pRepublic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA Region
TAFT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. Taft, Surigao CIty

2nd QUARTER EXAMINATION TEST

English 7

Name : _________________________________________________ Score: ___________

Grade & Section:_________________________________________ Date: ____________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Read carefully each item and encircle the letter of your choice.

I. LISTENING- Directions: Listen as the teacher reads the text in the class. Be able to answer the
following questions based from the data given in the listening selection.

Questions 1-5 (Refer your answer from the Listening Text)

1. What was the feeling of the speaker when she woke up?
A. sad B. nervous C. dismayed D. very excited

2. Which of the followings events is mentioned in the text?

A. Fiesta B. Labor Day C. Lord’s Day D. Christmas Eve

3. When was the exact day of the Lord’s Day Celebration of her family?

A. Friday B. Monday C. Saturday D. Sunday

4. The following are the events happened to the speaker during Sunday, EXCEPT?

A. She was very excited upon waking up.

B. They manifest their strong faith to God through praising.
C. She with her family always observed the Lords’ Day celebration.
D. Her family went to a vacation in order to celebrate the Lords’ Day.

5. What values is being manifested by the speaker and her family?

A. Camaraderie B. Kindness C. Patience D. Religious

6. The listening process involves five stages. Which of the following is NOT part of the process?

A. activating B. attending C. responding D. understanding

7. What listening technique makes you a better listener?

A. eye contact C. deferred judgment
B. paying attention D. proper manner and etiquette

8. Which is true in listening?

A. It is possible to hear without listening.

B. It is possible to listen without hearing.
C. Listening and hearing are remarkably similar.
D. Listening is physical; hearing is psychological.

9. How can you be a good listener?

I. By asking thoughtful question to show you are paying attention

II. By being more eager to share your viewpoints than listen to the speaker
III. By getting distracted by side conversations or being tempted to reply to a text message
IV. By being prepared to learn something new and changing one’s perspective during a
conversation

A. I and II I B. II and IV C. III and IV D. I, II, III, and IV

10. The teacher is playing a song to the class and noticed one of his students, Miguel, who is giving
his undivided attention to the song. After listening, the teacher asked questions about the song
listened to and only Miguel answered correctly. What listening technique did Miguel use?

A. Pay Attention C. Provide Feedback

B. Defer Judgment D. Show That You're Listening

11. What is a program that searches for words or phrases in documents, web pages etc in the
Internet?

A. online search engine B. library C. metasearch engine D. world wide web

12. Which of the following statements is TRUE about online search engine?

A. A search may still work without the Internet.

B. A website is another term for a search engine.
C. An online search engine is similar to a webpage.
D. Search engines make our access to the information we need possible.

13. What is the most important thing to remember when navigating a webpage?

A. Secure a valid URL. C. Familiarize the parts of a webpage.

B. Make sure your browser is open. D. Make sure you are connected to the Internet.

14. Which of the following is the most commonly used search engine?

A. Amazon B. Bing C. Google D. Yahoo

15. What is an opening page of a webpage that welcome the website visitors?

A. footer B. header C. homepage D. sidebar

16. What is a collection of webpages usually grouped and connected together in a number of
different ways?

A. browser B. search engine C. webpage D. website

17. Font size and font style matter does matter when designing a website. The statement is
______.

A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Not sure

18. When you click a _______, it will usually take you to a different webpage.

A. link B. browser C. website D. world wide web

19. Why are search engines important?

A. They sort through information; like a library card catalog.

B. They make it easier to find information rather than linking it to yourself.
C. You can narrow your search down to the exact information you need with search engine.
D. All of the above.

20. How can you tell if a site is legit?

A. It takes you an ad.

B. It will ask your bank account.
C. It will prompt you to download app.
D. It will go directly to what you need to visit.
II. Directions: Read carefully the scenario below and answer the following questions.

Carissa is from Davao City, and she wants to go to Surigao City for a vacation. She asks
her friend who is a resident there about where she could stay. Her friend recommended
her a nice hotel in Surigao named Gateway Hotel. She wants more information about the
place, so she searches for it on the internet.

21. Which link should Carissa click if she wants to make a reservation at the hotel?

A. Accommodation B. Contact Us C. Facilities D. Reservation

22. If Carissa wants to go to the website’s home page, which button or link should she click?

A. Accommodation B. Contact Us C. Facilities D. Home

23. What are the sources of information including firsthand accounts, raw data, and other original
materials on which other researchers are based?

A. Primary B. Reference C. Secondary D. Tertiary

24. Which of the following choices below is an example of primary sources?

A. diaries B. magazines C. newspapers D. textbooks

25. Almanacs and commentaries are example of ___________.

A. Primary B. Reference C. Secondary D. Tertiary

26. Which of the following choices below is an example of secondary sources?

A. diaries B. magazines C. poems D. speeches

27. What are the sources of information that used to organize and locate primary and secondary
sources?

A. Primary B. Reference C. Secondary D. Tertiary

28. Chelsea wants to know how to celebrate this coming Lunar Chinese New Year. What sources of
information will she used to help her?

A. diaries B. magazines C. poems D. websites

29. Athena has a hard time in understanding the lesson in Science because there are words that
she find it difficult to understand. What sources of information will she used to understand the
words in Science?

A. almanac B. dictionaries C. indices D. newspapers

30. What part of the search engine is arrowed below?

A. E-mail B. Search Interface C. Task bar D. Website Address

31. What is the purpose of summary?
A. Share your opinions about it. C. To briefly recount what a text is about.
B. Explain every detail of the text. D. Tell your audience with every minor details.

