English Qualifying Test

Republic of the Philippines Department of Education National Capital Region Division of Muntinlupa District II Alabang Elementary School

S.Y. 2018-2019 Name: _____________________________________________ Date: _________________Score: ___________ School: ____________________________________________ Teacher: ______________ Rating: __________

I. Directions: Analyze and identify the sound devices for each sentence. Choose the letter of the correct answer. _____1. The phone rings inside the room. a. context clues b. simile c. personification d. onomatopoeia _____2. Why do you cry, Willie? Why do you cry? Why, Willie? Why, Willie? Why, Willie? a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. simile _____3. It was cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets. a. assonance b. hyperbole c. personification d. simile _____4. The team leader moves as brave as a lion. a. context clues b. simile c. personification d. onomatopoeia _____5. The snow is a white blanket. a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. metaphor II. Directions: Pluralized the underlined regular nouns in each sentences. Choose the letter of the correct answer. _____6. Asian countries are the mortal enemy of European country. a. enema b. enemies c. enemous d. enemys _____7. Two of the famous church in the Philippines are located in South Luzon. a. churches b. churcheses c. churchess d. churchis _____8. My mother sent me two sets of chocolate box. a. boxx b. boxs c. boxes d. boxses _____9. The pupils find the three line of the art paper. a. linese b. lines c. liness d. linseed _____10. Saint Peter holds the key of heaven’s door. a. keys b. keyss c. keyz d. keyses _____11. No man is an island. a. mans b. men c. manas d. manes _____12. The goose runs around the barn. a. geese b. gooses c. geeses d. goosies _____13. The thief roams in the neighborhood at night. a. thiefs b. thiefes c. thieves d. thiefies _____14. He gave his brother the last loaf of bread. a. loafs b. loaves c. loafes d. loafies _____15. The baker saw a mouse in the kitchen. a. mouses b. mouseses c. mousse d. mice III. Directions: Provide the correct gender of pronoun for each sentence. Choose the letter of the correct answer. _____16. Ryan is a tall player, ______ loves playing for her school. a. he b. her c. his d. she _____17. Sir Fernandez likes chocolate candies and ____ always brings these candies to his friends. a. he b. her c. his d. she _____18. Ma’am Ebio sends me _____ money to buy some pens.

a. he b. her c. his d. she _____19. Sir Flores brings ____ dog to the city veterinary. a. he b. her c. his d. she _____20. Ma’am Padua instructs me about _____ plan for the camping. a. he b. her c. his d. she IV. Directions: Read the following sentences and then choose the correct form of verbs of the underlined words. _____21. Carol goes with her friends last night. a. go b. is going c. will go _____22. I work for this company until I get old. a. works b. is working c. will work _____23. Susan is call you right now. a. calls b. is calling c. will call _____24. My friends catch a very big bug yesterday. a. catched b. caught c. will catch _____25. Sam try to fix the bulb later. a. tries b. is trying c. will try

d. went d. worked d. called d. catches d. tried

V. Directions: Answer the questions in each situation. Ramon was watching the turtles very closely. It was crawling here and there. Then suddenly, it hid its head and crawled away. 26. What made the turtle hide its head? a. It was afraid of something b. It wanted to sleep c. It was shy to Ramon d. It felt hot because of the sun 27. Why did the turtle know its way even without looking? a. I lives in that place b. It has an antennae for feeling c. It has strong sense of smell d. It memorizes the way 28. Where did Lolo Memong learn about animal behavior? a. from school b. from his ancestors c. from animals d. from experience 29. What happened to Ramon? a. He became an old man like his grandfather b. He did not want to leave his grandfather anymore c. He learn a lot from his grandfather d. He easily tired of listening to his grandfather’s instructions VI. Infer the speaker’s mood. Choose the letter of the correct answer. 30. “I’ll stay in the sala. I’m afraid. The light is bright enough.” The speaker is _________. a. kind b. excited c. determined d. patient 31. “Hurry! The rain is falling! We will get wet!” a. happy b. excited c. patient d. determined 32. “I shall sail across the sea My ship will around the world,” said Magellan. He was ______ a. proud b. excited c. kind d. courageous 33. Your parents earn enough for your food. But they cannot send you to school. Would you like me to help you and your parents? The aunt said. The lady was -___________ a. kind b. loving c. jealous d. proud 34. “I’m thirsty. I wish I could have a glass juice. Well, I can wait until the next boy is served.” The speaker is ____________ a. loving b. patient c. faithful d. kind VII. Directions: Tell the construction of each simple sentence. (SS+SP, CS+SP, SS+CP, or CS+CP) 35 . The mailman delivers the mail house to house. a. SS+SP b. CS+SP c. SS+CP d. CS+CP 36. Whales and bats belong to mammal. a. SS+SP b. CS+SP c. SS+CP d. CS+CP 37. The owl rests and sleeps during daytime. a. SS+SP b. CS+SP c. SS+CP d. CS+CP

38. Violy and Siony sing praises to God and pray. a. SS+SP b. CS+SP

c. SS+CP

d. CS+CP

VIII. Directions: Read the following passages below then answer the questions that follow or do what is asked to do. Many people think that they can get sick by going into cold weather improperly dressed; however, illnesses are not caused by temperature- they are caused by germs. So while shivering outside in the cold probably won’t strengthen your immune system, you’re more likely to contract an illness indoors because you will have a greater exposure to germs.

________39. Based from the paragraph above. Which of the following sentences state the causes why people get sick? A. People are exposed to germs. B. People don’t dress properly for the weather. C. People do not have healthy immune system. C. People are expose to germs and they too don’t dress properly for the weather. ________40. Which among the sentences below state the effect in the paragraph above? A. People get sick. B. Illnesses are not caused by cold weather. C. Illnesses are caused by germs. D. People will have greater exposure to germs.

IX. Directions: Read each sentence below. Identify the correct answer by writing the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.

____________41. My father is a podiatrist, or foot doctor. What does podiatrist mean? A. eye doctor B. foot doctor C. internal doctor D. animal doctor ____________42. Emma had a lot of anxiety about the exam but I had no worries about it. What is the antonym of the underlined word? A. worry B. no worries C. concern D. tension ____________43. The dates are listed in chronological order. They start at the beginning and end with the last event. Encircle the words in the sentences that tell the meaning of the underlined words. ___________ 44. After twelve hours without food, I was so ravenous that I ate four slices of pizza, two bowls of cereal, and an ice-cream sundae. What does ravenous mean? A. full B. contented C. hungry D. extremely hungry ___________45. Her animosity, or hatred, of her sister had divided the family. What word in the sentence has the same meaning with animosity? A. hatred B. sister C. divided D. family ____________46. When people reached the age of 40 nowadays, they usually suffer from hypertension. What is the root of the underlined word? A. hy B. hyper C. tension D. -ion ___________ 47. We use democracy as a method of selecting representatives. What is the root of the word democracy? A. deB. demo C. crac D. -y __________ 48. What is the meaning of the root of the word democracy? A. govern B. lead C. follow D. defeat __________ 49. Infinite: If finite means “having an end,” how does the prefix -in change the meaning in infinite? A. It means the opposite of finite B. It means having a long end C. It means without end D. Both A and B ___________50. Misery: Based on the meaning of the prefix mis-, what can you infer about the word misery? A. It is something positive B. It is something negative C. It is something in between D. None of the above