The following is a sample achievement test in Reading 3 with accompanied Table of Specifications.
Achievement Test in
Reading 3
Read
the following poem then answer the questions that follow.
My Pet Friend
Animal friends, what
have you?
Dogs, cats, hens and
ducks too
Some bark, meow and
some quack
Some grunt, some
sneeze at your back
My pet friend is a
hen
Funny but i named her
Zen
Tail curled, beak and
feet yellow
Oh, when she naps,
she look like a bow.
1. What is the meaning
of quack in the poem?
a. sound of a duck
b. a fake doctor
c. a kind of cat
d. a place for animals
2. The word Nap
means___________.
a. a click of the hand
b. a short sleep
c. sound of a pig
d. a kind of dog
Read
the following conversation then answer the following questions.
Sandra:
Good morning Ma’am.
Ms.
Lopez: yes? Anything?
Sandra:
May I be permitted to go home early this afternoon? My father is arriving today
from Saudi Arabia. I would like to meet him at the airport.
Ms.
Lopez: Okay, you may leave but make sure you copy all your assignments.
Sandra:
Thank you Ma’am.
Ms.
Lopez: You are welcome.
3. The rising intonation
in the line “May I permitted to go home early this afternoon?” is in the word_______________.
a. may
b. permitted
c. early
d. afternoon
4. “Good morning,
Ma’am”. What is the correct intonation of the statement?
a. Good morning, Ma’am
b. Good morning, Ma’am
c. Good morning, Ma’am
d. Good morning, Ma’am
Study the spelling patterns of the words in
each number. Which does not belong to the group?
5. a. bear b. boar c. boat d. bend
6. a. book b. pond c. tail d.
tear
7. a. king b. rang c.
wear d. well
8. a. lamp b. sail c.
want d. talk
9. a. soap b. food c. pink d. heat
Read
the following passage.
Many flies are dangerous. They spread deadly
diseases such as cholera and dysentery. They pick up germs from manures and
rotting food. They carry these into our homes where they leave these germs on
our fresh foods.
10. The main idea in the
paragraph is _________________.
a. Many flies are
dangerous.
b. Flies carry cholera
and dysentery
c. Flies carry germs to
our home.
d. Flies are dangerous.
11. The main idea in the
paragraph is located on__________.
a. the first sentence
b. second sentence
c. third sentence
d. last sentence
Filipinos kiss the
hands of their elders as a sign of respect. They use words like “po” and “opo”.
They help one another to make work lighter and faster called bayanihan.
12. What is the paragraph
all about?
a. Bad manners of
Filipinos
b. Filipinos kiss the
hands of the elders.
c. Good Filipino values
d. Filipino use of words
Encircle
the letter that does not go with the given idea.
13.
USES OF WATER
a. For cleaning
b. For writing
c. For drinking
d. For swimming
14.
KEEPING OUT OF DANGER
DURING TYPHOON
a. Listening to a radio
b. Preparing for
brownout
c. Playing outside the
house
d. Staying indoors
15. Which of the
following is not related to each other?
a.
Fruits
are juicy foods which grow on certain plants and trees.
b.
Apples,
orange and mangoes are examples of fruits.
c.
Fruits
are good for diet.
d.
The
rain made the mango tree fall.
Encircle the letter of the meaning of the
underlined word.
16. Father is going out
for work. His little boy is crying as he holds fast his father’s arms.
The little boy does not want him to go.
a. not slow, quick
b. firmly or tightly
c. without food,
wholly or partly
d. not eating for a
whole day
17. Yesterday, we hung
a new wind chime at our door.
a.
put
to death
b.
attached
or pasted
c.
fastened
to something above
d.
oo
with friends
18. After a very long
walk, grandfather’s legs began to sting and hurt.
a.
prick
b.
suffer
and sharp pain
c.
suffer
cardiac arrest
d.
a
chord of nylon wire
Read the following paragraph then answer the
questions that follow.
Giant pandas do not
live in families like people do. The only pandas that live together are mother
and their babies. Newborn pandas are very tiny and helpless. They weigh only 5
ounces when they are born.
A
panda takes about three years to grow up. When full grown, a giant panda weighs
about 300 pounds and is five to six feet tall. Once a panda is grown up, he
leaves his mother and goes off to live
by himself.
19. How much do pandas
weigh when they are born?
a.
4
ounces
b.
5
ounces
c.
6
ounces
d.
7
ounces
20. How big is a grown up
panda?
a. 3-4 feet tall
b. 4-5 feet tall
c. 5-6 feet tall
d. 6-7 feet tall
Read the following passage then answer the
following questions.
