Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 3

S.Y 2013-2014

I. Read the story and the questions below. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
Bug in a Mug
by Evelyn Mamangon
Dad sips water from a mug. “Oh, no, there‟s a bug in the mug. Bad bug!” Dad
gets a new mug. He gets water from the jug.

1. Who sips water from a mug?

a. Dad b. rug c. bug d. Mom

2. What does Dad see in the mug?

a. mud b. bug c. dad d. cup

3. What does Dad say about the bug?

a. bad b. fat c. cat d. small

4. From where does Dad get water?

a. tub b. jug c. hug d. cub

II. Write R if it can happen in real life and M if it cannot happen in real life.

__________ 5. There is a boy called Batman who can fly high.

__________6. When Batman talks, a star comes out from his mouth.

__________7. The stars shine at night.

III. Write P if the group of words is a phrase and write S if it is a sentence.

__________8. the happy farmer

__________9. The farmer works in the field every day.

__________10. Candace lives with her father in the farm.

IV. Writetelling if it tells something, asking if it is an asking sentenceimperativeif

the following sentences give commands andexclamatory if it expresses strong
feelings.

____________________11. Beat that rug to remove dirt.

____________________12. Why did the traveler ask help from the villager?.

____________________13. That’s a very cute baby!

____________________14. The cats were afraid of the mouse.

V. Read the sentences and answer the question that follows. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.

15. In the sentence, A thirsty crow was was sad and alone. What is the noun?

a. thirsty b. crow c. sad d. alone

16. What is the name of animal in the sentence, The little red hen cooked the kernels
alone.

a. kernels b. liitle c. hen d. red

17. What is the proper noun in the sentence, The month of December has 31 days.

a. month b. 31 c. days d. December

18 .What is the common noun in the sentence, The month of December has 31 days.

a. month b. 31 c. days d. December

VI. Choose the correct plural form of nouns. Write the letter of the correct answer
on the blank before the number.

19. My pet dog gave birth to three cute __________.

A. puppy B. puppies C. puppys D. puppy’s
20. __________ are good source of carbohydrates.
A. potato B. potatoes C. potataoe’s D.potatos
21. Many __________ enjoyed the rides in the Star City.
A. childs B. child C. childrens D. children
22. I love my pet __________.
A. dog B. dogs C. dog’s D. dogs’
23. Many __________ in Metro Manila are owned by the private sector.
A. bus B. buse’s C. buses D. buses
VII. Number the pictures 1 to 5 to show the correct order that they should come.
Write your answer on the blank provided for each number.

______24. ______25.

______26. ____27. _____28.

 VIII. Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

It’s Hot!
by N.N. Hermosa
It was summer. The animals felt hot. Hudson, the cub, rolled in the mud. He
rolled in the wet mud.“Ah, that‟s so good,” says Hudson. Justin, the pup, went to a
tub. But the tub had no water.“Too bad,” says Justin. So he went to roll in the mud
with Hudson. Hudson and Justin had fun. They had fun in the wet mud.
29.Who are in the story? ________________________________

30. Where din the story happen? __________________________

31. When did the story take place? ________________________

32. What is the problem in the story? ______________________

33. How did the characters solve their problem? ___________________

IX. Write the word that tells when the part of the story happened. Choose from
these words.

First Next Then At last

34._________________, a thirsty crow saw a pitcher with little water. He could not drink
because the pitcher was narrow.35 ___________, he dropped stones into the pitcher.
The water rose. 36. __________, the crow could drink.

X. Answer the questions after each text. Write your answers in in the blank
provided for each number.

Best, the Bird

I have a black bird. Its name is Best.

Best eats the plant‟s pests. It rests on its nest.

37. Who is Best? __________________________________________

38. What does Best eat? __________________________________________

39. Where does it rest? __________________________________________

40. what is the color of the bird? __________________________________

 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON

Table of Specification
FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 3
S.Y 2013-2014

OBJECTIVES NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE ITEM PLACEMENT

ITEMS

1. Read words, phrases at 4 10 1-4

story with short u sound

2. Differentiate between real

and make believe. 3 8 5-7

3. Differentiate between a
phrase and a sentence. 3 8 8-10

4. Identify the kinds of

sentences. 4 10 10-14

5. Identify nouns, common and

proper nouns in the 4 10 15-18
sentence.

6. Use plural form of nouns. 5 12 19-23

7. Sequence pictures to come

up with a story. 5 12 24-28

8. Identify the elements of a

story. 5 12 29-33

9. Sequence events with signal

word. 3 8 34-36

10. Read simple word with final

blends 4 10 37-40

Total 40 100 40