SELECTIONS FOR THE SCREENING TEST IN ENGLISH

GRADE 6

Read each selection silently. Then read the questions that follow. Write the letter of the correct answer in the answer sheet:

A. THE RAT
The rat belongs to the mouse family although it is larger than a mouse. It has also more
scales on its tail than a mouse. There are rats of different sizes and colors. The brown Norway rat
is the most destructive and powerful. Black rat can still be found in cities near the coasts and in
countries with warm climates.
Rats travel aboard ships and eat almost anything. If they are hungry they attract animals
even men. Rats breed very rapidly, producing 20 to 50 off springs a year. A rat can start breeding
at six months old. Wild rats are special problems to man because they spread bubonic plague, rat
fever and destroy crops. 114
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1. To what family does the rat belong?

a. cat
b. dog
c. mouse
d. rabbit
2. What part of the mouse has more scales?
a. its body
b. its head
c. its legs
d. its tail
3. Where can black rats be found?
a. near the coasts
b. near the holes
c. near the grounds
d. near the woods
4. Why are there plenty of rats?
a. They breed rapidly.
b. They eat anything.
c. They are found in homes.
d. They are eaten by cats.
5. Why are rats a problem to man?
a. They breed rapidly.
b. They carry disease.
c. They are found everywhere.
d. They play around
B.
THE LOBSTER AND THE CRAB
One day the Lobster and the Crab met.
I have ten claws, boasted the Crab. I am the Great Crab which the land people
like best to eat. We are covered with a shield-head.
We are knights belonging to the Order of the Crustacea, cried the Lobster. What
does it mean? asked the Crab.
Crustacea means covered with a crust or shell, explained the Lobster. It is the
same with me, said the Crab. Our claws and bodies are made of rings of shell joined
together by sockets. We use our claws for walking and for tearing our food.
Land people like to eat us, said the Lobster. When we are cooked, we turn into a
bright red but in the water, we are green.

6. Lobsters and Crabs are

a. birds
b. fishes
c. seaweeds
d. crustaceans
7. What color do the crab and lobster have when they are in the water?
 a. green
b. orange
c. red
d. yellow
8. Both Crabs and Lobsters are kinds of
a. lying insects
b. land animals
c. pets
d. seafood
9. The crustaceans are like knights because ______________.
a. They have claws.
b. They have nippers.
c. They are covered with shells
d. Their bodies are all covered with shields.
10. Crustaceans have ____________.
a. fur
b. shells
c. scales
d. feather
C.
THE FOX AND THE STORK
The fox and the stork were formerly good friends. They often visited each
other. One day, the fox invited the stork to dinner because he wanted to play a joke on
her. At the dinner table, the fox put soup in a very shallow dish before the stork. The
fox could easily lap the soup, but the poor stork could only wet the end of her long bill.
So, she left the dinner table as hungry as when he came.
Im sorry you did not like the soup, said the fox.
Oh, please, dont apologize, said the stork sweetly.
So came the day when the fox visited the stork. The stork served their dinner in
a very long neck and a narrow mouth. All the fox could do was lick the outside of the
jar.

11. Who were good friends?

a. The Fox and the Hen
b. The Fox and the Stork
c. The Fox and the Eagle
d. The Fox and the Hawk
12. Where did the fox serve the soup?
a. in a big jar
b. in a big dish
c. in a small jar
d. in a shallow dish
13. Why did the stork leave as hungry as when he came?
a. She did not like the soup.
b. She was ashamed to eat.
c. The soup was very hot.
d. She could not eat the soup with her long bill.
14. How did the fox feel when he saw where the stork served dinner?
a. He was angry. .
b. He was happy.
c. He was afraid
d. He was excited.
15. What did the fox do?
a. The fox thanked the stork.
b. The fox went away satisfied.
c. The fox went home happily.
d. The fox went away as hungry as when he came.
D.
 WELL-EARNED MONEY
Mang Jose was helping the driver load baskets of fruits and vegetables in a jeep. His
neighbor, Mang Ambo, approached and admiringly remarked:
Thats money again. Mang Jose laughed and looked at Mang Ambo. Thats true,
Ambo, Mang Jose answered. But it is well-earned money. You can see how my family and I
work from morning till late in the afternoon. Raising fruits and vegetables is not an easy work
but it pays dividends. I even support our governments program of cultivating idle lots.
I understand, Mang Ambo said nodding his head. We are just beginning to plant
now. It is not yet late, observed Mang Jose. Six months from now you will see the fruits
of your labor.

16.How did Mang Jose earn a living?

a. Farming
b. Fishing
c. Driving
d. Raising animals
17.What were Mang Jose and the driver loading in the jeepney?
a.basket of fruits and vegetables
b.basket of fish and vegetables
c.basket of fruits and fish
d.basket of rice and vegetables
18. What would they do with the fruits and vegetables?
a.sell them
b.give them to their relatives
c.give them to their neighbors
d.keep them in the storeroom
19. Why were Mang Jose and his family inspired in raising fruits and vegetables?
a.They cultivated idle lands.
b.Their neighbors watched them.
c.They supported the government program.
d.They earned dividends from raising fruits and vegetables.
20. What do you think will happen to Mang Ambo if he continues with his project?
a. Someday he will drive a jeep.
b. Someday he will get angry.
c. Someday he will take his family to the market.
d. Someday he will market his own fruits and vegetables

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ANSWER SHEET: GRADE 6

A B C D
1. 6. 11. 16.
2. 7. 12. 17.
3. 8. 13. 18.
4. 9. 14. 19.
5. 10. 15. 20.