Department of Education

Region III
Division of City Schools
NORTHVILLE 15 INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Cutud, Angeles City
THIRD QUARTER PERIODIC EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 7
A.Y. 2016-2017
NAME: _________________________________ SCORE: ______________________
SECTION: _______________________________ TEACHER: ___________________
General Directions: Analyze each question and write the letter of your answer on the
blank. Use a black pen in answering. Other pen inks are NOT allowed.
PART I. Logical Connectors. Choose the appropriate connector for each sentence by
selecting from the word pool below.
a. during
b. whenever
c. beforehand

d. until
e. after
f. meanwhile

_____1. The woodman stirred the fire ________ the flames heaped high and the sparks
flew out of the roof hole.
_____2. Harry woke several times ________ the night, but went back to sleep when he
saw Ron was there.
_____3. ________, Professor Snape and Dumbledore tried to revive the mortally
wounded creature but the prognosis was not good.
_____4. The effect of the situation, craftily calculated ________, was to compel the
peasants to rent pasture lands from the landlord at any price.
_____5. Just remember, Ill always be there ________ you need me.
_____6. Sleep reclaimed her mind ________ a few minutes and the dream didnt return
that night.
_____7. Which of the following sentences does NOT show the proper use of logical
connectors?
a. During the storm, we decided to play indoors until the rain subsided.
b. The wizards are playing soccer inside the field after midnight.
c. Ginny has finally decided to go out with Harry until the news of his absence
was reported by his friends.
d. Hagrid feeds the dragons whenever they start blowing up the barn.
_____8. Which of the following sentences does NOT use logical connectors properly?
a. Beforehand, the boy is traveling by himself across the fields.
b. Whenever I see boys and girls selling lanterns on the street, I feel that
Christmas is near.
c. I have been dreaming of a perfect Christmas until you came into my life and
made it so much better.
d. Moana was singing to herself when she saw Hay-Hay drowning at sea.
PART II. Elements of a Short Story. Identify the element of short story described in each
sentence.
_____9. This is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end.
a. setting
b. plot
c. point of view
d. conflict
_____10. In a piece of fiction, it is the controlling idea or the central insight.
a. conflict
b. setting
c. theme
d. characters
_____11. This conflict happens when the leading character struggles against ideas,
practices, or customs of other people.
a. man vs. circumstances
c. man vs. society
b. man vs. man
d. man vs. self
_____12. This is the time and location in which a story takes place.
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a. setting
b. point of view
c. conflict
d. plot
_____13. This character is clearly central to the story with all the major events having
some importance to him/her.
a. antagonist b. individual c. static
d. protagonist
_____14. Little did he know that Julio was planning to steal the prized chickens of
Benito once he had fallen asleep in his room. What point of view is used in the
excerpt?
a. omniscient
c. innocent eye
b. stream of consciousness
d. first person
_____15. It is the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the
plot move.
a. theme
b. setting
c. characters
d. conflict
_____16. This presents the daily life of characters including the local colors in the story.
a. mood or atmosphere
c. weather conditions
b. time
d. social conditions
_____17. This type of character is dynamic and has personalities that change by the end
of the story.
a. developing b. static
c. antagonist
d. individual
_____18. It is defined as the angle from which the story is told.
a. theme
b. point of view
c. setting
d. plot
_____19. It is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story.
a. falling action
b. denouement
c. climax
d. rising action
PART III. The Witch
_____20. In the story, what do you call the kangaroo-like animal that has fan-like ears?
a. crow
b. wakwak
c. sigbin
d. nocturne
_____21. What errand was tasked to the protagonist?
a. To go to the creek to throw the garbage
b. To look for the witch they have been telling him about
c. To look for wild animals in the forest
d. To go to Tio Sabelos house to deliver medicine
_____22. What point of view is used in the story?
a. first person
b. omniscient
c. innocent eye
d. third person
_____23. From what province was the term awok coined?
a. Northern Leyte
c. Southern Leyte
b. Eastern Leyte
d. Western Leyte
_____24. What made the protagonist throw the shrimps into the creek?
a. The shrimps are very heavy.
b. The shrimps were cursed by the witch.
c. The biggest shrimps eyes turned to witchs eyes.
d. The shrimps are poisonous.
_____25. What are inside the bottles kept by Minggay?
a. human organs
c. different animal parts
b. insects and dark liquids
d. eyeballs and intestines
_____26. What was the main characters impression upon seeing the old woman?
a. She seemed very kind and harmless.
b. She looked mysterious and baleful.
c. She looked poor and sickly.
d. She seemed to be healthy and vivacious.
PART IV. Courage
_____27. During whose regime did the author of the story become a scholar?
a. Manuel Roxas
c. Manuel Quezon
b. Carlos Garcia
d. Ramon Magsaysay
_____28. Why dont the students like their new adviser?
a. He is not approachable and congenial.
b. He is sickly and doesnt teach properly.
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c. He frequently disagrees with his colleagues.

