Department of Education

Region III
Division of Nueva Ecija
General Tinio District
LINO P. BERNARDO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
4th PERIODICAL TEST
IN ENGLISH 7
SY 2019-2020

Name:__________________________ Score:_____
Section:_______________ Date:______

LISTENING:

Direction: Listen as your teacher reads the text twice. After second reading, encircle the correct
answer.

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

READING:
Direction: Read the following excerpts/stanzas, Then box the correct letter.

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

6. What characteristic of a Filipino is exemplified by the speaker in the text?

a. proud b. respectful c. responsible d. sentimental
7. Which of the following ideas best explains the meaning of the phrase ‘glorious past’?
a. adventurous b. joyful c. rich d. sorrowful
8. Whom does the speaker refer to in the West?
a. Americans b. Chinese c. Japanese d. Spaniards
9. To what does Cross in the last sentence of paragraph 2 refer?
a. Christianity b. Industrialization c. Revolution d. Western Values

For items 10-15

1 Beloved Land, let me explain to thee
2 Why thought of nearing death provokes a pain;
3Tis 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.

10. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem in its first four lines?
a. aabb b. abab c. abcd d. abba
11. The phrase beloved land in line 1 symbolizes
a. country b. home c. province d. world
12. The language used in line 2 appeals to the readers sense of?
a. sight b. smell c. taste d. touch
13. Which of these pairs of words does NOT have rhyme?
a. breathe – bequeath c. schemed - redeemed
b. enhance-breast schemed – redeemed d. thee - see
14. The word provokes means
a. to antagonize b. to humiliate c. to stale d. to stir up purposely
15. The persona in the poem implies that he is
a. angry b. happy c. lonely d. sad

SPEAKING:

A. Read the stanza below, and encircle the correct answer.

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

16. Identify which among the following words is NOT an adjective.

a. emerge b. glory c. silent d. seven thousand-fold
17. What word is described in the fourth line?
a. hour b. silent c. seven d. silence
18. Pick out the synonym of ‘silent’.
a. active b. deep c. lively d. still
19. 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
20.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.

GRAMMAR:

B. Complete the paragraph below by choosing the correct present tense of the verb. On the space
provided.

Every day Mr. Mendoza (21) ________ (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 (22) _______ (reach) the station, he (23) ________ ( 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 (24) ________ (be) all right, Mr. Mendoza
gets himself comfortable in his seat, adjusts his mirrors, and (25) ________ (start) the engine. He pulls
out of the station at 6:35.
21. a. get b. gets c. getting d. got
22. a. reach b. reached c. reaches d. reaching
23. a. punch b. punched c. punches d. punching
24. a. am b. are c. is d. was
25. a. start b. started c. starting d. starts
 C. Write the correct letter of Simple Past Tense of the verb on the space provided before the
number.
We never (26. ask) David to play with us. He had to sit under the big acacia tree in the schoolyard
and watch us play. We (27. give) one another guava and other fruits at recess, but we never offered
David any.
One day, however, David (28. bring) a great big package to school. We (29. be) all curious about
what the package (30. contain), but we tried hard not to show our curiosity.
____26. a. ask b. asked c. asking d. asks
____27. a. gave b. give c. gives d. giving
____28. a. bring b. bringing c. brings d. brought
____29. a. are b. is c. was d. were
____30. a. contain b. contained c. containing d. contains

D. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

31. Which of the following is an example of collective noun?
a. chairs b. herd c. ideas d. kitchen
32. Which of the following is a concrete noun?
a. auditorium b. emotions c. happiness d. imaginations
33. All of the following are examples of compound nouns EXCEPT
a. blackboard b. haircut c. jurisdiction d. mother-in-law
34. What common noun basically classifies the following examples of proper nouns? Guagua,
Floridablanca, Lubao, Mexico
a. idea b. city c. place d. town
35. Which of the following is NOT an abstract noun?
a. anger b. idea c. joystick d. love

WRITING:
Direction: Rewrite the following sentences on the lines below. Use a comma to separate coordinate
adjectives.

Example: it was a fascinating enjoyable movie.

Answer: It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie.

36. The weather man warned of hot windy conditions.

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37. The man gave tough long-winded speech.

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38. My mom showed me a new fun-filled way of cooking.

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39. I visited Florida and it had hot humid weather.

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40. I had a scary frightening experience at the movie theatre.

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41. The actor had breathtakingly cruel and callous actions.

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42. The man gave a high pitched enjoyable announcement at the wedding.
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43. My Dad warned me of a difficult hard-nosed basketball game.

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44. Mr. Buckwalter is a tall distinguished fellow.

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45. Walking slowly I could see the beautiful flowers.

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46. After we eat we should leave for our trip.

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47. Most certainly you can borrow my pencil.

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48. When she had a few early successes she felt could do it after all.

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49. The patient with severe irreversible brain damage should not be put on life support systems.
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50. The happy fluffy dog wagged his tail.

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Approved by:

Prepared by: CHARMAINE A. ENTERESO

Secondary Principal II PhD.
KIMBIERLYN DG. SALVADOR
Teacher II
Noted by:

JEAN RAZIEL C. BAYSON

Teacher III - OIC

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