Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF NUEVA ECIJA
SDO LLANERA ANNEX

THIRD QUARTERLY TEST IN ENGLISH

Grade 3

I.Direction: Write your answer on the blank before each number.

For items 1-4, choose the letter of the correct homonym described in each
sentence.
____1. It is a form of transportation to travel long distances that has
fixed wings and engines that flies through the air.
A. plane B. plain C. flane D. flain
____2. It is the saltwater that covers much of the earth’s surface.
A. see B. sae C. sea D. cee
____3. It is an organ of sight that gives us the ability to see.
A. i B. eye C. ayy D. iyy
____4. It is Ben’s favorite color.
A. blow B. blew C. bluw D. blue

For items 5-8, choose the letter of the meaning of the underlined words in each
sentence.

____5. The office is close to the bank along the highway. The
underlined word means
A. near B. shut C. leftD. right
____6. It is not good when a fly lands on your food. Fly means
A. move through the air
B. hanging
C. wings
D. an insect that brings bacteria
____7. She used a bow in wrapping her present. What is bow in the
sentence?
A. used to play instrument
B. a weapon for shooting arrows
C. type of knot or lace
 D. bend a head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect and greeting

____8. Switch off the fan if no one is using it. Based on the sentence, what
is a fan?
A. an admirer B. a cooling device C. bread D. kettle

For items 9-12, choose the general name for each set of pictures.

____9.
The general name of pictures above is ____________
A. vegetables B. plants C. fruits D. objects

____10.
The common name of pictures above is ____________
A. insects B. fruits C. objects D. vegetables

____11.
The pictures above are specific examples of ____________
A. soda B. desserts C. street food D. dishes

____12.
This set of hyponyms is called ____________
A. transportations B. wheels C. relaxations D. travel

For items 13-16, choose the word with long a, i, o and u in each sentence.
____13. In the sentence, Can I ride in your cute wheels, Kit?
Which word has a long /i/ sound?
A. Kit B. cute C. wheels D. ride
____14. I love to hear the tone of her voice. Which word in the sentence
has a long /o/ sound?
A. voice B. love C. tone D. hear
____15. Mila and Moka made a dessert for me. The word with long
 /a/ sound used in the sentence is _______
A. made B. Mila C. Moka D. me
____16. Cute puppies jump on the mud., _____ is the word with long /u/
sound.
A. puppy B. cute C. jump D. mud

For items 17-19, choose the meaning of the word with affixes in each sentence.

____17. The characteristic of being incorrect is ____________.

A. incorrectness B. not correct C. wrong D. false
____18. To read again means___________________.
A. reading B. ready C. reread D. reared
____19. What do you call the state of having many friends?
A. unfriend B. friendly C. befriend D. friendship

For items 20-22, Identify the following solution to each problem.

____20. You lost your pencil so you can’t write. What should you
do?
A. I will borrow one from my friend.
B. I will get one from my friend without asking his permission.
C. I won’t write.
D. I will just sit down and relax.
____21. You don’t understand the lesson in the given module
that’s why you can’t answer the activities. What should you do?
A. I will skip the lesson.
B. I will copy the answers of my classmates.
C. I will ask help from my parents, guardians, siblings, or teachers.
D. I will guess all the answers just to finish the activities.
____22. You accidentally broke the flower vase on the table.
What should you do?
A. I won’t tell the truth.
B. I will clean the mess and tell mom what’s truly happened.
C. I will tell my mom that our pet cat is the one who made it.
D. I will just ignore it.

For items 23-25. Ask and respond to questions about informational texts
listened to.

____23. Skin is the largest organ of the body. What question can
 you form out of this?
A. Is skin the largest organ of the body?
B. Is the largest skin organ of the body?
C. Is the body the largest skin organ?
D. Is the organ skin the largest of the body?
____24. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You
should eat like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a
beggar. When will you eat most?
A. lunch B. dinner C. breakfast D. day
____25. Fishes are animals that can breathe under the water
because they use gills to breathe instead of lungs. What is the use of their gills?
A. to swim under the water
B. to breathe under the water instead of lungs
C. to see the foods under the water
D. to protect themselves from enemies
E.
II. Directions: For numbers 26-29, identify the following words with long /a/, /i/, /o/
and /u/. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on your answer sheet.

A. bake B. mine C. cope D. huge

____26. long /o/
____27. long /i/
____28. long /u/
____29. long /a/

III. Directions: For numbers 30-32, read the short text about Mina and Mona.
Complete the Venn diagram to show their differences and similarities. Choose the
letter of the correct answer and write it on your answer sheet.

Mina and Mona

Mina and Mona are twins but still they have differences. Mina has long
hair, but Mona has short one. Mina loves to wear dresses, but Mona wants shirts and
pants. They are both healthy. Their parents love them so much.

Mina Mona A. dresses

B. short hair
long hair 30.___________
32.___ _shirts and pants C. differences
31. _______
_____ D. healthy
IV. Directions: For numbers 33-40, develop a short story by identifying the
elements of the story and arranging the randomly written events to complete the
simple story grammar. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on your
answer sheet.

One day, in the backyard

A. Denzel and His Vegetable Garden
B. Denzel, father, family
C. He earned money when he harvested his vegetables and sold them in the market.
D. With his earnings, he was able to help his family and they were very proud of
him.
E. He watered his vegetable plants every day, pulled the weeds around them and put
some fertilizers.
F. One day, Denzel decided to put a vegetable garden in their backyard.
G. After two weeks, his father lost his job and they were not able to buy all their
needs.
A Simple Story Grammar
Elements of the Story Well-Formed
Title of the Story – 33. ___________ Story
Setting – 34. __________
Characters – 35. ________
Plot
Initiating Event 36. ______
Internal Response 37. _______
Attempt 38. _______
Consequence 39. _______
Reaction 40. _______

Prepared by:
MELINA T. LANORIO
Master Teacher II
SDO Llanera Annex
KEY TO CORRECTION
I.
21. C
1. A
22. B
2. C 23. A
3. B 24. C
4. D 25. B
5. A II.
6. D 26. C
7. C 27. B
8. B 28. D
9. C 29. A
10. D III.
11. B 30. B
31. A
12. A
32. D
13. D
IV.
14. B 33. A
15. A 34. ---
16. B 35. B
36. F
37. E
38. G
 17. C
18. C
19. B
20. A

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF NUEVA ECIJA
SDO LLANERA ANNEX

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION IN ENGLISH 3

THIRD QUARTER

NO. LEVEL OF BEHAVIOR, FORMAT,

OF NO. NO.&PLACEMENT OF ITEMS AND THE
CONTENT DAYS OF % DIMENSION OF KNOWLEDGE
TAUG ITEMS
HT R U AP AN E C

1. Homonyms (e.g.
1-4
flower/flour) (EN3V-IIIe- 3 4 6.5%
(F)
f13.6)
2. Homographs (e.g. read-read) 5-8
3 4 6.5%
(EN3V-IIIg-h-13.7) (C)
3. Hyponyms – type of (e.g. 3 4 6.5% 9-12
guava – type of fruit) (12)
(EN3V-IIIi-j-13.7)
4. Read phrases, sentences,
13-16
stories and poems consisting of 3 4 6.5%
(F)
long a, i, o and u words.
5. Read word with affixes. 17-19
3 3 6.5%
(EN1V-IVj-27) (F)

6. Identify possible solutions to 20-22

5 3 11%
problems. (EN3LC-IIIb-2.19) (M)
7. Ask and respond to
23(M)
questions about informational
texts listened to (environment, 5 3 11% 24(C)
health, how-to’s, etc.)
25(F)
(EN1OL-IIIg-h-3.2)
8. Read words with long a, i, o, 26-29
3 4 6.5%
u sound (ending in e). (F)
9. Compare and contrast
30-32
information heard. (EN3OL- 5 3 11%
(C)
IIIi-j-1.9)
10. Identify the elements of an 33-35
5 3 11%
informational/factual text hear. (F)
11. Write a simple story.
8 5 17% 36-40 (M)
(EN2WC-IVa-e-22)
TOTAL 46 40 100% 11 17 3 4 5