Department of Education

Schools Division of Sorsogon

Gubat III District
BENTUCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SECOND PERIODIC TEST IN ENGLISH V

NAME: ____________________________GR.& SEC._________ 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 sufferingfrom 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.
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
 SECOND PERIODIC TEST IN ENGLISH V
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
No. of Days % & No. of Items
Learning Item Placement
taught
Competencies % Item R U AP AN E C
EN5RC-IIa- 3 8.9% 5 (1,2,4,5,7
2.21 )
Identify main
idea, key
sentences and
supporting
details of a
given paragraph

EN5LC-IIb- 2 6.7% 3 (3,6,8)

3.19
Identify
informational
text-types:
-to classify
-to explain
-to describe
-to compare and
contrast
2 6.7% 3 (8-10)
EN5SS-IIb-
1.5.3
Use card
catalog to locate
resources
EN5SS-IIc-1.4 3 8.9% 1 (11-
Gather relevant 14)
information
from various
sources
-glossaries 1
EN5SS-IId-1.4
Gather relevant
information
from various
resources
-dictionary 1
EN5SS-IIe-1.4
Gather relevant
information
from various
resources
-thesaurus

EN5G-IIa-3.9 3 8.9% 3 (15-

Compose clear 18)
and coherent
sentences using
appropriate
grammatical
structures:
-subject-verb
agreement
( inverted
sentences)
EN5G-IIc-2.2.2 3
EN5G-IIc-3.9
-irregular nouns
and verb
3
agreement
EN5G-IId-2.2.6
EN5G-IId-3.9
- collective nouns
and verb
agreement
EN5V-Id-12 and 3 8.9% 4 (19,-
13 22)
Infer the meaning
of unfamiliar
words (affixed)
based on given
context clues
(synonyms,
antonyms, word
parts) and other
strategies
EN5G-IIe-5.3 4
Compose clear
and coherent
sentences using
appropriate
grammatical
structures:
EN5G-IIe-5.5 4
Kinds of 4
adjectives
EN5G-IIe-5.2
Degrees of
Adjectives

EN5WC-IIb- 5 13.3% 4 (23,-

2.2.5 28)
Write paragraphs
showing
-cause and effect

EN5LC-IId-2.10 1 2.2% 2 (35)

Distinguish fact
from opinion
EN5WC-IIj-3.7 8 22.2% 5 (36-
Fill-out forms 45)
accurately (school
forms, deposit
and withdrawal
slips, etc.)
TOTAL: 35 100% 45
 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.