Department of Education

Region VIII
Ormoc City Division
Ormoc City

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH VI

Name: _________________________________________________________ Score: __________

Grade & Section: ________________________Teacher:_____________________________________
Test I.A. Read the sentences carefully. Infer the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions. Write
only the letter of your answer.

_________ 1. Tina is in the pink of health. In fact, she stopped taking antibiotics.
a. unhealthy b. healthiness c. illness
_________ 2. People of the same feather enjoy each other‟s company.
a. Featherless b. similar c. unlike
_________ 3. The victim wants to save his face from the scandal.
a. Protect b. harm c. expose
_________ 4. Tony has a heart of gold. He always helps the needy.
a. helpful b. greediness c. unkind
_________ 5. You keep an eye on the baby. She might fall.
a. careful b. eyelet c. observant

B. Direction: The words in the word bank are all examples of onomatopoeia. Select the correct word to
complete each sentence.

a.Knock b.Zoomed c.Purred d.Slurp e.Fluttered f.Crack

6. I was startled by the loud__________ at the door.

7. The milkshake was too thick to _______ through a straw, so I asked for a spoon The
8. speeding car ________ right past us.

C. Direction: Read each selection carefully. Determine the mood of the author. Write the letter of the
mood that is best expressed in the selection.

9. The crowd stood in silence, their eyes downcast. A woman broke the stillness as she spoke.
A. desperate B. hunger C. fear D. anger
10. "What kind of concert? Altos sounding like frogs on a rainy day, sopranos shrill with impatience. All
the money wasted!"
A. happiness B. guilt C. curiosity D. disappointed
11. “Surely no one can be greater than I am, on earth or in heaven”.
A. happy B. arrogance C. Joyful D. repentance
12." My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky.
A. joy B. fear C. sadness D. sympathy
13. “Mary failed in all the tests," she cried bitterly. "Mother does not know what to do."
A. impatience B. tiredness C. sorrow D. indifference
D. Direction: Read the following situations and determine the purpose of the author. Choose your answer
from the list in the box. Write only the letter of your answer

a. to inform b. to explain c. to entertain d. to instruct e. to criticize

14. Filipinos are always ready to entertain people, even strangers. They are noted for their hospitality.
15. Rice cakes parties can be funny sometimes. One girl who went to a rice cake party said, “I burnt every
rice bibingka that I baked. “She brought a package of “bibingka” home and bought cakes with her.
16. Don‟t throw away these bits of soap remaining in your soap dish especially if you are living on a
shoestring budget. Boil them and put the hot liquid into a small container and you‟ve got a new bar of
soap.
17. The idea of a bus and jeepney stop is a good one. Yellow lines were marked especially for these areas
free years back .But bus and jeepney drivers still stop where they please and never mind if another
driver mumbles out incentives against him.
18. Typhoon Yolanda hit Tacloban City and left destruction of properties.

E. Direction: Identify the personification used in each sentence. Write A if it is personification, B if it is

hyperbole and C if it s irony.

19. The name of America‟s biggest dog was „‟Tiny‟‟.

20. I heard the thunder clapped angrily in the distance.
21. I am so tired. I could sleep for a year
22. The rain gently kissed me on the cheek as I walked home.
23. I just posted about how useless facebook is on facebook.
24. My toys slept on the floor after a long day.
25. The swimming pool was inviting me to jump in and have fun.
26. James is growing so fast, soon he‟ll be taller than the trees
27. Oh! the last slice of pizza was calling my name.
28. The chef won't eat his/her own cooking.

F. Direction: Choose the verb that makes the sentence correct. Write the letter only.
29. Mother _____ vegetables in the market every afternoon.
A. bought B. buy C. buys D. buying
30. Father ______sweet corn in the farm last week.
A. plants B. planted C. planting D. plant
31. Children had ____ much food.
A. eats B. eat C. eaten D. ate
32. We____ to Cebu last year.
A. go B. goes C. went D. gone
33. She must be _____ for the report of the committee.
A. prepare B. prepared C. preparing D. prepare
G. Direction: Listen and infer the tone of the speaker. Choose your answer from the list below. Write the
letter of your answer.

a. fear b. sadness c. merriment d. boastful e. revenge f. astonishment

34. The listeners held their breath as Beethoven played a beautiful piece on the piano. When the playing
stopped, they cried," You are the master himself. You are Beethoven."

35. The hungry dog circled the master who was too weak to defend himself. He heard the dog's growl and
felt its hot breath against his neck. He said, "I better shut my eyes and pray that the attack might be
swift"

36. "Grab me? Who? That soft skinned two-legged creature? He doesn't even have a proper shell to protect
himself. All I need to do is stab him with my sword and that will be the end of him."

II. Direction: Compose a sentence using the following subject and verb.
1. children - need
2. My mother - keeps
3. The baby - cries
4. athletes - wear