Department of Education

Region III
DIVISION OF CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
City of San Fernando (P)
FIRST QUARTER TEST IN ELEMENTARY ENGLISH
GRADE TWO
Name: _______________________________
School: ______________________________

Grade & Section: _________

Date taken: _____________

Directions: Read the questions carefully, and write the letter of the correct answer.

_____ 1. Which is the correct word for the picture?

a. hair

b. rail

c. tail

d. chair

c. nail

d. mail

_____ 2. The picture is called a ___?

a. stair

b. pail

_____ 3. What is the correct word for the picture?

a. shorts

b. skirt

c. shark

d. sway

_____ 4. Choose the correct consonant blend that will complete the sentence.
Filipino families usually _ _ ay before eating.
a. pr

b. tr

c. fr

d. gr

_____ 5. Which of these words has the initial consonant blend /gr/?
a. gleam

b. present

c. grow

d. crown

_____ 6. Which word has the same consonant blend with the word crow?
a. plow

b. crayon

c. frog

d. brown

_____ 7. Luigi is a bright boy. The underlined word means ___.

a. intelligent

b. dull

c. ugly

d. sad

c. here

d. far

_____ 8. What is the opposite of near?

a. shallow

b. bright

_____ 9. What is the missing consonant blend in the sentence The snake
_ _awls in the grass.?
a. /tw/

b. /cr/

c. /cl/

d. /bl/

c. /st/

d. /sh/

c. sky

d. star

c. brush

d. water

c. dock

d. wool

_____10. Find the missing letters _ _ ar.

a. /tw/

b. /sl/

Look for the rhyming words.

_____11.

Birds fly high,

Up in the _____.
a. moon

b. cloud

_____12. I clean the room,

With rag and ____.
a. broom

b. paint

_____13. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great ____.
a. Jill

b. fall

_____14. Bing studies his lessons everyday. He is very diligent. Which word has
the same meaning as the underlined word?
a. lazy

b. hardworking c. strong

d. clever

_____15. My mother bought pretty dresses. The synonym of the underlined word is
a. expensive

b. short

c. beautiful

d. colorful

Find the antonyms of the underlined word in the sentence.

_____16. Jayjay is short.
a. tall

b. small

c. stout

d. long

c. surprise

d. loud

c. Jose rizAl

d. jrizal

_____17. Anna Liza is happy.

a. sad

b. glad

Look for the correct written form:

_____18. jose rizal
a. Jose Rizal

b. joSe Rizal

_____19. pampanga
a. PamPanga

b. pam.

c. Pampanga

d. PAMpanga

Read the stories carefully, and answer the questions that follow. Write only the letter
of your answer.
A.
A crow was thirsty. It went around looking for water. At last it saw a pitcher
with a little water in it. The crow tried to drink the water but its bill could not reach the
water. The crow saw some pebbles. It picked a pebble at a time and dropped it in the
pitcher. Soon the water reached up near the mouth of the pitcher. The crow drank the
water. The crow was very happy. It was not thirsty anymore.
_____20. Why did the crow look for water?
a. It was very tired.
b. It was very thirsty.

c. It was feeling warm.

d. It was not feeling good.

_____21. Why could it not drink the water in the pitcher at first?
a.
b.
c.
d.

The pitcher has very dirty water in it.

The bill of the crow was very long.
The pitcher has very little water.
The pitcher has no water.

_____22. Who was thirsty?

a. crow

b. pitcher

c. dog

d. cat

c. flower

d. house

_____23. What did the crow see?

a. rock

b. pitcher

_____24. Why did the crow drop pebbles into the pitcher?
a.
b.
c.
d.

To make the water rise near the surface.

To make the pitcher full.
To tip the pitcher so that the water would not flow.
To make the pitcher look beautiful.

B.

The Fifth Van

Rams father, Sam has five vans. Ram cleans the five vans everyday. He
cleans until nine o clock in the morning. One, two, three, four, Ram counted the vans.
Father! Fifth van is missing! Ram shouted. No, Ram. Fifth van is in the yard. Father
replied. Father got the fifth van. One, two, three, four, five, Ram happily counted the
five vans. Now he has five vans in the carport.
_____25. Who owns the vans?
a. Ram

b. Sam

c. Pam

d. Tam

_____26. What does Ram do everyday?

a. Cleans the vans
b. plays the vans

c. paints the vans

d. drives the vans

_____27. Fifth van is missing? is what element of a story?

a. setting

b. character

c. problem

d. solution

c. problem

d. action

_____28. Ram is the main ___ of the story.

a. setting

b. character

_____29. What is the first event of the story?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Ram happily counted the five vans.

