Division of City Schools - Pasay City

FIRST PERIODIC EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES IN ENGLISH 3

SY 2023-2024

Name: ___________________________________ Grade and Section: ____________________

DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully. Write the best answer on the blank before the
number.
____1. Use proper conjunction to combine the two sentences into a compound sentence.

“The crow saw another food. The food was snatched by another crow.”
A. The crow saw another food when he arrived.
B. The food is gone when he arrived.
C. The crow arrived when the food was gone.
D. The crow saw another food but the food was snatched by another crow.
____2. Mark stays up late to play video games. This makes him late for school almost every day.
What advice should we give to Mark?
A. Drink energy drink to keep him awake. B. Make excuses to skip class.
C. Sleep early after finishing his homework. D. Try to hide it from his parents.
____3. What part of a ‘thank you letter’ is this? October 26, 2019
A. Closing B. Greetings
C. Heading D. Signature
____4. What ‘topic sentence’ is suited for the sample paragraph?
Leonard spent the whole day nursing people. He barely got to eat. The patients just keep
coming and he was not allowed to take a break.
A. Leonard is happy with work. B. Leonard is tired from work.
C. Leonard didn’t get to eat at work. D. Leonard saw many patients at work.
____5. What details can we add to the topic sentence below?
Lou is good at drawing.
A. She has practiced drawing for a very long time.
B. She barely draws in a day.
C. She took classes in dancing.
D. She chooses easy things to draw.
Read the short story below.
A small child went to school every day. One day he stole one of his classmates’ books
and brought it home. On coming home, he showed that book to his mother and said,
“Look, mother! I have brought such a beautiful book by stealing.”
Mother was very happy to see the book and said, “Well done son! You are very smart.”
____6. How will you change the story to teach the child that stealing is bad?
A. The mother will shout at the kid about how bad stealing is.
B. The mother will tell the kid she would be seeing the principal.
C. The mother will explain to the kid why stealing is bad and not to do it again.
D. The mother will lecture the kid sternly in front of his classmates to embarrass him not
to do it again.
____7. Which of the following is a declarative sentence?
A. Beautiful fairies in the garden B. Thirsty for water
C. Can I help you? D. Leonard is a nurse.
____8. Which of the following is an interrogative sentence?
A. How are you feeling? B. I am lost.
C. This is my toy!
D. We need help. ‘What time does the class start___’
____9. Complete the sentence below with the proper
punctuation.
A. Period B. Question mark
C. Exclamation mark D. Comma
____10. Which of the following is an imperative sentence?
A. Where are you right now? B. I need to wear a mask before going out.
C. Give me that notebook. D. Quick! It’s raining!
____11. What type of punctuation mark do we use if we want the reader to pause?
A. Comma B. Exclamation mark
C. Period D. Question Mark
____12. Correct the sentence below by capitalizing the proper nouns.
angela wants to go to
pangasinan for its A. Angela wants to go to Pangasinan for its lingayen beach.
lingayen beach. B. Angela wants to go to pangasinan for its Lingayen Beach.
C. angela wants to go to Pangasinan for its Lingayen beach.
D. Angela wants to go to Pangasinan for its Lingayen beach.

____13. What is the plural form of the underlined I love playing with my cousin every afternoon.
word?
A. cousins B. cousins’ C. cousins D. cousin’s

Read the short story below.

My sister is very active. She likes to run around indoors. Unfortunately, she had a
misadventure inside the mall. While she was running, she slopped and bumped into a shelf of
vases. All the vases fell on the ground. Her misadventure gave her bad luck.

____14. What kind of misadventure happened to the speaker’s sister?

A. She always run around.
B. She ran and slopped.
C. All the vases fell on her sister.
D. Her sister bumped into a shelf of vases which all fell to the ground.
____15. Arrange the events in proper order.
1. Next, lather your hands with soap.
2. Finally, rinse your hands with water again.
3. First, wet your hands with water.
4. Then, count 1-20 while you massage your hands with soap.
A. 1,2,3,4 B. 3,2,1,4 C. 3,1,4,2 D. 4,2,3,1
____16. Read the short paragraph below.
Dawn finished watching a horror movie with her friends. The movie scared her so much
that she could not be alone after. What do you think will happen to Dawn tonight?
A. She will sleep early.
B. She won’t be able to sleep because of her fear.
C. She will rewatch the movie again.
D. She will tell her family to watch the movie.
____17. What is the meaning of the highlighted word?
Brian’s mom is cooking in the kitchen and the delicious aroma is causing him to salivate.
A. appearance B. ingredients C. smell D. spices
____18. Which word does not belong in the group?
crabs shrimps chicken fish oysters
a. Crabs B. Chicken C. Shrimps D. Oysters

Read the short story below.

