ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN ENGLISH 6

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

Begin here:

A. Select from the given choices the word/s with the closest meaning to the word in bold.

1. My Math teacher asks me to write binomial expressions on the board.

a. an expression in algebra that consists of two terms

b. an expression in algebra that consists of three terms
c. an expression in algebra that consists of only one term
d. an expression in algebra that consists of four or five terms

2. The following day, he asked us, “Quadrants refer to how many divisions on a coordinate graph?”

a. any of the 3 areas of a circle

b. any of the 5 equal parts into which a circle or other shape has been
c. any of the 2 areas made when we divide up a plane by an x and y axis
d. any of the 4 areas made when we divide up a plane by an x and y axis

3. I am writing my autobiography. Anyone who will read this will be able to see my whole life.

a. a story about my own life

b. a story about another person’s life
c. a story about an interesting event or time
d. a story about imaginary characters and events

4. Kindly click the maximize button to make everything visible.

a. closes the current window

b. expands the window to full-screen size
c. returns a window to its precious size and location
d. reduces the window so it only appears as a window button on the taskbar

5. My aunt is a solopreneur. She sells bags and shoes online which makes multitasking easier.

a. a business in school
b. a business that reflects her passion
c. a business where she operates alone and manages all aspects of the business
d. a business that offers products and services with the intention of creating social good.

6. Mother, who is a teacher, always tells us that being with little children and seeing them play every
day is therapeutic.

a. herbal medicine
b. curative or medicinal
c. relieving of emotional stress
d. administered or applied for reasons of health

7. Every time I see an irresponsible person throws his or her trash anywhere, my blood pressure rises.

a. a check on one’s pulse

b. emotion or feeling of anger
c. a way to measure blood count
d. force of blood flow upon the walls of the blood vessels

8. Feeling tired, I decided to catch forty winks.

a. watch TV
b. take a nap
c. sleep early
d. sleep soundly
9. The lady pulled Ryan away, in the nick of time, from the path of the speeding truck.

a. ran away
b. set a limit
c. just in time
d. remained calm

10. She felt like a fish out of water when she showed up at the party wearing a dress when everyone
else was wearing jeans.

a. beautiful
b. very nervous
c. cold and clammy
d. as if she did not fit in

11. The tickets are selling like hotcakes. In just a day, the tickets are sold out.

a. selling slowly
b. selling quickly
c. selling at low prices
d. selling at high prices

12. We tried bicol express – a famous Bicolano cuisine.

a. an Italian pizza
b. a chef or a cook
c. particular type of food/cooking
d. ordered single menu without side dishes

13. Kimberly went to the salon to dye her hair blonde.

a. haircut
b. hair color
c. hair treatment
d. hair conditioner

14. The children never fail to say “Adieu, Teacher! See you tomorrow!”.

a. goodbye
b. thank you
c. good morning
d. good afternoon

For Items 15 and 16, read this short passage carefully.

Many insects and animals have colors and patterns that help
to protect them against predators that might eat them. Camouflage
also helps predators to hunt. Grasshoppers and tree snakes are
green. They match the grass and leaves around them, which makes
them hard to see. Polar bears live in the Arctic and are white. The
color of their fur helps them to blend into the snow and ice as they
search for food.
 15. What is camouflage?

a. stinging or biting
b. bright colors that warn away enemies
c. loud, frightening noises that animals make
d. colors or patterns that look like the surroundings

16. What is predator?

a. an animal that lives in trees

b. an animal that eats grass and leaves
c. an animal that hides from its enemies
d. an animal that hunts for and eats other animals

B. Read the text in each item and answer the questions that follow.

The Storm

The heavens are scowling,

The thunder is growling,
The loud winds are howling,
The storm has come suddenly on!

17. Which words in the stanza are examples of onomatopoeia?

a. storm, scowling, suddenly

b. thunder, loud winds, storm
c. scowling, growling, howling
d. heavens, thunder, loud winds

Find the simile in the excerpt below.

A stag, which is a male deer, was
drinking at the forest pool saw himself in
the clear water. “How handsome I am,”
he thought. “My antlers are like the
branches of a young tree, my coat is
smooth and glossy and my eyes sparkle
like a star. My only wish is that my legs
were more shapely. They are so long and
thin that I’m ashamed of them.”

18. What two things are compared in the simile?

a. antlers – twinkling star

b. antlers – sparkling eyes
c. antlers – young tree’s branches
d. antlers – smooth and glossy coat
 Many people use the words crocodile and alligator to mean
the same thing. In fact, they are different animals. Do you know the
differences between crocodiles and alligators?

