Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
QUINAYANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Quinayangan, Balud, Masbate

SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 7
SY: 2022-2023

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. A language that has basic meaning or no other meaning.

a. Literal language c. Personal language
b. Figurative language d. International language
2. A language that has hidden or underlying meaning.
a. Literal language c. Personal language
b. Figurative language d. International language
3. The following are example of literal language EXCEPT
a. They hope to bring home the bacon.
b. They received the loudest and longest applause from the audience.
c. The performance was a complete disaster.
d. Eddie saw his sister as a thorn in his side-something which should be plucked.
4. Which of the following statement is an example of figurative language?
a. Eddie’s sister was stunned when she saw the centipede.
b. Even as a young boy, Eddie already had the instincts of a hunter.
c. Centipedes often scare people because of how they look.
d. For most of the story, Eddie and Delia were like oil and water.
5. What makes a literal language differ from figurative language?
a. Literal language has a basic meaning while figurative language has a hidden meaning.
b. Literal language has a basic meaning while figurative language has another meaning.
c. Literal language has different meaning while figurative language has a hidden meaning.
d. Literal language has no meaning while figurative language has a hidden meaning.
6. It is a group of related words within a sentence and without both subject and verb.
a. Clause c. Question
b. Phrase d. Sentence
7. The underlined part of the sentence is a/an _____________.
“At the end of recess, the students run into the room.”
a. Prepositional phrase c. Verb phrase
b. Noun phrase d. Adjective phrase
8. I was engulfed by a sudden feeling of pity and guilt. The underlined part of a sentence is an example of
________
a. Prepositional phrase c. Verb phrase
b. Noun phrase d. Adjective phrase
9. In this sentence, the italicized words makeup a phrase. It is a verb phrase which contains the
helping/auxiliary verb _____________
a. Had c. Just
b. The d. Over
10. This is the opposition between or among character or forces is a story that shapes or motivates the action of
the plot
a. Exposition c. Resolution
b. Conflict d. Denouement
11. The figure of speech that uses like or as in comparison is called a ______________.
a. Metaphor c. Personification
b. Simile d. Hyperbole
12. The following is an example of a ____________
“The librarian’s voice affected us like fingernails scraping across a chalk board.
a. Simile c. Hyperbole
b. Metaphor d. Personification

Read the paragraph to answer the following items.

The group joined a dance contest. They tried to come up with the best performance that the group
could have, but as they received the comments from the audience, they got annoyed. First, someone told
the performance was an imitation even it was an original concept. Then, another comment from the
audience came out pointing at the execution of every movement seemed unrehearsed and like a twisted
metal spring when the execution of the movement was well-coordinated. Another, was a comment that the
performance was a complete disaster even if they received the loudest and longest applause from the
audience. The group remained patient and continued to hope that they would bring home the bacon.
Surprisingly, in spite of the comments given by the audience still the group was declared as the champion.

13. Refer to the selection. The following are the importance of the signal words first, then, and another, used in
the selection except________
a. Help the readers to easily understand the flow of events
b. Logically connect all the details found in the story
c. Serve as guide for readers to read the selection chronologically
d. Make the reading more interesting and enjoyable.
14. This passage is an example of a/an ____________
a. Hyperbole c. Metaphor
b. Irony d. Personification

II. Sequencing Events

Arrange the following details chronologically based on the selection. Write only the letters to indicate
the order. Use the letters A to E.

15. The group hoped that they would win the contest. __________
16. Someone commented on the unsynchronized movement of the group. ____________
17. The group joined and performed in a dance contest. _________
18. The group won the contest. ____________
19. The audience believed that the performance was a total failure. ______

For items: Identify whether the underline phrase is

A. noun phrase, B. verb phrase, C. prepositional phrase
20. Father had told me that hunters always spat for luck.
21. I saw three pigeons fall to the ground.
22. The chair across the table will be used.
23. My sister was the meanest creature.
24. Henry signed his name on the line.
 III. Fill in the blanks.

For items. Study the library card below and give what are being asked.

444.4 Living Effectively Through English

M4
Morgan, Divina
The Dynamics of Using Effective English
Canada: Language Linkages
C 2002
300 pp.

25. What type/kind of card is this? ________________________________

26. Who is the author of the book? ________________________________
27. What is the title of the book? __________________________________
28. When and where was it published? ______________________________
29. How many pages does the book have? ___________________________
30. What is M4? _________________________________

IV. MATCHING TYPE

For items 30-40. Match the word from column A to the meaning in column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
31. Magical a. knowledge
32. Sea-gull b. stay near
33. Flowering c. something wonderful
34. Slender d. weapons for shooting arrows
35. Wisdom e. emitting or reflecting light
36. Bows f. thin or very narrow
37. Kneel g. searches or finds
38. Luminance h. process of unfolding
39. Seeks i. bend the knee
40. Hover j. bird that lives near the ocean

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Prepared by:

GRETCHIE A. BAYARCAL
Subject Teacher