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1. ENGLISH 4
DIAGNOSTIC/ACHIEVEMENT TEST
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
LEARNING COMPETENCY NO.
OF
ITEMS
PLACEMENT PERCENTAGE
1. Note details in a literary text listened to. 1 1 2.5
2. Sequence at least 3 events using signal words. 1 2 2.5
3. Give a possible ending to a story heard. 1 3 2.5
4. Distinguish reality from fantasy. 1 4 2.5
5. Identify cause-effect relationship. 1 5 2.5
6. Use context clues to find the meaning of unfamiliar
words. (Synonyms)
1 6 2.5
7. Use context clues to find the meaning of unfamiliar
words. (Antonyms)
1 7 2.5
8. Identify the meanings of unfamiliar words through
structural analysis. (Compound Words)
1 8 2.5
9. Identify meanings of words with prefixes un, in, im,
dis, mis, re, and de.
1 9 2.5
10. Identify the meanings of words with suffixes ful,
less, er, or, ly,y, able, and ible.
1 10 2.5
11. Make inferences and draw conclusions based on a
literary text.
1 11 2.5
12. Identify the important story elements such as setting,
character and plot.
1 12 2.5
13. Predict outcomes of events in the story read. 1 13 2.5
14. Compare and contrast people, places and events in
text read.
1 14 2.5
15. Locate information using print and non-print
sources.
1 15 2.5
16. Classify related words, ideas, and concepts
according to certain characteristics and similarities.
1 16 2.5
17. Locate information from indices. 1 17 2.5
18. Get information from an announcement. 1 18 2.5
19. Use the plural form of regular nouns. 1 19 2.5
20. Use the plural form of irregular nouns. 1 20 2.5
21. Identify and use concrete nouns and abstract nouns. 1 21 2.5
22. Use collective nouns. 1 22 2.5
23. Use simple present tense of verbs in sentences. 1 23 2.5
24. Identify and use Personal Pronouns in sentences. 1 24 2.5
25. Use the pronoun that agrees in gender, number with
the antecedent.
1 25 2.5
26. Use Possessive Pronoun that agree in gender with
antecedent.
1 26 2.5
27. Use correct time expression to tell an action in the
present.
1 27 2.5
28. Use the past form of regular verbs. 1 28 2.5
29. Use the past form of irregular verbs. 1 29 2.5
30. Identify and use adjectives in sentences. 1 30 2.5
31. Identify and use words that show degrees of
comparison of adjectives in sentences.
1 31 2.5
32. Identify and use the correct order of adjectives in a
series in sentences.
1 32 2.5
33. Identify and use adverbs of place in sentences. 1 33 2.5
34. Use appropriate adverbs of time in sentences. 1 34 2.5
35. Use a particular kind of sentence for a specific
purpose (making requests)
1 35 2.5

2. 36. Identify prepositions in sentences. 1 36 2.5
37. Use simple sentence: simple subject and simple
predicate.
1 37 2.5
38. Use simple sentence: compound subject and simple
predicate.
1 38 2.5
39. Use simple sentence: simple subject and compound
predicate.
1 39 2.5
40. Use compound sentences. 1 40 2.5
TOTAL 40 100%

3. ENGLISH 4
DIAGNOSTIC/ACHIEVEMENT TEST
Name: ______________________________ Score:
Grade & Section: ____________________
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
For items 1-3, listen as your teacher reads to you a selection.
1. What did Billy Jim do one day?
A. He went home from school.
B. He rode on his new bicycle.
C. He went fishing with his father.
D. He went to the mall to buy a new shirt.
2. Sequence the following events from the story:
I. Mother heard him crying.
II. One day Billy Jim rode on his bicycle.
III. Mother and Billy Jim went to the doctor.
IV. Mother put some ointment in his forehead
A. III-I-IV-II C. I-IV-II-III
B. II-I-IV-III D. IV-II-I-III
3. What could be the possible ending of the story?
A. Billy Jim and his mother ate lunch at Jollibee.
B. Billy Jim sold his new bicycle.
C. Billy Jim was hospitalized.
D. Billy Jim went swimming.
4. Which of the following statements is a fantasy?
A. The sun shines in the east.
B. The sun is a medium sized star.
C. The sun is a big ball of hot gases.
D. The sun sleeps at night so it gets so dark.
5. Steffi stepped on a banana peeling so she slipped on the floor.
The underlined phrase is the _____.
A. Cause B. Effect C. Pronoun D. Adjective
6. We must always be true and faithful citizens. We must be loyal to our country and to our flag.
Which of the following has the same meaning as faithful in the second sentence?
A. must B. flag C. loyal D. country
7. Shiela was very tired so she sat down under a tree to relax. What are the antonyms in the
sentence?
A. tired-tree B. under-tree C. tired-relax D. under-down
8. Seawater is not good for drinking. It is salty.
What is the meaning of the word seawater?
A. see a water C. water of the sea
B. the sea has a water D. water is used for drinking
9. Most people misspell the word deceive.
What is the meaning of the word misspell?
A. spell again C. correct spelling
B. wrong spelling D. do not spell
10. That man is jobless.
What is the meaning of the word jobless?
A. has many work C. employed
B. has no work D. does not want to work
11. Ilocos Sur was hit by a strong typhoon. The crops that were about to be harvested were
destroyed. What conclusion can you make?
A. The farmers did not mind what happened to their crops.
B. The farmers were not able to harvest a good crop.
C. The farmers waited for the next cropping season.
D. The farmers waited for cash donations.