Both crocodiles and alligators are reptiles. Like other reptiles,

they both have scaly skin, and the females lay eggs. In addition, these
two animals are cold-blooded. (Their body temperature gets warmer
or cooler depending on their surroundings.) Both alligators and
crocodiles live in warm regions and spend most of their time in the
water,

Alligators are generally smaller than crocodiles. They have

shorter, wider snouts, and their teeth are hidden when their mouths
are closed. Crocodiles have long, narrow snouts. The sharp teeth on
their lower jaws can be seen clearly, even when their mouths are
closed. Crocodiles are muddy brown. Alligators are darker and
sometimes look almost black.

19. How did the writer organize the passage?

a. in time order
b. in order of importance
c. in cause-and-effect order
d. in compare – contrast order

Andie made the diagram below to organize her ideas for an essay.

Andie’s Diagram

Potting a Seedling Plant

1 –----- Gather all materials: seedling plant, pot, potting soil, water.

2sdasx
–----- Water the seedling.

3 –----- Fill pot one-third with soil.

4 –----- Clay pots cost more than plastic pots.

5 –----- Remove seedling from its container.

6 –----- Loosen roots of seedling.

7 –----- Place seedling in pot.

8 –----- Add soil around seedling until roots are covered.

20. How should Andie organize her ideas?

a. in time order
b. in order of importance
c. in cause-and-effect order
d. in compare-contrast order
 “Cra-a-ck! Broo-om!” The lightning flash followed by the boom of the
thunder, caused shrieks of surprise and fear among the grade six pupils of
Miss Marbella. Instinctively, the boys closed the windows as a safety
precaution. The girls covered their ears in fear.
“There’s no need to fear the thunder. It is harmless even if it
produces loud cracking sounds,” said Miss Marbella. “What we should be
afraid of is lightning.”
“Why should we be afraid of lightning,” chorused the children.
“Lightning is a flash of light in the sky caused by the passing of
electricity from one cloud to another. Thunder is caused by the rushing of
cold air to replace the heated air along the path of a lightning,” Miss
Marbella’s explanation to everyone.
“Lightning is electricity,” explained Miss Marbella. “As I’ve said
earlier, electricity gives us light and heat. It is strong and powerful. We are
afraid of the lightning because of the harm it might bring us. The best way to
avoid being stuck by it is to stay indoors during thunderstorm. We should
close our doors and windows to prevent drafts from the rain. If we are
caught outdoors, we must stay away from tall trees. Wet things attract
lightning.”
21. What causes lightning?

a. loss of cold wind c. passing of electricity

b. loss of electricity d. rushing of cold wind

22. Why should we stay indoor during thunderstorm?

a. so we could eat c. to avoid being struck by thunder

b. so we could sleep d. to avoid being struck by lightning

23. What is the theme of the selection?

a. Thunder is harmless.
b. Lightning is harmless.
c. Lightning is a powerful source of electricity.
d. Lightning and thunder are flashing wonders in the sky.

For items 24-25

Green plants make sugar in their leaves under the sunlight. It is
chlorophyll, the green coloring matter of the leaves that is responsible for
this. At night, when the sun is out, the leaf’s work in manufacturing sugar is
done. The leaf now passes the liquid sugar down through special tubes in
the branches to the trunk and roots where it is stored.
In great chemical laboratories, scientists are trying to discover the
leaf’s secret. They hope to copy the green chlorophyll to make the food for
the world. But until now, green plants have kept their secrets only to
themselves.
While green leaves are using carbon dioxide to make the sugar for
the plants, they are also purifying the air. Pure oxygen and moisture, which
are left-over from food making, flow out of little windows called stomata in
the leaf. The air becomes fresh. That is why forest air is so pleasant and
healthful to breathe. This is one of the reasons why we need to plant trees
in our surroundings.
24. Why do forests have pleasant and healthful air to breathe?

a. it is a large land c. it is inhabited

b. animals live there d. it is covered with plants and trees

25. What would be the effect of planting more trees in our surroundings?

a. It will add to the pollution.

b. It will crowd the surroundings.
c. We will have shortage of food to eat.
d. We will have a clean and green environment.

Elephants have feelings. They help each other find food and care for
their young. They go out of their way to avoid hurting each other. If one
elephant gets hurt, the other elephants stay with him. If one elephant dies,
the other elephants mourn. They hang their heads and are quiet. They are
sad.

