Page 1 of 2 ENGLISH G7

MAIGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION
ENGLISH GRADE 7

NAME: _____________________________________________________SECTION:__________________ SCORE:_______________

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the items below carefully and comprehensively. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on
the blank provided before each number. ERASURES ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
___________1. It is a literary genre which is a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds.
A. Legend B. Epic C. Myth D. Poem
___________2. These words are one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases.
A. determiners B. determine C. noun phrase D. verbs
___________3. The sentence: “I will write a letter to my friend tomorrow” is a sentence that is in the …… tense.
A. Past Tense B. Present tense C. Future Tense D. Past Progressive Tense
___________4. These words join two independent clauses or sentences together to form only one sentence.
A. determiners B. nouns C. clauses D. conjunctions
___________5. It is an element of a story that is also known as the “problem” of the characters in the story.
A. Character B. Plot C. Conflict D. Resolution
___________6. They are the people or persons present in a story.
A. Characters B. Plot C. Conflict D. Resolution
___________7. In the epic “Three Heroes of the Bicol Epic”, what is the “setting” of the epic?
A. Baltog B. Handiong C. Rabot D. Ibalon, Bicol
___________8. In the short story “The Centipede”, who is “meanest sister in the world”?
A. Delia B. Father C. Eddie D. Biryuk
___________9. The conjunctions “and, also, and too” expresses…
A. contradiction B. choice C. addition D. negation
___________10. What determiner is used before the word that begins with a vowel sound?
A. The B. This C. A D. An
___________11. What is the setting of the Epic “Indarapatra and Sulayman”?
A. Bicol B. Mindanao C. Lanao del Norte D. La Union
___________12. Where was Lam-ang born?
A. In Mindanao B. In Cebu C. Nalbuan, La Union D. Labu-ay, Maigo
___________13. Which determiner is used when the speaker holds a single thing close to his/her body?
A. That B. Those C. It D. This
___________14. Mother likes to eat ripe mangoes, ______ she dislikes raw mangoes. What conjunction should be used to complete the
sentence? A. but B. or C. nor D. also
___________15. _________ apple a day keeps the doctor away. Which determiner should be used to begin the sentence?
A. The B. Those C. An D. A

For items 16-20, arrange the events in the Epic “Biag ni Lam-ang” in Chronological Order. Write the letter of the first event on the blanks
before each number.
____________16. A. Lam-ang looked for his father and Namongan, his mother, was not able to stop Lam-ang in his decisions; later on Lam-ang
killed the Igorots who captured his father except for their leader.
____________17. B. Don Juan and Namongan lived in Nalbuan and had a son named Lam-ang soon after Don Juan went away to fight his
enemies in the mountains.
____________18. C. Lam-ang returned to Nalbuan in triumph, he was bathed by women in the Amburayan river where all the fishes died
because of the dirt and oror from Lam-ang’s body.
____________19. D. Lam-ang finally married Ines Cannoyan after giving her parents the things they requested from Lam-ang.
___________20. E. Lam-ang decided to marry a lady and he found Ines Cannoyan and he wooed the lady by giving the lady’s parents their
request of gold and treasures.

TEST II. For items 21-30. Choose one (1) Epic out of the three Epics discussed. Complete the table below with what is asked. (10 points)

Character(s) Setting Plot Conflict Resolution

1. Beginning

Middle

Ending
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TEST III. Read the following sentences with Idiomatic Expressions below. Look for their meanings in the box and write the letter of the
correct answer on the blank before each number.

A. Rarely/ seldom F. stop talking K. bad child P. a natural event resulting

B. Good luck G. admire L. very easy in great loss
C. With honors H. alert M. very healthy
D. Wins I. very happy N. humble
E. Sit down J. as soon as possible O. as briefly as possible

_______________31. Lam-ang takes a bath once in a blue moon.

_______________32. Answer the essay questions in a nutshell.
_______________33. Team Gilas Pilipinas brings home the bacon as they championed the FIBA World Cup last week.
_______________34. Lucille graduated in College with flying colors.
_______________35. Typhoon Yolanda was an act of God.
_______________36. Please, grab a seat and relax. The movie will begin a few minutes from now.
_______________37. Students should zip their mouths when the teacher is having a lecture.
_______________38. We should be on the ball when calamities are about to occur.
_______________39.The examination in English was a piece of cake because I studied in advance.
_______________40. My sister is down to Earth because she does not boast of any of her achievements as a student.

TEST III B. IDENTIFICATION. For items 41-45. Read the following sentences. Identify whether the statement is Literal and Figurative. If
the statement is Literal, write LIT and if the statement if Figurative, write FIG beside the number.
_____________41. Eddie is a pain in the head for her sister Delia.
_____________42. Ma’am Faith is a teacher.
_____________43. Mary is riding a van to school. She always checks on her watch and was anxious because the driver is still picking
up passengers.
_____________44. Eddie felt that her sister’s (Delia’s) stare is a sheathed dagger, sinking into his flesh.
_____________45. Maigo is a municipality which is abundant in Nangka or Jackfruit.

TEST III C. FOR ITEMS 46-50. Identify whether the statement expresses a Verbal Cue or a Non-Verbal Cue. Write VC if the statement
is a Verbal Cue or NVC if it is Non-Verbal Cue.
__________46. Jenny waves and gives a pleasant smile to her friends when she sees them on the streets.
___________47. Mary says “Hi!” to greet her best friends.
___________48. John sees these signs (♀ ♂) on the wall of the comfort rooms in the Mall.
___________49. “Eddie, I don’t want to see your dog again”, shouted Delia to Eddie when she saw Biryuk.
___________50. “Please pass the rice”, requested John when he was eating with his parents at a restaurant.

TEST IV. A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate conjunction or determiner. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the blank
provided before each number.

_________51. (A. The B. This C. She) _____ is my sister.

_________52. Overseas Filipino workers sacrifice a lot when they work abroad, ___ (A. and B. yet C. nor) only a few appreciate their
effort.
_________53. ( A. It B. He C. Its) ________ is a good day to go swimming today.
_________54. Many Filipinos go overseas to work _____ (A. but B. nor C. for) they want to give their families a better future.
_________55. Eddie’s dog named Biryuk loves to wiggle ______ ( A. his B. her C. She) tail and follow Eddie wherever he goes.

B. Essay. Answer the question below in a nutshell. Use the space below to write your answer. (5 points)

56-60. In your own opinion, what should be the ending of the short story “The Centipede”?

“Eating is to the body as Reading is to the mind.” God Bless.

Ma’am Alleli Faith P. Leyritana (English 7 Teacher)