Department of Education ____ 9.

It refers to the level of language that is used

Region 02 in everyday speech. This level is used in speaking
Division of Quirino with classmates, teachers, visitors, etc.
Maddela District II A. Colloquial C. familiar
CABARUAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL B. Slang D. bilingual
Cabaruan, Maddela, Quirino ____ 10. Which word is NOT similar to the word
ancestor?
FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN A. elder C. old
ENGLISH 7 B. young D. senior
Name: _________________________________ ____ 11. The story of creation that I read a while
Date:______________ Score: _________ ago is very lengthy.
The opposite of lengthy is
I. Read each item carefully then write the letter of A. brief C. long
the correct answer before each number. Use B. comprehensive D. extended
CAPITAL letters only. ____ 12. The INDIGENOUS people of their
barangay were recognized because of their deeds.
____ 1. These are brief instructive expressions that A. Complex C. Native
serve as guideposts towards strengthening our B. lengthy D. elders
values. They prescribe norms, impart a lesson, or ____ 13. Their father brought home VENISON. It
emphasize traditions and beliefs in a community. tastes good.
A. proverbs C. poems A. Wild pig meat C. Wild plant
B. ancestors D. myth B. deer meat D. dear meat
____ 2. The Filipinos are uniquely diversified. ____ 14. Tina Sadot made her home work
A. true C. false SLOPPILY.
B. partly true D. partly false A. Lazily C. Cheerfully
____ 3. The Filipino character is actually a little bit B. patiently D. carelessly
of all cultures put together. From whom did we, ____ 15. Do you know the GENESIS of your
Filipinos, inherit our being religious? town?
A. Chinese C. Americans A. Ending C. Beginning
B. Spaniards D. Japanese B. story D. meaning
____ 4. Who is the mother of Philippine Folklore? ____ 16. “How the World Was Created” (Panayan)
A. Damiano L. Eugenia is a story of creation with Tungkung Langit and
B. Eugenia L. Damiana Alunsina, a god and a goddess, as characters. What
C. Damiana L. Eugenio kind of selection is it?
D. Eugenio L. Damianono A. Legend C. myth
____ 5. The Origin of This World (Maranao), The B. Folktale D. none of the
Story of Creation (B’laan) and How the World Was choices
Created (Panayan) are examples of ____________. ____ 17. These are stories which were passed down
A. poem C. legend from generations to generations orally.
B. short story D. myth A. Legends C. Folktales
____ 6. What is the significant number portrayed in B. Myth D. Short
The Origin of This World (Maranao)? stories
A. seven C. eight ____ 18. Dona, a cheerful girl, wants to ask Lorna,
B. nine D. ten her new classmate this question “Where do you
____ 7. What are the principal characters of a myth? live?” What kind of intonation pattern should she
A. animals C. objects use if she is really interested to know the answer?
B. animals and humansD. gods and A. Falling intonation
goddesses B. rising-falling intonation
____ 8. It is usually about creation of the world and C. Falling-falling intonation
it involves magical powers, gods, and goddesses. D. rising intonation
A. legend C. myth