Ram cleans the five vans everyday.
Rams father Sam has five vans.
Ram shouted, fifth van is missing!

_____30. What is the last event in the story?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Ram happily counted the five vans.

Father got the fifth van.
Ram shouted the fifth van is missing.
Ram cleans the five vans everyday.

Department of Education
Region III
Division of City of San Fernando
City of San Fernando (P)
First Quarter Test in Elementary English III
SY 2013 2014
Name:____________________ School: _______________ Score:_____
A. Encircle the letter of your choice.
1. A mother washes clothes every nine oclock in the morning. What is the sound of the
underline word?
a. kd
b. ok
c. ck
d. lo
2. Which word has a final /ch/?
a. touch
b. chalk
c. ache
d. walk
3. We___ink when we are thirsty.
a. dr
b. br
c. tr
d. wr
4. I like to have soup and ___ead.
a. dr
b. tr
c. br
d. wr
5. She wore a lovely pink ___ess to the party.
a. tr
b. br
c. lr
d. dr
6. Which word is in CVC pattern?
a. bag
b. class
c. oil
d. heat
7. Which does not belong to the group?
a. key, end
b. pie, lie
c. cat, lack
d. twig, and
8. What is the initial consonant cluster of the word spring?
a. swr
b. spr

c. sgr
d. srp
9. What ic the final consonant cluster of word length?
a. th
b. dh
c. gth
d. ngth
10. A small body of water.
a. stream
b. street
c. straight
d. screen
11. _____ is one of the four seasons in other countries.
a. Splash
b. Sprite
c. Spring
d. Sprain
12. It is the opposite of far.
a. front
b. beside
c. near
d. up
13. The children _____ their teacher.
a. great
b. greet
c. grow
d. go
B. Read each paragraph, and then answer the questions that follow.
It was Saturday morning. Ramon and Susan helped their mother at
home. Ramon cleaned the house. Susan washed the dishes, then she
took care of the baby. Ramon and Susan are good children. They make
their mother happy.
washed the dishes
b. watered the plants
c. cleaned the house
d. washed the clothes
15. When did Ramon and Susan help mother?
a. Saturday morning
b. Sunday morning
c. Monday afternoon
d. Saturday afternoon
16. What kind of children are Ramon and Susan?
a. helpful
b. thrifty
c. obedient
d. courage

14. What
did
Ramon
do?
a.

C. Choose the word which is correct in spelling.

17.

a. elemtary
b. emitary
c. etalentary
d. elementary

18.

a. independence day
b. Indipendence day
c. Independence Day
d. Indep. Day

D. Encircle the correct letter.

19. It tells who wrote the letter.
a. Signature
b. Heading
c. Closing
d. Greeting
20. It contains the place where the letter came from and the date when it was written.
a. Heading
b. Greeting
c. Closing
d. Signature

21. It is whom the letter addressed to

a. Heading
b. Greeting
c. Closing
d. Signature
22. It tells the message of the writer.
a. Greeting
b. Closing
c. Body of the letter
d. Signature
23. It comes before the signature.
a. Greeting
b. Closing
c. Signature
d. Heading
24. You were absent in the class. What kind of letter will you give to your teacher?
a. letter of excuse
b. love letter
c. letter of invitation
d. letter of apology
25. What punctuation mark will you put after greeting?
a. period
b. comma
c. question mark
d. !

26. My funny friend is Kelly clown

He wears big pants, yellow and brown
a. funny friend
b. Kelly yellow
c. clown brown
d. clown yellow
27. Rain, rain go away
Come again another ______
a. week
b. month
c. day
d. year

