Department of Education Region III DIVISION OF PAMPANGA
FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN GRADE 7 ENGLISH SY 2015-2016
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Choose the correct answer from from the given choices.
1. What is is the correct correct intonatio intonation n in asing asing this this !uesti !uestion" on" “You lost it.?” #. fa$$i fa$$ing ng intonat intonation ion %. risi rising ng int intona onati tion on &. rising rising-fa -fa$$ $$ing ing inton intonati ation on 2. 'he 'he sta stattemen ementt “What is your job?” uses job?” uses (hat ind of intonation" #. fa$$i fa$$ing ng intonat intonation ion %. risi rising ng int intona onati tion on &. rising rising-fa -fa$$ $$ing ing inton intonati ation on ). Which Which of the fo$$o( fo$$o(ing ing is not not true true"" #. Intonation Intonation pattern pattern is impor important tant in con*ersat con*ersation. ion. %. Intonation Intonation patter pattern n changes the meaning meaning of the message. message. &. &orrect &orrect pronunciati pronunciation on is enough to understan understand d the meaning meaning of the message. message. +. Which Which is not not the the reason reason (h, spea speaers ers do do pauses pauses"" #. 'he speaers speaers use a pause to emphasie emphasie that the information information coming coming net is important/ important/ %. 'he speaers speaers gi*e gi*e the audience audience time time to process process (hat ,ou ,ou ha*e ust said. said. &. 'he speaers speaers distr distract act the the audience audience from the message. message. 5. When a (oman (oman stand up (ith (ith her hand hand resting resting on a ta$e ta$e and $oo at ,ou ,ou in a certain certain (a,. (a,. It con*e,s . #. an act act of dece decept ptio ion. n. %. an assu assumpt mption ion of gui$t. gui$t. &. #n epre epressi ssion on of charac character ter.. 6. # hand p$aced p$aced under under the the chin/ chin/ means means . . #. mesm mesmer eri ied ed.. %. might might ha*e ha*e an an itc itch. h. &. imp$ imp$ie ied d resi resist stan ance ce.. D. a decisi decision on is is eing eing made. made. 3. Instead Instead of sa,ing sa,ing 4i or or 4%,e/ 4%,e/ ,ou ,ou might ust . . #. ro$$ ro$$ ,our ,our e,es e,es %. ru ru ,our ,our stom stomach ach &. shru shrug g ,our ,our shou shou$d $der er D. (a*e (a*e ,our ,our hand hand at someon someonee 7. When When sa, sa,ing ing 8Ye 8Yes9 to emph emphas asi iee that that ,ou agre agreee (ith (ith the the othe otherr pers person on// ,ou ,ou ma, ma, . #. gi*e gi*e sad sad epre epress ssio ion n %. $oo $oo strai straight ght into into the e,es e,es &. nod ,our ,our head head *igoro *igorous$ us$, , D. shrug shrug ,our ,our shou$d shou$ders ers II.
Choose the right stress of the following underlined words in each sentence.
:. 'he proect proect run(a, run(a, of of the ';E student studentss (as successfu$ successfu$.. #.
E&' 10. 'he teachers together (ith their grade grade 3 students conduct an earth!uae dri$$. #. &=?duct %. conduct &. &=?D@&' 11. 'he Aa$a,an Aa$a,an race has fair comp$eio comp$eion. n. #. &=Ap &=Ap$e $ei ion on %. com com<;E <;Eion ion &. &=A &=A<;EB <;EBII=?
III. Vocabulary Vocabulary 12. What is the s,non,m s,non,m of the under$ined under$ined (ord in this sentence" sentence" Bryan was modest about his grades, even though it was the highest in the whole grade level. #. hum$e %. insi nsincer nceree &. not not oas oastf tfu$ u$ D. unhapp, app, Damiana L. 1). What What is the opposi opposite te meanin meaning g of the under$ under$ine ined d (ord (ord in this sentence" sentence" Damiana Eugenio compiled and edited what they may very well be considered considered as the most comprehensive collection of proverbs in our country. #. comp$e p$e %. $ength, &. $imited D. *ast 1+. In the stor, 4'he =rigin of 'his Wor$d Wor$d CAaranao/ CAaranao/ (hich (ord e$o( is associated (ith the (ord 8heaven 8heaven9" 9" #. ange$s %. d(arf &. garoda D. tree of $ife 15. What numer is significant$, associated (ith 4'he =rigin =rigin of 'his Wor$d Wor$d CAaranao" CAaranao" #. fi*e %. si &. se*en D. eight 16. Which (ord e$o( is regarded as co$$o!uia$ $anguage" #. udd, %. chum &. friend D. side ideiic 13. Which (ord is considered as fami$iar fami$iar $anguage" #. u, %. gras &. se$$s D. purc purcha hase se 17. Which sentence e$o( used co$$o!uia$ $anguage in informa$ con*ersation" #. A, friend friend and and I got got ho$d ho$d of epensi epensi*e *e item. item. %. A, o$d o$d chum chum trea treated ted me me (e$$. (e$$. &. A, udd, udd, and m, m, sis pig out m, sumptuous sumptuous dinner. dinner. D. A, friend friend ought an o$d o$d epensi*e epensi*e car. car. IV. IV. Infer the meaning of the idioms . Choose the best that will suit the meaning of each sentence. 1:. 'he po$ice are at their (its9 (its9 end aout the series of idnapping. idnapping. #. do not not no no( ( (hat (hat to to do %. re$ie* re$ie*ed ed of of thei theirr duti duties es &. find findin ing g so$u so$uti tions ons D. seri serious ous$, $, sco$ sco$de ded d 20. Aiche$$e9s house (as inc$uded in the fire. We We assed the hat around around to he$p her. #. ga*e ga*e a hat hat %. ga*e ga*e some some financ financia$ ia$ he$p he$p &. $ooed $ooed for anothe anotherr house house D. made made a hat hat for for her her 21. 'he proect fai$ed misera$, misera$,.. 'he memers did not admit their fau$ts. fau$ts. 'he, are passing passing the uc to the $eader. #. accu accusi sing ng %. $ami aming &. ousting D. prai praissing ing 22. #pp$e $ost her diamond diamond ring. She searched searched e*er, corner of her room ut she cou$d not find it. It (as $ie $ooing for a need$e n eed$e in a ha,stac. #. findin finding g thing thingss easi easi$, $, %. forget forgettin ting g thin things gs ofte often n
&. misp$acing things a$(a,s D. ha*ing hard time $ooing for something V.
Reading Comprehension ! "se the following medicine label to answer the #uestions.