32. What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

A. paraphrasing and summarizing is the same thing

B. summarizing rephrases, whereas paraphrasing shortens
C. summarizing shortens, whereas paraphrasing only rephrases
D. paraphrasing always lengthens whereas summarizing only sometimes lengthens

33. Which statement best describes a summary?

A. A long-detailed piece of writing.
B. The whole text told in your own words.
C. Rephrase all the sentences found in the text.
D. The main ideas and important details in the text.

34. Which of the following statement about “Summarizing” is true?

A. The summary is what mostly the passage is about.

B. The summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage
C. The summary is a thought that is true but not found in the passage.
D. The summary is specific, detailed information and contained in the passage.

35. Which is NOT a tip for summarizing?

A. Use your own words. C. Point out the main idea of the text.
B. Keep your summary quite long. D. It should be based from the original piece.

36. Read the text below and answer the question.

Bernard was very excited and confident that he was going to win the basketball match
because he is one of the best players. During the game, he tried hard and worked with
his team, but nothing went his way. The other team worked harder and scored more
points that Bernard’s team.

Which sentence is the best summary of the text below?

A. They were excited. C. Bernard’s team was defeated.

B. They won the victory. D. After the game, Bernard’s team got hamburger.

37. Which of the following is the best possible paraphrasing of this statement “We were able to
save the day thanks to teamwork and innovative thinking”?

. A. We were able to save the day together.

B. We saved the day with teamwork and creative thinking.
C. Because we worked together and used innovations, we made it work.
D. Thanks to innovative thinking and teamwork, we were able to save the day.
38. What is a literary technique that involves comparison of how things are alike, but with the
ultimate goal of making point about this comparison?

A. Analogy B. Hyperbole C. Metaphor D. Simile

39. Which of the statement is TRUE about analogy EXCEPT one?

A. just a term for simile C. can be used to explain a point

B. compare relationships D. show comparisons between unrelated things

40. Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

A. Her cheeks like roses.

B. Life is a rollercoaster ride.
C. Her hair as black as a charcoal.
D. Life is like a bag of candies- you never know what you’re going to get.

III. Directions: Read each items carefully and fill in the missing words to complete the sentence.

41. What is a linear text?

A. It includes digital texts.

B. It presents graphs and maps.
C. It contains information that is found in a graphic organizer.
D. It is a traditional text that needs to be read from the beginning to the end.

42. Which of the following is an example of non- linear text?

A. Journals B. Charts C. Letters D. Stories

43. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Linear texts are also called graphic representation.

B. Non-linear texts are oftentimes accompanied by explanations.
C. Examples of linear texts and blog entries include articles, e- mails, and blog entries.
D. A bar graph is a non-linear text that consists of bars representing numerical data.

44. Which of the following non-linear texts may be used to present the topic” How to Bake a
Cookies?
A. bar graph B. flow chart C. line graph D. pie chart
45. Charibelle’s daily allowance is distributed into five items, 40 % of her money is used for buying
snacks and 30% is consumed for her fare. As for her load, Charibelle spends 20% of her allowance
and the remaining 10% allotted for her savings. What non-linear text will you used to show visual
representation of her daily allowance?

A. Pie Chart C. Bar Graph

B. Line Graph D. Biography Graphic Organizer

III. Directions: Read and analyze the pie chart below. Encircle the letter of your choice.
Every week, the town of Capitol collect trash for recycling. The pie chart below shows what kinds
of items are collected. Use the pie chart to choose the best answer to each question below.

Items Collected For Recycling

other plastic glass cardboard aluminum

10%
12%

29% 25%

24%
 46. What percentage of the recycled items is cardboard?

A. 12% B. 24% C. 25% D. 29%

47. What percentage of the recycled items is aluminum?

A. 12% B. 24% C. 25% D. 29%

48. One half of the items in the “other” category were batteries. If batteries were shown on the
graph, what percent would they represent?

A. 10% B. 12% C. 25% D. 29%

Items 49-50- Examine carefully the data presented in the table. Then, answer the questions follow.
Table 1 Lovely Weekend’s Routine and Equivalent Earning

Weekend’s Routine Equivalent Learning

On Saturdays…
Wash clothes One hundred Pesos
Weeds at neighbor’s garden Fifty pesos
On Sundays...
Iron out her teacher’s uniform One hundred Pesos

49. What is the table all about?

A. Lovely Weekend’s Routine
B. Lovely Total Earning on Weekends
C. Lovely Daily Routine and equivalent Earning
D. Lovely Weekend’s Routine and Equivalent Earning.

50. Which of the following sentence is true about the data presented in the table?
A. On Sunday, Lovely would iron out her teacher’s uniform for a fee of one hundred
pesos.
B. On Saturday, she volunteers weeding at a neighbor’s garden for an hour.
C. Her routines every Saturday to earn money are washing clothes and cooking foods.
D. On Saturdays, Lovely routine would be going to distant relative and wash clothes for
an earning of one hundred fifty pesos.
Listening Text

It was Sunday. I woke up early and felt very excited. I couldn’t wait for the day to be
over soon. I wished it was afternoon already. It’s a special day of the week. We called it”
The Lord’s Day”. My whole family has a Catholic Faith, but we choose to practice this kind
of gathering every Sunday to manifest our strong faith to God. It’s a simple celebration
which includes a little prayer ceremony and a banquet. It’s the time for praising and with
God and at the same time, be with the whole family on a dinner.

Listening Text

It was Sunday. I woke up early and felt very excited. I couldn’t wait for the day to be over
soon. I wished it was afternoon already. It’s a special day of the week. We called it” The
Lord’s Day”. My whole family has a Catholic Faith, but we choose to practice this kind of
gathering every Sunday to manifest our strong faith to God. It’s a simple celebration which
includes a little prayer ceremony and a banquet. It’s the time for praising and with God and
at the same time, be with the whole family on a dinner.