Department of Education

Region I
DIVISION OF LAOAG CITY
Laoag City
FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 6
SY 2012-2013
For items 1-4. Listen and identify the meaning of the sentences based on the stress.
1. The Grade VI-Sampaguita pupils visited the famous Bangui Windmill last Saturday.
2. Mang Lito, our school aide painted the fence of our school.
3. Mrs. Regalados English class is very enjoyable.
4. The school canteen sells a variety of affordable but nutritious snacks.
5. Draw a rectangular box. Inside the box, draw a circle. At the right side of the circle, draw a
small square. Draw a line that connects the left side of rectangular box and the left side of the
circle. Shade the small square. What did you draw?

Department of Education
Region I

DIVISION OF LAOAG CITY

Laoag City
FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 6
Direction: Choose the best answer then shade the circle corresponding to the letter of
your answer.
I. LISTENING:
For items 1-4. Listen and identify the meaning of the sentences based on the stress.
1. The Grade VI-Sampaguita pupils visited the famous Bangui Windmill last Saturday.
A. It was the Bangui Windmill that the pupils visited, nowhere else.
B. It was on Saturday that the pupils visited the Bangui Windmills.
C. It was the pupils who visited the Bangui Windmills.
D. It was the Bangui Windmill that is famous.
2. Mang Lito, our school aide painted the fence of our school.
A. Mang Lito is our school aide.
B. Mang Lito painted the fence, not cleaned, fixed nor repaired.
C. The school fence was painted by Mang Lito, nobody else.
D. Mang Lito finished painting our school fence.
3. Mrs. Regalados English class is very enjoyable.
A. Mrs. Regalado teaches English.
B. Mrs. Regalado enjoys the Englsih Class.
C. Mrs. Regaldos English class is enjoyable, not boring.
D. Its the English Class of Mrs. Regalado that is enjoyable, not her Math class.
4. The canteen sells a variety of affordable but nutritious snacks.
A. It is affordable but nutritious snacks that are being sold in the school canteen.
B. It is a variety of affordable but nutritious snacks are sold in the school canteen
C. It is the school canteen that sells affordable but nutritious snacks, not the grocery store.
D. It is the snacks in the school canteen that are affordable but nutritious.
For item 5. Listen to the teachers instructions. Follow what is asked to do.
5. What did you draw?
A.

B.

C.

D.

II. READING
For items 6-8.
Choose the meaning of the word from the box based on
hoe they are used in the sentence.

round
A.
B.
C.
D.

Shaped like circle

One part of a game or sport
To go around
A series of events

6. Dr. Delos Reyes has already done his daily round to his patients in the hospital.
7. Most chubby people have round face.
8. Manny Pacquiao knocked his opponent out in the first round of their boxing bout.
For items 9-11.
Complete each sentence with a noun formed from the
underlined word and a suffix.
9. Maria likes playing badminton. Fr her, it the most ___________________ sport.
A. enjoying
B. enjoyment

C. enjoyable

D. enjoined

10.Mandy did not expect having an award during the recognition program.
_____________ when her teacher announced her name.
A. speechless
B. speechful
C. speechable
D. speechous