Children’s Aspirin (Liquid Form) For fast, safe relief of fever and the aches and pains of colds and u, earaches, headaches, and other childhood illnesses. Dosage Information: Under 24 lbs. Consult Physician 24-35 lbs. tsp. 35-4! lbs. " tsps. 4#-5$ lbs. 2 tsps. %&-! lbs. 2-2 " tsps. !2-$5 lbs. 3 tsps. 'epeat every 4 hours as needed, not (ore than 5 ti(es in a 24 ) hour period Warnings: *o not ta+e this (edicine for (ore than 5 days. f sy(pto(s continue or ne ones bein, consult physician. /eep this and all (edicines out of reach of children.
2). What is the correct meaning of dosage" #. 'he name of the medicine. %. 'he person (ho taes the medicine. &. 'he amount of medicine to gi*e at a time. D. What the medicine contains. 2+. o( much medicine shou$d e gi*en to a chi$d (ho (eighs :0 $s" #. ) tsps e*er, four hours. %. 2 tsps. t(ice a da,. &. 2 tsps e*er, after mea$ D. 1 tsp once a da, 25. What (ou$d ,ou do if the patient (eighs on$, 20 $s." #. &onsu$t the ph,sician %. %ring the patient to the hospita$. &. Fi*e the sma$$est amount of medicine. D. Fi*e the iggest amount of medicine. VI. Correct "sage! $greement of %ubject and Verb $. Which of the following statements observe correct subject and verb agreement? 26. #. Each man and (oman is contro$$ed , a po(erfu$ eing in man, m,ths. %. 'he gods nor the goddess p$a, fa*orite among the humans. &. E*er, m,th and $egend ha*e uni!ue features. D. #$$ m,ths is regarded as stories from ora$ tradition. 23. #. Ritua$ and magic is a common e$ements in m,th. %. E*er, deit, has a magica$ po(er. &. ?either a m,th nor a $egend ep$ain the fu$$ nature of creation. D. 'he name Aaranao mean 4
C. Consistency of verb 'he (ide is$and of
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#. recei*e %. recei*es &. recei*ed D. recei*ing
C. 'ronoun($ntecedent $greement Choose the correct ronoun that agrees with the antecedent in the following sentences. )5. 'he is$and offers great choices of unspoi$ed eachesH (hi$e unspoi$ed underground ca*erns can e est ep$ored , foot. #. his %. its &. their D. them )6. 'he (oman remo*ed com and nec$ace and hung them on the $o( s,. %ut (hene*er pounded/ she (ou$d hit the s,. #. his he %. its it &. her she D. his him )3. Jaunian and %ugan eno,ed the can,ao in magnificent house. #. her %. his &. the, D. their )7. # numer of (ater(a,s can a$so e found in Sama$/ though none of is na*iga$e. #. it %. its &. their D. them
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Department of Education Region III DIVISION OF PAMPANGA FIRST PERIODIC TEST i' GRADE ENGLISH Directions& Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer from the given choices. rite the letter that corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet. I. Li(e'i'5 C%1!ehe'(i%'O!l L'5-5e '" Fl-e'c.
1. Stress on the right s,$$a$e he$ps to sho( contrast and emphasis in meaning. If the (ord CONTEST has the stress on the first s,$$a$e as in this sentence/ 4%ut if ,ou didn9t agree/ (h, didn9t ,ou contest it at that time" What does the (ord &=?'ES' mean" #. a competition %. a strugg$e for superiorit, or *ictor, et(een ri*a$s &. to ca$$ into !uestion and tae an acti*e stand against D. to compete or stri*e 2. Which sentence shou$d e said (ith the fa$$ing intonation" #. Do ,ou thin that9s a good decision" %. Is she rea$$, serious aout that" &. It is a good decision/ isn9t it" Cthe speaer is NOT sure D. 'he emperor (anted a great e$$. ). Which statement has rising intonation" #. When is >ohn coming o*er" %. Is he coming o*er this afternoon" &. e9s coming o*er this e*ening. D. e is going to ring pia. +. In (hich sentence does the speaer (ant to te$$ us that her apartment isn9t ig" #. SHE $i*es in a tin, apartment in =rtigas. %. She $i*es in a TIN* apartment in =rtigas. &. SE $i*es in a tin, APARTMENT in =rtigas. D. SE $i*es in a tin, apartment in ORTIGAS . 5. In the sentence/ #I said she might consider a new haircut,% (hich (ord (i$$ ,ou stress if ,ou (ant to mean 4?=' >@S' # #IR&@'. #. consider %. haircut &. might D. ne( 6. I d'd'd' didn"t mean to hurt you.% 'he speaer in this sentence is . #. afraid %. confident &. proud D. sorr, 3. 4#n architect" 'he speaer epresses . #. anger %. disgust &. disma, D. surprise 7. &hoose the (ord (hich is stressed on the first s,$$a$e. #. 1e!&ec (hich means mae f$a($ess %. 1!e(e' (hich means gift &. 1!%5!e(( (hich means mo*e for(ard D. !ec%!" (hich means to register F%! ie( 98#:+ Determine the meaning con*e,ed , the sentence. %e guided , the s$ash CL.
:. ;The 1!i'ci1l(i" he eche! i( c%1ee'.< #. 'he principa$ is competent. %. 'he teacher is competent. &. 'he principa$ and the teacher are oth competent. D. 'he teacher (ho is a$so the principa$ is competent.
10. ;The )%' (i" he ' i( 5-i"e.< #. A, guide is neither a man nor a (oman %. A, guide is the (oman. &. 'he man is m, guide. D. 'he (oman is m, guide. II. VOCA=>LAR* DEVELOPMENT.
11. Despite the comp$e securit, s,stems in modern *ehic$es cunning thie*es sti$$ manage to get a(a, (ith thousands of cars and trucs e*er, ,ear. 'he (ord cunning means . #. foo$ish %. ignorant &. ind D. si$$fu$ 12. 'he poor farmer $o*ed his mother (ith tender reverence . 'he under$ined (ord means #. acceptance %. consideration &. respect D. s,mpath, 1). ?o one e*er thought aout disoe,ing the mandate of the crue$ officer. (andate means . #. in!uir, %. order &. re!uest D. suggestion 1+. Which is the correct arrangement of the fo$$o(ing (ords according to the increasing degree of intensit," #. argument conf$ict att$e - (ar %. att$e - (ar argument conf$ict &. conf$ict - argument att$e (ar D. (ar att$e conf$ict argument 15. #rrange the (ords in descending order. #. scream shout mum$e (hisper %. scream shout (hisper mum$e &. shout scream mum$e (hisper D. shout scream (hisper mum$e III. G!! S!-c-!e '" A)!e'e(( CF%! ie( #68#9:+ &omp$ete each sentence to form conditiona$ statement.
