Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III – Central Luzon
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF MEYCAUAYAN
MEYCAUAYAN WEST CENTRAL INTEGRATED SCHOOL
City of Meycauayan

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH 7

FIRST QUARTER
NAME: ______________________________________________________________ SCORE: _________________
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A.Reading and Literature: Read the story below, and 5.What kind of story is this?
then answer the questions that follow. A. Novel B. Legend C. Epic D. myth

Once upon a time in the Philippines there
was an old woman with strange magical
qualities. The local villagers had noticed her
house seemed brighter at night even though thre
was no electricity. According to rumors some
had even seen dwarfs helping a mysterious and
beautiful girl at night. No one ever discovered
the source of the mysterious night time glow.
She lived in the forest on the outskirts of a
fishing village and was famous for her beautiful
flowers. The fisherman would barter their
treasured catch for her flowers.
A young couple came to visit the village. Thay
were haughty and were not from around there.
A proud pair that hated anything they thought
was ugly. They would make fun of anything they
thought was ugly.
They were out exploring the village one day
and came upon the old woman in the forest.
Since they found her ugly, they mocked her.
After making fun of her, the old woman asked
them to leave but they refused.
To punish them, she said “since you only like
beautiful things I will turn you unto the most
beautiful insect.” She tapped them with her cane
and they became the first two butterflies.
1.Who is the main character in the story?
A. Old woman C. many villagers
B. Young couple D. colorful butterflies
2.The young couple played as the ___ in the story. the word that completes the sentences.
A. Protagonists C. friends
B. Antagonists D. heroes
3.The young couple made fun of the old woman.
This part of the plot is the ___ of the story. 21.The young couple receive punish-__ from the
A. Resolution C. climax
B. Introduction D. falling action A. -ance
B. Put the stress mark above the accented syllable.
Use the symbol (‘)
6.tornado
7.talented
8.guitarist
C. Tell whether the following sentences follow
(A) rising-falling intonation or (B) rising
intonation pattern. Write the letter of your
answer.
9.Did you visit your grandmother?
10.I’m a student. How about you?
11.I forgot my notebook yesterday.
D.Choose the correct form of the verb that
agrees with the subject.
12.Two kilometers (is,are) the distance between
our houses.
13.The flock of birds (is,are) flying south.
14.Either his mother or his grandparents (gives,
give) him an advice
15.News (come,comes) very early today.
16.Many (believe, believes) that Maria Makiling
is a forest nymph.
17. Her measles (heal,heals) very fast.
18.A number of Filipino values (is,are) still
observed today.
19. The mother and the daughter (help, helps)
one another in doing house chores.
E.Choose the letter of the correct prefic to form
20.No one ever __ -covered the source of the
mysterious night time glow.
A. dis- B . re- C. im- D. in-
old woman they mocked.
B. – ity C. -ment D. – val

4.What is the resolution of the story?
A. The old woman became a butterfly
B. The young couple went hoe happily
C. The old woman punished the young couple
D. The young couple befriended the old
woman.
F. Identify the proverbs and idioms
22. Which of the following is not a proverb?
A. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
B. A watched pot never boils.
C. Let the cat out of the bag.
D. A sincere invitation is augmented a pull.

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23. Which of the following is an example of
idiomatic expressions? Column A Column B
A. cry over spilled milk 31. He who bites his nail A. angry
B. take your medicine 32. The one who smiles B. bored
C. as high as the mountain alone
D. make a long story longer 33. A man who clenches C. restless
his fist.
G. Identify the meanings of the proverbs and 34. A person who yawns D. insane
idioms. loudly E. worried and sad
24. He visits our place once in a blue moon. 35. She who rests her jaw F. remembers
A. always C. during the day on her hand someone special
B. very rarely D. during the night
K. Rewrite the following sentences using the
25. Writing a news article for her is just a piece of given organizer.
cake.
A. The task is simple. C. The job is complicated A. A hawker is a person who moves from one
B. The work is like a cake. D. The activity is very hard. place to another and sell their goods, by
shouting on the streets.
26. What does “A bird in the hand is worth two in B. They work hard throughout the day.
the bush” mean? C. They move on the street on their bicycle and
A. It’s better to hold something than to let it go. sometimes on foot and sell their products.
B. It’s better to catch a bird in the cage than in the D. We can see hawkers everywhere.
field.
E. They move everywhere selling their goods
C. It’s better to have one bird in the cage than to
have two on the grass.
without caring about the weather.
D. It’s better to have a lesser, but certain than having
more but unsure.
36.

H. Identify the sense to which the following lines

appeal.

27. Maria has long, black abundant hair which 37. 38. 39.
she usually decorates with pomelo flowers.
A. sight B. hearing C. smell D. touch

28. “Then back to his maiden fair he ran;

unmindful of the rain; but his feet slipped and he 40.
fell down”
A. hearing B. sight C. smell D. touch
41-50. Write a short paragraph about a topic
I.Identify the tone of the speaker in the following on how you can be a hero on your own way.
lines. (10 pts.)
Simple Paragraph Rubrics
29. “Alas, My brother Sulayman is dead!” Criteria
Content
5
All sentences
4
Only 5
3
Only 4
2
Only 3 All
1

A. angry B. happy C. sad D. surprised are related to

the topic
sentences sentences
are not
related to
the topic

30. “If only that old woman hadn’t seen him! If Organization
of ideas
The
paragraph
The
paragraph
3-4
sentences
5 sentences More than 5
sentences

only our Chief had not sentenced him to die!” shows a

logical
shows 1-2
sentences
arrangement which are
A. surprised B. angry C. sorrowful D. regretful of ideas. not properly
organized
Mechanics All rules on Any 1-2 Any 3-4 Any 5 rules More than 5
in Writing capitalization, rules are not rules are not are not rules are not
J. Match the non-verbal communication in Column A spelling, properly properly properly
grammar,etc observed. observed observed.
with its interpretation in column B. Write the letter of are perfectly
observed
your answer.
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