A. Hospital B. Funeral C. Church D. Party

A famous psychology experiment conducted by Dr. John B. Watson demonstrates that people, like animals, can be conditioned trained to respond in a particular way to certain stimulations. Watson gave an eleven-month-old baby named Albert a soft, furry white rat. Each time Albert tried to stroke the rat, Dr. Watson hit a metal bar with a hammer. Before long, Albert was afraid not only of white rats but also of white rabbits, white dogs, and white fur coats. He even screamed at the sight of a Santa Claus mask. 2. What statement is true about the passage? A. Dr. Watson did not like small children. B. Albert had been familiar with rats before the experiment. C. If he had seen a black fur coat, Albert would have screamed. D. Albert connected the loud noise of the hammer striking the metal bar with the white rat. Competency: Determine authors purpose in writing the selection Cheating jeopardizes the basic fairness of the grading process. Widespread cheating causes honest students to become cynical and resentful, especially when grades are curved and the cheating directly affects other students. Cheating may also have long-term effects. Taking the easy way in college may become a habit that can spill over into graduate school, jobs, and relationships. And consider this: would you want a doctor, lawyer, or accountant who had cheated on exams handling your affairs? Cheating sabotages your own academic and personal growth. Dont cheat!
-From John Gardener, Your College Experience

1. The authors purpose in writing the selection was to: A. Persuade B. Inform C. Entertain D. Evaluate Sometimes you just dont want to get up. You lie there in the limbo between not-quite-asleep and notquite-awake and you say to yourself, Hey, maybe if I ignore this day itll go away and leave me alone and I dont have to be alive until tomorrow. Maybe I can sleep all day. You close your eyes and try not to hear the world swirling around you: the traffic, the noise, the thick waves of tension emanating from office buildings. You pretend that the world does not exist but for the soft dark, recesses of your subconscious mind. -Jessica Zafra, Twisted 2. The authors purpose in writing the selection was to: A. Persuade B. Inform C. Entertain D. Evaluate

Competency: Paraphrase lines / Passages Sonnet 29 When, in disgrace with Fortune and men's eyes, 2 I all alone beweep my outcast state, 3 And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, 4 And look upon myself and curse my fate, 5 Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, 6 Featured like him, like him with friends possessed, 7 Desiring this man's art and that man's scope, 8 With what I most enjoy contented least; 9 Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, 10 Haply I think on thee, and then my state, 11 Like to the lark at break of day arising 12 From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate; 13 For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings 14 That then I scorn to change my state with kings.
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1. In what line does this paraphrase refer to To look like him who has many friends A. Line 3 B. Line 4 C. Line 5 D. Line 6 2. What is the best paraphrasing of lines 13-14? A. For I remember that your love makes me a king. B. For I remember that your sweet love makes me remember that I am a king. C. For I remember how wealthy I am that I would not change my place with a king. D. For I remember how wealthy I am because of your love, that I would not want to change my place to that of a king. Competency: Deduce the meaning of idiomatic expressions 1. Jude was on pins and needles waiting for the results of the test. Jude was probably: A. excited B. afraid C. nervous D. joyous 2. Kevin accepted the job even though he was still in school, but his mom thought he might be biting off more than he could chew. His mom thinks that: A. He was doing well in school. B. He eats too much in school. C. He accepted a job he really doesnt like. D. He accepted a responsibility that he couldnt handle. Competency: Draw conclusion based on the selection Critical reading is a demanding process. To read critically, you must slow down your reading and, with pencil in hand, perform specific operations on the text. Mark up the text with your reactions, conclusions, and questions. When you read, become an active participant. 1. This paragraph best supports the statement that A. critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process. B. critical reading should take place at the same time each day. C. critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention. D. the best critical reading happens at critical times in a persons life Mathematics allows us to expand our consciousness. Mathematics tells us about economic trends, patterns of disease, and the growth of populations. Math is good at exposing the truth, but it can also perpetuate misunderstandings and untruths. Figures have the power to mislead people. 2. This paragraph best supports the statement that A. words are more truthful than figures. B. the study of mathematics is dangerous. C. the power of numbers is that they cannot lie. D. figures are sometimes used to deceive people.

Competency: Interpret figurative language used The old mansion frowned down at us from the top of the hill. 1. The writer has given the mansion what kind of description A. angry B. sad C. ominous D. welcoming The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. 2. The speaker is A. a friend to the rain B. glad that the rain poured C. an old man who looks for rain D. disappointed that the rain poured Competency: Identify sensory image used in the selection 1. He was a shaggy, thick-fellow; his coat was greasy about the lapels and pockets, and his hand splayed over the cane's crook with a futile sort of clinging. A. sight B. smell C. touch D. hearing 2. strong melodious songs, crackling splinters of glass and dried putty A. sight B. smell C. touch D. hearing Competency: Identify cause-effect relationship The digital revolution in music has enabled people to download, store and listen to songs on a tiny, portable device called an MP3 player. The process is quick and afterwards you can have access to a library of thousands of songs that can fit into your palm. But experts say that continuously listening to loud music on these small music players can permanently damage hair cells in the inner ear, resulting in hearing loss. For instance, old-fashioned headphones have been replaced with smaller ones that fit neatly into the ear, instead of over them, which intensifies the sound. IN addition to that, digital music does distort and keeps its crystal clear sound, even on loud settings, which encourages children to crank up the volume. 1. Continuously listening to loud music A. Cause children to crank up the volume. B. is the result of new-fashioned headphones. C. is the effect of the digital revolution in music. D. can cause damage in the hair cells in the inner ear. 2. Children cranking up the volume A. is the result of crystal sound of digital music. B. is the cause for the revolution of digital music. C. is the result of smaller headphones that fit neatly into the ear. D. is the cause of having access to a library of thousands of songs.

