BUENLAG NATIONAL HGH SCHOOL

FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

ENGLI SH 7
NAME: _____________________________________________SECTION: ____________SCORE:__________
I. Modified True or False. Write True if the statement is true. If the statement is false, underline the
word/s which make the sentence incorrect then write on the space before the number the word/s which
will make the statement correct. (5 pts.)
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______________________3. Damiana L. Eugenio, the Mother of Philippine Folklore, compiled many proverbs.
______________________4. Proverbs express the unending wisdom of the old.
______________________5. Creation stories are the peoples way of explaining the origin of the world and man.
II. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the best answer on
the space before the number.
_____1. What is the best explanation for this proverb?
Walang naninira sa bakal kundi sariling kalawang.
A. prototype B. forefather C. descendant D. ancient
_____2. Eugenio was able to compile the most
comprehensive collection of proverbs but only a limited
number of works like this exist. What is the antonym of
comprehensive?
A. collection B. compile C. limited D. existence
_____3. Our ancestors wisdom is revealed in pieces of
folk literature like proverbs. What is the meaning of
ancestor?
A. forefather B. ethnic groups C. parents D. children
_____4. What is the best explanation for this proverb?
Walang naninira sa bakal kundi sariling kalawang.
A. A metal gets destroyed by its own rust.
B. A family gets destroyed because of the children.
C. Personal weaknesses are like rust and when we allow
them to overcome us, we become weaker.
D. Rust is like laziness. If you are lazy to practice, you
would not be able to hone your skills.
_____5. What is the best explanation for this proverb?
Bago ka bumati ng sa ibang uling , uling mo muna ang
iyong pahirin.
A. It is easy for us to find faults in others, however small it
is when in fact, we also have our own faults but are
perhaps not conscious of them.
B. A stain is easy to see when it is smeared on the face of
other people.
C. It is hard to remove the stain from our own clothes.
D. It is easy to forgive the mistakes of others but it is
hard to forgive the mistakes you have done to yourself.
(For nos.9-13) Identify the sound of the underlined
letter/s. Choose the letter of the phonological symbol
representing the sound.
A. B. C. D.
_____6. kinship
_____7. distinguish
_____8. scattered
_____9. camaraderie
_____10. archipelago
(For nos 11-16 ) Choose from the following.
A. Karibanga B. seven C. nymphs D. garoda
E. Walo-Walo F. angels G. Rajah Indarapatra
H. humans I. Tau Tana J. Melu K. dead skin
11. He is the monster which guards the bottles where
the souls of people are kept.
12. He met and fell in love with a princess nymph.
13. This is the material used to create the earth and the
first two men.
14. They live on the uppermost layer of the earth.
15. They are creatures with wings and with no need for
food.
16. He is the reason why the first men on earth almost
drowned.
20. What should be done when you encounter a period, a
comma or an important word while reading aloud?
A. Go on reading.
B. Read fast.
C. Read slow.
D. Pause.
21. Speeding p or slowing down when reading aloud is
important because _____.
A. it helps the listeners to understand the story better.
B. it makes the reading to become livelier.
C. it helps the reader to express himself better.
D. it catches the attention of the listeners.






III. Underline the subject and circle the verb.
IV. Underline the verb that agrees with the subject.
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