Division of City Schools Valenzuela

Miriams Academy of Valenzuela Inx.

Mabolo, Valenzuela City
3rd MONTHLY TEST in ENGLISH 4
SY 2014-2015
NAME: ______________________________________DATE: _______________ SCORE:________
GR & SEC.:___________________________________ TEACHER:_____________ RATING:_______

General Information: Adjectives describe nouns. They give information about something
or someone that we can discover with our senses. They tell how he/she/it looks, feels,
sounds, smells, or tastes.
Some adjectives come from different kinds of animals. They allow us to describe
features that resemble the animal or things that come from the animal. You are probably
familiar with the adjective canine, which describes something related to a dog. See how
you do with the other animal adjectives below.
I
Direction: Read each animal name. Find the animal adjective in the box that
matches that animal, and write it on the line.
canine
feline
ranine

ursine
reptilian
vulpine

1. dog
2. reptile
3. serpent
4. pig
5. bear
6. sheep
7. elephant
8. bird
9. fox
10. frog

Word Box
avian
porcine
piscine
giraffine
serpentine crocodilian

canine
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11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

galline
bovine
leonine
elephantine equine
taurine
ovine
bubaline
chicken
Lion
buffalo
cow
cat
crocodile
giraffe
fish
bull
horse

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II Comparative and superlative adjectives are comparing two or more things.

Each of the sentences below contains either a comparative or superlative
adjective. Circle the comparative or superlative adjective. On the line next to the
sentence, write the persons or things being compared.
1. It was the most beautiful music she had ever heard.
2. He was the ugliest dog in the room.
3. His hands were cleaner than his friends hands.
4. My dad was hungrier than my mom last night.
5. The second comedian was funnier than the first.
6. The mystery novel was more suspenseful than the western.
7. The person who can make the silliest face will win a prize.
8. This years festival is a lot noisier than last years festival.
9. His car is much faster than mine.
10. He was the bravest knight on the battlefield.

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III Sometimes you need to use two or more adjectives to describe something or
someone. Part of becoming fluent in English is knowing which order to use these
adjectives in. Choose the most natural-sounding response:
1. He was wearing a ________ shirt.
A.

dirty old flannel

B.

flannel old dirty

C.

old dirty flannel

2. Pass me the ________ cups.

A.

plastic big blue

B.

big blue plastic

C.

big plastic blue

3. All the girls fell in love with the ________ teacher.

A.

handsome new American

B.

American new handsome

C.
new handsome American
4. I used to drive ________ car.
a blue old German

an old German blue

an old blue German

5. He recently married a ________ woman.

young beautiful Greek

beautiful young Greek

beautiful Greek young

6. This is a ________ movie.

new Italian wonderful

wonderful Italian new

wonderful new Italian

7. She is a ________ supermodel.

beautiful slim Brazilian

Brazilian beautiful slim

slim Brazilian beautiful

8. It's in the ________ container.

large blue metal

blue large metal

blue metal large

9. He sat behind a ________ desk.

big wooden brown

big brown wooden

wooden big brown

10. She gave him a ________ vase.

small Egyptian black

black Egyptian small

small black Egyptian

IV
Below you'll find pairs of words that are commonly confused in writing.
Choose the correct response to complete each of the sentences:
1. They are not going to ____________ this game.
a) loose
b) lose
2. I think my pants are a little too ____________
a) lose
b) loose
3. This is one of the side ____________ of this medication. a) effects
b) affects
4. Taking this medication might ____________ your sleep. a) affect
b) effect
5. Make sure that they get ____________ money.
a) there
b) their
6. Put the money ____________.
a) there
b) there
7. This is really ____________!
a) exiting
b) exciting
8. The band will be ____________ the stadium in about half an hour.
a) exciting b) exiting
9. He is better at grammar ____________ I am.
a) then
b) than
10. I didn't know him ____________.
a) then
b) than
V

Direction: Fill in each blank space with the proper article: a, an, or the.

I went to

airport at 6:00 AM yesterday. I had to catch

Paris. The lines at

time. Once
ate

airport were very long, so I had to wait

flight to
long

plane took off I tried to get some sleep but I couldn't. Then I
pretty good meal,

spoke to one of
told me that
asleep for about

rare occurrence on airplanes! Later, I

flight attendants for

pilot of

while. She was pretty. She

airplane was French. I managed to fall

hour. After I woke up, I felt refreshed. I

ordered
flight.

