Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII – CENTRAL VISAYAS
Division of Bohol
Talibon II District
THIRD PERIODICAL TEST in English 3
SY: 2024-2025
Name:_________________________Grade&Section:______________Score:______
Directions: Read each question carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
1. Which is the correct word that completes the sentence. My father
went fishing to the _________ yesterday.
A. see B. sea C. size D.
sight
2. We had to __________ our answers in our notebooks.
A. write B. right C. might D.
tight
3. I have a __________ bag.
A. no B. know C. knew D. new

Directions: Read the following sentences. Choose the correct meaning of

the underlined words inside the box. Write the letter of the correct answer
on a blank before each number.
A. charge C. proposed law

B. amount to be paid D. bank notes

E. an object that can make a sound

____4. After eating, father asked for the bill from the waiter.
____5. The driver gave my change for the five-hundred-peso
bill.
____6. The government and the Church had different views
about the Reproductive Health Bill.
____7. I have no cash with me. Will you just bill me later?
Directions: Match the hyponyms in Column A with the categories in
Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank.
Column A Column B
___8. red, blue, white, black A. bird
___9. dress, jeans, skirt, shirt B. color
___10. parrot, eagle, lovebirds C. clothes
___11. sofa, bed, table, chairs D. fruit
E. furniture
12. Jose feels unhappy because his scores are very low. What does the
underlined word mean?
A. very happy B. glad C. not happy D. Joy

13. My teacher asks me to retell the story. What does retell mean?
A. uderstand B. memorize C. tell D. tell again
 14. I love to eat boneless fish. What does boneless mean?
A. without bone B. with bone C. full of bones D. many
bones

15. Pedro sees a money. He does not return it to the owner. He is

dishonest.
What does dishonest mean?
A. honest B. not honest C. loyal D. not
loyal

16. Which of the following words means “not correct”?

A. incorrect B. rightful C. imcorrect D.
discorrect

Directions: Fill in each blank with the correct question word to complete
each sentence and to identify the information.
17.__________ does fish live?
A. What B. Where C. When D. Why
18. __________ is the biggest fish in the world?
A. What B. Where C. When D. Why
19. ___________ long can a whale shark grow?
A. What B. Where C. How D. Why

Directions: Read the statements carefully. Take the solution challenge by

choosing the correct answer from the box. Write only the letter of the correct
answer on the blank before each number.
What will you say in the following problems?
______20. Some fishermen catch small fishes.
______21. We notice that there are plenty of empty plastic bottles and
wrappers
of detergent scattered in the seashores and rivers.
______22. People who are living near the river throw their garbage
everywhere.
______23. Typhoon Ulysses destroyed the mangroves found near our mini-
port.

A. Please stop throwing garbage to the rivers.

B. Everybody must help in cleaning the seashore and rivers.
C. Beware don’t catch the small fishes.
D. Let us support the program of planting more mangroves.
E. Throw dead cat in the river.

Directions: Read the selection and answer the questions that follow.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
Bats and Birds
Bats and birds can fly.
You might see them on a rooftop.
In other ways, bats and birds are very different.
Birds have feathers. Bats have fur.
Birds have beaks. Bats have teeth.
Bats hang upside down when they rest.
Birds never do that!
Bats and birds are easy to tell apart when they are not flying.

24. How are bats and birds similar?

 A. Both can fly.
B. Both hang upside when they rest.
C. Birds have feathers and bats have fur.
D. Birds have beak and bats have teeth.
25. How do bats and birds differ from each other?
A. They can be seen on a rooftop.
B. Bats and birds can fly.
C. Birds have beaks and bats have teeth.
D. Both can be seen also in the trees.

26.What are being compared in the selection?

