Del Pilar Integrated School

Fourth Preliminary Examination

English O7

Name:________________________________________________Section:______________________Score:_________

DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the best answer from the options given. Write your answer on the blank. Note: Use
CAPITAL LETTERS only!

_____1. Is used to show a separation of ideas or elements within the structure of a sentence
a. Comma b. colon c. period d. apostrophe
____2. is used to connect independent clauses
a. Comma b. colon c. period d. apostrophe
____3. are curved notations used to contain further thoughts or qualifying remarks
a. Comma b. colon c. parentheses d. apostrophe
____4. is used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive case, or the plurals of lowercase
letters
a. Comma b. colon c. parentheses d. apostrophe
____5. are a pair of punctuation marks used primarily to mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another
and repeated word for word
a. Quotation marks b. colon c. parentheses d. apostrophe
____6. Her sullenness was not because of anger or hate.
a. hostility b. friendliness c. openness d. kindliness
____7. The gong of the dancers clamorously called in her care through the walls.
a. beat of heart b. big crowd c. honor d. sound of an instrument
____8. They had looked carefully at the buttresses of rocks they had to step on.
a. erosion b. ditches c. destruction d. loss
____9. She flung herself upon his knees and clung to them.
a. turned aroundb. walked thoroughly c. moved forcefully d. none of these
____10. Lumnay’s hair flowed down in cascades of gleaming darkness.
a. streams b. waterfalls c. floods d. all of these
____11. Awiyao stopped as if suddenly hit by spear.
a. weapon b. car c. monster d. all of these
____12. The white and jade and deep orange obsidians shone in the firelight.
a. jet-black volcanic glass c. obstacle course
b. citrus d. oblivion
____13. Her grip loosened and buried out into the night.
a. awareness b. ignorance c. release d. all of these
____14. The moonlight struck her face.
a. distracted b. hit c. tormented d. all of these
____15. She could hear the throbbing of the gangsas.
a. infirm b. half-hearted c. beating d. none of these
16-20. Read the selection below and answer the questions that follow.

Confidence is a very important element in learning to speak a language. Many of those who take up English as a
second language worry that they are going to make mistake or that people listening will not be able to understand them.
But how can a person sound more confident speaking in English?
The golden rule is to practice often. The often you speak, the easier it becomes to express your feelings and
thoughts. Try to think of people you can talk to in English, on places in your town where English is spoken a lot. You need
to put yourself in a position where you need to speak.
Relax and think about the message you want to impart. Do not worry so much about making mistakes. It is a
natural part of learning. Just keep in mind that what you want to say is usually more important than how you say it.
Talking about something which you find really interesting can also work wonders on your confidence level. You will find
that speaking is easier when you have something to say, and you are enjoying in the conversation.

______16. Which title is best suited for the selection?

a. Learning English c. Practice Makes Perfect
b. Keeping Listeners Interested d. Becoming a Confident Speaker
______17. Which statement best summarizes the given line?
“The more you speak, the easier it becomes to express your thoughts and feelings”.
a. Express yourself.
b. It is easier to talk about something than to take action about it.
c. Practice makes perfect
d. Too much of anything never does any good.
______18. Based on the selection, why do most people find it hard to be confident about their oral skills?
a. They lack practice.
b. People tease them a lot about their grammatical mistakes.
c. They are not interested in or knowledgeable about the topic that they are discussing with other people.
d. They worry about making mistakes and leaving people confused about what they were saying.
______19. Why does the article encourage readers to stop worrying about making mistake?
a. Nobody is perfect.
b. Mistakes are a natural part of the learning process.
 c. English is only a second language for most speakers who lack confidence
______20. Which of the following can be inferred from the line given below?
“Just keep in mind that what you want to say is usually more important than how you say it”.
a. Be polite always.
b. It does not matter if you cannot speak English properly.
c. Be alert at all times whenever natural English speakers are around.
d. The important thing is that your listeners understand the message you are trying to impart.

_____21. a. reciept b. receipt c. receit d. reciet

_____22. a. beleive b. believe c. bilieve d. blieve
_____23. a. strenhtg b. strength c. strenght d. straight
_____24. a. frend b. friend c. freind d. fren
_____25. a. receive b. recieve c. reciv d. recive
_____26. a. curiosity b. curiousity c. coriosity d. curiusity
_____27. a. buffet b. buffei c. buffett d. boffet
_____28. a. facade b. fasade c. fasad d. facad
_____29. a. beleive b. believe c. bilieve d. blieve
_____30. a. beautiful c. beautifull c. beatyful d. beauttiful

“Friends and good manners will carry where money won’t go”.
-Margaret Walker

Prepared by:
Ma’am Riz 