Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
DIVISION OF LAS PIAS

THIRD PERIODIC TEST

ENGLISH
GRADE 6

Directions: Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer on the

answer sheet.

1. Rose sings better than Ester. How is the underlined word used in a
sentence?

A. noun B. adverb C. adjective D. verb

2. Rose is a better singer. The underlined word is _____________.

A. an adjective B. an adverb C. a noun D. a pronoun

3. He finished the final lap first. How is first used in a sentence?

A. noun B. adjective C. adverb D. verb

4. He is the first to finish the final lap. The underlined word is

_____________.

A. an adjective B. an adverb C. a noun D. a pronoun

5. You can catch the same train____ Quezon Avenue if you wake up early
tomorrow.

A. at B. in C. on D. to

6. They had no children so they went _____ temple to temple to offer

prayers to their gods.

A. over B. from C. across D. between

7. Villagers were delighted watching the boat go up stream ______the boys

cranking the paddles.

A. with B. beside C. above D. through

8. The last section of the hive was covered with ants. It was there that the
queen bee lay hidden ______her ladies-in-waiting.

A. by B. along C. down D. towards

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9. Once upon a time in a faraway village there lived a beautiful maiden
named Hannah. All the men in the village wanted to win her heart. But
Hannah only loves one man and he is Juancho.

A. to instruct C. to entertain
B. to persuade D. to inform

10. Water from the river will overflow if there are no trees to stop it. And if
this will happen, our plants and animals will die and people will be very
much affected. So why should we allow this to happen? Therefore, Im
encouraging each of us to continue our tree planting activities. Let us all
unite our efforts so that we will all survive in this world.

A. to persuade C. to explain
B. to instruct D. to criticize

11. Im sorry I was not able to attend your birthday party. My father was
rushed in the hospital because he was complaining of having a chest pain.
I hope to visit you this coming summer vacation.

A. to inform C. to instruct
B. to explain D. to entertain

12. How to make pork curry? Heat oil and saut pork with garlic, onions,
pork broth cubes and curry. Add eggplant and red pepper. Pour milk evap
and season with chili sauce.

A. to explain C. to entertain
B. to inform D. to instruct

13. Fossils are usually found on hard rocks. Prints on rocks are not easily
destroyed or washed away. Plants, insects and bodies of animals are
sometimes buried in layers of sedimentary rocks. Because of heat and
pressure, they become parts of the hardened rocks.

A. to explain C. to criticize
B. to instruct D. to inform

14. My heart has been skipping around in my chest since I saw her.

A. Metaphor C. Onomatopoeia
B. Hyperbole D. Personification
15. Words are the weapons with which we wound.
A. Metaphor C. Onomatopoeia
B. Hyperbole D. Personification

16. The mountain of paperwork weighed heavily on the teacher's desk.

A. Metaphor C. Onomatopoeia
B. Hyperbole D. Personification

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17. Nothing annoys me more than rapidly clicking your pen.
A. Metaphor C. Onomatopoeia
B. Hyperbole D. Personification

18. Her eyes are as dark as the night.

A. Metaphor C. Personification
B. Simile D. Hyperbole

For nos. 19-22. Choose if the statement below is advertisement or

propaganda.

a. advertisement b. propaganda

19. No one can give you the best fun and laughter the way Dodoo Little
does.

20. Silky Papaya, it makes our skin look white, softer and lovelier in just 3
days.

21. There will be a lot of magic tricks that Cookie Clown will perform on
the big night. Surely, a lot of kids should not miss this fun!

22. Movie House will be conducting a Clearance Sale from March 18-20. All
tapes, cds and dvds will be out for sale. All items on discounts.

23. It contains all the maps of the countries in the world which shows
important data about each country.

A. Almanac B. Atlas C. Encyclopedia D. Dictionary

24. It includes information on current events and also gives facts, figures
and brief information on various subjects.

A. Almanac B. Atlas C. Encyclopedia D. Dictionary

25. It is a reference on assorted topics which have lasting interest and

usually comes in a set of about fifteen volumes.

A. Almanac B. Atlas C. Encyclopedia D. Dictionary

26. It contains words which are alphabetically arranged and includes their
syllabication, pronunciation, spelling and the definition of the word.

A. Almanac B. Atlas C. Encyclopedia D. Dictionary

For Nos. 27-29. Identify the cards below.
798.5 Reyes, Martin T.
Re
27.
English is Fun VI
Quezon
3 City: SIBS
Pub. 2000
150 p., ill.
 A. Author Card B. Title Card C. Subject Card D.
Report Card

28. English is Fun VI

798.5
Re Reyes, Martin T.

English is Fun VI
Quezon City: SIBS Pub. 2000
150 p., ill.

A. Author Card B. Title Card C. Subject Card D. Report Card

29. GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

798.5 Reyes, Martin T.

English is Fun VI
Quezon City: SIBS Pub. 2000
150 p., ill.

