Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Division of Zamboanga del Sur
PICANAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
PICANAN, KUMALARANG, ZAMBONGA DEL SUR
FIRST QUARTER EXAM
English 7
MELC 1 (7 ITEMS)
Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on
your answer sheet
1. _______is a comparison between two different and unrelated things to highlight a similarity between
the two.
a. Analogy b. genre of viewing c. past tense d. past perfect tense
For items 2-7, Analyze the relationship in each analogy and identify its type from the choices given.
a. Antonyms b. Cause and Effect c. Location d. Part to Whole e. Synonyms
2. wing : bird :: tire : car
3. winter : summer :: wet : dry
4. allow : permit :: find : locate
5. bats : caves :: humans : houses
6. finger: hand :: wheel : car
7. bad : terrible :: funny : hilarious
MELC 2 (6 ITEMS)
8. ___________is another type of genre which is in a form of visual. Meaning, something that it is seen
or viewed especially that of found in television screen or in an internet-based programs.
a. Analogy b. genre of viewing c. past tense d. past perfect tense
9. It is known as Soap Opera. It is a serial drama performed originally on a daytime radio or television
program and chiefly characterized by tangled interpersonal situations and melodramatic or
sentimental treatment. Examples: 100 Days to Heaven, Agua Bendita, Love of My Life, First Yaya
a. Documentary b. Soap c. Informercials d. SitCom
10. It is known as a situation comedy. It is television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in
a succession of comedic circumstances. Examples: Home Sweetie Home, Pepito Manaloto
a. Documentary b. Soap c. Informercials d. SitCom
11. It is a relatively long commercial (usually 15 to 30 minutes duration) in the format of a television
program that contains a lot of information and seems like a normal program. Example : A Drive on
how to fight COVID 19
a. Documentary b. Soap c. Informercials d. SitCom
12. This is a non- fictional TV program or motion picture that documents real life events whose purpose is
to educate, inform, communicate, persuade, raise consciousness, or satisfy curiosity instruction.
Examples : Reel Time: Batang Maestro , I-Witness, Reporter's Notebook: Yapak sa Pusod ng Dagat
a. Documentary b. Soap c. Informercials d. SitCom
13. It is a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and
acrobatic feats). Its main purpose is to entertain the viewers. Examples: ASAP, Eat Bulaga, Pilipinas Got
Talent
a. Trailer b. Education c. Variety Show d. News/ News Flash
MELC 3 (5 ITEMS)
14. In the _____________, the subject is the doer of the action.
a. Active voice b. passive voice c. past tense d. past perfect tense
15. In the _____________, the subject is the receiver of the action.
a. Active voice b. passive voice c. past tense d. past perfect tense
16. In __________, the doer of the action or subject becomes the receiver which is now part of the
predicate in the passive voice.
a. Active voice b. passive voice c. past tense d. past perfect tense
17. Put ‘_____’ before the direct object in the passive voice.
a. By b. with c. to d. them
18. The rice was cooked by Hernan.
a. Active voice b. passive voice c. past tense d. past perfect tense
MELC 4 ( 8 ITEMS)
Complete the following sentences with its past tense of the verb.
19. The teacher ________nice. a. was b. is c. did d. were
20. The students _________ very clever. a. was b. is c. did d. were
21. You ________ poems. a. write b. wrote c. writed d. written
22. Kerry ______ not speak English. a. does b. do c. did d. was
23. Lisa and James ______ at home. a. was b. were c. did d. are
24. Sheila _________a sandwich. a. eat b. ate c. eated d. eaten
25. _________ are words such as yesterday, last night, and a year ago are used with verbs in the past
tense.
a. Time markers b. adjectives c. past tense d. past perfect tense
26. _____________is a verb tense that is used to talk about something that happened or existed before
now.
a. Analogy b. genre of viewing c. simple past tense d. past perfect tense
MELC 5 (8 ITEMS)
27. When Airi _______ at school, she realized she _______ her textbook.
a. had arrived, forgot b. arrived, had forgotten c. forgot, had arrived d. had forgotten,
arrived
28. When I _______ the new teacher, I was so surprised. I _______ his class before!
a. met, had taken b. had met, took c. had taken, met d. took, had met
29. Pedro _______ sushi before he _______ to Japan.
a. never ate, had come b. came, had never eaten c. had come, never ate d. had never eaten, came
30. I _______ any money during the weekend because I _______ my wallet on Friday.
a. didn't have, had lost b. hadn't had, lost c. didn't lose, hadn't had d. hadn't lost, didn't have
31. When Aileen _______ washing the dishes, she _______ the TV on.
a. finished, had turned b. turned, had finished c. had finished, turned d. had turned, finished
32. When we went to Japan, my friend _______ a lot about the city because she _______ there many
times.
a. was, had known b. had known, was c. knew, had been d. had been, knew
33. It was a very difficult movie, but I _______ it because I _______ the book.
a. had understood, read b. read, had understood c. have not read, understood d. understood, had
read
34. ____________tells about a past action that was completed before another past action started.
a. Analogy b. genre of viewing c. simple past tense d. past perfect tense
MELC 6 (3 ITEMS)
35. __________repeats exactly what someone said or quotes the same words spoken.
a. direct speech b. reported speech c. analogy d. past perfect tense
36. ____is usually introduced by a verb in the past tense but it can also be introduced by a verb in present
tense.
a. direct speech b. reported speech c. analogy d. past perfect tense
37. ________can sometimes have inverted reporting verb and subject. This can be done with most of the
reporting verbs except “tell”. This usually happens in literature such as in stories and novels.
a. direct speech b. reported speech c. analogy d. past perfect tense
MELC 7 (3 ITEMS)
38. ________does not contain a subject and a verb and, consequently, cannot convey a complete
thought.
a. phrase b. clause c. sentence d. paragraph
39. ________ is a group of words that express a concept and is used as a unit within a sentence.
a. phrase b. clause c. sentence d. paragraph
40. A ________ consists of a verb and all its modifiers.
a. noun phrase b. verb phrase c. gerund phrase d. phrase