TABLE OF SPECIFICATION (TOS)

For Second Periodical Test in English VI

LEARNING COMPETENCIES No. of WEIGHT NO.
Days (%) OF COGNITIVE PROCESS DIMENSION
Taught ITEMS Remembering Understanding Application Analysis Evaluation Creating
EASY (60%) AVERAGE (30%) DIFFICULT (10%)
1. Distinguish various types of informational/factual text 4 10% 5 1-5
(EN6LC-II-a-c-3.2)
2. Note down relevant information from text heard 4 10% 5 6-10
(EN6LC-II-d-e 2.2)
3. Infer meaning of borrowed words and context specific 4 10% 5 11-15
terms using context clues, affixes and roots, other strategies
(EN6V-II-a-f-12.3.3, 12.4.1.3, 12. 4.2.3)
4. Infer the target audience 3 8% 4 16-20
(EN6VC-II-c-3.7)
5. Gather relevant information from various sources: 4 10% 5 21-25
- glossary, indices, Dictionary, Almanac, Encyclopedia, Online
references
(EN6SS-II-a-d-1.3, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3)
6. Organize information from primary sources in preparation 4 10% 5 26-30
for writing, reporting, and similar academic tasks in
collaboration with others
(EN6SS-II-e-f-3.4)
7. Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate 3 8% 4 31-34
grammatical structures;
-order and degrees of regular adjectives
-order and degrees of irregular adjectives 3 8% 4 35-38
-adverbs of intensity, frequency, manner, place and time
-prepositions and prepositional phrases 2 5% 2 39-40
-subordinate and coordinate conjunctions
(EN6G-IIa-j-5.5, 5.2, 5.5.1, 5.2.1, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.5, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 4 10% 5 41-45
8.3, 8.4)
8. Make a composition entitled “Myself” with appropriate 4 10% 5 46-50
punctuation marks and spelling.
(EN6wC-II-e-1.8.2, 1.8.1,1.8.3)
Total 39 100% 50
Prepared by: Noted by:

CECILLE V. DESTAJO RJAN D. SABAREZ

English Teacher Principal I
SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH VI

NAME: ____________________________________ GRADE & SECTION: ______________________

I. Directions: Listen carefully to the selections, then identify what type of informational text they are. Write Literary
Nonfiction, Procedural texts, Expository texts, or Persuasive texts on the space provided.
1.____________
Teenagers are forever being told that they need a good education so that they can have the career they want, but many
do not listen. However, it is important to remember that your schooling, no matter how long it may feel, lasts for just a few short
years compared to the rest of your life ahead of you. Therefore, it is better to sacrifice a little bit of fun now so that you can find
happiness in later life, as you will be happier if you can do a job that you enjoy and afford to do the things you want.
2. __________
Just like visible light, infrared light, and radio waves, ultraviolet light is electromagnetic radiation. On the spectrum,
ultraviolet light lies between violet light and x rays, with wavelengths ranging from four to 400 nanometers. Although it is
undetectable to the naked eye, anyone who has been exposed to too much sunlight has probably noted the effects of ultraviolet
light, for it is this radiation that causes tanning, sunburn, and can lead to skin cancer.
3. __________
A sundial compass is a combination of these two instruments, consisting of a portable sundial which is attached over a
compass via a hinge. There are some adjustable legs that need to be used to level the instrument if not on level ground. The
gnome is hinged and needs to be put in the up position where it locks into place. There should be what looks like a protractor
that is to the right of the gnome that is on a hinge, and this needs to be flipped up as well. The protractor is used to set the
sundial to the correct latitude angle, while the compass is used to find true north based on the area’s magnetic north declination.
Once your sundial compass has been levelled, set to the correct latitude, and to true north, a shadow will be cast onto the
sundial’s face by the gnome. For use in the southern hemisphere, the same procedure is followed with the exception that true
South must be found instead of true North.
4. __________
Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna on 19th June 1861. The second son and the seventh
among the eleven children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso. With his mother as his first teacher, he began his early
education at home and continued in Binan, Laguna. He entered a Jesuit-run Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1872 and obtained a
bachelor's degree with highest honors in 1876. He studied medicine at the University of Santo Tomas but had to stop because he
felt that the Filipino students were being discriminated by their Dominican tutors. He went to Madrid at Universidad Central de
Madrid and in 1885 at the age of 24, he finished his course in Philosophy and Letters with a grade of “Excellent.”
5._______
Like fellow Philippine revolutionaries Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio, lawyer Apolinario Mabini, the first prime minister of the
Philippines, did not live to see his 40th birthday but became known as the brains and conscience of the revolution that would
permanently alter the Philippine’s government. During his short life, Mabini suffered from paraplegia – paralysis of the legs – but
had a powerful intellect and was known for his political savvy and eloquence. Before his untimely death in 1903, Mabini’s
revolution and thoughts on the government shaped the Philippine’s fight for independence over the next century
II.A. Directions: Read the story silently. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
The Mountain and The Squirrel by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The mountain and the squirrel had a quarrel, And the former called the latter "Little prig.
Bun replied, "You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together. To make up a
year and a sphere. And I think it no disgrace to occupy my place.
If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry: I'll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel
track. Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut."
6. What was the cause of the quarrel between the mountain and the squirrel?
a. The mountain belittled the squirrel. b. The squirrel said the mountain is wise.
c. The quarrel started when the mountain called the squirrel a little prig.
d. The quarrel started because the squirrel wanted to become big as the mountain.
7. What does the squirrel mean by saying, “If I’m not so large as you, you are not so small as I.”
a. It means that some of our limitations are good for us. b. It means that the mountain can never be.
c. It means that the mountain cannot be like the small squirrel.
d. It means that the squirrel cannot grow as big as the mountain.
8. What advantages that the squirrel has over the mountain?
a. The mountain is quicker than the squirrel b. The squirrel can walk faster than the mountain.
c. Squirrel is spry but the mountain cannot even move. d. The squirrel can make a pretty track, but mountains can't.
B. Directions: Read the selection then answer the questions that follow.
Why Does a Cow Chewing When She isn’t Eating?
A cow has a special stomach with four parts. When she eats grass, she chews it just enough to make it wet. Then it goes
into the first part of its stomach, where it becomes softer. From there it goes into the second part, where it is made into little
balls called “cuds”. Later, while the cow is resting, she brings up each cud one at a time and chews it well. When she swallows it,
the food goes into the third part of her stomach. There the water squeezed out of it. Finally, the food goes to the fourth part of
the cow’s stomach and is broken down into very tiny pieces. Then the cow’s body can take what it needs from the food to live
and grow.
9. What happens to the grass when it goes to the first part?
A. The grass becomes harder. B. The grass liquify. C. The grass becomes softer. D. The grass goes to the intestine
10. In what part is the water squeezed out?
A. first B. fourth C. second D. third
III. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
11. Wetlands are synonymous to________.
A. rivers B. swamps C. ponds D. seas
12. What is the root word of the word rarity?
A. rar B. rare C. rarity D. –ity
13. Which of these does not belong to land vegetation?
A. farms B. gardens C. orchards D. reefs
14. She did not get the correct answer. So her answer is ________.
A. correct B. right C .incorrect D. excellent
15. He always say, “You are bad Grandma!” The boy is ________.
A. impolite B. mispolite C. unpolite D. dispolite
IV. Directions: Complete the table below. Underline the product/service indorsed and the target audience.
COMMERCIAL PRODUCT TARGET AUDIENCE
Eskinol, Olay, Bello Teenage boys, kids, teenage girls
16.
Huggies, EQ, Pampers cook, mothers, teachers
17.

