Municipality of Silang

Second Periodical Test in English V

School Year 2017 - 2018

Name: __________________________________________Date: __________________________

Grade and Section: ________________________________Teacher: _______________________

I. Listen as the teacher reads the paragraph. Then, encircle the letter of the correct answer
for each question below.

1. Which of the following is NOT the first thing to do?

A. Read the directions twice.
B. Ask your teacher about something you don’t understand.
C. Read the directions carefully.
D. Answer all items completely.
2. What is the last thing to do?
A. Do not stay too long in one number. B. Read the directions carefully.
C. Write your answers clearly. D. Answer all items clearly.
3. What kind of paragraph is this?
A. Description B. Cause and Effect C. Sequence D. Exposition

B. The bat is a nocturnal animal because it stays awake at night and sleeps all day. It is
like the owl, another nocturnal animal. The bat hangs upside down on a branch of a tree or
on the roof of a cave when it sleeps. When night comes, the bat wakes up. It stretches its
wings and licks itself like a cat. After washing up, the bat flies out into the night to look for
food. It zigzags among the trees and across the fields. It can fly at night, even with its eyes
closed.

4. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

A. The bat as a nocturnal animal. B. The owl as a nocturnal animal.
C. The bat has large and wide wings. D. The bat is similar to a cat.
5. Which of the following sentences gives detail?
A. When night comes, the bat wakes up.
B. It can fly at night, even when its eyes closed.
C. The bat is a nocturnal animal.
D. Both A and B
6. What kind of paragraph is this?
A. Sequence B. Description C. Compare and Contrast D. Cause and Effect

B. Identify if the sentence states a fact or an opinion.

_____7. Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte  is the 16th and current President of the Philippines.
_____8. He is a strong leader with a soft heart.
II. Write D if the italicized word has a denotative meaning and C if it has a connotative
meaning.
_____9. At dawn, the beauty of nature starts to unfold.
_____10. Here three daughters are her life’s roses.

III. A. Study the card catalog below, then, answer the questions that follow:

Fil Lema, Benjamin Luna

796.8 Arnis: Filipino Art of Self Defense
L4 Pacig City M.M.:
1989 Integrated Publishing House, c 1989
110 p. : photos
1. Arnis. I. Title

11. What type of card catalog is this?

A. subject card B. author card C. title card D. card catalog
12. What is the title of the book?
A. Arnis B. Arnis: Filipino Art of Self Defense
C. Integrated Publishing House D. Pacig City
13. What is the call number of the book?
A. c. 1989 B. 110 p. C. 1. Arnis D. Fil 786.8 L4

B. Study the entries for each source. Then, choose the letter of the correct answer for
each of the following questions.
GLOSSARY
C
captivate v. – to charm, to fascinate
carouse v. – to drink and be merry
choke v.t. – to stop the breath by compression of the windpipe
chuckle v.i – to laugh in a suppressed manner; n. a short quiet laugh

14. Which word can be used both as a noun and a verb?

A. choke B. chuckle C. captivate D. carouse

sam·ple  (să m’pəl)
n.
a. A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a wholeb. A
specimen taken for analysis or testing: a blood sample;
tr.v. sam·pled, sam·pling, sam·ples
To take a sample of, especially to test or examine by a sample: the
restaurant critic who must sample a little of everything.
adj.
Serving as a representative or example: sample test questions; a
sample piece of fabric.

15. How many meanings does the word sample as a noun have?
A. one B. two C. three D. four
16. It contains words with the synonyms and antonyms of words.
A. Card catalog B. Glossary C. Dictionary D. Thesaurus

IV. A. Underline the correct verb that agrees with the subject.

17. Here (is, are) the answer.

18. Written on the notebook (is, are) his report.
19. Here (lie, lies) the cats under this sofa.
20. Mike, along with his friend Emilio, often (help, helps) out at the bakery on weekends.
21. A carpenter, together with an electrician and a painter, (is, are) working on the new
wing of the hospital.
22. The city manager, along with five committee members,(approve, approves) the street’s
name change.
23. You, not I, (am, are) invited to the president’s inauguration.
24. There (is, are) ten children in the council.
25. (Is, Are) the geese cooked?
26. There (was, were)only one agendum during the meeting yesterday.
27. The school staff (is, are) attending the meeting tomorrow.
28. The public (is, are) warned about the coming storm.
29. The team (is, are) running towards the different exits.

