Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV – CALABARZON
Schools DIVISION Office OF LAGUNA
Santa Cruz
FOURTH PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH Grade 7

I. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT II. READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Write the letter of the best answer. A. Scan the informative and expository text to find
A. Determine the relationship presented in the given the answer to the given questions. Write only the
analogy: letter.
1. Obese is to fat as smart is to wise
A. antonym Penicillin is one of the greatest of the wonder drugs. It
B. item to category has saved thousands of lives already and will save
C. part to whole many more in the future. Unfortunately it has no effect
D. synonym at all on most of the ills of mankind. Penicillin is a very
2. Sickness is to health as pretty is to ugly. good drug, but it is certainly not a cure-all.
A. antonym
B. item to category 12. What is one of the greatest of the wonder drugs?
C. part to whole A. Biogesic
D. synonym B. Penicillin
C. Amoxicilin
3. Apple is to fruit as basketball is to sport. D. Tempra
A. antonym
B. item to category It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same
C. part to whole place, but this isn’t true. Go ask the forest rangers. Rangers
D. synonym who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that
every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their
B. Choose the correct word that best completes the lookout stations.
given analogies:
4. prince:princess :: king: _____ 13. Who spend their summers as fire-fighters?
A. duchess A. firemen
B. empress B. forest rangers
C. queen C. policemen
D. royalty D. traffic enforcers
14. Lightning strikes twice in the same place.
5. cheap : expensive : : high : _____ A. True
A. huge B. False
B. long C. Undecided
C. low D. Does not tell
D. tall
B. Choose the best generalization for the given
6. first : last : : most : _____ text.
A. few
B. least 15. Plants are necessary for life on earth. All living things
C. more need plants because they provide food for animals.
D. much During photosynthesis, plants change the sun's energy into
food and energy for animals. They use carbon dioxide and
C. Choose the best meaning of the underlined word in
each sentence. produce oxygen. All human beings and animals need oxygen
7. A statement should be followed by a period. to live.
A. length or portion of time.
B. relating to a particular time in history A. Green plants are necessary for life on Earth.
C. a punctuation mark used at the end of a B. Living things need plants to survive.
sentence or an abbreviation. C. The sun’s energy provides substance for plants and
D. a rhythmical unit in Greek verse composed animals.
of a series or two or more cola. D. Photosynthesis of chemical compounds with the aid
of radiant energy.
8. The class period seemed to pass slowly.
A. length or portion of time. 16. Costs were low that year and the output high.
B. relating to a particular time in history There was a good person for each job and the
C. a punctuation mark used at the end of a market remained firm. There were no losses from
sentence or an abbreviation. fire. All in all it was the best years in the history of
D. a rhythmical unit in Greek verse composed
the company.
of a series or two or more cola.

D. Arrange the words in a cline. (9-11)

A. Costs were low that year
burning - hot - warm
B. Output are high that year
C. It was the best years in the history of the company.
C. Write A if the sentence is specific and B if
general. 24. Simile: Ben plays like a lion in the basketball court.
17. Most psychology students do not use the 25. Oxymoron: Our last day together is a bitter sweet
University library. memory.
18. The majority of students do not use libraries. 26. Alliteration: Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly
sheep.
D. Sequence the steps in making a chocolate by
writing A-C. B. Determine the mood expressed in each line.
HOW CHOCOLATE IS MADE Choose the letter of your answer.
27. “Come on, old fool”, said the driver, “I haven’t got
Ever wonder how a bar of chocolate ismade? Did all day!”
A. bored
you know chocolate actuallycomes from a tree? In the
B. happy
beginning, thechocolate starts as a cacao tree sapling C. furious
that grows into a tree. These treesproduce cacao 28. Isang: Hi Simeon! It’s good to see you after so
beans, that are harvestedand broken apart, where the many years.
bitter Simeon: Hi old friend! How have you been? It’s
chocolatey insides are ground up by a largemachine. A really a long time since we’ve met!
A. angry
factory machine then mixesthe ground cacao beans B. happy
with your favoriteingredients. These ingredients might C. sad
be 29. “I can’t wait to see my grandmother this summer!
sugar, butter, or simply powder. After thechocolate is I’m sure she will cook my favorite sinigang!” said Rosa.
produced, the candy is ready tobe shipped to a grocery A. excited
store. B. confused
C. scared
30. “It seems that there are two correct answers in this
question. I’m not sure which one to choose.”
A. confused
B. scared
C. bored

