FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 6

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Directions: Read and analyze each sentence. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
A. Listening and Reading Comprehension
_____1. Vroom, vroom, vroom, shouts the car as it travels the highway. What sound device was used
in this sentence?
a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. consonance
_____2. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Which sound device is used in this sentence?
a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. assonance d. consonance
_____3. May lays near the bay and stays awake. This sentence is an example of _______________
a. assonance b. consonance c. alliteration d. onomatopoeia
_____4. I love to ride a boat at night. What sound device was used in this sentence?
a. assonance b. consonance c. alliteration d. onomatopoeia
_____5. Which of the following sound device is used in this passage? The chirp, chirp, chirp of the
wounded bird broke the silence.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. consonance d. Onomatopoeia
_______6. All the animals laughed when they saw the iguana coming, with the sticks still stuck in his ears.
What is the mood of the sentence?
a. lonely b. funny c. angry d. afraid
_____7. When she returned to the nest, she found one of them dead. Her other children told her that the
monkey had killed it. All that day and all that night, she sat in her tree – so sad, so sad!
What is the tone of the story
a. happy b. surprised c. lonely d. angry
______8. “Punish the mosquito! Punish the mosquito!” cried all the animals. What is the mood of the text?
a. anxiety b. suspense c. funny d. Happy
______9. What is the purpose of the text? Banana is a good source of potassium of the body.
a. to inform b. to entertain c. to persuade d. to advertise
_____ 10. What is the purpose of the text? “ Buy this product if you wish to stay young all your life”.
a. to inform b. to entertain c. to persuade d. to advertise
_____11. It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid. The sentence is an example of what figure of speech?
a. irony b. hyperbole c. simile d. metaphor
_____12. It was cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.
a. assonance b. hyperbole c. personification d. simile
_____13. The team leader moves as brave as a lion.
a. context clues b. simile c. personification d. onomatopoeia
_____14. The snow is a white blanket.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. metaphor
_____15. Thank for your thoughtfulness that you did not even remember to greet me on my birthday.
a. irony b. hyperbole c. simile d. Metaphor
_____16. I saw an ant . It is like an elephant in size.
a. irony b. hyperbole c. simile d. metaphor
_____17. The branches of trees are dancing with the wind.
a. irony b. hyperbole c. simile d. Metaphor

II. Vocabulary

_____18. Jen was planning a surprise party for Elena. Friends were told about the time and place for the
party. “Don’t spill the beans to Elena,” said Jen to the girls. What does the underlined phrase mean?
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 a. Don’t drop the jar of beans on the way to the party.
b. Don’t tell Elena about the surprise party.
c. Bring beans to the party.
d. Don’t give beans to Elena on her party.
_____19. Whenever anything goes wrong, Ted gets very upset, while his friend John rolls with the
punches.What can you infer about John from this sentence?
a. John gets into a lot of fight.
b. John is a friendly boy.
c. John usually takes things as they come.
d. John always punches his friend Ted.
_____20. Gabby clammed up when I asked him about his problem. What is the meaning of the animal
idiom?
a. a short sleep b. become quiet suddenly c. be patient d. very hot days
_____21. We need some able-and-ready volunteers who are capable to set-up chairs in the meeting hall.
What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression in the sentence using roots?
a. an abnormal person
b. a man who flatters and boast around
c. a man who is weak and needs help
d. a man who is healthy and has the ability to do anything
_____22. What is the meaning of this idiomatic expression, “The bank has confirmed the loan
agreement, so it’s a done deal.”
a untruthful statement
b. everything has been decided
c. someone is going to rob a bank
d. something is even worse is going to happen
______23. . Jose Zavalla basketball team made a game plan at the drop of a hat.
a. badly b. instantly c. for the win d. without hesitation
_____24. The policemen barked up the wrong tree in our village.
a. arrested the right person c. accusing the wrong person
b. accusing the right person d. arrested no one
_____25. The BMW car is truly costed an arm and leg.
a. very low price b. very intimidating c. very huge d. very expensive
_____26. The Miss Universe pageant 2015 producer thinks that Elvis has left the building.
a. it is not a good show c. it is a wonderful show
b. it fails to have high ratings d. it has to come to an end
_____27. It takes two to tango to commit this suspicious crime.
a. continuous actions b. mysterious crime
c. beautiful dance craze d. actions need more than one person

