Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MIMAROPA Region
Division of Occidental Mindoro
Rizal District
HACIENDA YAP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DIAGNOSTIC TEST
IN ENGLISH V

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
OBJECTIVE No. of % No. of Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
days Items
taught

Identify the elements of 3 8% 4 3-6

literary texts EN5LC-Ib-d
2.17.3
Analyze sound devices 2 5% 3 7-9
(onomatopoeia, Alliteration,
assonance) EN5LC-Ie-
2.11.1/2.11.2/2.11.3
Distinguish reality from 2 5% 3 10-12
fantasy

EN5LC-Ig-h-2.3

Infer the meaning of 2 5% 3 13-15

unfamiliar words
(compound) based on given
context clues (synonyms,
antonyms, word parts) and
other strategies
EN5V-Ia-b-12 and 13
Note significant details 1 3% 2 1-2
EN5LC-Ia-2.1
Identify main idea, key 2 8% 4 16-19

sentences and supporting

details of a given
paragraph
Identify informational 1 4% 2 20-21

text type
EN5LC-IIb-3.19
Identify different 2 8% 4 22-25

meanings of specific
words (denotation
and connotation
EN5V-IIb-20.2.1
Compose clear and 2 8% 4 26-29

coherent sentences using

grammatical
structures: -degrees of
adjectives
EN5G-IIg-5.2
Compose clear and 3 12 6 30-35

coherent sentences using %

grammatical
structures: -subordinate
and coordinate
conjunctions
EN5G-IIh-8.3
Compose clear and 2 8% 4 36-39

coherent sentences using

appropriate grammatical
structures:
Prepositions
EN5G-IIIa-7.3.1
Provide evidence to 3 12 6 40-45

support understanding %
EN5LC-IIIa-c-2.15

Identify meanings of 4 12 5 46-50

unfamiliar words .5
(denotation and %
connotation)

EN5V-Iva-d-20.1

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH V

Listening
A. Listen to the story to be read by the teacher. Choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write your answer on the blank provided.
1. How did Ernesto eat his breakfast?
A. Hurriedly B. pleasantly C. quietly D. slowly
2. What did he have for breakfast?
A. coffee and bread B. eggs and rice C. Milk and rice D. pandesal and milk

3. Where is the setting of the story?

A. church B. Home C. Park D.School
4. Who are the characters of the story?
A. Ernesto and Father C. Ernesto and his dog
B. Ernesto and Aling Rosa D. Ernesto and Joy
5. Which of the following is the ending of the story?
A. Ernesto go to school without shoes C. Ernesto is bare footed
B. Ernesto wear his shoes D. Ernesto wear boots
6. What is the general feeling of the story?
A. Being in a hurry C. Happiness
B. Excitement D. Sadness

B. For numbers 7-9 analyze the figure of speech for each sentence. Identify whether it is an
onomatopoeia, assonance or alliteration.

7. The buzzing bee flew away.

A. alliteration B. assonance C. onomatopoeia D. simile
8 .The men sell the wedding bells.
 A. alliteration B. assonance C. onomatopoeia D. simile
9. She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore.
A. alliteration B. assonance C. onomatopoeia D. simile
10. The fish drove the car to the store. This sentence indicates _____________.
A. fantasy B. metaphor C. reality D. simile
11. Which of the following is the reality?
A. We went to the baseball game
B. The Maya bird calls my name.
C. My father didn’t sleep for two months
D. When the man hit the pot, diamond came out.
12. Which of the following is the fantasy?
A. Marion ate the four tall mountains.
B. A woodcutter cuts wood in the forest.
C. Through the Internet, people can play games with each other. They can do much more.
D. The volcano is erupting.
13. You’ve got a new wristwatch which is similar to my two-year old timepiece. What is the
synonym of
the underlined compound word?
A. Old B. Similar C. timepiece D. year
14. The schedule of flights to the south is as tight as the timetable of sea trip. What do you
mean by the compound word timetable?
A. flights B. trip C. schedule D. south
15. The clock hands and numerals are luminous or light-emitting for they glow even in the darkest
place. The compound word light-emitting means ________.
A. clock B. glow C. luminous D. numerals

Read the short paragraph then answer the following questions.

