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FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION SY 2014-2015

English 5
Name: ___________________________________________________ Grade & Section: ____________________
School: __________________________________________________ Date: _____________ Score: __________

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Select the best answer from the choices a, b, c and d. Give the correct
answer to those items without choices. Blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer. You have one-hour to finish
the test. GOOD LUCK KIDS!

Yesterday at twilight, a typhoon struck the island of Masbate. All night long the storm swept in the sea. By
morning, the island had badly damaged. It will take months to rebuild what typhoon destroyed.

1. Which is the best title of the paragraph?

a. Storm Swept in From The Sea
b. Island Had Been Badly Damaged
c. A Typhoon Struck The Island of Masbate
d. Rebuilding What Had Been Damaged
Rivers start as spring. Water from the rain and melting snow collects under the ground. Then it flows out at
from one spot called a spring. The water cuts a groove or bed in the ground.

2. What is the key sentence of the paragraph?

a. The water cuts a groove or bed in the ground.
b. It flows out at one spot called a spring.
c. Water from the rain and melting snow collects under the ground.
d. Rivers start as spring.
3. Three _______ were taken up during our meeting.

a. agenda b. agendum c. agendas d. agenda

4. _______ are found in the center of the desert.

a. Oasis b. Oases c. Oases d. Oasises
5. Every year the school is holding an ____________ homecoming.
a. alumnae b. alumnus c. alumni d. alumnis
6. Which word is correctly syllabicated?
a. car-a-van b. ca-ra-van c. ca-av-an d. cara-van
7. Have you submitted your __________ yesterday?
a. recrd b. rcord c.record d. ecord
8. She _________ the singing of the National Anthem.
a. conducts b. conducts c. conducts d. conducts
9. The ________of hand painted eggs was in the art gallery.
a. display b. display c. displa y d. display
10. Lurkys friend finds her unlovable because of his annoying habit and bad attitude. The antonym of unlovable is
___________.
a. lovable b. not lovable c. loveless d. inlove
11. The grand mountains are beautiful . What is the synonym of the underlined word?
a. attractive b. marvellous d. elegant d. radiant
12. How graceful are her towering emerald trees! The antonym of the underlined word is?
a. Brief b. little c. tiny d. low
13. Rainbow Brite heard unfamiliar voice calling her name The synonym of the underlined word is _________.
a. familiar b. not familiar c. common d. usual
14. Which words are correctly spelled?
a. punishment b. economecal c. extrabagant d. decieve
15. a. releive b. freind c. ceiling d. deceve
16. a. chief b. percieve c. precide d. peice
17. a. adjourn b. priside c. proseed d. adjourne
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18. Which sentence has a rising intonation?

a. Were the judges fair enough in their selection?
b. How do horses sleep?
C Why is lightning sometimes Dangerous?
D What is the El Nio Phenomenon?
19. Which sentence has a rising intonation?
a. Have you ever joined a singing context?
b. What is the importance of education?
c. Where does your father work?
d. How do you find the area of a circle?
20. Which sentence has a falling intonation?
a. Are you trying to convince me?
b. What are some examples of adjectives?
c. Is Martin the last pupil to arrive?
d. Will you be able to finish it today?

21 Which sentence has a falling intonation?

a. Do you find your teacher approachable?
b. What time did Allan water the plants?
c. Have you seen any English notebook?
d. Are you trying to convince me?
22. Anas parents were not able to pay their electric bills, so their light was_____________.
a. unconnected b. disconnected c. misconnected d. reconnected
23. The boys got high score in the test due to cheating. They were considered ___________ by their classmates.
a. unhonest b.mishonest c. dishonest d. inhonest
24. The family had an argument due to ______________
a. miscommunication c.incommunication
b.discommunication d. recommunication
25 In the name Krystel Lopez Fugoso, Where should you write Krystel?
a. Last Name b. First Name c. Middle Name d. Surname
26. Where should we write this data? 2014 -2015.
a. Date b. School Year c. Address d. School

27. What should be written in the address?

a. Prk.4, Tibal-og, Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte
b. 2014 - 2015
c. Krystel Fugoso
d. Southern Mindanao Elem. School
28. What should be placed in Last Name?
a. Fugoso b. Krystel c. Lopez d. 2014 - 2015
29. What should be written in the Middle Name?
a. Krystel b. Fugoso c. Lopez d. L.
Soil is very important to plants. Plants depend heavily on the soil for root anchorage and for essential
nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potash. They also depend upon the soil for water and other mineral
nutrients.
30. Which is the main idea of the paragraph?
a. Plants depend heavily in soil.
b. Soil has nutrients needed by plants.
c. Soil is very important to plants.
d. Plants depend on soil for water.

Even kites can be dangerous! You can get pulled by your kite when there is strong wind or you can get hurt
when the string attached to the kite rubs on your hands. A kite can even cause a helicopter to crash.

31. Which is the main idea of the paragraph?

a. It can cause a helicopter to crash.
b. Kites can be dangerous.
c. You can get pulled by your kite when there are strong winds.
d. You can get hurt when the string attached rub on your hand.

II- Directions: Choose the meaning of the italicized words from the phrases in the box. Write only the letter of your answer
on the blank provided.

delicate

a. Pleasing and finely - flavoured

b. Beautifully fine in texture, workshop, and others
c. easily damage
d. frail, bad
e. finely sensitive

_____ 32. Our Music teacher has a delicate ear for Music.
_____ 33. Everybody admired the delicate pattern of the design.
_____ 34. My sisters delicate health does not allow her to participate in physical activities.
 _____ 35. Glass is delicate and should therefore be handled with care.
_____ 36. The delicate taste of the steak passed the chefs standards.

III- Direction: Listen to the following instructions. Follow what is asked to do.

37. Draw a big circle and put 2 smaller circles inside it.
38. Draw a small triangle below the two smaller circles.
39. Put an oblong below the triangle.
40. Put two curve lines opposite each at the outer side of the big circle.

Division of Davao del Norte

First Quarterly Examination
S.Y 2014 -2015
Division Unified Test in English 5
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Answer
Item Placement
Learning Competencies Items
Key
Comprehensio Evaluatio
Knowledge Application Analysis Synthesis
n n
I. Listening

PELC 1.1 Distinguish

changes in meaning of
3 7,8,9 B,C,A
words caused by stress
shift.

PELC 3 Give titles to

paragraph,/stories 1 1 C
listened to. .
Identify the key sentence 1 ,2 D
in a paragraph
PELC 2. Follow a series
of directions 37,38,39,4
( 5-6 steps) 4
0

II. Speaking
18,19 A,A,
PELC 1.2 Use the correct 4
20,21 B,B
intonation for statements
and questions.

PELC 3 Use plural form 3 3,4,5 A,B,C

of nouns in talking about
oneself/others
-irregular nouns

III. Reading

3 22,23,24 B,C,A
PELC 1.1 Decode words
in stories using structural
analysis.
PELC 1.2 Identify the
different information given
to a word in a dictionary A,
32,33,34
- Syllabication
6 6 ,
- Stress marks
35,36
- Multiple meaning E,B,D,C,A
of words

PELC 1.3 Use synonyms

10,11 A,B,
and antonyms 4
12,13 D,B
PELC 3 Get the main idea
2 30,31 C,B
IV. Writing

PELC 1. Write the correct 14,15 A,C

4
spelling of words learned 16,17 A,A
in listening, speaking and
reading.
PELC 2 Fill out school 25,26,27
5 B,B,A,A,C
forms correctly 28,29