FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 6

SY 2023-2024

Name: ____________________________________ Date: _______________________

Teacher: __________________________________ Section: _____________________

TEST I. Directions: Analyze and identify the sound devices for each sentence. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.
_____1. He jumped into the pool, and there was a big “splash”.
a. assonance b. consonance c. alliteration d. onomatopoeia
_____2. The fluffy fur of the friendly feline felt fantastic.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. consonance d. onomatopoeia
_____3. The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. consonance d. onomatopoeia
_____4. The boy is as brave as a lion.
a. assonance b. hyperbole c. personification d. simile
_____5. I have a mountain of homework to do tonight.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. metaphor

TEST II. Directions: Pluralized the underlined regular nouns in each sentence. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.

_____6. The former enemy manage to work together effectively and regain their friendship.
a. enemies b. enemys c. enemes d. enemiz
_____7. There are many beautiful old church that have their own architectural style.
a. churches b. churcheses c. churchess d. churchis
_____8. Sarah packed her books into several new box.
a. boxx b. boxs c. boxes d. boxses
_____9. The pupils find the three line of the art paper.
a. linese b. lines c. liness d. linseed
_____10. The children’s room was filled with colorful toy.
a. toys b. toyss c. toyz d. toyses

TEST III. Directions: Read the short story and find the correct spelling of the underlined
misspelled words for each given number. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

The Fox and the Grapes

It was a (11) sonny day. Most of the animals stayed under the (12) triz where it was cooler. But a
fox took a (13) wolked for he was hungry and thirsty. After sometimes he came into a (14) wyde field where
the grapes were growing. The ripe fruits were hanging on the branches. They look so delicious that the fox
started jumping to get them. However, the grapes were too high for him to reach. He (15) tryd again and
again but he failed. At last, he was tried so he walks away, saying, “Those grapes are sour anyway”.

_____11. a. sanny b. senny c. sunny d. zunny

_____12. a. three b. tree c. trey d. treess
_____13. a. walk b. welk c. waked d. wolk
_____14. a. wayde b. wide c. weyd d. wiyde
_____15. a. tired b. tryied c. tried d. trieded

TEST IV. Direction: Read the following sentences and identify the word being personified.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

_____16. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest.
a. dark b. forest c. whispered d. wind
_____17. The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy
flowers.
a. crops b. flowers c. gardener d. manure
_____18. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us.
a. desert b. beat c. scorching d. sun
_____19. Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic.
a. clock b. hot c. Tim d. time
_____20. When the patriots defeated the army, freedom rang across the fruited plains.
a. freedom b. army c. across d. plains

TEST V. Directions: Read the following sentences and find the correct agreement between the
subject of the sentence and its verb. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____21. Ma’am Advincula (teach)_______ us how to solve mathematical equations.
a. teachs b. teaches c. teech d. teach
_____22. Santa Rosa City (lead) _________ the STCAA competition.
a. leds b. leeds c. leads d. leadses
_____23. Zanti (bake) _______ some cakes for us.
a. bake b. beka c. bakeses d. bakes
_____24. Gabriel and Joshua (joins) _______ the English club this year.
a. jointed b. join c. joineded joyns
_____25. The girl behind the chairs (study) ________ in Banton Central Elementary School.
a. studys b. studdyies c. studies d. studies

TEST VI. Directions: Recall the concept of simile for you to be able to identify the word being
compared to the underlined word. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____26. The music changes like prismatic glass, giving the world a glimpse of all the colors it
forgets.
a. changes b. colors c. prismatic glass d. world
_____27. The lowered lamps glow in the midnight air like mammoth orange-moths that flit and
flare through the dark tapestry of night.
a. air b. dark c. mammoth d. tapestry
_____28. I dream of silent verses where the rhyme glides noiseless as an oar.
a. dream b. glides c. silent d. oar
_____29. Talk of your cold, through the parka's fold it stabbed like a driven nail.
a. cold b. driven nail c. talk d. stabbed
_____30. But now her hands like moonlight brush the keys with velvet grace.
a. grace b. keys c. moonlight brush d. velvet

TEST VII. Directions: Infer the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in each
sentence. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____31. Jose Zavalla basketball team made a game plan at the drop of a hat.
a. badly b. earlier today c. for the win d. without hesitation
_____32. The test in English is a piece of cake for the students.
a. something very difficult c. something new
b. something very easy d. something old
_____33. The BMW car is truly costed an arm and leg.
a. very low-price b. very intimidating c. very huge d. very expensive
_____34. When the storm hit, it was raining cats and dogs and they had to postpone the
classes.
a. cats and dogs are falling from the sky c. cats and dogs are falling from the sky
b. it is a sunny day d. it’s raining heavily
_____35. It takes two to tango to commit this suspicious crime.
a. actions need more than one person c. continuous actions
b. beautiful dance craze d. mysterious crime

TEST VII. Directions: Recall the concept of metaphor for you to be able to identify the word
being compared to the underlined word. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____36. He is a beast.
a. army b. apple c. beast d. ghost
_____37. The noise is music to his ears.
a. ears b. aid c. music d. noise
_____38. His belt was a snake curling around his waist.
a. curling b. his c. snake d. waist
_____39. Love is a growing garland.
a. garland b. grow c. love d. wall
_____40. Your friendship is the picture to my frame.
a. frame b. friend c. picture d. wall

TEST VIII. Directions: Provide the correct gender of pronoun for each sentence. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.
_____41. Ryan is a tall player, ______ loves playing for her school.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____42. Sir Fernandez likes chocolate candies and ____ always brings these candies to his
friends.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____43. Ma’am Ebio sends me _____ money to buy some pens.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____44. Sir Flores brings ____ dog to the city veterinary.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____45. Ma’am Padua instructs me about _____ plan for the camping.
a. he b. her c. his d. she

TEST IX. Directions: Find the modal of each sentence. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____46. He shall bring the food very soon.
a. bring b. food c. shall d. soon
_____47. We can definitely win the championship game.
a. can b. championship c. definite d. game
_____48. You should stop smoking because it is bad for you.
a. because b. for c. should d. stop
_____49. I ought to tell the truth to the teacher.
a. tell b. truth c. teacher d. ought
_____50. May I sit down now?
a. down b. I c. may d. now

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 TABLE OF SPECIFICATION FOR
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH GRADE 6

OBJECTIVES NO. OF PLACEMENT PERCENTAGE

ITEMS
EN6RC-Ia-2.3.1 5 1-5 10%
EN6RC-Ia-2.3.3
EN6RC-Ia-2.3.2
EN6RC-Ia-2.3.9
Analyze sound
devices
(onomatopoeia,
alliteration,
assonance,
consonance)
W1
EN6G-Ia-2.3.1 5 6-10 10%
Compose clear
and coherent
sentences using
appropriate
grammatical
structures:
-Pluralization of
regular nouns
W1
EN6F-Ia-2.9 5 11-15 10%
Self-correct
when reading
W1
EN6LC-Ib-2.3.6 5 16-20 10%
Analyze sound
devices
(personification)
in a text heard
W2
EN6G-Ih-3.9 5 21-25 10%
Compose clear
and coherent
sentences using
appropriate
grammatical
structures:
-Subject-verb
agreement
W8
EN6LC-Ic-2.3.8 5 26-30 10%
EN6LC-Ic-2.3.7
Analyze sound
devices (irony
and hyperbole)
in a text heard
W3
EN6V-Ia-12.3.1 5 31-35 10%
Infer meaning
of idiomatic
expressions
 using -context
clues
EN6RC-Id-6.8 5 36-40 10%
EN6RC-Id-6.9
Analyze figures
of speech
(simile,
metaphor)
W4
EN6G-If-4.4.1 5 41-45 10%
EN6G-If-4.4.3
EN6G-If-4.4.2
Compose clear
and coherent
sentences using
appropriate
grammatical
structures:
-Pronoun-
reference
agreement
(number, case,
gender)
W6
EN6G-Ie-3.6 5 46-50 10%
Compose clear
and coherent
sentences using
appropriate
grammatical
structures:
-modals
W5
TOTAL 50 ITEMS 1-50 100%

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