B. Identify the words that describe nouns in the sentences.

30. Filipinos are a deeply religious people.

A. Filipinos B. deeply C. religious D. people
31. The attic was a lovely place to play.
A. attic B. lovely C. place D. to play
32. Our country’s colorful history shows how Filipinos face problems.
A. country B. history C. colorful D. problems
33. The red peppers and spicy onions dangled over my nose.
A. red and spicy B. peppers C. dangled D. onions

C. Choose the correct order of adjectives to complete each sentence below.

34. I was thrilled to receive a __________________ book with my order.

A. big, beautiful, leather-bound B. leather-bound, big, beautiful
.C beautiful big leather-bound D. leather-bound, beautiful, big
35. His clown costume consists of a red nose, oversized shoes, and a ________ jacket.
A. Size 4X, polka-dotted, silk, smoking B. polka-dotted, silk, smoking, size 4X
C. polka dotted, size 4x, silk, smoking D. silk, polka dotted,size 4x, smoking
36. He was wearing a ________ shirt.
   A. dirty, old, flannel   B. flannel, old, dirty
   C. old, dirty, flannel D. flannel, dirty, old
37. Pass me the ________ cups.
   A. plastic, big, blue   B. big, blue, plastic
C. big, plastic, blue D. plastic, blue, big
D. Choose the correct degree of adjective to complete the sentences.

38. The younger children listened __________than their older brothers.

A. excitedly B. more excitedly C. most excitedly D. least excitedly
39. Danny writes the __________ among his classmates.
A. legibly B. more legibly C. most legibly D. less legibly
40. Lawrence is the __________(good) athlete in the school.
A. good B. better C. best D. gooder

V. A. Write a comparison-and-contrast paragraph using the information in the Venn

Diagram. (41-45)

Outdoor activities Video games

 are aerobic, this  are not aerobic,
means that it is  both are this means that
designed to burn games they are not able
off energy which to increase
helps to increase physical fitness.
physical fitness.  Helps people
 helps to build become more
mind and body proficient at
coordination problem solving
 helps people in real life
become sociable  People get used

B. Fill out the following information. Be accurate and careful in filling out the form. (5
points)

46. Name: _________________________________________________________________

Last Name First Name Middle Name
47. Address: _______________________________________________________________
48. Birthday: _________________________
49. Age: ___________________
50. School’s Name: _______________________________

God bless!
 Municipality of Silang

SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH V

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
NO. OF
SKILL DAYS ITEM NO. % ITEM PLACEMENT
TAUGHT
EN5LC-IIa-4
Identify signal words from text 3 2 4 1-2
heard
EN5LC-IIb-3.19
Identify informational text-types
-to classify 4
-to explain 6 2 3,6
-to describe
-to compare and contrast
EN5RC-IIa-2.21
Identify main idea, key sentences 5 2 4 4-5
and supporting details of a given
paragraph
EN5LC-IId-2.10
3 2 4 7-8
Distinguish fact from opinion
ENV-IIc-20.2.1
Identify different meanings of 4
content specific words 7 2 9-10
(denotation and connotation)
EN5SS-IIb-1.5.3
Use card catalog to locate 2 3 6 11-13
resources
EN5SS-IIc-1.4
Gather relevant information 2 1 2 14
from various sources
-glossaries
EN5SS-IId-1.4
Gather relevant information 2 1 2 15
from various sources
-Dictionary
EN5SS-IIe-1.4
2 1 2 16
Gather relevant information
from various sources
-Thesaurus
EN5G-IIa-3.9
Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate 2 3 6 17-19
grammatical structures:
-subject-verb agreement
( inverted sentences)
EN5G-IIb-3.9 2 4 8 20-23
Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-subject-verb agreement
(intervening phrases)
EN5G-IIc-2.2.2 EN5G-IIc- 2 3 6 24-26
3.9
-irregular nouns and verb
agreement
EN5G-IId-2.2.6 EN5G-IId-
3.9 2 3 6 27-29
- collective nouns and verb
agreement
EN5G-IIe-5.3
2 4 8 30-33
Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures:
-kinds of adjectives 2 4 8 34-37
EN5G-IIf-5.5
-order of adjectives
EN5G-IIg-5.2 2 4 8 38-40
-degrees of adjectives

EN5WC-IIb-2.2.5
Write paragraphs showing 2 4 8 41-45
-comparison and contrast
EN5WC-IIj-3.7
Fill-out forms accurately (school 2 5 10 46-50
forms, deposit and withdrawal
slips, etc.)
TOTAL 50 50 100% 1-50

Prepared by:
MARJHORIE C. ANARNA
Master Teacher I
 Municipality of Silang

Second Periodical Test in English V

School Year 2017 - 2018

KEY TO CORRECTION
(1 - 3)
First, read the directions carefully before you start answering. If possible, read them
twice. Ask your teacher or the proctor about something you don’t understand. Next, answer
all items completely. Then, do not stay long in one number if you cannot think of the answer
right away. You might run out of time especially if the test has a time limit. Finally, write
your answers clearly.

1. D 26. was
2. C 27. is
3. C 28. is
4. A 29. are
5. D 30. C
6. B 31. B
7. fact 32. C
8. opinion 33. A
9. D 34. A
10. C 35. A
11. B 36. A
12. B 37. B
13. D 38. B
14. B 39. C
15. B 40. C
16. D 41. C
17. is 42. comparison-and-contrast paragraph
18. is 43.
19. lie 44.
20. helps 45.
21. is 46. Filling out forms
22. approves 47.
23. are 48.
24. are 49.
25. Are 50.