Most birds I know build their nest in trees

And hives are the home of the honeybees
A cave could be a lions den
While a pig can live in a wooden pen
28. What animal lives in nest?
a. honeybee
b. bird
c. lion
d. pig
29. How about the lion?
a. nest
b. hives
c. cave
d. wooden pen
In the evening when I go to bed
I watch bright things overhead
They are like sampaguitas white
That bloom in the garden at night.
30. What are the bright things?
a. flower
b. moon
c. stars
d. sun
31. What time is it?
a. morning
b. afternoon
c. evening
d. late in the afternoon
32. Angel went back to school when she regained her health.
a. proved
b. opened

c. recovered
d. claimed
33. Rosalyn was awarded a medal because of her bravery in saving her younger
brothers and sisters.
a. sincerity
b. courage
c. honesty
d. diligence
34. When do we use glossary?
a. to read
b. to recite
c. to get the meaning of words
d. to write
35. _______ my best friend.
a. Were
b. Shes
c. Youre
d. Hes
36. Paulo was invited to a wedding anniversary of the parents of his friend. What
courteous expression he will use?
a. How are you?
b. May I help you?
c. Please sit down.
d. Thank you for inviting me.
37. You want to go to the comfort room, what will you say?
a. May I go to the comfort room?
b. May I borrow the comfort room?
c. May I eat to the comfort room?
d. Thank you.
38. Is this your pencil?
a. exclamatory
b. question
c. request
d. statement
39. Please close the door.
a. question
b. command
c. request
d. statement
40. We won the game!
a. statement
b. request
c. exclamatory
d. command

Department of Education
Region III
DIVISION OF CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
City of San Fernando (P)
FIRST QUARTER TEST IN ELEMENTARY ENGLISH 4
SY 2013-2014

Name:

Grade &Section

Date:

Directions: Read each item carefully, then encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which syllable receives the most stress in the word comfortable?
a. com

c. ta

b. for

d. ble

2. Without his friend,his dream of plentiful harvest and comfortable life would not be fulfilled. Where is the
stressed syllable of the word plentiful?
a. first

c. third

b. second

d. fourth

3. Which question has a falling intonation?

a. Where is your teacher?

c .Do you like reading books?

b. Are you happy in school?

d. Is she a good seatmate?

4. Which sentence expresses doubt as to the rising-falling intonation?

a. The moon is up in the sky.

c. Is the moon up in the sky?

b. The moon is up in the sky?

d. Is the moon up in the sky.

5. Do you know how to speak English? This is an example of

a. Falling intonation

c. Both rising and falling intonation

b. Rising intonation

d. None of the above

6. Where is the correct stress of the word elementary?

a. lementary

c. elemntary

b. elmentary

d. elementry

7. Which word is stressed correctly?

a. utomobile

c. autombile

b. autmobile

d. automobile

8. Which of the following sentences means that you are talking about Jenny?
a. Jenny/ the little girl with red ribbon/ is my sister.
b. Jenny the little girl with red ribbon/ is my sister.
c. Jenny/ the little girl/ with red ribbon is my sister.
d. Jenny/ the little girl/ with red ribbon/ is my sister.

9. Ben, that boy playing table tennis, is my cousin. This means that you are talking to
a. talking to Ben

c. talking to my cousin

b. talking about Ben

d. talking about table tennis

10. Rose the most beautiful girl in school, is the teams muse. This sentence means that you are
a. talking to Rose

c. talking about the teams muse

b. talking about Rose

d. talking about the most beautiful girl

11. Where should comma/s be placed in this sentence to mean that you are talking about Jester?
a. Jester,the boy in blue T-shirt,is a naughty boy.
b. Jester the boy in blue T-shirt,is a naughty boy.
c. J ester the boy, in blue T-shirt is a naughty boy.
d. Jester,the boy, in blue T-shirt,is a naughty boy.
12. Which should be the first step to follow in planting a seedling?
1. Plant the seedling.
2. Dig a hole.
3. Water it.
4. Protect it from the heat of the sun.
a.1

c.3

b.2

d.4

(13-16). Arrange the steps in making a handkerchief by writing a-d on the blank before the statements.
13. Sew its sides.
14. Prepare all the materials needed.
15. Cut the measured cloth.
16. Measure the cloth on materials to be used.

17. This is Ana

a. hearing

c. seeing

b. listening

d. speaking

18. Which of the following courteous expressions would you use to answer a telephone call when you
want to know who is calling?
a. Hello! Good morning.

c. Whos on the line please?

b. Would you like to leave a message?d. Yes,This is Marie speaking.

19. Riza wants to ask permission from her mother to attend her friends birthday party.What will she say?
a. May I attend the party?

c. Please excuse me.

b. I will attend the party.

d. May I go out.

20. Which is NOT a good practice in a telephone conversation?

a. Speak courteously in a natural and pleasant voice.
b. Put your mouth in front of the mouthpiece but not too close to it.
c. Speak as loud as you can to be heard by the person you are talking to.

d. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying.

