Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
Division of Masbate
LUY-A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Luy-a, Aroroy, Masbate

SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 7

Name: ____________________________________ Date:_______________________

Grade and Section: _____________________

TEST I. READING AND LITERATURE

Direction: Listen as your teacher read an excerpt entitled, “The Good Fight” by Manuel L. Quezon.
After listening to it, answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your answer on the blank.

_____1. Who did General MacArthur call last December 12, 1941?
a. Commissioner Sayre b. General Grunert c. General Huff d. President Quezon
_____2. Why did General MacArthur call the narrator? He was called to __________.
a. help the general b. build the fortress c. prepare for the war d. command the soldiers
_____3. Which of the following statements best describe the fortress in Corregidor?
a. It was a fully-furnished mansion.
b. It was the last stronghold of the Japanese.
c. It was the safe refuge of the American Governors-General
d. It was the evacuation place of the Spaniards during the war.
_____4. Why were the people of Manila evacuated in the fortress of the Corregidor? It was because of
the __________.
a. possible war c. politics during the Japanese period
b. flood brought by the typhoon d. famine experienced in the Philippines
_____5. What was the narrator worried about in spite of having the Americans in the Philippines?
a. American education b. Japanese invasion c. English weapons d. Spanish invasion
_____6. What type of text did the writer use in telling his story?
a. descriptive b. informative c. narrative d. persuasive
_____7. What kind of narrative text is the story that you heard?
a. fictional b. journalistic c. non-fictional d. scientific
_____8. How will you describe the narrator of the story?
a. artistic b. classic c. critic d. nationalistic
_____9. Which of the following elements of a narrative text is shown by this phrase: “before noon of
December 12, 1991 … “?
a. character b. mood c. theme d. setting
_____10. What mood is expressed by the following statement: “Moreover, nothing was said in the
conference to indicate that a Japanese invasion of the Philippines was a possibility as long as the
American flag was still in the islands.’?
a. abandoned b. scared c. tensed d. worried
_____11. What could be the closest theme of the excerpt that you heard?
a. The country and its people need to be served.
b. The country and its people require brave men.
c. The country and its people need foreign leaders.
d. The country and its people require a peaceful community.
_____12. Which of the following sentences from the story can support the theme?
a. “I held with him and General Grunert.”
b. “I was no American Governor-General.”
c. “I would ever have to take refuge in Corregidor.”
d. ‘I felt it my duty to remain in the midst of my people.”

For item no. 13-15 Arrange the following events in order. Write A-C to identify the first, second, and
the last event.
_____13. The narrator pointed out his duty to serve his people even at war.
_____14. General MacArthur called the narrator to come to his aid in Corregidor.
_____15. The narrator together with the American generals attended a conference.

TEST II. VOCABULARY

Direction: Study the following sentences. Group the underlined words according to their classification.
Write your answers on the table provided.

DESCRIBING WORD ACTION WORD

16. His penmanship is legible because the teacher understood clearly what he had written.
17. The boy sprawled on the floor because his father did not buy a new toy.
18. The house was dank because it never stopped raining since yesterday.
19. The stark truth about his condition is very obvious.
20. Mang Jose is so usurious because he likes to lend money for a bigger payment.
21. Even though he was puny in size, he has a very big heart.
22. Julio was ashamed to he concealed himself.
23. Fidela fumbled carelessly on her bag looking for her handkerchief.

TEST III. GRAMMAR

Direction: Complete each of the following sentences by supplying the correct past tense of the verb.
Choose from the word pool below.

welcomed used learned

came worked

24. They __________ different ways to achieve freedom.

25. The Filipino __________ how to be brave to fight for freedom.
26. They __________ the foreign people with a warm smile.
27. The Japanese __________ to our country.
28. The Filipinos __________ hard to survive.

For item no. 29-32 Analyze the given sentences. Change the direct speech to reported speech and vice
versa. Write your answer on the space.

29. Mang Cesar said, “I brought five cavanes of rice.”

30. The children mentioned that they played in the farm yesterday.

31. Crispin’s wife reported, “Five men stole the horses.”

32. His son pointed out that he was really hungry since yesterday.

For item no. 33-37 Convert the following active voice sentences to passive voice. Write your answer
after the statement.

33. Harry ate six shrimps at dinner.

34. The child touches the flowers.
35. Mother bakes delicious cookies
36. Sue repaired the damaged computer.
37. The artists painted beautiful sceneries.
For item no. 38-40 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence. Write
the letter of your answer on the space before the number.

_____38. Hugo and Felix argued with Lope _____ of a topic in catechism class.
a. as b. because c. whereas d. if
_____39. Lope was so assertive about the answer to the question in their catechism class that ended in
argument _____ the “man” taught them how to settle argument.
a. though b. unless c. so d. because
_____40. The boys looked at the man closely, at first they thought he was joking _____ his unsmiling
face told them he was serious.
a. but b. so that c. until d. because

Prepared by: Noted by:

PAUL ROMANO B. ROYO GEMMA C. MANLAPAZ

Teacher I Principal I
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region V
Division of Masbate
LUY-A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Luy-a, Aroroy, Masbate

SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 7

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

OBJECTIVES NO. PLACEMENT PERCENTAGE

OF
ITEMS
Discover literature as a tool to assert 2 1-2 5%
one’s unique identity and to better
understand other people
Identify the distinguishing features of 3 3-5 7.5%
literature during the Period of
Emergence
Explain literary devices used 2 6-7 5%
Explain how the elements specific to a 5 8-12 12.5%
genre contribute to the theme of a
particular selection
Sequence a series of events mentioned 3 13-15 7.5%
in the text
Categorize words or expressions 8 16-23 20%
according to shades of meaning
Use the past tense correctly in varied 5 24-28 12.5%
contexts
Change direct speech to reported 4 29-32 10%
speech and vice versa
Convert active voice sentences to 5 33-37 12.5%
passive voice
Link sentences using connectors that 3 38-40 7.5%
signal chronological and logical
sequence
TOTAL 40 1-40 100%
ITEMS

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

PAUL ROMANO ROYO GEMMA C. MANLAPAZ

Teacher I Principal I
 KEY TO CORRECTION

1. D 21. puny-DA
2. A 22. concealed-AW
3. C 23. fumbled-AW
4. A 24. used
5. B 25. learned
6. C 26. welcomed
7. C 27. came
8. D 28. worked
9. D 29. Mang Cesar said that he brought five cavanes of rice.
10. D 30. “We played in the farm yesterday,” the children mentioned.
11. A 31. Crispin’s wife reported that five men stole the horses.
12. D 32. “I am really hungry since yesterday,” his son pointed out.
13. C 33. At dinner, six shrimps were eaten by Harry.
14. A 34. The flowers are touched by the child.
15. B 35. Delicious cookies are baked by mother.
16. legible-DW 36. The damaged computer was repaired by Sue.
17. sprawled-AW 37. Beautiful sceneries were painted by the artists.
18. dank-DA 38. B
19. stark-DA 39. A
20. usurious-DA 40. A

Prepared by:

PAUL ROMANO ROYO

Teacher I