Head and Shoulder, Creamsilk, Men, Women, Babies

18. Palmolive

Anlene Gold, Bear Brand, Nido Old Women, Old Men, Teenagers
19.

Fit n Right, Revicon, Cobra Working Men, Working Women,

20. Children
V. Directions: Write Al for Almanac, En for Encyclopedia, Cc for Card Catalog and At for Atlas.
21. Mr. United nations in 1980. ___________
22. The first dog in space. ______________
23. The total land area of the Philippines. ___________
24. Information about Alburquerque, New Mixeco. _________
25. The illustrations in Black Beauty. _________
VI. Directions: Determine if the source would be a Primary Source or Secondary Source.
26. A painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
27. A letter from John Smith about his meeting with the Powhatan Indians.
28. A text book describing the “The Great War”.
29. A college professor describing how the pilgrims lived.
30. A reporter describing his time in Iraq.
VII. A. Supply the blank with the correct degree of adjectives in each sentence.
31. Mall of Asia is (gigantic) _______ than Festival Mall.
32. Which do you think is (pretty) ______ , a velvet gown or a satin gown?
B. Rearrange the sentences by placing the adjectives in correct order.
33. My mother bought me a black, long beautiful, silk gown. _____________________________________
34. I live in a brick, lovely, ancient, gigantic house. _____________________________________
C. Choose the correct adverbs. (beautifully, often, excitedly, school)
35. Kyla_________ listen to classical music.
36. We know that she got a good job when we hear her _____ talking on the phone.
37. Ludy always goes to _______ and he never absent.
38. I was surprised when my apartment _______ decorated by my friends.
D. Supply the correct preposition.
39. I have to place my bag _____ the table to avoid mess-up of my things.
40. I have to finish my research paper ______ dinner time.
E. Combine each pair of sentences using conjunctions.
41. The family needed food. The family needed other supplies.
42. John’s father worked hard. It is not enough to sustain their needs.
43. I am cooking. I am washing our clothes.
44. They have become best friends. They become neighbors.
45. Do you want to stay at home? Study at school.
VIII.#46-50. Write something about yourself (5pts)
Key to Correction
Second Periodical Test in English VI

1. Argument/ Persuasive text 21. Pampers, mothers 41. farthest

2. Expository text 22. Creamsilk, women 42. least
3. Procedural text 23. Anlene, old women 43. beautiful, long, black
4. Literary non fiction 24. Cobra, working men 44. lovely, gigantic, ancient, brick
5. Literary non fiction 25. Al 45. intelligent, young, English
6. Procedural text 26. En 46. completely
7. C 27. At 47. absolutely
8. D 28. At 48. terribly
9. A 29. Cc 49. Kyla often listens to classical
music.
10. D 30. Al 50. Ludy never complains about
her homework.
11. C 31. Cc 51. under
12. D 32. al 52. before
13. B 33. Primary source 53. coordinating
14. B 34. Primary source 54. subordinating
15. D 35. Secondary source 55. correlative
16. C 36. Secondary source 56. sour
17. A 37. Primary source 57. proud
18. B 38. hardest 58. blouse
19. C 39. more gigantic 59. When I was at the movie, I
saw Tyson and Clyde.
20. Eskinol, teenage girls 40. prettier 60. “We won the game!” they
screamed.

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