2. A Prayer Saved Kevin
It was already 12 midnight but Kevin could not sleep.
The loud roaring of the thunder and splashing of lightning
kept him awake.
Kevin was frightened. His whole body was shivering. He
covered himself with a blanket and tried to slumber but he
could not sleep.
All a sudden, he heard a strange noise outside the
window. When he looked out, he saw a burglar trying to get
into his room. He wanted to summon his mother but
nothing came out of his mouth.
Read the story carefully. Then answer the questions
about it. Write the letter of the correct answer.
3. Kevin, though scared and helpless,
remembered his mother’s advice in times of
trouble. He prayed solemnly and begged God to
protect and save him.
His prayer worked like magic. The burglar
disappeared. The night became calm and quiet. “A
prayer saved me!”, Kevin uttered with great relief.
On the next day, he proudly told his mother
what happened to him during the
spooky night.
Read the story carefully. Then answer the questions
about it. Write the letter of the correct answer.
4. 1. The main character in the story is _______________.
A. God B. Man C. Kevin D. Mother
2. The story took place in _______________.
A. in Kevin’s bedroom C. inside a church
B. outside the house D. in the afternoon
3. The story happened in _______________.
A. in the morning C. at 11 o’clock pm
B. at 12 midnight D. in the afternoon
4. Kevin was terribly afraid of _______________.
A. the burglar’s noise C. the bad dream
B. the thunder and lightning D. the darkness
5. 5. Kevin was able to overcome his fear when he
_______________.
A. prayed solemnly C. went to sleep
B. called his mother D. ignored what he saw
6. The conflict of the story was _______________.
A. Kevin could not ask for help.
B. the burglar wanted to get into Kevin’s room
C. the thunder and lightning were scary.
D. Kevin could not sleep
.
6. 7. The theme of the story is that _______________.
A. prayer without action doesn’t work.
B. one’s fear can be overcome by praying.
C. being calm takes away fear.
D. it is normal to be frightened.
7. Speaking:
A. Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Write the
letter of the correct answer.
8. Andrea was absent-minded when the interviewer
asked her a question.
The antonym of absent-minded is _______________.
A. forgetful B. attentive C. unaware D. distracted
9. While the guest is speaking, Cynthia is
daydreaming. The synonym of daydreaming is
_______________.
A. looking B. imagining C. unaware D. laughing
8. 10. Father is expected to leave before midnight. The
underlined word means
A. 11 o’clock B. 10 o’clock C. 9 o’clock D.12 o’clock
11. It is immoral to tell lies. The underlined word
means_______ .
A. evil B. good C. kind D. false
12. You can buy this television set because it is
affordable. The underlined word means
A. Available B. inexpensive C. durable D. costly
9. 13. The scissors in the mall (A. is, B. are, C. has, D.
were) expensive.
14. The news today _______ about the continuous rise
of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines.
A. Is B. are C. were D. will
15. The young scientists _________ the experiment
set-up daily.
A. observe B. observes C. observed D. is observing
10. 16. Many schools in the new normal _________ shifted
to Blended Learning.
A. has B. have C. are having D. are
17. Jomari _________ watching movies from Netflix
during the lockdown.
A. love B. loves C. loved D. is loving
18. Some Filipino doctors_________ among the first
casualties of COVID-19.
A. are B. is C. were D. will
19. He________ dinner for his family last night.
A. cook B. cooks C. cooked D. will cook
11. 20. Nathaniel_______ to school every day.
A. walk B. walks C. walked D. will walk
22. Maricon is the _______ among the ladies in the
office.
A. pretty B. prettier C. prettiest D. most pretty
12. 23. The Ramos family lives in a_______ community in
Laguna.
A. peaceful
B. less peaceful
C. more peaceful
D. most peaceful
24. The medical front liners sacrificed the _____during
this pandemic.
A. More B. less C. most D. least
13. 25. I was thrilled to receive a ___________ book with
my order.
A. big, beautiful, leather-bound
B. leather-bound, big, beautiful
C. beautiful big leather-bound
D. leather-bound, beautiful, big.
26. He was wearing a___________ shirt.
A. dirty old flannel
B. old dirty flannel
C. flannel old dirty
D. flannel dirty old
14. 27. He makes his assignment regularly. What do you
call the underlined word in the
sentence?
A. adverb of manner C. adverb of place
B. Adverb of frequency D. adverb of time
15.
16. 30. Which modal is appropriate to the following
sentence?
I______ like to invite you to my birthday party.
A. Might B. may C. would D. have to
31. What modal will make the sentence complete?
All of us______ conserve water and electricity now.
A. Could B. should C. would D. might
32. Angel Locsin serves as a celebrity front liner
_____she is called a real-life heroine
during this pandemic.
A. but B. yet C. so D. and
17. 33. Some children nowadays take their meals____
watching television programs.
A. while B. before C. unless D. or
34. The students ran to their classrooms____ the bell
rang.
A. and B. or C. while D. when
35. Monica goes to school_____ she eats her
breakfast.
A. and B. but C. when D. after
36. Shirley tried to learn Spanish____ Rex tried to
learn French.
A. and B. but C. while D. for
18. 37. Peter waited for the bus____ it was late to arrive.
A. whenever B. since C. but D. as a result.
Identify whether the statement is a
A. stereotype, B. propaganda, C. point of view).
38. The first to achieve a glowing skin is by using
Pond’s Cream.
39. Films or documentaries on government programs
which show the positive things only.
40. A hair-colored lady with many earrings even on her
tongue is often branded as a bad girl.
19. Read each sentence. Write F if it is a fact and O if it is
an opinion.
_______ 41. The pandemic Covid-19 originated from
Wuhan, China.
_______ 42. I think we can live on Mars
20. Match the effect in Column B to the cause in Column
A. In Column C, write the matched sentences to form
compound sentences
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