A. Author Card B. Title Card C. Subject Card D.

Report Card

30. Ariel has just graduated in college. he wanted to get a job right away.
What part of the newspaper will he need to find list of job openings?

A. Editorial Page C. Classified Ads

B. Comic section D. Sports page
31. The husband of Mrs. Montemayor works in Saudi Arabia. She wants to
know the latest peso-dollar exchange rate. What part of the newspaper
gives her this information?

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 A. Business and finance section C. Sports page
B. Obituary D. Society page

32. Strong typhoon hits Central Luzon. Landslides, severe damage to

properties and agricultural industry alarm the government.

A. Obituary C. society page

B. Local news D. Headlines

33. The title of the most important news. It is written in bold letters.

A. Foreign news C. Society page

B. Local news D. Headlines

34. It is a list of people who died and the time and place of burial.

A. Editorial Page C. Local news

B. Classified Ads D. Obituary

35. What is the mood of the selection?

Mang Rufo was a poor man. All he had in was a piece of farmland
which he inherited from his father.
Suddenly, Mang Rufo got sick and wasnt able to work for a long
period of time. Soon their farmland become useless because his sons did
not work well to keep their farmland useful.

A. pleased B. dismay C. amused D. humble

36. One Sunday morning Bea went to Aling Celias store to buy softdrinks.
She paid for it but in return Aling Celia gave Bea an extra change. Bea
went home and found out that she received too much, so she went back
right away to Aling Celia to return the money. The old woman was so
thankful to the little girl.

A. misery B. intense C. hopeful D. happy

37. The girl stopped in her tracks. Right in front of her was a python about
ten meters long. Her heartbeat seemed to grow louder by the second as
she stood there.

A. hopeful B. frightening C. thrilling D. intense

38. Jose will be having an outing with his friends. Mother gave him P100
pesos as his allowance aside from the food that she had prepared for him.
When he found out that he was only given one hundred pesos he said,
My goodness. This is not enough. What can I buy with this amount these
days?

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 A. discontented B. happy C. irritated D. contented

39. The strange man started shouting and throwing things. He began
shouting at people, images that could not be seen. Almost anyone in the
street were frozen at the sudden event.

A. funny B. intense C. scary D. happy

40. Philippine National Heroes Day is celebrated every year on the last
Sunday of August. On this day we should think about our heroes and
honor them by offering prayers, flowers or by holding programs to recall
their deeds and important contributions to our country.

What fact does the author give to the paragraph?

A. We can be heroes.
B. Jose Rizal is our national hero.
C. Heroes are to be honored and remembered.
D. Philippine National Heroes Day is celebrated every year on the
last
Sunday of August.

41. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. The choir has a rendition sweetly of the song

B. The choir has the rendition of the sweetly song.
C. The choir has a sweet rendition of the song.
D. The choir has a rendition sweet of the song.

42. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. Lea Salonga smile sweetly at the audience.
B. Lea Salonga sweetly smile at the audience.
C. Lea salonga smile at the audience sweetly.
D. Lea Salonga smile at the sweetly audience.

43. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. Because of his age he slow does everything.
B. Because of his age he slowly does everything.
C. Because of his age he is slow in everything he does.
D. Because of his age he is slowly in everything he does.

44. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. Be sure to bring news good when you come back.
B. Be sure to bring good news when you come back.
C. Be sure to goodly bring news when you come back.
D. Be sure to bring news goodly when you come back.

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45. Which of the following is a good sentence?
A. Wow! Mr. Carlos dish good tastes.
B. Wow! Mr. Carlos dish tastes good.
C. Wow! Mr. Carlos dish tastes goodly.
D. Wow! Mr. Carlos dish goodly tastes.

46. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. Louisa performs at the camera well.
B. Louisa well performs at the camera.
C. Louisa performs well at the camera.
D. Louisa performs at the camera well.

47. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. This is an example of a produced well TV program.
B. This is an example of a produced TV program well.
C. This is an example of a well-produced TV program.
D. This is an example of a well TV program produced.

48. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. After the forum, the delegates exit loudly in the hall. The women
talk less loudly than the men.
B. After the forum, the delegates exits loudly in the hall. The women
talk least loudly than the men.
C. after the forum, the delegates exit loudly in the hall. The women
talk lesser loudly than the men.
D. After the forum, the delegates exit loudly in the hall. The women
talk more less loudly than the men.

49. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. Jenny carries her dress the less shabbily among her friends.
B. Jenny carries her dress the least shabbily among her friends.
C. Jenny carries her dress the lesser shabbily among her friends.
D. Jenny carries her dress the most least shabbily among her
friends.

50. Which of the following is a good sentence?

A. Take this knife it is sharper than yours.
B. Take this knife it is as sharper than yours.
C. Take this knife as it is sharper than yours.
D. Take this knife it as is sharper than yours.