d. He does not attend important activities in school.
_____29. What troubles the students regarding their studies?
a. They dont have enough time to do everything tasked by the teacher.
b. Their efforts remain unacknowledged by their adviser.
c. They have so much co-curricular activities.
d. Most of them have failing grades.
_____30. What was the advisers request during the morning ceremony?
a. Students should wear white shirts and sing the song he requested.
b. Students should present an interpretative dance about the theme.
c. The adviser will deliver the morning address.
d. Students should organize the program by themselves.
_____31. Why did the students protest with their advisers plan?
a. They are not prepared for the presentation.
b. They cant stand by themselves.
c. They think they would be embarrassed in front of the students and teachers.
d. They devised a plan of their own during the absence of their adviser.
_____32. What unexpected thing happened in the story during the program?
a. There was a stampede during the program.
b. Some of the students did not attend the ceremony.
c. There was a fistfight between two students before the program began.
d. The adviser fell on the floor and met his death.
_____33. What did the students realize at the end of the story?
a. Their adviser deserves what happened to him.
b. Their adviser was misjudged and mistreated.
c. Their adviser has no family to take care of him.
d. Their adviser has been smoking and drinking a lot.
_____34. Which of the following aphorisms BEST suits the story?
a. Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
b. Everything that you need lies within yourself.
c. Be careful in placing judgment upon others, for you dont know what battles
they are fighting.
d. God gives the hardest battles to His strongest soldiers.
PART V. Past and Past Perfect Tenses. Analyze the sentences and tell whether they
follow the rules in constructing sentences in their past and past perfect tenses by writing
the letters a or b.
a- correct
b- incorrect
_____35. She had watched a video after the children went to bed.
_____36. They rode their bikes before they had met their friends.
_____37. When she arrived, the match had already started.
_____38. The house-elf turned on the radio after she had washed the dishes.
_____39. Hermione phoned her dad at work before she had left for the trip.
_____40. I was very tired because I studied too much.
_____41. After Viktor spent his holiday in Italy, he had wanted to learn Italian.
_____42. Before he had sung a song, he had played the guitar.
_____43. After Dudley had made breakfast, he phoned his friend.
PART VI. Regular and Irregular Verbs. From the choices below, select the correct verb
for each sentence.
a. struck
e. burst

b. thrown
f. seen

c. left
g. spent

d. shook

_____44. The water balloon _____ when it hit its target.

_____45. You should have _____ Chos face when she got her surprise.
_____46. George intentionally _____ the gum in Nevilles hair.
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_____47. Crookshanks jumped out of the swimming pool and _____ itself, causing water
to spray everywhere.
_____48. We _____ the whole day lounging on the beach.
_____49. My brother Fred _____ his stinky socks on the coffee table.
_____50. This is the ninth time that pitcher has _____ a foul ball.
Prepared by:
Kimberly Ann M. Paras
Secondary School Teacher I
Noted:
Ma. Clara P. Palisuc
English Coordinator
Approved:
Elmer S. Dayrit
Principal I