Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Division of Sagay
Brgy. Poblacion II, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
Sagay National High
School- Old Sagay Extension
S.Y. 2018-2019
FIRST GRADING
EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 7

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Identify the letter that corresponds to each number. Write your answer in your
answer sheet.

1. What is the relative emphasis given to each syllable in a word?

a. Stress b. Intonation c. Highlighting d. Rising intonation
2. What is the purpose of the author if he provides factual information in writing his paragraph?
a. To persuades b. To inform c. To entertain d. To declare
3. What is the purpose of the author if his goal is to tell a story or to describe characters?
a. To persuades b. To inform c. To entertain d. To declare
4. What feature of sounds that refers to the total pattern of pitch?
a. Stress b. Intonation c. Highlighting d. Rising intonation.
5. What kind of stress that has a shorter and slower pitch?
a. Stress b. Intonation c. Non-stressed syllable d. Stressed syllable

II. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

In the forest of Kwansula, there lived a mad lion. He easily gets angry. One day, after heavy meal,
a playful mouse came in and started to play on the lion. Until the lion got up with anger and looked for
those who disturbed its nice sleep. Then he saw the small mouse standing trembling with fear. The lion
jumped on it and started teasing to kill it. The mouse requested the lion to forgive him. The lion felt pity
and decide to just leave the mouse.

While roaming in the forest, the lion was caught in a net by a hunter. The mouse came there and
hurriedly cut the net using its claws and teeth. Thus, it escaped. Because of the incident, the lion and the
mouse became good friends. They lived harmoniously in the forest.
Source: www.english-for-students.com/a-friend-in-need-is-a-friend-indeed.html
6. Who are the characters?
7. Where does the story happened?
8. How did the mouse and the lion become friends?
9. What lesson can you get from the short story?
10. If you are given a chance to change the ending/resolution of the story, how would it be?

III. TRUE OR FALSE. Write true if the statement is true and write false if the statement is not true.

11. The early Filipinos have high literacy rate.

12. Proverbs reflect many things about our culture and identity.
13. They were not self-sufficient.
14. Several professions already existed.
15. Proverbs cannot be preserved.

IV. IDENTIFICATION. Understand the statements and identify what idiom is appropriate. Write your
answer on the space provided.

16. If you don't have something nice to say just, ____________.

Pass away Not a spark of decency In the nick of time
17. Pass your paper ________ or I will not accept it.
Bite your tongue Throwing a party
18. Her father _____ last Saturday because of cancer.
19. We’re _____________ next Sunday for my son’s graduation.
20. That girl is _________. She doesn’t respect her parents.
V. What am I? Identify what kind of road sign given in each item.
VI. Write the verbs in parenthesis that agrees to the subject in your answer sheet.

26. Either the speaker or the topic (is, are) boring.

27. The delegates (arrives, arrive) early for the convention.
28. We (is, are) confident.
29. The book of poems (is, are) in the shelf.
30. Bread and butter (was, were) all I had for breakfast.
31. Neither you nor I (am, are) the winner.
32. The class (have, has) not agreed on the date.
33. Everyone (is, are) invited to join the fun.
34. Not only Hector but also his friends (wants, want) to come.
35. The orchestra (play, plays) their masterpiece.

VII. Write the subject in each sentence in your answer sheet.

36. Ana is wearing red dress.
37. Neither my classmates nor my friend is going to play badminton.
38. The jury agrees to give verdict to the suspect.
39. Not only me but also my classmates love to watch Probinsyano.
40. Ham and cheese is my favorite snack.

VII. SPELLING CORRECTOR. (5 items)

Nadine and Kath were chatting through messenger, correct their spelling and write your answer on the
space provided.
Kath: Hi Nadz, did you read the pversbo in our book? __________
Nadine: hello Kath, yes, they are really meaningful and bauteflui. _______
Kath: absolutely, proverbs gives ehmpsasi to our culture and beliefs. ______
Nadine: did you notice how the sentence are being costnrcut? The sentences are suited not only for us,
teens, but also for adults. ________
Kath: indeed, also, they use idoimtaci epxresisons to symbolized pieces of information. ______

VIII. WRITING. Write a paragraph with 5 sentences that tells about how you love your family. Identify
your topic sentence.

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Do no cheat; Do not be misled: God is not one to be mocked. For

whatever a person is sowing, this he will also reap. –Galatians 6:9

Prepared by:

Ma. Lea B. Porquez, LPT