The proper eating of soup is rather difficult. One must avoid a gurgling sound. The spoon
must be held at the proper distance. Carrying it to the mouth without spilling is an
accomplishment. Then, of course, the lips must be wiped with a napkin.

16. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

A. Proper way of eating soup. B. Proper waste disposal
C. Proper way of drinking. D. Proper way of studying
17. Which of the following sentences gives a detail?
A. Proper way of eating soup is rather difficult.
B. One must avoid a gurgling sound.
C. The spoon must be held at the proper distance.
D. Both b and c

Vitamins are essential to the body. Vitamin A helps keep the skin smooth and soft. When
it is absent, the skin becomes thick and rough. Another important vitamin is thiamine or Vitamin
B1. Many people who complain of being tired and irritable are actually suffering from lack of
thiamine.

18. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

A. Sources of Vitamin A and Vitamin B1 C. Why vitamins are essential to the
body
B. How to keep the skin smooth and soft D. Thiamine or Vitamin B1
19. Which of the following sentences gives a detail?
A. Vitamin A helps keep the skin smooth and soft
B. People who complain of being tired and irritable suffered from lack of thiamine
C. The skin becomes thick and rough
D. Both A and B
20. Just like visible light, infrared light, and radio waves, ultraviolet light is electromagnetic
radiation. On the spectrum, ultraviolet light lies between violet light and x rays, with
wavelengths ranging from four to 400 nanometers. Although it is undetectable to the naked
eye, anyone who has been exposed to too much sunlight has probably noted the effects of
ultraviolet light, for it is this radiation that causes tanning, sunburn, and can lead to skin cancer.
A. Literary Nonfiction C. Expository texts
B. Procedural texts D. Persuasive texts

21. Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna on 19th June 1861. The
second son and the seventh among the eleven children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora
Alonso.
With his mother as his first teacher, he began his early education at home and continued
in Binan, Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a
bachelor's degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo
Tomas but had to stop because he felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated by
their Dominican tutors. He went to Madrid at Universidad Central de Madrid and in 1885 at the
age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of “Excellent.”
A. Literary Nonfiction C. Expository texts
B. Procedural texts D. Persuasive texts

Identify different meanings of specific words. Write if it is denotation or connotation.

22. Heart- it means love

A. connotation
B. Denotation
23. Dove - a small bird of the pigeon family, with a cooing call
A. connotation
B. Denotation
24. Snake- a legless reptile with a scaly tubular body tapering toward the tail, lidless eyes, and
often venomous fangs
A. connotation
B. Denotation
25. Dog-man’s best friend
A. connotation
B. Denotation
Choose the correct degree of adjective to complete the sentences.
26. Riza is the __________ (young) in her batch.
A. young B. younger C. youngest D. most young
27. Ice cream is the ____________(sweet) food I have ever tasted.
A. sweet B. sweeter C. sweetest D. less sweet
28. Fe serves the __________(crunchy) fried chicken in town.
 A. crunchy B. crunchier C. crunchiest D. most crunchy
29. For me, beef broccoli is __________ than roasted chicken.
A. tasty B. tastier C. tastiest D. most tasty

Combine the two sentences using conjunction.

30. I will help the man. He deserves it.

A. I will help the man because he deserves it.
B. I will help the man until he deserves it.
C. I will help the man when he deserves it.
D. I will help the man since he deserves it.
31. Mary came up. We were talking about her.
A. Mary came up when we were talking about her.
B. Mary came up since we were talking about her.
C. Mary came up while we were talking about her.
D. Mary came up. We were talking about her.