26. Why does the author discuss elephant’s feelings in the paragraph?

a. To persuade the reader to take care of elephants

b. To entertain the reader with stories about elephants
c. To point out to the reader that elephants are often sad
d. To inform the reader how elephants relate to each other

Tammy Tamarao is alone. Everyday, he roams in the forest of

Mindoro looking for another tamarao. He looks in all parts of the forests and
mountains where wild animals live. He sees many deer. He often meets wild
pigs, but he never sees a tamarao like himself.
Tammy has been looking for another tamarao since his mother was
killed. He was small then, but he still remembers that horrible day. Tammy
and his mother heard the noise of hunters. But before they could run away,
there was a loud sound. It was the sound of a gun. The hunters had killed
Tammy’s mother.
Now, Tammy has grown big and strong. His horns are as sharp as a
spear. The other animals fear him. Even the native Mangyans of Mindoro
keep out of his way. They never hurt him anymore.
But now that Tammy is older, he gets lonelier every day. He wants
very much to find another tamarao. He wants to have a family, but he never
saw another tamarao. Hunters have killed almost all of them. Tammy is one
of the tamaraos left in the Philippines.

27. What causes the extinction of tamaraos in Mindoro?

a. other tamaraos live in the city

b. other tamaraos dislike Tammy
c. they are playing hide and seek
d. hunters have killed almost all of them
 28. Hunters kill animals in the forests, that’s why animals are slowly losing.
What should we do?

a. Kill the hunters.

b. Look for Tammy’s mother.
c. Help the hunters kill the animals.
d. Help in the campaign against killing tamaraos.

C. Select from the given choices the answer that best completes the sentence.

29. She learned that two __________ of cod liver oil, which is Vitamin A supplement, could promote
rapid recovery and prevent complication of viral illnesses.

a. spoonful c. spoonsful
b. spoonfuls d. spoonsfuls

30. The __________ help the people by giving an updated report of the weather.

a. weatherman c. weathermans
b. weathermen d. weathermens

31. How __________ now? Better than before?

a. do you feel c. are you feeling

b. do you feeling d. you are feeling

32. It’s been two years __________ a trip through a desert.

a. that I don’t take c. since I didn’t take

b. since I last took d. that I haven’t taken

33. We __________ learn to recycle products derived from trees like papers and folders.

a. can c. might
b. must d. could

34. Wind is moving air. __________ contains oxygen, without which there will be no plant or animal
life on earth.

a. It c. It’s
b. Its d. It will

35. Geologists __________ that the Earth is made up of three layers: the crust, the mantle and the core.

a. agree c. agreeing
b. agrees d. will agree

36. A gentle breeze cools and __________ us during warm or hot weather.

a. refresh c. refreshed
b. refreshes d. refreshing

37. Frogs and toads eat flies and mosquitoes. Their __________are their hunting tools.

a. tongues long sticky c. long sticky tongues

b. tongues sticky long d. sticky long tongues

38. The scientist’s English is excellent. He speaks __________.

a. perfect English c. perfectly English

b. English perfect d. English perfectly
 39. Domeng never phones me. __________ for updates on our research about crustaceans.

a. I always have to phone him

b. I have always to phone him
c. I have to phone him always
d. Always I have to phone him

40. Sally is doing okay at the moment. She has __________ at the weather bureau – PAGASA
(Philippine Astronomic, Geologic, Atmospheric and Scientific Administration).

a. a quite good job c. a pretty good job

b. quite a good job d. a good pretty job

41. I’ll be in Manila next week. I hope to see Ronald __________.

a. while I’m there c. during I’m there

b. while I’ll be there d. during I’ll be there

42. Goodbye! I’ll see you __________.

a. Friday morning c. in Friday morning

b. at Friday morning d. on Friday morning

43. Jose stayed in the jungle __________ he was fifteen.

a. if c. when
b. but d. because

44. The engineer and the technologist understood each other __________ they didn’t speak the same
language.

a. for c. before
b. while d. eventhough

45. How did you know I was here?

a. Miss Marbella told me I was here.

b. Miss Marbella told me he was here.
c. Miss Marbella told me she was here.
d. Miss Marbella told me you were here.

46. Directions: Cut the square into 6 pieces.

Shade in 3 pieces.
Put an X in all other pieces.

Which shows the directions were followed correctly?

a.

x x x
x x x

x x x

x x
x x

b.

c.
 d.

47. Which statement makes a request?

a. I eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.

b. Please take a hot bath in the morning.
c. Do you brush your teeth after every meal?
d. I walk to school every day.

48. Combine all the sentences in the box to make a compound sentence.

My mom’s friend has a telescope.

Her telescope is pretty powerful.
She let us borrow it.

Which sentences below correctly combines the sentences in the box.

a. My mom let us borrow her pretty powerful telescope.

b. My mom’s friend has a pretty powerful telescope, and she let us borrow it.
c. My mom’s friend is pretty powerful and she has a telescope that she let us borrow.
d. My mom’s friend has a telescope and she let us borrow her telescope that is pretty powerful.

