THE PENINSULASCHOOL

Limay, Bataan
Second Quarter Examination
English 4

NAME ___________________________________ DATE _____________________

Grade______________ SCORE ___________________

I. OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS

A. Underline the direct object in the following sentences.

1. The Scouts build a fire.
2. The soldiers launched a mission against the rebels.
3. Efren “Bata” Reyes won a world title in billiards.
4. Obedient pedestrians observe safety measures.
5. David found a bird’s nest high on the tree.

B. Encircle the nouns used as indirect objects.

1. Father bought mother a birthday gift.
2. Cion issued Alireza a violation report.
3. The school awarded Sophia Elizabeth a gold medal.
4. Several members of the group gave Cecile their attention.
5. The entertainer sang Marlon a humorous song.

C. Underline the correct preposition in each sentence.

1. The flood has risen (over, above, below) the ground.
2. The boy was hit by a car while he was walking (to, on, across) the street.
3. There is a bridge (over, under, on) the river.
4. The government is deeply concerned (with, about, against) pollution.
5. While on the hilltop, he saw the whole city right (below, within, above) him.
6. The children went (toward, by, through) the seashore.
7. The little boy fell (off, on, under) the swing.
8. The kind man is sitting (over, under, to) the tree.
9. The wind passed (over, on, through) the window.
10. They had money (of, to, for) a brand new car.

D. Read carefully each sentence. Identify the functions of the nouns in the boxes. Write DO for direct
object, IO for indirect, and OP for object of the preposition.
_____ 1. Larry drives a bright red car.
_____ 2. The right fender hit the bumper of another car.
_____ 3. Mother awarded my sister for good grades.
_____ 4. The students eat sandwiches in the canteen.
_____ 5. The principal praised Fred for his honesty
_____ 6. My uncle leads a simple life.
_____ 7. We show kindness through deeds.
_____ 8. Ivy covers the cottage wall.
_____ 9. The toy truck gave Ben pleasure.
_____10. She wrote Mother a loving letter.
_____11. Alireza sits beside me in class.
_____12. Cion’s house is across the street.
_____13. Amanda cried during the movie.
_____14. The grape rolled under the table.
_____15. I hid behind the tree.
II. Write whether the underlined word in the sentence is used as a subject, predicated nominative, direct object,
or appositive. Write S for subject, PN for predicate nominative, DA for direct address, and APP for appositive.

_____1. Abby, come and sing for us.

_____2. My sister is a teacher.
_____3. Muslims pray in mosques.
_____4. Follow school rules and regulations, boys.
_____5. Jesus is our redeemer.
_____6. We honor Mary, our Mother.
_____7. Mayon Volcano, a perfect cone, is a tourist attraction.
_____8. Trials, in life make us strong.
_____9. St. John Baptist de la La Salle was a teacher.
_____10. He failed in Mathematics, an interesting subject.

III. Write the possessive forms of the following nouns.

Singular
1. general ____________________
2. grandmother ____________________
3. student ____________________
4. sergeant at arms ____________________
5. child ____________________
6. lady ____________________
7. fox ____________________
8. enemy ____________________
9. teacher ____________________
10. goose ____________________
Plural
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IV. Underline the correct personal pronoun. Write S for singular or P for plural in the blank before each
number.

______1. Marissa gave the letter to Mrs. Lopez. she, her, hers)
______2. Ramon went to the library to read new books with his friends. they, them, their)
______3. Brian’s parents were poor but honest. They, Them, Their)
______4. Father tried to fix the bicycle. (He, Him, His)
______5. As a pupil, Kaira is always studious. she, her, hers)
______6. Luis and Mario ate their lunch with us. (They, Them, Their)
______7. Dion and I will visit a sick friend. (We, Us, Our)
______8. The child put her doll inside the bag. (it, there, its)
______9. These boxes of chocolates are Angela’s. (his, hers, theirs)
______10. ___ smell something burning in the kitchen. (She, It, I)

V. Box the personal pronouns and tell the person of each. (First Person, Second Person, Third Person)

__________________________1. We should develop healthy living.

__________________________2. They will help in the cleanup drive.
__________________________3. I admire those who are disciplined.
__________________________4. Have you fixed the leaking faucet?
__________________________5. He jogs around the park every morning.
__________________________6. Celestine worked hard to get it.
__________________________7. You should learn to be respectful.
__________________________8. I would like to have a part in the program.
__________________________9. She often spoke highly of Helen.
__________________________10. The lady gave us a beautiful bag.
VI. Fill in the blank with the correct subject or object pronoun. Write the correct word in the blank provided.

1. ________ is my best friend. b) me

a) He
b) Him 7. The children made ________ lunch.
a) we
2. I live with ________. b) us
a) she
b) her 8. Do ________ need to bring my jacket?
a) I
3. ________ have three brothers. b) me
a) They
b) Them 9. I do not love ________.
a) she
4. Does ________ have a dog? b) her
a) he
b) him 10. I am going to buy ________ an ice cream
cone.
5. Are the pizzas for ________? a) she
a) we b) her
b) us
6. The man does not like ________.
a) I

VII. Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun. Underline the letter on the blank.
1. ________ book is expensive. a) This
a) This b) These
b) These 9.__________ children are cold.
2. __________ cat is small. a) That
a) That b) Those
b) Those 10. __________ food is healthy.
3. __________ pens are blue. a) This
a) This b) These
b) These 11. __________ pencils in my hand are small.
4. __________ movie is funny. a) These
a) That b) Those
b) Those 13. __________ pens are blue.
5. __________ airplanes are very big. a) This
a) That b) These
b) Those 14. __________ movie is funny.
6. __________ morning is perfect for a walk. a) That
a) This b) Those
b) These 15. __________ airplanes are very big.
7. __________ car is expensive. a) That
a) That b) Those
b) Those
8. __________ candy is delicious.