32. I admire Mr. Brown. He is my enemy.

A. I admire Mr. Brown although he is my enemy.
B. I admire Mr. Brown because he is my enemy.
C. I admire Mr. Brown until he is my enemy.
D. I admire Mr. Brown as he is my enemy.
33. The cat ran up a tree. She was chased by a dog.
A. The cat ran up a tree because she was chased by a dog.
B. The cat ran up a tree after she was chased by a dog.
C. The cat ran up a tree before she was chased by a dog.
D. The cat ran up a tree until she was chased by a dog.
34. Grandma said, I could go out. I finish my homework.
A. Grandma said, I could go out if I finish my homework.
B. Grandma said, I could go out as I finish my homework.
C. Grandma said, I could go out while I finish my homework.
D. Grandma said, I could go out although I finish my homework.
35. I am sending you a letter. I am your biggest fan.
A. I am sending you a letter since I am your biggest fan.
B. I am sending you a letter until I am your biggest fan.
C. I am sending you a letter before I am your biggest fan.
D. I am sending you a letter after I am your biggest fan.
36. I hid the ball _______the table.
A. in B. under C. above D. after

37. I put the glass _______ the table.

A. in B. under C. on D. inside

38. Its already time, children are all _______ the classroom.
A. at B. into C. inside D. across

39. The children are playing hide and seek. Raul is _________the door.

A. at B. between C. through D. behind

 Read the story and answer the questions.

Insects

 Insects are found anywhere. They are either harmful or beneficial. The butterfly and the bee are
beneficial. They help pollinate the flowers. The dragonfly is also a helpful insect. It eats other insects
that destroy plants. Ants, flies, cockroaches, aphids, termites and mosquitoes are insect pests. They
destroy our crops and homes, cause illnesses, and kill our plants. They are harmful to men, animals, and
plants.

40. Which letter tells what insects may cause?

A. floods B. illness C. rain D. tsunami
41. Provide evidence that dragonfly is also a helpful insect.
A. It eats other insects that destroy plants C. They eat ants, flies and
aphids
B. They pollinate the flowers D. They cause illness
42. Why do ants, flies, cockroaches, aphids, termites and mosquitoes are called insect pests?
A. They eat other insects
B. They found anywhere
C. They help pollinate flowers
D. They destroy crops and homes, cause illness and kill plants

Read the article to answer numbers 43-46.

Being healthy and fit in simple terms means taking good care of the body. We should
remember that a healthy mind resides only in a healthy body. Good health of both mind
and body helps one maintain the required energy level to achieve success in life. All of us
must strive to achieve wholesome health.

Protecting your body from the intake of harmful substances, doing regular exercises,
having proper food and sleep are some of the important instances that define a healthy
lifestyle. Being fit allows us to perform our activities without being lethargic, restless or
tired.

43. Which of the following is the evidence of protecting body from the intake of harmful substance?
A. Doing regular exercise C. Eating too much
B. Doing assignments D. Having vacation
44. How to achieve success in life?
A. Maintaining happy life
B. Maintaining good health both body and mind
C. Maintaining good grades
D. Playing with classmates
45. How to perform our activities without being tired?
 A. Being fit C. Being calm
B. Being happy D. Being responsible
46. What is the denotation of nutrients based on the paragraph?
A. Nutrients are chemical substances present in foods that keep the body healthy.
B. vitamins such as A, D, E, and K
C. Minerals are calcium, iron, iodine, zinc, fluoride, and water.
D. Good for health

47. What are the connotations can you attached to the word nutrient?
A. food, drink, nutrition, nourishment, and energy.
B. chemical substances present in foods that keep the body healthy.
C. used for energy
D. cofactors for metabolism

Directions: Identify the meaning of the underlined words, if it is a connotation, shade letter
C, and if it is a denotation, shade letter D.

48. Mommy, please buy me a blue bike.

49. Linda got low score in her test. She is blue.

50. Lito saw a big snake in their backyard.