Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Reading
BASIC KEY STAGE 2
Sessions 17-32 Check-in Assessment
I. Phonological Awareness
Directions: Listen to each sound. Then, choose the correct word.
Write the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet.
1. Which word has an ‘e’ sound?
A. nut B. pick C. rock D. sell
2. Which word has a letter ‘c’ that sounds as /k/?
A. cake B. snake C. ice D. place
3. Which word has a final /m/ sound?
A. Dream B. human C. magic D. summer
4. Which word has a different beginning sound from the others?
A. fast B. feed C. food D. path
5. Which word has a different final sound from the others?
A. bed B. cut C. kit D. pet
6. How many /j/ sounds are in this sentence, “Jessrick John joins
the English club.”?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
7. Which word begins with a /g/ sound?
A. bag B. sign C. goat D. again
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II. Syllables
Directions: Listen as your teacher reads the words and phrases.
Write the correct answer in your answer sheet.
8. Which among these words has 3 syllables?(removed “with
/o/sound)
A. octopus B. orange C. other D. ribbon
9. Which word is not correctly divided into syllables?
A. ba-na-na. B. ho-ney C. le-mon D. vine-gar
10. Which phrase has 4 syllables?
A. black shoes C. small red toy blocks
B. two blue pens D. in the blink of an eye
III. Sight Words
Directions: Complete the paragraph using the sight words inside the
box. The words in the box can only be used ONCE.
A. and B. the C. you D. is E. a
Claire cleans her brother’s room and finds 11. ____ small black
notebook near the bed. She picks up the notebook 12. ___
opens it. She reads the notes in 13. ___ first page. It’s about his
brother’s memories during his Mountain Climbing class. Clayton
14. ___ Claire’s brother. Clayton enters the room and asks Claire,
“Do 15. ___ want to join us?”
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IV. Reading Comprehension
Directions: Listen carefully and follow along as the teacher reads
the story. Then, answer the questions. Write your answers in the
answer sheet.
Steven Goes to the Store
Steven loves his Art class. He needs materials for his class.
He goes to the store with his mother. They buy stickers, sticks
and stars. They stop near the stairs to pay. Then, they go
home together.
16. Who loves art?
A. mother B. father C. Stephen D. Steven
17. Which among the materials did they NOT buy?
A. stars B. stems C. sticks D. stickers
18. Where did they buy the materials?
A. home B. school C. store D. supermarket
19. Which event comes first?
A. Steven and his mother look for the materials in the store.
B. Steven and his mother go home together.
C. Steven and his mother go to the store.
D. Steven and his mother pay for the materials.
20. Which event happens last?
A. Steven and his mother look for the materials in the store.
B. Steven and his mother go home together.
C. Steven and his mother go to the store.
D. Steven and his mother pay for the materials.
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ANSWER KEY
I. Phonological Awareness
1. D
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
II. Syllables
8. A
9. D
10. C
III. Sight Words
11. a
12. and
13. the
14. is
15. you
IV. Reading Comprehension
16. D
17. B
18. C
19. C
20. B
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