Republika ng Pilipinas

KAGAWARAN NG EDUKASYON
Rehiyon XI
SANGAY NG LUNGSOD NG DABAW
Lungsod ng Davao
http://www.deped-davaocity.ph

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 3 (S.Y. 2023-2024)

Name :_____________________________________ Date :____________

School :_____________________________________ Score:____________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Encircle the letter of your answer.

For items 1-4. Listen carefully as your teacher reads to you a story, then be
ready to answer the following questions.

1. Which sentence from the story is a simple sentence?

A. They shared a simple but delicious meal of chicken adobo and rice.
B. In the afternoon, Maria noticed dark clouds gathering in the distance.
C. Today was special because they would finally harvest the rice grains.
D. They cut the rice stalks while their Nanay sang to them their traditional
song.

2. Which sentence in the story is a compound sentence?

A. Tatay nodded and said, “You are right, Maria.”
B. They sang happily, and they gathered bundles of rice.
C. Maria felt grateful for her family, the rich soil, and the bountiful harvest.
D. After a morning of hard work, the family took a break under the shade of
a mango tree.

3. Which sentence uses a simple sentence to

describe the picture?
A. They are harvesting rice.
B. The farmers are planting rice.
C. People are playing in the rice field.
D. The children are having fun in the rice
field.
4. Which sentence provide the most accurate description of the given picture
using compound sentence?
A. They are planting rice in the rice field.
B. The farmers are planting rice in the rice field.
C. The farmers are wearing hats because it’s sunny.
D. The farmers are in the rice field, and they are wearing hats.

5. Who threw the banana peelings?

A. baby B. Celso C. mother D. brother

6. Where did the story happen?

A. home
B. school
C. bedroom
D. playground

7. What can you say about Celso’s attitude in the story?

8. Celso is being responsible and kind because he feels sorry for not using the garbage
9. Celso is being responsible and kind because he feels sorry for not using the garbage
10.Celso sometimes acts responsibly, but other times he doesn't. His behavior goes back
A. Celso is being responsible and kind because he feels sorry for not using the garbage
B.
A. Celso sometimes acts responsibly, but other times he doesn’t. His
behavior changes.
B. The story doesn’t really tell us enough about Celso’s attitude, so it’s hard
to say if he’s mostly good or bad.

C. Celso is being responsible and kind because he feels sorry for not using
the garbage can and admits it was his fault.

D. Celso is not being careful or thoughtful when he throws banana peels

out of the window, and he doesn’t think about what might happen.
 8. What do the banana peels do in the story’s setting?
A. They make the place look happy and colorful, which makes the story feel
nice.
B. They show that Celso’s home is messy and not neat, which helps us
picture what the place is like.
C. They remind us that Celso really likes bananas and nature, which makes
the story more interesting.

D. They don’t really have anything to do with the story’s setting, so they
don’t make the story better.

For items 9 – 13, study the summarized sentences taken from the story which
your teacher read to you, then answer the questions that follow.

Celso got ready for school.

Mother asked if Celso was hurt.
Celso promised to use the garbage can.
Celso stepped on some banana peelings and fell.
Celso threw the banana peelings out of the window.
Celso’s clothes became dirty, and his books dropped.
Celso looked at the banana peelings and spoke with his
mother.

9. What was the first thing that happened in the story?

A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7

10. What occurred second in the sequence of events?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

11. What event took place third in the story?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

12. After the third event, what happened next?

A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4

13. What was the final event in the story?

A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7
 14. What could be the best possible ending of the story?
A. Celso’s mother scolded him for his carelessness.
B. Celso continued to throw banana peelings out of the window, despite
his earlier fall.
C. Celso’s family moved to another place to avoid embarrassment of the
banana peel incident.
D. Celso decided to start a banana peel recycling program in their home
to prevent such accidents in the future.
For items 15 – 16. Read the dialogue below and answer the questions that
follow.

Jose: Did you hear about the new Coastal Road in Davao City?
Anna: Yes, we went there last Saturday. It has beautiful beach view. Our
drive going there is smooth.

15. What kind of sentence is used by Jose in the dialogue above?

A. imperative C. interrogative
B. declarative D. exclamatory

16. What about Anna? What kind of sentence did she use?
A. imperative C. interrogative
B. declarative D. exclamatory

17. Which declarative sentence best describes the picture?

A. The girl is playing chess.
B. The girl is sitting on the floor.
C. The girl is reading the book.
D. The girl is cleaning the house
18. If you are to write a sentence, which exclamatory sentence best describes the
picture?
A. Wow! I won the race!
B. Yehey! Happy Mother’s day!
C. Wow! It’s Christmas Day!
D. Yeppe! Happy Teacher’s Day!

19. “On the first day in my new school, I met Ivan and Liza.” Which is the proper
noun in this sentence?
A. first C. day
B. school D. Ivan and Liza

20. Which of these sentences has a common noun that refers to a name of a
place?
A. Eating vegetables can make us healthy.
B. Manong Nilo is a farmer.
C. We harvested 6 baskets of squash yesterday.
D. Everyday Mang Nilo visits his farm.

21. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A. My relatives love to stay in davao City.
B. My Relatives love to stay in Davao city.
C. My relatives love to stay in Davao City.
D. My relatives love to stay in davao city.

22. Which of the following would complete the sentence below.

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is the 17th _________________.
A. President of the Philippines
B. president of the Philippines
C. President of the philippines
D. president of the Philippines
23. The teacher has a quiz. Change the underlined word into plural.
A. quis C. quizes
B. quizs D. quizzes

24. Three mice run to the room. Which of the following is an irregular noun?
A. three C. room
B. mice D. all of the above

25. Those men, women, and children are at school. The underlined words are?
A. super nouns C. regular nouns
B. proper nouns D. irregular nouns

26. Which sentence uses the correct plural form of house?

A. The house is clean. C. The houses are clean.
B. The houses is clean. D. The housess are clean.

27. Which of the following sentences uses the irregular plural nouns correctly?
A. The childs made their projects.
B. The childrens played hide-and-seek.
C. The children cleaned their bedrooms.
D. The childses had a wonderful time in the camp.

28. How should the plural form of “mouse” be used correctly in a sentence?
A. A group of mice ate all the corn in the barn.
B. A group of mices ate all the corn in the barn.
C. A group of mouse ate all the corn in the barn.
D. A group of mouses ate all the corn in the barn.

For items 29-30. Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow:
According to the latest update from the Davao City Health Office, there is
an increase case of viral respiratory illness among school children. That is why, it
is recommended that children use face mask in order to reduce the spread of
respiratory illness.
29. What significant information is stated in the statement?
A. Children should buy clothes for emergencies.
B. Children should buy medicines to cure their respiratory illness.
C. Children should wear face mask to avoid the spread of respiratory illness.
D. Children should not go out from their homes because of the cases of
respiratory illness.

30. Based from this information, which statement would best be shared?
A. Using facemask will do us more harm than good.
B. Using facemask will give us hard time to breath.
C. Using face mask will protect us from catching respiratory illness.
D. Using facemask will not help us in protecting ourselves from respiratory
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