DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH 6

Name: ____________________________________ Date: _______________________

Teacher: __________________________________ Section: _____________________
TEST I. Directions: Analyze and identify the sound devices for each sentence. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the blank before the number.

_____1. It was cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.

A. assonance B. hyperbole C. personification D. simile
_____2. The team leader moves as brave as a lion.
A. context clues B. simile C. personification D. onomatopoeia
_____3. The snow is a white blanket.
A. assonance B. alliteration C. hyperbole D. metaphor

TEST II. Directions: Pluralized the underlined regular nouns in each sentence. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the blank before the number.
_____4. My mother sent me two sets of chocolate box.
A. boxx B. boxs C. boxes D. boxses
_____5. The pupils find the three line of the art paper.
A. linese B. lines C. liness D. linseed
_____6. Saint Peter holds the key of heaven’s door.
A. keys B. keyss C. keyz D. keyses

TEST III. Directions: Read the following sentences and find the correct subject-verb agreement. Write
the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.

_____7. Ma’am Aida Ramos (teach)_______ us how to solve mathematical equations.

A. teachs B. teaches C. teech D. teach
_____8. Caloocan City (lead) _________ the UAAP competition.
A. leds B. leeds C. leads D. leadses
_____9. Jose (bake) _______ some cakes for us.
A. bake B. beka C. bakeses D. bakes

TEST IV. Directions: Recall the concept of simile for you to be able to identify the word being
compared to the underlined word. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the
number.

_____10. The music changes like prismatic glass, giving the world a glimpse of all the colors it forgets.
A. changes B. colors C. prismatic glass D. world
_____11. The lowered lamps glow in the midnight air like mammoth orange-moths that flit and flare
through the dark tapestry of night.
A. air B. dark C. mammoth D. tapestry
_____12. I dream of silent verses where the rhyme glides noiseless as an oar.
A. dream B. glides C. silent D. oar

TEST V. Directions: Infer the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in each sentence.
Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.

_____13. Kiefer Ravena’s basketball team made a game plan at the drop of a hat.
A. badly B. earlier today C. for the win D. without hesitation
_____14. 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
_____15. The BMW car is truly costed an arm and leg.
A. very low price B. very intimidating C. very huge D. very expensive

TEST VI. Directions: Read the selection on the next page, and then answer the questions that follow.
Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.
 Why Does a Cow Chewing When She isn’t Eating?
A cow has a special stomach with four parts. When she eats grass, she chews it just enough to
make it wet. Then it goes into the first part of its stomach, where it becomes softer. From there it goes
into the second part, where it is made into little balls called “cuds”. Later, while the cow is resting, she
brings up each cud one at a time and chews it well. When she swallows it, the food goes into the third
part of her stomach. There the water squeezed out of it. Finally, the food goes to the fourth part of the
cow’s stomach and is broken down into very tiny pieces. Then the cow’s body can take what it needs
from the food to live and grow.
______16. What happens to the grass when it goes to the first part?
A. The grass becomes harder. C. The grass becomes softer.
B. The grass liquify. D. The grass goes to the intestine
______17. In what part is the water squeezed out?
A. first C. second
B. fourth D. third
______18. What happened to the food on cow’s stomach at the final stage?
A. Broken down into very tiny pieces. C. It disappears already.
B. Broken down into large pieces. D. It explodes.

TEST VII. Directions: Identify the kinds of sentences below. Write your answer on the blank before the
number. (Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative and Exclamatory)
________________________19. How well she sings!
________________________20. What is your name?
________________________21. Did I say anything to make you angry?
________________________22. What is your name?
________________________23. Who told you this?
________________________24. She is a successful writer.
________________________25. It is raining cats and dogs.
________________________26. I want to become a writer.
________________________27. She does not eat meat or fish.
________________________28. Go at once.

