Montessori School of Jaen, Inc.

Campugo St., Sto. Tomas South, Jaen, Nueva Ecija

S.Y. 2018-2019

1st Preliminary Test in English 7

Name: ________________________________________ Score:
Grade and Section: ____________________ Date: ________________
I. Directions: DO NOT CHEAT. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write only the letter of your
answer on the space provided.
______1. How do we call a written works especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit?
a. Literature b. prose c. fiction d. legend
______2. What type of story is The Monkey and the Crocodile?
a. Legend b. myth c. fable d. fantasy
______3. These are the characters of “How the World Began”, a popular Bukidnon folktale, retold EXCEPT.
a. Magbabaya b. Dadanyahan c. Makabughaw d. Makabayan
______4. The context sometimes contains a hint to the meaning of the unfamiliar word. This clue is called ___.
a. Pattern b. figures of speech c. context cheat d. context clues
______5. You are looking for magazines and newspapers for your project in English and from what section they
will be found?
a. Periodicals b. references c. fiction d. filipiniana
______6. Teacher A asks you to read books entitled “Cinderella” and “Snow White” in what section they will
find?
a. Non-fiction b. fiction c. reference d. periodicals
______7. Your teacher in English asks you to find a book about History of the Philippines but you don’t know
where to find it, what are you going to do?
a. Get an assistance of the chief librarian or search in a check out desk.
b. Read all the title of the books for you to find it.
c. Don’t do the task.
d. None of the above.
______8. What kind of card catalog are sorted alphabetically according to the authors’ or editors’ names of the
entries.
a. Title Cards b. Author Cards c. Subject Cards d. Reference Cards
______9. What section where you can check out books for home reading. You may also get your library card
Here?
a. Periodicals b. Card Catalog c. Reference Section d. Checkout Desk
_____10. Your teacher gave you an assignment about what literature is but there’s no computer available or you
don’t have an internet, what are you going to do?
a. Don’t do the assignment
b. Go to the library and find what particular book you are looking for.
c. Copy the assignment of your classmate instead.
d. A and b
II. Directions: For each sentence below, use the context clues to help you determine the meaning of
the italicized word. Write only the letter of the correct answer on the space provided. (2 points each)
______1.Because there was so little precipitation this year, the crops dried up and died.
a. fertilizer b.planting c. rain
______2. Although I was unable to understand all of the details of the presentation, I did get the gist of it.
a. humor b. main point c. notes
______3. At a special ceremony, the police chief gave the officer a commendation for bravery.
a. an award for an outstanding achievement b. an object designed to bring good luck
c. a lecture
______4. One brother is an erudite professor; the other brother, however, has never shown any interest in
books or learning.
a. old; elderly b. well-educated; well-read c. snobbish; stuck up
_______5. Night is the time when many animals forage, or search for food.
a. come out at night b. sleep c. search for food
 III. Directions: Read each set of events. Arrange the sequence of the story entitled “How the World
Began” by numbering them in the correct order from 1-6. Write your answer on the space provided.
(2 points each)
______1. Magbabaya builds an extension to accommodate all of them.
______2. The two gods fight but later reach an agreement.
______3. When Magbabaya leaves, Dadanyahan tampers with figures.
______4.Magbabaya sprinkles the dry earth and vegetation grows.
______5. Three gods live in a small cramped circular space.
______6. Magbabaya and Dadanyahan create seven figures to take care of the garden.
IV. Directions: Analyze the details of the card catalog carefully and choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write your answer on the space provided. (Question for numbers 27-30 only)

1
J WET ECOLOGY
2 333.91 Challand, Helen J.
3 CHA Disappearing Wetlands
Chicago: Children’s Press, 1992
4
1. Saving Planet Earth
5 2. Wetland Ecology
3. Ecology. I Title II. Series

______ 1. What number can you find the publisher?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
______2. What number can you find the author?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5
______3. What number can you find the cross-reference?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 4
______4. What number can you find the call number?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 4
______5. What number can you find the subject?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
______6. What kind of card catalog is given above?
a. Subject Card b. Author Card c. publisher card d. Title Card
V. Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write only the letter on the space provided.
______1. He was as brave as a lion.
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
______2. "All the world's a stage And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their
entrances;" William Shakespear: As you like it
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
______3. "Death lays its icy hands on kings."
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
______4. "My love is like a red, red rose..."
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
______5. The boat was tossed like a cork on the waves.
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
______6. The sun smiles down on me.
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
______7. I’ve told you a million times to clean up your room!
a. onomatopoeia b. metaphor c. hyperbole
______8. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
a. Onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. personification
______9. We ate catfish for dinner.
a. Onomatopoeia b. oxymoron c. personification
______10. The speaker acts naturally during his speech.
a. Oxymoron b. personification c. alliteration

Prepared by: Checked by:

Ms. Niña Romina G. Navalta
English Teacher Mrs. Lina Db. Javaluyas

Principal