Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region No. VIII
Ormoc City Division
ORMOC CITY DISTRICT 3
Ormoc City, Leyte

FIRST QUARTER TEST IN ENGLISH 5

S.Y. 2018-2019

Name: __________________________ Grade & Section: _________

Teacher: ________________________ Score: _________________

A. Give the figure of speech for each sentence. Identify whether it is

an onomatopoeia, assonance or alliteration.

1. The buzzing bee flew away.

A. onomatopoeia B. assonance C. alliteration C. simile

2. The men sell the wedding bells.

A. onomatopoeia B. assonance C. alliteration D. simile

3. She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore.

A. onomatopoeia B. assonance C. alliteration D. simile

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate conjunction to connect the

sentences. Use and, or, either or but. Choose the letter of your
answer. Write it on the blank provided.

4. They go home before dark, ________ they wait for the beautiful sunset.

A. Or B. but C. and D. of

5. Joy loves fishing, ________ Maria finds it boring.

A. Or B. but C. and D. of

6. Joey and Marie are good neighbours, ________ they have become best
friends.

A. Or B. but C. and D. of
7. We sail on ________ swim in the sea.

A. Or B. but C. and D. of

C. Distinguish reality from fantasy.

8. The fish drove the car to the store.

A. reality B. fantasy C. simile D. simile

9. We went to the baseball game.

A. reality B. fantasy C. simile D. simile

10. Marion ate the four tall mountains.

A. reality B. fantasy C. simile D. simile

11. We are all in Grade V.

A. reality B. fantasy C. simile D. simile

D. Choose the letter of the correct facial expressions, body movements,

gestures that would prevail in the situation.

Rico took one step forward then stopped. He closed his eyes and
breathed deeply. All he could think of was that big, dark, empty room in
front of him.

12. Rico was ________.

A. sad B. happy C. afraid D. thoughtfulness

13. Rico cried out,

A. “I can’t move!”.

B. “Wow, it is too dark!”

C. “Mother, help me!”

D. “Somebody, turn on the light, please!”.

14. The night was dark and stormy. Thunder rolled, followed by flashes of
lightning. The child hurdled closer to her mother’s breast. She felt
__________.

A. happy B. sad C. afraid D. excited

15. Congratulations! You deserve it! I am proud of you.

A. happy B. sad C. afraid D. excited

E. Identify the compound word found in the sentence.

16. The time zone in the Philippines differs from that of Japan.

A. the Philippines B. time zone C. of Japan D. from that

17. My brother’s mother-in-law has just arrived from Cebu.

A. from Cebu B. just arrived C. mother-in-law D. has just

18. There is no place so sweet like one’s own motherland.

A. no place B. sweet like C. motherland D. so sweet

19. My classmate stayed in our classroom.

A. classmate and classroom B. our and classroom

C. my classmate D. from that

20. My grandmother toothbrush is new.

A. grandmother and toothbrush B. is new C. Japan D. from that

21. We arrived late in the afternoon.

A. arrived B. arrived late C. afternoon D. from that

F. Identify from among the words in the sentence the synonym of the
underlined compound word.

22. The airfield which is located between two mountains was too small to
serve as a landing strip for the jet plane.

A. landing strip B. located C. mountains D. between

23. The schedule of flights to the city is as tight as the timetable of sea
trips.

A. city B. schedule C. tight D. trips

24. Mario has a new wristwatch which is similar to my two-year old

timepiece.

A. similar B. new C. timepiece D. has

25. Travelling in the countryside is much enjoyable, I fell in love with the
rural area which I often visited.

A. often B. enjoyable C. rural area D. travelling

26. Wendy became disheartened when she saw how the low-spirited
employees did their jobs after the typhoon.

A. became B. jobs C. typhoon D. disheartened

G- Infer the meaning of the unfamiliar clipped words. Use the clipped
words to complete the following sentences.

27. That _______ takes a trip to Mindanao.

A. Omnibus B. refrigerator C. necktie D. earthquake

28. Keep perishable food in the __________ to keep them fresh for
sometime.

A. Omnibus B. refrigerator C. necktie D. earthquake

29. Philip prefers a broad ________ for his coat and tie suit.

A. Omnibus B. refrigerator C. necktie D. earthquake

30. The following are the events that make up a story. Read them and
arrange them in their most logical sequence.

1. First the cow looks in.

2. Three animals entered an open gate.
3. Mother drove the animals away.
4. Last came a big dog.
5. Next came the little pony.
6.
A. 2-5-4-3-1 B. 2-3-5-1-4 C. 2-1-5-4-3 D. 2-4-3-1-5

H. Identify the kind of figure of speech for each sentence.

31. He is a lamb in his classroom.

A. simile B. metaphor C. personification d. apostrophe

32. The waves sighed as they gently kissed the shore.

A. simile B. metaphor C. personification d. apostrophe

33. Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. Her smile is as sweet as honey.

A. simile B. metaphor C. personification d. apostrophe

I. Choose the correct present tense of the verb for each sentence.

34. We _______ to the market last Monday.

 A. went B. goes C. will go D. goes

35. Maria _______ gracefully.

A. dance B. dances C. will dance D. will going to dance

36. Marion ________ tomorrow.

A. will dance B. dance C. danced D. dancing

37. How are you going to change the statement into an interrogative
sentence? Mother will cook dinner.

A. Will Mother cook dinner? C. Will Mother cooks dinner?

B. Won’t Mother cook dinner? D. Mother is cooking dinner?

38. How are you going to change the statement into an interrogative
sentence? Mother is going to cook dinner.

A. Is Mother going to cook dinner? C. Is Mother cooks dinner?

B. Won’t Mother cook dinner? D. Mother is cooking dinner?

39. How are you going to change the statement into a negative statement?
Mother is going to cook dinner.
A. Mother is not going to cook dinner. C. Is not Mother cooks
dinner?

B. Mother won’t cook dinner. D. Mother is cooking dinner.

40. How are you going to change the statement into a negative statement?
Mother cooks dinner.
A. Mother going to cook dinner. C. Is Mother cooks dinner?

B. Mother won’t cook dinner. D. Mother is cooking dinner?

Department of Education
 Region VIII
Ormoc City Division
ORMOC CITY DISTRICT III
Ormoc City

1st Quarter Test in English 5

OBJECTIVES NO. OF % TEST PLACEMENT

ITEM/S
A.. Analyse sound devices 3 7.5% 1-3
(onomatopoeia, assonance and
alliteration) EN5LC-Ie-
2.11.1/2.11.2/2.11.3
B. Compose clear and coherent 4 10% 4-7
sentences suing appropriate
grammatical structures: Conjunctions
EN5G-Ie 8.3/8.4
C. Distinguish reality from fantasy 4 10% 8-11
EN5LC-Ig-2.3 (listening
Comprehension)
D. Infer the speaker’s tone, mood and 4 10% 12-15
purpose EN5LC-If-2.8.1/2.8.2/2.8.3
(Listening Comprehension)
E. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words 6 15% 16-21
(compound) based on given context
clues and other strategies EN5V-Ib-12
and 13) Vocabulary development
F. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words 5 12.5% 22-26
(compound) based on given context
clues (synonyms, antonyms, word parts
and other strategies EN5Ib-12 and 13
Vocabulary development
G. Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words 4 10% 27-30
(clipped) based on given context clues
(synonyms, antonyms, word parts and
other strategies EN5Ih-12 and 13
Vocabulary development
H. Analyse figure of speech (simile, 3 7.5% 31-33
metaphor, personification, hyperbole) in
a given text. EN5RC-If 2.3 Reading
Comprehension imagery and figurative
language.
I. Compose clear and coherent 8 20% 33-40
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structure. (Aspect of the
Verb) EN5G-Ia.3.3 Grammar