Department of Education

Region VI – Western Visayas

Division of Aklan
MALOCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Maloco, Ibajay, Aklan

First Quarter Examination in English 7

Grade 7 – Perseus

Name: _________________________________ Year & Section: _____________ Score: ______________

Test I. Identification
A. Syllable Stress
Direction: Trace a route through the maze following the words stressed on the first syllable starting at the top-
left corner of the corner to the exit in the bottom right corner of the maze. You can move from one square to the
next horizontally or vertically but not diagonally. You can only move across a square if it contains a word with
the same stress pattern as STRATEGY or DEFINITE. (10 points)

B. Content or Function word?

Direction: In the given selection below, encircle the content word and underline the function words. (10 points)

Are you burning the candle at both ends? Do you feel you have no time for yourself? Do you
forget to call family on birthdays or holidays? Have you stopped going out with friends because you’re
too busy? Do you have trouble relaxing and having fun?
If you recognize yourself, you should remember to slow down and take more time for everything.
Living a balanced life is about integrating the many vital areas of your life, including your health, friends,
family, work, and romance.
Here are some tips for restoring a healthy perspective. First, remember to take time for the
important people in your life. Stop over-scheduling and spend quality time with friends and family.
Second, learn to eat, talk, walk, and drive more slowly. And don’t forget to turn your cell phone off
sometimes. People who really want to talk to you will call back. Third, learn to live in the present and
stop worrying about the future. And finally, take it easy and begin enjoying the simple things in life. Stop
to smell the roses.
 C. Subject-Verb Agreement

Direction: On the space provided, put a C if the verb agrees with the subject, an X if does not.

_______1. Cats and dogs love to run.

_______2. He don’t like chocolate.

_______3. Her friends or Sarah excel at volleyball.

_______4. Each of these have been ruined.

_______5. Trousers are baggy now.

_______6. The students, as well as the teacher, are nervous about the test.

_______7. The news are on at 10.

_______8. My family are a lot of fun.

_______9. Mathematics is hard for many.

_______10. The director, with all the cast members, works very hard.

_______11. These are really special.

_______12. You rides with me.

_______13. All of them goes to school.

_______14. Tony likes Mary.

_______15. That movie was awesome.

D. Give me what I want!

Direction: Choose the correct answer from the pool of words that corresponds with the question/statement.
Write your answer on the space provided.

Damiana L. Eugenio point of view semi vowels familiar language

slang rhyme voice projection myth

affixes stress phonology sentence stress

intonation proverbs consonant blends Abdullah T. Madale

_______________1. It refers to the study of the sounds of language.

______________2. A distinguished scholar of Philippine Folklore who compiled and edited the most
comprehensive collection of Philippine proverbs.

______________3. It is the total pattern of pitch change within an utterance.

______________4. The repetition of stressed vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are
close together in a poem.

______________5. An author’s opinion about the subject.

______________6. Word parts that are “fixed to” either the beginning of words or the ending of words.

______________7. A narrative that describes and portrays the origin of the basic elements and assumptions of a
culture in symbolic language.

______________8. The strength of speaking or singing whereby the voice is used loudly and clearly.

______________9. It refers to words, phrases and uses of language that are considered to be very informal and
the usage is often restricted to special contexts or is only used by a particular class, profession, social group, etc.
_____________10. It reflects the close relationship of the people speaking.

_____________11. Relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or certain words in a
phrase or sentence making longer, louder and higher in pitch.

_____________12. Known as a brief instructive expressions that suggest a specific action, behavior, or
judgment.

_____________13. A sequence of two or three consonants, each of which is heard.

_____________14. It refers to the variations in pitch (intonation), stress patterns (syllable prominence),
duration (length of time) that contribute to expressive reading of a text.

_____________15. Sounds that are very nearly vowels.

Test III. Matching Type

Direction: Match the sentence in Column A to Column B according to what does the sentence means based
from the italicized words.
Column A Column B

1. I didn’t say we should kill him.
2. I didn’t say we should kill him.
3. I didn’t say we should kill him.
4. I didn’t say we should kill him.
5. I didn’t say we should kill him.
6. I didn’t say we should kill him.
7. I didn’t say we should kill him.
a. I said we should take him to dinner /take care
of him / send him on a diving holiday.
b. I am denying saying it.
c. We should kill someone else.
d. Someone else said we should kill him.
e. I said someone else should kill him /you
should kill him, etc.
f. I said we shouldn’t kill him / we must kill
him, etc.
g. I implied it / whispered it / wrote it down.
h. I never said that!

Test IV. Enumeration

Types of Rhyme Six Categories of Proverbs
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
7.
8.
9.