Bea is preparing for her birthday party. Her sisters and mother are there to help her.
They already ordered for the cakes and decorations. Her dad even hired a clown to make the
event unforgettable. All of Bea’s friends are coming.
____19. From your idea of birthday, what do you think people do in a birthday party?
a. It is a ceremony held for one’s winning.
b. It is a celebratory party for one’s coming of age.
c. It is a party for passing an exam.
d. It is an event to be attend by family members only.
Read the story below.
A Dog
(1) Brownie is Jojo’s pet dog. (2) Jojo bathes his dog every day. (3) He gives Brownie good food.
(4) He brings his pet to the veterinarian for anti-rabies immunization. (5) He puts Brownie in a
comfortable doghouse.
____20. Which of the sentences shows an explicit detail?
A. Number 1 B. Number 2 and 3
C. Number 2, 3 and 4 D. Number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the best answer on the space
provided before each number. Read the following sentences.
(1) Then, wait for 8 minutes.
(2) First, we need to wash our eggs.
(3) Finally, you can de-shell the eggs easily by rinsing it in cold water.
(4) Next, put the eggs in boiling water.
____21. What is the right order of boiling an egg?
A. 1,2,3,4 B. 4,3,2,1 C. 2,4,1,3 D. 2,3,1,4

Read the story about a place called “The Farm” then retell the story by filling in the blanks.
The Farm
Mila and Ben went to visit their grandma and grandpa. They lived on the farm. They saw so many
things in the farm. They saw a brook on the farm. There were many fish in the brook. It was so
much fun.
____22. The story is about ________.
A. The fishes in the brook B. Mila and Ben’s visit to the farm.
C. Mila and Ben’s life in a farm. D. The things Mila and Ben saw in the farm
____23. Encircle the sentence that reflects real things that can happen in reality.
A. Cats are magical beings.
B. Dogs and cats sometimes talk to each other at night.
C. Magic carpets can take you anywhere.
D. You and your friends can play at the park tomorrow.

Study the following expressions and infer the emotions that the characters are feeling.
____24. Leonard opened the door and his eyes widened when he saw his son’s favorite toy shred
to pieces.
A. Sad B. Happy C. Joyful D. Proud
____25. “Wow! Look at you! You’re already a doctor!” Her mother exclaimed with shining eyes.
A. Disappointed B. Proud C. Angry D. Happy
____26. Tomorrow is Lou’s exam day. She played all night instead of studying. What conclusion
can we draw from this?
A. Lou will answer all questions tomorrow. B. Lou will ace the exam.
C. Lou will have a hard time answering the exam. D. Lou will barely pass.
Identify the possible effect of the following event.
____27. Jun was asked by his classmates to skip class. He was already given a warning by his
teacher that he has too many absences already. Fearing that his friends will get mad if he doesn’t
join them, Jun said yes and skipped class.
A. Jun’s teacher will call his parents to discuss his absenteeism.
B. Jun’s teacher will drop him immediately.
C. Jun will be happy for skipping class.
D. Jun’s friends will help him avoid their teacher.
____28. What is the word that rhymes with “Rug?”
A. Sad B. Done C. Bad D. Mug
____29. Which of the following words has the short a sound in CVC pattern?
A. Ben B. Ham C. Heinz D. Ant
____30. Choose the word that has the short ‘o’ sound.
A. Cot B. Boat C. Sow D. Soon
____31. John went to shop for a new cot. What did John do?
A. He went to shop. B. He went to jog. C. He rode a bus. D. He got a bag.
____32. Which word contains a two-syllable?
A. Sunset B. Book C. Dress D. Suit
____33. Select the sentence that contains a two-syllable word.
A. It makes you weak. B. The pain is worth it.
C. Are you okay? D. I’m done for now.
____34. Do you hear the birds ___? What is the missing word?
A. Hum B. Bed C. Mat D. Dance
____35. Ben placed his ___ on the floor so he can sleep. What is the missing word?
A. Wig B. Mat C. Hum D. Bag

Read the short story below.

My Dog
My dog is very playful, constantly wagging his tail. One day, he decided to jump over the rail.
Poor dog! He didn’t realize, he stepped on a nail.

____36. Who is playful in the story?

A. owner B. neighbor C. sister D. dog
____37. How did the dog step on a nail?
A. The dog slipped. B. The dog was running around.
C. The dog stepped on a nail. D. The owner forgot his dog.
____38. What do we call the informal talk involving two people or a small group of people?
A. Conversation B. Script C. Dialogue
D. Letter
____39. Mark forgot to clean his room that morning. He went to his mom to apologize. What
should Mark say to his mom?
A. ‘I don’t feel like cleaning my room today.’
B. ‘Can you tell the housemaid to clean my room?’
C. ‘Can I clean my room on other days instead?’
D. ‘I’m sorry I forgot to clean my room. I’ll clean it now.’
____40. Select the phrase that has the long vowel ‘a’ sound.
A. Carrots and peas
B. The strong mother
C. Adorable and admirable
D. Ice cream cake