MASIRICAMPO ABANTAS MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

First Grading Examination

ENGLISH 7

Name:_____________________________________ Section:___________________
Teacher: ALMAYRA T. ALI- EDRIS Score:______________________

Test I. Identification. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.(2pts. each)
_____________________1. A narrative that describes and portrays the origin of the basic elements and assumptions of a
culture in symbolic language.
_____________________2. The time and place which the story takes place.
____________________3. The person that is taking part in a narrative or in a story.
____________________4. Element of a short story that gives energy.
____________________5. It gives a life lesson in a story or the author’s message in the story.
____________________6. It is the series of related event that make up a story.
____________________7. We call it the final part of the story.
____________________8. A kind of character which all events having some importance to this character.
____________________9. A character that is against the protagonist.
____________________10. A kind of conflict may involved a character’s struggle to make a decision or to overcome some
feelings such as fear, suspicion, hostility, or sadness.
____________________11. It contains a group of sentences arranged in a certain order.
____________________12. A group of words that has a complete thought or idea.
____________________13. In the paragraph it possesses oneness of idea.
____________________14. A kind of paragraph explains information.
____________________15. A narrative from the past or is believed to have been historical.

Test II. Underline the verb that agrees with the subject.( 1point each)

1. She (step, steps) down from the cart with a quick, delicate poise.
2. The young girls (look, looks) up with a smiles.
3. Her nails (has, have) been long but not painted.
4. He (has, have) heard so much about her.
5. Our pet (swallows, swallow) my ping pong ball.
6. The stories I read in this book (is, are) all full of lessons.
7. One of the main characters in the story (is, are) not all important.
8. The nurses at DR. De Leon’s clinic always (seems, seem) pleasant.
9. Each of my brothers (wants, want) to enrol in a driving school.
10. All the windows on the fourth floor (was, were locked.
11. The secretary, as well as the eleven teachers, (leaves, leave) this Friday.
12. The students in our school (is, are ) not allowed to bring mobile phones.
13. Leon, with his two friends (is, are) playing volleyball.
14. Neither of the contestants (wishes, wish) to lose.
15. A plate of sandwiches ( is ,are) served to the guest.
16. One of my book (is, are) missing.
17. Mayeth, together with his friends, (has, have) left the country.
18. Dondy (hate, hates) eating ampalaya.
19. Maam Edris (teach, teaches) us about sentence.
20. He (eat, eats) apple.
Test III. Enumeration (1 point each)

1-4 Kinds of Paragraph

5-6 Two kinds of Conflict
7-8 Kinds of Characters in the Story
9-15 Draw the Plot Diagram
16-19 Characters of the “Legend Maria Makiling”
20-25 Characters of the Myth “How Iliang-Ilang Got Its Name”
 MASIRICAMPO ABANTAS MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
First Grading Examination
ENGLISH 8- B & C
Name:________________________________Year&Sec.______________________Score:____________
Teacher: ALMAYRA T. ALI – EDRIS LRN:____________________________________________

Test I. Identification Fill in the blanks with the correct answer, use the space provided. (2pts. each)

_______________________1. Author of the Japanese folktale entitled “The Story of the Aged Mother”.
_______________________2. Writer of the poem “African Child”
______________________3. A group of words that follow an adjectives and complement.
______________________4. Is the emphasis placed on a sound, syllable, or word by saying it relatively more loudly
and forcefully.
______________________5. Refers to the way the pitch of a speaker’s voice rises or falls.
______________________6. Is a break, temporary stop, or rest in speaking (or reading) to emphasize or clarify
meaning.
______________________7. The mountain of the “ abandoning of aged”.
______________________8. These are messages passed down through speech or song.
______________________9.A group of words that has a complete thought or idea.
_____________________10. A syllable/ syllables placed before a base word to form a new word.
Test II. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
The italicized words are culled from the Japanese folktales.
1. The Ainus, Caucasian people , were the aborigines of Japan.
a. Original inhabitants b. colonizing group c. ethnic group d. earlier inhabitants
2. Shimaro was a land governed by a despotic ruler who , from time to time, would sent out cruel
proclamations.
a. Kind b. demanding c. oppressive d. powerful
3. The early Japanese custom of abandoning frail and aged people to die because of a cruel mandate was
barbaric.
a. Formal order b. act c. legacy d. tradition
4. Barbaric means
a. Lacking learning b. backward c. shocking d. primitive
5. “ The road was long and steep, and he plodded steadily on”. Below are synonyms of ‘plod’ except one.
Choose one that does not belong
a. Plunged down b. trunged on c. walked heavily d. worked laboriously
6. The man reached the summit of the mountain at midnight.
a. Middle part b. topmost part c. lake d. bottom part
7. The eyes of the old mother were not so dim because they noted the reckless hastening of her son from
one path to the other.
a. Careless b. fast c. careful d. impulsive
8. The old woman’s hands were shivered, indicating a hard life.
a. Dirty b. soiled c. wrinkled d. dry
9. The son reciprocated his mother’s love by doing something that eventually benefited their land.
a. repaid b. threw away c. rejected d. enjoyed
10. the mother’s injunction to her daughter of peering at the mirror only once a year discourages vanity.
a. Advise b. order c. appeal d. suggestion
Test III. Sentence Transformation. Change each sentence into a YES/NO question.(5points)
1. He exercises in the gym.
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2. We get lumber from trees.
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3. They live on the farm.
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4. She teaches English subject.
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5. He drinks coffee every day.
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Test IV. Fill in the missing words. Poem “ African Child”
I am an _______________________ child
_____________with a skin the colour of _______________________
Bright, ___________________________and _____________________
Strong and bold; I’m ____________________
Talented enough to be the ____________________-
I am an African child

Often the target of _________________

My future is not _________________________to charity
____________ me the gift of a lifetime;
Give me a dream, door of _____________________
I will _____________
I am an African child

Do not hide my _____________

Show me my ________________
I am like any ______________
___________me to dream
And I will ____________
I am an African child

Goodluck…..;-)