Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
ENGLISH 3

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) Number Percentage Item Placement
of %
Items

Understanding
Remembering

Evaluating
Analyzing

Applying

Creating
Use different kinds of sentences in a dialogue 4 1,
(e.g. declarative, interrogative, 2,
10%
exclamatory, imperative) 3, 4

Use plural form of regular nouns by adding /s/ 5 5,6,

or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes) 12.5% 7,8,
EN3PWR-IIi-j-22.1 9
Use the be verbs (am, is, are, were) correctly in 4 10 12,
sentences 10% 11 13

Use simple verbs (past, present, future) in 4 14, 16,

sentences 10% 15 17

Read words, phrases, sentences and short 4 18,

stories consisting of words with consonant 19,
digraph ch and sh and other words previously 10% 20,
21
studied
EN3PWR-IIi-j-22.1
Homonyms (e.g. flower/flour) 2 22 23
5%
EN3V-IIIe-f13.6
Homographs (e.g., read-read) EN3V-IIIg-h-13.7 2 24 25
5%

Identify possible solutions to problems EN3LC- 2 26 27

IIIb-2.19 5%

Ask and respond to questions about 2 28,

informational texts listened to (environment, 29
health, 5%
how-to’s, etc.) EN1OL-IIIg-h-3.2

Compare and contrast information heard 2 30 31

EN3OL-IIIi-j-1.9 5%

Read word with affixes 2 3 33

5%
EN1V-IVj-27 2
Use the degrees of adjectives in making 4 34, 36,
35 37
comparisons (positive, comparative, superlative)
10%
EN3G-IVi-j-5.2

Recognize adverbs of manner 3 7.5% 38, 40

EN3G-IVi-j-6.1 39

TOTAL 40 100% 12 12 7 5 2 2
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
ENGLISH 3

Direction: Read each question and write the letter of your answer on the line before
the number.

1. Which sentence below is an example of an interrogative sentence?

A. The students help in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue.
B. Please help in cleaning the surroundings.
C. Who helped in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue?
D. I cannot help you!

2.Which sentence below is an example of an imperative sentence?

A. The students help in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue.
B. Please help in cleaning the surroundings.
C. Who helped in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue?
D. I cannot help you!

3. Which sentence below is an example of a declarative sentence?

A. The students help in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue.
B. Please help in cleaning the surroundings.
C. Who helped in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue?
D. I cannot help you!

4. Which sentence below is an example of an exclamatory sentence?

A. The students help in the clean- up drive to prevent Dengue.
B. Please help in cleaning the surroundings.
C. Who help in the clean-up drive to prevent Dengue?
D. I cannot help you!

5. Mc Steve is a proper noun. Use it in a sentence.

A. Mc Steve plays basketball every Saturday.
B. Mc Steve played basketball every Saturday.
C. Mc Steve playing basketball every Saturday.
D. Mc Steve is played basketball every Saturday.

6. Some guest arrived early.

A. guest B. guests C. guestes D. guess

7. The servants polished the chair carefully.

A. chair B. chairs C. chaires D. chairses

8. His parents prepared plenty of dessert.

A. dessert B. dessertes C. desserts D. dessertes

9. My two brothers helped mother to wash the plate.

A. plates B. plate C. platess D. plateses

10. Did you know that she _____ coming to school?

A. Are B. you C. was D. were

11. Lawrence and Clare ______ friends.

A. Is B. are C. was D. were
12. Nilda ______ wearing her favorite shorts to the party.
A. Is B. are C. was D. were

13. Anna and Liza answer quickly the teacher’s question. Can you say that they
________ smart?
A.Is B. are C. was D. were

