Republic of the Philippine

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
NANCALOBASAAN RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 5
Name:____________________________________ LRN::_________________
Grade & Section:______________________________ Score:_________________

Direction: Choose the letter of the best/ correct answer. Write the letter of the number that corresponds to
your answer in the blank before the number.
For item 1:
How Do Butterflies Reproduce
First, they reproduce by courtship where the male emits pheromones to attract the female. After that comes
mating by joining the tips of their abdomen so that the male can transfer spermatophore into the female to fertilize the
ova. __________, the laying of the eggs of the female and the life cycle of a new butterfly.
1. What is the appropriate signal word to complete the given text above?
A. finally B. next C. second D. then

For items 2 and 3:

Water is used for drinking. We also use it for bathing. It is used for cooking and washing dirty clothes. Water has
many uses.

2. What is the main idea of the paragraph above?

A. Importance of Water B. Uses of Water C. Water at Home D. Water Supply

3. What is the key sentence in the given paragraph?

A. Water is used for drinking. C. It is used for cooking and washing dirty clothes.
B. We also use it for bathing. D. Water has many uses.

4. In the party of Mia, the special guest ___________. What is the correct verb that will agree to the subject in
this inverted sentence?
A. arrives B. arrive C. was arrive D. were arrive

5. The Grade 5, not only the teacher, ___________ responsible for the development of our classroom. What is
the correct verb that will agree to the subject in this sentence with intervening phrase?
A. is B. are C. has D. have

6. Mhel John ___________ to eat cheese. What is the correct verb that will agree to this irregular noun used as
subject in this sentence?
A. has loves B. have love C. love D. loves

7. That flock of birds ___________ every end of the year. What is the correct verb that will agree to the given
collective noun used as subject in this sentence?
A. migrate B. migrates C. migrated D. migrating

8. The family that ___________ together, ___________ together. What are the correct verbs that will agree to
the given collective noun used as subject in this sentence?
A. prays, stays B. pray, stay C. prays, stay D. pray, stays

For item 9:
My Summer Vacation in Grandfather’s Farm
I. Farm animals having the time of their lives
A. Goats and cows grazing
B. Hens scratching for worms
C. Ducks swimming
II. Farmers enjoying an abundant harvest
A. Many sacks of rice
B. Huge turnout of eggs
C. Thousands of ears of corn
9. What is the first sentence in the second paragraph of this outline?
A. The farm animals are having the time of their lives.
B. The goats and cows are grazing.
C. The farmers are enjoying an abundant harvest.
D. There are many sacks of rice.

10. This is the belief that all people within the same racial, ethnic, or cultural group will act alike and share the
same beliefs and attitudes.
A. fact B. propaganda C. stereotype D. text

11. Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political
cause.
A. ads B. band wagon C. propaganda D. text type

12. Girls are not good at sports. The image/idea that is explicitly used to influence viewers is _____________.
A. band wagon B. propaganda C. point of view D. stereotype

13. Using slogan to influence viewers is an example of ___________________.

A. propaganda B. point of view C. stereotype D. television ads

14. “New York was great. We went to the Statue of Liberty, we walked around Central Park, and we ate fantastic
food. It’s our favorite city.” is influenced by ___________________.
A. band wagon B. commercial C. propaganda D. point of view

15. Which of the following is not an example of informational text types which intend to entertain readers?
A. instructional manuals B. novels C. poems D. short stories

16. News reports, encyclopedias, letters from school and government publication are informational text types
which purpose is ___________________________.
A. to entertain B. to inform C. to describe D. to persuade

For items 17 – 24, analyze the given pair of sentences on each number which use a similar word. Identify whether
the meaning of the word shows denotation or connotation. Write D for denotation and C for connotation.
HEART
_____ 17. The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body.
_____ 18. My mother has a good heart.

STAR
_____ 19. Ainnah is the star of the night in that event.
_____ 20. That star shines the brightest in the sky at this time.

BABE
_____ 21. On my flight to Los Angeles, I sat next to a very stunning babe.
_____ 22. A babe in arms, too young even to crawl.

REST
_____ 23. Ilyn walked along the beach and decided to stop and take rest.
_____ 24. Emily now lies at rest in the church yard.
For item 25:

A B C
25. What type of card catalog is card C?
 A. author card B. name card C. subject card D. title card

26. Alex forgot to bring home his Mathematics book_____. What is the best effect to complete this sentence?
A. so he was unable to answer his assignment C. so his mother scolded him
B. so he just watched television D. so he skipped dinner

27. _____________, John went to a dentist. What is the most probable cause for this sentence?
A. Because his tongue was aching C. Because his head was aching
B. Because his tooth was aching D. Because his stomach was aching

28. It is a text type that shows how things work ad why things happen.
A. explanation B. expository C. narrative D. persuasive

29. We must act now to save our planet before it is too late. What text type is used in this sentence?
A. expository text B. narrative text C. persuasive text D. technical text

30. It is a text type that expresses fact/information.

A. explanation B. expository C. narrative D. persuasive

31. Dogs help us in various ways. Hounds or the hunting dogs kill prey for their masters. Some dogs are tamed
to tend sheep. They watch out houses and keep strangers, thieves, animals out of the house. Some dogs can
also be used to locate criminals. They are kept with police for investigation. It has sharp ears. Even a slightest
noise can disturb its sleep and make it alert. A dog recognizes its master and family members very well and can
even die in order to save them. What text type is this?
A. explanation B. expository C. narrative D. persuasive

32. It is a special dictionary found at the back of a book. It is where the difficult and unusual words used in the
book are located and given meanings.
A. almanac B. atlas C. glossary D. thesaurus

