Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Schools Division of Zamboanga Del Sur
TUKURAN WEST DISTRICT
2023 DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENT TEST
ENGLISH – VI
Directions: Read each question carefully and write the letter of the correct answer on
your answer sheet.
1. Things or happenings could be real or make-believe. Which of the following images is a
make-believe?
A. . B. C. D.

2. Look at the pictures below, which pair in the choices are make-believe?

I II III IV
A. I & II B. II & III C. I & III D. III & IV

For items 3-5, please refer to the images and interpret what message or values they convey.
3.
A. A family that walks on the beach.
B. A promise of togetherness with loved ones.
C. Rocks can be formed into different images.
D. Rocks that group together, become stronger.

4. . A. A child who hates her mother.

B. B. A child who gets tired when drawing.
C. C. A child who longed for a mother’s love.
D. D. A child who plays on the street with her mother.

5. A. A rock climber helps his buddy to go up.

B. Two rock climbers who went on rock climbing.
C. Always have a helping hand to pull anybody up in times of need.
D. Be ready to help others anytime so that they will help you in return.

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Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Schools Division of Zamboanga Del Sur
TUKURAN WEST DISTRICT
2023 DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENT TEST
Read the passage carefully and identify the key structure used.
6.
Even with light rain, the streets in our village are already flooded. This is due to
clogged canals. Some people throw garbage everywhere which blocked the drainage
system when it rains. It is high time that residents must practice proper waste
disposal. People sometimes suffer due to their own actions.

A. chronology
B. description
C. cause and effect
D. problem and solution

Mercury and Neptune are both planets in the Solar System. Mercury is the one
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nearest to the sun, while Neptune is the farthest. If Mercury is the smallest, Neptune
is one of the bigger planets in the Solar System.

A. chronology
B. description
C. problem and solution
D. compare and contrast
8. What source of information does cover a wide spectrum of different communication
methods such as television, radio, newspapers, magazines and any other materials
supplied by the media and press?
A. broadcast
B. magazines
C. online
D. print
9. Which of the following statements is a definition of a broadcast source of information?
A. It is a source of information which produces hard copies for information
dissemination.
B. It is an information taken from a printed text which is used in providing data to the
public.
C. It is a source of information that uses radio or television when providing updates to
the public.
D. It is a source of information which can be easily accessed whenever you have internet
connections.

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Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Schools Division of Zamboanga Del Sur
TUKURAN WEST DISTRICT
2023 DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENT TEST

10.
The farmers of the village planned to spray pesticides on their crops on the next
day. However, they were worried about weather and prayed it would not rain since it
would simply wash away the chemicals and became useless. The farmers wanted to
know if it would rain or not.

What source of information should the farmers use to answer their queries?
A. webpages
B. magazines
C. daily news
D. scholarly journals
11. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Coherence is not important in presenting your viewpoint.
B. A person may have different viewpoints on a certain issue.
C. You should not give others a chance to hear their viewpoint.
D. A viewpoint is a person’s way of thinking in general or particular things.
12. Which is a thesis statement in a persuasive essay?
A. Most fast food is deep fried in oil and has many calories.
B. Often after eating fast food, people may feel sluggish and even still hungry.
C. Fast food is known to cause heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes and
many more related conditions.
D. People must avoid eating fast food as it provides very little nutrition, slowly makes
one fat and eventually causes many health problems.
13. Which of the following sentences observe subject-verb agreement?
A. The teachers are in school.
B. The carabaos plows the field.
C. Helen have ribbons on her hair.
D. Mother clean the house every day.
14. Which of the following sentences is correct?
A. Ma’am Alona Demonteverde teach us how to solve mathematical equations.
B. The girl behind the chairs studies in Laperian Elementary School.
C. The farmers plants seeds by scattering them on the ground.
D. Some seeds is blown away.
15. Which of the following sentences shows a continuing action?

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TUKURAN WEST DISTRICT
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A. At present, Kim collects pictures of endangered species.
B. She will put them in a scrapbook for her collections.
C. We are preparing for the school exhibit next month.
D. I help Kim work on her hobby.
16. Which of the following sentences uses the correct tense of the verb?
A. Tomorrow, they buy food for their pets.
B. Every Saturday, Liza takes her dog for a walk.
C. Liza will carried Toby and bring him to the clinic.
D. Liza and Lulu just go to the pet shop the other day.
17. Identify the dependent clause in the sentence below.
The men managed to survive even though they were three days in the mountain
without water.
A. Men managed to survive.
B. The men managed to survive even though
C. They were three days in the mountain without water
D. Even though they were three days in the mountain without water

Identify whether the underlined adverb in the sentence is an adverb of manner, place, time,
frequency or intensity.
18. Ms. Tess is terribly grumpy today.
A. intensity
B. manner
C. place
D. time
19. The girls read quietly the books.
A. intensity
B. manner
C. place
D. time
20. Our driveway is momentarily flooded.
A. intensity
B. manner
C. place
D. time

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Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Schools Division of Zamboanga Del Sur
TUKURAN WEST DISTRICT
2023 DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENT TEST
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