Gen.

Vicente Lim Elementary School

Tondo, Manila

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH 6

REMINDER:
* Write your NAME and SECTION on the upper LEFT corner and the DATE is on the RIGHT corner of your paper.
*DO NOT write anything on the questionnaire.
*WRITE the CAPITAL LETTER of your final answer.

Directions: Read each question carefully, and then choose the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer
on a one-whole sheet of paper.
1. John, the firefighter was doing his morning routine at the fire station.
A. Real B. Make-believe
2. Ben, the local dog, had called the emergency hotline because her owner had fallen off a ladder.
A. Real B. Make-believe
3. When the car got tired, it stopped and take a rest.
A. Real B. Make-believe
4. Face mask symbolizes __________?
A. Cure B. Virus C. Solution D. Protection
5. What does thumbs up emoji symbolizes ________?
A. Hello B. Yes/Like C. No/Dislike D. I am okay
6. It is a convention of film used to create specific atmosphere.
A. Light B. Blocking C. Direction
7. Who directs the making of film?
A. Film Staff B. Film Maker C. Film Director
8. While reading, John notices that the main character in the story is tough, just like the main character in
the book he read yesterday. John is making a: __________
A. text-to-self connection
B. text-to-text connection
C. text-to-world connection
9. Linda is reading a science fiction story. In the story, she thinks that what happens to the character could
also happen on Earth if people don't start recycling more. Linda is making a _________________.
A. text-to-self connection
B. text-to-text connection
C. text-to-world connection
10. Edwin is reading a book where a character visits a loved one in the hospital. It reminds Edwin of when he
visited his grandmother in the hospital. Edwin is making ____________.
A. text-to-self connection
B. text-to-text connection
C. text-to-world connection
11. What is the major characteristic of an impromptu speech?
A. It is unplanned
B. It takes many hours to write
C. It rehearsed over several days.
12. What are the three sections of an impromptu speech?
A. Main points, Body, and Conclusion
B. Introduction, Examples, and Body
C. Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
13. What does it mean by "talk like you mean it"?
A. Speak slowly
B. Speak with conviction
C. Speak with doubt
14. Many drivers drive past the speed limit when they are in a hurry. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. below B. behind C. beyond
15. The story about the miraculous water from the spring was found to be hoax. What is the meaning of the
underlined word?
A. real B. untrue C. strange
16. The old mas was so frail that he could hardly stand. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. weak B. old C. thin
17-18. Identify the meaning of the Idiomatic expression. Choose only the letter of the correct answer.
17. Stand out - ______________
A. to excel B. to succeed C. to fail
18. Once in a blue moon - ___________
A. often B. rarely C. unique
19. The flowers fluttered and danced in the breeze. What figure of speech is used?
A. Simile B. Hyperbole C. Personification
20. He's running faster than the wind. What figure of speech is used?
A. Metaphor B. Hyperbole C. Simile (Score plus 1, 19 items lang po kasi ang nasagotan nila)

Prepared by:
Gessle Gamir
Answer Key:

1. A
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. B (Bunos)