Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Schools Division of Bais
BAIS CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Bais City
THIRD PERIODIC TEST
ENGLISH 7

Directions: Read each item. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

I. Reading and Literature

A. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Last Man of Bataan

(An Excerpt)
By: Carlos P. Romulo
I talked with and wrote about such men as Colin Kelly, Jr. who sank the 29,000 ton
battleship off Luzon ; and First lieutenant Boyd D. Wagner who was attacked by five pursuit
planes at Aparri and brought down two of them in the air. Boys like these represented the heroic,
helpless stand we were putting up against Japan. But there were humbler figures no less heroic.
There was the little Filipino telephone girl in San Fernando, La Union, who refused to
leave her switchboard and maintained communication to the last against the oncoming Japanese;
and that frail school teacher in Vigan, Ilocos Sur – his name is Buenaventura J. Bello – who
refused to remove the American flag from his classroom wall and was shot standing beneath it
by Japanese soldiers.
My brother-in -law, Alfredo Eugenio, the National Air Raid warden, when I found time
to visit him in the hospital, seemed to me a courageous figure. He has taken his air raid duties
seriously and burned both hands experimenting with phosphorus. His wife sat beside him night
and day, manipulating the phones through whish Alfredo issued the signals that kept the city
warned of enemy planes.
I was a soldier. I learned to work day and night sustained by the catnaps and sandwiches
and coffee wolfed at my desk. I learned how to raise my voice on the telephone so that it could
be heard above the exploding bombs. Did I have a home-empty now, in the residential district
and a wife and children, hiding in the provinces from the enemy while Christmas was coming
on?
I hadn’t time to think of these things.

1. Who among the soldiers brought down two pursuit planes?

A. Alfredo Eugenio C. Carlos P. Romulo
B. Boyd D. Wagner D. Colin Kelly Jr.
2. How did the Filipino telephone girl show bravery during the war?
A. She removed the flags of Japan in the streets.
B. She removed all Japanese soldiers in the nearby area.
C. She stayed on her station and fought the Japanese soldiers.
D. She stayed on her switchboard to keep the communication open.
3. Which of the following statements best described the school teacher in Vigan?
A. The school teacher operated all communications.
B. The school teacher led the Filipino soldiers to fight.
C. The school teacher fought the Japanese soldiers bravely.
D. The school teacher died bravely beneath an American flag.
4. How did Alfredo Eugenio help the Filipinos during the war?
A. He issued signals for the soldiers in Japan.
B. He issued signals for the Japanese planes.
C. He issued signals to assist the enemy planes.
D. He issued signals to the Filipinos about the enemy planes.
5. Which occasion was the closest to the setting of the narrative?
A. anniversary B. birthday C. Christmas D. Festival

B. Find out the meaning of the underlined words by answering the questions after the
sentences.

6.The Filipinos ran towards the forest with two Japanese soldiers in pursuit. Which of the
following words has the same meaning with the underlined word?
A. chase B. detection C. recreation D. search
7. The warden keeps the place safe from any Japanese soldiers. Which of the words does not
have the same meaning with the underlined word?
A. assassin B. custodian C. guardian D. keeper
8. While guarding the whole area, the soldiers take catnaps to rest their tired eyes. What is the
classification of the underlined word?
A. action word B. describing word C. naming word D. replacing word
9. One of the soldiers was very frail for he did not eat for a long time. What is the classification
of the underlined word?
A. action word B. describing word C. naming word D. replacing word
10. The operator used the switchboard to monitor the movement of the Japanese soldiers.
Which of the following words is a part of the underlined word?
A. buttons B. panel C. screen D. switches

C. Answer the following questions about the different literary elements.

11. “Did I have a home-empty now, in the residential district and a wife and children, hiding in
the provinces from the enemy while Christmas was coming on?” What emotion did the narrator
express through this statement?”

