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Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region V Division of Masbate LUY-A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Luy-a, Aroroy, Masbate SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 7 Name: ____________________________________ Grade and Section: _____________________

Date:_______________________

TEST I. READING AND LITERATURE Direction: Listen as your teacher read an excerpt entitled, “The Good Fight” by Manuel L. Quezon. After listening to it, answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your answer on the blank. _____1. Who did General MacArthur call last December 12, 1941? a. Commissioner Sayre b. General Grunert c. General Huff d. President Quezon _____2. Why did General MacArthur call the narrator? He was called to __________. a. help the general b. build the fortress c. prepare for the war d. command the soldiers _____3. Which of the following statements best describe the fortress in Corregidor? a. It was a fully-furnished mansion. b. It was the last stronghold of the Japanese. c. It was the safe refuge of the American Governors-General d. It was the evacuation place of the Spaniards during the war. _____4. Why were the people of Manila evacuated in the fortress of the Corregidor? It was because of the __________. a. possible war c. politics during the Japanese period b. flood brought by the typhoon d. famine experienced in the Philippines _____5. What was the narrator worried about in spite of having the Americans in the Philippines? a. American education b. Japanese invasion c. English weapons d. Spanish invasion _____6. What type of text did the writer use in telling his story? a. descriptive b. informative c. narrative d. persuasive _____7. What kind of narrative text is the story that you heard? a. fictional b. journalistic c. non-fictional d. scientific _____8. How will you describe the narrator of the story? a. artistic b. classic c. critic d. nationalistic _____9. Which of the following elements of a narrative text is shown by this phrase: “before noon of

December 12, 1991 … “?

a. character b. mood c. theme d. setting _____10. What mood is expressed by the following statement: “Moreover, nothing was said in the

conference to indicate that a Japanese invasion of the Philippines was a possibility as long as the American flag was still in the islands.’? a. abandoned b. scared c. tensed d. worried _____11. What could be the closest theme of the excerpt that you heard? a. The country and its people need to be served. b. The country and its people require brave men. c. The country and its people need foreign leaders. d. The country and its people require a peaceful community. _____12. Which of the following sentences from the story can support the theme? a. “I held with him and General Grunert.” b. “I was no American Governor-General.” c. “I would ever have to take refuge in Corregidor.” d. ‘I felt it my duty to remain in the midst of my people.”

For item no. 13-15 Arrange the following events in order. Write A-C to identify the first, second, and the last event. _____13. The narrator pointed out his duty to serve his people even at war.

_____14. General MacArthur called the narrator to come to his aid in Corregidor. _____15. The narrator together with the American generals attended a conference. TEST II. VOCABULARY Direction: Study the following sentences. Group the underlined words according to their classification. Write your answers on the table provided. DESCRIBING WORD

ACTION WORD

16. His penmanship is legible because the teacher understood clearly what he had written. 17. The boy sprawled on the floor because his father did not buy a new toy. 18. The house was dank because it never stopped raining since yesterday. 19. The stark truth about his condition is very obvious. 20. Mang Jose is so usurious because he likes to lend money for a bigger payment. 21. Even though he was puny in size, he has a very big heart. 22. Julio was ashamed to he concealed himself. 23. Fidela fumbled carelessly on her bag looking for her handkerchief. TEST III. GRAMMAR Direction: Complete each of the following sentences by supplying the correct past tense of the verb. Choose from the word pool below. welcomed

used came

learned worked

24. They __________ different ways to achieve freedom. 25. The Filipino __________ how to be brave to fight for freedom. 26. They __________ the foreign people with a warm smile. 27. The Japanese __________ to our country. 28. The Filipinos __________ hard to survive. For item no. 29-32 Analyze the given sentences. Change the direct speech to reported speech and vice versa. Write your answer on the space. 29. Mang Cesar said, “I brought five cavanes of rice.” 30. The children mentioned that they played in the farm yesterday. 31. Crispin’s wife reported, “Five men stole the horses.” 32. His son pointed out that he was really hungry since yesterday.

For item no. 33-37 Convert the following active voice sentences to passive voice. Write your answer after the statement. 33. Harry ate six shrimps at dinner. 34. The child touches the flowers. 35. Mother bakes delicious cookies 36. Sue repaired the damaged computer. 37. The artists painted beautiful sceneries.

For item no. 38-40 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate conjunction to complete the sentence. Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number. _____38. Hugo and Felix argued with Lope _____ of a topic in catechism class. a. as b. because c. whereas d. if _____39. Lope was so assertive about the answer to the question in their catechism class that ended in argument _____ the “man” taught them how to settle argument. a. though b. unless c. so d. because _____40. The boys looked at the man closely, at first they thought he was joking _____ his unsmiling face told them he was serious. a. but b. so that c. until d. because

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Noted by: PAUL ROMANO B. ROYO Teacher I

GEMMA C. MANLAPAZ Principal I

Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region V Division of Masbate LUY-A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Luy-a, Aroroy, Masbate SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 7 TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS OBJECTIVES

NO. OF ITEMS Discover literature as a tool to assert 2 one’s unique identity and to better understand other people Identify the distinguishing features of 3 literature during the Period of Emergence Explain literary devices used 2 Explain how the elements specific to a 5 genre contribute to the theme of a particular selection Sequence a series of events mentioned 3 in the text Categorize words or expressions 8 according to shades of meaning Use the past tense correctly in varied 5 contexts Change direct speech to reported 4 speech and vice versa Convert active voice sentences to 5 passive voice Link sentences using connectors that 3 signal chronological and logical sequence TOTAL 40 ITEMS Prepared by:

PLACEMENT

PERCENTAGE

1-2

5%

3-5

7.5%

6-7 8-12

5% 12.5%

13-15

7.5%

16-23

20%

24-28

12.5%

29-32

10%

33-37

12.5%

38-40

7.5%

1-40

100%

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GEMMA C. MANLAPAZ Principal I

KEY TO CORRECTION 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. legible-DW 17. sprawled-AW 18. dank-DA 19. stark-DA 20. usurious-DA

21. puny-DA 22. concealed-AW 23. fumbled-AW 24. used 25. learned 26. welcomed 27. came 28. worked 29. Mang Cesar said that he brought five cavanes of rice. 30. “We played in the farm yesterday,” the children mentioned. 31. Crispin’s wife reported that five men stole the horses. 32. “I am really hungry since yesterday,” his son pointed out. 33. At dinner, six shrimps were eaten by Harry. 34. The flowers are touched by the child. 35. Delicious cookies are baked by mother. 36. The damaged computer was repaired by Sue. 37. Beautiful sceneries were painted by the artists. 38. B 39. A 40. A

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