4. Read the following selection and answer the questions that follow.
My sisters and I have fun at home during rainy days. When it rained yesterday, we
staged a singing contest at home. Mother was the judge. Ate Gina, Mila and I were the
contestants. Everything went well until Mila forgot the next line of her song. She tried hard to
recall the lines but not a word came to her mind. After a few minutes, Mother struck the gong
and Ate Gina went up. Mila ran out of the room and cried.
12. What is the setting of the story?
A. school B. forest C. home D. market
13. What could be the outcome of Mila forgetting the line of her song?
A. Mila will win the contest. C. Mila will lose the contest.
B. Mila will not join the contest again. D. Mila will not sing again.
14. How will you compare Mila to her sisters?
A. Mila is a sensitive girl. C. Mila is a good singer.
B. Mila is a helpful girl. D. Mila is a talented girl.
15. What information can you get from the poster below:
A. The poster is about the boy.
B. The poster is about the girl.
C. The poster is about the 3Rs.
C. The poster is about the boy and the girl.
16. What is the correct classification of these words: heart, lungs, kidneys, intestines
A. diseases of the body C. major organs of the body
B. materials that float D. materials that sink
17. Study the following index and answer the question that follow.
G
Games
baseball, 162-163
basketball, 105-108
H
Health
care, 20-33
illnesses, 50-55
What can you read on page 52?
A. baseball B. basketball C. care D. illnesses
18. Read the following announcement and answer the question that follow.
What: General PTA Meeting
When: August 19, 2017
Where: Don Pedro Festejo Memorial School
Who: All Parents
The announcement was about _____?
A. General PTA Meeting C. August 19, 2017
B. Don Pedro Festejo Memorial School D. All Parents
19. Which of the following used the correct plural form of the noun baby?
A. The babys are crying. C. The babies are crying.
B. The baby’s are crying. D. The baby are a crying.
20. Which of the following used the correct plural form of the noun loaf?
A. Mother bought loafes of bread. C. Mother bought loaffs of bread.
B. Mother bought loaves of bread. D. Mother bought loves of bread.
21. Filipinos are peace loving people.
What is the abstract noun used in the sentence?
A. Filipinos B. people C. loving D. peace

5. 22. The fishermen caught a ____ of fish.
A. school B. herd C. flock D. battalion
23. The farmers _____ their crop during summer.
A. harvest B. harvests C. shall harvested D. will harvested
24. We are having a tree-planting activity next week.
What personal pronoun is used in the sentence?
A. are B. we C. next D. week
25. Mother loves to bake. ____ likes chocolate cake very much.
A. He B. We C. She D. They
26. Matteo is flying ____ kite in the park.
A. him B. his C. she D. we
27. Steffi goes to school _____.
A. last week B. everyday C. tonight D. next summer
28. The children _____ some trees yesterday.
A. plants B. planted C. planting D. will plant
29. Mr. Cruz’ family _____ to Baguio last month.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
30. Jimmy is a polite boy.
What adjective is used in the sentence?
A. Jimmy B. polite C. boy D. is
31. Ana puts an ice cube in her juice. Anica puts two. Anica’s juice is _____ than Ana’s.
A. cold B. colder C. coldest D. not cold
32. Matteo gave _______ rose to Steffi.
A. red, three, big B. big, three, red C. three, big, red D. big, red three
33. My friend visited her grandmother in the hospital last Saturday.
What adverb of place is used in the sentence?
A. my friend B. grandmother C. in the hospital D. last Saturday
34. Jackson studied his lesson _____.
A. last night B. today C. everyday D. next weekend
35. Which of the following sentences makes a request?
A. Close the door. C. Kindly lend me your book.
B. Clean your room. D. The girls are dancing.
36. The dog is sleeping under the table.
What preposition is used in the sentence?
A. dog B. table C. under D. sleeping
37. Which of the following has a simple subject and a simple predicate?
A. Gina is washing the dishes.
B. Gina and Ana are washing the dishes.
C. Gina is washing the dishes and Ana is cleaning the kitchen.
D. Gina and Ana are washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen.
38. Which of the following has a compound subject and a simple predicate?
A. Gina is washing the dishes.
B. Gina and Ana are washing the dishes.
C. Gina is washing the dishes and Ana is cleaning the kitchen.
D. Gina and Ana are washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen
39. Which of the following has a simple subject and a compound predicate?
A. Ben is flying a kite.
B. Ben is running and flying a kite.
C. Ben and Marc are flying their kites.
D. Ben is running and Marc is flying his kite.
40. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
A. Ben is flying a kite.
B. Ben is running and flying a kite.
C. Ben and Marc are flying their kites.
D. Ben is running and Marc is flying his kite.