Many animals make
their homes in ponds. Fish swim around looking for worms to eat. Turtles sit on
logs. Snails crawl on plants. Frogs sit on rocks waiting for bugs to fly by.
Ducks paddle around and quack. Then they dive under the water.
21. Which animals crawl
on plants?
a.
fish
b.
snail
c.
turtle
d.
frog
22. Which animals sit on
rocks?
a.
turtle
b.
snail
c.
fish
d.
frog
23. Which animal looks
for worm?
a.
turtle
b.
snail
c.
fish
d.
frog
Tyrannosaurus rex was
a very big dinosaur. It was as tall as two-storey house. It walked in its back
legs. It weighed as much as two elephants.
Its
teeth were long and sharp. Its feet had very long claws. Tyrannosaurus rex used
its sharp claws and teeth to eat almost anything. That is why it is called
“King of the Tyrant Lizards”.
24. How tall was the
Tyrannosaurus rex?
a.
as
tall as the tree
b.
as
tall as the lizards
c.
as
tall as a dog
d.
as
tall as the two-storey house
25. What kind of teeth
did Tyrannosaurus rex have?
a.
long
and sharp
b.
flat
and small
c.
thick
and flat
d.
thick
and small
Read the paragraph on how to make a paper
sack puppet and on how to plant pineapple . Then answer the following
questions.
Find
a small sack that fits your hand. Make a face where the sack folds. Cut out
teeth from colored paper. Glue them on
the sack. Cut out ears. Cut out nose. Cut out a mouth. Glue them all.
26. What will you cut out
first?
a.
eyes
b.
nose
c.
mouth
d.
teeth
27. What will you cut out
last?
a.
nose
b.
mouth
c.
teeth
d.
eyes
28. What will you do
last?
a.
Cut
out the mouth
b.
Glue
them all.
c.
Glue
teeth in the sack
d.
Make
a face where the sack folds.
You can grow a
pineapple plant at home. Here’s how: have a grown up use a large sharp knife to
slice off the “crown” of the pineapple. Fill a five-inch round pot with potting
soil. Put the crown of the pineapple in the soil. Do not bury the plant too
deep. Let most of the crown show. Do not give your plant too much water. Pour
on a little water when you plant it. Then wait until the soil feels dry to
water it again. Soon it will grow roots.
29. What is the first
step for growing pineapple plant?
a.
Put
the crown of the pineapple in the soil
b.
Slice
off the crown of the pineapple
c.
Fill
a five-inch round pot with potting soil
d.
Pour
on a little water when you plant.
30. What is the second
step?
a.
Pour
on a little water when you plant it.
b.
Slice
off the crown of pineapple
c.
Fill
in five-inch round pot with potting soil
d.
Put the crown of the pineapple in the soil
Read the sentences. Then answer the following
questions.
1.
Next,
she cut the paper into heart shapes.
2.
She
put names and addresses on the envelope.
3.
Sally
wanted to make a valentines card for her friends.
4.
First,
she got out papers, glue and scissors.
5.
Finally,
she put the Valentines card in the mailbox.
6.
Then,
she bought envelopes and put them in.
31. If the sentences were
to arrange orderly in a paragraph about how Sally made a valentines card for
her friends, what could be the first sentence?
a.
sentence
no. 1
b.
sentence
no.2
c.
sentence
no. 3
d.
sentence
no. 4
32. What would be the
second sentence?
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
33. What would be the
fourth sentence?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
34. If the sentence were
orderly arranged, what would be the correct order?
a. 1-2-3-4-5-6
b. 6-5-4-3-2-1
c. 4-3-2-6-5-6
d. 3-4-1-6-2-5
Read the stories in no.s 35-38. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer that tells what happened before.
35. Ben is very happy now
that he has someone to play with. He hopes that his new little sister will grow
up quickly!
A few
days ago......
a.
Ben
was sick.
b.
Ben’s
mother had a baby.
c.
Ben
got a new puppy.
d.
Ben
got a new doll.
36. Sarah tried to mend the
tear. She used a needle and thread to sew up the hole.
While
playing, Sarah had......
a.
broken her bicycle
b.
lost
her watch
c.
torn
her shirt
d.
throw
her dress
37. The movers took
john’s bike off the truck and put it in the new garage. Next, the moved his bed
into his new bedroom.
John’s
family......
a.
bought
a new house
b.
went
on a vacation
c.
bought
a new truck
d.
bought
a new bed
38. Katie picked out
a book about dinosaurs. Jim, who likws
sports, choose two books about basketball.