A. desperation B. distress C. loneliness D. misery

12. Which of the following statements describe the setting of the narrative text?
A. “His wife sat beside him night and day.”
B. “I learned to work day and night sustained by the catnaps…”
C. “There was the little Filipino telephone girl in San Fernando, La Union.”
D. “…hiding in the provinces from the enemy while Christmas was coming on?”
13. What is the general mood of the narrative?
A. annoying B. depressing C. fuming D. irritating
14. What statement from the narrative can support its general mood?
A. “Did I have a home-empty now?”
B. “I learned how to raise my voice on the telephone.”
C. “I talked with and write about such men as Collin Kelly.”
D. “Alfredo issued the signals that kept the city warned of enemy planes.”
15. What could be the closest theme of the narrative that you read?
A. Serving the country requires a lot of sacrifice.
B. Serving the country requires a lot of talents and skills.
C. Serving the country requires you to become a soldier.
D. Serving the country requires high educational attainment.
16. What sentences from the narrative can support the theme?
A. “I talked with and write about such men.”
B. “… brought down two of them in the air”
C. “… hiding in the provinces from the enemy”
D. “He…was shot standing beneath it by Japanese soldiers.”
17. What is the tone of the author towards the people he mentioned in the narrative?
A. aggressive B. excited C. proud D. scared
18-20. Arrange the following events according to how the author narrated them. Write A-C to
identify the first, second, and the last event.

_______ The school teacher in Vigan was shot by the Japanese soldiers.
_______ Alfredo Eugenio kept on working in spite of his medical condition.
_______ The Filipino telephone girl did not leave her post to help the Filipinos.

ll. Grammar Focus

A. Simple Past Tense and Past Perfect Tense

Choose the correct form of the verb.

21. Manila_____ their defences for the Japanese invasion.

A. prepare B. prepared C. prepares D. had prepared

22. Many Filipinos______ in the army to fight the Japanese soldiers.

A. enlisted B. had enlisted C. enlists D. enlist

23. News about the war______ in from other parts of the country.

A. had poured B. poured C. pour D. pours

24. Provincial correspondents _______ Japanese soldiers landing in their provinces.

A. report B. had reported C. reported D. reports

25. Japan _____ the bombs in the waterfront before the Filipinos prepared for the attack.

A. had dropped B. dropped C. drops D. drop

26. The general called Carlos Romulo after the bomb _________ a big portion of the city.

A. destroys B. destroyed C. destroy D. had destroyed

27. When the general asked him to keep the people warned about the incident, the army ______
half of the population to a safe refuge.

A. had evacuated B. evacuated C. evacuate D. evacuates

B. Direct and Reported Speech

Change the direct speech into reported speech and vice versa. Choose from the given sentences
below.
28. “I’m not asking you,” said MacArthur.
A. MacArthur said that I did not ask him.
B. MacArthur said that he will not ask him.
C. MacArthur said that I am not asking him.
D. MacArthur said that he was not asking him.
29. “I’m at your service, I stated.
A. I stated that I am at your service.
B. I stated that he is at your service.
C. He stated that I am at your service.
D. He stated that he was at your service.
30. “I’m not asking you. I’m ordering you,” the general shouted.
A. The general shouted that I’m not asking you. I’m ordering you.
B. The general shouted that he was not asking him. I’m ordering him.
C. The general shouted that he was not asking him. He was ordering him.
D. The general shouted that he was not asking you. He was ordering you.

C. Active and Passive Voice

Identify whether the following sentences are Active or Passive. Write the letter of the correct
answer on your paper.

31. People evacuated from the part of the city which was destroyed.
A. Active B. Passive
32. The news about the attack was published by The Herald.
A. Active B. Passive
33. The order about informing the people of the attack was given by the general.
A. Active B. Passive
34. Many men, both Filipinos and Americans, fought for our freedom.
A. Active B. Passive
35. The Japanese pursuit planes were destroyed by the pilot.
A. Active B. Passive

D. Chronological and Logical Connectors

Choose the connector that will complete each sentence.

36. Filipinos_______ Americans both suffered a lot of damages and lives lost during the war.
A. as early as B. as good as C. as soon as D. as well as
37. The radio broadcasted the stories of heroism _______ the Japanese soldiers forbade them to
do it.
A. although B. because C. since D. while
38. Many Americans fought bravely in their fighter planes ______ some of the Filipinos fought
the enemy through their own ways.
A. because B. if C. since D. while
39. The radio kept on informing the people about the war ________ they need to find shelter for
their own protection.
A. although B. because C. unless D. until
40. It would have been more progressive _______ the Japanese soldiers left our country early.
A. first B. if C. primarily D. unless
ANSWER KEY

1. B
2. D 21. B
3. D 22. A
4. D 23. B
5. C 24. C
6. A 25. A
7. A 26. D
8. C 27. A
9. B 28. D
10. C 29. A
11. C 30. C
12. D 31. A
13. B 32. B
14. A 33. B
15. A 34. A
16. D 35. B
17. C 36. D
18. B 37. A
19. C 38. D
20. A 39. B
40. B