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A. LISTENING Listen to your teacher as he/she reads a listening text twice, then answer the questions that follow. 1. The selections says that the Philippines is _______. a. an island b. a group of islands c. a big state d. inhabited by Filipinos 2. Once, the land bridges connected the Philippines to __________. a. Taiwan b. mainland Southeast Asia c. Borneo d. Africa 3. Which oceans surround the Philippines? a. Arctic and Atlantic Ocean b. Celebes Sea and Sulu Sea c. Pacific Ocean and South China Sea d. Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean 4. The Philippines is located _________________. a. East of Taiwan b. South of Taiwan c. West of Taiwan d. North of Taiwan 5. The paragraph says that the Philippines ______________. a. is abundant in marine resources b. has few marine resources c. has no mountains d. has no volcanoes or mountain ranges B. SPEAKING, GRAMMAR, LITERATURE, VOCABULARY BUILDING 6 . Based on the reading text “Words of Wisdom”, only a few people work on compiling folk literature. a. Yes b. no c. maybe d. does not say 7. Who introduced proverbs to Filipinos? a. Spaniards b. Americans c. ancestors d. Damiana L. Eugenio 8. Which word is not synonymous to proverb? a. saying b. byword c. narration d. witticism 9 . The saying “Do not cut the tree to get the fruit” is classified under proverbs that _____________. a. express general attitude towards life b. recommends certain virtues and condemns certain vices c. express system of values d. express general truths / observations about life and human nature 10. Which feature of proverb is revealed in the proverb “ Ang kapalaran ko di ko man hanapin, dudulog, lalapit kung talagang akin”? a. geographical srcin b. poetic and figurative in language c. reflects culture and identity d. superior literary form in expressing message 11. The cast of the play _______ rehearsing their lines. a. is b. are c. has d. have 12. The captain of the guards _______ at attention. a. standing b. stands c. stand d. were stands 13. Either the twins or Sam ________ going to win. a. has b. is c. have d. are 14. His messiness and my chatting _______ mother. a. annoy b. annoying c. annoys d. have annoying 15. Every cup and saucer ________ broken in the move. a. does b. do c. were d. was 16. Investigating teams from the NBI ______ now in the area. a. is b. has c. are d. have 17. There _______ still several oranges left in the basket. a. is b. are c. has d. have 18. All of the soup _____ eaten. a. has b. have c. was d. were 19. One reason for the accident rate (is, are) speeding cars. a. is b. are c. do d. does 20. Which is the subject and the appropriate verb in the sentence “The captain of the guards, as well as the prisoners, (stand, stands) at attention.” a. the captain of the guards, stand b. the captain of the guards, stands b. the prisoners, stand d. the prisoners, stands 21. Which word contains differently sounded underlined vowel? a. un i que b. k i nship c. bas i c d. arch i pelago 22. If consonant is sounded properly, which word does not belong to the group? a. ab s ent b. s cattered c. block s d. Indone s ian 23. Which sound is produced when you raise your tongue towards the roof of your mouth (hard palate), and let air out without vibrating your vocal chords? a. / I / b. / I / c. / s / d. / S / Region 1 PANGASINAN DIVISION II Binalonan Guiling Coliling National High School Quarterly Examination in Grade 7 ENGLISH Name: _____________________________________________________________ Grade Section: _______________________________ 24. James is a bright student and his character is what absolutely makes him different from his classmates. In this sentence, which is an example of an abstract noun? a. James b. student c. character d. classmates 25. Which noun refers to group of people, places, things, or ideas? a. common b. collective c. proper d. concrete 26. How many common noun can you find in the sentence “The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese, American, Spanish and Arab blood”? a. two b. three c. four d. six 27. If one wants to find out the purpose and objective in writing the book, which page should he refer to? a. title page b. copyright page c. preface d. acknowledgement 28. It is where you can find the alphabetical listing of topics and their corresponding page number. a. glossary b. table of contents c. index d. appendix 