Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN

WRITTEN EXAM IN ENGLISH 6

FIRST QUARTER

I. Directions: Read and understand the statements very well. Answer what is asked by
choosing the letter of the best answer. Write it on the space provided before the
number.

_____ 1. Which of the following is possible to happen?

A. The water drains from plates.
B. The ice cubes cackle in their glass.
C. The teacups babble to one another.
D. The teapot dances as the water boiled.

_____ 2. Which of the following sentences is believable to occur?

A. My eyes glow to look at the colorful butterfly.
B. Gil reads his teacher’s mind to get perfect score in the test.
C. Santa Claus will give me my dream bicycle as a Christmas present.
D. The lovely fairy swayed her enchanted wand and the house became a castle.
_____ 3. Which of the following situation is an imaginary?
A. My father went hiking with his old friends.
B. My mother started a coffee shop business.
C. My uncle will ride on an airplane to visit the famous theme park.
D. My auntie will have a lesson on scuba diving with the mermaids.
_____ 4. Which of the following sentences contains irony?
A. Hear the mellow wedding bells.
B. The fire station was severely burned down.
C. The leaves danced in the wind one cold afternoon.
D. My eyes widened at the sight of the mile-high ice cream cones we were having for
dessert.
_____ 5. Which of the following sentences contains hyperbole?
A. In my dream, I was somewhere.
B. Education can change our life.
C. I’m starving! I can eat up hundred tons of bread.
D. The house of my friend is hard to reach but I enjoy the garden.

_____ 6. The name of the black dog was “Ivory”. This sentence has a ______
A. consonance
B. alliteration
C. hyperbole
D. irony

_____ 7. After someone tells a dull story, Ram exclaimed, “That is so exciting!” The
sentence contains _____.
A. hyperbole
B. irony
C. metaphor
D. simile

_____ 8. Beth is in deep sorrow because of her grandmother’s death. How she wished her
grandma was given a thousand years to live. The sentence has _____.
A. alliteration
B. hyperbole
C. irony
D. metaphor

_____ 9. Studying during free time and reading a lot of books helped Athena to get a high
grade. She knew that the test is not a piece of cake. The underlined words mean_____
A. The test is easy.
B. The test is difficult.
C. The test is for those who like cake.
D. The test comes with a piece of cake.
_____ 10. Abby can’t keep a secret. Whenever there is a surprise birthday party for someone,
she always seems to spill the beans. What does Abby do?
A. Abby likes to plant beans.
B. Abby often tells or reveals secrets.
C. Abby gives beans among her friends.
D. Abby is clumsy and always knocks over the cake.
_____ 11. The rain was pouring very hard. Jaime went home running. The following day
Jaime was under the weather. Jaime ____
A. is sick
B. is healthy
C. enjoys the weather
D. is going to report about the weather

_____ 12. Wena brings her pink umbrella because it is raining cats and dogs. What does the
sentence mean?
A. It is raining very hard.
B. It is not possible to rain with cats and dogs.
C. The pink umbrella can attract cats and dogs to come to Wena.
D. The pink umbrella can protect Wena from cats and dogs falling from the sky.

_____ 13. Max is really two-faced. He says nice things about you when you’re together but
always belittles you when you’re not around. What can you infer about Max?
A. Max is clumsy.
B. Max is friendly.
C. Max is popular.
D. Max is insincere.

_____ 14. The main character in the movie was very funny. It really had us in stitches. In
stitches means _______
A. sewing
B. like the character
C. watching eagerly
D. laughing uncontrollably
_____ 15. The following can be viewed to reinforce concepts and spark discussion in class,
and also for out-of-class assignments to enhance learning EXCEPT for _____
A. short film
B. blog posting
C. television clips
D. radio broadcast

_____ 16. This is a type of visual media that contains valuable information and narrates
stories in a beautiful and straightforward manner. What is it?
A. blog postings
B. images
C. infographics
D. videos

Study the image below about earthquake update. Interpret the data and answer the
questions carefully.

