Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN

WRITTEN EXAM IN ENGLISH 6

FIRST QUARTER

I. Directions: Read and understand the statements very well. Answer what is

asked by choosing the letter of the best answer. Write it on the space

provided before the number.

_____ 1. Which of the following is possible to happen?

A. The water drains from plates.

B. The ice cubes cackle in their glass.

C. The teacups babble to one another.

D. The teapot dances as the water boiled.

_____ 2. Which of the following sentences is believable to occur?

A. My eyes glow to look at the colorful butterfly.

B. Gil reads his teacher’s mind to get perfect score in the test.

C. Santa Claus will give me my dream bicycle as a Christmas present.

D. The lovely fairy swayed her enchanted wand and the house

became a castle.

_____ 3. Which of the following situation is an imaginary?

A. My father went hiking with his old friends.

B. My mother started a coffee shop business.

C. My uncle will ride on an airplane to visit the famous theme park.

D. My auntie will have a lesson on scuba diving with the mermaids.

_____ 4. Which of the following sentences contains irony?

A. Hear the mellow wedding bells.

B. The fire station was severely burned down.

C. The leaves danced in the wind one cold afternoon.

D. My eyes widened at the sight of the mile-high ice cream cones we

were having for dessert.

_____ 5. Which of the following sentences contains hyperbole?

A. In my dream, I was somewhere.

B. Education can change our life.

C. I’m starving! I can eat up hundred tons of bread.

D. The house of my friend is hard to reach but I enjoy the garden.

_____ 6. The name of the black dog was “Ivory”. This sentence has a ______

A. consonance

B. alliteration

C. hyperbole

D. irony

_____ 7. After someone tells a dull story, Ram exclaimed, “That is so exciting!”

The sentence contains _____.

A. hyperbole

B. irony

C. metaphor

D. simile
_____ 8. Beth is in deep sorrow because of her grandmother’s death. How she

wished her grandma was given a thousand years to live. The sentence has

_____.

A. alliteration

B. hyperbole

C. irony

D. metaphor

_____ 9. Studying during free time and reading a lot of books helped Athena

to get a high grade. She knew that the test is not a piece of cake. The

underlined words mean_____

A. The test is easy.

B. The test is difficult.

C. The test is for those who like cake.

D. The test comes with a piece of cake.

_____ 10. Abby can’t keep a secret. Whenever there is a surprise birthday

party for someone, she always seems to spill the beans. What does Abby do?

A. Abby likes to plant beans.

B. Abby often tells or reveals secrets.

C. Abby gives beans among her friends.

D. Abby is clumsy and always knocks over the cake.

_____ 11. The rain was pouring very hard. Jaime went home running. The

following day Jaime was under the weather. Jaime ____

A. is sick

B. is healthy

C. enjoys the weather

 D. is going to report about the weather

_____ 12. Wena brings her pink umbrella because it is raining cats and dogs.

What does the sentence mean?

A. It is raining very hard.

B. It is not possible to rain with cats and dogs.

C. The pink umbrella can attract cats and dogs to come to Wena.

D. The pink umbrella can protect Wena from cats and dogs falling

from the sky.

_____ 13. Max is really two-faced. He says nice things about you when you’re

together but always belittles you when you’re not around. What can you infer

about Max?

A. Max is clumsy.

B. Max is friendly.

C. Max is popular.

D. Max is insincere.

_____ 14. The main character in the movie was very funny. It really had us in

stitches. In stitches means _______

A. sewing

B. like the character

C. watching eagerly

D. laughing uncontrollably

_____ 15. The following can be viewed to reinforce concepts and spark

discussion in class, and also for out-of-class assignments to enhance learning

EXCEPT for _____

 A. short film

B. blog posting

C. television clips

D. radio broadcast

_____ 16. This is a type of visual media that contains valuable information and

narrates stories in a beautiful and straightforward manner. What is it?

A. blog postings

B. images

C. infographics

D. videos

Study the image below about earthquake update. Interpret the data and

answer the questions carefully.

_____ 17. What natural phenomenon is mentioned in the infographics?

A. earthquake

B. landslides

C. typhoon
 D. volcanic eruption

_____ 18. Why do you have to move away from steep slopes?

A. to avoid potential landslides

B. to avoid falling glass windows

C. to avoid concrete structures

D. to avoid falling shelves and cabinets

_____ 19. When inside a building how will you protect yourself from falling

debris?

A. getting under a chair

B. getting inside the cabinet

C. getting under a sturdy desk

D. getting inside the shelf

_____ 20. Based on the infographics, what may possible to happen if you are

along the sea shore during earthquake?