21. Which of the following will best answer the question? Do you study your lesson
a. Yes,I dont

c. No,I did

b. Yes,I do

d. No,I didnt

everyday?

22. Which of the tag questions will best complete the statement? They are the grade four teachers,
?
a. are they?

c. arent they?

b. dont they?

d. werent they?

23. Are you a grade four pupil?

a. Yes, I dont

c. Yes, I am

b. Yes, I do

d. Yes, Im not

24.

Rico like to visit his grandfather?

a. Why is

b. Why are

c. Why do

d. Why does

25. Which word has hard /th/?

a. thirthy

c. themes

b. through

d. themselves

26. Which of the following phrases has two soft /th/?

a. the thigh bones

c. three thick books

b. those pathways

d. these themes

27. The speaker of the program always

at the audience.

a. gaze

c. maze

b. haze

d. seize

Read this short poem. Then answer the questions that follow
Mice
I think mice
Are rather nice.
Their tails are long
Their faces small

They havent any

Chins at all.
They nibble things
They shouldnt touch

And no one seems

To like them much.
But I think mice
Are nice.

-Rose Fyleman
28. What is the poem about?
a. cats

c. horses

b. carabaos

d. mice

29. The author of the poem thinks that

a. mice nibble thing

c. mice dont have any chins

b. mice are nice

d. mice are seen everywhere

30. What word in the third stanza is the synonym of chew?

a. seems

c. nibble

b. touch

d. taste

31. What do you call the words listed above the page?
a. entry words

c. guide words

b. respelling of words

d. meaning of the words

32. Which entry word would NOT appear on a page with the guide words sprout-surge?
a. strand

c. supply

b. shelter

d. sustain

33. Please pick up that barbeque stick. Which meaning of stick is referred to in this sentence?
a. to attack by giving

c. to correct firmly

b. a long slended piece of wood

d. to separate this pieces

34. Draw these shapes and lines on your paper. What is the meaning of the word draw?
a. sketch

c. attract

b. leave

d. pull

Study this medicine label. Answer the questions that follow for stomachache
Dosage: Adults: 2 tbsp.,3 times a day
Children: 10-15 years,1 tbsp. a day
6-9 years, 1 tsp. a day
3-5 years, tsp. a day
Caution: Children below 2 years old should not be given this medicine
35. How many times does an 18-year-old boy take this medicine?
a. once a day

c. two times a day

b. two tsp. a day

d. two tbsp a day

36. Who are not allowed to take this medicine?

a. old men and women

c. children below 10 years old

b. children below two years old

d. children more than 15 years old

37. Mayon Volcano is a nearly perfect cone. It is such a magnificent

a. cite

c. site

b. sight

d. sit

38. The farmers are going to

a. raise
b. race

plenty of vegetables this season.

c. rise
d. rays

39 . Lea was writing her assignment. Accidentally her brother spilled water on her paper. Her paper got
wet and she had to rewrite her work. What does the underlined word mean?
a. no need to write

c. write something new

b. write again

d. ask someone to write

40. Peter got jealous of his younger brother because he has a new toy car. What is the synonym of the
word jealous?
a. ambitious

c. envious

b. courteous

d. nervous

Department of Education
Region III
Division of City of San Fernando
City of San Fernando (P)

FIRST QUARTER TEST IN ELEMENTARY ENGLISH V

SY 2013 2014

Name: __________________________ School: ________________________

Date: _______________

Directions: Select the best answer from the given choices, then blacken the circle that
corresponds to the number of your answer in the Answer Sheet.

1. In which of the following sentences is the meaning of the word record different?
a. May I see the class record?
b. Chloe has a good record in school.
c. We have to record the sounds of the musical instruments.
d. Kylie borrowed my new playing record.
2. Benigno Aquino Jr. is the present president of the Philippines.
a. Present
b. Present
c. Present
d. present
3. What
a.
b.
c.
d.

expression will the head use if he wants to start the meeting?