49. Which of the following is a compound sentence?

a. Deserts are hot, dry lands, but many animals live in them.
b. Lake Buhi is the home of the finest fish in world known as Sinarapan.
c. A cave is an opening beneath the ground, on the side of a hill or a mountain.
d. An ant nest is like a city where hundreds or even thousands of ants live together.

50. Combine this two simple sentences to form a compound sentence.

Giraffes are tall animals.

They weigh less than elephants.

a. Giraffes are tall animals or they weigh less than elephants.

b. Giraffes are tall animals for they weigh less than elephants.
c. Giraffes are tall animals but they weigh less than elephants.
d. Giraffes are tall animals and they weigh less than elephants.

51. Combine all the sentences in the box to make a complex sentence.

until it got dark

for planets
we had to wait
before we could look

Which sentences below correctly combines the sentences in the box.

a. Until it got dark before we could look for planets we had to wait.
b. We had to wait until it got dark before we could look for planets.
c. We had to wait for planets until it got dark before we could look.
d. We had to wait before we could look for planets until it got dark.
52. Identify the complex sentence among the given sentences below.

a. I experienced weightlessness.
b. I ate and drank in the state of weightlessness.
c. I was in constant radio contact with the people on earth.
d. I have to hold the notebook when I write my observation.

53. Complete the sentence below to make a complex sentence.

She read a book about plankton _______________________.

a. and crustaceans
b. and crustaceans aloud
c. while she rode in a bus
d. and she fell asleep soundly

54. In which sentence below is all punctuation correct?

a. Reymark bought pencils, erasers, and markers at the store.

b. Reymark bought pencils erasers, and markers at the store.
c. Reymark bought pencil’s erasers, and markers at the store.
d. Reymark, bought, pencils erasers, and markers at the store.

55. In which sentence below is all capitalization correct?

a. Jessabel called out to Justine, “don’t forget the Science experiment on Monday!”
b. Jessabel called out to justine, “Don’t forget the Science experiment on Monday!”
c. Jessabel called out to Justine, “Don’t forget the Science experiment on Monday!”
d. Jessabel called out to Justine, “Don’t Forget the Science experiment on Monday!”

56. Read the sentence below.

My mother didn’t beleive that I had finished my homework.

Which type of mistake appears in the underlined section of the sentence?

a. Spelling error
b. Punctuation error
c. Signal word error
d. Capitalization error

57. Read the sentences below.

First, we felt a cold wind. Because, we saw dark clouds. We knew it

was going to rain.

Which type of mistake appears in the underlined section of the sentence?

a. Spelling error
b. Signal word error
c. Punctuation error
d. Capitalization error
For items 56-58. Hector made the plan below to organize ideas for an essay. Use his plan to answer
the questions that follow.

58. Based on the information in Hector’s Writing Plan. What kind of essay is Hector planning to write?

a. an essay that explains how to cook fish

b. an essay that lists different types of fish
c. an essay that describes a favorite hobby, fishing
d. an essay that tells a story about visiting a cousin

59. Based on the information in Hector’s Writing Plan, which item below is on-topic and should be
added to the plan?

a. What pets I have c. Where my cousins live

b. Why I like swimming d. Best time of day to fish

60. Which item from Hector’s Writing Plan is off-topic and should be crossed off the plan?

a. Gear I use c. Where I fish

b. Sports I like d. Who fishes with me

First Name Middle Initial Family Name

____________________________________________________

Community Tax No. ____________________________________

Date Issued ________________________________________
Place Issued ________________________________________

61. Which is the correct entry for this form?

a. Carlo A. Reyes c. C. A. Reyes

5324345 5324245
January 6, 2020 Jaunuary 6, 2020
Legazpi city Legazpi City

b. Carlo Araza Reyes d. C. A. Reyes

5324345 5324245
January 6, 2020 Legazpi City
Legazpi city January 6, 2020
For items 62 – 64. Read the paragraph below. Then, fill in the graphic organizer with details from
the paragraph.

Water has many uses in our homes. Without water, we cannot cook
our food, wash our clothes nor take a bath. Fires are put out by means of
water. Water is important as means of transportation such as boats and
steamship. Logs and other products are transported on water. Water is the
home of many animals.
All living things need water. But, water sometimes causes sorrow to
man. During heavy rain, the rivers swell and overflow their banks which
results in floods. These floods destroy crops and homes. Men and animals
get drowned in the flood. When land is soaked in water, landslides may
results.