St.

Paul University at San Miguel BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

(A Branch of St. Paul University Quezon City) PAASCU Accredited
3011 San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippines
SY 2021-2022

2nd QUARTER EXAMINATION IN

ENGLISH 7

Name: Score: /50

Year and Section: _______________ Teacher: MS. EIA MAE GIANNELLIE G. TABUENA

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: You are given options in this type of test. Choose the option that best answers
each question, or gives/completes what is asked or described. Encircle your answer.

Test I: Direct and Reported Speech

1. Who is the person most likely to say this reported speech?

“You should not treat my client like this. She is innocent until proven guilty,” he said.
a. lawyer
b. doctor
c. teacher
d. journalist

2. In daily conversations, everything we or others say is considered _________.

a. quotation speech
b. indirect speech
c. reported speech
d. direct speech

3. We use _________ to tell someone what another person said without saying the exact words.
a. incomplete speech
b. quoted speech
c. reported speech
d. direct speech

4. Which of the following statements is not true about the use of direct and reported speech in everyday
conversations?
a. When talking to others, choosing between direct speech and reported speech is a conscious
process.
b. Unconsciously, we use direct and reported speech in everyday conversations.
c. Direct and reported speech are used when talking to different people in different places.
d. Direct speech is used when we want to tell others the exact words of another person, while reported
speech is used to tell others what other people said without using that person’s exact words.

5. Which of the following is a reported speech?

a. The principal said we should visit the following month.
b. Karen said, “I don’t have enough toys.”
c. “I guess we have to finish this experiment by ourselves,” the leader told his group mates in science.
d. I am so fond of my two sisters for they are both adorable.

6. Which of the following is a direct speech?

a. I saw the sign, “No Outsiders Allowed” posted on the gate of our neighbor.
b. My friend said I need to learn how to distinguish real from fake people.
c. “I really need to go,” Irma said.
d. My teacher said hard work is important in order to achieve success.
 7. Which of the following direct speech would you most likely hear in a hospital?
a. “Your heartbeat should be back to normal after a few hours,” he said.
b. “I’ll treat you to dinner after this,” he said.
c. She said, “You should always take care of yourself.”
d. He said, “You should take a rest when you’re tired.”

8. Which of the following reported speech would you most likely hear during summer?
a. Christian said the weather is too hot so we should go to the beach soon.
b. Dan says we need to eat ice cream with the gang.
c. Eunice said she would rather stay at home because it is too hot in the afternoon.
d. My daughter said classes for the year are going to end soon so she wants to go on a vacation.

9. Which of the following reported speech would you most likely hear when you go to a wet market?
a. He said he’ll get these two shirts as well as these shades.
b. She said I should go and buy tickers because the movie will start in a few minutes.
c. She said this place is too crowded and too noisy.
d. She said she’ll have these two kilos of beef and a kilo of pork.

10. What place would you probably hear this direct speech?
“You need to study the last five lessons we have discussed for the upcoming test,” she said.
a. church
b. office
c. school
d. restaurant

Test II: Listening Skills

11. The _________ is the representation of an idea in one’s brain. (schema)

12. _________ is the act of using clues and relating new information to one’s prior knowledge to understand
its meaning. (inferencing)
13. _________ is the act of forming a mental picture of the information being heard. (visualization)
14. Which of the following is not true?
a. Hearing and listening are the same thing.
b. There are differences between hearing and listening.
c. Hearing refers to the ability to recognize sounds.
d. Listening refers to the act of making sense of sounds heard.

15. Which of the following listening strategies may also be distracting?

a. looking for clues
b. visualizing
c. reconstructing
d. predicting

16. Which of the following can help listeners determine the connection between ideas in the talk?
a. listening for the gist
b. listening for details
c. identifying signposts
d. predicting the information

17. Which of the following shows visualization?

a. While listening to the speaker, Vicky imagines the process that the speaker describes.
b. While listening to the speaker, Claire thinks of what other information the speaker may convey.
c. While attending a talk, Michelle takes down important details.
d. While listening to a talk, Liam listens to determine the central point of the speaker.

18. Ria is attending a talk on financial investments. She is specifically interested in a particular type of
investment. Which of the following is she likely to do?
a. She would likely listen for details.
b. She would likely listen for the gist of the talk.
c. She would likely use a graphic organizer to note down information.
 d. She would likely visualize the information given by the speaker.

19. While listening to a talk, Brian found himself mentally disagreeing with the points that the speaker is
making. This led him to not appreciating the talk. Which of the following should he have done?
a. He should have left as soon as he realized that he would not learn from the speaker.
b. He should have asked to share his opinions to the audience as well.
c. He should have kept an open mind about the topic and the speaker’s views.
d. He should have asked to talk to the speaker to influence him or her regarding the information that
would be included in the talk.

