Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of EducationRegion VIII Division of Southern LeyteSogod District-1

Sogod National High SchoolZone I, Sogod, Southern Leyte________________________________________________________________________________________________________________An honest zero is better than a stolen one---Enrico S. Paler---

1st Quarter Examination in English-IV (SY: 2014-2015)

Name: ______________________ Yr. & Sec.: ________________ Date: _____________ Score: ________

Teachers Name: _______________________________ School: _______________________________

Test I- Encircle the letter with the correct answer: No erasure is allowed. 1. This is main students material of English-IV.a. English: Bridges to Better Communicationc. English Expressways: Textbook for Fourth Yearb. English: Learning the Horizond. English: Literature and Christian Values 2. It is usually a place where the family lives together harmoniously.a. Houseb. homec. cottaged. inn3. It usually refers to a structure that holds the family.a. Houseb. homec. cottaged. inn4. This is the title of Unit-I in English Expressways: Textbook for Fourth Year.a. Revisiting Historyb. Scents of Homec. Sources of Informationd. The Word Analysis5. Which of the following is the first lesson under Unit-I?a. Revisiting Historyb. Scents of Homec. Sources of Informationd. The Word Analysis6. Who said this famous byline Roads go over on under cloud and under star. Yet, feet that wandering have gone, turn at last to home afar?a. John F. Kennedyb. J.R.R. Tolkienc. Sir Edmund Hillaryd. Washington Irving7. Who said that all adventures become dull in exact proportion to its rapidity?a. John F. Kennedyb. J.R.R. Tolkienc. Sir Edmund Hillaryd. Washington Irving8. The following are personal pronoun; except one.a. He b. Shec. Theyd. where9. Which of the following suffixes has the meaning without?a. -fullb. -lyc. -nessd. less10. This is the word derivation of the word barangay. a. boatb. balangayc. bancad. fossil11. Who usually ruled a single town in a Pre-Spanish era Filipino community?a. datub. lakanc. sultand. gobernadorcello12. What usually composes a balangay?a. A hundred householdsb. a group of katiponerosc. a group of united slaves d. none of them13. A fossilized balangay was unearthed in the early seventies in _____________.a. Batangasb. Limasawa Islandc. Butuand. Macao14. The informative materials that provide direct and firsthand information about the subjects and events are_____ a. primary sourceb. secondary sourcec. reflectived. indefinite 15. The following are primary sources of information; except one.a. Speechesb. journals and original lettersc. Philippine Constitution d. novels16. Which of the following is the equivalent of a chieftain or datu at present?a. Governorb. Mayorc. Congressmand. Captain 17. What function of pronoun is referred to when its case is nominative?a. Subjectb. receiver of actionc. object of prepositiond. ownership18. What function of pronoun is referred to when its case is objective?b. Subjectb. receiver of actionc. object of prepositiond. ownership19. What function of pronoun is referred to when its case is possessive?c. Subjectb. receiver of actionc. object of prepositiond. ownership20. Which of the following can be a perfect morale for the story The Big Wave?a. Be always preparedb. Love one anotherc. Honesty is the best policy d. Be kindItems 21 to 28: Choose the correct pronoun in the following sentences. Underline the correct answer. Avoid erasures.21. When Marissa offered to help me with my report, (she, he) and I chose to work on famous personality.22. (He, him) was someone who became a champion in basketball.23. What impressed Marissa and (I, me) was that the person never gave up amidst the trial.24. (He, him) and many of his teammates play with a high degree of sportsmanship.25. Marissa offered the use of (her, hers) computer for my report.26-27. The man rode on (his, him) horse as (he, him) crossed the dry bed of river.28. The players got home with the won trophy and (they, we) gave it to their major sponsor.

Items 29 to 36: Word Analysis: Supply the table with the needed information.

WordRootSuffixMeaning

29. Hopeless

30. Cheerfully

31. Powerful

32. Bountiful

33. Reactant

34. Decisive

35. Charismatic

36. Achievement

Discuss briefly two of the following: 2 pt each

1. How was the Christmas eve celebrated by both the American and German soldiers in Truce in the Forest?2. What important role did Kino and her family play in the Big Wave as the series of natural disasters hit their small village?3. What does Truce in the Forest generally mean?

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II Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. (2 pt each)_______________1. Sources of information that contain indirect facts _______________2. Sources of information that bear with direct and firsthand facts _______________3. The case in which the pronoun it is used as subject _______________4. The case in which the pronoun it is used as the object of the verb _______________5. The plural of it when used as subject_______________6. The plural of it when used as object of the verb_______________7. The original term of the word barangay_______________8. A long sailing vessel in common use throughout the Southeast Asian region in the pre-Spanish era_______________9. Composed of hundred households at the most which was led by a chieftain _______________10. The other term of chieftain who led a balangay_______________11. A ruler of a single town_______________12. This refers to a noun as to which the pronoun is referred to. _______________13. This refers to a syllable or word added at the end of a root word._______________14. He says, All travelling becomes dull in exact proportion to its rapidity._______________15. He says, A person who had undergone far his experiences can realize his constant search for new horizons. III Enumerate the following:1 -2: two types of sources of information3 -7: examples of primary sources8 -12:secondary sources of facts13 -14:two derivatives of newly formed words using suffix15 -16:migrants/island people who came to Philippine shores using the balangay17 -18:cases of the pronoun it according to application in sentence19 -22:most common personal pronouns which have antecedents23 25:third person singular personal pronoun

IV- Choose only two and explain briefly. (5 pt each)

1. Explain, Only big decisions that affect a great number of people are remembered today.2. Differentiate how a balangay was managed before and how a barangay is managed at present.3. Explain, All travelling becomes dull in exact proportion to its rapidity.4. Differentiate the two cases of pronoun it insofar as their application is concerned.