BUGSUK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bugsuk, Balabac, Palawan

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
Grade VII - English
S.Y. 2019 - 2020

Name: _________________________________ LRN: ________________________ Score: ____________

Grade & Section: _________________________ Date: _____________

Directions: Read the Directions for each phase carefully. ERASURES will be automatically marked wrong.

I – Classification
Directions: Use Damiana Eugenio’s system to classify the following proverbs Write:

G – proverbs expressing a general attitude towards life and the laws that govern life
E – ethical proverbs recommending certain virtues and condemning certain vices
V – proverbs expressing a system of values
T – proverbs expressing general truths/observations about life and human nature
H – humorous proverbs
M – miscellaneous proverbs

_____ 1. Walang utang na di pinagbayaran

No debt remains unpaid.
_____ 2. Huli man at magaling, ay naihahabol din.
A good thing is never too late.
_____ 3. Kay tagal nanindahan, kabili-bili‟y balindang.
After shopping for a long time, he ended up with a poor purchase.
_____ 4. Walang ligaya sa lupa na di dinilig ng luha.
There is no earthly joy that is not watered with tears.
_____ 5. Matibay ang walis, palibhasa'y magkabigkis.
A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly bound
_____ 6. Sa taong walang takot, walang mataas na bakod.
To a fearless person, no fence is high enough.
_____ 7. Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga.
Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.
_____ 8. Aanhin pa ang damo, kung patay na ang kabayo.
What good is the grass if the horse is already dead?
_____ 9. Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, daig pa ang malangsang isda.
He who does not love the national language is worse than a smelly fish.
_____ 10. Ang pili ng pili, natatapat sa bungi
One who is choosy ends up with the least attractive choice.

Directions: Classify the following words according to the sound it produce. Write the words on the corresponding columns.

Bit unique east Spanish

Stock Indonesian kit distinguish
Appearance fifteen neat population
Some fit sturdy stay
Scatter hardship fusion Philippine

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II - STRESS
Directions: Observe the meaning of the words carefully, determine whether it is a verb or a noun and place the stress on the
syllable, by writing it in capital letters. Write your answers on the blank. Example: REcord or reCORD

1. object – something that can be seen or touched __________

2. content – happy and satisfied with the way things are __________
3. desert – abandon place: to leave a place with no one staying behind __________
4. present – currently happening: taking place or existing now __________
5. object – to indicate opposition or protest to something __________

III – Subject – Verb Agreement

Directions: Below is an exercise based on the contents of the article The Maranao Tribe from Lake Lanao. Specify the verb,
which will agree with its subject in each sentence.

The Maranao, together with the Illanun and Maguindanao ____ 1. (is, are) an indigenous Muslim group in Mindanao in
southwestern Philippines. Their culture and identity ____ 2. (reflects, reflect) general features of Southeast Asian tribes. Each of
these, however, ____ 3. (has, have) developed unique traditions.

Every historian or anthropologist who ____ 4. (studies, study) Mindanao tribes ____ 5. (has, have) given common
observations about the Maranao. Almost all Maranaos ____ 6. (is, are) Muslims, but some who live in the hills around Lake Lanao
____ 7. (follows, follow) a version of Islam reflecting pre-Islamic beliefs and practices. Many scholars ____ 8. (emphasizes,
emphasize) that the Maranao, who ____ 9. (is, are) the first inhabitants of the shores of Lake Lanao, still ____ 10. (inhabits,
inhabit) this region.

The name Maranao ____ 11. (means, mean) "People of the Lake" or "Lake Dwellers". Both ____ 12. (refers, refer) to the
natives who settled around Lake Lanao. Neither photographers or a writer ____ 13. (was, were) ever able to capture in images or
words the beauty of this lake. Lake Lanao, with the Maranaos living around it ____ 14. (continues, continue) to be an attraction
and source of inspiration. More importantly, the spirit of the Maranaos ____ 15. (thrives, thrive) because of its existence.

GOD BLESS US!

Every decision we made leads to another choice

Prepared by: Checked by:

Jessa Caridad N. Sison – del Rosario MELVIN C. CAYANAN

English Teacher School Head

Noted:

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Parent

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