SECOND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT TEST IN ENGLISH 7

I. LISTENING

Recognizing signals/ cues to determine the order of ideas/events. Directions: Listen carefully as the teacher reads aloud
a short selection then arrange the following sentences on how they appear in the text listened to. Write the letters A-E to
indicate the order.

1. The capital was moved to Manila.

2. The country was under the Spanish crown for three and a half centuries and under American for half a o
century.
3. Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese adventurer, working for Spain discovered the Philippines.
4. The patriots resist the invaders until the American Liberation.
5. The first Spanish settlement was established in Cebu.
II. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

A. Using Context Clues. Directions: Use context clues to get the meaning of the underlined words. Copy the

6. The mayor denounced the kidnapping of the eight year old year, and vowed that he would do
everything in his power to get the girl back and punish the kidnappers to the fullest extent of the law.
A. condemned B. criticized C. commented D. contorted
7. Anne watched the performance with apprehension; she felt that anytime now, someone would
make a mistake and the audience would laugh at her class.
A. fascination B. dread C. rapture D. listlessness
8. Something that could revitalize a tired person on a hot day is ______.
A. having a cool, refreshing drinks C. getting a new car
B. doing outdoor chores D. riding on a crowded train
9. If you shortchange someone, you treat the person ______.
A. fairly B. unfairly C. pleasantly D. politely
10. Dianna looked so royal in her costume that she could have been a real queen.
A. festive B. glamorous C. regal D. fabulous

B. Distinguishing Figurative Language. Directions: Write “L” if the sentences below use literal and “F” if figurative
language.

11. The wind sang a soothing song.

12. He watches from his mountain walls, and like a thunderbolt he falls.
13. The Balloons hang on wires they float their faces on the face of the sky.
14. Jacob expresses many feelings through his photography.
15. Sometimes I have to be my little brother’s brain.
16. The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner.
17. Are you really going to eat the entire hot fudge brownie sundae?
18. The geologist drove that old truck to the dry lake bed.

C. Identifying Figures of Speech. Directions: Identify the figure of speech used. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

19. What human attribute is personified in this line? “The pen is dancing on the paper.”
A. writing C. composing
B. dancing D. moving
20. Her skin is as white as the snow
A. simile C. metaphor
B. personification D. irony
21. You are my rainbow during my darkest days.
A. simile C. metaphor
B. personification D. irony
22. Love letters are unsaid love and affection
A. metaphor C. personification
B. irony D. simile
23. She is the light of my day.
A. simile C. metaphor
B. personification D. irony
24. The boy rants like a rapper.
A. metaphor C. personification
B. irony D. simile

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 25. What figure of speech is used in this passage?
“Let us join in creating a new endeavor – not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where
the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.” - John F. Kennedy
A. metaphor C. personification
B. irony D. simile
26. “Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and queens.” The two things being
compared are_______.
A. kings and queens C. kingdom and queens
B. knowledge and kings D. kingdom and knowledge

III. GRAMMAR AWARENESS

A. Adjectival Phrase. Directions: Identify the adjectival phrase in each sentence by choosing the letter of the correct answer.
27. Wild beasts in small cages are a sorry sight.
A B C
28. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A B C
29. In a low voice, he narrated the tales of his adventures
A B C
30. A man with a long beard came to see me.
A B C
31. We visited many villages without any inhabitants.
A B C
B. Adverbial Phrase. Match column A with column B, complete the sentence by choosing the correct adverbial phrase.
Column A Column B
32. Patrick and Anthony were reading their books __________. a. in about an hour
33. We expect our grandparents to arrive _________________. b. in the car
34. Gerard and Donna will walk _________________________ c. on Tuesday
35. We raced our toy cars _____________________________ d. on the footpath
36. Our friend will drive _______________________________ e. on the playground

C. Infinitives. Direction: Underline the infinitives in the following sentences.

37. Tina liked to tease me about my fear of heights.
38. Her attempt to appear older was quite funny.
39. The ideas to equip the entire team was put forward by the coach.
D. Determiners: Write C if the sentence uses correct determiner. If the determiner is incorrect, write
the correct one before the number.
40. Mrs. Santiago is declared as the new PTA president.
41. The class forgot to submit his projects on time
42. “The Biggest Elvis” is one of a best books I’ve ever read.

