Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V- BICOL
DIVISION OFFICE OF ALBAY
GUINOBATAN EAST DISTRICT
BOLOLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GUINOBATAN, ALBAY

Second Quarterly Assessment

ENGLISH 5

Name: _________________________________________________________Date: __________ Score: ______

Read the paragraphs below then answer the questions that follow.

A. Do you know how to wash plates? Read the directions that follow.
First, remove the extra food from the plates. Next, put the plates, spoons, forks, and glasses together.
Rinse them once and soap them, beginning with the glasses, plates, and spoons and forks. Rinse the glasses and
drain them on the drain board. Then, rinse the plates well, followed by the spoons and forks. Drain them on the
dish drain. When dry, keep them in the dish rack.
1. What is the paragraph about?
A. Washing clothes B. Washing plates C. Washing cars D. Washing shoes
2. What is the first thing to do in washing plates?
A. Rinse the plates well B. Put the plates,spoons and forks together
C. Remove the extra food from the plates. D. Keep them in the dish rack
3. What kind of paragraph is this?
A. Description B. Cause and Effect C.Sequence D. Exposition

B. The proper eating of soup is rather difficult. One must avoid a gurgling sound. The spoon must be held at
the proper distance. Carrying it to the mouth without spilling is an accomplishment. Then, of course, the lips
must be wiped with a napkin.

4. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

A. Proper way of eating soup. B. Proper waste disposal
C. Proper way of drinking. D. Proper way of studying
5. Which of the following sentences gives a detail?
A. Proper way of eating soup is rather difficult.
B. One must avoid a gurgling sound.
C. The spoon must be held at the proper distance..
D. Both b and c.
6. What kind of paragraph is this?
A. Sequence B.Description C.Compare and Contrast D.Cause and Effect

C. Vitamins are essential to the body. Vitamin A helps keep the skin smooth and soft. When it is absent, the
skin becomes thick and rough. Another important vitamin is thiamine or Vitamin B1. Many people who
complain of being tired and irritable are actually suffering from lack of thiamine.

7. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

A. Sources of Vitamin A and Vitamin B1 B. Why vitamins are essential to the body
C. How to keep the skin smooth and soft D. Thiamine or Vitamin B1
8. What is the purpose of the author in writing the paragraph?
A. To describe B. To classify C.To explain D.To compare and contrast

Study the card catalog below then answer the questions that follow:

BOTANY
123 Balajadia, Ma. Corazon
B4 The biological sciences by
Ma. Corazon Balajadia,
San Francisco, California
Phoenix Publishing House Inc.
C. 1998 XIV, 738 p. 25 cm.
9. What type of card catalog is this?
A. subject card B. author card C. title card D. card catalog

10. What is the title of the book written by Ma. Corazon Balajadia?
A. Botany B. The Biological Sciences
C. Phoenix Publishing House Inc. D. San Francisco, California
11. What is the call number of the book?
A. C.1998 XIV B. 738p. C. 25 cm. D. 123 B4
12. It is a small dictionary found at the back of a book that contains alphabetically arranged words with
their meanings.
A. Card catalog B. Glossary C.Dictionary D. Thesaurus
13. It contains words arranged in alphabetical order with their meaning, pronunciation, and syllabication of
words.
A. Card catalog B. Glossary C.Dictionary D. Thesaurus
14. It contains words with the synonyms and antonyms of words.
A. Card catalog B. Glossary C.Dictionary D. Thesaurus

Choose the letter of the correct verb that agrees with the subject.
15. There ___________the horse now.
A. go B. goes C. went D. have gone
16. Written on the notebook_________ his report.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
17. Here ___________ the cats under this sofa.
A. lying B. lie C. lies D. lain
18. There ____________ ten children in the council.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
19. ____________ the geese cooked?
A. Was B. Were C.Are D. Is
20. There ___________only one agendum during the meeting yesterday.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
21. The school staff ____________ attending the meeting tomorrow.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
22. The public ____________warned about the coming storm.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
23 The team __________ running towards the different exits.
A. is B. was C. are D. were

Choose the correct affix that fits the words in the sentences.
24. My sister works in the local govern____________ unit or LGU.
A. re- B. un- C.-ment D. -able
25. The children’s projects are _______finished yet so they have to work over time.
A. re- B. un- C.-ment D. -able
26. The water in the faucet is potable, so it’s drink____________.
A. re- B. un- C.-ment D. -able
27. We can buy ______packed cookies at a cheaper prize.
A. re- B. un- C.-ment D. -able

Identify the words that describe nouns in the sentences.