16. / I (i$$ not e a$e to dri*e. #. If it rains on Sunda, %. If it had rain on Sunda, &. If it had rained on Sunda, D. If it had had rain on Sunda, 13. / she (ou$d not ha*e died. #. If Jo-?gai did not ump in the oi$ing meta$. %. If Jo-?gai has not umped in the oi$ing meta$ &. If Jo-?gai had not umped in the oi$ing meta$ D. If Jo-?gai ha*e not umped in the oi$ing meta$ 17. If ,ou had (arned me/ I ,our father aout that part,. C%ut ,ou didnMt/ and I ha*e. #. I (i$$ not te$$ %. I (i$$ not ha*e to$d &. I (ou$d not ha*e te$$ D. I (ou$d not ha*e to$d 1:. I9$$ (atch the fi$m/ . #. if I finish ear$, %. if I finished ear$, &. if I had finish ear$, D. if I ha*e finish ear$,
F%! ie( /8/3+ &hoose the appropriate coordinating or suordinating con unction
20. 'he poor farmer did not $ea*e his mother he $o*ed her so much. #. and %. ecause &. so D. (hi$e 21. Jo-?gai so$d some of her e(e$s sought the he$p of a fortune te$$er. #. and %. ut &. for D. so 22. Jouan Yu did his est the meta$s refused to $end (ith one another. #. a$though %. ut &. or D. (hi$e 2). Either ,ou cast the e$$ ,ou die. #. and %. for &. nor D. or 2+. “When the governor issued the mandate1 the eole trembled in fear.” 'his sentence is an eamp$e of a sentence. #. &omp$e %. &ompound-&omp$e &. &ompound D. Simp$e 25. Which sentence is NOT a compound-comp$e sentence" #. #$though it (as raining and the roads (ere s$ipper,/ (e decided to go for a ie ride. %. Eric ran home the rest of the (a, ecause he ne( he (as in trou$e. &. Freg said that (e shou$d start (ithout him ut (e (aited an,(a,. D. When I graduate I (ant to go to co$$ege/ ut first I (ant to tra*e$. 26. 'he fo$$o(ing are eamp$es of comp$e sentence E?CEPT #. %ecause she runs e*er, da,/ she is *er, fit. %. &ar$os and Re, ha*e not seen their grandmother since the, came to
IV. Re"i'5 C%1!ehe'(i%'Lie!-!e. Re" he &%ll%)i'5 1((5e( c!e&-ll @e&%!e %- '()e! he -e(i%'( h &%ll%). )*or items +'+- $. Why do arents usually get so angry? Children fre#uently #uarrel1 ma2e noise1 as2 #uestions or come around as2ing for ermission at e3actly wrong time. "sually1 arents get angry when their children don4t follow their advice5 when they suffer from health roblems li2e severe headaches or high blood ressure5 or when mothers go through menoause. 6hese facts are reali7ed by children only when they themselves become adults.
)0. 'he main purpose of the paragraph is . #. to amuse %. to entertain &. to ep$ain D. to inform )1. What is the imp$ied opinion of the (riter aout parents9 anger to chi$dren" #. against %. in fa*or &. neutra$ D. cannot e determined )*or items +/'+0 6he governor was leased at the wit of the youth and raised greatly1 but he demanded to 2now where he had obtained his wisdom. “$las8 $las8” cried the farmer1 “the truth must be told8” and with dee bows he related his story. 6he governor listened and their meditated in silence. 9inally1 he lifted his head1 %hinano needs more than the strength of youth1 he said gravely1 “ah1 that I should have forgotten the well(2nown saying1 “with the crown of snow”1 there cometh wisdom8”. 6hat very hour the cruel law was abolished1 and the custom drifted into as far as ast that only legends remain. )2. It can e inferred in the stor, that the aged mother (as. #. ind %. honest &. industrious D. (ise )). What is the est paraphrase for this $ine" ;$ih he c!%)' %& ('%), he!e c%eh )i("%B< #. 'he mountains are co*ered (ith sno(. %. 'he ,oung and strong are candidates for ecoming ings. &. Wisdom is a *irtue that comes on$, from ,oung peop$e. D. Wit and inte$$igence can a$so e found amongst o$d peop$e. )+. What *a$ue is underscored in the se$ection" #. Freat $o*e of a son to his mother. %. Freatness of the ing for $ifting the crue$ $a(. &. Freat inte$$igence of a farmer in so$*ing pro$ems. D. Freat $o*e of a mother to her son and a son to his mother. )5. What opinion ma, e formed ased on the passage" #. 'he go*ernor $ifted the $a(. %. 'he go*ernor ased (here the man got his (isdom. &. 'he go*ernor (as de$ighted , (hat the farmer did. D. 'he peop$e of Shinano $i*ed happi$, for the rest of their $i*es. )6. 'he >apanese tea ceremon, is a tradition that promotes . #. emotiona$ and ph,sica$ hea$th %. emotiona$ and spiritua$ hea$th &. ph,sica$ and emotiona$ hea$th D. ph,sica$ and spiritua$ hea$th )3. In the sentence/ 4%ut ,our hea$th insurance (i$$ co*er on$, a portion of the cost and (on9t gi*e ,ou an, of those funds ahead of time/ (hat is the function of the transition (ord ut #. condition %. contrast &. emphasis D. i$$ustration
)7. 4I managed to get the house tid, efore m, parents got home. What is the signa$-marer in this sentence" #. efore %. house &. manage D. tid, ):. Kina$$,/ the da, (hen the $ast effort to cast the great e$$ (as to e made. 'he signa$-marer in the sentence is . #. cast %. effort &. fina$$, D. made +0. 'he >apanese tea ceremon, steps egin (ith the c$eaning of the tea utensi$s. / the host c$eans the tea o($/ tea scoops/ and tea (his (ith concentrated and gracefu$ mo*ements. / the host prepares the tea , adding three scoops of matcha tea po(der per guest to the tea o($. / the hot (ater is $ad$ed into the o($ and (hised in a thin paste. / more (ater is added to create a soup-$ie tea. $h )%!"( )ill %- -(e % &ill i' he @l'k( % (h%) 1!%1e! (e-e'ce %& ee'( i' he 1!5!1h #. ?et/ 'hen/ Kina$$, %. Kirst/ Second/ 'hird/ ;ast$, &. ?o(/ #fter(ards/ 'hen/ ;ast$, D. ?o(/ 'hen/ #fter(ards/ ;ast$, +1. #rrange the e*ents $ogica$$, as the, happened in the stor,. # Shinano (as go*erned , a despotic $eader. %. 'he go*ernor sent out a crue$ proc$amation to put to death a$$ aged peop$e. &. ;ong ago/ there $i*ed a poor farmer and his aged mother. D. 'he farmer hid his o$d mother eneath the itchen f$oor. E. e supp$ied his o$d mother (ith e*er,thing needfu$. #. 1 - 2 ) + - 5 %. ) 1 - 2 + - 5 &. ) 2 1 + 5 D. 5 + ) 2 1 +2. What is common among the apan" #. tea ceremon, %. emperor as ru$ers &. traditions inf$uenced , re$igion D. o(ing of heads as a form of greeting +). You are going to gi*e a &hinese friend a gift as a toen of appreciation for (onderfu$ friendship. What shou$d ,ou do to sho( that ,ou are gi*ing the gift (ho$e-hearted$, ki'5 i'% c%'(i"e!i%' hei! c-l-!e #. (rap ,our gift in (hite paper %. (rap ,our gift in red and go$d &. (rap ,our gift in transparent p$astic D. (rap ,our gift (ith co$orfu$ (rappers ++. #s part of the #sian continent/ Ki$ipinos share the same *a$ues and traditions (ith the and the >apanese. What *a$ues are common among these groups of peop$e" #. fami$,-oriented/ hard(oring/ re$igious %. fami$,-oriented/ hard(oring/ superstitious &. goa$-oriented/ hard(oring/ nature-enthusiast D. goa$-oriented/ hard(oring/ re$igious +5. 4%e as Rama/ e as Sita. 'his is one of the most famous sa,ings the Indians taught to their ,oung ones. What specific *a$ue can e deri*ed from this !uotation" #. %e a hero $ie Rama and a heroine $ie Sita. %. %e a perfect son and an idea$ husand $ie Rama and e a faithfu$ (ife $ie Sita. &. %e a strong man $ie Rama and e a sumissi*e (ife $ie Rama. D. %e ei$ed $ie Rama and e dependent $ie Sita.
