Formative Assessment in English Grade 5

Read each sentence carefully, then identify the meaning of the underlined word with the help of the context clues in the sentence. 

Aga Muhlach’s “Miracle in Cell No.7” is a remake of a South Korean Film bearing the same title. A remake means ____________.

1.   Fill in the blank with the correct subordinating conjunction.

____________the city has several ordinances on proper waste disposal, waste is still its number one problem.

My friend Susan and I decided to go surfing one day. We gathered up our boards and headed down to the seashore. The air was cool and the waves were just perfect, so Susan and I were in cut-off shorts and T-shirts.

In making graham cracker smoothies, you will need graham crackers, butter, powdered sugar, and milk. First, you have to break the crackers in half. Mix peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar with a spoon. Add enough milk to make creamy icing.

Identify what specific stereotype is illustrated below.

Norberto Dela Paz, a 59-year-old OFW lost his job in Saudi because of the COVID-19. He returned to his hometown in Palompon last summer. However, he has not found a new job since he arrived. He tried to apply as a carpenter, but the employers would just say he is too old and may not be able to perform his job.

Read carefully and identify the text-type of the given passage below.

Shoppers can be classified according to their shopping techniques, as necessity shopper, over spenders, and impulsive shoppers. Necessity shoppers have uncomplicated and normal shopping technique. They purchase only the items that are necessary, such as food and toiletries, and they only get these items when they need them. The over-spender shoppers purchase too many items and they spend too much money on them. They buy unnecessary products, such as clothes and accessories. They can turn a simple trip to the store into a wallet draining extravaganza. Finally, there are impulsive shoppers. They are a combination between necessity shoppers, and over spenders. They intend to be necessity shoppers buying items that they need, but they turn into over spenders by buying unnecessary clothes and useless items. Even though there are millions of shoppers worldwide, they can easily be classified by their techniques as necessity shoppers, over spenders, or impulsive shoppers.,

Read the selection and find out what it is all about. Select the best summary from the given choices.

In the beginning, there was no human life on earth. A giant hawk pecked at a floating bamboo. The bamboo split open. Out came Malakas, the first man and Maganda, the first woman.

Malakas and Maganda lived together. They had many sons who grew up lazy and stubborn. Malakas drove them away.

Some of these sons went away to the forests. They became serfs or slaves. Some lived in rocks and caves and became timawas or freemen. The rest roamed around and became nobles or maharlikas.

Read the paragraph. Then, identify the statement below if fact or opinion.

Elephants are mammals that are distinguished by their large or massive size and long trunk, which is used for breathing, smelling, touching, feeding, drinking, lifting heavy objects and trumpeting. They are equally remarkable for their tusks which are extremely long teeth that keep growing during the elephant's life. Their tusks are made of ivory for which elephants have always been hunted. Adult elephants have little hair on their thick, wrinkled skin; but their tails are tipped with wiry hair and their eyelashes can be over five (5) inches long. Elephants are great eaters, consuming up to 225 kilos of leaves, barks, fruits and grasses a day, and up to40 gallons of water. Elephants have been a great help to people for at least5,000 years because of their size and strength.

The statement “Elephants have been a great help to people for at least5,000 years because of their size  and strength” is an example of a ___________.

What is the problem mentioned in the paragraph?

The senseless and useless deforestation done by some irresponsible persons was one of the causes of a widespread flooding resulting to the massive loss of lives and properties. However, some non-government organizations conducted immediate actions as initial remedy to this arising problem. Among the solutions are the conduct of information-dissemination campaign on the importance of trees and proper waste management to avoid massive floods. Another one is by encouraging the youth to join tree planting as one of their yearly activities. And lastly, encouraging the people in the community to get involved to the strict implementation of proper waste segregation. Through the cooperation of the people for the said activities, hopefully, widespread flooding will be lessened.