Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SAN JOSE CITY
PALESTINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAN JOSE CITY, NUEVA ECIJA

ENGLISH 3
THIRD QUARTERLY EXAMINATIONS

Name: ____________________________________ Date:_________________

Grade &Section : __________________ Score: __________
Directions: Read and understand each question carefully and choose the letter of
the correct answer.

1. ___________ are words that have the same sound and are pronounced alike but
differ in meaning.
A. Affixes C. Homonyms
B. Homographs D. Hyponyms

2. I need a ________to wash the dishes.

A. pail C. pale
B. pain D. pane

3. Karla has _______flowers in her hand.

A. eat C. four
B. for D. tour

4. __________ are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
A. Affixes C. Homonyms
B. Homographs D. Hyponyms

5. The class bows before the crowd after the performance.

A. sing C. rope to tie
B. to bend D. the front of a boat

6. Lea tears the hem of her skirt.

A. color C. To weep
B. To laugh D. To separate parts

7. _____________ are words that are the specific examples of a general word
A. Affixes C. Homonyms
B. Homographs D. Hyponyms
8. Which word does not belong to the group?
apple carrot eggplant raddish

A. apple C. egg plant

B. carrot D. raddish

9. Which word does not belong to the group?

chair table door book

A. book C. door
B. chair D. table

10.What does prefixes mean ?

A. PREFIXES are groups of letters that come at the end of a word.
B.PREFIXES are groups of letters that come at the beginning of
a word.
C. PREFIXES are groups of letters that come at the middle of a word.
D. None of the above.

11.What does suffixes mean ?

A. Suffixes are groups of letters that come at the end of a word.

B.Suffixes are groups of letters that come at the middle of a word.

C. .Suffixes are groups of letters that come at the beginning of a
word
D. None of the above.

12.Sometimes prefixes and suffixes are added to a word to change its meaning.
The baseword of the word irreplaceable is _____.
A. able
B. place
C. replace
D. None of the above

13.It is a rainy day and Carlo forgot to bring his raincoat in school. What will be
the solution of Carlo in his problem?
A. He will play in the rain.
B. He will run fast in going home.
C. He will wait until the rain stops before going home.
D. He will use his books to cover his head from the rain.

14.You and your classmate are playing with a ball then you accidentally throw the
ball in a wrong direction and it breaks a jar. What will be the solution to your
problem?
A. Ignore the broken glass and run away.
B. Leave the room together with your classmate.
 C. Sweep the broken glass and tell your teacher the truth.
D. Tell your teacher you didn’t do it and blame your classmate.
15.Which of the following sentences is a problem?
A. Pablo borrowed a pencil.
B. Gregoria went home crying.
C. Eden fixed her broken bicycle.
D. Jonathan asked his groupmates to help him in their project.

For numbers 16-17, Read the informational text below answer the questions that
follow.

A Modern-day Heroes
Jovelyn J. Sarosad
I consider Teacher Annie and Teacher Andrew as modernday heroes.
Teacher Annie was my Grade- II adviser last year. She was patient in teaching us
to read. She also taught us good manners and right conduct. Teacher Andrew is my
Grade- III adviser now. He teaches us techniques in solving problems quickly. He
also teaches us how to behave well, to respect others, and to become obedient to
the elders.

16.How do Teacher Annie and Teacher Andrew differ in terms of the grade level
that they teach?
A. Both are Grade Three teachers.
B. Both are Grade Four Teachers.
C. Teacher Annie is teaching Grade Two while Teacher Andrew is
teaching Grade Three.
D. Teacher Annie is teaching Grade Two while Teacher Andrew is
teaching Grade Four.

17. What makes Teacher Annie a hero?

A. Teacher Annie is hardworking.
B. Teacher Annie never gets angry.
C. Teacher Annie comes to school early.
D. Teacher Annie is patient, and she is a good reading teacher.

For numbers 18-20, Read the informational text below answer the questions that
follow.
 18.What was the color of the frogs?
A. blue C. red
B. green D. yellow

19.What were the frogs doing?

A. dancing C. sleeping
B. hopping D. swimming

20.What did Rachel see there?

