Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ABRA
LA PAZ DISTRICT
SIDONGAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

DIAGNOSTIC TEST
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
ENGLISH 3
S.Y. 2022-2023
% Cognitive Domain And Item Placement
Content Standards/ Most Essential Number Of
Of
Learning Competencies (MELCs Items R U A A E C
Items

Use different kinds of sentences in a 1-10

dialogue (e.g. declarative,
interrogative, exclamatory, imperative)

Identify several effects based on a

30 100% 11-15
given cause

Homonyms (e.g. flower/flour) 16-25

Recognize adverbs of manner 26-30

TOTAL
30 100% 25 5

Prepared by:
ANTHONY L. PAISTE
Teacher II

Noted by:

JOMAR P. BRUB
Head Teacher III
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS SUR
Quirino District
QUIRINO CENTRAL SCHOOL

ENGLISH
DIAGNOSTIC TEST

I. Read each question. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is a declarative sentence?

a. It tells about something.
b. It asks about something.
c. It expresses a strong feeling when telling about something.
d. It makes a simple command or request.

2. What is an imperative sentence?

a. It tells about something.
b. It asks about something.
c. It expresses a strong feeling when telling about something.
d. It makes a simple command or request.

3. What is an exclamatory sentence?

a. It tells about something.
b. It asks about something.
c. It expresses a strong feeling when telling about something.
d. It makes a simple command or request.

4. What is an interrogative sentence?

a. It tells about something.
b. It asks about something.
c. It expresses a strong feeling when telling about something.
d. It makes a simple command or request.

5. Which sentence below is an example of an interrogative sentence?

a. The students help in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue.
b. Please help in cleaning the surroundings.
c. Who helped in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue?
d. I cannot help you!

6. What are you doing? What kind of sentence is this?

a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Interrogative
 d. Exclamatory

7. Today is sunny day. What kind of sentence is this?

a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory

8. Wow! What a nice view. What kind of sentence is this?

a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory

9. Write your name on the board. What kind of sentence is this?

a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory

10. Are you happy? What kind of sentence is this?

a. Imperative
b. Declarative
c. Interrogative
d. Exclamatory

II. Match each cause on the left with an effect on the right. Write the correct answer on the
blank before the number.
Cause Effect
_____11. Nona plants seeds in the garden. A. She played in the sand.
_____12. Robert ate too many jelly beans. B. The dog began to bark.
_____13. Someone came to the door. C. He got a belly aches.
_____14. All the clothes were dirty. D. Flower’s begun to grow.
_____15. Lee’s mom took her to the beach. E. He had nothing to wear.

III. Underline the correct homonyms inside the parentheses.

16. I love the (sent, scent) of fresh popped popcorn.

17. What kind of (cereal, serial) do you like for breakfast?
18. My eye (site, sight) is amazing. I can see from far away.
19. My parents are going on a boat (crews, cruise).
20. I have to (need, knead) the dough to make these little donuts.
21.Today we bought a small carpet for the (aisle, isle).
22. I will (pray, prey) for you to win the exam.
23. The boy playing ball outside was (ate, eight) years old.
24. I loved playing (ball, awl) when I was little.
 25. I guess (foul, fowl) smell comes from the garbage.

IV. Underline the adverb of manner used in each sentence.

26. Marina dances gracefully.

27. I hurriedly went outside our house.
28. The baby cried loudly.
29. She gently rub her eyes.
30. Joy sincerely asked sorry to her friend.
 ANSWERS KEY

1. a
2. d
3. c
4. b
5. c
6. d
7. e
8. c
9. b
10. a
11. d
12. c
13. b
14. e
15. a
16. scent
17. cereal
18. sight
19. cruise
20. knead
21. aisle
22. pray
23. eight
24. ball
25. foul
26. Marina dances gracefully.
27. I hurriedly went outside our house.
28. The baby cried loudly.
29. She gently rub her eyes.
30. Joy sincerely asked sorry to her friend.