FIRST PERIODICAL EXAM IN ENGLISH 7

Name: _______________________________________ DATE: ___________

Grade and Section: ___________________________

Directions: ENCIRCLE the LETTER of your chosen answer.

1. The sentence You want flowers. is
A. Stating a fact C. Emphasizing the giver
B. Asking question D. Emphasizing the relationship of the giver to
2. The sentence You want flowers? is
A. Stating a fact C. Emphasizing the giver
B. Asking question D. Emphasizing the relationship of the giver to
3. The sentence Luis, your friend gave me flowers. is
A. Stating a fact C. Emphasizing the giver
B. Asking question D. Turning the statement into a question
4. The sentence Luis gave me flowers! is
A. Indicating excitement C. Asking a question
B. Indicating disappointment D. Stating a fact
5. The sentence Luis gave me flowers. is
A. Stating a fact C. Indicating disappointment
B. Asking question D. Emphasizing the relationship of the giver to
6. A traditional narrative, a story or legend that is passed down from one generation to the next and
becomes part of a communitys tradition.
A. Myth C. Fable
B. Folktale D. Legends
7. A traditional sacred to story, which usually narrates the activities of gods and heroes.
A. Myth C. Fable
B. Folktale D. Legends
8. Is a short story that teaches moral, and often involves animals as characters.
A. Myth C. Fable
B. Folktale D. Legends
One strategy that is widely used by effective readers is called SQ3R namely: Survey, Question,
Read, Recite Review.
9. Read the first line of the story. Turn the first line into a question you now have in a story.
A. Survey C. Read
B. Question D. Recite
10. As you read, think about what you had first thought of the story.
A. Survey C. Read
B. Question D. Recite
11. As you read each paragraph of the selection, try to briefly recite in your own words what the answer
to your question for each paragraph is. Is an example of?
A. Survey C. Read
B. Question D. Recite
12. Once youre done reading the selection, look over your notes or key ideas. Is an example of?
A. Survey C. Review
B. Question D. Recite
13. Skim the selection first: the title, introduction, illustrations or graphs.
A. Survey C. Read
B. Question D. Recite
14. Filipino ancient literary forms, short stories and novel are all known as
A. Cultural Literature C. Folk Literature
B. Popular Literature D. Short Literature
15. Are types of stories handed down over generations and are believed to be based on history, though
typically mix fact and fantasy.
A. Legends C. Short stories
B. Fables D. Fantasy stories
16. Her naked shoulders were covered in bamboo leaves.
A. Controlled B. Strike with beak C. Bare D. Warm weather
17. The woman restrained her feat as she spoke.
A. Controlled B. Strike with beak C. Bare D. Warm weather
18. The birds attempt to break the reed was ineffectual.
A. Controlled B. Strike with beak C. Bare D. Warm weather
19. She could see tropical trees.
A. Controlled B. Strike with beak C. Bare D. Warm weather
20. Peck harder, a weak voice cried.
A. Controlled B. Strike with beak C. Bare D. Warm weather
21. According to traffic signs, RED is for STOP while ORANGE is for
A. Stop C. Go
B. Wait D. Turn
22. The P with a slash sign means
A. No parking C. No loading
B. Parking area D. No unloading
23. Pedestrian lane is for
A. Bicycles C. Walking pedestrians
B. Running dogs D. Old people
24. Red is for stop while green is for
A. Stop C. Go
B. Wait D. Turn
25. He makes sure that traffic is in order.
A. Fireman C. Lawyer
B. Teacher D. Traffic Aid
Study the following idiomatic expressions and choose the letter that corresponds to their meaning.
ENCIRCLE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWERS.
26. A blessing in disguise
A. To drink heavily C. Something good that isnt recognized at first
B. Study hard for an exam D. Something that is very common
27. A dime a dozen
A. To drink heavily C. Something good that isnt recognized at first
B. Study hard for an exam D. Something that is very common
28. Apple of my eye
A. To drink heavily C. Something good that isnt recognized at first
B. Someone who is cherished very dearly D. Something that is very common
29. Beating around the bush
A .Avoid the topic C. Something good that isnt recognized at first
B. Someone who is cherished very dearly D. Something that is very common
30. Bite your tongue
A. To drink heavily C. Let the secret out
B. Someone who is cherished very dearly D. Not to talk
31. Hit the books
A. To drink heavily C. Study hard for an exam
B. Someone who is cherished very dearly D. Not to talk
32. Go for broke
A .Avoid the topic C. Something good that isnt recognized at first
B. Risk everything you have D. Something that is very common
33. The plants are dancing. Is an example of?
A. Metaphor C. Personification
B. Simile D. Hyperbole
34. You are a walking calculator. Is an example of?
A. Metaphor C. Personification
B. Simile D. Hyperbole
35. Mary Joy is can eat 5 cows at a time. Is an example of?
A. Metaphor C. Personification
B. Simile D. Hyperbole
36. One of the blue
A. Hope something happens in the way you want it to C. To drink heavily
B.Something that happened unexpectedly D. To eat
37. Raining cats and dogs
A. Hope something happens in the way you want it to C. To drink heavily
B.Something that happened unexpectedly D. To eat
38. Liwayway was like the spirit of that fleeting but beautiful portion of the day. This sentence used a
literary device called
A. Simile C. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor D. Personification
39. The flowers danced gracefully. This sentence used a literary device called
A. Simile C. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor D. Personification
40. I can collect ten thousand stones in a minute. This sentence used a literary device called
A. Simile C. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor D. Personification
41. It is a group of sentences with one topic
A. Paragraph C. Essay
B. Clause D. Letter
42. It tells a story by sharing and engaging sentences about experiences.
A. Narrative C. Expository
B. Persuasive D. Descriptive
43. In a descriptive paragraph, this should overview the scene or summarize the content of paragraph.
A. Topic Sentence C. Sensory Details
B. Mood D. Concluding Sentence
44. Is the feeling created in the reader in a literary work or a paragraph.
A. Topic Sentence C. Sensory Details
B. Mood D. Concluding Sentence
45. Involves the writer by expressing his or her opinion in a topic. The writer wants to convince the reader
that his point of view is right.
A. Narrative Paragraph C. Expository Paragraph
B. Persuasive Paragraph D. Descriptive Paragraph
46. It conveys a single, effective picture to the reader. It tells about what a person, thing or place is like.
A. Narrative Paragraph C. Expository Paragraph
B. Persuasive Paragraph D. Descriptive Paragraph
47. It is a literary form designed for the theatre in which actors impersonate characters and perform the
dialogue and action.
A. Drama C. Legends
B. Fable D. Short stories
48. Maria Makiling is associated with Mount Makiling in Laguna, Philippines. She is known in Philippine
mythology as?
A. Kapre C. Diwata
B. Tikbalang D. Dwende
49. According to the Philippine myth Malakas and Maganda, the first man and woman came from a
A. Stone C. Mango Tree
B. Leaf D. Bamboo
50. In literature, the person that tells stories that describe sequence of the events and ideas to everyone
else is called the
A. Teacher C. Narrator
B. Orator D. Speaker

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