14. Andrea will _______ the piano on Saturday.

A. play B. plays C. played D. playing

15. Our cousins _______ us yesterday.

A.visit B. visits C.visited D. visiting

16. Many people _________ at the Luneta to see the activities last Monday.
A. gather B. gathers C. gathered D.gathering

17. Grandfather will ______ us a story before going to bed tonight.

A. tell B. tells C. told D. telling

18. Amy and her sister like to ____at.

A. sh B. ch C. fr D. kl

19. It is time to bru____ your teeth.

A. br B. sh C. ch D. mt

20. I feel like eating ____ips.

A. kl B.ch C. tr D. sh

21. Can you ma____ the potatoes.

A. rd B. sh C. ch D. lt

22. My eye_______ is amazing. I can see from far away.

A. cite B. site C. sight D. schayt

23. My parents are going on a boat ________.

A. crews B. cruise C. cross D. crossed

24. I saw a bat flying in the cave

A. a piece of sporting equipment C. a winged animal
B. a toy D. a sea creature

25. I went fishing and caught a bass.

A. a deep voice or tone C. a kind of fish
B. kind of bird D. kind of plant

26. Lea hit her head and got a big bump.

A. she apologized to her mom and dad for what happened
B. so he asked his teacher to inform her mom
C. She got an ice pack and put it on her head.
D. she cried so loud

27. Marisa got low grade in her exam.

A. so she went to the store and buy a banana
B. She decides to study harder for the next exam
C. she quarreled her classmate
D. she quarreled her teacher
28. Arrange the following events to make it a story. Choose the letter of the correct
sequence.
1. She went to the kitchen. She got a small pan and cooked some bacon and
egg.
II. It was early in the morning when Kate woke up very hungry.
III. Kate put additional few cookies and milk and serve them in a plate.
IV. Kate’s tummy was so full and happy.

A. III-I-IV-II B. II-I-III-IV C. II-III-I-IV D. I-II-III-IV

29. Jake and Kate liked to ride in their own bicycles around the block together.
Theyreally find time to stroll around because they feel happiness strolling
around. one day, a wheel fell off from Kate’s bicycle.
What might be the ending of this simple story?
A. Jake and Kate went home happily on that day.
B. Kate was rushed in the hospital for several wounds she got from the accident.
C. Jake continued biking around even without Kate.
D. Kate’s parents bought her again a new bicycle

30. Plants and animals

a. Plants and animals only need water and food in order to live.
b. Plants needs shelter in order to live just like animals
c. Plants and animals have the ability to reproduce.
d. Plants and animals need clothing in order to survive.

31. Urban areas and rural areas

A.There are more concrete and bigger/higher buildings in the rural areas than in
urban areas.
B. Population in the urban areas is higher than in rural areas.
C. There are more animals in the urban areas than in the rural areas.
D.Rural and urban areas have the same number of streets.

32. Tayloy wants to read her book again. If she will ______ it, she will understand it
better.
A. un- B. re- C. mis- D. pre

33. Sarah is full of hope to pass the board exam. She is ________.
A. hopeless B. hopeful c. hopest d. hopes

34. The carabao is a _________________ animal than a cow.

A. slower B. slow C. slowest D. slowly

35. The horse is the _______________ animal of all.

A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. more fast

36. This is the _____________ dress we have here.

A. expensive C. most expensive
B. more expensive D. not expensive
37. Aida is the _________ among the girls.
A. talkative C. least talkative
B. less talkative D. talking
38. Annie reads the story ______ .
A. patiently B. carefully C. regularly D.
bravely

39. My sister writes __________.

A. quietly B. gracefully C. fluently D. legibly
40. The family goes to church _________every Sunday.
A. happily B. patiently C. carefully D. regularly

Answer Key - Diagnostic Test in English 3

1. C – Interrogative
2. B – Imperative
3. A – Declarative
4. D – Exclamatory
5. A – Mc Steve plays basketball every Saturday
6. B – guests
7. B – chairs
8. C – desserts
9. A – plates
10. C – was
11. B – are
12. A – is
13. B – are
14. A – play
15. C – visited
16. C – gathered
17. A – tell
18. B – ch
19. B – sh
20. B – ch
21. C – ch
22. C – sight
23. B – cruise
24. C – a winged animal
25. C – a kind of fish
26. C – She got an ice pack and put it on her head.
27. B – She decides to study harder for the next exam
28. B – II-I-III-IV
29. D – Kate’s parents bought her again a new bicycle
30. C – Plants and animals have the ability to reproduce
31. B – Population in the urban areas is higher than in rural areas
32. B – re-
33. B – hopeful
34. A – slower
35. C – fastest
36. C – most expensive
37. C – least talkative
38. A – patiently
39. D – legibly
40. D – regularly