Baras Pinugay National High School

Baras, Rizal
1ST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION in

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ENGLISH 7
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KNOWLEDGE
I. True or False. Draw a happy face () if the statement is true and draw a sad face () if the statement
is false.
1. It is impossible to classify and categorize our numerous proverbs.

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The world was created by Melu according to the Blaan belief.

Whisper is the lowest in volume among voice levels.
The Filipino characters are actually a little bit of all the cultures put together. .
The form of proverbs is chiefly poetic.
Philippine literature existed even before the Spaniards came.

Our ancestors proverbs dont serve as guidepost for upright living.

It is difficult to preserve proverbs.
In Filipino, proverbs are called salawikain or sawikain.

PROCESS
II .Voice Levels, Stress and Intonation
A. Voice levels. Choose the
appropriate levels of voice in the given
0
Silent
situations. Write only the number of
your correct answer.
1 - Whisper
10. Sharing a secret
2 - Talk
11. Church
3 Shout
12. Calling for help
13. Canteen
14. Market
B. Heteronyms and Stress. Write proper stress the following heteronyms. Capitalize the stressed
syllable.
WORDS
NOUN
VERB
combat
15.
18.
defect
16.
19.
content
17.
20.
C. Intonation. Write FI if the tune of the sentence is Falling Intonation and write RI if its Rising
Intonation.
21. Where is the library?
22. Did you miss your mother?
23. Are you hungry?
24. Id like a newspaper.

UNDERSTANDING
III. VocabularyBuilding
A. Synonyms. Choose the correct word that has the closest or similar meaning to the underlined word.
Write the letter of your BEST answer.
25. The school is required to notify parents if their children fail to come to school.
a. annoy
b. confirm
c. inform
26. A dull movie on a television makes a person drowsy.
a. happy
b. sleepy
c. nervous
27. Despite the developments in science and technology, its still not possible to accurately predict
the occurrence of earthquakes.
a. variably
b. frequently
c. correctly
28. In the beginning there was no heaven or earth.
a. instantly
b. originally
c. abruptly
B. Antonyms. Choose the word that has an opposite meaning of the underlined word. Write the letter of
your BEST answer.
29. Proverbs are brief instructive expressions that suggest a specific action, behavior, or judgment.
a. a. complex
b. lengthy
c. limited
30. Damiana L. Eugenio declared that our elders lived by simple, yet very meaningful riles of
righteous living.
a. complex
b. lengthy
c. limited
31. Alunsina was a lazy, jealous and selfish goddess.
a. industrious
b. thoughtful
c. loving
III. Reading Comprehension.
One stormy night, I was in bed reading a book about paranormal activity. It was already late and everyone
in the household was already asleep, except for my elder brother who went to his friends birthday party. I
was busy reading my book when suddenly our dog started barking. At first, I ignored it because it was only
a few barks, so I started reading again. Our dog barked again, this time it seemed that it was barking at
someone or something. It was followed by knocks at our kitchen.
32. What book was the boy reading about?
a. paranormal activity b. normal sensitivity
c. psychotic activity
33. Everyone was already asleep, except:
a. sister
b. mother
c. brother
34. Where did his brother go that stormy night?
a. school party
b. friends birthday party c. Christmas party
35. What does the dog did while the speaker was reading?
a. barking
b. crawling
c. playing
36. What happened when the dog barked at someone?
a. a knock follows b. a shout follows
c. a cry follows
III. Multiple Choices. Write the letter of the BEST answer.
37. The following are categories of proverbs according to Damiana L Eugenio except one:
a. humorous
b. witty
c. miscellaneous

38. TungkungLangit was an industrious, loving, and kind god whose chief concern was how to
order over the whole confused set-up of things.
a. throw
b. impose
c. punish
39. What do Maranaws believe about angels?
a. They do not need air .
b. They do not eat food.
C. They do not need wings
40. In the selection Origin of this World (Maranaw), where can we find the tree of life?
a. Sky
b. Cloud
c. Heaven
41. ___________ refers to the loudness and softness of sound.
a. Enunciation
b. Volume
c. Message
42. Words with the same spelling but with different pronunciations are also called:
a. antonyms
b. synonyms
c. heteronyms
IV. Grammar.
A. Subject-Verb Agreement. Choose the answer that completes the sentences correctly.
43. Everybody (needs, need) to work for peace.
44. Both of our class projects (is, are) due next week for evaluation.
45. Many of the students (has, have) read the biographies of our heroes.
46. Either Jose Rizal or Andres Bonifacio (is, are) my favorite hero.
47. Every deity (has, have) magical powers.
48. Each man and woman (is, are) controlled by a powerful being in many myths.
49. It was emphasized that the number of folk literary forms (has, have) increased.
50. Neither bombs nor tank (scares, scare) the enemies.
51. It was emphasized that a number of folk literary forms (has, have) increased.
52. Nobody (enjoys, enjoy) the party held last night.
B. Tense Consistency. Write C if the tense is right and underline the verb if the tense is not right.
53. The Filipinos in central Philippines are generally and collectively called Visayans or Bisayans.
54. Hence, the people in Panay, Guimaras and Negros Occidental are referred to as "Visayans" or
"Bisayans".
55. Aside from the general names given to the people of the Visayan region, there are mountain
people who lived in the interior mountains of Panay and Negros.
56. In Panay, they were generally referred to as Bukidnon (literally, "from the mountains") or Sulod
(literally, "inside" or "interior").
57. Farming and fishing are the main sources of livelihood in the region until the 1960s.
58. Farmers within the interior mountains of Central Panay employed the kaingin system (slashand-burn).
59. A bolo and a wooden dibble were all they use for cutting trees and for boring holes to drop rice
or corn seeds and legumes into.
60. Most houses have bangkaw (spear) as hunting tool.
Prepared by:
MS. HONESTY MARIE H.SEGERIL & MS. MARIBETH F. TUBIERA
Checked by:

MS. NERISSA C. PISCAR

ENGLISH COORDINATOR
Noted:
MRS. BABYLYN M. PAMBID
Teacher In - Charge