Department of Education

Region III
Division of City Schools
BONIFACIO V. ROMERO HIGH SCHOOL
Pulung Cacutud, Angeles City

ENGLISH 7
1st Quarter Examination
S.Y.2017-2018

Name: ____________________________________ Score:

Year & Section: ____________________ Teacher: _____________

DIRECTIONS: Read each question then select the best answer from the given choices. Blacken the circle that
corresponds to your answer sheets.
I. LISTENING: Listen to the teacher as he/she reads the listening text and determine what is being asked in the
information and then answer the question.
1. What does the term Coliseum in the selection refer to?
A. theater
B. museum
C. stadium
D. playground
2. Where is the Coliseum located?
A. Rome
B. Genoa
C. Milan
D. Florence
3. When did the Romans finish building the Coliseum?
A. The year 60
B. The year 70
C. The year 80
D. The year 90
4. Which best describes the main idea in the paragraph?
A. This is about how the Coliseum is used today.
B. This is about how the Coliseum is a popular place to visit today.
C. This is about how the Coliseum is a symbol that many people know.
D. This is about all the things the Coliseum has been used for throughout history.
5. Why is the Coliseum still important today?
A. Because it is very old.
B. Because it is the largest of its kind.
C. Because it is a meeting place for the government.
D. Because it is one of Rome's most popular attractions.
READING:
A. Read the following texts and answer the questions that follow.
Shark Facts
Sharks are actually a type of fish. There are almost 400 different kinds of sharks. Each kind of shark looks different,
has a unique diet, and behaves differently. There are sharks in all four oceans of the world. Some sharks are longer
than a school bus, while others are so small they can live in fish tanks. Sharks come in all kinds of colors. Most of the
time, their skin color helps them blend in with their surroundings. But, some sharks that live in the deepest part of the
ocean actually have parts that glow in the dark. Most sharks live in salt water, but some can live in fresh water. Sharks
are very different animals, and there are many things people can learn about them.
6. What kind of animal is the shark?
A. bird
B. fish
C. wild
D. insect
7. Where do most of the sharks live?
A. salt water
B. fresh water
C. plain water
D. flavored water
8. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Sharks are type of fish.
B. Sharks live in all oceans.
C. Sharks have different color.
D. Sharks are very different animals.
9. Which of the following is an opinion?
A. Sharks are scary.
B. Sharks live in salt water.
C. Sharks are actually a type of fish.
D. Sharks come in all kinds of colors.
10. Which of the following statements is most likely true based on this passage?
A. Sharks lives in aquarium.
B. Sharks skin color is black.
C. Sharks have almost 400 different kinds.
D. Sharks are only found in a few places around the world.

B. Library Section
11 . A written book about a person’s life is called___________.
A. biography
B. autobiography
C. Reference book
D. Non-fiction book
12 . What best describes non-fiction books?
A. A non-fiction book is a reference book.
B. Real information is found in non-fiction books
C. Non-fiction books are always about places that are real
D. You can find more information on a subject in the dictionary than in a non-fiction book.

LITERATURE: Read each question carefully and answer given questions based from the stories read in class.
13. According to the Maranaw Folklore “The Origin of this World”, who created the world?
A. great son
B. great god
C. great being
D. great father
14. In the story “The Origin of this World”, The second layer of the world is being inhabited by dwarfs.
They are locally known as_____________.
A. Walo
B. Garoda
C. Diwata
D. Karibanga
15. In the story “ How the World was Created”, What did Tungkung Langit do when he lost his temper?
A. He kissed his wife and forgives her.
B. He shouted to his wife and walk away.
C. He stop talking to his wife and left her all alone.
D. He divested his wife of powers and drove her away.
16. In the story “ How the World was Created”, Why did Tungkung Langit get angry with his wife?
A. Because Alunsina made fun of him.
B. Because Alunsina followed him on his trip.
C. Because Alunsina do not trust his husband.
D. Because Alunsina ordered the ocean breeze to spy his husband.
17. Based from the story Samal Genesis , All creatures paid homage to Adam except for the___________.
A. Iblis
B. Angel
C. Saints
D. Pastor
18. Based on the story of Why the sky is high ( Tagalog). How did the sky rise?
A. Daskol sneezes and the sky gets higher every time he sneezes.
B. Daskol is irritated with the sky and so he asked the sky to rise higher.
C. Daskol hammered the bone and the hammer would touch the sky and it rose as high as it can be.
D. Daskol had to pound the palay and every time he uses his pestle it hit the sky and it would be raised.
19. Based on the story of Why the sky is high (Iloko). What did the woman hang on the low sky?
A. her brush and ring
B. her pin and earrings
C. her mirror and bracelet
D. her comb and necklace
20. I n the story of Why the sky is high? (Hiligaynon), Why did God the Father get angry to the people?
A. Because he was not invited in the feast.
B. Because he was not able to watch the war-dance.
C. Because one of the actor darted his spear and one of the gods was wounded.
D. Because people always asked God to give them everything they need and they do not work.
21. If God will provide all the needs of the people, what do you think the people will become?
A. dependent
B. self-reliant
C. independent
D. self- sufficient
22. What did Tungkung Langit create when he came down to the middle world?
A. sea
B. land
C. stars
D. moon
23. From the story the a Why the Sky is High (Iloko), the woman forgot that she hang her comb and necklace in the low
sky, and these became the _______and ________.
A. sun and moon
B. clouds and sun
C. stars and moon
D. clouds and moon
VOCABULARY : Identify the correct meaning of the underlined word/s.
24. The brave knight made a valiant fight against the gigantic dragon. What is a synonym for the word valiant?
A. timid
B. wimpy
C. fearless
D. cowardly
25. Stories about Marco Polo's travels caused trade with the East to increase. Which is an antonym for increase?
A. grow
B. spread
C. decline
D. improve
26. Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word "lost" in the sentence, Paige lost her favorite stuffed animal.
A. heard
B. found
C. hugged
D. dropped
27. It was raining cats and dogs when we got off the bus. What does the idiom raining cats and dogs mean?
A. It was raining really hard.
B. We were getting really wet
C. It was raining on the cats and dogs.
D. There were cats and dogs descending from the sky.
28. Hilary arrived at our house out of the blue this morning. What does the idiom out of the blue mean?
A. Hilary was feeling depressed
B. We weren't expecting Hilary to arrive.
C. Hilary was dressed unusually smartly.
D. It was a lovely day when Hilary arrived.
29. Keisha got up and started yelling at Ronnie. She was threatening him but Ronnie didn’t even avoid because he knew
that her bark was worse than her bite. Determine the meaning of the undelined expression.
A. Ronnie thinks that Keisha has bad breath.
B. Ronnie thinks that Keisha has a crush on him.
C. Ronnie thinks that Keisha is loud but not dangerous
D. Ronnie thinks that Keisha will get in trouble for yelling.
30. When alarmed the puppy hides under the bed. The frightened puppy will not come out. The word alarmed means?
A. happy
B. scared
C. catches
D. crawled
31. Jay came bounding over the flowers and into the yard. He should not jump over the flowers.
The word bounding means?
A. leaping
B. crawling
C. marching
D. stamping
32. Her cardinal rule is this: Be kind to others! She believes that everything else in life will fall properly into place if one
follows that rule. What does “cardinal” mean in this context?
A. only
B. one
C. main, or most important
D. not worth remembering.