She was

11.His ___________ was seen in his eyes when he lost his favorite pet dog.
A. saddened
B. saddest
C. sadder
D. sadness
For items 12-14. Give the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression
12.Nina said,I victoriously won the championship in the spelling bee. For that, let us paint the
town red!
A. Make all the buildings red in color
B. Go out and eat foods that are red
C. Go out and celebrate
D. Paint the fences in the town with red paint
13.Marjun always gives problems to his parents. He is considered the black sheep of the
family..
A. a member of the family who acts like a sheep
B. a member of the family with the darkest skin color
C. a member of the family with worst undesirable traits and attitudes
D. a member of the family who chose to live in the farm with the black sheep.
14.Aling Nonay is very versatile and hardworking woman. She can always have two birds in
one shot.
A. Aling Nonay can do more than one work at a time
B. Aling Nonay is a sharp shooter of birds.
C. Aling Nonay likes shooting birds.
D. Aling Nonay is a hunter.
15.She is as lovely as the purple headed mountains during summer time. The statement is a
A. hyperbole
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. simile
16.The sunshine greets me as it peeps between the curtains of my windows This statement is a
A. hyperbole
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. simile
17.Which of the following statement expresses hyperbole?
A. My mother is as sweet as the morning when the papayas are in bloom.
B. The old lady cried a river during the untimely death of his loving husband.
C. You are the wind that makes me fly with great happiness.
D. The trees danced gracefully as the birds sing aloud.
For Item 18.
Study the set of directions in Making A Head Measurer
and answer the following question.
Making A Head Measurer
Materials needed:
a strip of paper (1 feet long; 4 inches wide)
ruler
pencil
Procedure:
a) Fold the strip of paper lengthwise.
b) Write numbers 1 inch apart starting 1 inch on one end.
c) Insert one end to the other and with numbers 1 outside.
d) Place around your partners head. Move the outer end gradually and mark the
part that fits your partners head.
e) Record measurement by taking the number inside where the outer end stops.
18.How will you determine the measurement of the head you measured?
A. Fold the strips of paper lengthwise and cut.
B. Label the inside part of strip of paper using a marking pen.

C. Insert one end of the paper to the other end and label with numbers 1 outside.
D. Place the strip of paper around the head and take the number inside where the outer end
stops.
For item 19. Read and study carefully the doctors prescription below then answer the
following question.

A. Bricanyl Expectorant
tsp. 3x a day for 1 week
B. Solmux Suspension
4 ml 2x a day for 1 week
C. Benadryl Expectorant
2 tsp. for every 4 hours
19.How many time is Solmux suspension be taken for a day?
A. once
B. twice
C. thrice

D. four times

For item 20.

Read and study the following recipe and answer the
questions after it.
Graham Cake Fruitcake
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package chopped
dates
1 (4 ounce) container candied
green cherries (no mint
flavor)
2 (4 ounce) containers
candied red cherries
1 cups walnuts (coarsely
chopped)

1 cup raisins
1 cup flaked coconut
2 tablespoons grated orange
rind
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon

teaspoon clove
2 cups finely
rolled graham crackers
1 cups butter
1 cups light brown
sugar
6 eggs (separated)
cup orange juice

Procedure:
In a very large bowl combine the first seven. Mix the remaining flour with the next
five ingredients. Stir in the graham cracker crumbs. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and
sugar till creamy. Gradually add egg yolks and beat till thick and fluffy. Add the graham crumb
mixture and blend well. Stir into fruit mixture with orange juice. In separate bowl, beat egg
whites till stiff but not dry; fold into graham cracker mixture. Turn into a well-greased 10" tube
pan and bake in 325 degree oven for 1 - 1 hours. Cool in pan for 30 minutes then take
out and put on rack to cool completely.
20.Which is the proper order of cooking Fried Stuffed Eggplant?
1. Beat the butter and sugar till creamy in a large bowl and gradually add the egg yolks and
beat till thick and fluffy.
2. Mix the first seven ingredients with 1/2 cup flour then next the remaining five ingredients.
3. Beat the egg whites in separate bowl till stiff but not dry then fold into graham cracker
mixture.
4. Add the graham crumb mixture and stir into fruit mixture with orange juice.
5. Stir the graham cracker crumbs.
6. Bake in 325 degree oven for 1 - 1 hours then take out and put on rack to cool
completely.
A. 2-5-1-4-3-6

B. 2-5-1-3-4-6

C. 1-2-3-4-5-6

D. 5-2-1-4-3-6

For item 21. Read the selection and answer the questions that follow.
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The
pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters
need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know
where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but
they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast
way.
21.Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
B. Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.
C. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short.

D. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area.
For item 22. Read the selection and answer the questions that follow.
Where we live, the weather is always changing. In the fall, the weather can be cool and
crisp. In the winter, it is cold and biting. In spring, the weather starts to get warmer and it is very
wet. In the summer, the weather is hot and humid.
22.What is the main topic of this paragraph?
A. the cold weather
C. the summer weather

B. the changing weather

D. the area we live in

For item 23. Read the following paragraph then answer the question that follows.
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after
1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records.
By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That's taken from past
records too!
23.According to the paragraph, what most people born after 1885 can expect?
A. To live more than 70 years
B. To take from past records
C. To enjoy life better
D. To have longer life than those who were born earlier
For item 24. Read the following paragraph then answer the following question.

Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on
each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and
even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He
named his daughter Marigold.
24. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. King Midas loved gold.
B. King Midas sold lots of gold.
C. King Midas had a heart of gold.
D. King Midas hated gold.
For item 25. Read the following paragraph then answer the question that follows.
China is a very large country. It is home to over 1 billion people. It is also one of the oldest
countries in the world. Many items were invented in China. These include toilet paper, the water
wheel,
and
kites.
25.What sentence in the paragraph tells that many items were invented in China?
A. China is a very large country.
B. It is home to over 1 billion people.
C. It is also one of the oldest countries in the world.
D. These include toilet paper, the water wheel, and kites.
For item 26. Read the following paragraph then answer the question that follows.
Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this
game you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board. Scrabble is
a fun way to learn new words and meanings.
26.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Scrabble is challenging and fun.
vocabulary.
C. It takes skill to play a good game.

B. Scrabble is a good game for building

D. Scrabble can take hours to play.

For item 27. Read the following paragraph then answer the question that follows.
Blind people can read. They close their eyes. Then, they run their fingers along raised dots
on paper. The dots tell words. They tell numbers. They tell stories too.
27.Which is an explicit main idea of the paragraph?
A. Blind people tell numbers.
B. Blind people can read.

C. Blind people close their eyes.

D. Blind people tell stories too.
For item 28. Read the following paragraph then answer the question that follows.
James and his sister, Anna, went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merrygoround, the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel. James ate popcorn and a hot dog. Anna drank
lemonade and ate an apple. They saw many exciting shows. They were tired when they went
home.
28.What main idea does the paragraph imply?
A. James and Anna were hungry.
B. James and Anna did many things at the carnival.
C. The merry-go-round was broken.
D. The carnival was on Saturday.
III. SPEAKING
29.You are in the city hall and want to ask where is off ice of the city mayor. What will you say?
A. Oh! There is the city mayors office.
B. Is the city mayor in the office right now?
C. Where is the office of the city mayor?
D. Please come inside the city mayors office.
30.How would you write this statement into a reported command?
Melissa said, Brenda, wash the dishes now.
A. Melissa told Brenda to wash the dishes now.
B. Brenda asked Melissa to wash the dishes now.
C. Melissa told Brenda that she finished washing the dishes.
D. Brenda fold Melissa that she will wash the dishes tomorrow.
31.How will you change the following question into a reported statement.
Mother said, Lenie, did you cook the meat in the freezer?
A. Mother told Lenie to cook the meat in the freezer.
B. Lenie aske Mother to cook the meat in the freezer.
C. Mother asked Lenie if she cooked the meat in the freezer.
D. Lenie told mother that she cooked the meat in the freezer.
32.In the sentence: How are you? What is the proper intonation?
A. falling
B. falling-rising
C. rising

D. rising-falling

33.Which of the following questions is read with rising intonation?

A. Do you like to play hide and seeks with your friends?
B. Who is your favorite local showbiz actress?
C. How long have you spent your vacation in the United States?
D. When will be the concert of Sarah Geronimo here in Ilocos Norte?
34.You want to give your suggestion to the topic of the meeting. What will you say?
A. Mr. Chairman, I move that the nominations be closed.
B. Mr. Chairman, I second the motion.
C. Mr. Chairman, I suggest that we will have a new schedule of our regular meeting.
D. Mr. Chairman, I object the suggestion of Eddie.
35.You are the presiding officer in your English club meeting. What will you say is you want to
formally end the meeting?
A. The meeting is now open.
B. The meeting will start now.
C. The meeting will now come to order.
D. The meeting is adjourned.
36.Which is the best way of asking your Principal for an interview?
A. Good morning maam, please get ready for the interview.
B. Good morning maam, may I asked permission to interview for a while?
C. You are the principal and you need to be interviewed.
D. Please maam, I will interview you ehether you like it or not.
For items 37-38. Complete the dialog below by supplying the appropriate sentence from the
given in the box.
Howard : How did you feel when your big brother was scolding in front of your classmates?
Daniel :
(37)
. I almost melted where I stood up.

