Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF NUEVA ECIJA

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 6

Name: ____________________________________ Date: _______________________

Teacher: __________________________________ Section: _____________________

TEST I. A. Directions: Analyze and identify the sound devices for each sentence. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.
_____1. The cloud is a white blanket.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. metaphor

_____2. My mother acts as brave as a lion.

a. context clues b. simile c. personification d. onomatopoeia

_____3. Why do you cry, Wally? Why do you cry? Why, Wally? Why, Wally? Why, Wally?
a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. simile

_____4. The bees buzz around my ears.

a. context clues b. simile c. personification d. onomatopoeia

_____5. The lowered lamps on the lantern lay down and glow in the dark tapestry of night.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. personification

B. Identify the word being compared with the underlined word.

_____6. The music changes like prism, giving the world a glimpse of all the colors it
forgets.
a. changes b. colors c. prism d. world
_____7. I have dream of silent verses where the rhyme glides noiseless as an oar.
a. glides b. verses c. silent d. oar

_____8. And now her hands just like moonlight brush the keys with velvet grace.
a. grace b. keys c. moonlight brush d. keys

Test II. Identify whether the underlined word or phrase in each sentence tells about the character’s age,
gender, nationality, or behavior.

9. Dr. Jose Rizal is intelligent and patriotic.

a. gender b. age c. behavior d. traits

10. Apolinario Mabini died at the age of 50.

a. gender b. age c. nationality d. behavior
 11. Abraham often called “The Father of faith”.
a. age b. gender c. behavior d. nationality

12. Aguinaldo was from a Chinese and Tagalog origin.

a. age b. behavior c. nationality d. gender

13. Compare Melchora Aquino de Ramos or “ Tandang Sora” to the present Filipina today.
a. During Tandang Sora's time, formal education was limited, especially for women.
b. The same characteristic.
c. Women today are braver than Mechora Aquino .
d. leter a and c

14. Which of the film conventions tell the arrangement of the position of the characters in a
scene?
a. set-up b. blocking c. direction d. gender

15. Which film making convention indicates time of the day, and the mood of the scene?
a. blocking b. lighting c. set-up d. character

16. What do you call the person who controls and guides all those involved in making the film?
a. author b. producer c. artist d. director

17. What will be the advantage of shooting a scene in a set instead of the actual location itself?
a. The time of the day matters.
b. Lighting can be controlled anytime.
c. The weather will hinder the shooting
d. the characters perfectly play their role

18. Explain how lighting affects the mood of scenes in a film.

a. setting the place b. visual Aesthetics c. earns lot of money d. creating bad
atmosphere
TEST III. Infer the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in each sentence. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.
_____19. Ivan Diaz of Nueva Ecija basketball team made a game plan at the drop of a hat.
a. badly b. earlier today c. for the win d. without hesitation
_____20. The army barked up the wrong tree in our village.
a. accusing the wrong person c. arrested no one
b. accusing the right person d. arrested the right person
_____21. Their mansion is truly costed an arm and leg.
a. very low price b. very intimidating c. very huge d. very expensive
_____22. Losing my job turned out to be a blessing in disguise because it pushed me to start my own
business.
a. fortunate turn of events. c. positive feedback
b. negative blessing d. blessing from the sky
_____23. It takes two to tango to commit this suspicious crime.
a. actions need more than one person c. beautiful dance craze
b. continuous actions d. mysterious crime
TEST IV. A. Read and understand the statements very well. Answer what is asked by choosing
your best response.

24. My friend lived in a beautiful magical castle in Tagaytay . This statement is _______.
a. real b. make- believe c. either real or make- believe d. neither real nor
make believe

25. My daughter has an undying love for dancing since she was small. From this statement, one can say
that ____________________.
a. my daughter doesn’t want to die because of dancing c. she love singing than dancing
b. my daughter loved to dance d. she love singing than dancing

26. Which of the following shows a real scenario inside a classroom?

a. books and erasers flying around c. chairs and tables laughing around
b. teacher talking in front of class d. The learners are playing all day long

27. Which statement expresses exaggeration?

a. a woman driving at a speed of 30 km/hour c. an old man slowly crossing the street
b. a baby walking at 12 days old d. a mother kissed her child