GRAMMAR:

Choose the correct connectors.

33. Your niece and I went out to lunch, ________ we both ordered fish.
A. and
B. but
C. for
D. yet
34. I like chicken________ not fish
A. and
B. but
C. for
D. yet
35. Ann couldn’t go,_________ she was tired.
A. but
B. for
C. nor
D. yet
36. Which of the following sentence is correct in the terms of the use of conjunctions?
A. It is raining. Wear your rain coat so you don’t get wet.
B. It is raining. Wear your rain coat or you don’t get wet.
C. It is raining. Wear your rain coat and you don’t get wet.
D. It is raining. Wear your rain coat but you don’t get wet.
37. I ate 5 slices of pizza yesterday, _____ Mary didn't eat any.
A. but
B. for
C. nor
D. yet

Choose the correct pronoun.

38. The teacher explains things to _______very well.
A. us
B. we
C. our
D. your
39. Susie and I paid the meal but the waiter forgot to bring Susie and me the food. What pronoun can we replace with the
underlined words.
A. us
B. we
C. ours
D. they
40.Which of the following sentence made the use of the pronoun correctly?
A. I have a big apple. They taste very sweet.
B. Anton hit me with a ball. His made me mad at him.
C. Tony and I were good neighbors. They are also good friends
D. Jane is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lagman. She is very lovable.
Subject and Verb Agreement
41. Everybody______ asked to remain quiet.
A.is
B.are
C.was
D.were
42. The class __________ about the solution to the stuffy condition of the room.
A. disagree
B. disagrees
C. disagreed
D. will disagrees
43. Select the sentence that has an error in subject verb agreement.
A. He and his girlfriend talk on the phone constantly.
B. Neither she nor her mother wants to go to the dinner.
C. The longest of the meetings are the first one of the semester.
D. The professor or one of her research assistants is at every meeting.
44. Which of the following sentence has an error?.
A. Neither student has the assignment completed.
B. The problems take them all evening to complete.
C. He is one of the students who has taken the exam.
D. Both Christine and Heather have published their stories in major journals.
45. Nobody _________to challenge the teacher when she is wrong. Which is the best word to use for the sentence to make
it correct?
A. dare
B. dares
C. is daring
D. will dare

Sentence Structure
46. She ate a hotdog sandwich is an example of a______________.
A. Simple sentence
B. Run on sentence
C. Fragment sentence
D. Compound sentence
47. Which among the sentence is constructed correctly, as a compound sentence?
A. Mr. Sanchez loved his new office, and he didn't like the view.
B. Mr. Sanchez loved his new office, but he didn't like the view.
C. Mr. Sanchez loved his new office, for he didn't like the view.
D. Mr. Sanchez loved his new office, nor didn’t he like the view.
48. Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
A. Ana is a good student
B. David did not expect a victory, but he flashed a victory sign anyway.
C. Nikki wrote a speech, and she practiced it many times before it was her turn.
D. Shawn stepped to the front of the room, and he tripped over the microphone cord.
49. Choose the simple sentence.
A. The boy bought new shoes.
B. The teens walked to the park but it was closed.
C. The ladies were in a hurry to go for it’s already late in the evening.
D. The gentleman did not know where the sound came from, so he hid behind the tree.
50. Choose the compound sentence.
A. The students finished class.
B. The students went out to eat lunch.
C. The students went to the library and read.
D. The students finished class, and they went to lunch.