First Quarterly Exam

English 7
Note: Do not write anything on this test paper. Use separate answer sheet.

I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION/Oral Language

A. Classify the following words according to the sound produced.
1. kinship

[I]

[i]

[s]

[]

2. Philippines

[I]

[i]

[s]

[]

3. appearance

[I]

[i]

[s]

[]

4. population

[I]

[i]

[s]

[]

5. Spanish

[I]

[i]

[s]

[]

B. Listen to your proctor as he/she reads the sentences below. Then identify the feelings being
shown based on the characteristic of the speakers voice.
1. Go away! Leave me alone!
a. angry
b. excited
c. nervous
d. sad
2. Look Sarah, the fireworks are so wonderful.
a. bored
b. glad
c. irritated
d. nervous
3. I cant make up my mind to what I really like.
a. kind
b. weak
c. daring
d. choosy
4. I dont care.
a. happy
b. giving
c. impolite
d. kind
5. Ronald, you hardheaded, answer me before I lay my hand on you.
a. hot-headed
b. sorry
c. courteous
d. generous

II. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

A. Identify whether the word being described is a VERB or a NOUN.
Meanings

Noun

Verb

1. a task or problem in school that requires careful work over a long

period of time

PROject

proJECT

2. to be pleased and satisfied : not needing more

CONtent

conTENT

3. active fighting especially in a war

COMbat

comBAT

4. to plan and do (something, such as an activity)

CONduct

conDuct

5. to change from one form or use to another

CONvert

conVERT

6. a physical problem that causes something to be less valuable,

effective, or healthy

DEfect

deFECT

7. to leave and stop helping or supporting

DEsert

deSERT

8. a thing that you can see and touch and that is not alive

OBject

obJECT

PREsent

preSENT

REcord

reCORD

9. a gift
10. to write something down so that it can be used or seen again in
the future.

B. Read each sentence carefully. Select from the choices the synonym of the underlined word through
its context.
1. Don Magno is a wealthy old man who lived in Villa Magdalena.
A. corrupt
B. healthy
C. poor
D. rich
2. Pauline is a vivacious young lady. She always makes her friends laugh.
A. caring
B. honest
C. lively
D. understanding
3. He has a gay disposition that is why everybody likes him and there is no problem he can't
face.
A. cheerful
B. grave
C. gentle
D. wild
4. The new wing of the building was spacious enough to accommodate the higher forms.
A. appropriate
B. clean
C. roomy
D. modern
5. Your obligation at school is to make all efforts to do well, said the principal.
A. stay
B. aim
C. purpose
D. duty
C. Give the synonym and antonym of each word on the left side. Choose from the set of words below.
complete

imperfect

overlong

brief

ancient

youngster

modern

indigenous

complex

natural

Words
comprehensive
elders
lengthy
native
simple

Synonym

Antonym

III. LANGUAGE LITERCY

A. Use Damiana Eugenios system to classify the following proverbs. Use the givencodes.
G proverbs expressing a general attitude towards life and the laws that govern life
E ethical proverbs recommending certain virtues and condemning certain vices
V proverbs expressing a system of values
T proverbs expressing general truths/observations about life and human nature
H humorous proverbs
M miscellaneous proverbs
1. Matibayangwalis, palibhasa'ymagkabigkis. (A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly
bound.)
2. Sa taongwalangtakot, walangmataasnabakod.(To a fearless person, no fence is high
enough.)
3. Kung anoangpuno, siyaangbunga. (Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.)
4. Aanhin pa angdamo, kungpataynaangkabayo. (What good is the grass if the horse is
already dead.)
5. Kung may isinuksok, may madudukot. (If you save, you have something to withdraw.)
6. Angmagalangnasagot, nakakapawi ng pagod. (A respectful retort wipes away weariness.)
7. Anghindimarunongmagmahalsasarilingwika, daig pa angmalangsangisda.(He who does not
love the national language is worse than a smelly fish.)
8. Angmabigat ay gumagaan, kungpinagtutulungan. (A heavy burden is lightened if everyone
participates in carrying it.)