A. cat C. fish
B. dogs D. frogs

21. What is the long vowel sound in the word rope?

A. /a/ C. /i/
B. /e/ D. /o/

22. What is the long vowel sound in the word heal?

A. /a/ C. /i/
B. /e/ D. /o/

23. My mother loves red roses.

What is the long vowel sound used in the underlined word?
A. /a/ C. /i/
B. /e/ D. /o/

24. What is the long vowel sound in the word snail?

A. /a/ C. /i/
B. /e/ D. /o/

25. What is the long vowel sound in the word tune?

A. /a/ C. /i/
B. /e/ D. /u/

26. My mother __________ bread and cakes. She sells them online.
What is the correct word with a long vowel sound to complete the sentence?
A. bakes C. likes
B. hold D. smells
27. I like the tune of her song.
Which words in the sentence contain long vowel sounds?
A. like, her C. the, her
B. like, tune D. tune, song

28. Aling Nelia comes _____________ at lunch time. She checks on her children
who are studying their lessons. What is the correct word with long vowel sound
to complete the sentence?
A. home C. room
B. house D. school
29 – 31. Read the selection. Answer the questions that follow.
Penguins are interesting animals. Penguins are birds with black and
white feathers, but they are not able to fly. Their webbed feet help them
paddle under water.
Penguins do not have teeth. They have beak with a hooked end to help
catch their prey. Penguins like to eat fish, squid and krill.
29. What is something penguins can’t do?
A. fly C. swim
B. run D. walk
30. What do penguins like to eat?
A. Vegetables
B. Fish, squid and krill
C. Fruits,squid and crab
D. None of the above
31. Why do penguins have webbed feet?
A. To help them fly
B. To make them walk faster
C. To help them run in the snow
D. To help them in paddling under water

32 . Read the story. Answer the question that follows.

Bats and Birds
Both bats and birds can fly. You might see them on a rooftop. In other
ways, bats and birds are very different. Birds have feathers. Bats have fur. Birds
have beaks. Bats have teeth. Bats hang upside down when they rest. Birds never do
that. Bats and birds are very easy to tell apart when they are not flying.

Which sentence is true about birds and bats?

A. Bats and birds are both birds.
B. Bats and birds are both colorful.
C. Bats fly during daytime while birds during night time.
D. Bats and birds are very easy to tell apart when they are not flying.

33.Which choice describes how Josh and Nathan were different in a competition?
A. Josh was loud and Nathan was quiet.
B. Josh was popular and Nathan was not.
C. Josh did things quickly and Nathan took his time.
D. Josh liked to win and Nathan did not care about winning.
34. How do we compare and contrast events in a story?
A. Decide how events are caused.
B. Decide when things happen in a story.
C. Decide what the effect of an event was
D. Decide how things or events are alike and different.

35.The strategy to use for comparing and contrasting is:

 A. Asking Questions
B. Predicting
C. Rereading
D. Using Prior Knowledge
36.What should also be included at the beginning of a narrative?

A. The words that a character says.

B. The background of the characters.
C. The conflict the characters have with each other.
D. The feelings the main character has toward the other characters.

37.Which of the following is the best beginning of a story?

A. Trevor's mom walked into his messy room.
B. Thunder sounded as 5-year old Trevor under his sheels
C. Trevor yelled at his mom, "I don't want to clean my room."\
D. There was a lot of thunder and lightning in the sky tonight.

38.How should the events be organized in a short story?

A. In sequential order.
B. In order of importance.
C. In a cause/effect way.
D. All the events from one character should be written first before writing
about another character.

39.Read the event in the story below.

I pushed the blinds up covering the window and a masked man stared
back at me.
What should happen next?

A. I grabbed the cord for the blinds.

B. The masked man walked up to the window.
C. I wondered what the masked man was thinking.
D. I screamed loudly and ran away from the window.

40. Read the event in the story below.

Karen hid behind the door. Her brother was coming up.
What should happen next?
 A.Karen thought about hiding behind this door.
B.Karen is the older sister who likes to scare people
C.Karen heard her brother walking down the hallway.
D.Karen jumps out from behind the door scaring her brother.

REPARED BY :

ROSE ANN DC. RAFAEL & EUNICE B. CANAVERAS

Grade 3 Teachers

CHECKED BY :
School Quality Assurance Team

HELLE R. ORDANES
MICHELLE R. ORDANES CHERRIE MAE E. GARLITOS

EUNICE B. CANAVERAS LEANIE P. DELA CRUZ

NOTED BY ;

DR. LUDRING P. SANTIAGO

School Head

School Quality Assurance Team

Answer Key :
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. D
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. B
20. D
21. D
22. B
23. D
24. A
25. D
26. A
27. B
28. A
29. A
30. B
31. D
32. A
33. D
34. D
35. D
36. D
37. D
38. D
39. D
40. D