English Qualifying Test
English Qualifying Test
Department of Education
National Capital Region
Division of Muntinlupa
District II
Alabang Elementary School
S.Y. 2018-2019
I. Directions: Analyze and identify the sound devices for each sentence. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
_____1. The phone rings inside the room.
a. context clues b. simile c. personification d. onomatopoeia
_____2. Why do you cry, Willie? Why do you cry? Why, Willie? Why, Willie? Why, Willie?
a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. simile
_____3. It was cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.
a. assonance b. hyperbole c. personification d. simile
_____4. The team leader moves as brave as a lion.
a. context clues b. simile c. personification d. onomatopoeia
_____5. The snow is a white blanket.
a. assonance b. alliteration c. hyperbole d. metaphor
II. Directions: Pluralized the underlined regular nouns in each sentences. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
_____6. Asian countries are the mortal enemy of European country.
a. enema b. enemies c. enemous d. enemys
_____7. Two of the famous church in the Philippines are located in South Luzon.
a. churches b. churcheses c. churchess d. churchis
_____8. My mother sent me two sets of chocolate box.
a. boxx b. boxs c. boxes d. boxses
_____9. The pupils find the three line of the art paper.
a. linese b. lines c. liness d. linseed
_____10. Saint Peter holds the key of heaven’s door.
a. keys b. keyss c. keyz d. keyses
_____11. No man is an island.
a. mans b. men c. manas d. manes
_____12. The goose runs around the barn.
a. geese b. gooses c. geeses d. goosies
_____13. The thief roams in the neighborhood at night.
a. thiefs b. thiefes c. thieves d. thiefies
_____14. He gave his brother the last loaf of bread.
a. loafs b. loaves c. loafes d. loafies
_____15. The baker saw a mouse in the kitchen.
a. mouses b. mouseses c. mousse d. mice
III. Directions: Provide the correct gender of pronoun for each sentence. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
_____16. Ryan is a tall player, ______ loves playing for her school.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____17. Sir Fernandez likes chocolate candies and ____ always brings these candies to his friends.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____18. Ma’am Ebio sends me _____ money to buy some pens.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____19. Sir Flores brings ____ dog to the city veterinary.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
_____20. Ma’am Padua instructs me about _____ plan for the camping.
a. he b. her c. his d. she
IV. Directions: Read the following sentences and then choose the correct form of verbs of the underlined
words.
Ramon was watching the turtles very closely. It was crawling here and there. Then
suddenly, it hid its head and crawled away.
VI. Infer the speaker’s mood. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
30. “I’ll stay in the sala. I’m afraid. The light is bright enough.” The speaker is _________.
a. kind b. excited c. determined d. patient
31. “Hurry! The rain is falling! We will get wet!”
a. happy b. excited c. patient d. determined
32. “I shall sail across the sea My ship will around the world,” said Magellan. He was ______
a. proud b. excited c. kind d. courageous
33. Your parents earn enough for your food. But they cannot send you to school. Would you like
me to help you and your parents? The aunt said. The lady was -___________
a. kind b. loving c. jealous d. proud
34. “I’m thirsty. I wish I could have a glass juice. Well, I can wait until the next boy is served.”
The speaker is ____________
a. loving b. patient c. faithful d. kind
VII. Directions: Tell the construction of each simple sentence. (SS+SP, CS+SP, SS+CP, or CS+CP)
35 . The mailman delivers the mail house to house.
a. SS+SP b. CS+SP c. SS+CP d. CS+CP
36. Whales and bats belong to mammal.
a. SS+SP b. CS+SP c. SS+CP d. CS+CP
37. The owl rests and sleeps during daytime.
a. SS+SP b. CS+SP c. SS+CP d. CS+CP
38. Violy and Siony sing praises to God and pray.
a. SS+SP b. CS+SP c. SS+CP d. CS+CP
VIII. Directions: Read the following passages below then answer the questions that follow or do what is asked to do.
Many people think that they can get sick by going into cold weather improperly dressed; however, illnesses are
not caused by temperature- they are caused by germs. So while shivering outside in the cold probably won’t strengthen
your immune system, you’re more likely to contract an illness indoors because you will have a greater exposure to
germs.
________39. Based from the paragraph above. Which of the following sentences state the causes why people get sick?
A. People are exposed to germs.
B. People don’t dress properly for the weather.
C. People do not have healthy immune system.
C. People are expose to germs and they too don’t dress properly for the weather.
________40. Which among the sentences below state the effect in the paragraph above?
A. People get sick.
B. Illnesses are not caused by cold weather.
C. Illnesses are caused by germs.
D. People will have greater exposure to germs.
IX. Directions: Read each sentence below. Identify the correct answer by writing the letter of the correct answer on
the blank before the number.