A. flood

B. typhoon

C. tsunami

D. whirlwind

_____ 21. It is a very important aspect for shaping meaning in films that can

manipulate a viewer’s attitude towards a setting or a character. It can make

objects, people and environments look beautiful or ugly, soft or harsh,

artificial or real. What is it?

A. characterization

B. lights
 C. setting

D. set-up

_____ 22. It is the physical movement of the actors relative to the position of

the camera. What is it?

A. blocking

B. characterization

C. lights

D. setting

_____ 23. Films and books have much in common. They both tell stories. Both

have narrative structure, genre, themes, character and ________.

A. blocking

B. direction

C. setting

D. set-up

_____ 24. The ________ refers to the creation of a scenery that depicts the

“look” or physical appearance of the set for a film. It communicates a sense

of location and place and is often structured or built in studios. It can also be

outside locations.

A. acting

B. characterization

C. lights

D. set-up

_____ 25. The ________ is the exchange of spoken words between two or more

characters in the film or moving pictures.

 A. blocking

B. characterization

C. dialog

D. direction

_____ 26. The actor effectively showed a fiery-tempered but brilliant military

strategist which was shown perfectly in the movie. This convention of film is

_______.

A. acting

B. lights

C. setting

D. set-up

_____ 27. The _____ is the person who works with individuals in charge of

lighting, scenery, writing, and so forth, to make sure that all of the elements of

making films come together.

A. actor

B. director

C. light technician

D. viewer

____ 28. This refers to any publication, document, or record including

newspapers, magazines, books and others.

A. digital materials

B. painting materials

C. print materials

D. non-print materials
_____ 29. Characters used in print, non-print, and digital materials can

be analyzed in terms of the following EXCEPT for ____

A. urban or rural

B. age and gender

C. race and nationality

D. attitude and behavior

_____ 30. Digital materials refer to _______ records and other content that

were originally created and/or stored in a digital environment.

A. electronic

B. manual

C. permanent

D. temporary

_____ 31. Non-print materials refer to formats with special characteristics

whose information content can only be accessed through the use of

machines or digital equipment such as _______.

A. almanacs

B. audio-visual materials

C. encyclopedia

D. photographs

_____ 32. Which is NOT considered a digital environment in which digital

materials were created or stored?

A. desktop computers
 B. digital video recorders

C. web servers

D. yearbook

_____ 33. Print, non-print, and digital materials that can be analyzed in terms

of urban or rural as well as affluent or poor pertain to ______.

A. characters

B. setting

C. attitude and behavior

D. gender and nationality

_____ 34. This is the extraction of meaningful information from images by

means of processing techniques.

A. document analysis

B. sound analysis

C. picture analysis

D. printer analysis

_____ 35. Cinderella and Snow White are stories with happy ending. There is a

connection from the two stories called _______.

A. text-to-self connection

B. text-to-text connection

C. text-to-world connection

D. text-to-printer connection
_____ 36. The father of Simba in the story of Lion King reminded me of the love

of my father. This is ________

A. text-to-self connection

B. text-to-text connection

C. text-to-world connection

D. text-to-printer connection

_____ 37. I read from the news about the damage of the recent typhoon that

hit our country. Other places in the world are also experiencing the same

situation which is an effect of climate change. This is _______.

A. text-to-self connection

B. text-to-text connection

C. text-to-world connection

D. text-to-printer connection

____ 38. What do readers gain during reading about how the information

they have read from books by the same author, stories from a similar genre,

or perhaps on the same topic are connected to other familiar text?

A. Readers gain friends.

B. Readers gain insight.

C. Readers gain money.

D. Readers gain enemies.

_____ 39. The ________connection is the connection that teachers are trying to

enhance when they teach lessons in science, social studies, and literature.

A. text-to-self connection
 B. text-to-text connection

C. text-to-world connection

D. text-to-printer connections

_____40. Lucas was very excited. He will be representing his school in the

forthcoming Declamation Contest Division Level. He memorized the lines very

well and tried his best to portray the character of a pirate as skillfully as he

could. The declamation piece he will be delivering is about _____.

A. a farmer

B. a pirate

C. a soldier

D. a teacher

_____41. Joey had finished mowing and raking Mr. Garcia’s lawn by early

afternoon. Once he collected for his job, he would have enough money to

buy the storybook he has been saving for as a birthday gift for his best friend

Trixie. Joey knocked on Mr. Garcia’s door after putting the lawn mower and

rake in the garage. Joey would ask Mr. Garcia for ________.