For item 33:

Glossary
Adolescent – a boy or a girl between the ages of 12-18 when there is a great physical change in the body.
Ailerons – movable flaps on each side of the wings of an airplane.
Air- a mixture of several gases.
Airplane – a flying machine with wings and motors

33. Based on the glossary above, what is the term for a flying machine with wings and motors?
A. adolescent B. ailerons C. air D. airplane

34. It is a book in which words that have same or similar meanings are group together.
A. almanac B. atlas C. glossary D. thesaurus

35. In a thesaurus, which is not a synonym for the word “beautiful”?

A. attractive B. charming C. pleasant D. pretty

36. Google, Yahoo, YouTube and other search engines are examples of _____________________________.
A. dictionaries B. glossaries C. online resources D. thesaurus

37. Which of the following is an example of fact?

A. I think not all dinosaurs were killed long time ago, maybe they just evolved into something smaller.
B. Most of the typhoons which hit the Philippines are formed in the Pacific Ocean.
C. All girls can dance.
D. Men believe that they are stronger than women.

38. Which of the following is an example of opinion?

A. Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic are types of rocks.
B. Our Independence Day is celebrated every 12th day of June.
C. Blue color is better than red.
 D. Health is wealth.
For items 39 and 40:
I. bureau III. dicipline
II. rendevous IV. lieutenant

39. Which of the words listed above are correctly spelled?

A. I and III B. I and IV C. II and III D. II and IV

40. Which of the words listed above are misspelled?

A. I and III B. I and IV C. II and III D. II and IV

41. Which of the following sentences has the appropriate punctuation marks?
A. Help. The boy is drowning! C. Help the boy is drowning!
B. Help! The boy is drowning! D. Help! The boy is drowning.

42. First, read the directions carefully before you start answering. If possible, read them twice. Ask your teacher
or the proctor about something you don’t understand. _______, answer all items completely. Then, do not stay
long in one number if you cannot think of the answer right away. You might run out of time especially if the test
has a time limit. Lastly, write your answers clearly. What is the missing signal word in the paragraph?
A. finally B. after C. next D. third

43. That car parked in front of the cafeteria belongs to Mrs. Berbon. What kind of adjective is used in this
sentence?
A. descriptive B. demonstrative C. Interrogative D. adjective of number/quantity

44. Which of the following sentences follows the correct order of adjectives in series?
A. He was wearing dirty old cotton shirt. C. He was wearing cotton old dirty shirt.
B He was wearing old dirty cotton shirt. D. He was wearing cotton dirty old shirt.

45. Which of the following sentences does not follow the correct order of adjectives in series?
A. Pass me the big blue plastic cups.
B. I was thrilled to receive a leather-bound big beautiful book form my friend.
C. Zeny is looking for the perfect long Japanese sushi chopsticks.
D. He recently married a beautiful young Brazilian woman.

46. Which of the following sentences uses superlative degree of adjective?

A. The almanac is an interesting book to read.
B. I think my mother is the best in the world.
C. Elaine is taller than Joan.
D. May loves eating delicious food.
For item 47:
Apples or Oranges
Apples and oranges are both fruits. They have similar shapes. Apples have seeds as well as the oranges. They
are not only sweet but also nutritious. They are both growing from trees.
However, apples and oranges differ in their skin. Apples have thin, smooth and most often we eat their skin
while oranges have thick and bumpy skin. They are also differ in color. Apples have red, green, yellow or even multi –
colored on the other hand oranges has only one color, orange. Not only that, apples are crispy but oranges are pulpy.

47. What ideas are expressed in the second paragraph?

A. apples C. similarities of apples and oranges
B. oranges D. differences of apples and oranges

For item 48:

Ants are one of the most widespread insects in the world. Ants are called social insects because they
live in colonies made up of other ants. A colony may have a few dozen or several million ants living in it. Ants in
a colony are divided into different groups. Worker ants look for food and take care of the young. Soldier ants
48. What generalization can you make about ants based upon your reading?
A. All ants live in large colonies. C. All ants in a colony have a job.
B. All ants work to defend the colony. D. All ant colonies have a queen.

49. We shall not rest ________ we find the missing wallet.

What is the correct subordinating conjunction to complete this sentence?
A. if B. unless C. while D. although

50. Fill up this school form correctly.

NAME: ________________________________________________________________________________

(Surname) (Frist Name) (Middle Initial)

BIRTHDATE (mm/dd/yyyy): _______________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

School: ________________________________________________________________________________

Adviser: _______________________________________________________________________________
Prepared by:

CHRYSTEL JADE S. DEL ROSARIO

Grade 5 Class Adviser

Noted:

JOEL B. CABALLERO, Ed.D.

Principal I

Republic of the Philippine

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
NANCALOBASAAN RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 5
ANSWER KEY
1. A 26. A
2. B 27. B
3. D 28. A
4. A 29. C
5. B 30. B
6. C 31. C
7. B 32. C
8. A 33. D
9. C 34. D
10. C 35. C
11. C 36. C
12. D 37. B
13. A 38. C
14. D 39. B
15. A 40. C
16. B 41. D
17. D 42. C
18. C 43. B
19. C 44. A
20. D 45. B
21. C 46. B
22. D 47. D
23. D 48. A
24. C 49. B
25. C 50. (see if the pupils answered the form correctly)

Prepared by:

CHRYSTEL JADE S. DEL ROSARIO

Grade 5 Class Adviser
Noted:

JOEL B. CABALLERO, Ed.D.

Principal I