Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Regional Diagnostic Assessment in Grade 3 English

Understand
Rememberi

Placement
Taxonomy

Analyzing
Applying

Creating
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Item
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Most Essential Learning Competencies

Write a short descriptive paragraph about a character or 1

setting in stories listened to

Use plural form of regular nouns by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., 22

dog, dogs; wish, wishes)

Review reading and writing short e, a, i, o, and u words in CVC 18-20,

pattern 21

Summarize and restate information shared by others 23, 24

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Total
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Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON

Most Essential Learning

Rememb

Analyzin

Creating

Placeme
Underst

Applyin
anding
Competencies

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Use the be-verbs (am, is, are, was, 2,3,4,5,6
were) correctly in sentences
Read familiar words and phrases in 9-10
texts
Identify several effects based on a given 16, 17
cause
Make inferences and draw conclusions 12, 13, 14,
based on texts (pictures, title and
content words)
Distinguish fact from opinion 15, 16

Total 14
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Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON

Remembe

Analyzing

Evaluatin

Placemen
Understa

Applying

Creating
nding

Item
Most Essential Learning

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Competencies

Homonyms (e.g., flower/flour)

Homographs (e.g., read-read) 8, 11
Hyponyms-type of (e.g., guava-type of
fruit)

Compare and contrast information heard 25

Total 3
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON

Understanding
Remembering

Evaluating

Placement
Analyzing
Applying

Creating
Most Essential Learning Competencies

Use the degrees of adjectives in making

comparisons (positive, comparative, / / 26-28
superlative)

Recognize adverb of manner / / / 29-30

Total 30 Items