1. Naga College Foundation
Basic Education Department
G4 ENGLISH
1st Quarter Prelim Examination
Name:______________________________ Grade & Section:__________
GOOD LUCK!
KNOWLEDGE:
I. Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter that corresponds
to the correct answer.
1) What part of the speech refers to the name of a person, thing, place, animal,
event, or idea?
a. adjective
b. adverb
c. noun
d. verb
2) What is the type of noun that can be counted?
a. common noun
b. count noun
c. mass noun
d. proper noun
3) Which of the following is NOT a mass noun?
a. bones
b. coffee
c. sugar
d. water
4) What is the thickest part of a book and contains all the stories, selections,
lessons, and instruction you need to know?
a. body of the book
b. glossary
c. index
d. title page
5) What is the type of noun that refers to a name of a specific person, place
or thing?
e. common noun
f. count noun
g. mass noun
h. proper noun
6) Which of the following is an example of collective noun?
a. apple
b. audience
c. sun
d. train
7) The following words with vowels produce short sound EXCEPT.
a. egg
b. man
c. go
d. up
8) What figure of speech does the sentence, “Her skin is like a pink rose.”
tell?
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. personification
d. hyperbole
9) Which of the following is the correct plural form of the word “box”?
a. boxs
b. box
c. boxes
d. boxesses
TOTAL
SCORE

2. 10)Which of the following word is in CORRECT plural form of noun?
a. keyses
b. claves
c. rooves
d. storys
II. Identification: Identify if the word is a mass noun or count noun. Write
your answer on the space provided.
11) sugar
12) laptop
13) juice
14) paper
15) cup
16) blood
III. Find the plural form of the following words:
SINGULAR PLURAL
17)town
18)heart
19)shimmer
20)kid
21)goose
22)leaf
23)story
24)calf
25)key
PROCESS:
IV. Answer the following questions. Write your answers on the space
provided.(#26-35)
-Line from the story “A Question of Courage”:
“You won’t take it any off!” The boy’s voice broke with a youthful crack as his
mother turned away, shaken. But there was the look of a man in the boy’s eyes.
26-27)What message does the little boy want to tell to his mother?
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3. 28-29)Based from the story of “A Question of Courage” if you were the boy,
will you agree with the doctor’s decision?Why?
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30)Is it really necessary to be a brave person always?Why?
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-Based from the “The Story of Creation” (#31-35)
31-32) Why do you think God created the light first?
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33-34) Why is proper disposal of waste a sign of gratitude to God?
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35) Of all the wonderful creations of God, for you what will you treasure the
most?
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