Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Schools Division of Surigao del Sur
Cantilan District

PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 5

2ND QUARTER
SY 2022- 2023

Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Choose the letter of the best most answer.

1. What printed material consists of pages For numbers 7-12 Read the narrations
with information, stories, or poetry which below and identify the correct point of
are glued together and covered with view. Choose the letter of the correct
stronger paper or cardboard? answer.
A. book C. newspaper
B. magazine D. picture 7. “We went tiptoeing along a path
amongst the trees back towards the end of
2. This type of viewing material is made the widow’s garden, stooping down so as
using a camera. What is this? the branches wouldn’t scrape our heads.”
A. Magazine C. photograph/picture (from Adeventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain)
B. Newspaper D. television A. first person C. third person
B. second person D. fourth person
3. This is a printed publication containing
what is happening everyday. 8. “Perhaps you started leafing through
A. Book C. newspaper the book already in the shop. Or were you
B. Cellphone D. painting unable to, because it was wrapped in its
cocoon or cellophane.” (from If on a Winter’s
Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino)
4. What gadget that can be used to
A. first person C. third person
connect with other people through phone
B. second person D. fourth person
call, messages, facebook, messenger and
others?
9. “Fern loved Wilbur more than anything.
A. book C. magazine
She loved to stroke him, to feed him, to
B. cellphone D. television
put him to bed. Every morning, as soon as
she got up, she warmed his milk, tied his
5. What would be the best resource to use
bib on, and held the bottle for him.” (from
if you needed another word for "quiet?" Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White)
A. atlas C. encyclopedia A. first person C. third person
B. dictionary D. thesaurus B. second person D. fourth person

10. Since his papa’s death, Cedric had

6. What would be the best resource to use
found out it was best not to talk to his
if a question asked for the pronunciation mama about him. When his father was ill,
of a word? Cedric had been sent away, and when he
A. atlas C. encyclopedia had returned everything was over. (Little
B. dictionary D. thesaurus Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A. first person C. third person
B. second person D. fourth person
11. There are six young colts in the meadow 17. Which of the following sentences uses
beside me; they were older than I was; some coordinating conjunction?
were nearly as large as grown up horses. I A. As soon as the alarm goes off, I hit the
used to run with them and had great fun; snooze button.
we used to gallop all together round and B. When the doorbell rang, my dog Skeeter
round the field as hard as we could go. (Black barked loudly.
Beauty by Anna Sewell) C. I usually walk to school, but today my
A. first person C. third person mother drove me to school.
B. second person D. fourth person D. I don’t want to go to the movies
because I hate the smell of popcorn.
12. To begin my life with the beginning of
my life, I record that I was born (as I have 18. Which of the following sentences uses
been informed and believe) on a Friday, at coordinating conjunction?
twelve o’clock at night. It was remarked A. I started writing when I was eight.
that the clock began to stike, and I began B. After the basement flooded, we spent all
to cry, simultaneously. (David Copperfiled by day cleaning up.
Charles Dickens)
C. Sam lived in France for two years, so he
A. first person C. third person
can speak French.
B. second person D. fourth person
D. My parents will always support me
whether I succeed or not.
For numbers 13-17 Choose the correct
coordinating conjunction to complete the
For numbers 19-22 Choose the correct
sentence.
subordinating conjunction to complete the
sentence.
13. To perk you up, drink a cup of hot
chocolate _____ gobble a bar of dark
19. _______ she tried really hard, she lost
chocolate.
the race.
A. and C. or
A. Although C. Since
B. but D. so
B. Because D. Unless
14. Jeremel greatly wanted to watch the
20. _______ the guard was sleeping, the
circus ______ he did not have enough
prisoners escaped.
money to buy the ticket.
A. Although C. While
A. and C. nor
B. Even if D. Unless
B. but D. so
21. ______ he came into the room,
15. He could have more from his
everyone looked at him.
allowance _____ he could do odd chores to
A. Although C. When
earn extra money.
B. Even if D. Whereas
A. and C. or
B. but D. so
22. ______ she watches that movie, she
cries.
16. Lito doesn’t enjoy studying Science,
A. Although C. Whatever
______ he always gets high grades on his
B. Because D. Whenever
test.
A. and C. or
B. but D. so
23. Which of the following sentences uses
subordinating conjunction?
A. I met them when I went to Robinson.
B. She didn’t sleep well last night so she
feels weak today.
C. Anna did not want to go to alone, nor
did she want to go with Donald.
D. The Grade Five pupils passed the
examination for they studied hard.
24. Which of the following sentences uses
coordinating conjunction?
A. Sarah ate a snack and drank some
juice.
B. I trust him because he is a
trustworthy person.
C. She ate everything quickly, but she
was still very hungry.
D. The teacher asked if she would like a
red or blue pen to write with.
29. Which of the following sentences uses
the simple tense of the verb?
A. Music soothes me.
B. Peggy and Grace are arguing again.
C. Elsie never takes the bus to school.
D. Billy will be baking brownies every
Halloween.
30. Which of the following sentences uses
the simple tense of the verb?
A. Phil and Jeremy went to the concert.
B. The people who own that house have no
insurance.
C. One of these mechanics has a set of
jumper cables.
D. Felix and his brother are mending the
wings of butterflies.
For numbers 31-36 Choose the correct
modal to complete the sentences.