Test VI. Direction: Choose the group of words (as suggested by the instruction) that will complete
the following sentences.
28. To buy my dream cellphone. _____________(Fantasy).
a. I will save money in my piggy bank c. I will get along with my mom and dad
b. I will ask Santa Claus to give it as a Christmas present d. I will ask money from granny

29. To go to Boracay, ___________(Reality).

a. I will ride in an airplane c. I will fly fast using my wings
c. I will soar like an eagle on air d. I will ride on a magic carpet

30. In order to grow and harvest more plants in my garden, ____________(Reality).

a. I will look after and water them everyday c. I will talk, kiss and hug them everyday
b. I will let the animals play in the garden d.I will not water them

TEST V. Read the statement carefully. Write YES if the statement is correct and NO if it is incorrect.
_____ 31. Power point presentation is the most common example of visual media.
_____ 32. Visual Media refer to pictures, images and graphic organizers which are used in the
classroom.
_____ 33. Visual media cannot help learners retain concepts and ideas.
_____ 34. Book is an example of visual media.
_____ 35. YouTube helps learners as a platform of learning.
_____ 36. Visual media are not helpful and to be used as learning aids.
_____ 37. The most common types of visual media being used by online marketers today are videos
and images for advertisement.
_____ 38. Internet users prefer to watch videos.
_____ 39. Facebook is an example of an online source.
_____ 40. Infographics is a visual media easily understand by many people.
TEST VI. Make Connections by identifying if the lines from the different short stories and clips from
the news is text-to-self, text-to-text or text-to-world.
________________41. The couple had a son named Tayabas whose task was to take good care
of their three carabaos.
________________42. Once there was a boy who was so lazy, and his name was Juan Tamad.
________________43. The old name of the city of ILOILO took its name from Irong-Irong, ,
a tongue of land that sticks out like a nose on the south of Iloilo River.
________________44. There have been various pandemics that have affected the planet. That's the
caused initially by a coronavirus.
________________45. During Enhanced Community Quarantine, Barangay officials strictly prohibit
residents to go out from their homes
________________46. Consider that you just finished watching a documentary of a famous reporter
about the devastating effects that plastic pollution in the oceans and you
remember the flood you experienced in 2015.
________________47. Read a book about World War II and the experiences of soldiers and our
ancestors during that time.
________________48. You watched in Youtube about the importance of a balanced diet and regular
exercise.
________________49. After watching the war between Ukraine and Russia, you remember the war
happening in Israel.
________________50. A girl recently read an article about homelessness in the city analyze what had
happened to the news about the street children in Manila.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF NUEVA ECIJA

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

COMPETENCIES CODE No. of Items ITEM PLACEMENT

Analyze sound EN6LC-Ic-2.3.8 8 1-8
devices (simile,
metaphor, EN6LC-Ic-2.3.7
personification,
assonance and
alliteration) in a text
heard
Analyze the 5 9-13
characters used in
print, non-print and
digital materials ,
affluent or poor
Analyze the 5 14-18
conventions of film
and moving pictures
(light, blocking,
direction, set-up)
Infer meaning of EN6V-Ia-12.3.1 5 19-23
idiomatic expressions
using -context clues
Identifying Real or 7 24-30
Make-Believe Images
Identify the values 10 31-40
suggested in the
visual media
Make connections 10 41-50
between information
viewed and personal
experiences
TOTAL NUMBER 50
OF ITEMS

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Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF NUEVA ECIJA

ANSWER KEY
1.d
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. a
6. c.
7. d
8. c
9. d
10. b.
11. b
12. c.
13. a
14. b
15.c
16.d
17. b
18.b.
19.d
20.a
21.d
22. a
23.a
24.b
25.b
26. b
27.b
28. b
29.a
30. a
31.YES
32.YES
33. NO
34. YES
35. YES
36.NO
37. YES
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38. YES
39. YES
40. YES
41.TEXT TO TEXT
42. TEXT TO SELF
43. TEXT TO WORLD
44.TEXT TO WORLD
45.TEXT TO WORLD
46.TEXT TO SELF
47.TEXT TO WORLD
48. TEXT TO SELF
49.TEXT TO WORLD
50. TEXT TO TEXT

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