Maya : (38)
?
Ina
: No, I did nothing. I was speechless and was not able to move my body.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Did you fight back when you were scolded?

Who was there when that happened?
I was very ashamed.
I am so sorry for that..

39.Change the statement into question by filling in the blanks with the correct verb.
S: The president delivered his speech well during the SONA.
Q: ________ the president deliver his speech well during the SONA?
A. Do
B. Does
C. Did
D. Is
40.How would you change this statement into a question?
George played the guitar very well during the concert.
A. Did George join the concert?
B. Did George play the guitar very well during the concert?
C. Did George play the concert very well?
D. How dis George play the guitar during the concert?
IV. WRITING
For items 41-43, use the following map

Sunshine Elem. School

Freedom Park

St. Peter Church

City Hall

Sky Mall

Map of Sunshine City Proper

41.If someone asks you the location of the city hall, how would you write an exact direction?
A. The city hall is near the sky mall.
B. The city hall is along Rizal St. corner Graciano Lopez-Jaena St. and north of the Sky Mall.
C. The city hall is located at the eastern part of the Sunshine City proper.
D. The sity hall is adjacent to the Freedom Park.
42.How will you write a correct direction going to the Sunshine Elementary School when you
come from the northern part of Juan Luna St.?
A. Move towards south then turn right at Rizal St., going straight and the school is at the
corner of Andres Bonifacio St.
B. Move towards south then turn left going east and the school is at your left.
C. Move towards south then turn right at Rizal St. moving west then turn left at Bonifacio St.
D. Move towards south of Juan Luna St. and the school is at the end of the street.
For item 43. Study the following diagram carefully and answer the question that follows.
Procedure in Registration for Fun Run
Fill-up
tournament
registration
form.

Submit the
registration
form to the
tournament
committee.

Get your
registration
number.

Present
your
registration
number
to
the
event
coordinator and claim your
free singlet shirt. You are now
registered as a Fun Run
participant.

43.Which of the following would you write as next step after submitting the registration form to
the tournament committee?
A. Fill-up the registration form.
B. Present your registration number to the event coordinator.
C. Claim your free singlet shirt.
D. Get your registration number.
For items 48-50, arrange the following paragraphs to form a composition with introduction, body and
conclusion. Observe the correct mechanics in writing composition.
Title: Delightful Ilocos Norte
Moreover, the very appetizing Iluko longanisa can be bought from the Laoag City supermarket. If
you want something very sweet, visit the town of Piddig and taste its palinang. Palinang is
hardened natural sugarcane molasses shaped in coconut shells. In addition, you can have a shot
of their very natural native wine, the Iluko basi.
So come now and visit Ilocos Norte and have a delicious experience you will never forget. For
sure, your tummy will very much delighted as you enjoy your stay here.
You can enjoy the famous empanada and miki in Batac City. A wide range of empanada versions
are found at almost every corner of the city. The town of Paoay is renowned for its crunchy
chicacorn. You can have the irresistible yummy bagnet in the markets and food stalls of the
town of San Nicolas and City of Laoag. Bagnet is the Ilocano version of the Tagalogs lechonkawali which is best served with bagoong, chopped onions and fresh tomatoes.
Do you want to taste mouthwatering Ilocano cuisines? Ilocos Norte is place to visit for it offers
most of you have been craving for. The province of Ilocos Norte is known for its variety of
palatable foods. Every town is known for its own cookery and delicacies.