Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARARA REGION - XIII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE
TUBOD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1st Quarter Examination
ENGLISH 7
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ________________
Yr. & Section: _______________________________________ Score: _______________

I. READING. Read the selection silently and answer the questions. Write the letter of of your answer.

Counting the Hours

When men decided to divide the day into twenty-four hours, they used numbers one through twelve
two times. As a result, there was one o’clock during the day and another one o’clock after midnight. This
created confusion. If one was told to submit a project at six o’clock, did this mean six o’clock in the morning or
at night?
The Romans provided a solution to this problem. They thought that noon time, the time when the sun is
at its apex, is an important time. They called noon Meridies and measured time by this. They called the
morning ante meridiem, which means “before noon” while “after noon” was called post meridiem. Ante
meridiem was shortened to A.M. while post meridiem was shortened to P.M.

1. Having one number to express time twice caused confusion. In this selection confusion may mean
____________________.
a. differences b. discussions c. problems d. mistakes
2. When the day was divided into twenty-four hours, what numbers were used to express time?
a. one to six b. one to twelve c. one to thirty-six d. one to twenty four
3. Meridies means _______________.
a. apex b. noon c. before d. Daylight
4. The early Romans used the position of the sun to tell the time. When the sun was at its apex, it was
noon. What does apex mean?
a. highest point b. lowest point c. farthest point d. nearest point
5. Another good title for this selection is _____________________________.
a. Why There Are Twenty-Four Hours in a Day
b. Why Noontime is Important to Romans
c. How the Romans Told Time
d. The Meaning of A.M. and P.M.

II. ANALOGY. Complete the analogy by selecting the letter of the correct answer from the choices. Write
the letter of your answer.

6. leaf:flower : twig: _________ a. plant b. root c. tree

7. doctor:nurse : leader: ________ a. guide b. follower c. entertainer
8. sand:beach : water: ________ a. hills b. mountain c. ocean
9. child:family : student _______ a. house b. park c. class
10. tail:dog : claw: ________ a. cat b. horse c. child
11. calm:violence : peace: _______ a. noisy b. conflict c. smart
12. water:droplet : snow: _______ a. meter c. teardrop c. flake
13. bats:caves : humans: ________ a. forests b. houses c. stores
14. phone:talk : television: ________ a. watch b. sleep d. play
15. tree:climb : ocean: _________ a. catch b. swim c. plant
III. GENRES OF VIEWING MATERIALS. Match the titles of the materials viewed in Column A to the appropriate
genre used in Column B by writing the letter of the correct answer on your paper.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
16. I-Witness: lake sebu a. Educational
17. Mathenik b. Movie/Movie trailer
18. TV Patrol c. Animation
19. My Ex and Whys d. News/News Flash
20. Ice Age e. Documentary
21. Sineskwela
22. Kapuso mo, Jessica Soho
23. Knowledge Channel
24. Titanic
25. Lion King
IV. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE. Read the sentences below and identify whether each sentence is Active or
Passive. Write A for Active and P for Passive.
26. A song will be rendered by her.
27. My friend bought a shirt.
28. Steven cleans the dirty kitchen.
29. The computer was sold by Nikko.
30. Fifteen construction workers built the house.
31. The food was cooked by Miss Angel.
32. The household chore is done by Henry.
33. Trophies and Medals were kept by Sandy.
34. Teacher Karla taught us meaningful lessons.
35. Sherly shared the password of the laptop.

V. Write the past simple and the past participle of the verbs.
36. Bring
37. Teach
38. Comment
39. Admire
40. Throw

VI. DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH. Copy the table below and change the following Direct speech in
Column 1 to Reported speech in Column 2. (41-45)
VII. PHRASES, CLAUSES, AND SENTENCES.

45-50 (5pts) Make a paragraph using phrases, and sentences stating what you are doing inside your
house during quarantine. (Example: helping your mother doing the household chores or cooking
your favorite dish.)