+6. Your Iranian friend messaged ,ou in Kaceoo. e said he (i$$ e ha*ing a *acation here in the
Department of Education Region III DIVISION OF PAMPANGA FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN GRADE 9 ENGLISH S* /#08/#6 I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION #80: Di!eci%'(+ #ns(er the fo$$o(ing !uestions after $istening from the tet (hich (i$$ e read , ,our teacherLproctor. Write on$, the $etter of the correct ans(ers.
<. What ind of artic$e (as read" #. %oo #na$,sis %. %oo %ashing &. %oo Ra*es D. %oo Re*ie( =. What is the tit$e of the artic$e aout the oo 4Rich Dad/ . #ccording to the oo/ (hat is the pro$em of most peop$e (ho ha*e mone, pro$em" #. #sence of checoo a$ance %. &heating during tests &. ;ac of financia$ education D. Aaing $ind decisions . Wh, does the author (ant to punch someone (ho ra*es aout the oo" #. 'he, a$(a,s ha*e mone, pro$ems. %. 'he, ha*e not actua$$, read the oo. &. 'he, ha*e not done much to get there. D. 'he, (or on$, for those (ho ha*e mone,. *. What does the author mean (hen he said he has #grudging respect% for the oo" #. e hates ut $o*es the oo at the same time. %. e (ants to comp$ain aout the oo. &. e has no respect for the oo. D. e resents the author. II. ORAL LANG>AGE AND FL>ENC* 68#:
. If ,ou (ere to de$i*er these $ines from 4%eo(u$fN 'he %att$e With Frende$/ in (hich $ine shou$d the first 5e(-!e e seen" #. Waiting to see his s(ift hard c$a(s. %. Frende$ snatched at the first Feat &. e came to rip him apart/ cut D. is od, to its (ith po(erfu$ a(s/ +. #1he si2th age shifts into the lean and slippered pantaloons.% What sound de*ice (as used in the gi*en $ine" #. a$$iteration %. assonance &. consonance D. onomatopoeia @. In (hat part of this $ine of a poem shou$d a reader9s 1-(e e most oser*a$e" ;r watch the things you gave your life to1 bro2en1 #. after the (ord 8ga*e9 %. after the (ord 8to9 &. et(een 8things9 and 8,ou9 D. et(een 8(atch9 and 8the9
A. In a poem/ the stress depends on the sound de*ice used. Where (i$$ the stress appear in a poem that maes use of ((%''ce " #. In (ords (ith repeated consonant sounds at the eginning %. In (ords (ith repeated consonant sounds at the ending &. In (ords (ith repeated consonant sounds (ithin D. In (ords (ith repeated consonant sound s (ithin and at the end LAR* DEVELOPMENT ##8#7: <<. 6hen heard they eole cry in the field. “-ow go thou1 %ir :ucan1” said the Bing1 “and let me 2now what beto4ens that noise in the field.” 'he under$ined (ord meansO #. fi$$ed (ith toens %. made of toens &. to signif,H to indicate D. to thin ofH to epect <=. rendel lost to &eowulf5 traces of his battle'sweat were found in his trail as he escaed bac2 to the marsh where he lived. 'he under$ined (ord-pair is an eamp$e of a ke''i'5 (hich meansO #. ash %. $ood &. one D. c$a( <>. Ki$$ each $an (ith a sing$e $etter to form an '%' pairN EE%;E - E;I&#'E #. % and R %. K and D &. and < D. W and S <. “6ime is fleeting1” and1 according to 'aulo Coelho1 “it flies and waits on no man.” What is the s,non,m of fleeting " #. dreaming %. escaping &. passing D. (andering <*. In the war of indeendence1 it was reeatedly subjected to illage and slaughter by both arties in the strife 1 and did not recover its losses for many years. 'he opposite meaning of the high$ighted (ord isO #. conf$ict %. harmon, &. ri*a$r, D. trou$e <. If you can ma2e one heap of all your winnings DD $nd ris2 it on one turn of itch(and( toss. 'he under$ined (ords meanO #. und$e accomp$ishments %. stac $otteries &. trash *ictories D. (aste achie*ements <+. 6ell me not in mournful numbers1 DD :ife is but an emty dream8 What is the anton,m of the under$ined (ord" #. cheerfu$ %. deso$ate &. do$efu$ D. misera$e
IV. GRAMMAR A$ARENESS #8/7: #. &orrect the error in the use of contraction and possessi*e pronoun in this sentence $h%(ei( -h%! #. Who9s it9s author" %. Who9s its author" &. Whos9e its9 author" D. Whose it9s author" #9. I will not give u until my dreams are reali7ed. What is the correct contraction of the under$ined (ords" #. 8$$ not %. (i$$n9t &. (on9t D. (ou$dn9t /. Which sentence maes use of (i'5le -%i%'( correct$," #. >ason to$d Aar/ 4I sa( &,nthia the other da,/ 8and she said IMm rea$$, $ooing for(ard to AarMs graduationP 9 < %. >ason to$d Aar/ ;I sa( &,nthia the other da,/ and she said 8IMm rea$$, $ooing for(ard to AarMs graduationP 9 < &. >ason to$d Aar ;I sa( &,nthia the other da,/ and 8she said IMm rea$$, $ooing for(ard to Aar9s graduationP< D. >ason to$d Aar/ ;I sa( &,nthia the other da, 8and she said IMm rea$$, $ooing for(ard to Aar9s graduationP< /#. I am under the imression that she has no instructions at all and doesn4t need any. Where shou$d the "(h C e p$aced in this sentence" #. after the (ord 4impression %. after the (ord 4under &. et(een 4a$$ and 4and D. et(een 4has and 4no //. What is the correct (a, of h1he'i'5 this phraseN 4 pre and post adolescent trauma " #. pre-and-post-ado$escent-trauma %. pre- and post-ado$escent trauma &. pre and post-ado$escent trauma D. pre and post-ado$escent-trauma /3. o( shou$d !uotation mars e used in the fo$$o(ing passage" 6he cityEs mayor e3lained that the recent tornado levelled entire neighborhoods but miraculously too2 no lives in its wa2e. #. 