IV. READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: What conclusion can you draw from the sentences below? Write the letter of the correct answer.
43. At the end of each school day, Miss Reyes would sweep the floor, empty the trash, arrange the
desks and clean the board in her classroom.
A. The school was too poor to hire a janitor. C. Miss Reyes had nothing else to do.
B. Miss Reyes like to have her room clean. D. The students were messy.
44. As she sat on the front porch, Lily wiped the sweat from her face and took another drink of water.
A. It was cold. C. Lily lives in tropical country.
B. A storm was coming. D. It was hot.
45. As his mother honked the horn outside, Tom ran down the stairs, buttoning his shirt.
A. Tom liked to run. C. Tom was hungry.
B. Tom was hurrying. D. It was raining.
Read the passages carefully and answer the questions that follow.
When I’m feeling particularly blue, I write a letter to a friend telling him all my troubles. I do not mail that
letter. Instead, I begin a second one to the same person in which I carefully omit any mention of these
misfortunes but substitute for each one, a bit of good news, however minor, that has come my way. By the time
this letter is written, a miracle has taken place: I actually do feel better. And, since a cheerful letter always
begets a cheering reply, I have accomplished a two-fold purpose.

46. What does the phrase “feeling particularly blue” mean?

A. feeling sad C. feeling anxious
B. feeling restless D. feeling nervous

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 47. According to the author, what does he do when he is feeling blue?
A. He writes a letter to his friend. C. He visits a friend and talks to him.
B. He mails a cheerful letter to a friend. D. He thinks of miracles that could happen.
48. What is the basic conflict found in the selection?
A. How the writer expresses his anger. C. How the writer deals with his loneliness.
B. The writer’s attitude towards his friends. D. The writer’s difficulty in expressing his feelings.

Plants are an important natural resource. Men and animals depend upon them for food. Animals eat plants. Our
food comes from plants and animals that eat plants. Another reason that plants are important is that they care of the air.
They take in carbon dioxide, a harmful gas in the air, to make their own food. They give off oxygen, a clean healthy gas.
In this way, plants become natural air cleaners. Plants need water, sunlight and fertile soil to grow healthy. If they do not
get enough of these, the plants die. Acid rain also kills plants. Acid rain forms when water vapor mixes with harmful
gases in the atmosphere. When acid rain falls on plants, they die.

49. Which is the best topic sentence for the selection?

A. Plants are an important natural resource.
B. Plants are natural air cleaners.
50. Which is the best substitute title for the selection?
A. Natural Air Cleaners
D. The Harmful Acid Rain
C. Men and animals depend on plants for food.
D. Acid rain harms
C. The Earth’s Food Supplier
D. An Important Natural Resource.

V. Writing Composition

Here is a personal definition of a friend. After the first sentence, every seventh word is omitted. Supply the
missing word using the ones in the word box.

“A Friend”

A friend is someone who likes us. A friend can be anybody, a 1. _____ or a girl, young or old, 2. _____ or poor. A
friend is a 3. _____ special person. We share our thoughts 4. _____ a friend. He or she listens 5. _____ us when we want to
talk, 6. _____ not to tell us to go away 7. _____ be quiet. We understand how a 8. _____ feels even without words and he 9.
_____ she understands how we feel. Certainly,10. _____ know we have found a friend because we are not alone anymore
and there is no sadness in us

we or friend and to
with very rich boy

Prepared:
G7 English Teachers

Noted:
MARY JANE D. BARAL
Head, English Department

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