SUMMATIVE TEST POINTERS (READING)
I. Vocabulary Direction: Read the words inside the Word Box. Write the correct word that matches each meaning.
__________1. a pointed weapon
__________2. a short, high-pitched sound
__________3. to work hard
__________4. a small group of trees
__________5. costing a lot of money
__________6. telling the truth
__________7. to put in danger or make unsafe
__________8. locked up in jail or a prison
__________9. the feeling of needing food
__________10. not guilty
II. MULTIPLE CHOICES Direction: Read each questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Who worked hard to gather food for winter? 7. What happened to Junjun’s mother?
a. Grasshopper c. Bird a. She went to work
b. Ant d. Mouse b. She was dead
2. What is the grasshopper doing while the ant is working? c. She traveled away
a. Sleeping all day and all night d. She got better
b. Playing, singing, and enjoying the warm weather 8. What problem did the people of Singapore have?
[Link] books quietly in the shade a . Too many birds
d. Helping the ant carry food to the nest b. Too many swordfish
3. What is the main lesson, or moral, of "The Ant and the c. Too many crocodiles
Grasshopper"? d. Too many sharks
a. Winter is always more dangerous than summer 9. Who wanted to get rid of the swordfish?
b. Ants are smarter than grasshoppers in real life a. The fishermen
c. You should always have fun and never worry b. The young boy
d. Saving and working hard today can help you later c. The raja
4. Who was sick in the story titled For My Mother? d. The captain
a. Buboy 10. What did the soldiers first use to stop the
b. The police chief swordfish?
c. Junjun’s mother a. Nets
d. The lady restaurant owner b. Spears and shields
5. Why did Junjun steal the noodles? c. Banana trees
a. He was playing. d. Rocks
b. He was hungry and wanted food for his mother.
c. He wanted to sell them.
d. He wanted to share with his friends
6. Where was Junjun taken?
a. To the hospital
b. She was dead
c. She traveled away
d. She got better
11. What idea did the young boy give the raja?
a. Build a bridge
b. Use banana tree logs to stop the fish
c. Catch the fish with nets
d. Leave the beach
12. Why is the hill called Redhill?
a. It was covered with red flowers.
b. The soil was naturally red.
c. The boy's blood turned the hill red.
d. The sunset made it red.
Poem: A Rainy Day
Raindrops fall from up so high,
Clouds are floating in the sky.
Children laugh and splash with glee,
Rain is fun for you and me.
[Link] is the poem mostly about?
A. A sunny beach
B. A rainy day
C. A tall mountain
D. A busy market
14. Which words rhyme in the poem?
A. high and sky
B. laugh and rain
C. children and me
D. clouds and fun
15. How many lines are in the poem?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
III. MATCHING TYPE Direction: Match the Cause in Column A with it's correct Effect in Column B. Write the letter
of the correct answer on the blank before each number.
Column A (Cause) Column B (Effect)
_____1. The grasshopper spent the summer A. The Chief of Police and restaurant owner understand
singing instead of gathering food. his situation.
_____2. The raja ordered soldiers to stand in the B. Many soldiers were killed or injured by the
surf and fight the swordfish directly. swordfish’s sharp bills.
_____3. Soldiers killed the sleeping boy on top of C. The restaurant owner feels sorry for him and decides
the hill. not to press charges.
_____4. The owner gives Junjun the noodles for
D. The boy’s blood soaked into the earth, turning the soil
free and promises not to put him in prison.
____5. Junjun explains he has no family left, is red.
very hungry, and only wanted the noodles for his E. He became hungry when winter came because he had
sick mother. no food stored.