Fourth Year

First Grading
Name: ______________________________________
Year & Level: _______________________________

Score: _________

General Instructions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space before the
number. USE CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY.
I.
Affix: Choose the correct affix to come up with the given meaning of the word.
1. What suffix would you add to the word engage to come up with the meaning:
the act of becoming engaged?
A. -d
C. -ment
B. -s
D. -less
2. To form the adjective of tedium, what suffix would you add?
A. ize
C. -es
B. -ous
D. -ly
3. What suffix will you add to the word forgive to come up with the meaning: to be
free from someones anger?
A. ment
C. -less
B. -ness
D. -en
4. To have the meaning no certain destination or purpose, you should add the
suffix _______.
A. s
C. -es
B. -d
D. -ly
5. To come up with the meaning in the state of being in charge, we add the suffix
______ to the word official.
A. dom
C. -ment
B. -ly
D. -en
6. What suffix will we add to the word curtain to have the meaning without
curtains?
A. less
C. -dom
B. -ize
D. -ed
7. What preffix would you add to the word spent so that it would mean not spent?
A. dis
C. -un
B. -in
D. -im
8. We add the suffix ______ to the word theory to come up with the meaning to
have a theory.
A. ness
C. -d
B. ize
D. -ies
9. The word rigid would become an abstract noun that means not flexible when
we add the suffix ______.
A. less
C. -ment
B. ness
D. -s
10.
What suffix would you add to the individual to mean that someone
believes that ones needs is more important?
A. ite
C. -ist
B. ism
D. -ics
11.
What suffix would you add to the word mess to come up with the
meaning full of dirt?
A. ing
C. -y
B. ed
D. -ite
12.
What suffix would you add to the word debate to have the meaning the
act or state of debating?
A. ment
C. -d

B. ly
D. -s
13.
To have the meaning having to with theater, we add the suffix ______ to
the word drama.
A. a
C. -tic
B. s
D. ics

II.

14.
Fresh will have a meaning the state of being pure or fresh when we add
the suffix ______.
A. ness
C. -ly
B. es
D. -s
Vocabulary Words
1. I dont have inkling what shes talking about.
A. Say
C. Opinion
B. Comment
D. Idea
2. Incessant chatter drives me crazy.
A. Loud
C.Earsplitting
B. Endless
D. Limited
3. Treason is considered a crime.
A. Betrayal
C.Disloyalty
B. Reasoning
D. Falseness
4. The brothers reached an armistice about their land.
A. Disagreement
C. Truce
B. Feud
D. Break
5. I cannot fathom the quote that was given to me.
A. Understand
C. Pronounce
B. Read
D. Speak
6. When I heard what my mom had to say, I just cant help but groan.
A. Laugh
C. Cry
B. Smile
D. Shout
7. People with mild deafness should have an assistant that has deep-toned voice.
A. Loud
C. Soft
B. Bass
D. Shrill
8. Isabel pushed Stella violently that she stumbled backwards.
A. Peacefully
C. Laxly
B. Hard
D. Brutally
9. Whoever goes against the edict will be severely punished.
A. Letter
C. Minute
B. Memo
D. Law
10.
I know someone who can mimic Manny Pacquiao.
A. Impersonate
C. Imaginary
B. Pretend
D. Fictional
11.
Bobby took the plunge.
A. Climb
C. Dive
B. Hike
D. Drive
12.
An ambitious person will surely achieve something someday.
A. Determined
C. Idealistic
B. Dreamer
D. Realist
13.
A wagoncan carry most of my stuff.
A. Box
C. Wheelbarrow
B. Carriage
D. Trolley
14.
We can definitely control our destiny.
A. Lot
C. End

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IV.

B. Goal
D. Fate
Dictionary: Look for the meaning of the following words.
1. Trivial
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2. Zenith
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3. Foreman
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4. Buck
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5. Tedious
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6. Spruce
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7. Ludicrous
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8. Adjudicate
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Words with Multiple Meaning: Choose the letter of the meaning of the underlined
word.
A.
B.
C.
D.

1.
2.
3.
4.

BASE
Place of action
Lowest point of a structure
Root of a certain word
A place where batters must touch

The base of the wordaquamarine is aqua.

