3rd Quarter Test Grade 7
3rd Quarter Test Grade 7
3rd Quarter Test Grade 7
I. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following paragraphs, then blacken the circle that corresponds to your answer in each
item.
PETER AND THE GUAVAS
Peter climbed the guava tree near his house. It had many ripe fruits. He picked as many as he could and put them in his
pockets. Then he sat on a branch and began eating them. While he was eating, he felt the branch break. He did not know it was a dead
branch. Down, down he fell! After that, he did not know what happened. When he woke up, he was in a hospital bed. His two arms
were in cast.
20. I had a (A. little B. few) difficulty in understanding what he was saying.
21. I don’t need (A. little B. much) sleep at night: just five to six hours.
22. Of all my friends, Ian is (A. less B. the least) well off, but he is always happy.
23. I earn (A. less B. fewer) money than her.
24. There were (A. lesser B. fewer) difficult questions than I expected.
B. Identify sentences with active and passive voice in different contexts. Write A for Active Voice and P for Passive Voice.
________25. The Japanese soldiers attacked the Philippines.
________26. The Filipinos were attacked by the soldiers.
________27. The Americans heled the Filipinos in this war.
________28. The wounded were healed by the Filipino doctors.
________29. President Quezon ensured an efficient and effective government
C. Use the past tense and past perfect tense in making the sentence correct.
30. Manila _______ their defences for the Japanese invasion.
A. prepare B. prepared C. was prepared D. had prepared
31. Many Filipinos ________ in the army to fight the Japanese soldiers.
A. enlist B. enlisted C. was enlisted D. had enlisted
32. News about the war ______ in from other parts of the country.
A. pour B. pouredC. was poured D. had poured
33. Provincial correspondents _______ Japanese soldiers landing in their provinces.
A. report B. reported C. was reported D. had reported
34. Japan __________ the bombs in the waterfront before the Filipinos prepared for the attack.
A. drop B. dropped C. was dropped D. had dropped
35. The general called Carlos Romulo after the bomb __________ a big portion of the city.
A. destroy B. destroyed C. was destroyed D. had destroyed
D. Incomplete and Illogical: Complete the following paragraph using chronological connectors. Choose the letter that correspond
to your answer in each blank.
___________ (35.), the Filipinos love to travel in different places. __________ (36.), they will find interesting places and
people. __________ (37.), they will be friends with others. ____________ (38.), they will try to blend with their way of
life. ________ (39.), they will be able to live with them in harmony.
III. VOCABULARY:
40. The Filipinos ran towards the forest with two Japanese soldiers in pursuit. Which of the following words has the same meaning
with the underlined words?
A. chase B. detection C. recreation D. search
41. The warden keeps the place safe from any Japanese soldiers. Which of the words does not have the same meaning with the
underlined word?
A. assassin B. custodian C. guardian D. keeper
42. While guarding the whole area, the soldiers take catnaps to rest their tired eyes. What is classification of the underlined word?
A. action word B. describing word C. naming word D. replacing word
43. One of the soldiers was very frail for he did not eat a long time. What is the classification of the underlined word?
A. connecting wordB. describing word C. naming word D. replacing word
44. The operator switchboard to monitor the movement of the Japanese soldiers. Which of the following words is a part of the
underlined word?
A. buttons B. panel C. screen D. switches
IV. CRITICAL THINKING: Read the following paragraphs and circle the letter of the answer you think is correct. Choose
the circle of the letter that correspond to your answer.
45. We’ve had Ginger since I was two years old. Every morning, she wakes me up by licking my cheek. That's her way of telling me she’s
hungry. When she wants attention, she’ll weave in and out of my legs and meow until I pick her up and hold her. And I can always tell
when Ginger wants to play. She’ll bring me her toys and will keep dropping them (usually right on my homework) until I stop what I'm
doing and play with her for a while.
A good topic sentence for this paragraph would be:
A. I take excellent care of Ginger. B. Ginger is a demanding pet
C. Ginger and I have grown up together D. Ginger is good at telling me what she wants.
46. The battle continued furiously. It was like a hurricane. I could not see what was going on because it was so fast and feathers were flying
and rising all around like smoke.
What is described?
A. A badminton match B.A whirlwind C. A cockfight D. Wild duck hunting
47. My fist dug into his soft belly and as he crouched in pain, I swung at him, hammered his jaw.
What was taking place?
A. massage treatment B. medical examination C. wrestling match D. fistfight
48. “Oh do not cry, little one. Please forgive me… I was drunk and knew not what I said.”
What feeling is expressed?
A. sorrow B. regret C. anger D. love
49. “If these people would catch more fish, I could make more money. I could buy their catch from them very cheaply. They will be
satisfied with a few pesos. Then I could take the fish to town and sell it at a big profit.”
What sort of person would say this?
A. materialist B. miser C. usurer D. opportunist
50. In the town, he met one whose type of beauty and appeal to his youthful sense was entirely different from Maria’s attractions. Maria
was fresh and shy and silent; but this maiden of the town was open, frank and frolicsome…gradually, his thoughts of Maria vanished,
and… the Maid of Makiling receded into a mist of forgotten fancies.
The man is…
A. unfaithful B. thoughtless C. fickle D. forgetful