Periodical Test in English 6

2nd Quarter
Name: ____________________________________ Score:_______

A. Provide the correct degree of comparison of adjectives in the parenthesis to complete the
following sentences.
1. Patty is (short) ________ than her brother.
2. The Dela Cruz family is (rich) ________ than the Santos family.
3. My room is (clean) ______than hers.
4. His cellphone is the (expensive) ________ of them all.
5. The sea is (calm) _______.

B. Identify/pick out the correct degree of comparison of adjectives:

6. The bag I bought is the (cheap, cheaper, cheapest) ___________ of them all.
7. Mt. Apo is the (high, higher, highest) _____________ mountain in the Philippines.
8. Julian is an (obedient, more obedient, most obedient) _____________ boy.
9. Jason is (loyal, more loyal, most loyal) __________________friend than Jacob.
10. Bob is (courageous, more courageous, most courageous) _______________among the boys.

C. Arrange the adjectives in their correct order. Write them on the line to complete each
sentence.

11. There are ____________________________ roads to cross in going to the field.

( wide, two, story )

12. I whispered __________________________ prayer to God. ( meaningful, short, one )

13. I have ________________________ eyes. ( brown, big, round )

14. _______________________________ vase is my latest collection. (lovely, this,

Japanese )

15. I met those __________________________ artists in the exhibits. ( Filipino, great, three )
D. Choose the correct coordinating conjunctions.
16. My car has a radio _________ a CD player. (but, or, and)
17. Sharon hates to listen to rap music, _________ will she tolerate heavy metal. (but, nor, or)
18. Carol wanted to drive to Colorado, _________ Bill insisted that they fly. (and, or, but)
19. I’m afraid of heights, _________ I appreciate the view from the top of this building.
(and, yet, nor)
20. I have to be on time, _________ my boss will be annoyed if I’m late. (and, nor, for)
21. Do you like chocolate _________ vanilla ice cream better? (or, nor, and)
22. I have to go to work at six, _________ I’m waking up at four. (but, so, yet)
23. I was on time, _________ everyone else was late. (so, but, for)

24. Nadia doesn’t like to drive, _________ she takes the bus everywhere. (but, yet, so)
25. Our trip to the museum was interesting, _________ there were several new artifacts on
display. (but, for, yet)
E. Fill in the blanks with correct preposition. (in, on,at)
26. The boys start eating their lunch _________12:00.
27. It snows all the time __________ December.
28. They practice soccer __________ Saturday.
29. Sir Isaac Newton was born ________ the 17th century.
30. ______breakfast, she drinks coffee with only sugar.

F. 31-40

G. 41-50
Answers: 1 - and, 2 - nor, 3 - but, 4 - yet, 5 - for, 6 - or, 7- so,
8 - but, 9 - so, 10 – for

Fill in the blanks with correct preposition. (in, on,at)

31) The boys start eating their lunch at 12:00.
32) It snows all the time in December.
33) They practice soccer on Saturday.
34) Sir Isaac Newton was born in the 17th century.
35) At breakfast, she drinks coffee with only sugar.