Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet
Third Quarter Summative Assessment in English 3

Name: __________________________________________________ Score _______

General Direction:
a. This is a 30-item multiple choice type of test covering the
learning competencies tackled during the quarter. Go over these
items first before answering.
b. Select the best answer from the given choices.
c. Encircle the letter of your answer

1. The homonym of deer is ______________.

A. dare B. dear C. dire

2. What is the homonym of right?

A. route B. write C. wrote

3. Myra’s favorite color is _________________.

A. blew B. blow C. blue

4. The boys ran across the street, _____.

A. to B. too C. two

5. Brent released his top and it reaches the top of the roof. How do we call
the underlined words?
A. homograph B. homonym C. hyponym

6. It is a word that can both mean an object used to measure lengths or widths
or highest leader of a country.
A. King B. ruler C. president

7. The mouse made a hole on the wall. The word mouse refers to _________.
A. a toy for children
B. a destructive rodent
C. a device used in a computer
8. The meaning of this homograph is _____________________.
A. fingers B. palm C. tree

9. What are hyponyms for trees?

A. acacia, pine, ipil-ipi
B. ilang-ilang, rosal, sampaguita
C. yellow bush, santan, gumamela

10. If blue, red and green are the hyponyms of colors; piano, guitar and drum
are hyponyms of _____________.
A. appliances B. musical instruments C. school supplies

11. What hyponym will complete the sentence correctly?

Tino climbed the tall __________ tree.
A. acacia B. gumamela C. Rose

12. Which is the hyponym for animals?

A. dog, cat, bird
B. lemon, mango, strawberry
C. pine, narra, mahogany

13. Your baby brother keeps on crying and you are being disturbed.
What will you do?
A. Find the reason why.
B. Leave the baby alone.
C. Scare the baby to stop.

14. Flood is a problem during rainy days. What should you do?
A. Help plant new trees.
B. Cover the source of the flood.
C. Build your house on the mountain top.
15. There are lots of dirty plates piled in the sink. What should Lani do?
A. Wash the plates.
B. Throw away the plates.
C. Piled-up the dirty plates properly.

16. Sofia cannot read well. How can she help herself?
A. Ask help from her mother.
B. Study her lessons every day.
C. Practice reading using different reading materials.

For items 17-20, listen to the story and answer the questions that follow.

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), also known as the Cordillera Region

is found in Luzon. The region was officially created on July 15, 1987. It has
six provinces namely: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain
Province and two cities which are Baguio City and Tabuk City. It covers most of
the Cordillera Mountain Range of Luzon and is a home to numerous ethnic
people.
Mount Pulag, the highest mountain in Luzon, is in the region. Rivers include
the Chico River, Abulog, and Siffu River. Tourist sites include Banaue Rice
Terraces, Cassamata Hill National Park, and Balbalasang-Balbalan National Park.

The Cordillera Region is the best and primary source of highland vegetables
such as lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, and other
greens. The region is also known for its aromatic coffees and strawberries. People
from the region are uniquely known for their dances, arts, and their skills in wood-
carving, basket-making, loom weaving, and ikat weaving. They make use of
these skills to earn a living.
17. What is the meaning of the acronym CAR?
A. Cordillera Autonomous Region
B. Cordillera Administrative Region
C. Community Administrative Region

18. When was CAR region officially created?

A. July 5, 1987 B. July 15, 1897 C. July 15, 1987

19. What is the Cordillera Region known for?

A. It is known for its corn products.
B. It is known as the primary source of highland vegetables.
C. It is known as the best source of fish and other marine products.

20. What makes a Cordilleran different from people in other regions?

A. the way they dress and speak
B. their physical features and status in life
C. their culture, beliefs and talents in making arts and crafts

For items 21-24, read the information below and answer the questions that
follow.

Pollution
Pollution is the contamination of the environment on human acts.
It is harmful to all living things and can take many forms including air
pollution from the burning of fossil fuels and water and soil pollution from
the dumping of waste products and the use of chemical fertilizers and
pesticides. This has caused health problems in humans including
respiratory disease and different forms of cancer. Pollution is also
responsible for destroying various animals, plants, and insects as it
destroys their natural habitat.

21. If you read the selection above and would like to know the causes of
pollution. What question will you ask?
A. Where is pollution?
B. Why is there pollution?
C. How does pollution affect humans?

22. You like to know the kinds of pollution mentioned in the selection, the
question you will ask is: _______________________________.
A. What is air pollution?
B. What causes health problems of humans?
C. What are the kinds of pollution mentioned in the text?
23. From the selection above, how are air, water and soil pollution alike?
A. They are both friendly to people.
B. They both destroy the environment.
C. They both make the environment clean.

24. What is the difference of water pollution and air pollution?

A. Air pollution is from pesticides while water pollution is from burning
of garbage.
B. Air pollution is from pesticides while water pollution is from smoke from
vehicles and factories.
C. Air pollution is from burning fossils while water pollution is from
dumping of waste products into the water.

25. Look at the pictures. What are their similarities?

A. They are both cold.
B. They both shine at night.
C. They are both natural source of light.

26. Rabbits and cats are good pets at home. In what way are they similar?
A. Cats and rabbits eat animals.
B. Cats and rabbits have four legs.
C. Cats eat animals while rabbits eat plants.

27. The pond is a standing body of water; a river is a moving body of water.
How are they different from each other?
A. The pond is wide and the river is narrow.
B. The pond has cold water while the river is warm.
C. One is a standing body of water while the other is moving.

28. Jayvie weighs 75 kilograms. Nathan weighs 60 kilograms. Who is lighter?

A. Jayvie B. Nathan C. Patrick
29. You are asked to write a story. What story would match the picture?
A. Samuel went to church. He wanted to sing songs for the Lord.
B. Samuel went to church early in the morning. He wanted to play
in the church.
C. Samuel went to the church to pray. He prayed for God’s protection
to be upon his family and friends.

For item 30, read the sentence story below and answer the question that
follows.

Waldo likes reading short stories. He loves memorizing story lines. He is

also fond of acting it out.

30. Which picture tells the story?

A B C