29. The date and place of publication of the book is found in ____________. a. appendix b. glossary c. title page d. copyright page 30. Which of the following classes of books is used under the Dewey Decimal System of classifying books? a. Social Studies b. Education c. Social Science d. Political Science 31 . Under the Library of Congress System, the famous “EDSA Revolution” is found under the group _____. a. General Works b. Philosophy c. History, Auxiliary Services D. History of other Countries excluding America 32. Languages, Grammars, and Dictionaries are under the Dewey General Classification of book ____________. a. Applied Science b. Philology c. literature d. Philosophy 33. Which of the following sentences observed verb consistency? a. During the argument, Tungkung Langit stood up and then Alunsina walked away. b. But Awiyao knew that she had heard Lumnay coming. c. When the hero Baltog came to the rich land of Ibalon, many monsters will roam in its very dark forest. d. When returning to Nalbuan in triumph, Lam-ang was bathed by women in the Amburayan River. 34. Julie was once a fish vendor. After several years, she became an owner of the famous fast food chain Jollibee. If Julie is a character in a short story, where will you classify her? a. dynamic character b. static character c. round character d .flat character 35. This element of narrative refers to the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another. a. characters b. plot c. conflict d. protagonist 36. Which kind of conflict is reflected in the science fiction film “Transformers: Age of Extinction”? a. Man vs. Man b. Man vs. Supernatural c. Man vs. Technology d. Man vs. Society 37. The conflict in the story is revealed in _______________. a. Introduction b. Denouement c. Climax d. Rising Action 38. This element refers to people, animal, robots, etc., who play parts in the action of the story. a. characters b. conflict c. theme d. antagonist 39. The final event in the story is known as __________. a. falling action b. climax c. internal d. denouement 40. The author’s underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey in the story is regarded as the ________. a. plot b. theme c. conflict d. characters 41. Which of the following sentences follows the S-TV-DO pattern? a. Awiyao did not sleep that night. b. Lumnay thought of the seven harvests that had passed. c. Awiyao gave Lumnay the beads she wore during their wedding day. d. Lumnay was found on the dark corner of the room. 42. Which sentence has an Indirect Object? a. Awiyao did not sleep that night. b. Lumnay thought of the seven harvests that had passed. c. Awiyao gave Lumnay the beads she wore during their wedding day. d. Lumnay was found on the dark corner of the room. 43 . Which is the simple predicate in this sentence, “Because of losing a temper, Tungkung Langit divested Alusina of her powers”? a. losing temper b. divested Alunsina c. divested d. losing 44. The cruel and savage monkeys were frightened when they saw the rivers turned red with blood. a. intelligent b. wild c. friendly d. nervous 45 . I couldn’t help but admire and marvel the powdery, white sands in Boracay. a. play b. feel c. wonder d. collect 46. They went to the lair, the home of the giant flying fishes called the Tibunon. a. nest b. sea c. market d. river For numbers 47-51. IDIOM MEANING run out to come to an end run across to discover by chance runner-up to come second run through to read without pausing run off to run away with somebody run into to meet by chance run after to pursue or chase run over to collide with or knock down 47. I ______________ this old uniform in my cabinet a. run out b. run across c. run into d. run after 48. Rey ________________ with the Mayor’s daughter. a. run over b. run after c. run into d. run off 49. The tricycle driver ___________________ of gasoline. a. run after b. run out c. run over d. run across 50. The poor dog was _____________________ by the speeding taxi. a. runner-up b. run after c. run over d. run off 51. Whom do you think I happened to ______________________ yesterday? a. a. run across b. run after c. run through d. run into 52. This hand gesture shows determination and fighting spirit. a. clenched fist b. prone c. supined d. pointing or index 53. Which is an incorrect posture when delivering a message in a public speaking event? a. Stand erect and step your right foot higher than the left foot