ENGLISH First Quarter Periodical Exam

The birds (sing, sings) sweetly in the tree.

• Sing

• sings

A colorful butterfly (flies, fly) high in the garden now.

• flies

• fly

The river (flow, flows) calmly through the valley.

• flow

• flows

The learners (study, studies) their lesson every tonight.

• study

• studies

My friend and I will (play, plays) volleyball this Saturday.

• play

• plays

What is the root of a word?

• The part that holds the core meaning

• An additional element placed at the end of a word

• A prefix that changes the meaning of a word

• A suffix that modifies the word’s tense

What is an affix?

• The main part of the word that gives its meaning

• An additional element placed at the beginning or end of a word

• A symbol used to end a sentence

• The opposite of a prefix

Which of the following is a prefix?

• -ing

• un-

• -ly

• -ness

Which of the following is a suffix?

• pre-

• mis-

• -ful

• re-

What caused the villagers' struggle?

• A storm

• A drought

• A fire

• An earthquake