'he cit,Ms ma,or ep$ained that 4the recent tornado $e*e$$ed entire neighorhoods ut miracu$ous$, too no $i*es in its (ae. %. 'he cit,Ms ma,or ep$ained that the recent tornado 4$e*e$$ed entire neighorhoods ut miracu$ous$, too no $i*es in its (ae. &. 'he cit,Ms ma,or ep$ained that the recent tornado 4$e*e$$ed entire neighorhoods ut miracu$ous$, too no $i*es in its (ae. D. 'he cit,Ms ma,or ep$ained that 4the recent tornado $e*e$$ed entire neighorhoods ut miracu$ous$, too no $i*es in its (ae. /4. Which (ord in the fo$$o(ing $ines must e capita$ied" %ighing li2e furnace1 with a woeful ballad Fade to his mistress4 eyebrow. then a soldier 9ull of strange oaths1 and bearded li2e a ard1 #. e,ero( %. pard &. then D. (oefu$ /0. 4Whodunnit is a contrction of (hat comp$ete sentence" #. Who do not $ie it" %. Whose dun is it" &. Who has done it" D. Who dude #nnie is it" /6. What epression of disagreement is found in the fo$$o(ing sentence"N 6odd doesnEt li2e
saghetti. -either does :ouise. #. Does %. Doesn9t &. ;ie
D. ?either /7. &hoose the est p$ace to insert e$$ipsis points in this passageN 6he intellect1 see2er of absolute truth1 or the heart1 lover of absolute good1 we awa2e Ra$ph Wa$do Emerson #. 'he inte$$ect/ seeer of aso$ute truth/ o r the heart/ $o*er of aso$ute goodO(e a(aeO %. 'he inte$$ect/ seeer of aso$ute truthOor the heart/ $o*er of aso$ute goodO(e a(ae &. 'he inte$$ect/ seeer of aso$ute truth/ or the heart/ $o*er ofO aso$ute good/ (e a(aeO D. 'he inte$$ectOseeer of aso$ute truth/ or the heartO$o*er o f aso$ute good/ (e a(ae V. READING COMPREHENSION /837: /. 'he fo$$o(ing artic$e is an eamp$e of (hat t,pe of tet" A Sh%! Hi(%! %& P-'c-i%'
Ear$, Frees had hard$, an, punctuation and e*en changed the direction of their (riting at the end of each $ine. ;ater/ the, changed to a (a, of (riting that fa*ored right-handed peop$e and sho(ed (here a ne( paragraph egan , under$ining the first $ine of it. ;ater/ the Free p$a,(right #ristophanes in*ented mars to sho( (here the readers shou$d tae reath. 'he Romans made (riting much easier to read , putting dots et(een (ords and , mo*ing#.the first $etter of a paragraph into the $eft margin. 'he, adapted some of the Free Informati*e mars such as the co$on mar to indicate phrase endings. %. >ourna$istic In the Aidd$e #ges/ this s,stem of punctuation roe do(n ecause *er, fe( peop$e &. ear$, ;iterar, D. 'echnica$ cou$d read and (rite/ ut (riters ept a space at the end of a sentence and continued to mar paragraphs. E*entua$$,/ (ords (ere separated again and ne( sentences egan (ith a $arger $etter.
#. %. &. D.
Informati*e >ourna$istic ;iterar, 'echnica$
S-" he &%ll%)i'5 Di5!
Jing #rthur ecame ing fought a dragon met a sad end
%eo(u$f ecame ing
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fought a monster met a sad end
/9. What ind of re$ationship is sho(n in the ao*e diagram" #. cause %. difference &. effect D. simi$arit, 3. 6he educational reforms of Charlemagne led to the invention o f lowercase letters which could be written and read much faster . 'his tet e$ongs to theO #. informati*e t,pe %. ourna$istic t,pe &. $iterar, t,pe D. technica$ t,pe
3#. #out (hat information is articu$ated in the fo$$o(ing artic$e"
If ,ou $ie tender/ uic, potatoes/ home-gro(n are definite$, the est. #$though the p$ant of the potato is *isi$e ao*e the ground/ the end product is found e$o( the soi$. 'he process from preparing to eating can tae as $ong as )-+ months/ ut the resu$ts (i$$ e (orth the (ait. Fardening eperts agree that the est time for potato p$anting is aout a month efore the $ast spring frost. 'his time period (i$$ a$$o( the potato to emerge from the soi$ after freeing conditions ut e har*ested efore the etreme heat of summer. #$though this *egeta$e can e purchased rather cheap$, in the supermaret/ the !ua$it, of home-gro(n potatoes far eceeds those agged on grocer, she$*es. 'he production of potatoes can e di*ided into these stepsN C1 preparing the soi$/ C2 preparing the potatoes/ C) p$anting the potatoes/ C+ maintaining the p$ants/ and 5 har*estin the otatoes. #. %. &. D.
Eating potatoes purchased in the supermaret Fro(ing potatoes at home <$anting potato efore spring frost
3/. What significant human eperience is epressed in the fo$$o(ing paragraph"
When I (as gro(ing up/ one of the p$aces I eno,ed most (as the cherr, tree in the ac ,ard. E*er, summer (hen the cherries egan to ripen/ I used to spend hours high in the tree/ picing and eating the s(eet/ sun-(armed cherries. A, mother a$(a,s (orried aout m, fa$$ing out of the tree/ ut I ne*er did. %ut I had some competition for the cherries Q f$ocs of irds that eno,ed them as much as I did and (ou$d perch a$$ o*er the tree/ de*ouring the fruit (hene*er I (asnMt there. I used to (onder (h, the gro(n-ups ne*er ate an, of the cherriesH ut actua$$, (hen the irds and I had finished/ there (erenMt man, $eft. #. &ompeting (ith irds %. Eno,ing summer &. Ka$$ing from the cherr, tree D.