I second the motion
The meeting will please come to order
The meeting is adjourned
The meeting is now open

4. The head opens the table for nomination for treasurer. You want to nominate Kylie Julian
for the position. What will you say?
a. I move that the nomination for secretary be closed
b. I second the motion
c. I nominate Kylie Julian for treasurer
d. I nominate Kylie Julian for secretary
5. Which of the following will you say if you want the Science Club meeting to start?
a. The meeting is adjourned
b. The meeting will come to order
c. The motion is carried
d. Vote on the motion
6. Which of the following will you say if you want the Science Club meeting to hold a meeting
in a different place?
a. Who are in favor of holding a meeting in another place is carried?
b. I second the motion that the Science Club meeting will hold a meeting in another
place.
c. The motion of holding a meeting in another place is carried.
d. I move that we hold a meeting in another place.
7. Which of the following is correctly divided into syllables?
a. Tend-er
b. Bott-le
c. Mis-pell

d. Prett-y

8. Clarissa is 15 years old. She cannot vote in the election because she is underage.
UNDERAGE means _________.
a. below the required age b. above the required age c. too old
d. age is just right

9. Jericho sings praise songs in the church.

a. Jericho recites praise songs in the church
b. Jericho sings praises songs, not anything else, in the church
c. Jericho sings praise songs in the church, not anywhere else
d. Jericho, not anybody else, sing praise in the church
10.The pupils
a. The
b. The
c. The
d. The

offered the visitors some surprises yesterday.

visitors offered the pupils some surprises yesterday
pupils offered the visitors, not anyone else, some surprises yesterday
pupils offered the visitors some surprises yesterday, not anything else
pupils offered the visitors some surprises yesterday, not anything else.

What is the correct intonation for the following questions?

11.What is the implication of former President Arroyos arraignment?

a. Falling intonation
c. Curved
b. Raising intonation

12.Are you in favor of her arrest?

a. Falling intonation
b. Raising intonation

d. Falling and raising intonation

c. Falling and raising intonation

d. Straight sideward

13.What should the government do to solve the insurgency problem in Mindanao?

a. Rising intonation
c. straight sideward
b. Falling and rising intonation

d. Falling Intonation

14.Let us be inquisitive. Let us find out why things are done this way or that way. The
underlined word means ____.
a. Accurate
b. Smart
c. Questioning
d. Progressive

15.What is the correct syllabication of the word temperamental?

a. Tem-per-a-men-al
c. Temp-er-a-men-tal
b. Tem-er-a-ment-al

d. Tem-per-a-ment-tal

16.Draw a square. Place a triangle on top of the square. Enclose all of this with a rectangle.
Which of the following best follows the given direction?
a.

b.

c.

d.

17.Here are the directions to help you recall important facts about a story. Which of these
directions should be followed first?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Look at the story teller

Consider carefully the parts of the story emphasized by the storyteller
Write down questions before and after the story was read
Be open minded and in the light mental set.
Take down notes.

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

18.Six _____ were hurt in the car accident.

a. fireman
b. firemen
c. firearms

d. firemens

19.The ________ buntal hats look expensive.

a. mens
b. mans
c. mens

d. mans

20.The _______ dresses are donated by the rich people.

a. childrens
b. childrens
c. childrens

d. childrens

21-24. Read the following story then answer the questions after it.

One afternoon, I was taking a nap. I heard a loud knocking. I got up and opened the door.
It was just my younger
brother, Patrick. He put out his tongue, waved his hand and ran away. I went back to the living
room and lay down. I was about to fall asleep again when I heard a knocking. I thought it was
Patrick again. I stood up angrily and got the broom. I quickly opened the door and ready to beat
my brother. But alas, it wasnt he. It was the old bill collector.

a. morning

b. afternoon

c. dawn

21.Who is the main character in the selection?

a. Patrick
b. bill collector

c. old man

22.What is the climax in the selection?

a. the 1st sentence b. the 2nd sentence c. last sentence

23.What kind of story was this?

a. suspense
drama

c. action

d. noontime

d. the writer

d. tenth sentence

d. horror

24.Ants are insects that live and work together. In the colony, the Queen is the biggest ant.
She does nothing but lay eggs. The worker ants guard the colony. All ants have some work
to do.
What is the key sentence in the paragraph?

a. The biggest ant in the colony is the queen

worker

c. The ants that look for are the

b. The guards in the colony are called the soldier ants d. Ants are insects that live and work
together

25.Which of the following heading is appropriate for the related ideas below?
Look both ways before crossing the street
Walk on the left side of the road.
Play in safe places
Wait at the side of the street for a bus or jeepney.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Safety
Safety
Safety
Safety

at home
in playing
on the street
on the playground

26.Fruits and nut trees supply us with food. Trees provide home for the birds that help the
farmer by killing harmful insects. The leaves and bushes help hold moisture in the soil and
keep valuable soil from washing away. Trees hold untold uses for man.
Which is the key sentence in the paragraph.
a. First sentence
sentence

b. Second sentence

27.Which is the best heading for the above group of words?

a. Be always Happy
b. Be Cheerful and Gay
Polite and Courteous

c. Third sentence

d. Fourth

c. Be Kind to Everyone

d. Be

28.Paper floats on the water. Leaves float on the rivers. Cork easily floats on water, too. It is
light. But steel bars sink in water. Without engines, boat would sink. They are heavy. Big
ships would also sink if their bodies were not shaped to make them float.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
a. Steel bars sink in the water

c. Only leaves can float in the water

b. Light things float on water

d. Heavy things float in water

30-31. Read the paragraph correctly and answer the questions that follow.

Mang German owned a carabao. In the field, he had it under the heat of the sun
working from sunrise to sunset. He did not feed it well. He overloaded it with heavy woods
and sacks of rootcrops. He beat or kicked it whenever it did not do what he told it to do so.
Soon the carabao died.
29.Which of the following is the beginning sentence in the paragraph.
a. Mang German owned a carabao
c. He did not feed it well
b. Soon the carabao died
rootcrops

d. He overloaded it with heavy woods and sacks of

30.Which is the ending sentence in the paragraph?

a. Mang German owned a carabao

b. He did not feed it well

c. He beat and kicked it

d. Soon the carabao Died

32-35 Your Club will sponsor a poster making contest on July 15, 2013 at 3:30 pm. You all
agree to have the contest at the school library. Your club wants to invite pupils from grade
IV-V to join the contest.

ANNOUNCEMENT

What: __________
When: __________

36-38 fill out the form below

SCHOOL FORM
33. Name: ______________________________

39. In places of severe drought, families are learning ways to conserve water. Hen showering,
one can get wet, the soak up, and the quickly rinse. Dishes can be stacked up on or pit in the
washer for a one-time-a day washing.

Some people are also reusing water. Water form the kitchen sink or laundry is used to keep
grass and shrubs and flowers are alive and growing.

Which of the following heading is appropriate for the above set of related ideas.

a. The effects of droughts

b. Reusing water

c. Conserving water

d. Uses of

Water

40. If you were to act-out the story, the teacher likes you to make your voice loud and clear.
Actors on stage project their voice.

The stress of the word is on ________.

a. Pro

b. B.ject

c. C.project

d. Ct

Department of Education
Region III
DIVISION OF CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
City of San Fernando (P)
FIRST QUARTER TEST IN ELEMENTARY ENGLISH 6
S.Y. 2013-2014
Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________
Grade and Section:_____________________________ Teacher:________________
I. LISTENING
A. Direction: Listen as the teacher reads the sentences. Encircle the letter of the
correct meaning of the sentence base on the stressed word/s.
1. Liza turned eleven last Friday.
a. Liza turnedeleven not twelve.
b. Liza was happy and not sad last Friday.
c. It was Liza and not Raiza who turned elevenlast Friday.
d. It was Friday and not Wednesday when Liza turned eleven.
2. Ricky laced his new rubber shoes.
a. Ricky has learned to tie his own shoes.
b. Ricky has a rubber shoes not a leather one.
c. The shoes belong to Ricky, not anyone elses.
d. Ricky wants us to notice that his shoes are new.
II. SPEAKING
Give the correct intonation of the following sentences.
3. What is the implication of former President Arroyos arraignment?
a. falling
c.
curved
b. rising
d. falling and rising
4. Are you infavor of her house arrest?
a. rising
c. rising and falling
b. falling
d. straight sideward
5. What should the government do to solve the economic crisis in our country?
a. falling
c. falling and rising
b. curved
d. straight sideward
B. Directions: Give the appropriate courteous expression. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.
6. A man called his Doctors office for an appointment. Im sorry, said the nurse, we
cant fit you in for at least two weeks due to the epidemic diarrhea.
a. What? Ill pay you double.
b. That cant be, dont you know me?
c. Its ok, just schedule me in the third week.
d. Ill call the manager of the hospital to terminate you at once.

7. Ashlee wants to end the meeting.

a. The meeting is adjourned.
b. It is the end of the meeting.
c. We are done so lets go home.
d. I want to adjourn the meeting.
8. Eric wants the meeting of the English Club to start.
a. I second the motion.
b. The motion is carried.
c. The meeting is adjourn.

d. The meeting will come to order.

