ENG 4 - Periodical Test
ENG 4 - Periodical Test
Department of Education
National Capital Region
Schools Division of Quezon City
TANDANG SORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Polar bears are animals that live near the North Pole. The ground there is mostly
ice. The fur on polar bears looks white. Polar bears hunt and eat seals and other ocean
animlas. Most polar bear cubs stay with their mothers until they are about two years old.
The cubs are very cute and they look like teddy bears.
4. Which of the sentence is a fact?
A. Polar bears live near the North Pole.
B. Polar bears fur looks yellow.
C. Polar bear cubs stay with their mother until they are one year old.
D. Polar bear cubs look like cows.
5. Which of the sentence is an opinion?
A. The ground there is mostly ice.
B. The cubs are very cute and they look like teddy bears.
C. Polar bears hunt and eat other polar bears.
D. Most polar bear cubs stay with their mother until they are two years old.
Long ago, the sea water was not salty. It was just like fresh water from a spring.
People had to cross the sea in bancas to get salt from the land beyond the
water. Near their community, lived a giant named Ang-ngalo who was friendly but
afraid of ants. The people asked him to stretch his legs, so they could just walk
across the sea to get salt. And he did. While the people walked on his legs with their
bags of salt, the ants bit him. He suddenly pulled up his legs and the people fell into
the sea with their bags of salt.
And that is why the sea is now salty.
10. Why did the people fall into the sea with their bags of salt?
A. Anga-ngalo pulled up his legs because he was bitten by the ants.
B. Anga-ngalo pulled up his legs because he was bitten by the snakes.
C. Anga-ngalo pulled up his legs because he was bitten by the dogs.
D. Anga-ngalo pulled up his legs because he was bitten by the sharks.
12. Do you agree that the story is true? Write your reaction.
A. Yes, I think that is true because bags of sugar fell in the sea.
B. Yes, I think that is true because bags of powdered milk fell in the sea.
C. Yes, I think that is true because bags of salt fell in the sea.
C. Yes, I think that is true because bags of powdered juice fell in the sea.
17. “If all nations honestly believe that all human beings are free and equal in dignity and
rights”. What can you conclude about the statement?
A. There will be peace among nations
B. People will all die
C. Wars cannot be stopped
D. Everybody will go to school
18. Bacteria and germs that cause diseases are found in different places that are not
clean. The statement is ___________________
A. An opinion
B. A fact
C. False
D. Not proven
19. Chelsea believed what you sow is what you reap depending how much effort
you exert on certain things.
A. You can get what you want all the time
B. You plant more so, you can harvest more
C. What you do is what you get. It depends on how good or bad your
action is.
D. You will harvest what you plant
24. The Wh- Questions used in the orientation of journalistic writings are __ .
A. Whom, Why, What C. Where, Whose, How, When
B. Who, What, Where, When, Why D. Who, What, Why, When
25. It is a style of writing that is used to report news stories in a variety of media formats.
A. Cartooning C. Journalistic Writings
B. Editorial Writings D. Novel Writings
26. It is one of the features of journalistic writings where the readers can read what is the
latest and what is happening to the people involved in the said article or story being
reported.
A. Body of the text C. Embedded Clause
B. Headline D. Re-Orientation
27. A slight 93-year-old man, wearing a short-sleeved polo barong goes to a simple
office in Quiapo which he has done almost every day in the past 30 years. This
was Amado Alejandro Bundalian Castro, economist and professor of UP
Diliman Campus.
A. News Report C. Opinion Article
B. Feature Article D. Sports News Article
28. They had a high-level performance in the cheer dance competition and enjoyed parlor
games prepared by the teachers.
A. News Report C. Opinion Article
B. Feature Article D. Sports News Article
29. The Department of Education (DepEd), amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic, has set the opening of classes for school year 2020- 2021 on August
24, 2020.
A. News Report C. Opinion Article
B. Feature Article D. Sports News Article
30. A pet can entertain you, keep you company or even protect you. Dogs and cats are the
most popular pets in America today.
A. News Report C. Opinion Article
B. Feature Article D. Sports News Article
33. Where does this sentence belong: Learning moving online as COVID crisis continues
A. Headline C. Body paragraph
B. Lead paragraph D. Summary/ending
34. Where does this sentence belong: Mr. Armstrong said, "My students have done an
excellent job under these difficult circumstances."
A. Headline C. Body paragraphs
B. Lead paragraph D. Summary/ending
35. Where does this sentence belong: As the crisis continues, we hope the government will
allow students to return to school as soon as possible.
A. Headline C. Body paragraphs
B. Lead paragraph D. Summary/ending
36. A short essay in which someone speaking for a publication (such as a newspaper or
magazine) expresses an opinion or takes a stand on an issue.
A. debate C. claim
B. editorial D. narrative
37. In order to write a compelling editorial what must the editorial writer do?
A. research the subject B. choose a burning issue
B. write with great emotion C. develop the subject at length
38. Lucinda is writing an opinion piece about why horses are the best animals. Which of the
following could she use to support her opinion?
A. Horses can run almost as soon as they’re born.
B. Horses can help people recover from accidents.
C. Lucinda rides a horse named Raisins at the stable.
D. All of the above
39. Statements of facts, statistics, examples, etc. that support or prove a claim.
A. reasons C. editorials
B. evidence D. controversy
40. Happiness as defined in the dictionary is the state of being happy. But the word
“happy” itself, is already an abstract thought. Yet, there is more. Being happy is not just all
about smiles, laughs, feelings, and thoughts. This is an example of
A. editorial C. paraphrase
B. Not Editorial D. evidence