MID YEAR TEST IN GRADE 7 ENGLISH

I. Differentiate Prose and Poetry: Arrange the following phrases that

match the description of prose and poetry.

PROSE POETRY
1. 7.
2. 8.
3. 9.
4. 10.
5. 11.
6. 12.
 Divided into stanza  Has musical quality or
 Divided into paragraphs (rhythm)
 Uses figurative language  Use direct and
(simile, etc.) straightforward discussions
 Uses ordinary or literal  Uses imagery and
language symbolism
 Uses rhyme or meter  Example: Poems, Songs,
 Does not use rhyme or meter Epic
 Has no musical quality  Example: News, Short Story,
Novels
 II. Classification of Sentences According to Form

A.Simple Sentence B. Compound Sentence C. Complex Sentence D.

Compound-Complex
_________13. Marco throws the ball to his teammate.
_________14. Although I like to go camping, I haven’t had time to go lately, and
I haven’t found anyone to go with.
_________15. The boys are dancing and the girls are singing.
_________16. Ivan and Josh enter the room when the bell rang.
_________17. Iccezen hugged her best friend one last time before she took her
to the airport.
_________18. Mikhaela and Margarette are sisters.
_________19. Sharlene studied for the long test when her brother arrived.
III. Grammar

(Simple Present Tense) Underline the correct form of the verb.

20. He always (arrive, arrives) on time.

21. She always (do, does) her work well.
22. Parents (do, does) everything for their children.
23. They (know, knows) I’m leaving.
24. The students (perform, performs) well every day.
25. Some students (enjoy, enjoys) the horror films.
IV. Basic Figures of Speech

A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E.

Alliteration
F. Paradox G. Onomatopoeia H. Anaphora I. Oxymoron
___________26. I’ll make you say “weee ohhh weee oohh, weee ohhh weeee
oooohhhh, weeee ooohhhh”, like a cop car.
___________27. I’m educated but I’m dumb on that microphone. Don’t even bother,
you’lll get done on that microphone. I turn a father to a son on that microphone. And
tell the source that I don’t need a microphone.
____________28. Love is gentle, love is quiet.
____________29. Love is beauty, love is music.
____________30. But the Western lagoons and the lonely stars, whispered across
the sea.
____________31. Some issues need to be addressed like envelopes.
____________32. Peter piper picked the piece of pickled paper
____________33. Let the weak say I am strong, let the poor say I am rich
____________34. The whistle blower is an “Honest Liar”.

V. Forms of Poetry

Column A Column B
______35. Composed of three lines, 5-7- A. Free Verse
5 syllabic pattern and has 17 syllables in B. Blank Verse
all. C. Acrostic
______36. Composed of having similar D. Tanka
meanings. E. Haiku
______37. A diamond shaped poem F. Formula Poem
______38. 5-7-5-7-7 Syllabic pattern G. Diamante
______39. An alphabet poem written first H. Synonym Poem
vertically and each letter serves as the
starting point of the poem
______40. It has no pattern, no rhyme
and doesn’t follow any meter
______41. A poem which follows a strict
pattern of 3 verbs, 1 noun, adverb
showing how, 1 verb, adverb showing
when/where

VI. Synonym and Antonym

Give the 2 Synonyms of the following words
42. Scared - ___________, _____________
43. Hot - ____________, ______________
44. Beautiful - ________________, _______________
45. Gigantic - _____________, _________________

Give Antonym of the following words

45. Happy - _____________
46. Tall - _______________
47. Dark - ______________
48. Fast - ______________