Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Department of Education
Region VI Western Visayas
Division of Iloilo
LEON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Leon, Iloilo
ENGLISH
2nd Grading Exam
SPA Grade 7
I.
II.
VOCABULARY. Encircle the letter of the option that has the same meaning with the underlined
word in each sentence.
1. George could only stand in shock as Lilian tramped across the field, her angry eyes latched
on to him.
a. tread heavily
b. walked slowly
c. limped quickly
d.
darted past
2. The vendor, hoping to finish selling his goods before noon, ambled toward the group of
clueless tourists.
a. crawled
b. sold
c. walked
d. limped
3. While Jonathan escaped the accident with just a scratch on his arm, his car was badly
mangled.
a. spared
b. scratched
c. returned
d. ruined
4. Lourdes watched the performance with apprehension; she felt that anytime now, someone
would make a mistake and the audience would laugh at her class.
a. fascination
b. dread
c. rapture
d.
listlessness
5. The mayor denounced the kidnapping of the eight year old , and vowed that he would do
everything in his power to get the girl back and punish the kidnappers to the fullest extent
of the law.
a. condemned
b. criticized
c. commented
d. contorted
6. Kylas lips started to quiver when she heard that her daughter had been kidnapped.
a. close
b. open
c. shrink
d.
tremble
7. The prima ballerina snickered when she saw her main rival stumbling over the new dance
steps.
a. laughed derisively
b. coughed politely c. commented
d. parodied
8. The nocturnal noises frightened him.
a. unexplainable
b. night
c. street
d.
morning
9. The trip was born of a wave of nostalgia for the dirt and crowds of Chicago.
a. disgust
b. homesickness
c. nausea
d.
hatred
10. He spoke with infinite reverence.
a. deep
b. boundless
c. limited
d. sincere
FIGURES OF SPEECH.
Identify the kind of figure of speech used in each sentence or phrase. Write your answer on the
blank before each number. Choose your answer from the list inside the box.
simile
metaphor
personification
irony
oxymoron
hyperbole
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happens. Canby
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III.
GRAMMAR.
A. Determiners. Study the following sentences. Supply the determiner that will best
complete the meaning of each
sentence.
1. ________ history of the Philippines was at first written by Americans.
2. ________ new president is often given a hundred days by the media before they begin
criticizing his or her policies.
3. As punishment for their offense, the students were told to make sure that ________ school
was always clean.
4. Because Mario couldnt find ________ wallet, he borrowed money from his colleague.
5. Due to ________ presidents motorcade, we were stuck in traffic for two hours.
6. Jonathans record, which has remained unbroken until this day, remains ________ legend.
7. ________ water was needed in order to quench the debaters thirst.
8. Marjorie decided to leave her house when she saw ________ rat colonies in her kitchen.
9. People should keep _________ noses in their own business.
10. ________ documents in my hands will determine the outcome of this election.
B. Subjects & Predicates. Match the complete subject in column A with its complete predicate
in column B to form a
sensible sentence. Write the letter of your choice on the blank.
A
B
1. ________ Mathematics
2. ________ There.
history.
3. ________ Philippine history
4. ________ The Manila football team
government
5. ________ One of the tonsils
as there are today.
6. ________ There
7. ________ Neither of us
8. ________ An alligator.
building.
9. ________ Every bud and blossom.
10. ________ There
C. Kinds of Sentences. Identify whether the following sentences are declarative, interrogative,
exclamatory, or imperative. Write your answer on the blank.
_____________________1. She wants some sugar.
_____________________2. I dont know what to do.
_____________________3. Go home.
_____________________4. Sit down.
_____________________5. What a sweet child!
_____________________6. How tall she is!
_____________________7. Wheres your mother?
_____________________8. What did you do?
_____________________9. Go to the library!
_____________________10. What shall I do there?
D. SENTENCE OR PHRASE? Write S if the following group of words is a sentence and write P if
the group of words is a phrase. Write your answer on the blank.
______________________1. The only way to have a friend is to be one.
IV.
READING & COMPREHENSION. The following statements are taken from the story The Bread of
Salt by NVM Gonzalez. Read each item carefully and on the space before the number, write TRUE
if it is correct and FALSE if otherwise.
___________1. The character narrator is 14 years old.
___________2. The pan de sal bread is the storys bread of salt.
___________3. The pan de sal in the story is the character-narrator.
___________4. The character-narrators liking for Aida is similar to his passion for playing music.
___________5. The character narrator is ready for an adult life since he is already earning money
with his
music.
___________6. The character-narrator is a courageous young man.
___________7. Aida belongs to an affluent family like the character-narrator.
___________8. The character-narrator knows when and how to behave his best.
___________9. The character-narrator shows maturity in most part of the story.
___________10. The character-narrator, like the pan de sal well cooked, that he is buying in the
end of the
story, is already ripe and mature.
V.
SPEAKING. Vowels /i/, /e/, and /I/. Identify the vowel sound produced in pronouncing the
italicized words in the following sentences. Write the vowel symbol on the space before the
number.
___________ 1. I saw a ship coming.
___________2. The yellow Volkswagen is a vintage car.
___________3. What course will you take in college?
___________4. We named our dog Caesar.
___________5. My teenager nephew likes to watch alien movies.
___________6. Mayonnaise is a primary ingredient in making salads.
___________7. Winny the Pooh lives in hundred acres.
___________8. John speaks Chinese.
___________9. Dr. Sweet has Diabetes.
__________10. The famous celebrity spent millions to protect his image.
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