Wor and schoo$ are *er, much a$ie in at $east three (a,s. Kirst/ oth re!uire an ear$, start. Foing to (or re!uires getting up ear$, to a*oid the traffic rush/ and going to schoo$ re!uires getting up ear$, to e assured of a paring space. Second/ promptness is important in oth p$aces. %eing at (or on time p$eases the emp$o,er 2 eing in c$ass on time p$eases the instructor. 'hird/ oth in*o$*e !uotas. # o imposes *arious !uotas on a (orer to ensure maimum production--for eamp$e/ a certain amount of oes must e fi$$ed on an assem$, $ine/ or a designated numer of ca$$s must e made , a te$ephone so$icitor. ;ie(ise/ schoo$ imposes !uotas on a student to ensure maimum effort--for instance/ a certain numer of essa,s must e (ritten in an Eng$ish composition c$ass or a specific numer of oos must e read in an #merican ?o*e$ course. Wor and schoo$ share simi$arities sinceO #. # student and a (orer ha*e to eert efforts. %. %oth gi*e enefit to students and (orers in their p$aces. &. %oth are go*erned , time. D. Schoo$ prepares a student for the o of his choice. 34. Shaespeare9s “6he %even $ges of Fan” (as taen from the p$a, “$s You :i2e It.” What does the first tit$e suggest" #. =ne man can ha*e se*en different ages. %. =ne man (i$$ encounter se*en aged peop$e. &. Se*en ages (i$$ tae se*en men to encounter. D. Se*en $ife stages (i$$ e eperienced , one man.
*or items +0'+5& Read the ff. paragraph then answer the 6uestions that follow.
%, the end of the se*enteenth centur,/ our punctuation s,stem (as in p$ace for the most part/ though sometimes detai$s *aried. >ust thin/ thoughN after on$, a fe( $essons in schoo$ and (ith $ots of practice reading and (riting ,ou can oast that ,ou9*e mastered a s,stem that too (esterners man, centuries to de*e$op. 30. What is the est summar, for the paragraph ao*e" #. It taes practice in reading and (riting to master the punctuation s,stem. %. It (as at the end of the 13th centur, that a punctuation s,stem (as in p$ace. &. 'he punctuation s,stem (as in p$ace for the most part in *ar,ing detai$s. D. You can master a s,stem that too centuries to de*e$op in ust one da,. 36. What conc$usion can e dra(n from it" #. It taes on$, a fe( $essons to practice reading and (riting. %. It taes on$, da,s to master something de*e$oped for centuries. &.
'hose that ha*e tenacit, (i$$ not !uit (hen confronted , ostac$es or (hen fai$ing. In a game or in $ife/ tenacit, (ants to (in/ and tenacit, $i*es , the credo/ 4Kai$ure is not an o tion. #. %. &. D.
informati*e ourna$istic $iterar, technica$
VI. LITERAT>RE 3840: 3. What is meant , the author in the fo$$o(ing $ines of a poem" :ives of great men all remind us We can ma2e our lives sublime1 $nd1 dearting1 leave behind us 9ootrints on the sands of time5 #
#. %ecome great , emu$ating great men. %. ;ea*e footprints on the sands. &. Aae our $i*es inspiring. D. Rememer the $i*es of great men. 39. What is the main message of this stana/ from Rud,ard Jip$ing9s “If?” If you can ma2e one hea of all your winnings $nd ris2 it on one turn of itch(and(toss1 $nd lose1 and start again at your beginnings1 $nd never breathe a word about your loss! If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew 6o serve your turn long after they are gone1 $nd so hold on when there is nothing in you G3cet the Will which says to them! Hold on8H #. #$(a,s do (hat is right and ust. %. %e true to onese$f. &. Don9t gi*e up. D. Jno( the *a$ue of se$f-(orth. 4. Which of the fo$$o(ing is ?=' characteristic of the ;(ih85e" '< #. %ig man$, *oice turning again to(ard chi$dish tre$e %. ;ean and s$ippered panta$oons &. Satche$ and shining morning face D. Spectac$es on nose and pouch on side
4#. What is the %'e of the Aother as she spoe to her Son" Cfrom “Fother 6o %on” , ;angston ughes
Well1 son1 I4ll tell you! :ife for me ain4t been no crystal stair. It4s had tac2s in it1 $nd slinters1 $nd boards torn u1 $nd laces with no caret on the floorJ &are. #. %. &. D.
angr, inspiring m,sterious triumphant
4/. What is the rea$ characteristic of %eo(u$f that Frende$ disco*ered ased on these $ines from the poem"
6hen he ,rendel0 steed to another %till body1 clutched at &eowulf with his claws1 rased at a strong(hearted wa2eful sleeer J$nd was instantly sei7ed himself1 claws &ent bac2 as &eowulf leaned u on one arm. 6hat sheherd of evil1 guardian of crime1 Bnew at once that nowhere on earth ad he met a man whose hands were harder5 is mind was flooded with fearJbut nothing Could ta2e his talons and himself from that tight ard gri. #. %. &. D.
Fuardian of crime ard-handed =f great strength Shepherd of e*i$
43. Imager, paints (ords that appea$ to our senses of sight/ sound/ sme$$/ taste/ and touch. 'he under$ined (ords in the fo$$o(ing passage appea$ to (hat sense"
Kight so came an adder out of a little heath bush1 and it stung a 2night in the foot. $nd so when the 2night felt him so stung1 he loo2ed down and saw the adder. $nd anon he drew his sword to slay the adder1 and thought none other harm. $nd when the host on both arties saw that sword drawn1 then they blew beams1 horns1 and shouted riml . #. sight %. sme$$ &. sound D. touch 44. P%eic c%'!ci%'( are used in a poem to suggest a different cu$ture/ $anguage use/ etc. In (hich $ineLs of the poem e$o( is poetic contraction most e*ident" #. %ut a$$ the time IMse een a-c$iminM on/ %. #nd reachinM $andinMs/ #nd turninM corners/ &. #nd sometimes goinM in the dar
40. Where there ainMt een no $ight. 'o (hat sense does the fo$$o(ing image appea$"
4When the others (ent s(imming m, son said he (as going in/ too. e pu$$ed his dripping truns from the $ine (here the, had hung a$$ through the sho(er and (rung them out. ;anguid$,/ and (ith no thought of going in/ I (atched him/ his hard $itt$e od,/ sinn, and are/ sa( him (ince s$ight$, as he pu$$ed up around his *ita$s the sma$$/ sogg,/ ic, garment. #s he uc$ed the s(o$$en e$t/ sudden$, m, groin fe$t the chi$$ of death. Lfrom G.&.White4s1 M;ne Fore 6o 6he :a2e.4 #. %. &. D.
sight sme$$ sound touch
VII. $RITING AND COMPOSITION 4680: *or Items 75'78& 9unctuation (ar4s. In (hich (ordLs shou$d a comma appear in each of the numered sentences in the paragraph e$o("
C+6 #round #.D. 1500 the indented paragraph appeared as did the comma and period as (e no( them.
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#. after paragraph %. efore Cthe first as &. et(een comma and and D. et(een period and as #. after peop$e %. after time &. efore common$, D. et(een came and to #. after s,stem %. efore p$ace &. efore though D. et(een centur, and our
*or Items 7:'0& 9araphrase the following lines from a song. +:. ;ust give me a reason ;ust a little bitust Fi*e Ae # Reason/ cared to roc4 the boat and ma4e a mess >o I sat 6uietly, agree politely - Roar/ Jat,
Department of Education Region III DIVISION OF PAMPANGA FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN GRADE # ENGLISH S* /#08/#6 I.
Li(e'i'5 C%1!ehe'(i%' #80: Di!eci%'(+ ;isten to ,our teacher as heLshe reads the se$ection t(iceH then/ ans(er the !uestions , (riting the $etter of the correct ans(er in ,our ans(er sheet.
<. Which of the fo$$o(ing is ?=' inc$uded in the things ,ou can do according to the song" #. You can eat the (ar. %. You can eat the (or$d. &. You can go distance. D. You can9t e a hero. =. Which of the fo$$o(ing is the thing ,ou can eat according to the song" #. countr, %. hero &. pride D. (ar >. #ccording to the se$ection/ (hat must someone need to do to accomp$ish his goa$s in $ife" #. >ust pra, %. ust sit ac and re$a &. tr, to do his est D. (rite to Fod . Which of the fo$$o(ing is the right se!uence of the things ,ou can e according to the song/ a$$ of Kame" #. est/ greatest/ Jing Jong/ hero %. est/ Jing Jong/ greatest/ hero &. greatest/ est/ Jing Jong/ hero D. Jing Jong/ est/ greatest/ hero *. What cou$d e the message of the song/ a$$ of Kame" #. 'ime (i$$ come ,ou (i$$ rest. %. 'ime (i$$ come ,ou (i$$ e famous. &. 'ime (i$$ come ,ou (i$$ e (ritten in the a$$ of Kame. D. 'ime (i$$ come a$$ ,our hard (ors and good deeds (i$$ e re(arded. II.
O!l L'5-5e '" Fl-e'c68#: Directions+ &hoose the $etter of the est ans(er and (rite it on ,our ans(er sheet.
. In presenting an ora$ report/ (hich of the fo$$o(ing is not inc$uded under the ?on-*era$ Si$$s" #. od, $anguage %. e$ocution &. e,e contact D. poise +. Which of the fo$$o(ing is inc$uded in ora$ reporting under the *era$ si$$s" #. od, $anguage %. enthusiasm &. e,e contact D. poise @. In pane$ discussion/ (hich of the fo$$o(ing is ?=' inc$uded u nder the ;anguage &on*ention" #. concise epressions %. direct epressions &. impressi*e epressions D. simp$e epressions
A. Which of the fo$$o(ing is the correct order on the steps to fo$$o( (hen re*isiting the features of and the re!uired format for a pane$ discussion" 1. a*e the opening remars. 2. Introduce the issue. ). #$$o( the audience to as !uestions. +. a*e informa$ echange of comments. 5. Introduce the speaers. 6.
&. 'he aseta$$ p$a,ers prepared he(ele( , sta,ing in shape. D. We cooed the (ho$e mea$ %-!(ele(. <@. Some anima$s protect he(ele( through camouf$age. 'he under$ined (ord is an eamp$e of . #. demonstrati*e pronoun %. intensi*e pronoun &. interrogati*e pronoun D. ref$ei*e pronoun . You smoe. Smoing is dangerous to ,our hea$th. #. can not %. ma, not &. shou$d not D. (i$$ not =. 'he food/ , the (a,/ is *er, sumptuous. 'he under$ined (ord is an eamp$e of . #. adecti*e %. ad*er &. conuncti*e ad*er D. parenthetica$ epression =*. Which of the fo$$o(ing parenthetica$ epression (ou$d est comp$ete the sentence" 'his so$ution (ou$d not (or/ / ut the cost (i$$ e high. #. as $ong as %. in most cases &. in m, opinion D. on the condition that V. Re"i'5 C%1!ehe'(i%'/6833: Directions+ Read the fo$$o(ing passages then ans(er the !uestions ased on the passage. &hoose the $etter of the est ans(er and (rite it on ,our ans(er sheet. ;inu and Windo(s are oth operating s,stems. &omputers use them to run programs. ;inu is tota$$, free and open source/ so users can impro*e or other(ise modif, the source code. Windo(s is proprietar,/ so it costs mone, to use and users are prohiited from a$tering the source code. =. If (e (i$$ compare and contrast ;inu and Windo(s/ (hat is the most appropriate graphic organier can (e use" #. diagram %. f$o( chart &. tree diagram D. *enn diagram
=+. Windo(s is proprietar,/ so it costs mone, to use and users are prohiited from a$tering the source code. 'he under$ined (ord (ou$d $ie$, mean . #. ec$usi*e$, o(ned %. free$, used &. $ega$$, prohiited D. tota$$, a$tered =@. 'he genera$iation (e can deri*e from the passage is . #. ;inu is etter than Windo(s. %. ;inu $ie the Windo(s (hen it ecomes popu$ar (i$$ a$so e proprietar,. &. ;inu (i$$ e prepared more compared to Windo(s. D. Windo(s is etter than ;inu. ere are the three (orst things that ,ou can do on a date. Kirst/ ,ou cou$d te$$ oes that aren9t funn, and $augh rea$$, hard to ,ourse$f. 'his (i$$ mae ,ou $oo ad. Worse though/ ,ou cou$d offend ,our date. =ne ad 4oe ma, cause ,our date to $ash out at ,ou/ hence ruining the engagement. %ut the (orst thing that ,ou can do is to appear s$o*en$,. %, not sho(ering and proper$, grooming/ ,ou ma, repu$se ,our date/ and this is the (orst thing that ,ou can do.
