First Quarterly Examination

ENGLISH 6
Name : ________________________________________
Grade/Section: __________________________
School: _________________________________________
Teacher: _______________________________
Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Select the best answer from the four choices 1, 2, 3, and 4. Blacken the
circle of the number that corresponds to your answer. You have one-hour to finish the test. GOOD LUCK KIDS!
Meaning of Sentences cause by stress
Direction: Listen carefully to the teacher and blacken the number that fits the meaning of the stressed word.
1. Nice to meet you again, Aurora!
They danced well again.
They meet again.
2. Come to our house on Saturday.
They will walk on the park.
They will visit us on Sunday.

They talk well with others.

They studied well.

They will invite us to come to their house.

They will come on Saturday not on other days.

3. Listen to the teacher in this item. And answer what is the main idea of the selection?
People who work overseas are considered our new heroes.
There are other brave men and women from our past.
One symbol of our expression of nationalism is our flag.
They are the heroes who, by their words and deeds.
Use the correct intonations.
4. Ben is sure that Mr. Villanueva is an English teacher. He asks, Mr. Villanueva is an English teacher, isnt he?
Rising intonation
Rising falling intonation
Falling intonation
Falling rising intonation
5. In this question, Where do you live?
Rising intonation
Falling intonation

Rising falling intonation

Falling rising intonation

Use courteous expressions on appropriate situations.

6. What will the president say to formally open a meeting?
Hello everyone, good afternoon.
It is carried.
The meeting will please come to order.
It has been moved and seconded.
7. What to say to formally end the meeting?
I move to adjourn the meeting.
I nominate

The motion is carried

I second the motion.

8. The motion is approved.

I move that
The table is open for nomination

It has been moved and seconded.

The motion is carried.

9. You meet your teacher one morning. What will you say?
Good afternoon, teacher.
Good morning, teacher.
Have a nice day teacher.
Nice meeting you teacher.
10. One day while you are strolling on the park, you meet your best friend. How do you greet him?
How are you?
Where have you been?
May I help you?
Youre welcome.

Change statements into questions.

11. The Literary contest in English held in Sta. Cruz Elementary School.
Did the Literary contest in English was in Sta. Cruz Elementary School?

Does the Literary contest in English held in Sta. Cruz Elementary School?
Did Sta. Cruz Elementary School hold a literary contest in English?
Do Sta. Cruz Elementary School hold a literary contest in English?
12. Julia is excited to ride an airplane.
Is Julia excited to ride an airplane?
Did Julia wanted to ride an airplane?

Does Julia wants to ride an airplane?

Do Julia excite to ride an airplane?

Use tag questions.

13. Lavenia loves apples, _________________?
doesnt she
does she

isnt she

is she

14. My pet is not anymore a rabbit, _____________________?

does it
do it
is it

was it

15. Some of the pupils segregate the garbage, ______________________?

do they
did they
are they

dont they

16. The dolphins performed in front of the tourists, ________________?

were they
didnt they
dont they
Decode meaning of unfamiliar words with affixes.
17. Rico cheated on the test. He is dishonest.
untruthful
disobedient

disrespectful

was they

unfaithful

18. Eduard got mistakes in his composition. He needs to rewrite it.

return
resist
review

revise

19. Erica broke the glass. She is careless.

not careful
full of care

caregiver

carry

20. On my birthday, Liza gives me one gallon of ice cream. She is thoughtful.
selfish
greedy
arrogant

kind

Learn some common idioms.

21. Mrs. Morganas garden has lots of flowering plants and vegetables. She has a green thumb.
Her thumb is green.

She loves green color.

She eats plant.

She has lots of flowering plants and vegetables.

22. Victor is very angry. He got up on the wrong side of the bed.
He wakes up late.

He wakes up too early.

He is very angry.

He smiled.

23. Tony is a good cook. Catering at parties is his bread and butter.
He loves to eat.

It is delicious.

He eats bread and butter.