b. Face your audience with both your hands on the side c. Shrug your shoulders to show that you do not know a certain idea d. Don’t force yourself to raise your hand or shake your head when speaking 54 . The simple subject in the sentence “He ordered the women to cook the rice” is ________. a. He b. women c. cook d. rice 55 . The predicate in the sentence “ They feared the coming of a new storm ” is _______. a. they feared b. feared the coming of new storm c. coming of a new storm d. new storm 56. The sentence “They planted the seeds again” has a simple predicate. Which is it? a. again b. planted c. seeds d. they 57. I could not decide whether your answer was right ________ wrong. a. for b. and c. but d. or 58. The physics instructor explained the theory _______ I did not understand it. a. but b. for c. so d. and 59. I burned my tongue ______ the soup was still too hot to eat. a. and b. nor c. yet d. for 60. Our dog whined _______ scratched at the door. a. for b. nor c. and d. so 61. The pork tocino was tender, large, _____ tasteless. a. so b. yet c. and d. nor 62. Which relationship between independent clauses is expressed by the conjunction “yet”? a. reason b. sequence c. surprise d. contrast 63 . If the conjunction “so” is used to join two clauses, this means that the second clause in the sentence expresses __________________. a. alternative b. sequence c. reason d. result 64. Which group of conjunctions will you classify for-and-nor-but-or-yet-so? a. correlative conjunctions b. coordinating conjunctions c. subordinating conjunctions d. conjunctive adverbs 65. Which event in the story Biag ni Lam-ang supports the claim that it is an epic? a. The Igorots stuck the head of Lam- ang’s fathe r into a pole. b. Lam-ang was bathed by women in the Amburayan River. c. Water monster Berkakan ate Lam-ang. d. Lam-ang chose his name right after he was born. 66. Why did Lam-ang father Don Juan went to the montains? a. to look for a rooster and a dog with superpowers b. to look for food for his hungry pregnant wife c. to punish Igorot enemies d. to escape the delivery of Lam-ang 67. According to the story, how did Tungkung Langit created the sun, moon and stars? a. He created the moon, stars, and the sun through the power of his lightning and thunder. b. He sent the obedient, industrious and crafty sea breeze to create the heavenly bodies in its perfection. c. He took the treasured jewelry of the goddess Alunsina and made them the soom, moon and the stars. d. He ask the beautiful Alunsina to hang her jewelry in the sky. 68 . The story “ How this World was Created ”, was retold by __________. a. the tribesmen of Cordillera a. the tribesmen of Ilocos c. the tribesmen of Panay d. the tribesmen of B’ laan 69. Which is the main idea of the story? a. People used stories as basis of their beliefs. b. The Earth was created out of conflict of the deity couple c. Women are weaker than men. d. Gods are powerful but their power will not last long. 70. The government sent a spy to secretly gather information about the suspected drug lords in the secret drug den. a. asset b. representative c. policemen d. mediator 71. One may observe the cosmic formation of heavenly bodies during a cloudless night. a. delightful b. symmetrical c. astronomical d. martian 72. Lola Kap cannot face the barangay people in shame because of the reproach she received. a. award b. honor c. criticism d. credit 73. The peaceful rally turned into chaos when the policemen and the protesters lost their temper. a. drama b. celebration c. disorder d. orderliness 74. Which reference material will give you information on the total population of the Philippines? a. atlas b. dictionary c. newspaper d. almanac 75. Which will guide you in looking for the synonymous term of the word? a. dictionary b. almanac c. atlas d. newspaper 76. The geographic feature of Japan is easily revealed in ____________. a. atlas b. gazetteer c. encyclopedia d. almanac 77 . The question, “Which is bigger in land area: Italy or Philippines?” can be answered immediately in _______. a. almanac b. encyclopedia c. gazetteer d. atlas 78. Where could you look to learn more about taking care of aquarium fish? a. almanac b. gazetteer c. encyclopedia d. atlas Reading Selection A. For numbers 79-84. A long time ago, Albay was a kingdom. The rajah of Albay had a beautiful daughter whom the people called “daragang magayon” meaning beautiful maiden. The