19 20 21 IV. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

. Directions: Listen to the dialogue to be read by the
teacher and answer the questions that follow.
D. Complete the outline based on the passage Write the letter of the best answer.
below. 31. Who answers the telephone?
A. Darren
Food, shelter and clothing comprise the most
B. Carol
elementary wants of man. After them follow other C. Susan
classifications most equally essential to mankind in 32. Where is Carol?
civilized communities. The development of A. at work
communication between people-channels without which B. in the kitchen
C. in the bathroom
human society is impossible – an alphabet, a language, 33. When is the party?
books, education are all imperative wants of man. A. tonight
B. tomorrow night
I. The Elementary Wants of Man C. 7:00
A. Food 34. At the end of the conversation, Darren says ‘Sure
B. ___22_______ no problem.” What do you think Susan said before
C. Clothing that?
II. The Imperative Wants of Man A. Thanks for your help.
A. An alphabet B. I will bring a dessert.
B. A language C. Where is Carol right now?
C. ___23_______
D. Education V. VIEWING
Directions: Write A for Fantasy and B for Reality.
III. Literature
A. Define the given literary device based their
examples. Choose the letter of your answer from 35.
the box.

A. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two

or more words or syllables.
B. It compares two unlike things using like or as.
C. A combination of words that have opposite or
very different meanings.
D. The repetition of vowel sounds in words or
syllables.
 VII. WRITING
Direction: Organize the information presented in a
36. graphic organizer. (48-50)

Bullying

Bullies often bully because they are jealous and

envious of others. They may bully others because they
VI. Grammar appear different to them. Therefore, bullying can cause
A. Choose the appropriate verb to complete the real misery and depression to the extent that it can
instructions. destroy people’s lives. As a result, bullies are often
greatly disliked and punished harshly, as they should
37. ______ here tomorrow at six o’clock. be, but it is also important to understand the reasons
A. Come for bullying so that the bully can be helped too. While
B. Go we all know that it is important to help the victims of
C. Give bullying, the bullies need to be helped too, or they will
38. _____ out! A car is coming. continue to be unhappy and will probably go on and
A. See bully others. This is one of the solutions for bullying
B. Watch
C. Look Example graphic organizer:
39. ________ your cap when you enter the room
A. Take in
B. Take off
C. Take out
40. ______ up! It’s time to get up.
A. Get
B. Wake
C. Look

B. Read the dialogue and complete the question with

an appropriate wh-question word.

A woman enters the dentist’s clinic with a twelve-year-

old boy. The boy is holding his swollen cheek. The
assistant greets them. The dentist will see you in a
minute, Mrs. Garcia. While waiting, I’d like you to give
me some information. Here are some questions she
asks. Complete them by supplying the right question
word.

41. ____________ is your name?

42. ___________ do you feel?
43. Since ____________ have you been having
inflamed gums?
44. ______________ didn’t you think of coming here
sooner?

C. Pretend that you are the following persons. Read

each situation and complete the sentences that give
explanation or instruction.

45. There is a student that asks for the meaning of

a difficult word.
Teacher: Get _____________________.
46. A student is taken to the Guidance Office for
bullying.
Guidance Counselor: Stop_________________.
47. A patient asks how many times his medicine
should be taken.
Doctor: Take____________________________.
Listening Text: Answer key:
1. D
The phone rings and Darren answers it. Listen 2. A
as Darren talks to the lady on the phone and his wife 3. B
who is in the bathtub. 4. C
5. C
Darren: Carol… Telephone... 6. B
7. C
Carol: Who is it? 8. A
9-11
Darren: I don’t know. Wait a sec… (to the person on burning
the phone) May I ask who’s calling, please? (pause) hot
Carol…it’s Susan. warm
12. B
Carol: Oh, I’m in the bathtub. Can you ask her if it’s 13. B
important? 14. B
15. A
Darren: Sorry Susan, Carol can’t come to the phone 16. C
right now. Is there something I can help you with? 17. A
(pause) Oh, I see. (to Carol) Carol…she wants to know 18. B
if the party is tonight or tomorrow night. 19. C
20. A
Carol: Tell her it’s tomorrow night at 8:00 at Jill’s 21. B
house. Tell her to bring a dessert if she wants. 22. shelter
23. books
Daren: (to Susan) She said it’s tomorrow night at 8:00 24. B
at Jill’s house. She said you could bring a dessert if 25. C
you want. (pause) Sure, no problem. Have a good 26. A
evening. ‘Bye. 27. C
28. B
29. A
30. A
31. A
32. C
33. B
34. A
35. B
36. A
37. A
38. B
39. B
40. B
41. What
42. How
43. When
44. Why
45. Possible answer: Get a dictionary
46. Possible answer: Stop bullying
47. Possible answer: Take it 3 times a day.
48-50. Suggested Answer: