FIRST QUARTER ASSESSMENT

ENGLISH 6
August _____, 2019

Name: _____________________________________________ Score:________ Parent”s Signature:______________

I. Listen carefully as the teacher reads the poem. Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. What sound device is used in the poem?
A. alliteration B. assonance C. onomatopoeia D. consonance

2. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. This sentence is an example of ________.
A. alliteration B. hyperbole C. simile D. iron

3. Why don’t you take forty winks? I know you had no sleep last night because of the noise. What can you infer from the
underlined idiomatic expression?
A. sleep early at night C. a short nap during the day
B. close eyes D. sleep the whole day

4. Don’t believe his left handed compliment. Mark does not mean what he says. What is the meaning of the underlined
idiomatic expression?
A. sensible message C. thoughtless remarks
B. humorous jokes D. insincere praise

5. I don’t want Victor to be my business partner because he is a fast man. He just buys things left and right. What can you
infer about Victor?
A. He is thrifty. C. He buys things very fast.
B. He is extravagant. D. He has many business

Hyperbole Café
Welcome to our restaurant
Where everything’s gigantic
A hundred waiters hold one dish
Our kitchen can get frantic
Our soup is deeper than the sea
Our noodles stretch a mile
The bread is longer than a train
It is sure to make you smile

6. . The ________ of their house were damaged by the typhoon.

A. roof B. roofs C. rooves D. rove

7. They hunted _______ and foxes in the forest.

A. deers B. dear C. deer D. dears

8. Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

A. The locker room smells really good. C. The leaves dance when the wind blows
B. The fire station burned down last night. D. She nearly drowned in tears when her pet died.

9. Which sentence is NOT a hyperbole?

A. After our PE class, I felt like I could eat a horse. C. I called my parents a million times.
B. It took us a week to see the whole museum. D. The flowers danced in the breeze.

10. John Audrey always disrespects his sister. Their parents told him not to curl his lip at her sister. What is the meaning
of the underlined idiomatic expression?
A. admires his sister C. understands his sister
B. show dislikes to her sister D. smiles sarcastically to his sister

Eskimos are hardly people who lived in the cold, Arctic lands of Greenland, North America
and Northeast Asia. Nowadays they like to be known as Inuits. Eskimos once wear only fur clothes.
Some lived in tents in summer and built snow homes called igloos for the winter. They made bows
and arrows and harpoons and hunted in skin boats and canoes called kayaks. Dogs pulled their
sledges. Many Eskimos no longer lead this kind of life. They now live and work in towns.
11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the selection?
A. to entertain B. to explain C. to inform D. to persuade

“What would you like for your birthday? “ Pepe’s father asked one day. “Could I have a
birthday party?” he said. “Of course, you may invite all your friends.” So Pepe invited all his
classmates. He went to each one and said, “Will you please come to my birthday party?”
Everyone said, “Gladly, Pepe Thank you. “

12. What is the mood conveyed in the selection?

A. excitement B. happiness C. curiosity D. loneliness

For items 13--15. Infer the meaning of the figurative language.

13. My sneakers walked all the way to Alaska!
A. My shoes can walk alone. C. I went to Alaska.
B. I send my shoes to Alaska. D. I bought my shoes in Alaska.

14. Her lips were like ripe cherries.

A. The shape of her lips are like cherries . C. Her lips are red.
B. Her lips are sweet. D. She ate the cherries

15. . I could eat a million donuts after a whole day work.

A. I am hungry. C. I love donuts.
B. I have a big mouth. D. I bought all the donuts.

One afternoon, Mang Cardo went to the ric field. He saw a big hawk flying around. He heard the
flying of its strong wings. It was looking down the ricefield. Its keen eyes saw something moving
below. Quickly, the hawk flew downward. He saw its sharp claws. They were the most powerful
hawks he has ever seen. The hawk caught a chick with its claws. Then it flew away with the poor
chick.

16. Who is the main character in the story?

A. the boy B. the chick C. the farmer D. the hawk

17. How did the hawk fly when it saw the chick?
A. upward B. downward C. upward and downward D. round and round

Out of the market, a dog was running fast. In his mouth was a bone. On his way home,
however, he had to walk a small wooden bridge across a brook. But as he was crossing, he
saw his own shadow in the water below. He thought, ”I must have the bone too.” He barked at
his own shadow. And the bone in his mouth fell into the water- gone forever.

