Proverbs and Idioms 38.

The datu responded, “My people and I are grateful to

27. When he needs to act, he never delays and says, you and your brother Sulayman.”
“Let’s hit the road.” The highlighted sentence is an a. Fanciful b. Suspenseful c. Thankful d.
example of ____________. Sorrowful
a. proverb b. familiar c. idiom d. slang 39. When a person shrugs his shoulders, this means that
28. “What are you up to later?” Which form of language is he is ___________.
the highlighted word in the sentence? Be specific with a. anger b. doubt c. happy d. surprised
your answer. 40. She walks with chin up, as she goes up to the stage to
a. colloquial b. familiar c. idiom d. slang receive her awards. Chin up signifies_____.
29. My mother said, “Half a loaf is better than no bread”. a. fear and tension b. Confidence and pride
This is an example of a __________. c. anger and frustration d. happiness and
a. Idiom b. Proverb c. slang d. Colloquial contentment
30. Which meaning best explains this line, “The grass is VII_Writing and Composition-Identifying parts of a
always greener on the other side of the fence.” paragraph using an organizer.(41-45)
a. Don’t become very upset by trivialities.
b. There is always better opportunity to choose from. Using the organizer, rewrite the following sentences.
c. If you don’t see someone for a long time you like them (41-45)
better.
d. When a bad things happens there is always a positive A. We should always restrain our impulsive desires
aspect to it. and then act according to what our mind says is
31. Her son usually misbehaves with the relatives, but she right.
doesn’t find anything wrong in him. There are none so B. Look before you leap is a proverb with deep
blind as those who will not see. This means meaning.
that__________. C. C. As we should always think before we speak, in
a. It is best to explain to those who never listen. the same way we should think before we act.
b. It is better to talk to those who refuse explanation. D. It conveys the idea that we should think then act
c. It is useless explaining to those who want to be accordingly.
corrected. E. Impulsive actions may lead us to embarrassing
d. It is useless explaining to those who do not want to and odd situations.
understand. Compose simple paragraph with correct subject-verb
32. In the beginning, Diwata made the sea and the land agreement.
and planted trees of many kinds. Then she took two 46-50. Write a short simple paragraph explaining a
lumps of earth and shaped them like human figure; she proverb that was given to you as an advice by your elders.
spat in the, and they became man and woman. ( a bagobo
story) What is the author’s purpose in writing this except?
a. to amuse b. to argue c. to inform d. to Simple paragraph Rubrics
persuade Criteria 5 4 3 2 1
VI-A.Sensory Images Content All Only 4 Only 3 Only 2 Only 1
sentences sentences sentences sentences sentences
For numbers 33-34, identify the sense to which the in the in the in the in the in the
following lines appeal. paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
33. “Too many cooks spoil the broth, “best appeals to the are are are are are related
related to related to related to related to to the
sense of __________.
the topic. the topic. the topic. the topic. topic.
a. Sight b. smell c. sound d. taste Organiza The The The The The
34. Maria was tall and graceful. Her color was a clear, tion paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
shows a shows 1-2 shows 3-4 shows 5 has more
pure brown. Her eyes were big and black. Her hair was logical sentences sentences sentences than 5
long and thick. arrangeme which are which are which are sentences
nt of ideas not not not which are
a. Hearing b. Sight c. Smell d. Touch properly properly properly not
B.Tone. The passage below suggest a/an ____ tone as a organized organized organized properly
whole. organized.