_____ 17. What natural phenomenon is mentioned in the infographics?

A. earthquake
B. landslides
C. typhoon
D. volcanic eruption
_____ 18. Why do you have to move away from steep slopes?
A. to avoid potential landslides
B. to avoid falling glass windows
C. to avoid concrete structures
 D. to avoid falling shelves and cabinets

_____ 19. When inside a building how will you protect yourself from falling debris?
A. getting under a chair
B. getting inside the cabinet
C. getting under a sturdy desk
D. getting inside the shelf

_____ 20. Based on the infographics, what may possible to happen if you are along the sea
shore during earthquake?
A. flood
B. typhoon
C. tsunami
D. whirlwind

_____ 21. It is a very important aspect for shaping meaning in films that can manipulate a
viewer’s attitude towards a setting or a character. It can make objects, people and
environments look beautiful or ugly, soft or harsh, artificial or real. What is it?
A. characterization
B. lights
C. setting
D. set-up

_____ 22. It is the physical movement of the actors relative to the position of the camera.
What is it?
A. blocking
B. characterization
C. lights
D. setting

_____ 23. Films and books have much in common. They both tell stories. Both have narrative
structure, genre, themes, character and ________.
A. blocking
B. direction
 C. setting
D. set-up

_____ 24. The ________ refers to the creation of a scenery that depicts the “look” or physical
appearance of the set for a film. It communicates a sense of location and place and is often
structured or built in studios. It can also be outside locations.
A. acting
B. characterization
C. lights
D. set-up
_____ 25. The ________ is the exchange of spoken words between two or more
characters in the film or moving pictures.
A. blocking
B. characterization
C. dialog
D. direction

_____ 26. The actor effectively showed a fiery-tempered but brilliant military strategist
which was shown perfectly in the movie. This convention of film is
_______.
A. acting
B. lights
C. setting
D. set-up

_____ 27. The _____ is the person who works with individuals in charge of lighting, scenery,
writing, and so forth, to make sure that all of the elements of making films come together.
A. actor
B. director
C. light technician
D. viewer

____ 28. This refers to any publication, document, or record including

newspapers, magazines, books and others.
 A. digital materials
B. painting materials
C. print materials
D. non-print materials

_____ 29. Characters used in print, non-print, and digital materials can
be analyzed in terms of the following EXCEPT for ____
A. urban or rural
B. age and gender
C. race and nationality
D. attitude and behavior

_____ 30. Digital materials refer to _______ records and other content that
were originally created and/or stored in a digital environment.
A. electronic
B. manual
C. permanent
D. temporary

_____ 31. Non-print materials refer to formats with special characteristics whose information
content can only be accessed through the use of machines or digital equipment such as
_______.
A. almanacs
B. audio-visual materials
C. encyclopedia
D. photographs

_____ 32. Which is NOT considered a digital environment in which digital materials were
created or stored?
A. desktop computers
B. digital video recorders
C. web servers
D. yearbook
_____ 33. Print, non-print, and digital materials that can be analyzed in terms of urban or
rural as well as affluent or poor pertain to ______.
A. characters
B. setting
C. attitude and behavior
D. gender and nationality

_____ 34. This is the extraction of meaningful information from images by means of
processing techniques.
A. document analysis
B. sound analysis
C. picture analysis
D. printer analysis

_____ 35. Cinderella and Snow White are stories with happy ending. There is a
connection from the two stories called _______.
A. text-to-self connection
B. text-to-text connection
C. text-to-world connection
D. text-to-printer connection

_____ 36. The father of Simba in the story of Lion King reminded me of the love of my
father. This is ________
A. text-to-self connection
B. text-to-text connection
C. text-to-world connection
D. text-to-printer connection

_____ 37. I read from the news about the damage of the recent typhoon that hit our country.
Other places in the world are also experiencing the same situation which is an effect of
climate change. This is _______.
 A. text-to-self connection
B. text-to-text connection
C. text-to-world connection
D. text-to-printer connection
____ 38. What do readers gain during reading about how the information they have read from
books by the same author, stories from a similar genre, or perhaps on the same topic are
connected to other familiar text?
A. Readers gain friends.
B. Readers gain insight.
C. Readers gain money.
D. Readers gain enemies.

_____ 39. The ________connection is the connection that teachers are trying to enhance
when they teach lessons in science, social studies, and literature.
A. text-to-self connection
B. text-to-text connection
C. text-to-world connection
D. text-to-printer connections

_____40. Lucas was very excited. He will be representing his school in the forthcoming
Declamation Contest Division Level. He memorized the lines very well and tried his best to
portray the character of a pirate as skillfully as he could. The declamation piece he will be
delivering is about _____.
A. a farmer
B. a pirate
C. a soldier
D. a teacher
_____41. Joey had finished mowing and raking Mr. Garcia’s lawn by early afternoon. Once
he collected for his job, he would have enough money to buy the storybook he has been
saving for as a birthday gift for his best friend Trixie. Joey knocked on Mr. Garcia’s door
after putting the lawn mower and rake in the garage. Joey would ask Mr. Garcia for
________.
A. the storybook for Trixie
 B. the rake and lawn mower
C. appreciation and thank you
D. payment for his job well done

