SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH VI

NAME: ___________________________________GRADE & SECTION: ______________________

I. Directions: Listen carefully to the selections, then identify what type of informational text they
are. Write A- Literary Nonfiction, B- Procedural texts, C- Expository texts, D- Persuasive texts on
the space provided.

1.____________
Teenagers are forever being told that they need a good education so that they can have the
career they want, but many do not listen. However, it is important to remember that your schooling,
no matter how long it may feel, lasts for just a few short years compared to the rest of your life
ahead of you. Therefore, it is better to sacrifice a little bit of fun now so that you can find happiness
in later life, as you will be happier if you can do a job that you enjoy and afford to do the things you
want.
2. __________
Just like visible light, infrared light, and radio waves, ultraviolet light is electromagnetic
radiation. On the spectrum, ultraviolet light lies between violet light and x rays, with wavelengths
ranging from four to 400 nanometers. Although it is undetectable to the naked eye, anyone who has
been exposed to too much sunlight has probably noted the effects of ultraviolet light, for it is this
radiation that causes tanning, sunburn, and can lead to skin cancer.
3. __________
A sundial compass is a combination of these two instruments, consisting of a portable
sundial which is attached over a compass via a hinge. There are some adjustable legs that need to be
used to level the instrument if not on level ground. The gnome is hinged and needs to be put in the
up position where it locks into place. There should be what looks like a protractor that is to the right
of the gnome that is on a hinge, and this needs to be flipped up as well. The protractor is used to set
the sundial to the correct latitude angle, while the compass is used to find true north based on the
area’s magnetic north declination. Once your sundial compass has been leveled, set to the correct
latitude, and to true north, a shadow will be cast onto the sundial’s face by the gnome. For use in the
southern hemisphere, the same procedure is followed with the exception that true South must be
found instead of true North.
4. __________
Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna on 19th June 1861. The
second son and the seventh among the eleven children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso.
With his mother as his first teacher, he began his early education at home and continued in
Binan, Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a
bachelor's degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo
Tomas but had to stop because he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated by their
Dominican tutors. He went to Madrid at Universidad Central de Madrid and in 1885 at the age of 24,
he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of “Excellent.”
5._______
Like fellow Philippine revolutionaries Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio, lawyer Apolinario Mabini, the
first prime minister of the Philippines, did not live to see his 40th birthday but became known as the
brains and conscience of the revolution that would permanently alter the Philippine’s government.
 During his short life, Mabini suffered from paraplegia – paralysis of the legs – but had a
powerful intellect and was known for his political savvy and eloquence.
Before his untimely death in 1903, Mabini’s revolution and thoughts on the government
shaped the Philippine’s fight for independence over the next century

II.A. Directions: Listen carefully then answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of the
correct answer.
The Mountain and The Squirrel by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The mountain and the squirrel had a quarrel, And the former called the latter "Little prig.
Bun replied, "You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in
together. To make up a year and a sphere. And I think it no disgrace to occupy my place.
If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry: I'll not deny you
make A very pretty squirrel track. Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on
my back, Neither can you crack a nut."
6. What was the cause of the quarrel between the mountain and the squirrel?
a. The mountain belittled the squirrel.
b. The squirrel said the mountain is wise.
c. The quarrel started when the mountain called the squirrel a little prig.
d. The quarrel started because the squirrel wanted to become big as the mountain.
7. What does the squirrel mean by saying “all sorts of things and weather must be taken in
together to make up a year and a sphere”?
a. That the mountain must show respect to others.
b. That we must consider the weather each day.
c. That the squirrel is mightier than the mountain.
d. The squirrel may be small but it can do many things the huge mountain can't do.
8. What does the squirrel mean by saying, “If I’m not so large as you, you are not so small as I.”
a. It means that some of our limitations are good for us.
b. It means that the mountain can never be.
c. It means that the mountain cannot be like the small squirrel.
d. It means that the squirrel cannot grow as big as the mountain.
9. What advantages that the squirrel has over the mountain?
a. The mountain is quicker than the squirrel
b. The squirrel can walk faster than the mountain.
c. Squirrel is spry but the mountain cannot even move.
d. The squirrel can make a pretty track, but mountains can't.

B. Directions: Read the selection then answer the questions that follow.

Why Does a Cow Chewing When She isn’t Eating?

