BALNASAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Score:

1st Quarter Examination in English 7

S.Y. 2019-2020

Name _____________________________________________________ Date: ___________________

GENERAL DIRECTION: Write the letter of your answer in the space provided before each number.

I. Literature – Pre-Colonial Philippine Literature

A. Pre-colonial Literary Genres

Direction: Answer the following questions by selecting an entry from the box below.
A. proverb B. epic C. legend

___ 1. What genre of literature does the story of Maria Makiling belong to?
___ 2. What genre of literature does the story of Bantugan belong to?
___ 3. What genre of literature is about the origin of things, places and others?
___ 4. What genre of literature is about the heroic exploits of legendary figures?
___ 5. What genre of literature served as laws and rules on good behavior?

B. Proverbs

Direction: Match a proverb in Column A wit its possible subject/meaning in Column B.

A B
___ 6. A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly bound. A. courage (katapangan)
(Matibay ang walis, palibhasa'y magkabigkis.) B. industriousness (kasipagan)
___ 7. To a fearless person, no fence is high enough. C. patriotism
(Sa taong walang takot, walang mataas na bakod.) (pagkamakabayan)
___ 8. If you save, you have something to withdraw. D. thriftiness (pagkamatipid)
(Kung may isinuksok, may madudukot.) E. trustworthiness
___ 9. Truthfulness ensures a lasting relationship. (pagkamapagkakatiwalaan)
___ 10. He who does not love the national language is worse than a smelly fish. F. unity (pagkakaisa)
(Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, daig pa ang
malangsang isda.)

II. Oral Language & Fluency – Prosodic Features of Speech

Direction: Determine which syllable is stressed in each word.

A. first B. second C. third D. fourth E. fifth

___ 11. antecedent

___ 12. baptism
___ 13. category
___ 14. establishment
___ 15. folklorist

Direction: Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

___ 16. “I think I prefer this color.” Where will you put the stress if you want to emphasize the color?
A. this B. think C. prefer D. color
___ 17. “I did not meet Johnny on the street.” Where should be the stress if you want to emphasize that you met
Johnny somewhere else?
A. I B. not C. meet D. Johnny
___ 18. I don’t think he should get the job. What is the meaning of the statement if the emphasis is on the word
‘he’?
A. He has another job. C. Somebody else should get the job.
B. He is not fit for the job. D. Somebody else thinks he should get the job.
___ 19. Which of the following statements uses a rise-fall intonation?
A. What is your name? C. Do you like coffee?
B. Have you seen him? D. Is the view great?
___ 20. Which of the following statements uses a rising-falling intonation?
A. Can you swim? C. She’s beautiful, isn’t she?
 B. Do you play chess? D. What’s inside the box?

III. Vocabulary Development – Slangs

Direction: Match a phrase in Column A to the slang it refers to in Column B.

A B
__ 21. To leave somewhere or abandon plans A. bail
_ B. buck
__ 22. a dollar C. crash
_ D. creep
__ 23. to suddenly fall asleep E. for real
_ F. jonesing
__ 24. person who is unpleasant, strange, and weird G. knock
_ H. shotgun
__ 25. saying you’re being honest I. sweet
_ J. zonked
__ 26. strong craving or desire
_
__ 27. a bad or disparaging remark
_
__ 28. front passenger seat of the car
_
__ 29. expression of happiness due to a favorable situation
_
__ 30. tired; exhausted
_

IV. Grammar Awareness – Subject-Verb Agreement

Direction: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb. Choose your answers from the
options on the right. ***HINT: Options A are all singular; options B are all plural.

___ 31.
A stitch in time _____ nine. A. saves B. save
___ 32.
Noisy is the can that _____ nothing. A. contains B. contain
___ 33.
he who speaks too much _____ too little. A. works B. work
___ 34.
A desperate person _____ on to the knife edge. A. holds B. hold
___ 35.
Whatever you _____ think about it seven times. A. does B. do
___ 36.
A monkey, which is dressed up, _____ still a monkey. A. is B. are
___ 37.
When the blanket _____ short, learn to curl up under it. A. is B. are
___ 38.
A person who is outwardly calm _____ anger raging inside his stomach. A. has B. have
___ 39.
He who does not love his native language _____ worse than a beast or A. is B. are
a rotten fish.
___ 40. A heavy burden is lightened if everyone _____ in carrying it. A. participates B. participate

V. Mixed Topics

Direction: Match a definition in Column A with a term that it refers to in Column B.

A B
__ 41. It is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word. A. colloquial
_ language
__ 42. These certain words in a sentence that are given importance. B. epic
_ C. familiar language
__ 43. It is the total pattern of pitch change within an utterance. D. intonation
_ E. legend
__ 44. These are variations in pitch, stress patterns, and duration that contribute to F. prosodic features
_ expressive reading of a text. G. proverbs
__ 45. It is used in everyday speech. H. sentence-stress
_ I. slang
 __ 46. It reflects the close relationship of the people speaking.
_
__ 47. It is a sub-category of colloquial expressions.
_
__ 48. These are brief instructive expressions that suggest a specific action, behavior,
_ or judgment. J. stress
__ 49. It is a story or a narrative from the past or is believed to have been historical. K. subject
_
__ 50. It is a long narrative poem based on a oral tradition.
_

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