_____ 42. Ericka stopped reading her favorite book. She took a shower and washed herself.
She then returned to her room, put her pajama on and turned-off the light. Where do you
think is Ericka?
A. in the bedroom
B. in the classroom
C. in the living room
D. in the entertainment room

_____ 43. When my friend Kimverly comes with us to the beach, she brings along her
favorite stuff. I laugh when I see her coming out of the water. With her rubber suit, masks,
tanks, and fins, she looks quite like a peculiar sea monster. Kimverly likes to _______
A. eat chicken and meat
B. wear an astronaut suit
C. go out with a monster suit
D. dive with swimming gear on her

_____ 44. A dragonfly lays eggs on the water. After a few days, the eggs hatched. They
became nymphs. The nymphs lived underwater. They do not resemble the adults. Nymphs
breathe through gills. Their lower lips shoot out to capture prey. As the nymphs grow, they
shed their skin many times. Then, they become full-grown dragonflies. Where do nymphs
live?
A. on the water
B. underwater
C. under the stone
D. on a branch of a tree

_____ 45. Cristina likes to eat a lot of junks. She also likes sweets, soft drinks, and
chocolates. She does not like to taste any fruit or vegetable. If her mother insisted, she would
run to one corner and cry. What will happen to Cristina?
A. She will never be sick.
 B. She will become smart.
C. She will have more friends.
D. She will become unhealthy.

_____ 46. Plants manufacture food with the aid of sunlight. Photosynthesis cannot happen
without the sun’s rays on leaves of green plants. Animals will
die from cold if the sun does not shine for many months. If we could use the sun’s heat as a
source of energy, the sunlight that falls on earth in one could run the world’s machines for
one month. Where do living things on earth depend on?
A. from the moon
B. from human beings
C. from other living things
D. from the heat and light of the sun

Identify the correct tense of verb that agrees with the subject. Write the letter of the
correct answer.
_____47. We _______ always delighted to spend our summer vacations in my
father’s hometown.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were

_____ 48. Sometimes, I also _______ to my mother’s home province on long vacations.
A. go
B. goes
C. went
D. will go

_____ 49. In the province, the people always _______ each other’s family tree.
A. traces
B. trace
C. traced
D. will trace
_____ 50. Ancient people of long ago _______ with pictures, not with letters.
A. write
B. writes
C. wrote
D. will write

WRITTEN EXAM IN ENGLISH 6

FIRST QUARTER

Table of Specification

MELCs Total Easy  Average Difficult

(Quarter 1) No. of (30%) (30%) (40%)
Items 15 items 15 items 25 items
Item Placement
1. Identify real or make-believe, fact or 3 1,2,3
non-fact images (EN6VC-IIIa-6.2)

1. 1. Analyze figures of speech 2 4,5

(hyperbole, irony)

1. 2. Infer meaning of idiomatic 9 6,7,13 8,9,10 11,12,14

expressions using context clues.

2. Interpret the meaning suggested in 6 16,17 15,18,19 20

visual media through a focus on visual
elements, for example, line, symbols,
colour, gaze, framing and social distance
(EN5VC-IIIf-3.8)
 2. 1. Describe different forms and 7 25 26, 21,22,23,24,
conventions of film and moving 27
pictures;

2. 2. Analyze the characters used in 7 28, 31,34 29,30 32,33

print, non-print, and digital
materials.

3. Make connections between 5 35,37 36,38,39,

information viewed and personal
experiences (EN6VC-IVd-1.4)

3. 1. noting details from the story 5 41 40,42,43,44

read;

3. 2. identifying the simple tenses of 7 45,47,50 46 48,49

verbs; present, past and future.

50 15 15 20
Prepared by:

OLIVIA D. MERCADO
Master Teacher I
Virgen delas Flores Elementary School
Baliwag South District

Noted by:

    JAY ARR V. SANGOYO, Ph D

    Education Program Supervisor-English
                Schools Divison Office of Bulacan
 WRITTEN EXAM IN ENGLISH 6
FIRST QUARTER

Answer Key

1. A
26. A
2. A
27. B
3. D
28. C
4. B
29. A
5. C
30. A
6. D
31. B
7. B
32. D
8. B
33. B
9. B
34. C
10. B
35. B
11. A
36. A
12. A
37. C
13. D
38. B
14. D
39. C
15. D
40. B
16. C
41. D
17. A
42. A
18. A
43. D
19. C
44. B
20. C
45. D