20. The speaker at a talk is a swimmer. In his speech, he mentions that the butterfly is something that he
finds difficult. Which of the following would help listeners understand the term butterfly?
a. contextualizing
b. visualizing
c. reconstructing
d. listening for gist

Test III: Sources of Information

21. What are the intelligent operators that help search engines, search and arrange information that you need
from the web?
a. spiders
b. meta-search tools
c. Boolean codes
d. Google

22. Which of the following is a directory and search engine at the same time?
a. Google
b. Galaxy
c. Mamma
d. Yahoo!

23. For what purpose are search engines used?

a. for getting broad information
b. for looking for archival information
c. for searching for entertaining materials
d. for looking for specific information

24. When are meta-search tools best used?

a. when looking for different experts’ opinions about a topic
b. when recalling the definition of a particular word
c. when you are comparing one product with another
d. when summarizing information from different sources

25. If you want to search for the latest development in the cure for AIDS, which of the following search
terms should you use?
a. latest cure for AIDS
b. cure AIDS
c. AIDS
d. development in cure

26. If you want to find out about the acceptance of homosexuality in the Philippines, which search terms
would you use?
a. homosexuality in the Philippines
b. gays and lesbians
c. LGBT community
d. fairy

27. If you cannot find a specific barangay named Balanti in Cainta on the Web, what search term should you
use so you could most probably see information about it?
 a. Philippines
b. Region IV
c. barangay
d. Cainta

28. If you want to search for the definition of the words spider and robot in just one source, what Boolean
operator should you use in searching?
a. spider AND robot
b. spider BUT robot
c. spider NOT robot
d. spider, robot

29. If you want to search about migraine and headache but you are fine if you only find information on
either, what Boolean operator should you use in searching?
a. migraine AND headache
b. migraine BUT headache
c. migraine OR headache
d. migraine OR headache

30. If you want to search about cameras but you are not interested in polaroid ones, what Boolean operator
should you use in searching?
a. camera NOT polaroid
b. camera AND polaroid
c. camera BUT polaroid
d. camera X polaroid

31. When are general references best to use?

a. while finishing the research
b. upon beginning the research
c. midway through the research
d. in cramming for sources

32. What kind of information does one expect to find in general references?
a. background information
b. in-depth analysis of issues
c. opinions of experts
d. research findings

33. It is a type of reference that is used if you want to find contact details of a certain person or institution.
a. directory
b. phonebook
c. index
d. Google

34. What reference should you use if you are looking for the exact location of a town in a foreign country?
a. index
b. directory
c. almanac
d. atlas

35. What reference should you use if you are looking for the origin of a word?
a. atlas
b. almanac
c. dictionary
d. directory

36. Which reference only provides a summary about a topic?

a. encyclopedia
b. dictionary
c. bibliography
 d. almanac

37. Which reference can help you in looking for other print sources you may use for your research?
a. atlas
b. directory
c. encyclopedia
d. index

38. Your sister could not remember anymore who their principal was when she was in Grade 12 three years
ago. What reference could help her find the answer?
a. almanac
b. encyclopedia
c. yearbook
d. directory

39. You want to check whether what your classmate did during exam is an act of dishonesty according to
school policies or not. Which reference should you consult?
a. handbook
b. encyclopedia
c. almanac
d. dictionary

40. You want to check where the strongest earthquake hit last year. Which reference would give you the
quick answer?
a. almanac
b. encyclopedia
c. directory
d. atlas

41. Print sources are usually reliable because _________.

a. they come as hard copy
b. they are written by experts
c. they are more accessible to readers
d. they are published

42. These print sources come out daily, weekly, monthly, annually, etc.
a. books
b. periodicals
c. yearbook
d. podcasts

43. Which of the following nonprint source is an audio file that can be accessed and downloaded for mobile
or computer use?
a. podcast
b. CD-ROM
c. microfilm
d. e-book

44. Which of the following can be found in a non-print source?

a. audio recording of Lea Salonga’s interview in a radio station
b. statistics on the population of the Philippines
c. details on the subjects offered in your school
d. list of synonyms for the word “blatherskite”

45. Which of the following can be found in a print source?

a. actual speech of John F. Kennedy
b. the first silent film produced
c. the classified ads where one finds a property on sale
d. modern ethnic music in the Philippines
46. Which of the following can be found in a non-print source?
a. a collection of stories written by ethnic tribes in the Philippines
b. a collection of researches done on Philippine insects
c. a collection of numerous pictures from the 1900s compressed in a storage device
d. a collection of lyrics of songs composed by contemporary indie Filipino artists

47. Which of the following can be found in a print source?

a. the sanctions for discipline cases in your school
b. live broadcast of the storm situation in a province
c. audio recordings of an interview with Barack Obama
d. a novel recorded into episodes and delivered online

48. Which of the following should be one’s top priority when finding a print or non-print source to use for
research?
a. price
b. easy accessibility
c. length of the material
d. reliability of information

49. You urgently need to call a department store because you left an important book there one hour ago.
You are now in the library and you cannot connect to the internet connection. Which source in the
library would you get to be able to call the department store?
a. directory
b. almanac
c. atlas
d. index

50. You were assigned by your teacher to watch the evening news but you couldn’t go home early. Which
source could help you in this situation?
a. a video-sharing site
b. online news
c. CD-ROM
d. Podcast