A. the storybook for Trixie

B. the rake and lawn mower

C. appreciation and thank you

D. payment for his job well done

_____ 42. Ericka stopped reading her favorite book. She took a shower and

washed herself. She then returned to her room, put her pajama on and

turned-off the light. Where do you think is Ericka?

A. in the bedroom

B. in the classroom
 C. in the living room

D. in the entertainment room

_____ 43. When my friend Kimverly comes with us to the beach, she brings

along her favorite stuff. I laugh when I see her coming out of the water. With

her rubber suit, masks, tanks, and fins, she looks quite like a peculiar sea

monster. Kimverly likes to _______

A. eat chicken and meat

B. wear an astronaut suit

C. go out with a monster suit

D. dive with swimming gear on her

_____ 44. A dragonfly lays eggs on the water. After a few days, the eggs

hatched. They became nymphs. The nymphs lived underwater. They do not

resemble the adults. Nymphs breathe through gills. Their lower lips shoot out

to capture prey. As the nymphs grow, they shed their skin many times. Then,

they become full-grown dragonflies. Where do nymphs live?

A. on the water

B. underwater

C. under the stone

D. on a branch of a tree

_____ 45. Cristina likes to eat a lot of junks. She also likes sweets, soft drinks,

and chocolates. She does not like to taste any fruit or vegetable. If her

mother insisted, she would run to one corner and cry. What will happen to

Cristina?

A. She will never be sick.

 B. She will become smart.

C. She will have more friends.

D. She will become unhealthy.

_____ 46. Plants manufacture food with the aid of sunlight. Photosynthesis

cannot happen without the sun’s rays on leaves of green plants. Animals will

die from cold if the sun does not shine for many months. If we could use the

sun’s heat as a source of energy, the sunlight that falls on earth in one could

run the world’s machines for one month. Where do living things on earth

depend on?

A. from the moon

B. from human beings

C. from other living things

D. from the heat and light of the sun

Identify the correct tense of verb that agrees with the subject. Write the letter

of the correct answer.

_____47. We _______ always delighted to spend our summer vacations in my

father’s hometown.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

_____ 48. Sometimes, I also _______ to my mother’s home province on long

vacations.

A. go
 B. goes

C. went

D. will go

_____ 49. In the province, the people always _______ each other’s family tree.

A. traces

B. trace

C. traced

D. will trace

_____ 50. Ancient people of long ago _______ with pictures, not with letters.

A. write

B. writes

C. wrote

D. will write

WRITTEN EXAM IN ENGLISH 6

FIRST QUARTER

Table of Specification

MELCs Total Easy  Average Difficult

(Quarter 1) No. of (20%) (30%) (50%)
 Items 10 items 15 items 25 items
Item Placement
1. Identify real or make-believe, 3 1,2,3
fact or non-fact images (EN6VC-
IIIa-6.2)

1. 1. Analyze figures of speech 2 4,5

(hyperbole, irony)

1. 2. Infer meaning of idiomatic 9 6,13 7,9,10 8,11,12,14

expressions using context
clues.

2. Interpret the meaning 6 17 15,16,19 18,20

suggested in visual media through
a focus on visual elements, for
example, line, symbols, colour,
gaze, framing and social distance
(EN5VC-IIIf-3.8)

2. 1. Describe different forms 7 25 26, 21,22,23,2

and conventions of film and 4,
moving pictures; 27

2. 2. Analyze the characters 7 28 31,34 29,30,32,3

used in print, non-print, and 3
digital materials.

3. Make connections between 5 35,37 36,38,39,

information viewed and personal
experiences (EN6VC-IVd-1.4)

3. 1. noting details from the 5 41 40,42,43,4

story read; 4
 3. 2. identifying the simple 7 47,50 45 46,48,49
tenses of verbs; present,
past and future.

50 10 15 25
Prepared by:

OLIVIA D. MERCADO
Master Teacher I
Virgen delas Flores Elementary School
Baliwag South District

Noted by:

    JAY ARR V. SANGOYO, Ph D

    Education Program Supervisor-English
                Schools Divison Office of Bulacan
 WRITTEN EXAM IN ENGLISH 6
FIRST QUARTER

Answer Key

1. A
26. A
2. A
27. B
3. D
28. C
4. B
29. A
5. C
30. A
6. D
31. B
7. B
32. D
8. B
33. B
9. B
34. C
10. B
35. B
11. A
36. A
12. A
37. C
13. D
38. B
14. D
39. C
15. D
40. B
16. C
41. D
17. A
42. A
18. A
43. D
19. C
44. B
20. C
45. D
21. B
46. D
22. A
47. B
23. C
48. A
24. D
49. B
25. C
50. C