Katie
and Jim......
a.
went
to the library
b.
went
to the playground
c.
went
to the grocery
d.
went
to the zoo
Encircle the letter of the statement that
will complete the thought of the sentence most.
39. The rain fell hard
and continued for three days. As a result _____
a. the streets got
flooded
b. Anna did not mind the
rain.
c. people got stranded
d. the cat went outside
40. The boy did not walk
on the pedestrian lane. So,________
a.
he
was gone to the market
b.
he
was not seen by the policeman
c.
he
was caught by a policeman
d.
everyone
who had seen him clapped him
Read the following stories then answer the
questions in each number.
41. Ben and Ann were
washing their dog, Bandit. Bandit’s fur went wet. Their hands were wet too. Bandit did not like to be wet. Ben
dropped the soap. Ann picked it up and let go of Bandit. Uh-oh. What happened
next?
a.
Bandit
run far away from them
b.
Bandit
slept on the floor
c.
Bandit
bit their neighbour
d.
Bandit
was dry.
42. Mimi the cat like
milk. Do you like it too? Set out a pan of juice. Set out a pan of milk. What
do you think will Mimi do next?
a. Mimi will sip the pan
of juice
b. Mimi will sip the pan
of milk
c. Mimi will ignore the
juice and the milk
d. Mimi will run towards
the door.
Read each riddle. Conclude what is the thing
the riddle refers too.
43. You can see me at the zoo. I am big. I have
stripes. My teeth are very sharp. What animal am I?
a.
duck
b.
tiger
c.
giraffe
d.
zebra
44. I run fast. You can
see me in the woods. I have brown fur. Sometimes i have antlers. Sometimes, i
have antlers. What animal am i?
a.
deer
b.
tiger
c.
rabbit
d.
frog
45. I am small. I am
white. I have long ear. I hop and hop.
a. rabbit
b. deer
c. frog
d. kangaroo
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
46. Bill and Ann went to
the store to buy some candy. What did tey need?
a.
money
b.
pillow
c.
handkerchief
d.
comb
47. Jill was making
birthday card for her mom. What did she need?
a.
fork
b.
water
c.
crayons
d.
comb
48. You can see tools.
You can fix your car. You can fill your car with gas. You are at the _____
a.
street
b.
school
c.
gasoline
station
d.
automall
49. Which of the
following is a fantasy statement?
a.
Mt.
Pinatubo erupted on 1991.
b.
Aetas
living near Pinatubo were evacuated
c.
Mt.
Pinatubo is in Pampanga
d.
Mt.
Pinatubo spill out strawberry lava.
50. Which of the
following happened in reality?
a.
EDSA
revolution happened 25 years ago.
b.
Ninoy
Aquino bomb the people in EDSA
c.
Roses
fell out from the sky
d.
Marcos
prepared 25 robots to demolish the people in EDSA
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
Table
of Specifications in
Achievement
Test in Reading 3
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OBJECTIVES
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K
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C
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A
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A
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S
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E
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NO. OF ITEMS
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ITEM PLACEMENT
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1. Recognize
words using spelling patterns.
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5
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5
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5,
6, 7, 8, 9
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2. Use
context clues to get the meaning of unfamiliar words
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2
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3
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5
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1,2,
16, 17, 18
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3. Read
orally conversations or dialogs observing proper intonation.
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2
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2
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3,4
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4. Note
explicit and implicit details from a story heard.
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4
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3
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7
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19,
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
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5. Get
the main idea.
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2
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1
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3
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10,
11, 12
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6. Organize
ideas.
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1
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2
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3
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13,
14, 15
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7. Sequencing
events.
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4
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3
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1
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7
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26,27,28,29,
30, 31, 32, 33, 34
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8. Perceive
relationships.
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4
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4
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35,
36, 37, 38
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9. Predicating
outcomes.
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1
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1
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1
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1
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4
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39,
40, 41, 42
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10. Infer.
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3
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3
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43,
44, 45,
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11. Draw
conclusions.
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3
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3
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46,
47, 48
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12. Evaluate
ideas.
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2
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2
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49,
50
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Prepared by:
Reynaldo, Alma V.
III-7 BEEd
Answer Key
1. a
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. d
6. b
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. a
11. a
12. c
13. b
14. c
15. d
16. b
17. c
18. b
19. b
20. c
21. b
22. d
23. c
24. d
25. a
26. d
27. b
28. b
29. b
30. c
31. c
32. d
33. d
34. d
35. b
36. c
37. a
38. a
39. a
40. c
41. a
42. b
43. b
44. a
45. a
46. a
47. c
48. c
49. d
Prepared by:
Reynaldo, Alma V.
III-7 BEEd