For numbers 25-30 Choose the correct 31. George has travelled a lot. He ____
form of the verb to be used to complete the speak many languages.
sentences. A. can C. might
B. may D. must
25. Linda’s favorite food is spaghetti. She
_______ it almost everyday. 32. I can hear you quite well. You ______
A. ate C. eats not shout.
B. eat D. will eat A. can C. might
B. may D. must
26. The girls ______ the dried leaves later.
A. sweep C. swept 33. I'm not sure where I will go for my
B. sweeping D. will sweep holidays, but I _______ go to Italy.
A. can C. must
27. Marie _______ every morning to B. might D. will
maintain her healthy body.
A. exercised C. exercising 34. Nobody is answering the phone at
B. exercises D. will exercise Dave’s house. He ________ already be
on his way.
28. The Grade 5 pupils _______ silently in A. can C. might
the reading corner. B. may D. must
A. read C. reading
B. reads D. will read 35. Mother left the lamp on. _______ I turn
it off?
A. can C. should
B. could D. will
36. Your companion arrived earlier. He 42. Which of the sentences uses past
said that he _____________ save a seat perfect tense of the verb?
for you. A. I walked to the store.
A. can C. should B. I had walked to the store.
B. could D. will C. I was walking to the store.
D. I had been walking to the store.
For numbers 37-38 Choose the correct
progressive tense of the verb to complete For numbers 43-50 Read and analyze the
the sentences. paragraphs below then answer the
questions that follow.
37. Johnny ________________ money to buy
a special birthday gift to his father. (1) Juan is upset with his classmate,
A. has saved C. was saving Pedro, because the latter keeps on
B. have saved D. were saving buying things that his friends have. (2)
Juan also does not like Pedro posting a
38. Delia and Derek _______ the video of himself dancing on Mobile Jam
environment by throwing the garbage just like what his friends are doing.
in the right bin. (3) Juan calls Pedro gullible because he
A. has respected C. was respecting immediately believes what he reads
B. have respected D. were respecting on social media. (4) Pedro recently applied
egg white all over his skin after reading
For numbers 39-40 Choose the correct a post of a famous blogger that says that
perfect tense of the verb to complete the the substance will protect people against
sentences. COVID-19 if they will use it like a lotion.
(5) The blogger apparently claims that
39. I ________ at the performers after the the egg white has so many good properties
show. without any unpleasant side effects.
A. has smiled C. was smiling
B. have smiled D. were smiling 43. Which sentences in the paragraph
illustrate an example of a bandwagon?
40. At the circus, the acrobat ________ out A. 1 and 2 C. 3 and 4
for a few minutes. B. 2 and 3 D. 4 and 5
A. has tumbled C. was tumbling
B. have tumbled D. were tumbling 44. What kind of propaganda technique is
used in Sentence 4?
41. Which of the sentences uses present A. bandwagon C. testimonial
progressive tense of the verb? C. name-calling D. plainfolks
A. The teachers instruct the pupils to
behave. 45. Which of the following is an example of
B. The teachers instructed the pupils to card stacking?
behave. A. Juan calls Pedro gullible.
C. The teachers will instruct the pupils B. Pedro keeps on buying things that his
to behave. friends have.
D.The teachers are instructing the C. The substance will protect people
pupils to behave. against COVID-19.
D. The egg white has so many good
properties without negative effects.
46. What word in the third sentence is
used as name-calling?
A. gullible C. Pedro
B. Juan D. social media

47. Which of the following is a lesson that

you can learn from the story?
A. Do not believe what you see or read on
social media right away.
B. Avoid posting dance videos if you are
not good at dancing.
C. An egg white is meant to be cooked,
not applied to one’s skin.
D. It is not good to call your classmate
gullible.

48. Which of the following propaganda

techniques is NOT used in the
paragraphs above?
A. bandwagon C. testimonial
C. name-calling D. plainfolks

49. How did the propaganda techniques

affect Pedro in the story?
A. It made Pedro crazy.
B. It influenced his beliefs and actions.
C. It made Juan upset with his
classmate.
D. It makes us realize the importance of
propaganda.

50. What do you think is the importance

of understanding these propaganda
techniques?
A. It enables us to be thoughtful and
careful about what we read, see, or hear.
B. It increases our knowledge about the
universe and the world we live in.
C. It gives us practical training to become
a lawyer in the future.
D. It makes us smarter than other
people.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Schools Division of Surigao del Sur
Cantilan District

PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 5

2ND QUARTER
SY 2022- 2023

ANSWER KEY

1. A 28. A
2. C 29. A
3. C 30. A
4. B 31. A
5. D 32. D
6. B 33. B
7. A 34. C
8. B 35. C
9. C 36. B
10. C 37. C
11. A 38. D
12. A 39. B
13. A 40. A
14. B 41. D
15. C 42. B
16. B 43. A
17. C 44. C
18. C 45. D
19. A 46. A
20. C 47. A
21. C 48. D
22. D 49. B
23. A 50. A
24. B
25. C
26. D
27. B