A. Bats and Birds B. Bats and Teeth C. Birds and Beak D. Bats and
Flies

Directions: Read the selection and answer the questions that follow.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer
Butterflies and Bees
Butterflies and bees have many things in common. They are both
insects that live all over the world. Another similarity is both have four
wings. Their wings are very different though. Butterflies have brightly
colored wings and the bee’s wings are transparent. Bees live in large group
called colonies. Butterflies do not. They often travel by themselves.
Butterflies and bees are similar because they both feed on nectar and pollen
from the flowers.
27. What are being compared in the story?
A. Butterfy and Insects C. Butterfies and Wings
B. Butterflies and Bees D. Bees and Wings

28. How are butterflies similar to bees?

A. Butterflies and bees live in large group called colonies.
B. Both often travel by themselves.
C. Butterflies and bees have brightly colored wings.
D. They are both insects that live all over the world.

29. How do butterflies differ from bees?

A. Butterflies have four wings but bees don’t have.
B. Butterflies feed on nectar and pollen of the flowers but bees do not.
C. Butterflies have brightly colored wings and bees’ wings are
transparent.
D. Butterflies can fly but bees cannot.

Directions: Read the story carefully. Answer the questions that follow.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
30. Who are the characters in the story?
The Lost Cat
Sarah and Jake went out to ride their bikes. They rode all the
way to the end of their block. When they got there, they saw a cat
was lost. “Oh no,” Jake said. “He’s lost!” Sarah got off her bike
and sat on the ground hoping the lost cat would come near her.
He did! Sarah softly pets the lost cat until he started to purr.
“Let’s take him home,” Sarah said.
Jake walked both bikes home while Sarah held the cat. When
they got home their mom called the animal shelter. Someone had
just called and said they lost their cat. Sarah, Jake and Mom drove
to the shelter with the cat. The owner was there waiting. Jake and
Sarah were so happy that the lost cat was able to go back home!
A. Sarah, James, mother
B. Sarah and cat
C. Sarah, Jake, mother and cat
D. Sarah, cat, and mother
31. What is the character’s problem?
A. They found a lost cat.
B. They met an accident.
C. They were lost.
D. The cat had his legs broken.
32. How did they solve their problem?
A. They did not mind the cat.
B. They called the animal shelter and returned the cat.
C. They adopted the cat.
D. They returned the cat to their friends.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII – CENTRAL VISAYAS
Division of Bohol
Talibon II District
THIRD PERIODICAL TEST in English 3
SY: 2022-2023

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS IN ENGLISH 3

CODE COMPETENCIES NO. OF LEVEL OF PERCEN

ITEMS DIFFICULTY OF EACH -TAGE
QUESTION
EASY AVE- DIFFI
(60%) RAGE -
(30%) CULT
(10%
)
(EN3V- Use homonyms correctly 3 1, 2, 3 9%
IIIe- in sentences.
f13.6)
(EN3V- Determine the meaning 4 4, 5, 6, 13%
IIIg-h- of common homographs 7
13.7) using context clues.
(EN3V- Identify hyponyms. 4 8, 9, 13%
IIIi-j- 10, 11
13.7)
(EN3LC Identify possible 4 20, 13%
-IIIb- solutions to problems. 21,
2.19) 22, 23
(EN3O Compare and contrast 3 17, 18, 9%
L-IIIi-j- information heard. 19
1.9)
(EN3O Compare and contrast 6 24, 19%
L-IIIi-j- information heard 25,
1.9) 26,
27,
28, 29
Identify affixes (prefix or 5 12, 13, 15%
suffix) and their 14, 15,
meaning. 16
EN3WC Identify the elements of 3 30, 9%
-IVa-e- the story. 31, 32
22)

Total 32 19 10 3 100%

Prepared by:

SIXTO C. GARCIA JR.

Master Teacher II

Quality Assured by:

JUN RILL B. GURREA PhD

Master Teacher I

Approved by:
 PERCY P. TORRES PhD
PSDS, Talibon II District
ANSWER KEY

1. B 31. A
2. A 32. B
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. E
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. B
16. A
17. B
18. A
19. C
20. C
21. B
22. A
23. D
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. B
28. D
29. C
30. C