VIII. Complete the sentence by writing who, whom, which, whose, or what.

1.________ opened the television?

2.________ is your, this bag or that one?
3.________ of the fruits is your favorite?
4.________ is the name of your brother?
5.________ did you see at the park?
6.________ will receive the high grades?
7.________ discovered the Philippines?
 8.________is your favorite casual dress?
9. To ———— did you give the book?
10._______ do you mean?

IX. Fill out the chart below with the correct subject pronouns, object pronoun, possessive
adjectives, and possessive pronoun.

Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Possessive

Adjective Pronoun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

X. ROOTWORD, PREFIX, AND SUFFIX

A. Write the root word of each of these on the line.

1. displeasure ___________________ 6. unhappiness ____________________

2.reactivation ___________________ 7. improbability ____________________

3.beautification ___________________ 8. Irregularity ____________________

4. reunited ___________________ 9. unknowingly ____________________

5.declassification ___________________ 10. misbehavior ____________________

B. Read the following words. Write the prefix in each word on the blank provide.

1. Anteroom _____________ 6. bimonthly ____________

2. epicenter _____________ 7. indelible ____________
3. overworked _____________ 8. pretest ____________
4. posttest _____________ 9. dislocate ____________
5. disjoint _____________ 10. preconceive ____________
C. Choose the correct prefix for the following words using the prefixes in the box. The meaning of the word is
given at the right. Write your answer on the lines.

ante- = before

bi- = both, double, twice

col-; con-; com-; = together with, one with another

epi- = on, upon

inter- = between

1. _____date : to place a date before

2. _____marriage : between two persons of different nationality
3. _____nationality : between nations
4. _____mediate : used between primary and secondary
5. _____center : the part of the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
6. _____pilot : to assist the pilot.
7. _____dermis : outer layer of the skin.
8. _____lingual : able to speak two languages.
9. _____pose : to put a musical or literary work together.
10. _____monthly : occurring every two months.

D. In some words the letter groups that usually spell a suffix are not suffixes at all. In which words below do
you find a suffix? Write S for the words with a suffix and NS if otherwise. Write your answer on the line.

_____ 1. friendship _____ 11. achievement

_____ 2. monster _____ 12. cancel

_____ 3. loneliness _____ 13. decoration

_____ 4. golden _____ 14. listen

_____ 5. merciless _____ 15. color

_____ 6. flavor _____ 16. American

_____ 7. extension _____ 17. terrific

_____ 8. written _____ 18. deter

_____ 9. adoration _____ 19. wooden

_____ 10. desert _____ 20. magic

E. Refer to the list of noun suffixes inside the box. By adding one of these suffixes to a word below, make a

new noun word. Write the word on the line.

-ship -ment -er -ness -or -ion -tion -om

1.citizen + _________________ 11. partner + ______________________

2. govern + _________________ 12. connect + ______________________

3. bake + _________________ 13. proclaim + ______________________

4. kind + _________________ 14. bore + ______________________

5. partisan + _________________ 15. content + ______________________

6. conduct + _________________ 16. free + ______________________

7. amen + _________________ 17. precipitate + ______________________

8. nothing + _________________ 18. achieve + ______________________

9. perfect + _________________ 19. good + ______________________

10. replace + _________________ 20. court + ______________________

THE FOX AND THE LITTLE RED HEN

Once upon a time there was a little red hen. She lived in a little white house, and she had a
little green garden. Every day she worked in the house and garden. Near her home lived a family
of foxes. One day Mamma Fox said to Papa Fox, “I want a fat hen to eat.” There was nothing in
the pantry for the baby foxes, so Papa Fox started out to find something for them all. He ran down
the road until he came to the woods. “Surely I will find something here,” he said, but he found
nothing to eat in the woods. As he came near the little green garden he said, “Oh, I smell fresh
cake. Oh, I smell a little red hen.” Sure enough, there was the Little Red Hen eating her cake.
Papa Fox snuck up quietly behind her and grabbed her and put her into the bag on his back; then
he ran quickly off down the hill toward his home. The Little Red Hen was so frightened that she
could only whisper, “Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear.”
Just then she had to sneeze, and when she put her claw into her pocket for her handkerchief,
she felt her little scissors. Quick as a flash she took them out and cut a little hole in the bag.
Peeping out she saw a great hill just ahead, all covered with stones. As Papa Fox stopped to rest
on his way up the hill, with his back turned toward her, she cut a big hole in the bag, jumped out
and quickly put a big stone in the bag in her place. As Papa Fox kept on up the hill, he thought
the bag was pretty heavy, but he said, “Never mind, she is a fat little red hen.” Mamma Fox met
him at the front door with all the baby foxes. “The water is boiling,” said she. “What have you in
your bag?” asked the Baby Foxes. “A fat, little, red hen,” said Papa Fox.
As he held the bag over the pot, he said to Mamma Fox, “When I drop her in, you clap on the
lid.” So he opened the bag. Splash! went the boiling water. It spilled all over Papa Fox and
Mamma Fox and the Baby Foxes. Never again did they try to catch the Little Red Hen.
XIII. Answer the following questions. Write your answer in a sentence form. (2 points each)

1. What was the little red hen’s house like?

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2. Why didn’t the fox know the hen escaped?

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3. What do the hen’s actions tell us about her as a character?

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4. Why do you think the foxes left the Little Red Hen alone in the future?
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