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FIRST DEPARTMENTAL TEST IN ENGLISH 7

Name: ______________________________ Score: ______

Section: _____________________________ Date: _______

I. Choose the word in the box that identifies each definition and write it on the blank provided.

fable literature myth moral

proverb theme legend plot

riddle folktale tanaga setting

_______________1. A brief saying that gives advice about how people should live or that expresses a
belief that is generally thought to be true.
_______________2. It includes any type of writing about a subject.
_______________3. A puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed.
_______________4. A story about actions of Gods and Goddesses or the elements of nature’s origin.
_______________5. A story about the origin and they are told for entertainment.
_______________6. A story that have animal characters and it has a moral.
_______________7. Widely told story about the past or how something was created or formed.
_______________8. It tells about the lesson of a particular story.
_______________9. It refers to the sequence of events in a story.
______________10. It refers to the time and place of the story.

II. Encircle the letter of the correct answer about the told Folk Narratives.

11. What kind of folk narrative is the story “The Boastful Turtle”?
a. folktale b. myth c. fable
12. Who is the man to whom did Ilang fall in-love?
a. Edo b. Miguel c. Andrei
13.Who climbed up the coconut tree in “The Blind Man and the Hunchback”?
a. turtle b. hunchback c. blind man
14. What was the name given by the people to the grown tree with fragrant flowers near the grave of
Ilang?
a. everlasting b. ilang-ilang c. sampaguita
15. Who helped the turtle to fly?
a. owl b. eagle c. goose

III. On the blank provided, write the vowel sound symbol of the vowel sound produced in each
word.

16. dad - ______ 21. sat - ______

17. lip - ______ 22. pan - ______
18. cheese - ______ 23. net - ______
19. book - ______ 24. bin - ______
20. blue - ______ 25. teeth - ______
 IV. Add a prefix or suffix to the root word in the parenthesis, and write the word formed on the
blank to express the thought of each sentence.

26. I couldn’t find any ______________ in his theory. (weak)

27. The members ______________ to the suggestion of the leader because it will just make the
problem worst. (agree)
28. Joshua and Vince ______________ each other’s opinion that’s why they both leave the office.
(understand)
29. The ______________ of the club is so powerful. (lead)
30. The story should be kept ______________. (told)
31. The student council had an ______________ campaign to save the students from drugs. (drugs)
32. The team that he supported could win the ______________. (champion)
33. He wants to be a ______________. (sing)
34. I think you should give ______________ in your decision. (consider)
35. The writers should ______________ the poem they made in another sheet of paper. (write)

V. Underline the correct verb in each sentence.

36. The journalist (writes, write) an article about the event.
37. My younger brother (is, are) busy in his project in English.
38. Ruby (run, runs) to the park every day.
39. The dogs (bark, barks) at strangers.
40. Francis and Sophia (is, are) going to watch the play.
41. The game (was, were) exciting.
42. They (worries, worry) too much.
43. Sharmaine (study, studies) every night.
44. Black and white (is, are) the theme in her debut.
45. These (is, are) pretty shoes.
46. Either the girl or her sisters (watch, watches) news every day.
47. Ricardo (doesn’t, don’t) like sports.
48. A lady, with her 10 cats (lives, live) in that big house.
49. One of the soldiers (use, uses) the expensive gun.
50. Everybody (enjoy, enjoys) the party.
51. Either (is, are) suitable.
52. Youth Speaks by Amador Daguio (is, are) a good oratorical piece.
53. The Blind Man and the Hunchback (are, is) an entertaining story.
54. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
55. The nurse and cousin (give, gives) the needs of the patient.

V. Give the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions.

56. cat nap - _______________________________

57. to spill the beans - _______________________________

58. raining cats and dogs - _______________________________

59. break a leg - _______________________________

60. top dog - _______________________________