Department of Education Region III DIVISION OF PAMPANGA THIRD PERIODIC TEST IN ENGLISH GRADE 7 SY 2014-2015 PROCESS I – Listening: Listen as your teacher reads the text twice. After second reading, answer test items 1 – 5. 1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the selection? a. To convince b. To entertain c. To inform d. To offer services 2. Which sentence tells a fact? a. Children like fiction books only. b. Non-fictions are better than fictions. c. Non-fiction books are harder to read than fiction d. There are different kinds of books for your reading pleasure. 3. Which of the following is NOT true about legends? a. Began many years ago c. Handed down through generations b. Based on actual events d. May or may not be true 4. Which of the following statement is TRUE based on the story? a. Fiction books are about things and events that really happened. b. Most adults choose to read fairy tales, legends and romances. c. Most children like personal adventure. d. Non-fiction books are about things and events that really happened. 5. The stories of Lam-ang, Datu Sumakwel, and Maria Makiling are examples of… a. fable b. fairy tale c. legend d. romance KNOWLEDGE II – Language Skills: Choose the letter of the correct answer. A. Read the stanza below, then answer the questions that follow. 1 Not yet, Rizal not yet. 2 The glory hour will come. 3 Out of the silent dreaming, 4 From the seven thousand-fold silence, 5 We shall emerge, saying: WE ARE FILIPINOS 6. Identify which among the following words is NOT an adjective. a. emerge b. glory c. silent d. seven thousand-fold 7. What word is described in the fourth line? a. hour b. silent c. seven d. silence 8. Pick out the synonym of ‘silent’. a. active b. deep c. lively d. still 9. Which arrangement has a proper order of adjectives? a. She is a little nasty spoiled girl. c. She is a spoiled little nasty girl b. She is a nasty spoiled little girl d. She is a spoiled nasty little girl 10. Which statement is grammatically correct? a. Angelique is the most beautiful Kapampangan. b. Bryan sits in a comfortable loveliest armchair in the corner. c. She wears a green, beautiful emerald. d. This is the most tallest mountain. B. Complete the paragraph below by choosing the correct present tense of the verb. Every day Mr. Mendoza (11) ________ (get) up at 6:00 a.m. and heads for the station. He has to be at work at 6:30 sharp. As soon as he (12) _______ (reach) the station, he (13) ________ (punch) his time card and checks his vehicle--tires, fuel, engine, and interior. Everything must be in good shape for the day's passengers. After he has made sure his vehicle (14) ________ ( be) all right, Mr. Mendoza gets himself comfortable in his seat, adjusts his mirrors, and (15) ________ (start) the engine. He pulls out of the station at 6:35. 11. a. get b. gets c. getting d. got 12. a. reach b. reached c. reaches d. reaching 13. a. punch b. punched c. punches d. punching 14. a. am b. are c. is d. was 15. a. start b. started c. starting d. starts C. Write the Simple Past Tense Form of the verb in the parentheses. We never (16. ask) David to play with us. He had to sit under the big acacia tree in the schoolyard and watch us play. We (17. give) one another guava and other fruits at recess, but we never offered David any.
One day, however, David (18. bring) a great big package to school. We (19. be) all curious about what the package (20. contain), but we tried hard not to show our curiosity. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
a. ask a. gave a. bring a. are a. contain
b. asked b. give b. bringing b. is b. contained
c. asking c. gives c. brings c. was c. containing
d. asks d. giving d. brought d. were d. contains
D. Choose the letter of the correct answer. 21. Which of the following is an example of collective noun? a. chairs b. herd c. ideas d. kitchen 22. Which of the following is a concrete noun? a. auditorium b. emotions c. happiness d. imaginations 23. All of the following are examples of compound nouns EXCEPT a. blackboard b. haircut c. jurisdiction d. mother-in-law 24. What common noun basically classifies the following examples of proper nouns? – Guagua, Floridablanca, Lubao, Mexico a. idea b. city c. place d. town 25. Which of the following is NOT an abstract noun? a. anger b. idea c. joystick d. love UNDERSTANDING III. Reading/Literature: Read the following excerpts/stanzas, then answer the questions that follow. I am a Filipino – inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain future. As such, I must prove equal to a twofold task – the task of meeting my responsibility to the past, and the task of performing my obligation to the future… I am a Filipino, child of the marriage of the East and the West. The East, with its languor and mysticism, its passivity and endurance, was my mother, and my sire was the West that came thundering across the seas with the Cross and Sword and the Machine… 26. What characteristic of a Filipino is exemplified by the speaker in the text? a. proud b. respectful c. responsible d. sentimental 27. Which of the following ideas best explains the meaning of the phrase ‘glorious past’? a. adventurous b. joyful c. rich d. sorrowful 28. Whom does the speaker refer to in the ‘West’? a. Americans b. Chinese c. Japanese d. Spaniards 29. To what does ‘Cross’ in the last sentence of paragraph 2 refer? a. Christianity b. Industrialization c. Revolution d. Western Values For items 30-35 1 Beloved Land, let me explain to thee 2 Why thought of nearing death provokes a pain; 3 ‘Tis not that I again shall never see 4 These orient isles of kindly sun and rain; 5 Not that the visionary spirit must 6 Forego the wonders she fondly schemed; 7 Not that the flesh must soon succumb to dust, 8 With Love’s avowals only half redeemed. 9 O my beloved Land, whose air I breathe, 10 Whose bounty is my daily sustenance, 11 How sad to leave with nothing to bequeath, 12 Thy weal to serve, thy glory to enhance; 13 How shameful, finally, to dare to rest 14 My thankless dust upon thy noble breast. 30. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem in its first four lines? a. aabb b. abab c. abcd d. abba 31. The phrase ‘beloved land’ in line 1 symbolizes… a. country b. home c. province d. world 32. The language used in line 2 appeals to the reader’s sense of… a. sight b. smell c. taste d. touch 33. Which of these pairs of words does NOT have rhyme? a. breathe – bequeath c. schemed - redeemed b. enhance – breast schemed – redeemed d. thee - see 34. The word ‘provokes’ means… a. to antagonize b. to humiliate c. to stale d. to stir up purposely 35. The persona in the poem implies that he is… a. angry b. happy c. lonely d. sad IV - PERFORMANCE STANDARD (PRODUCT) FOR THE THIRD QUARTER (15 pts.) NOTE: Use rubrics in evaluating the students’ performance/product.
Listening Text for ENGLISH Grade 7
Books, Books, Books What kind of books do you like? There are different kinds of books for your reading pleasure. There is a type of book that appeals to a reader. Most adults like science fiction, personal adventures and historical novels. Children like fiction and non-fiction books. Those who like non-fiction choose books about animals, sports and hobbies. Those who like fiction choose fairy tales, legends and romances. Most children like legends. Legends are stories passed down from generation to generation. Some legends may or may not be true. Some of our famous legends are about Lam-ang, Silang and Sayen, Datu Sumakwel and Maria Makiling. Because legends are handed down through generations, they began many years ago. Many people like non-fiction books. Non-fiction books are about things and events that really happened. Key to Correction 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. D