9. Angbuhay ay paranggulong, minsangnasaibabaw, minsangnasailalim.(Life is like a wheel;

sometimes you are on top, sometimes you are in the bottom.)
10. Ang pili ng pili, natatapatsabungi. (One who is choosy ends up with the least attractive
choice.)
IV. GRAMMAR AWARENESS
A. On your answer sheet, write the subject in each sentence below, then on the opposite side,
write the correct verb to be used. Choose from the verbs inside each parenthesis.
1. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother.
2. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day.
3. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day.
4. The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, (is, are) usually very good.
5. The number of people lined up for tickets (was, were) four hundred.
6. The musicians in the band (is practicing, are practicing).
7. A number of people (has, have) written in about this subject.
8. You (is, are) my sunshine under the rain.
9. This list of names (is used, are used) to check in contestants as they arrive.
10. This list of names (is used, are used) to check in contestants as they arrive.
B. Study the consistency of tense in the sentences below. On your answer sheet, write
CORRECT if the sentence correctly observes rules on tense consistency. Ifit does not, write
INCORRECT.
1. If the club limited its membership, it will have to raise its dues.
2. As Barbara puts in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.
3. Thousands of people will see the art exhibit by the time it closes.
4. By the time negotiations began, many pessimists have expressed doubt about them.
5. I was terribly disappointed with my grade because I studied very hard.
6. The moderator asks for questions as soon as the speaker has finished.
7. Everyone hopes the plan would work.
8. Harry wants to show his friends the photos he took last summer.
9. Scientists predict that the sun will die in the distant future.
10. The boy insisted that he has paid for the candy bars.

V. LITERATURE
A. The following questions were based on the literary pieces The Creation of the World (Panay
Version), How the World Began (Maranao Myth), and The Biblical Creation of the World.
Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. According to the Book of Genesis, how many days were the world created? Enumerate the
creation from the first up to the last day.
2. According to Panay Version of the beginning of the world, who were the first two gods? What
do rain and thunder symbolize?
3. According to the Maranao Myth of the creation of the world, how did the great being divide the
earth and heaven? Describe the following:
a. Garoda
b. Tree of Life
c. Walo

VI. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following selections and answer the questions that follow. Choose the letter of your
choice.

Selection 1
Reading, the bard once said, makes a full man. This is true for the scholar, whose stature and
contribution to the intellectual growth of society is made through constant reading and the common
tao who has understood the printed word if he is not left behind, if one does not form the habit of
reading.
Conversely, if one avails of the wealth available through printed word, the task of developing a
person, a community and the nation is made easier, more wholesomely.
And this precisely is the reason or the theme of the year's observance of National Book Week,
a project of the Integrated Library Association which we endorse wholeheartedly.

1. What is the best title of the article?

A. A Captive of Ignorance
C. Reading Makes a Full Man
B. The Common Tao and Reading
D. National Book Week
2. What will happen to a person who doesn't have the habit of reading?
A. developed
C. without a friend
B. left behind
D. faces a difficult life
3. If everyone reads, what will happen to the task of developing nations?
A. hard
B. delicate
C. difficult
D. easier and wholesome
Selection 2
As students, you should spend valuable practice in learning how to write well. In the course of
an ordinary school, you have a wide range of experiences which may become possible materials for
written composition. Each experience written up in a single paragraph provides opportunities to write
the forms of composition, narrative, description, exposition and argument in small units. How long will
depend upon how much material you have to put into them. The important thing about writing a
paragraph is that every detail and every sentence in it must have a close relationship to the purpose
or main idea which gives the paragraph its unity.

What is the paragraph all about?

A. Learning to write well
B. The four types of composition
C. Materials for written composition
D. Making writing a profitable experience
5. What topic provides a rich source for writing a composition?
A. School experience
B. New articles in newspapers
C. Close relationship with nature
D. Trips to malls and tourists spots
6. Which is the important thing about writing a paragraph?
A. main idea which gives the paragraph its reason
B. every detail and sentence in it must have a close relationship
C. there should be a good paper and pen
D. each letter in it must be bold