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MAIGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 7

NAME: ____________________________________________SECTION:__________________ SCORE:_______________

TEST I.MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the items below carefully and comprehensively. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the
blank provided before each number. ERASURES ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
___________1. These are considered as one of the most known literary device that are instructive expressions that suggest a specific action,
decision, and judgment.
A. Myths B. Legends C. Proverbs D. Advisory
___________2. In Filipino, proverbs are known or called as …..
A. salawikain B. wika C. diwa D. sawika
___________3. Which among the following words are synonymous (the same) in meaning?
A. Store-mall B. Sad- happy C. mouse-house D. square-circle
___________4. The whole place suddenly became cold and desolate. The underlined word has the same meaning with….
A. unique B. instantly C. originally D. summit
___________5. “Alunsina and Tungkung Langit” were said to be the first people in ____ myth.
A. Samal Genesis C. Why God is Hidden
B.The Creation of the World (Maranao) D. How the World Was Created (Panayan)
___________6. The pair of word “hard-soft” shows that they are…
A. synonyms B. antonyms C. rhyming D. homophones
___________7. Alunsina must be somewhere in the regions at the summit of the universe. The underlined word means…
A. above B. below C. lazy D. calling

___________8. Find the wrong word in the sentence (SVA). (A. Everyone) (B are) (C. required) to wear his/ her (D. complete) uniform.
___________9. In the myth “Why the Sky is High”, who among the brothers was always complaining, clumsy and lazy?
A. Ingat B. Father C. Daskol D. Sister
___________10. This hand tool was used by the characters of the story in “Why the Sky is High” in pounding rice.
A. mortar B. automatic rice thresher C. stone grinder D. pestle
___________11. In the Samal Genesis, who was considered as the pre-existent soul of the Prophet?
A. Baharun Nur B. Allah C. Nur Muhammad D. Nur Mohamudin

___________12.Which of the following is the term which means “powerful” as a description for Tungkung Langit?
A. mighty B. industrious C. happy D. lonely
___________13. Which of the following is NOT a character or a term that was not mentioned in “The Origin of This World (Maranao)”?
A. Karibanga B. Tree-of-Life C. garoda D. Alunsina
___________14.Which of the following words has the short I or [I] sound?
A. people B.East C. teen D. tins
___________15. It is a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social
phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
A. Myth B. Legend C. Proverb D. Poetry
___________16. A ______ (Latin, legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners
to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude..
A. Myth B. Legend C. Proverb D. Poetry
___________17. What type of proverb is the saying “Whatever the tree, so is the fruit”?
A. Proverb expressing Truths B. Proverb expressing General attitude C. Humorous Proverb D. Proverb expressing Values
___________18. “If you save, you have something to withdraw” is a type of proverb that expresses…..
A. Proverb expressing Truths B. Proverb expressing General attitude C. Humorous Proverb D. Proverb expressing Values

TEST II. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT. Read the sentences carefully. Choose the correct form of the verb to connect the subject with the
predicate. Write the letter of the correct answer before the number.

_________19. The Maranao tribe _____ from Lake Lanao.

A. is B. are C. our D. they
_________20. The Maranao, together with the Illanun and Maguindanao, _____ and indigenous Muslim group in Mindanao.
A. is B. are C. our D. they
_________21. The culture and identity of the Maranaos ____ general features of Southeast Asian tribes.
A. reflects B. reflect C. re-elected D. retracts
_________22. Each tribe in Mindanao ________ developed unique traditions.
A. have B. had C. have had D. has
__________23. Every historian who __________ the tribes in Mindanao observed the uniqueness of each of the tribes.
A. studying B. studied C. study D. none of these
_________24. The Philippines _______ a country that has a rich oral culture.
A. is B. are C. our D. they
_________25. Both the Maranaos and the Panayans _______ a creation story in different versions.
A. has B. had C. have D. did
_________26. Almost all the Maranaos ________ Muslims.
A. is B. are C. our D. they
_________27. The Maranaos who (A. live, B. lives) ______ around Lake Lanao ________28. (A. follow, B. follows) a version of Islam
reflecting pre-Islamic beliefs and practices.
____________29. Many scholars ________ that the Maranaos were most populous in Lanao del Sur.
 A. theorize B. theorizing C. theorized D. theorizes

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____________30. It was _______ that the Maranaos ______31. the first inhabitants of the shores of Lake Lanao before the Spaniards came.
A. said B. sad C. were D. was
____________32. The name “Maranao” ______ “People of the Lake” or dwellers of the lake.
A. meant B. mean C. men D. means
___________33. Both “People of the lake” and “dwellers of the lake” _________ to the natives who settled around the Lake Lanao.
A. refer B. refered C.refferred D. refers
__________34.Neither a photographer nor a writer ____ able to capture in images or words the beauty of this lake.
A. they B. are C. was D. were
_________35. Lanao Lake _____ to be an attraction and source of inspiration.
A. continue B. continuous C. continues D. continuation

TEST III. SPELLING. From the group of words below, choose the correct spelling and write the letter of your answer on the space before
each number.
________36. A. receive B. receve C. recive D. resive
________37. A. summit B. samit C. shamit D. sumit
________38. A. belive B. believe C. believe D. believe
________39. A. myt B. myts C. myth D. mit
________40. A. decese B. disease C. dicease D. dicese

TEST IV. A. COMPARISON AND CONTRAST. In the Venn Diagram below, list down the differences and similarities between the characters
and plot of the myth “WHY THE SKY IS HIGH” (Tagalog, Iloko and Hiligaynon versions). 41-50.

TEST IV B. Comparison and contrast. SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION. Write at least 5 sentences that will show comparison and contrast
between the three versions of the myth “WHY THE SKY IS HIGH”. Use the space below. (51-60).

PREPARED BY: MA’AM ALLELI FAITH P. LEYRITANA (ENGLISH TEACHER)