=A. 'he ind of e*idence used , the (riter to support his topic sentence is through . #. anecdotes %. eamp$es &. statistics D. *ideo >/. #ccording to the passage/ (hat cou$d e the (orst thing ,ou can do on a date" #. #ppear proper$, sho(ered and groomed. %. #ppear untid, in persona$ appearance. &. ;augh rea$$, hard to ,ourse$f. D. 'e$$ oes that aren9t funn,. 'he ai$it, of a ui$ding to (ithstand the stress of an earth!uae depends upon its t,pe of construction/ shape/ mass distriution/ and rigidit,. Different cominations are used. 'o reduce stress/ first/ the ui$dingMs ground f$oor must e f$ei$e. =ne method is to support the ground f$oor (ith etreme$, rigid/ ho$$o( co$umns/ (hi$e the rest of the ui$ding is supported , f$ei$e co$umns $ocated inside the ho$$o( co$umns. # different method is to use ro$$ers or ruer pads to separate the ase co$umns from the ground/ a$$o(ing the co$umns to shae para$$e$ during an earth!uae. ?et/ the outdoor (a$$s shou$d e made (ith stronger and more reinforced materia$s such as stee$ or reinforced concrete. 'hen/ to he$p pre*ent co$$apsing/ the roof shou$d e made out of $ight-(eight materia$s. 'o support his c$aim/ the (riter uses . #. facts %. opinion &. reasons D. statistics ><. 'he passage is most proa$, a part of aLan #. anecdote %. autoiograph, &. $etter D. persuasi*e essa, >=. 'he ind of e*idence used , the (riter to support his topic sentence is through . #. anecdotes %. eamp$es &. statistics D. *ideo
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Lie!-!e 34840:
Read these m,thsH then/ ans(er the !uestions that fo$$o( and (rite the $etter of the correct ans(er in ,our ans(er sheet. The Chil"!e' %& he Li%k%' M'" Mi'"'%: In the *er, ear$, da,s efore there (ere an, peop$e on the earth/ the $imoon Ca ind of do*e (ere *er, po(erfu$ and cou$d ta$ $ie men though the, $ooed $ie irds. =ne $imoon $aid t(o eggs/ one at the mouth of the Aa,o Ri*er and one farther up its course. #fter some time these eggs hatched/ and the one at the mouth of the ri*er ecame a man/ (hi$e the other ecame a (oman. 'he man $i*ed a$one on the an of the ri*er for a $ong time/ ut he (as *er, $one$, and (ished man, times for a companion. =ne da, (hen he (as crossing the ri*er something (as s(ept against his $egs (ith such force that it near$, caused him to dro(n. =n eamining it/ he found that it (as a hair/ and he determined to go up the ri*er and find (hence it came. e tra*e$ed up the stream/ $ooing on oth ans/ unti$ fina$$, he found the (oman/ and he (as *er, happ, to thin that at $ast he cou$d ha*e a companion. 'he, (ere married and had man, chi$dren/ (ho are the Aanda,a sti$$ $i*ing a$ong the Aa,o Ri*er.
)+. What ind of creature is the $imoon" #. ape %. cat &. do*e D. man )5. What is the uni!ue characteristic of the $imoon a$though the, $oo $ie irds" #. cou$d $a, eggs %. cou$d $oo $ie man &. cou$d ta$ $ie man D. cou$d (a$ $ie man )6. What did the man eep on $ooing for" #. ans %. companion &. ri*er D. stream )3. What does this m,th te$$ us aout" #. origin of the do*es %. origin of the $imoon &. origin of the Aanda,a D. origin of the Aa,o Ri*er The Mh %& Ech%
Echo (as a n,mph (ho ta$ed too much. She (as *er, fond of ha*ing the $ast (ord. =ne da, she spoe rude$, to the great >uno/ (ho said that for this offense Echo shou$d ne*er use her *oice again/ un$ess to repeat (hat she had ust heard/ ut since she (as so *er, fond of $ast (ords/ she might repeat the $ast (ords of others. 'his (as a$most as ad as if >uno had changed her into a parrot. Echo (as *er, much ashamed/ and hid herse$f in the forest. ?arcissus/ a ,oung man (ho had hair as ,e$$o( as go$d and e,es as $ue as the s,/ - a *er, rare thing in Freece/ (here most peop$e (ere *er, dar/ - used to hunt in the forest (here Echo (as hiding. #s she (as peeping out sh,$, from some ca*e or from ehind a great tree/ Echo often sa( ?arcissus/ and she admired him *er, much. =ne da, ?arcissus ecame separated from his friends/ and hearing something rust$e among the $ea*es/ he ca$$ed out/ TWhoMs here"T Tere/T ans(ered Echo. Tere I am. &omeP TI am come/T said EchoH and/ as she spoe/ she came out from among the trees. When ?arcissus sa( a stranger/ instead of one of his friends as he had epected/ he $ooed surprised and (a$ed !uic$, a(a,. #fter this/ Echo ne*er came out and a$$o(ed herse$f to e seen again/ and in time she faded a(a, ti$$ she ecame on$, a *oice.
)7. Which of the fo$$o(ing is a negati*e trait of Echo" #. ad %. nois, &. rude D. ta$ati*e ):. What does Echo fond of doing" #. fond of imitating peop$e %. fond of irritating other peop$e &. fond of repeating the $ast (ord D. fond of distracting the other peop$e +0. Whom did Echo admire" #. herse$f %. >uno &. ?arcissus D. Ueus +1. Wh, did Echo hide herse$f in the forest" #. >uno punished Echo. %. Echo (as ashamed of herse$f. &. Echo fe$$ in $o*e (ith ?arcissus. D. Echo $ied peeping in the (oods. +2. ?arcissus heard something rust$e among the $ea*es. 'he (ord rust$e appea$s to (hat sense" #. hearing %. sme$$ &. sight D. touch The Mh %& H"e( '" Pe!(e1h%'e ' ece!1:
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Writing! Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it in your an swer sheet. +6. Which of the fo$$o(ing (ords shou$d e added to mae ,our introduction in the persuasi*e essa, interesting" #. anecdote %. eamp$e &. graphics D. i$$ustration +3. #rrange the fo$$o(ing sentences the (a, the, come in re*ising and po$ishing the persuasi*e essa,. 1. De$ete unnecessar, information. 2. &$arif, the detai$s. ). #dd needed information. +. Write the fina$ cop, of ,our persuasi*e essa, 5. =rganie ,our essa,. #. 1-2-)-5-+ %. )-1-+-5-2 &. )-1-2-5-+ D. )-+-1-5-2 +7. Which of the fo$$o(ing is ?=' inc$uded in the Steps in Writing