35. One day, after one of their secret meetings, Luna went
to the heavens and told her secret to one of her cousins.
---------God Bless!-------------
a. Cheerful b. Sorrowful c. Surprised d. Angry
36. Gently smiling, the mother tenderly tucked the covers
up around the child’s neck, and carefully, quietly, left the
room making sure to leave a comforting ray of light
shining through the opened door should the child wake.
a. light b. formal c. serious d. gloomy
C. Moods-Identify the mood or felling of the speaker
37. “Hurry!” pleaded the giant, who strained to keep his
itchy legs still.
a. afraid b. Anxious c. Joyful d.
Sad
 Parang National High School
Parang, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST

IN
ENGLISH 7

I-LISTENING: Listen carefully to the selection to be read 9. Which literary genre the excerpt is taken from?
by the teacher. Then, answer the questions below. Write a. Epic b. Legend c. Myth d. Proverb
the letter only. 10. What kind of a narrative text is a story that explains a
1. Who caught the three star maidens? natural phenomenon or an early history of people?
a. Farmer b. God c. Star d. Son a. Proverb b. Legend c. Fable d. Myth
2. What happened when the star maiden found her III-Speaking
missing wings? 11-13.Which of the following words has a correct stress
a. She hangs them into the sky. mark on the accented syllable?
b. She got them and tore them. 11. a. Pro’mise b. promise’ c. pr’omise d.
c. She took them and threw them away. ‘promise
d. She wore them and took her son to her sky 12. a. be’autiful b. beau’tiful c. beauti’ful d.
world. beautiful’
3. What did the gods do to help the farmer visit his 13. a. immor’tal b. imm’ortal c. immortal’ d.
wife and his son in the sky world? im’mortal
a. The gods built bridges. 14-16.Tell whether the following items follow (a) rising-
b. The gods built a skyway. falling intonation or (b) rising intonation pattern. Write
c. The gods built stairways. the letter of your answer.
d. The gods built the rainbow 14. Do you like to be a hero?
4. Which is true according to the selection? 15. I’m a scholar. How about you?
a. The gods pitied the farmer. 16. I love to go to the garden.
b. All the star maidens escaped away. IV-A. Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
c. The star maiden did not leave the farmer. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the
d. The farmer and one star maiden had two sons. subject.
5. The selection explained the ____________ of the 17. Stones in the sky, he who ___ hit should not get
rainbow. angry.
a. Story b. Legend c. Epic d. Novel a. get b. gets
II-Reading and Literature 18. A tree that bears fruit ____often hurled at.
How the Moon and the Stars Came to be Bukidnon a. is b. are
One day in the times when the sky was close to 19. Either the myth or legend_____unique features.
the ground and a spinster went out to pound rice. a. has b. have
Before she began her work, she took of the beads from 20. Literature and history always ____ together.
around her neck and the comb from her hair and hung a. goes b. go
them on the sky, which at that time looked like coral 21. Five yards of cloth ____ not enough for all the
rock. participants.
Then she began working, and each time that she a. is b. are
raised her pestle into the air it struck the sky. For some 22. Some of the food of the gods and goddesses _____
time she pounded the rice, and then she raised the still a secret to the people.
pestle so high that it struck the sky very hard. a. is b. are
Immediately the sky began to rise, and it went 23. The number of young generation ____ read stories
up so far that she lost her ornaments. Never did they about love and affection.
come down, for the comb became the moon and the a. Like b. likes
beads are the stars that are scattered about. 24. A myth and a legend of every country _____ its
6. Who is the main character in the story? culture and traditions.
a. a Spinster b. A villager c. a farmer d. a B.-Vocabulary Development-Affixes
pitcher 25. Maria_____(-plored) the gods to give her the soul of
7. “One day in the times when the sky was close to the her beloved. Which of the following prefixes best
ground…” is the ________of the story. completes the highlighted word? Read the sentence for
a. setting b. plot c. character d. conflict other clues.
8. What is the turning point of the story? a. de- b. ex- c. im- d. in-
a. when she pounded on the rice 26. Mabaning, husband of Lawanen, entered a particular
b. When she did not see her comb anymore. section in heaven for the (Retrieve-)______ of
c. When she raised the pestle so high that it struck the Bantugan’s soul. Using the highlighted word inside the
sky very hard parenthesis, which suffix appropriately forms a new
d. When she took of the beads from around her neck word to fill in the blank?
and hang them in the sky. a. –ance b. –ity c. –ment d. -val