Ourbase is located in a secure and unmarked place.
My runner should only touch the fourth base for us to win this game.
The people are standing at the base of the statue.
A.
B.
C.
D.

5.
6.
7.
8.

PITCH
A note or tone
Delivery of a ball
Mini-speech
Fall heavily

The pitchof the choir is off.

She pitched dangerously, she almost fell.
Ive heard the same sales pitch already.
You pitch like a professional.

V.

Pronoun and its Antecedent: Change the following underlined words with the
correct pronoun.

make a sandwich for (3) ____________ and (4) ____________girlfriend before (5) ____________ and (6) _____
VI.

Gerunds
1. ____________ modules is one of the duties of an OHSP student.
A. To answer
C. Answers
B. Answered
D. Answering
2. His job, ____________ papers, is really boring.
A. Copied
C. Copying
B. Copies
D. To copy
3. Mikes habit, ____________, is not acceptable.
A. Gambles
C. Gambled
B. Gambling
D. To gamble
4. I am tired of ____________ patiently for this person to appear!
A. Waited
C. Waiting
B. Waits
D. To wait

5. Her favorite activity is ____________ T.V.

A. Watches
C. Watching
B. Watched
D. Watch
6. ____________ fruits instead of junk food is healthier.
A. Eating
C. Ate
B. Eaten
D. Eats
7. Eight hours of ____________ is definitely exhausting.
A. Works
C. Working
B. Work
D. Worked
8. Nikki dreamt of ____________ the world little by little.
A. Changes
C. Change
B. Changing
D. Changed
9. Joy thought she saw someone ____________ into the office.
A. Breaking
C. Broke
B. Break
D. Broken
10.
____________ a computer can be learned by anybody.
A. Reformatted
C. Reformats
B. To reformat
D. Reformatting
11.
When my eyes started to ache, I have to stop what I was doing,
____________ an awesome book.
A. Read
C. Read
B. To read
D. Reading
12.
I do not like ____________ cards but I enjoy watching.
A. Plays
C. Playing
B. Play
D. Played
13.
According to research, one of the best exercises is brisk ____________.
A. Walking
C. Walked
B. Walk
D. Walks
14.
____________ is punishable by school law.

A. To bully
C. Bully
B. Bullying
D. Bullied
VII. Infinitives: Identify the (5) infinitives found in the paragraph. And underline the
infinitives in the sentences that follow.
To Study, Again
Ive been thinking about study for some time, but havent yet decided on my path. I
returned to university in 1990, completing a degree in multicultural and second language
education in 1996. Since then, I have not studied. To return to school would require a few
changes to my life. I worry about the many assignments to complete, and how I will find the
time. To be a student again is not an easy decision to make. Recently, the University of
British Columbia made available a Masters Program in Educational Technology, a good
program to investigate. If I do my Masters, my employer will increase my pay substantially.
As a part-time teacher, my pension will be based on my earnings; perhaps this will motivate
me to study again. (128 words; original draft from 2000; revised in 2005 by Brad Hyde)
6. To listen to you ranting makes my head ache.
7. I love to read any good adventure story.
VIII. Phrases: Identify what kind of phrase is the underlined phrase. Write PP for
prepositional phrase, AP for appositive phrase and VP for the verbal phrase.
1. The laptop on top of the envelopes was stolen.
2. Wishing something might happen will not make it happen.
3. Sonya, Berkhoffs love and assistant, is sticking with him.
4. The principal spoke before other officials of the DepEd.
5. She wants you to finish your studies.
6. Her intention, saving young kids and teenagers, was corrupted by someone
crazy.
7. Alexandra Udinov, daughter of Nikolai Udinov, is well and alive.
8. The woman in the car is none other than my wife.
9. She was asked to review for the quiz.
10.
Walking rapidly, we reached the town in fifteen minutes.
11.
John Elton, who wrote the song Candle in the Wind for Princess Diana,
became a knight because of it.
12.
Taking care of a baby is hard but also rewarding for the parents.
13.
Shivalyn was requested to serenade a song to the retiring teacher.
14.
Nikita, one of my favorite TV series, is on show.
IX.
Literature: Plot the story The Necklace. (14 points)

Climax:

Rising Action:

Beginning:

Falling Action:

Denouement: