Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region ___
_______Division
________ Elementary School
SY 2025-2026
1ST PERIODICAL TEST
ENGLISH 3
Name:
Score:
I. Direction: Answer the question. Write the letter of the correct answer.
A. Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Structure
___ 1. Which sentence tells what someone is doing?
A. The apple is red. C. The big fish.
B. The girl sings a song. D. The t-shirt is white.
___ 2. Which of the following is a correct declarative sentence about the
picture?
A. the sun shines bright .
B. shines the sun bright.
C. The sun shines bright.
D. Bright the sun shines?
___ 3. Which of the following words follows the VCCV pattern?
A. rabbit B. eat C. rain D. goat
___ 4. Which sentence gives a command, uses correct punctuation, and
includes a root word?
A. cleaned the room now C. Oh! There’s a snake
B. Please get a water. D. Do cleaning room please
___ 5. What is the root word of "catching"?
A. catch C. catched
B. catchs D. catches
___ 6. What do we call the process that plants use to make their own food
using
sunlight and water?
A. electricity C. photosynthesis
B. recycling D. evaporation
___ 7. Which of the following is a complete and correctly ordered
question?
A. where turtle the go did C. the rabbit fast is?
B. Did the turtle win the race? D. Race who win did
___ 8. Which sentence uses the correct word to connect two ideas?
A. I was hungry, so I ate my lunch.
B. I was hungry, or I ate my lunch.
C. I was hungry, but I ate my lunch.
D. I was hungry, and I didn’t eat.
___ 9. Which of the following words ends with a consonant blend?
A. leaf C. flower
B. trunk D. mango
___ 10. Which sentence shows a clear first step in a procedure?
A. First, we mix the soil and plant the seed.
B. Plant we first seed mix soil the.
C. Eat the sandwich and drink water first.
D. The dog jumps and runs outside.
___ 11. Which of the following is a correctly written sentence that uses
sight words and follows a word pattern?
A. the boy jump on the sand.
B. She find the map in the desk.
C. Jumped the fast boy not.
D. She jumps on the sand and claps her hands.
___ 12. Which sentence uses the correct possessive pronoun?
A. The boy jumps on his bed. C. I like she clock.
B. He bring the chair. D. Her cry loud.
___ 13. Which of the following is a correct sentence?
A. These book is good C. These books are good.
B. book these good is. D. Are books good these.
___ 14. Which sentence is an example of an explanation based on a
familiar
topic?
A. I brushed my teeth and went to school.
B. I drink water because it keeps my body healthy.
C. My brother plays basketball with his friends.
D. We watched a movie at night.
___ 15. What is one important detail from the text about the sun?
A. The sun is the biggest planet.
B. The sun is far from the moon.
C. The sun gives light and heat to Earth.
D. The sun has many colors at night.
___ 16. Which sentence uses a correct word to explain why
something happens?
A. I stayed inside because it was raining. C. I ran fast, and I fell.
B. I like to play, but I am tired. D. I like cats, or I like
dogs.
___ 17. Which sentence is an example of an explanation based on a
familiar
topic?
A. I like mangoes and bananas.
B. My friend gave me a new pencil.
C. We wear raincoats because they keep us dry when it rains.
D. The birds are singing on the tree.
___ 18. What is the best reaction to the girl’s actions in the story about
counting mangoes?
A. She was helpful and made a big difference in her community.
B. She did not eat any mangoes from the basket.
C. She ran away when she saw too many mangoes.
D. She made her family do all the work alone.
___ 19. Paragraph:
During recess, many children realized they had forgotten
their water bottles. To help them, the teacher placed a water
station at the back of the classroom so everyone could drink water
anytime.
Based on the paragraph, what problem did the children face, and how
did the teacher solve it?
A. Problem: No food in class.
Solution: The teacher gave snacks.
B. Problem: No water station.
Solution: The children stayed thirsty.
C. Problem: They forgot their water bottles.
Solution: The teacher added a water station.
D. Problem: The classroom was too hot.
Solution: The teacher turned on the fan.
___ 20. Which sentence is a time order text and tells how to make a
sandwich?
A. It is a story; it tells where to buy a sandwich.
B. It is a poem; it tells how sandwiches taste.
C. It is a time order text; it tells how to make a sandwich.
D. It is a list; it shows the kinds of bread.
II. Direction: Read the story and answer the questions. Write the letter of
the correct answer.
B. Reading Comprehension
TEXT 1 (For Items 21–25)
Anna was walking home when she saw
a puppy sitting alone outside their house.
She gently picked it up and said, “You must
be cold.” She wrapped it in a towel and gave
it food. Then, Anna made a poster that said:
"Is this your puppy?" Later that day, a boy
knocked on their door and said, "That is my
___ 21. What can you learn from the story?
A. Anna used the word "You" to talk to the puppy and said polite
words like “You’re welcome.”
B. Anna said, “You must be cold!” and the story ended with the boy
shouting.
C. The main character is the puppy and he ran away from Anna’s
house.
D. The first thing that happened was Anna made a poster for the
lost puppy.
___ 22. Which of the following shows the correct use of a pronoun and
retelling the story?
A. The puppy jump for the poster, and she saw the towel.
B. She found a towel and told the boy, “It is yours.”
C. Anna saw a puppy, gave it food, made a poster, and returned it to
the owner.
D. The boy shouted and left the towel on the door.
___ 23. Which sentence below uses a correct interrogative pronoun?
A. Why did Anna make a poster?
B. What the puppy is name?
C. How Anna puppy get?
D. Why cold puppy?
___ 24. What caused Anna to make a poster?
A. The boy gave her a reward.
B. The puppy asked for help.
C. She wanted to find the owner of the puppy.
D. Her mom told her to keep it.
___ 25. What is the best summary of the story?
A. Anna found a puppy and helped it get back to its owner.
B. Anna played with a puppy for one day.
C. The puppy lived in Anna’s house forever.
D. Anna went to the store to buy a dog.
TEXT 2 (For Items 26–30) Every morning, Liza and her
brother Tom walk to school together.
One rainy day, they forgot to bring
umbrellas. Their teacher, Ms. Reyes,
welcomed them and gave them towels to
dry off before class.
___ 26. Who are the characters, and where did the event happen?
A. Characters: Liza and Tom
Setting: School
B. Characters: Ms. Reyes and Tom
Setting: House
C. Characters: Liza and her friend
Setting: Playground
D. Characters: Tom and Ms. Reyes
Setting: Library
___ 27. What is one important detail in the paragraph?
A. Liza and Tom ate lunch at school.
B. Ms. Reyes gave the children towels.
C. It was very sunny that morning.
D. Tom played basketball with his friends.
___ 28. Which sentence uses the correct discourse marker to explain what
happened?
A. Liza and Tom forgot their umbrellas because it was sunny.
B. Ms. Reyes gave them towels so they could dry off.
C. Since they were early, it started to rain.
D. Although they had umbrellas, they got wet.
___ 29. Read the sentence. What idea is being explained using Math-
related
words?
"Liza and Tom arrive at school at 7:00 a.m. If class starts at
7:30 a.m., they have 30 minutes to prepare."
What is the explanation in the sentence?
A. Liza and Tom eat snacks in 30 minutes.
B. They walk to school for 7 minutes.
C. They have half an hour to get ready before class starts.
D. They sleep for 30 minutes at school.
___ 30. Which word below has “walk” as its root word, as used in the
paragraph?
A. walking C. umbrella
B. slowly D. towel
KEY TO CORRECTION
1 B 16 A
2 C 17 C
3 A 18 A
4 B 19 C
5 A 20 C
6 C 21 A
7 B 22 C
8 A 23 A
9 B 24 C
10 A 25 A
11 D 26 A
12 A 27 B
13 C 28 B
14 B 29 C
15 C 30 A
PERIODICAL TEST
1ST English 3
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
Item Placement
No. of
Days No. of Rememb Evaluatin Creatin
Competencies Taug
(%)
Items ering/
Understandi
Applying/
Analyzin
g/ g/
ng/Pag- g/Pag-
ht Pag- Paglalapat Pagsusur Paglikh
Unawa aaral
aalala i a
EN3VWK-I-1: Identify 1 2.5 1 21
high-frequency words %
accurately
EN3CCT-I-1: Use
common expressions
and polite greetings
EN3CAT-I-2a: Note
important elements
from stories
(characters, setting,
events)
EN3CAT-I-2b:
Sequence at least four
to five events
EN3VWK-I-4a:
Identify words that
replace persons,
places, things, animals,
events, ideas, and
emotions
EN3VWK-I-4b:
Demonstrative
pronouns
EN3PWS-I-1: Identify 1 2.5 1 11
Grade 3 level- %
appropriate sight
words
EN3GAGS-I-1:
Identify sentences and
non-sentences
EN3PWS-I-2: Read
words accurately
(CVCC: st, -nd, -lt, -mp,
-nt)
EN3VWK-I-6: Read
words correctly for
meaning (word
patterns)
EN3VWK-I-7: Write
words legibly and
correctly
EN3PWS-I-2 1 2.5 1 22
Read words accurately %
with final consonant
blends (CVCC pattern)
EN3VWK-I-4a
Identify words that
replace persons,
places, things, animals,
events, ideas, and
emotions (pronouns)
EN3CCT-I-2
Retell myths, legends,
fables, and narrative
poems
EN3GAGS-I-5a: 1 2.5 1 2
Identify parts of simple %
sentences (declarative)
EN3GAGS-I-4a:
Sequence words
(declarative)
EN3GAGS-I-6: Use
correct capitalization
and punctuation
(declarative)
N3VWK-I-7 1 2.5 1 13
Write words legibly %
and correctly
N3GAGS-I-1
Identify sentences and
non-sentences
EN3GAGS-I-4a
Sequence words to
form correct
declarative sentences
EN3VWK-I-4b
Identify and use
demonstrative
pronouns
EN3CCT-I-2: Retell 1 2.5 1 23
myths, legends, fables, %
and narrative poems
EN3CCT-I-5:
Compose texts in
reaction to character,
setting, or events
EN3VWK-I-4c:
Identify and use
interrogative pronouns
EN3CCT-I-3a: 1 2.5 1 18
Express ideas about %
one’s experiences –
regional themes
EN3VWK-I-2a: Use
vocabulary – regional
themes
EN3GAGS-I-6b: Use
correct capitalization
and punctuation –
interrogative
EN3PWS-I-2b: Read 1 2.5 1 12
words accurately %
(CCVC: bl, br, ch, cr,
etc.)
EN3VWK-I-
4d :Identify and use
possessive pronouns
EN3GAGS-I-5b: Identify 1 2.5 1 7
parts of sentences – %
interrogative
EN3GAGS-I-4b:
Sequence words –
interrogative
EN3CAT-I-2f: Identify 1 2.5 1 24
cause and effect of %
events
EN3VWK-I-2b: Use 2 5% 1 6
content-specific
vocabulary related to
Science
EN3VWK-I-4e 1 2.5 1 1
Identify and use action %
words (verbs)
EN3PWS-I-2c
Read words accurately
using the Vowel-
Consonant-Vowel
(VCV) pattern
EN3CCT-I-6: 1 2.5 1 4
Compose texts to react %
to a topic
EN3GAGS-I-5c:
Identify parts of
sentences – imperative
EN3GAGS-I-4c:
Sequence words –
imperative
EN3GAGS-I-6c:
Capitalization/punctuat
ion – imperative
EN3VWK-III-8:
Identify roots of high
frequency words
(nouns, verbs,
adjectives)
EN3CAT-I-3a: 2 5% 1 15
Comprehend
informational texts by
identifying significant
details
EN3CAT-I-3b: Identify
the type of text read
such as explanation
EN3GAGS-I-7a: Use 1 2.5 1 16
appropriate discourse %
markers in
informational texts
(explanation)
EN3CCT-I-8a: Express 2 5% 1 17
ideas using
explanation text types
based on personal or
familiar topics
EN3VWK-I-3b: Use 1 2.5% 1
9
content-specific words
related to Science
EN3PWS-I-2d: Read
words accurately with
final blends such as –
sk, –lp, –ct, –ft, –rk
EN3CAT-I-2i: 2 5% 1 25
Give a summary of the
story listened to or
read.
EN3PWS-I-2e: 1 2.5 1 3
Read words accurately %
and automatically
according to word
patterns – VCCV words.
EN3VWK-I-8: 2 5% 1
5
Identify the roots of
high-frequency words
such as nouns, verbs,
and adjectives.
EN3VWK-I-2c:
Use appropriate
vocabulary referring to
regional themes.
EN3CAT-I-3c: 2 5% 1 19
Comprehend
informational text by
identifying the problem
and solution
EN3CAT-I-3d: Draw
conclusions from
informational texts
EN3CAT-I-3e: Identify 2 5% 1 20
text types such as time
order and procedural
EN3CAT-I-3f:
Comprehend stories
listened to or read by
noting important
details
EN3CCT-I-8b: Express 1 2.5 1 10
ideas using time order %
and procedural text
types
EN3GAGS-I-7b: Use
appropriate discourse
markers in time order
and procedural texts
EN3VWK-I-3c: Use
content-specific words
related to Science
EN3GAGS-I-7c: Use 2 5% 1 8
appropriate discourse
markers in oral and
written texts
EN3CCT-I-8c: Express 1 2.5 1 14
ideas using %
appropriate text types
(e.g., explanation)
based on personal or
familiar topics
EN3CAT-I-2a 2 5% 1 26
Note important story
elements such as
characters, setting,
and events
EN3CAT-I-2b
Sequence at least four
to five events in a
story
EN3CAT-I-3g: 1 2.5 1 27
Comprehend %
informational texts by
identifying significant
details in texts such as
explanations
EN3GAGS-I-7d: Use 1 2.5 1 28
appropriate discourse %
markers in oral and
written texts (revisited
using a different
explanation text)
EN3CCT-I-8d: Express 2 5% 1 29
ideas using
explanation text types
about different topics
or themes
EN3VWK-I-3a: Use
content-specific words
– Mathematics
EN3VWK-III-8 : 1 2.5 1 30
Identify the root of %
high-frequency words
TOTAL 40 100 30 6 11 10 2 1 0
%
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