28. Filipinos are a deeply religious people.
A. Filipinos B. deeply C. religious D. people
29. The attic was a lovely place to play.
A. attic B. lovely C. place D. to play
30. Our country’s colorful history shows how Filipinos face problems.
A. country B. history C. colorful D. problems
31. The red peppers and spicy onions dangled over my nose.
A. red and spicy B. peppers C. dangled D. onions

Choose the correct order of adjectives to fill in the blank.

32.I was thrilled to receive a __________________ book with my order.
A. big, beautiful, leather-bound B. leather-bound, big, beautiful
.C beautiful big leather-bound D. leather-bound, beautiful, big
33. His clown costume consists of a red nose, oversized shoes, and a ________ jacket.
 A. Size 4X polka-dotted silk smoking B. polka-dotted silk smoking size 4X
C. polka dotted size 4x silk smoking D. silk, polka dotted size 4x smoking
34. He was wearing a ________ shirt.
A. dirty old flannel B. flannel old dirty
C. old dirty flannel D. flannel dirty old
35. Pass me the ________ cups.
A. plastic big blue B. big blue plastic C. big plastic blue D. plastic blue big

Choose the correct degree of adjective to complete the sentences.

36. Riza is the __________ (young) in her batch.

A. young B. younger C. youngest D. most young
37. Ice cream is the ____________(delicious) food I have ever tasted.
A. delicious B. more delicious C. most delicious D. less delicious
38. Fe serves the __________(good) roasted chicken in town.
A. good B. better C. best D. gooder
39. For me, beef broccoli is __________ than roasted chicken.
A. tasty B. tastier C. tastiest D. most tasty

Identify cause and effect relationship

Match the sentences in column A with those in B to show cause and effect relationships.

2 A B

________40. One morning a big ant went to the river A. because she was drowning

________41, She bent so low to drink B. because she was thirsty.

________42. The ant cried, “Help! Help!” C. that she fell into the water.

________43. A dove picked and dropped a big leaf D. so that the ant could ride on it.
near the ant

Identify if the sentence states a Fact or an Opinion.

44. Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith
A. fact B. opinion
45. Basketball is a very entertaining game.
A. fact B. opinion

Fill out the following information. Be accurate and careful in filling out the form. (5 points)

46. Name: _________________________________________________________________

Last Name First Name Middle Name
47. Address: _______________________________________________________________
48. Birthday:_________________________
49. Age:___________________
50. School’s Name:_______________________________

God bless!
 SECOND PERIODIC TEST IN ENGLISH V
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

ITEM
SKILL ITEM NO.
PLACEMENT

EN5RC-IIa-2.21
Identify main idea, key sentences and supporting details of a given paragraph 5 1,2,4,5,7

EN5LC-IIb-3.19
Identify informational text-types
-to classify
-to explain 3 3,6,8
-to describe
-to compare and contrast

EN5SS-IIb-1.5.3
Use card catalog to locate resources 3 9-11

EN5SS-IIc-1.4
Gather relevant information from various sources 1 12
-glossaries
EN5SS-IId-1.4
Gather relevant information from various sources 1 13
-Dictionary
EN5SS-IIe-1.4
Gather relevant information from various sources 1 14
-Thesaurus

EN5G-IIa-3.9 3 15-17
Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical
structures:
-subject-verb agreement ( inverted sentences)
EN5G-IIc-2.2.2 EN5G-IIc-3.9 3 18-20
-irregular nouns and verb agreement
EN5G-IId-2.2.6 EN5G-IId-3.9
- collective nouns and verb agreement 3 21-23

EN5V-Id-12 and 13
Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words (affixed) based on given context 4 24-27
clues (synonyms, antonyms, word parts) and other strategies

EN5G-IIe-5.3
Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical
structures:
4 28-31
-kinds of adjectives
EN5G-IIf-5.5 4 32-35
-order of adjectives
EN5G-IIg-5.2
-degrees of adjectives 4 36-39

EN5WC-IIb-2.2.5
Write paragraphs showing 4 40-43
-cause and effect

EN5LC-IId-2.10
Distinguish fact from opinion 2 44-45
EN5WC-IIj-3.7
Fill-out forms accurately (school forms, deposit and withdrawal slips, 5 46-50
etc.)

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