B. fable D. parable
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____ 19. Why do we need to be knowledgeable on A. weed C. weeds
prosodic features of speech also known as B. weeded D. weeding
suprasegmentals – stress, intonation and pauses? ____ 28. A number of assignments ____________
A. To become dramatic speakers to us by our teachers.
B. To reinforce writing skills A. is given C. are given
C. To reinforce skills in oral fluency and to B. was given D. were given
give emphasis and contrast to the text being For nos. 29-30. Determine the meaning of the
delivered italicized idiomatic expressions in each sentence.
D. To convey messages unclearly and Choose your answer from the word pool.
confusingly
A. Do your best C. To be reasonable
For items 20-21 Use Damiana Eugenio‘s B. Pause D. go out for walk or drive
system to classify the following proverbs.
A. proverbs expressing a general attitude towards
life and the laws that govern life ____ 29. You will succeed if you will put your
B. ethical proverbs recommending certain virtues shoulder to the wheel.
and condemning certain vices ____ 30. The farmer took a breath before he
C. proverbs expressing a system of values finished the furrow.
D. proverbs expressing general truths/observations
about life and human nature  For nos. 31-35. Read each passage then choose
E. humorous proverbs the correct answer.
F. miscellaneous proverbs
Filipino women before the coming of
____ 20. Ang magalang na sagot, nakakapawi ng the Spaniards enjoyed a unique position in society.
pagod.
Customary laws gave them the right to be equal of
A respectful retort wipes away weariness.
____ 21.Ang pili ng pili, natatapat sa bungi. men. They could own and inherit property, engage
One who is choosy ends up with the least in trade and industry and succeed to the
attractive choice.
chieftainship of the barangay in the absence of a
____ 22. A plural subject takes a __________ verb
A. singular C. plural male heir. They have the exclusive right to give
B. irregular D. action names to their children.
____ 23. A singular subject takes a __________
verb.
___ 31. What is the position of the Filipino women
A. singular C. plural
before the coming of the Spaniards?
B. irregular D. action
A. lost C. unique
____ 24. Lazy people ____________ to bring their
B. high D. low
school materials always.
____ 32. What gave them the right to be equal of
A. forget C. forgets
men?
B. forgot D. forgotten
A. customary laws C. property
____ 25. Either the president or the leaders
B. civil D. tradition
____________ the attendance before starting the
____ 33. Filipino women are engage in?
meeting.
A. politics C. chieftainship
A. check C. checks
B. checked D. will check B. trade and industry D. social life
____ 26. Aunt Marie and her sister _____________ ____ 34. What is the exclusive right of the Filipino
to the market to buy school supplies. women towards their children?
A. go C. goes A. discipline C. rearing
B. went D. gone B. teaching D. give names
____ 27. My sister and friend ____________ her ____ 35. What is the main idea of the selection?
vegetable plots next Saturday. A. Filipino women have unique position in
society during the pre-Spanish time.
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 B. Rights of the Filipino women C. We put importance to bigger problems.
C. Power and happiness of the Filipino D. we ignore minor problems.
women
D. History of the rights of Filipino women
____ 40. Which of the following statements
For nos. 36-40. expresses is an opinion?
Procrastination plagues us all, at one A. It is believed that a great thing is
time or another. Many times, we simply postpone achieved little by little.
for tomorrow the things we could do today. But any B. Our past does not determine what we do
activity that is worthy of our effort should be today.
tackled by bits and pieces, one day at a time. We are C. We can’t change a behavior overnight.
too easily overwhelmed when we set our sights only D. A book is written, word by word.
on the accomplished goal. We sometimes make a
mountain out of a molehill. We need to focus,
instead, on the individual elements and then on just
one element at a time. A book is written, word by
word. A house is built, timber-by timber. A college
degree is attained, course by course. Prepared by: FEMIE ANN P. SAMANIEGO
Our past need not determined what we Subject Teacher
set to do today. We can’t change a habit overnight.
Enough days committed to the completion of
enough small objectives will bring us to the Checked & Verified: FERDIE B. MAXIMO
attainment of any goal, large or small.
HT-I
____ 36. What can we infer from the selection?
A. Our past will determine our future.
Noted: DANTE P. TAIPAN
B. We can still do tomorrow what we failed
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to do today.
C. In order to attain a goal, we should work
at it step by step.
D. It is difficult to accomplish too many
goals at the same time.
____ 37. What habit is discussed in the selection?
A. Sleeping late
B. engaging in gossip
C. Worrying about the future
D. putting off things for tomorrow
____ 38. What conclusion can be drawn from the
selection?
A. We cannot change an old habit
B. Attaining a goal means completing small
objectives.
C. A college degree is achieved course by
course.
D. Any activity is worthy of our attention
and best effort.
____ 39. What does the underlines idiomatic
expression mean?
A.. we make a problem bigger that it
actually is.
B. we make a problem less important than it
really is.