Competency: Sequence events. A. Animals that rely on plants will have less food and will eventually die. B. Many plants cannot cope up with the high temperature and most of them die. C. These greenhouse gases stops the heat from the sun to escape the atmosphere causing increase in global temperature. D. Activities by industrial firms as well as individuals create many greenhouse gases that are released into the earths atmosphere. 1. The proper sequence of the sentences to form a logical paragraph is: A. DBAC B. ABDC C. DCBA D. DABC A. After struggling in the water, he let go and let the waters take him to whatever fate he is in. After a time he could not remember he opened his eyes and saw that hes on the shore of a deserted island. B. The winds stirred up the ocean; giant waves rocked the ship as it turned over, the captain shouted Abandon ship! and jumped to the waters below. C. Captain Suarez saw in the horizon a large group of dark clouds approaching, an omen that they would be having a very bad night. D. The rains started to pour and the winds started to get strong, his men panicked. But the captain mustered his courage and tried to fought on. 2. The proper sequence of the events is: A. CDBA B. ABCD C. DBCA D. DCAB Competency: Fill out forms Name: _____________(1)_____________________
(Last Name) (Given Name) (Middle Name)

Address: B12 L15 Greenville St., Camella Homes, Manila Birthday: (2) ______________ (mm/dd/yyyy)

1. The correct answer should be: A. Juan R. Santos B. Santos Juan R. C. Juan Reyes Santos D. Santos Juan Reyes 2. The correct answer should be: A. April 11, 1990 B. 11 April, 1990 C. 11/04/1990 D. 04/11/1990 Competency: Use subject-verb agreement in stating plans, feelings, observations and intentions. 1. Choose the correct sentence. A. Neither the director nor the members of the council receives the reports on the investigation. B. Neither the director nor the members of the council receive the reports on the investigation. C. The reports on the investigation was not received by the director nor the council members. D. The reports on the investigation has not been received by the director nor the council members.

2. Choose the correct sentence. A. My constituents and I helps each other to address this problem. B. The mayor, along with his constituents help to address this problem. C. The mayor, along with his constituents helps to address this problem. D. My constituents and I is helping each other to address this problem. Competency: Use connectors correctly. 1. Its best not to eat much before sailing ______ we may be hungry A. if B. since C. even though D. otherwise 2. We take lots of bottled water to drink. _____, we get thirsty A. if B. since C. even though D. otherwise Competency: Use appropriate quantifiers of mass nouns 1. Only a _____ amount of water is needed for the meat to boil. A. more B. much C. less D. little 2. _______ moisture is removed from the tea leaves when they pass through the process of grinding than in the process of cutting. A. most B. little C. least D. more Competency: Use relative clauses correctly 1. Choose the correct sentence. A. This is the school that I used to study. B. This is the school when I used to study. C. This is the school which I used to study. D. This is the school where I used to study. 2. Choose the correct sentence A. Marie, which mother is a nurse, is a very smart girl. B. Marie, whos mother is a nurse, is a very smart girl C. Marie, whose mother is a nurse, is a very smart girl. D. Marie, who has a mother for a nurse, is a very smart girl. Competency: Transform direct speech to indirect speech. 1. The doctor said, You have to have an operation today. A. The doctor said that I had to have an operation that day. B. The doctor said that I have to have an operation today. C. The doctor said that I had to have an operation yesterday. D. The doctor said that I had to have an operation today. 2. Sam complained, "I've been waiting here for an hour." A. Sam complained that I have been waiting here for an hour. B. Sam complained that he had been waiting here for an hour. C. Sam complained that he had been waiting there for an hour. D. Sam complained that he has been waiting there for an hour.

Competency: Transform indirect speech to direct speech. 1. May said that she had taken the exam the day before. A. She said I took the exam today. B. She said I will take the exam tomorrow. C. She said I am taking the exam today. D. She said I took the exam yesterday. 2. The captain said that they have to practice harder for that weeks game. A. The captain said We will have to practice harder for this weeks game. B. The captain said We have to practice harder for this weeks game. C. The captain said We practiced harder for that weeks game. D. The captain said We practice harder for this weeks game. Competency: Use tenses of verbs simple, progressive, perfect 1. The plane _______ (land) as we speak. A. landed B. is landing C. has landed D. lands 2. We _______ (meet) the president several times before. A. met B. meet C. is meeting D. have met Competency: Use prepositions/prepositional phrases 1. The bus is supposed to come _____ 8:20 a.m. and its already 8:30. A. in B. at C. on D. from 2. I understand its always hard to wake up early _____ the morning, especially _____ Mondays. A. at, in B. on, in C. in, on D. on, at

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Loyd Christian A. Danseco Fourth Year Teacher