18. Why did the dog lose the bone in his mouth?
A. The dog threw the bone away. C. Someone took the bone from him.
B. The bone is heavy so he left it near the bridge. D. He barked at his own shadow in the water

19. Where did the dog see what he thought was another bone?
A. in the water B. in the forest C. in the bridge D. in the market

Karla sat on the stairs singing to her doll. She wore red overall with big patches of
cartoon characters sewed all over the front of her clothes. Her hair was tied in a neat bun with
wide red ribbons. Beside her lay a wide array of toys – teddy bears, a miniature piano, a doll, a
tiny animal toys from frogs to lizards to dogs. She was all alone and her eyes would dart every
now and then to the door away from where her mommy had earlier left. One can glimpse a
trace of loneliness and emptiness amidst all the influence around her.

20. What detail shows that amidst all her toys the character seems to be lonely?
A. Beside her lay an array of toys. C. Her hair was tied in a neat bun with red ribbons.
B. She sat on the stairs singing to her doll. D. Her eyes would dart every now and then to the doorway.

II. Fill - in the blanks.

For items 21-26. Fill - in the blanks with the correct past perfect tense of verb.
21. I ___________ the basketball team of Cavaliers several times.
 A. have watch B. has watches C. have watched D. had watched

22. Regine Velasquez Alcasid _______ my favorite song many times already.
A. have sing B. has sang C. had sung D. have sung

23. Gemma __________ before her best friend arrived.

A. had sleep B. has sleep C. had slept D. have slept

24. Which of the following sentences is a simile?

A. The bride cries as she walks in the aisle. C. I like your new dress.
B. He is as tall as the hills. D. The fireworks made streaks in the sky

25. What figure of speech is this sentence? “He was a pig at dinner.”
A. hyperbole B. simile C. personification D. metaphor

26. And if turning my hair makes me older, I’ll wear it down until I’m a hundred. The underlined figure of speech is an
example of euphemism which means ________.
A. old B. rich C. shabby D. young

For items 41-43. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentences.
27. Birds _______ their beak in getting food.
A. use B. uses C. used D. using

28. There ____ something good about acrobatics. It strengthens one’s limbs and muscles.
A. are B. is C. was D. were

29. Scientists _____ to explore ways of preventing further damage to the environment.
A. continue B. continued C. continuing D. continuous

30. We _____ be playing basketball next weekend because we have to work extra hours to finish our group project in
English.
A. might B. might not C. may D. may not

Identify the correct answer to complete the sentence. Choose your answer inside the box.
alumnus worried am
lethargic scared roofs
lights bought blocking
bought alumni deer
deers curious women

31. The __________ of their house were damged by the typhoon.

32. They hunted ______________ and foxes in the forest.

33. He donates a large amount of money because he is an _______ of this school.

34. It is a convention of films which is considered the most important aspect for shaping meaning in films and TV
productions. _____________

35. The element of film that dictates where the artists will stay on stage and how they move in particular scene.__________

36. The verb to be used to complete the sentence: I _______ going to Canada next year.
.
37. The verb to be used to complete the sentence: Yesterday, Raine and Tish ______ chocolates and flowers for their
mother.

38. The tone expressed in this line: “They’re going to crash”, gasped Raflyn. ______________.

39. The mood of the speaker based on the sentence: As the birds flew among the bats, Flap said, “I feel upside down
here.” _________________

40. The tone in this line: “Mommy, do all fairy tales begin with once upon a time? ________________
III. Matching Type.
Direction: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of your choice on the blank before the number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____41. The mood of the speaker in this sentence: “Great!” replied the woman. That’s just a. can
what I’ve been praying for.”

_____42. The purpose of the speaker in this line. “Now look!” the man yelled. “I just told you b. their
there’s no Melvin here!”

_____43. The pronoun to be used to complete the sentence: Randy and his friends are in the c. us
basketball court. They are playing with _____ball.

_____44. The pronoun to use in the sentence: We won the game so our teacher congratulated d. dialogue
_________ .

_____45. The pronoun needed to complete the sentence: There’s a bag in the library. It is e. characterization
_______. This is my bag.

_____46. The pronoun to complete the sentence; This cold soda __________ quench my thirst. f. to inform

_____47. The process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character. g. happy

_____48. The work of an actor or actress by portraying a character usually by speaking or singing h. mine
a written text.

_____49. The process of making sure that every component of a movie runs smoothly. i. direction

_____50. The figure of speech is used in this sentence: “The cool wind gently kissed the flowers.” j. personification

k. yours