English 2nd Monthly Examination
Identification: Identify what is being asked. Write your answer in the blank.
____________________________ 1. These are hints that you can find in the text that will
help you understand the meaning of words.
____________________________ 2. Is a fixed expression used in a figurative sense.
____________________________ 3. It tells the hint or hue of something.
____________________________ 4. It is a word that specifies which noun or noun
phrase is referred to.
____________________________ 5. It is the only definite article. It refers to a specific
item or items in a group. It may be used with either singular or plural nouns.
____________________________ 6. It tells where something came from.
____________________________ 7. They are like interrogative pronouns, except that
they modify a noun or noun phrase rather than standing on its own.
____________________________ 8. Show an unfinished action.
____________________________ 9. It says what you personally think about what you
are describing.
____________________________ 10. It tells how young or old.
____________________________ 11. Words that describe nouns or pronouns.
____________________________ 12. This shows an action that will be in progress at a
specific time in the future.
____________________________ 13. It tells how big or small a noun is.
____________________________ 14. Same as demonstrative pronoun. This adjective is
used to modify nouns or noun phrases.
____________________________ 15. It tells when something is composed or made of.
____________________________ 16. Most common type of adjective. Tells the kind,
color, size, or shape of a noun or pronoun.
____________________________ 17. This article is used before a consonant sound.
____________________________ 18. This shows an action that is happening or
continuing at the present.
____________________________ 19. It describes the outside form or shape of something.
____________________________ 20. This denotes an action that was in progress at a
definite time in the past.
____________________________ 21. This article is used before a vowel sound.
____________________________ 22. This adjective is use to say how many or how much
a noun or pronoun is.
____________________________ 23. It tells what a noun is used for, and usually ends
with -ing.
Identify the context clue strategy used in each sentence to help define the italicized word.
Write your answer in the blank and underline the clue in the sentence.
____________ 1. The lady looks distressed; it shows in her worried face.
____________ 2. Sheena is respectful while Emily is irreverent.
____________ 3. The doleful beggar showed a miserable face as he asked for alms.
____________ 4. He was teased as a saint because he was so pious.
____________ 5. He seems to be keen of not following rules. Abiding by the law is not in
his vocabulary.
____________ 6. She would like to study anthropology, the study of human beings and their
ancestors.
____________ 7. They were given the leeway to design the wall, and they indeed showed
their freedom in painting it.
____________ 8. The indigenous people such as the Ifugaos and Mangyans were not
influenced by colonization.
____________ 9. He thought he was eligible to run in the student election, not knowing that
he was disqualified.
____________ 10. God is perceived to be omniscient. He is all-knowing.
Write the correct verb form based on the indicated progressive tense in the parenthesis.
1. Buy
(Present Progressive) I ____________________ school supplies at the mall right now.
(Past Progressive) I ____________________ school supplies at the mall when she saw
me.
(Future Progressive) I ____________________ school supplies at the mall next week.
2. Arrive
(Present Progressive) Mark ____________________ shortly.
(Past Progressive) Mark ____________________ when she suddenly left.
(Future Progressive) Mark ____________________ soon.
3. Hang
(Present Progressive) My socks ___________________ on the clothesline.
(Past Progressive) My socks ____________________ on the clothesline when it rained.
(Future Progressive) I ____________________ my socks once the sun is up.
Encircle the kind of underlined adjective.
1. Let me explain to my beloved land why it is painful to die now. (descriptive,
demonstrative)
2. I know that a Filipino has to serve the country. (definite, indefinite)
3. However, I do not think I have given enough to this country. (definite, demonstrative)
4. It’s not the first time I thought about this (descriptive, numeric)
5. Which act should I do? (interrogative, indefinite)
6. I want to have a notable contribution to my family. (descriptive, demonstrative)
7. What would be the best way to show love for it? (definite, indefinite)
8. Not throwing trash anywhere and planting trees – these acts show love for the country.
(definite, demonstrative)
9. The second person who told me about serving the nation is my teacher. (descriptive,
numeric)
10. Whose country is in need? (descriptive, interrogative)
Read each sentence. Are the adjectives in the correct order? If yes, write Y on the blank
before each number. If not, write N and then arrange the adjectives in the correct order.
_______ 1. I bought a pink tiny beautiful purse for my mom to show I care.
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_______ 2. I ate three generous gigantic slices of cake from the Filipino Chef.
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_______ 3. This year was the shortest best year of my grade school life.
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_______ 4. I introduced myself to the new Cebuana classmate in our class.
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_______ 5. My father is a smart tall Indonesian man.
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Enumeration: Give what is being asked.
A. Forms of Context Clues
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B. Three articles in the English Language
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C. Demonstrative Pronouns
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D. Interrogative Pronouns
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