Department of Education

Caraga Region
DIVISION OF BUTUAN CITY

DIVISION DIAGNOSTIC TEST

English
Grade 1

DIRECTION: SHADE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER ON THE

PROVIDED
ANSWER SHEET.

1. What will you say to your brother when you want to borrow his
pencil?
A. Excuse me!
B. May I come in?
C. Give me your pencil.
D. May I borrow your pencil?

2. One morning, Rico meets Mrs. Cruz, the school principal.

What will Rico say?
A. Hello, Ma’am. C. Good evening, Ma’am.
B. Good morning, Ma’am. D. Good afternoon, Ma’am.

3. When you meet a friend, what do you say?

A. I am fine.
B. Thank you.
C. How are you?
D. How about you?

FOR NUMBERS 4-6, CHOOSE THE WORD THAT RHYMES WITH THE
UNDERLINED WORD.

4. pen A. ham B. hen C. pan D. pet

5. blue A. blade B. block C. glove D. glue
6. kite A. bit B. bite C. kit D. line

7. Which sentence below gives information/tells something?

A. What is your name?
B. Wow! I won the contest
C. Please, give me my medicine.
D. The people in the mall wear facemasks.
8. Which of the sentences below asks a question?
A. Our room is clean.
B. Who is your teacher?
C. My teacher is beautiful.
D. Yippee! I got a perfect score.

FOR NUMBERS 9-10, STUDY THE PICTURES BELOW. CHOOSE THE

WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE GIVEN PICTURE.

9.

A. old B. sad C. sickly D. young

10.

A. lonely B. sad C. gloomy D. happy

FOR NUMBERS 11-15, READ THE STORY AND ANSWER THE

FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

The Vendor
There was a vendor. He worked hard every day in the
market. He sang as he worked. He sang, "I am not rich. I have no
money. But I am happy."
The owner of the market, who was a rich man, did not like his song.
He told the vendor to stop singing. He gave him money. The vendor took the
money and did not sing for three days. He had money, but he could not sing. He
was not happy. He returned the money to the rich man.

11. Where did the vendor work every day?

A. in the market
 B. in the park
C. in the street
D. in the farm

12. Why did the vendor like singing?

A. It cause him sad.
B. It make him happy
C. It create his work easy.
D. It prepare him to be a good singer.

13. What does the vendor get from singing?

A. fame C. money
B. happiness D. treasure

14. If you were the vendor, would you do the same?

A. No, because I want money.
B. No, because I don’t want to sing anymore.
C. Yes, because I want the owner to get mad.
D. Yes, because it makes me happy when I sing as I work.

15. If you were to end the story, what would it be so that the owner
and the vendor will become friends?
A. Ignore the vendor.
B. Allow the vendor to sing.
C. Give a penalty to the vendor.
D. Do not allow the vendor to work in his market.

FOR NUMBERS 16-17, SELECT THE CORRECT DESCRIBING WORDS TO

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.

16. My cat has a ______ tail.

A. crooked B. long C. short D. tiny

17. The carabao is ______.

A. big B. lazy C. small D. tiny

18. Choose the sentence that tells about the picture.

A. It has no tail.
B. It has three legs
C. The puppy has no eyes.
 D. It is so happy and cute.

FOR NUMBERS 19-21, READ THE GIVEN POEM. TELL THE MEANING
OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS USING PICTURE CLUES.

Clap your hands

Touch your toes
Turn around
Put your finger on your nose
Flap your arms
Jump on high
Wiggle your fingers
And reach for the sky.

19. Flap
A. B. C. D.

20. Touch

A. B. C. D.

21. Reach

A. B. C. D. D.
 FOR NUMBERS 22-24, CLASSIFY THE GIVEN PICTURES BASED ON THE
CORRESPONDING BASIC CATEGORY.

22.

A. clothing B. food C. person D. toy

23.

A. animal B. clothing C. people D. toy

24.

A. clothing B. food C. person D. toy

FOR NUMBERS 25-30, CHOOSE THE PICTURE THAT CORRECTLY

FOLLOWS THE GIVEN DIRECTION.

25. Sit down and put your hands on your lap.

A. B. C. D.

26. Open your mouth and tongue out.

A. B. C. D.

27. Turn around and wave your hand.

A. B. C. D.
 28. Kneel down and fold your hands together.
A. C.

B. D.

29. I feed my dog.

A. C.

B. D.

30. DRAW A RECTANGLE AND WRITE YOUR NAME INSIDE.

A. Rita Cruz C. Butuan City

B. Grade One D. Five Years old

Department of Education
Caraga Region
DIVISION OF BUTUAN CITY

DIVISION DIAGNOSTIC TEST

English
Grade 1

Answer key
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. D
16.B
8. B
17.A
9. D
18.D
10.D
19.B
11.A
20.C
12.B
21.B
13.B
22.B
14.D
23.C
15.B
24.A
25.A
26.D
27.C Developed by:
Roselle M. Ayaton 28.D
Maria Berina P. Samonte
29.A
Elisa J. Quider
30.A