talk of Magayon’s beauty spread to neighboring kingdoms where many datus and princes tried to seek her hand in marriage. While the rajah was away, a fierce datu came- Datu Buhawen. He wanted to marry Magayon and threatened to kill her father if she refused. However, she tried to delay the marriage so Gat Malayo, her sweetheart, would be back by that time. Gat Malayo returned just as the marriage ceremony was about to begin. Datu Buhawen called for his men and a fierce battle began. Buhawen was stronger but Gat Malayo was more skillful. Buhawen was killed. Unfortunately, a friend of Buhawen shot Gat Malayo with an arrow. As Gat Malayo fell, Magayon rush to his side and seeing he was dead, she killed herself with a dagger. The two were buried side by side in a common grave. The following day, the earth on the grave began to rise. It turned into a beautiful mountain-volcano. It had an almost perfect cone. In memory of Daragang Magayon, the mountain was named Mount Mayon. At the foot of the mountain, the people built a town called Daraga, meaning a damsel, to commemorate further the memory of the beautiful maiden. 79. It can be referred in the story that Gat Malayo was__________. a. proud b. weak c. arrogant d. brave 80. Why did Buhawen want to marry Magayon? a. Magayon was an industrious woman. b. Magayon was a very pretty woman. c. Magayon was her sweetheart. d. Magayon was a simple woman. 81. As used in the selection, what does the idiom “ called for his men ” mean? a. asked c. chased b. visited d. abandoned 82. What is the best paraphrase for this line? “As Gat Malayo fell, Magayon rushed to his side, and seeing he was dead, she killed herself with a dagger.” a. Gat Malayo saw Magayon before she died. b. Gat Malayon saw Magayon kill herself. c. After Gat Malayo fell and died; Magayon also killed herself. d. Gat Malayo fell on the side of Magayon before he died. 83. What can be concluded from the selection? a. Gat Malayo had already forgotten Magayon. b. Buhawen’s love for Magayon is sincere. c. Buhawen’s promise to marry Magayon succeeded. d. The love between Gat Malayo and Magayon was immortalized. 84. Which among the following statements is an opinion? a. Buhawen was a fierce datu. b. Gat Malayo wa shot by an arrow. c. Magayon tried to delay her marriage to Buhawen. d. It appears that Gat Malayo had a deep love for Magayon. Reading Selection B. For number 85-88. Do you know what a dolphin is? A dolphin looks like a very large fish but it is not a fish. It does not have scales like a fish. It does not breathe through gills. It breathes through a hole on top of its head. Fish are cold when you touch them. Dolphins are warm. A dolphin is a mammal like cats, dogs, and people. It has warm blood. It cannot breathe under water. Like other mammals, its babies are born alive. It gives milk to its babies. A dolphin is a special mammal. Like the whale, it is a mammal that lives only in water. It can swim under water for a long time. It comes to the surface only to breathe. The dolphin is also special in another way. It is very smart and friendly. It can perform tricks and is always very playful. Except for human beings, the dolphin is the most intelligent mammal. 85. It can be concluded in the selection that______. a. dolphins are animals that make people laugh. b. dolphins are mammals that are rare. c. dolphins are fish that other people like. d. dolphins are mammals that are smart and clever. 86. It can be inferred in the selection that dolphins get out of the surface for_________. a. tricks c. competition b. survival d. entertainment 87. What is likely to become of the dolphins? a. Go on living underwater. b. Become rare as specie. c. Become fearful of people. d. Attract more attention from people. 88. The organ of breathing for dolphins is the ____. a. mouth c. gill inside b. nose d. hole on head Reading Selection. For numbers 89-93. For many years, drought-stricken farmers have sought relief by praying for rain. Now they are beginning to answer their own prayers. With aluminum pipe the average farmer can have rain if and when he wants it. Of course it will be much easier for some farmers than for others. The important thing is to have an accommodating creek, river, strong well, or some other convenient source from which water can be obtained. The farmer will hook up a pump with a long pipe and put the water where it will do the most good. He will no longer