Its his livelihood.

24. I cannot contact the coordinator in our job fair, please tell her to give me a ring.

To buys a ring for him.

To please him.

To call the coordinator

To look for a job.

25. The billboard has a big bold announcement No Jaywalking. Thats a tall order from metro Manila Development
Authority or MMDA.
It is the policy from MMDA.
They ordered MMDA.

You should pass on the pedestrian lane.

They have joy walking.

Use figurative language to describe people and events.

26. He was so hungry; he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.
He was busy.
He ate a lot.
He was so angry.
27. The boxes had the neck of a bull.
Strong and chick
Hard and round
28. Even diamonds are jealous of your beauty.
Diamonds are very beautiful.
She is a diamond.

Soft and pliant

He was a stalk.
Shiny and bright

Diamonds are envious.

She is very beautiful.

29. The world is a stage and the people are the players.
children
inhabitants

performers

parents

30. The heart of the unbelieving person is like a stone.

hard
soft
kind
rough
Give the details that support the big idea.
Read carefully the following selection. Give the big idea and the details that support the big idea.
Man has progressed from savagery to barbarism and then civilization. Savages did not specialize in any activity, each
individual doing his own hunting and fishing for food and providing covering for his body. More advanced people planted and
reaped crops, but when men started to be specialists, civilization began. Some men became solely hunters, others soldiers,
farmers or craftsmen. In this way, the community became organized, and the more organized these communities became,
the more advanced was the civilization began in the great river valleys of Mesopotamia, China, North West India and Egypt.
31. Write the big idea of the selection.
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Write the details that support the big idea.
32. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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33. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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34. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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35. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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36. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Write specific directions on given situations.

Study following map carefully. And answer the questions that follow.
Malaya Street

Church

St. Bernard
School
M
A
N
G
A

Mall

S
T
R
E
E
T

Art Center
&
Museum

A
Malvar Street
V
Town Plaza

Trixie
Restaurant

E
N

Gas station

McRolands
U

Zamora Street

E
Bank

City Hall

6TH

Hospital

Business

Javilee
Grocery
Store

Center

Cabalda Street
37. You and your mother are in the church. After the mass, you will visit a relative in the hospital. Tell us how you are
going there.
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38. Theres a big fiesta celebration at the plaza. You ask your brother to fetch you at the plaza because its already 9:00
in the evening. How will you direct him to go to the plaza? Hes on Cabalda Street with his friends.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
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39. Your grandparents are celebrating their golden anniversary and you will be eating at Trixie Restaurant. Give details
on how to get to the restaurant from the church, where you all are.
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40. Your brother is in the mall and he wants to go to your mother at the City hall. Give him direction on how to go there.
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2.
3.
4.

Distinguish changes in meaning of sentences caused by stress.

Give the main idea of a selection listened to
Use the correct intonation
Use courteous expressions on appropriate situations.

5. Change statements into questions.

6. Use tag questions.
7. Decode meaning of unfamiliar words with affixes.
8. Learn some common idioms.

9. Use figurative language to describe people and events.

10. Give the details that support the big idea.

11. Write specific directions on given situations.

Total

1,2
3
4,5
6,7,8,
9,10
11,12
13,14
15,16
17,18
19,20
21,22
23,24
,25
26,27
28,29
30
31,32
33,34
35,36
37,38
39,40
40

Key

evaluation

synthesis

Item

COMPETENCIES

knowledge
comprehension
application
analysis

First Quarterly Examination

ENGLISH 6

2, 4
1
2,1
2,1,3,
3,10
3,1
1,3
4,2
1,4
1,4
4,2
4,2,
1
2,2
4,3
1

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Table of Specification
For item number 3, the teacher will read this selection.
People who work overseas are considered our new heroes; there are other brave men and women from our past. They are
the heroes who, by their words and deeds, helped develop in us a sense of nationalism, which led to the formation of our
nation. One symbol of our expression of nationalism is our flag.