drink, then another. Generally, it was

pretty smooth

Division of City Schools Valenzuela

Miriams Academy of Valenzuela Inx.
Mabolo, Valenzuela City
3rd MONTHLY TEST in ENGLISH 5
SY 2014-2015
NAME: ______________________________________DATE: _______________ SCORE:________
GR & SEC.:___________________________________ TEACHER:_____________ RATING:_______
Directions: Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following sentences.
1) The woman is wearing a ________ dress.
A) yellow long
B) long yellow
2) He is a ________ man.
A) tall thin
B) thin tall
3) The company makes ________ products.
A) excellent farming
B) farming excellent
4) James recently departed on a ________ trip.
A) camping long
B) long camping
5) I love eating ________ strawberries.
A) red big
B) big red
6) The ________ woman did well on the test.
A) intelligent young
B) young intelligent
7) The ticket costs ________ dollars. A) ten US
B) US ten
8) The scientists have found a ________ cure for the disease.
A) new great
B) great new
9) I am going to wear my ________ tie to the wedding.
A) big cotton blue
B) blue big cotton
C) big blue cotton
10) Please recycle those ________ bottles.
A) three water empty
B) three empty water
C) water empty three
11) She packed her clothes in a ________box.
A) green flimsy cardboard
B) flimsy green cardboard
C) cardboard flimsy green
12) Their dog is a ________ shepherd.
A) brown big German
B) big brown German
C) German big brown
13) I am drinking from a ________ cup.
A) small English tea
B) tea small English
C) English small tea
14) My ________ teacher talks for hours!
A) philosophy old boring
B) old philosophy boring
C) boring philosophy old
D) boring old philosophy

Division of City Schools Valenzuela

Miriams Academy of Valenzuela Inx.
Mabolo, Valenzuela City
3rd MONTHLY TEST in READING 4
SY 2014-2015
NAME: ______________________________________DATE: _______________ SCORE:________
GR & SEC.:___________________________________ TEACHER:_____________ RATING:_______
I
Directions: Choose the answer choice that best defines the word in capital
letters.
1) EAGER
A. wanting to do something very much
B. not able to be used fully
C. being relaxed or happy
D. having the ability to soar or fly
2) DEMONSTRATE
A. to stop temporarily
B. to take something from someone
C. to show an example
D. to discover something new
3) ACCURATE
A. deadly or dangerous
B. delicious or tasty
C. nervous or anxious
D. exact or precise
4) ROUTINE
A. something done with carefully
B. something done repeatedly
C. something done for school
D. something done by mistake
5) AFFORD
A. to be able to buy something
B. to make something more difficult
C. to trade something for something else
D. to depend on someone or something
6) SHALLOW
A. not deep
B. not beautiful
C. not visible
D. not fun
7) TIDY
A. harmful and dangerous
B. jealous and mean
C. clean and neat
D. broken and damaged
8) EXHAUSTED
A. very angry
B. very scared
C. very responsible
D. very tired
9) DESTROY
A. to cheat
B. to choose
C. to ruin
D. to improve
10) CONCENTRATE
A. to fail
B. to save money

C. to argue
D. to focus
I
Sometimes words that are usually nouns can function as adjectives. This
happens when the noun is used to define a noun. Choose and underline the
adjective in each sentence that is often a noun. The first one is done for you.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

A
B
C
D
E
Karen always wipes her runny nose with paper towels.
Teasing a junkyard dog is a bad idea.
An intelligent person will never put his head into an empty pickle jar.
I hear that apple juice is a healthy drink.
Troy would like an onion sandwich with a touch of mustard.
Remind Kurt to stop eating cat food!
Thats what you get for using a glue stick as lipstick!
The chubby little frog refused to try the new beef diet.
Yes, there are automobile dealers you can trust.

II
Underline the three adjectives in each sentence. Count possessive
pronouns as adjectives. Helpful Hint: The adjectives have been placed in
alphabetical order. The first sentence has been done for you.

9. Pam sold her red sweater in the yard sale.

10. Tony watched as his last dollar blew away in the sudden storm.
11. Cute little Diana loves to gaze into polished mirrors.
12. A careless comment caused Barry to be labeled insensitive and rude.
13. Carlos was an admirable character in the last play at our church.
14. Realizing that she was hungry, Amy took the large steak from the freezer
and placed it in the warm sunlight.
15. No one should wear these socks without written permission!
16. Electric trains are my wildest toys.
17. Jim and Zelda never suspected the secret crush that Alvin had on their
youngest sister.
18. Anita enjoyed watching old movies while eating our toasted olives.
III Verbs Can Become Adjectives
Words that are normally verbs can often be used as adjectives. If a word
modifies a noun or pronoun, it is an adjective, even if that word is usually
associated with a different part of speech.
Sometimes the present participle (verb plus ing) form of a verb becomes an
adjective:
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Sometimes the past participle form of a verb becomes an adjective:
I will accept a written apology.
Such adjectives are sometimes called participle adjectives.
Each sentence may contain any number of verbs and adjectives, but only
one word will be a participle adjective. Underline that word. Write the
main verb it comes from after the sentence. The first two have been done
for you.
19. Many kind carpenters offered to repair the broken porch. break
20. Never kiss a smiling crocodile. smile
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

My father prefers to drink filtered spring water.

This isnt chocolate ice cream; its frozen chocolate milk!
The fallen leaves covered the new driveway.
She was happy to find the translated version of the book.
The sleeping dogs snoring was louder than a freight train.

26. We pushed our way through the newly driven snow.

27. Id rather eat at a recently inspected restaurant.
28. Are you just hoping it will happen or is it a done deal?
29. Maria forgot to bring her new fishing pole.
30. Sadly, as she aged, he became just another forgotten name.