CALANTAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Macalelon, Quezon
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST QUARTER EXAM
ENGLISH 7
Name: ____________________________________________________________Grade 7 -__________________SCORE:__________
Subject Teacher: Mr. Bejay O. Alonzo Parents Signature:____________________________________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read the questions carefully and answer the following. Choose the best answer from the given
choices by writing the letter on the space before the number.

_______ 1. The Chariot ______used in battle in ancient time .

a. are b. is c. has d. have
_______ 2. An airplane or a ferry _____ used by people when going to different islands.
a. are b. is c. has d. have
_______ 3. My friend Joan is a bag of bones after suffering from a disease. What is the meaning of the underline word?
a. sexy b. thin c. fat d. fit
_______ 4. Complete the statement by putting the right pronoun in the sentence: Liza Soberano is a star magic talent who became known in
the Telenovela entitled Forevermore. ______ is also known as the new leading character in DARNA.
a. her b. herself c. she d. she’s
_______5. The plan of the troop______ kept secret
a. were b. was c. has d. have
_______ 6. “Hold your tongue!” my classmate said during his report about safety. What is the meaning of the underline phrase?
a. stop talking b. go out c. lick it d. play with it
For nos. 7-11 identify the meaning of the underline word
_______ 7. She left me and wreck my life.
a. save b. protect c. ruin d. kill
_______ 8. The manager was amazed at the speed in which the new employees worked
a. disappointed b. disgusted c. surprised d. frightened
_______ 9. In many countries, Richard Burton was acknowledged as a fine thespian.
a. Actor b. Painter c. Pianist d. Singer
_______10. Enrique’s retort to his mother’s question shocked his father.
a. sharp answer b. short answer c. simple answer d. sweet answer
_______11. The inhabitants were dismayed to see the parched riverbed where they had often fished before.
a. deep b. Dry c. rich d. shallow
_______12. Context clues are used as hint for the readers to identify unfamiliar words. Which of the following statement shows the proper
usage of context clues that would give hint for the word ambiguous?
a. The crowd did not agree with him on his ambiguous statement about gratitude.
b. The crowd listens to his ambiguous statement.
c. The ambiguous statement was delivered by him.
d. It was an ambiguous statement which he has delivered in the speech.
_______ 13. based from the Marano the world is divided into ________ layers.
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
_______ 14. Dwarfs in the story of marano is also called as _________.
a. lepricorn b. goblin c. elves d. karibanga
_______ 15. ___________ is a mythical bird that guards the door of heaven.
a. nymphs b. garoda c. phoenix d. eagle
_______ 16. The third layer of the earth according to marano is inhabited by _________
a. humans b. nymphs c. dwarfs d. phoenix
_______17. The three of life can be found at the ________
a. earth b. sky c. heaven d. sea
_______ 18. The soul of every person is tightly covered in ___________
a. glass b. pouch c. jars d. box
_______ 19. When the leaf of the tree of life dries the name of the person written on it will also________
a. dries b. die c. live d. fall
_______ 20. From the story of panay, Alunsina was described as _________ goddess.
a. industrious b. loving c. jealous d. kind
_______ 21. While Tungkung Langit was described as ____________ god.
a. lazy b. selfish c. loving d. jealous
_______22. The old folks of Panay says when it rains it was tungkung langit’s ________.
a. sobbing b. tears c. saliva d. sweat
_______23. From the story the legend of maria makiling, Where did maria and gat dula met?
a. kingdom b. talipapa c. roadside d. bukid
_______24. __________ is the goddess, whom father is Gat Panahon.
a. Maria b. Makario c. Marie d. Mary
_______ 25. How the world was created is a ________
a. myth b. epic c. legend d. fable
_______ 26. The world was created due to _________of tungkung langit
a. happiness b. hopelesness c. cheerfulness d. experiences
_______ 27. Gat panahon and Dayang Makiling took Maria’s power of ____________, that turns her into human.
a. mortality b. invisibility c. speed d. enchantment
_______ 28. A narrative can’t never be called a story if ______________ is missing in action
a. characters b. setting [Link] d. author
_______29. Who is the character that rise up to the sky in search for prince bantugan’s soul?
a. madali b. mabilis c. mabagwis d. makisig
_______ 30. From the story tungkung langit and alunsina, who was being commanded by alunsina to spy on tungkunglangit?
a. sea fish b. sea shell c. sea breeze d. sea creatures
_______31. My classmate is a valedictorian who tells to herself that she is the most intelligent student. One day she was given an offer from
a small scholastic school where she will just pay half for the school tuition fee. But she didn’t accept the offer for the reason that “there are
other bigger scholastic schools, I will just wait to approach me”. After few weeks where all of us are already studying in college, our
valedictorian was struggling because there is no big scholastic school has offered scholarship. That’s why she enrolled on a simple university
where she has to pay large amount for the tuition fees. What proverb can be used in this scenario?
a. “after shopping for a long time, he ended up with poor purchase”
c. “one who is choosy ends up with the least attractive choice”
b. “do not put off for tomorrow what you can do for today”
d. “life is like a wheel; sometimes you are on top sometimes you are in the bottom”

_______ 32. Damiana Eugenio’s system helps classify the proverb to be used in a certain situation. If where going to look for the best
proverb that will describe the situation in no. 31 What type of proverb it should be?
a. proverbs that express a general attitude towards life and laws that govern life
b. proverbs that express humors in life
c. proverbs that express a system of values
d. proverbs that express general truths/ observation about life and human nature
_______ 33. ________ is a library reference that includes maps, and street direction.
a. Almanac b. Atlas c. encyclopedia d. directory
_______34. Enrique was given a task to create a speech for their class activity. And his teacher asks him to use some famous lines to
encourage his classmates. What library material must he used to create an encouraging speech ?
a. almanac b. who’s who c. biographical dictionary d. book of quotation

for nos. 35-36

When Diego and his buddies accept a dare to stay in an old abandon house, they knew that it would be scary, but they had no
idea just how scary it would be. As his friends begin disappearing one by one, Diego learns that the house is not abandoned at all, but
inhabited by a vampire. Diego no longer cares about spending the night in the house. All he cares about now is getting out alive. Will he
escape or be a vampire's lunch?

_______35. The paragraph above shows what type of writing?

a. Academic b. literary c. figurative d. scientific
_______36. What is the conflict of the story?
a. man vs. animal b. man vs. beast c. man vs. supernatural d. man vs. society
_______37. Which of the following terms doesn’t belong to the group?
a. bro b. friend c. bhes d. chum
_______38. This refers to language used in everyday speech
a. slang b. formal c. colloquial d. familiar
_______39. “Hey bro, wanna joy my party at the 79 bar?”. The underline word is an example of _______ language
a. slang b. formal c. colloquial d. familiar
_______40. What is the proper intonation pattern for this statement “Nobody can afford to buythem” .
a. Nobody can af ↘ ford to ↗buy them.
b. Nobody↘ can afford to buy ↗them.
c. Nobody can affo↘rd to ↗buy them.
d. Nobody ↘can afford to buy ↗them.