A cow has a special stomach with four parts. When she eats grass, she chews it just enough
to make it wet. Then it goes into the first part of its stomach, where it becomes softer. From there it
goes into the second part, where it is made into little balls called “cuds”. Later, while the cow is
resting, she brings up each cud one at a time and chews it well. When she swallows it, the food goes
into the third part of her stomach. There the water squeezed out of it. Finally, the food goes to the
fourth part of the cow’s stomach and is broken down into very tiny pieces. Then the cow’s body can
take what it needs from the food to live and grow.
10. What happens to the grass when it goes to the first part?
A. The grass becomes harder. C. The grass becomes softer.
B. The grass liquify. D. The grass goes to the intestine

III. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

11. Wetlands are synonymous to________.
A. rivers C. ponds
B. swamps D. seas
12. What is the root word of the word rarity?
A. rar C. rarity
b. rare D. –ity
13. Which of these does not belong to land vegetation?
A. farms C. orchards
B. gardens D. reefs
14. She did not get the correct answer. So her answer is ________.
A. correct C .incorrect
B. right D. excellent
15. He always say, “You are bad Grandma!” The boy is ________.
A. impolite C. unpolite
B. mispolite D. dispolite
16. My mother bought a cheap pair of shoes in the market. She bought me_______ pair of shoes.
A. unexpensive C. misexpensive
B. inexpensive D. disexpensive

IV. Directions: Complete the table below. Underline the product/service indorsed and the target
audience.

COMMERCIAL PRODUCT TARGET AUDIENCE

Eskinol, Olay, Bello A.Teenage boys
17. B. Kids
C. Teenage girls
D. Infants
Huggies, EQ, Pampers A. Cook
18. B. Mothers
C. Teachers
D. Carpenter

Head and Shoulder, A.Men

19. Creamsilk, B. Women
Palmolive C. Babies
D. Men and Women

Anlene Gold, Bear Brand, A. Old Women

Nido B. Old Men
20. C. Teenagers
D. Old men and women

V. Directions: What reference materials will you refer to get information on the following?
Write A for Almanac, B for Encyclopedia, C for Card Catalog and E for Atlas.

21. Mr. United nations in 1980. ___________

22. The first dog in space. ______________
23. The total land area of the Philippines. ___________
24. Information about Alburquerque, New Mixeco. _________
25. The illustrations in Black Beauty. _________
26. The history of music. ________
27. A book entitled “The Swimming Lesson”. ________

VI. Directions: Determine if the source would be a

A- Primary Source
B- Secondary Source
C- Sub Primary
D- None

28. A painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.

29. A letter from John Smith about his meeting with the Powhatan Indians.
30. A text book describing the “The Great War”.
31. A college professor describing how the pilgrims lived.
VII. A. Supply the blank with the correct degree of adjectives in each sentence.
32. Mathematics for me is the (hard) _______ subject.
A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. More harder
33. Mall of Asia is (gigantic) _______ than Festival Mall.
A. most gigantic B. gigantical C. gigantic D. more gigantic

34. Which do you think is (pretty) ______ , a velvet gown or a satin gown?
A. prettier B. prettiest C. pretty D. more pretty
B. Rearrange the sentences by placing the adjectives in correct order.

35. My mother bought me a black, long beautiful, silk gown.

A. long beautiful black silk B. silk long beautiful black
C. beautiful long black silk C. long black beautiful black

36. I live in a brick, lovely, ancient, gigantic house.

A. lovely gigantic ancient brick B. gigantic lovely ancient brick
C. ancient lovely gigantic brick D. ancient gigantic lovely brick

37. We love our English, young, intelligent, teacher.

A. English intelligent young B. young English intelligent
C. intelligent English young D. intelligent young English

C. Find the adverb of intensity used in each sentence.

38. Our driveway is completely flooded.
A B C D
39. Daryl’s cheese cake is absolutely delicious.
A B C D

D. Rewrite each sentence using the given adverb of frequency in its correct position.
40. Kyla listens to classical music.(often)
A. Kyla listens often to classical music. B. Kyla often listens to classical music.
C. Kyla listens to classical music often. D. Kyla listens to often classical music
41. Ludy complains about her homework.(never)
A. Ludy never complains about her homework. B. Ludy complains never about her homework
C. Ludy complains about her never work D. Ludy complains about her homework never.

E. Find the preposition/s in each sentence.

42. I have to place my bag under the table to avoid mess-up of my things.
A B C D
43. I have to finish my research paper before dinner time.
A B C D
F. Identify the type of conjunction used in each sentence.
44. She has to go to school but she’s not feeling well.
A. Coordinating B. Subordinating C. Correlative D. None
45. Although Liza is willing to take care of her, she couldn’t.
A. Coordinating B. Subordinating C. Correlative D. None
46. Both her father and mother are at work.
A. Coordinating B. Subordinating C. Correlative D. None
VIII. A. Identify the correct spelling of the underlined word.
47. A. bouquet B. boukey C. bouqeut D. bowket
48. A. courageous B. corageous C. corageos D. couragious
B. Choose the correct Punctuation Mark to complete the sentence
49. A. When I was at the movie, I saw Tyson and Clyde.
B. When I was at the movie. I saw Tyson and Clyde.
C. When I was at the movie. I saw Tyson and Clyde?
D. When I was the movie: I saw Tyson and Clyde!
50. A. “We won the game? They screamed.
B. “We won the game, they screamed.”
C. We won the game!” they screamed.
D. We won the game”! they screamed.

Prepared by:

RANDY A. ALVARO
Teacher III
Noted:

AMALIA I. CAGAMPANG
Principal II, School Head
 Key to Correction
Second Periodical Test in English VI

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