9. You want to hold the meeting in another place.
a. The motion is carried.
b. I move to adjourn the meeting.
c. I second the motion to hold the meeting in another place.
d. It has been moved and seconded that the date of the meeting is final.
C. Change the statement into simple questions. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
10. Prince Charles is a probable heir to the throne of England.
a. Is Prince Charles a probable heir to the throne of England?
b. Do Prince Charles a probable heir to the throne of England?
c. Were Prince Charles a probable heir?d. Are a probable heir to the throne of England is
Prince Charles?
11. We borrow money from other countries?
a. Did we borrow money from other countries?
b. Do we borrow money from other countries?
c.Are we borrow money from other countries?
d. Does we borrow money from other countries?
12. Flood victims tried to save themselves.
a. Did the flood victims try to save themselves?
b. Do the flood victims tried to save themselves?
c. Does the flood victims tried to save themselves?
d. Was the flood victims tried to save themselves?
D. Read the sentences and select the letter that will complete them.
13. Pandora doesnt open the box,___________.
a. was she?
c. does she?
b. wasnt she?
d. doesnt she?
14. The Spanish Officers and Gen. Aguinaldo signed the pack of Biak-naBato, ________
a. was they?
c. wasnt they?
b. didnt they?
d. do they?
15. An honest boy always tells the truth, ___________
a. doesnthe?
c. didnt he?
b. dont he?
d. isnt he?
16. It isnt safe to swim at the pool,___________
a. is it?
c. Isnt it?
b. was it?
d. wasnt it?
E. Choose the correct reported sentence in the following discourse.
17. The teacher asked, Is the lesson clear?
a. The teacher asked was the lesson clear.
b. The teacher asked if the lesson was clear.
c. The teacher asked if the lesson were clear.
d. The teacher asked if the lesson is cleared.
18. Mother said, Please turn off the light in your room Marianne.
a. Mother asked Marianne turn off the light in their room.
b. Mother asked Marianne to turn off the light in their room.
c. Mother asked Marianne to turn off the light in her room.
d. Mother asked Marianne to turned off the light in her room.
19. Jimmy said, Study your lesson, Arthur.
a. Jimmy told Arthur to study his lesson.
b. Jimmy told Arthur to study your lesson.
c. Jimmy asked Arthur to study their lesson.

d. Jimmy asked Arthur to study your lesson.

20. Roberto said, I enjoy painting landscape.
a. Roberto said that I enjoyed painting landscape.
b. Roberto said that they enjoy painting landscape.
c. Roberto said that he enjoys painting landscape.
d. Roberto said that he enjoyed painting landscape.
III. Reading
A. Identify the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.
21. After a long sojourn in another country, she came back to the Philippines.
a. temporary stay
c. periodic stay
b. permanent stay
d. long stay
22. Mrs. Padillas house is always spic and span because her maid has tirelessly
cleaned it.
a. clean
b. dirty
c. maid
d. tirelessly
23. Napoleon rank from the rank of soldier to the exalted position of emperor.
a. downgraded
c. put down
b. humiliated
d. raised in rank
24. Pedestrians, as well as drivers, must learn to obey traffic rules.
a. divers
c. strollers
b. hikers
d. mountain hikers
25. The young bear found itself in a predicament. After climbing the tree, it discovered
that it did not know how to get down.
a. noisy place
c. pleasant situation
b. normal situation
d. troubling situation
26. The governors reelection brought elation to his supporters but it brought sadness to
his opponents.
a. victory
c. happiness
b. regret
d. sadness
B. Choose the meaning of the underlined idioms in each sentence.
27. She is the apple of her daddys eyes.
a. selling apples
c. picking apples
b. daddys favorite d. beautiful eyes
28. The children gave mother a hand while she was cleaning.
a. left mother
c. helped mother
b. shook mothers hand d. clapped their hands
C. Identify what kind of figures of speech are the sentences below.
29. The trees of the forest sympathetically watched over the lost deer and bear.
a. simile
c. personification
b. alliteration
d. metaphor
30. A milkweed pod was bulging like a coin purse on the ground of damp woods.
a. simile
c. hyperbole
b. metaphor
d. personification
31. The pacific is a bulging eyeball of water.
a. simile
c. alliteration
b. metaphor
d. hyperbole
32. Drip, drip, drip, went the faucet all day long.
a. hyperbole
c. onomatopoeia
b. alliteration
d. personification
33. Im so hungry I could eat a cow.
a. hyperbole
c. alliteration