III. Grammar

_____28. Asian countries are the mortal enemy of European country.

a. enema b. enemies c. enemous d. enemys
_____29. Two of the famous church in the Philippines are located in South Luzon.
a. churches b. churcheses c. churchess d. churchis
_____30. My mother sent me two sets of chocolate box.
a. boxx b. boxs c. boxes d. boxses
_____31. The pupils find the three line of the art paper.
a. linese b. lines c. liness d. linseed
_____32. Saint Peter holds the key of heaven’s door.
a. keys b. keyss c. keyz d. Keyses
_____33. If feet is the plural of foot, then the plural of tooth is _______________.
a. tooths b. teeth c. teeths d. toothes

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_____34. The plural of ox is oxen, what is the plural form of child?
a. childs b. childrens c. childess d. children
_____35. Which of the following compound words is written in plural form correctly?
a. basket of golds b. mothers-in-law c. officer-in-laws d. teachers-in-charges
_____36. A gentleman offers his seat to the old man. What is the plural form of the underlined noun?
a. gentlesman b. gentlemans c. gentlemens d. gentlemen
_____37. Which of the following irregular nouns is in its plural form?
a. louse b. alumnus c. mice d. woman
_____38. Look at those sheep. They have very nice body covering. What is the plural form of the underlined
word?
a. Sheep b. sheeps c. sheepes d. shapes
_____39. Which is in the plural form?
a.. Datum b. data c. bacterium d. bacterials
_____40. Scarlet fever is caused by bacteria. _______ is a contagious disease
a. She b. They c. It d. Its
_____ 41. Jo, Meg and Beth are siblings. _______ help each other in household chores.
a. She b. They c. I d. We
_____ 42. Ma’am Jocelyn lends me _______ money to buy some of my school supplies.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____ 43. Rohan is a tall player, _______ loves playing for his school.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____ 44. Sir Samlikes chocolate candies and _______ always brings these candies to his friends.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
______45. My friends and I will visit the zoo. _______ will have our picture taking there.
a. I b. She c. You d. We
 Choose the correct form of verb appropriate in each sentence.
______46. She always _______________ the essay writing contest.
a. win b. wins c. won d. winning
_____47. My best friend and her mother _______________ to see me this coming summer.
a. come b. comes c. came d. will come
_____48. It _______________ every time we hold a program.
a. rain b. rains c. rained d. raining
_____49. They (take) their skateboards. What is the correct present perfect of the verb take?
a. had taken b. have taken c. has taken d. will have taken
_____50. You shall have listened to a nice country songs. What aspect of verb is shown by the
underlined phrase?
a. past perfect b. present perfect c. future perfect d. past participle
_____51. She (eat) a hotdog sandwich. What is the correct past perfect of the verb eat?
a. had eaten b. has eaten c. have eaten d. shall have eaten
Directions: Find the modal of each sentence. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____52. He shall bring the food very soon.
a. bring b. food c. shall d. soon
_____53. We can definitely win the championship game.
a. can b. championship c. definite d. game
_____54. You should stop smoking because it is bad for you.
a. because b. for c. should d. stop

Directions: Write your own sentence using the given data below.

55. Subject: Miss Lara Verb: be Noun predicate: teacher

56. Subject: The children Verb: play everyday

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 57. Laura was my seatmate last year. She is still my seatmate this year.

58. My cousins cleaned the room. The teacher then came.

Rearrange the words to form good sentence.

59. jacket the dirty Rachel removes

60. escapes from master his Androcles

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