TEST VIII. Directions: Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of the italicized words.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

29. A telephone is a machine that can carry the sound of someone's voice somewhere far away. The
root tele means far away. What does the root phone mean?
A. sound B. life C. light D. heat
30. Psychology is the study of human behavior and the mind. The root logy means the study of
something. What does the root psych mean?
A. life B. mind C. light D. heat
31. The root astro means star. What does the word astronomy mean?
A. the branch of science that studies the physics of light
B. the branch of science that studies sound and hearing
C. the branch of science that studies stars and other objects in space
D. the branch of science that studies moon and comets

TEST IX. Direction: Write the letter of the most logical effect or cause of each situation on the space
provided.
______32. It was a very hot day. Everyone wanted __________.
A. some cold drinks C. a piece of sandwich
B. two bottles of hot water D. a cup of coffee
______33. After some days, Paulo was absent because of sickness, Paulo was well again. He
regained his health.
A. He continued his vacation. C. He helped his mother at home.
B. He started attending his classes. D. He woke up early.
______34. Paulo had missed many lessons so he had to double his efforts.
A. He stayed awake till morning, studying his lessons.
B. He asked his mother to do his homework for him.
C. He requested his teacher to promote him to the next grade level.
D. He copied notes from his classmates and studied them at home.
______35. Paulo was very happy to see his classmates. He was so touched by their thoughtfulness.
He said ____.
A. “Oh, thank you so much”, but why did you come?
B. “Oh thank you very much for coming”, you’ve made me very happy.
C. “Oh, thank you very much. Did you bring something for me?”
D. “Oh, thank you”, what gifts did you bring?”
______36. In spite of his absences, Paulo got high grades.
A. That made his classmates believe he had super powers.
B. That led to his being elected president of the class.
C. That made his mother happy and proud of him.
D. That made his friends believed that they must get absent too, in class.
______37. The coronavirus can be transferred from one person to another.
A. People should avoid places with crowded people.
B. Use face mask to prevent the virus from transferring to other persons.
C. People should strictly stay at home to avoid contacting persons with COVID-19.
D. All of the above.
______38. A person was infected with the coronavirus.
A. He will experience fever, dry cough and tiredness.
B. They should travel anywhere without restrictions.
C. Self-quarantine is not necessary.
D. None of the above
______39. Which of the following is the effect of water pollution?
A. People discharged waste into water bodies.
B. Fourteen billion pounds of garbage is dumped into the ocean.
C. Aquatic animals face an extinction rate of five times than terrestrial animals.
D. Lack of proper sanitation in water.
______40. What causes water pollution?
A. Billion pounds of garbage is dumped into the ocean.
B. People have no concern on keeping the cleanliness of water sources.
C. Oil spill cannot be prevented if accidents happen in the bodies of water.
D. All of the above
______41. According to UNICEF, more than 3,000 children die every day all over the world due to
consumption of contaminated drinking water. In this sentence, which is the effect?
A. according to UNICEF
B. more than 3,000 children die every day all over the world
C. due to consumption of contaminated drinking water
D. All of the above

TEST X. Direction: Write F on the blank if the statement is FACT and O for OPINION.
42. ______Blue is my favorite color.
43. ______Emilio Aguinaldo was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines.
44. ______I really enjoyed the patintero game last weekend.
45. ______ June 12 is the celebration of Philippines Independence Day.
46. ______Pedro’s favorite merienda is Halo-Halo.

TEST XI. Directions: Rearrange the word to form a meaningful exclamatory sentence. Punctuate the
sentence you have formed correctly. Write your answer on the space provided at the back. (2 points
each)

47-48 world dog you best the are in the

49-50 my out of stay room told I you to

KEY TO CORRECTIONS:

1.B 26.DECLARATIVE
2.B 27.DECLARATIVE
3.D 28.IMPERATIVE
4.C 29.A
5.B 30.B
6.A 31.C
7.B 32.A
8.C 33.B
9.D 34.D
10.C 35.B
11.C 36.C
12.D 37.D
13.D 38.A
14.C 39.C
15.D 40.D
16.C 41.B
17.D 42.O
18.A 43.F
19.EXCLAMATORY 44.O
20.INTERROGATIVE 45.F
21.INTERROGATIVE 46.O
22.INTERROGATIVE 47-48.You are the best dog in the world!
23. NTERROGATIVE 49-50.I told you to stay out of my room!
24.DECLARATIVE
25.DECLARATIVE