b. metaphor

d. onomatopoeia

34. Dans dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.
a. metaphor
c. simile
b. hyperbole
d. alliteration
D. Read the paragraphs. Give the main idea and the supporting details.
Like all sharks, great whales have a very good sense of smell. From as far as a quarter of mile,
sharks have been known to get a sea of blood water, which can lead them to a wounded animal that
will an easy meal. Great wales may also be able to smell things through the air because of an
unusual ability they have. They are the only sharks that can hold their head up of the water, which
may help the sharks, smell colonies of the sea mammals they favor as food.
35. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
a. Sharks can hold their head up of the water.
b. Great whales have a very good sense of smell.
c. Great whales smell things through the air and their ability.
d. Sharks have been known to get a sea of blood water animal.
36. Which detail support the main idea ?
a. They can smell colonies of the sea mammals they favored as food.
b. Sharks have been known to get a sea of blood water animal from afar.
c. They are the only sharks that can see the other animals under the sea.
d. Like all sharks, their babies are born alive thats why they need plenty of air.
IV. WRITING
Read the story carefully and write the number (starting with 1) on the lines provided to correctly
sequence the events as they happened in the story.
Marites was watching her favorite cartoon show. Mother called
her from the kitchen. Her mother told her to turn off the gas stove
when the rice was cooked. Marites has such a good time watching
that she forgot what her mother told her. The rice was burned. That
evening the family ate late.

____ 37.
____ 38.
____ 39.
____ 40.

Marites was asked to turn off the gas stove.

Marites enjoyed watching cartoon shows.
Marites forgot what her Mother said.
Marites family ate dinner late.

Listening
7. Direction: Listen to the paragraph and give the main idea.
The world we live in without disgust is the beauty which every now and then men create out of
chaos the picture they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lived.
Of all these, the richest in beauty is a life well-lived. That is the perfect work of art.

8.
A bird flew around anxiously in circles. With shrill cries, it attacked the rat that was threatening
her nest. When the rat ran away, the bird waited. Then, it dropped down to the nest of the little birdies
it wasprotecting.
9.
The Thomasites the early American teachers introduced Filipino to the virtues of American
education based on a public school system where everybody rich and poor was welcome to learn.
10.
Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, experienced weightlessness for
about five hours while flying in orbit aboard the space capsule Friendship 7 in 1962. Cosmonaut Yuri
Romanenko orbited earth in his Soyuz capsule for 326 days. Other astronauts stayed in space for
shorter periods. They all
reported that the feeling of weightlessness was a pleasant one. It was found out that
weightlessness causes loss of muscle tone and loss of calcium from bones, and it has other effects
on the body system. Scientists are still studying how long man will be able to endure weightlessness.

Department of Education
Region III
DIVISION OF CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
Sindalan, City of San Fernando (P)
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
SUBJECT:
English
RATING PERIOD: First Grading Period
PREPARED BY: Edith B. Azares
GRADE LEVEL:Six
Topics/Learning Competency(s)
I. Listening
1. Distinguish changes in meaning of
sentences caused by stress.
2. Give the main idea of a selection
listened to.
II. Speaking
1. Use the correct intonation Yes-No
Question; Questions introduced by
Interrogatives
2. Relay information accurately using
different discourse. (statement,
question, command)
3. Use courteous expressions on
appropriate situations.
4. Change statements into questions
5. Use tag questions
III. Reading
1. Decode meaning of unfamiliar words
using structural analysis, context
clues and dictionary.
2. Learn some common idioms.
3. Use figurative language to describe
people and events.
4. Follow a series of direction listened to
- labeling diagrams, completing a
Chart
5. Follow a series of direction in
experiments; prescriptions; cooking.
6. Give the details that support the big
idea.
7. State the main idea of a paragraph
that is explicit or implied.
III. Writing
1. Write a composition showing
introduction, body, conclusion.
2. Write specific directions on given
situations.
3. Write a model composition arrange
details in order.
Total
Test Placement

No. of
Days
Taught

No. of
Items

3
2

6
4

10

2
3

4
6

10

10

45

100

SKILLS
A
A

4
10

4
6

8
100

49
-54

67-71, 73,75

1-10
27-30
35-44
49-54

11-20
2126
3134
4548

5566

8395

96100

72,74

Prepared by:
Noted:
EDITH B. AZARES
Teacher III
Sindalan Elem. School

Total

SOLEDAD A. SANTOS
EPS- English