Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Schools Division of Mountain Province

TOS for PRE-TEST in MOTHER TONGUE

Please see the slight revision of the guideline in developing the Pre-test for MTB-MLE
GRADE 1 (20 Items) not Crea-ting
Remem Unders-
20. It is 15 items only Apply-ing Analy-zing Evalua-ting # of items
bering tanding
1. A. Isolate and pronounce
the beginning and ending
sounds of given words.
1
B. Add or substitute
individual sounds in simple
words to make new
words.
2. Identify and classify 1
naming words (persons,
places, things, animals)
a. common and proper
3. Note important details in 1
grade level narrative texts
listened to: (a. character, b.
setting, c. events
4. A. Give the correct 1
sequence of three events of
a story listened to
5. Supply rhyming words to 1
complete a rhyme, poem,
and song
6. Identify pronouns 1
(personal, possessive)
7. Identify cause and/or effect 1
of events in a story listened
to
8. Identify the problem and 1
solution in the story read
9. Interpret a pictograph 1

10. Talk about various topics 1

and experiences using
descriptive words
11-12. A. Identify the tense of 2
the action word in the
sentence
B. Use the correct tense
and time signal of an action
word in a sentence
13. Use describing words in 1
sentences
14. Give the synonyms of 1
describing words
15. Give the antonyms of 1
describing words
GRADE 2 Remem- Unders- Creating
Applying Analyzing Evaluating # of items
bering tanding

1. Classify naming words 1

into different categories
2-3. A. Identify the parts of a 2
sentence (subject and
predicate)
B. Differentiate sentences
from non-sentences
4. Construct a variety of 1
sentences observing
appropriate punctuation
marks
5. A. Give the main idea of a 1
story/poem
6. Use subject and object 1
pronouns when applicable

7. Use demonstrative 1
pronouns
8. Use possessive pronouns 1
when applicable
9. Identify simile in 1
sentences
10. Employ proper mecha- 1
nics and format when
writing for different
purposes (i.e. paragraph
writing, letter writing)
11-12. Write short narra- 1 1
tive paragraphs that
include elements of
setting, characters, and
plot (problem and
resolution) observing the
conventions of writing
13-14. Identify and use 2
action words in simple
tenses (present, past,
future) with the help of
time signals
15. Use action words when 1
narrating simple
 experiences and when
giving simple
3-5 steps directions using
signal words (e.g. first,
second, next, etc.).
16. Use the conventions of 1
writing in composing
journal entries and
letters (friendly letter,
thank you letter, letter
of invitation, birthday
greetings)
17. Identify and use adjectives 1
in sentences
18. Identify synonyms of 1
adjectives
19. Identify antonyms of 1
adjectives
20. Use correctly adverbs of 1
(a. time b. place c. manner
d. frequency)
Grade 3
1. A. Differentiates count 1
from mass nouns
B. Uses the correct
counters for mass nouns
(ex: a kilo of meat)
2-3. Identifies and uses 2
abstract nouns and
concrete nouns
4-5. A. Notes important 2
details in grade level
narrative texts:
a. Character b. Setting c.
 Plot (problem & solution)
6-7. Writes correctly different 2
types of sentences
(simple, compound,
complex)
8-9. Uses subject and object 1 1
pronouns
10. Uses demonstrative 1
pronouns
11. Identifies and uses 1
interrogative pronouns
12. Identifies metaphor 1

13. Identifies personification 1

14. Identifies hyperbole 1

15. Identifies the parts of a 1

newspaper
16. Interprets a pictograph 1
based on a given legend
17. Interprets the labels in an 1
illustration
18. Identifies the author’s 1
purpose for writing a
selection.
19. Makes a two-level outline 1
for a report or an
interesting experience
20-21. Writes a 3-5 step 2
procedural Paragraph using
signal words such as first,
last, then, and next
22-24. Identifies and uses 3
adverbs of manner in
different degrees of
 comparison
25. Identifies and uses 1
correctly prepositions

Note: The amended parts are those that are in red marks.

1. Each district/ cluster/ school will develop their sets of questions using their own mother tongue. The MTB-MLE District Coordinator assigns the teachers who
will group together and develop.
2. The number of test items will be followed for grades 1 – 3;
a. Grade 1 = 15 items (This will be given 1 week after the start of classes on the second semester)
b. Grade 2 = 20 items (Both Grades 2 and 3 will have their pre-test 1 week after the start of classes (1 st semester)
c. Grade 3 = 25 items
3. The questions should not be too difficult nor too easy to the level of the learners. Multiple choice with 3 options for grades 1, 2 and 3 will be used. An answer
sheet will be provided to the learners.
4. Submission of the test questions will be on July 22, 2022 with the answer key to the Division Office for a review before it will be finalized by the developers.
5. Get the least mastered competency/ies for emphasis/ mastery/ detailed teaching of these least mastered skills.
6. Submit the results (score, MPS of the whole class, including the least mastered skills) to the district MTB-MLE Coordinator who will likewise compute for the
MPS of the whole district and finally submit to the division office 1 week after the conduct of the pre-test.
7. The test questions will be kept by the school MTB-MLE Coordinator for future use/ reference.