MAIGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
FOURTH GRADING TEST
GRADE 7
Name: _____________________________________ Section:______________ Score:______
TEST I. Multiple Choice. Read the items below comprehensively and carefully. Choose the letter of the best
answer and write it on the space provided before each number. (ERASURES ARE PROHIBITED)
_______ 1. It is an element of the story where the characters have fully solved the problem they encountered.
a.) Introduction b.) Climax c.) Falling Action d.) Resolution
_______2 . It is the most intense, exciting and important part of the story.
a.) Resolution b.) Introduction c.) Climax d.) Conclusion
_______ 3.) “It’s like raining on your wedding day, it’s a free ride, when you’re already paid“.
What type of figure of speech is used in the lyrics of the song above?
b.) Assonance b.) apostrophe c.)irony d.) synecdoche
_______4 . “The chug –a,chug-a,chug-a of the train echoed down the hill ,while a cloud of smoke rose up to the blue
western sky. What type of figure of speech is used in the poetic line?
a.) Simile b.) metonymy c.) hyperbole d.) onomatopoeia
_______ 5.) Lam-ang said to Innes Cannoyan, “My darling, here are the indications that I will not succeed in the
challenge. The chair will dance and the kitchen will collapse.” What type of figure of speech is used in these statements by
Lam-ang?
a.) Metonymy b.) paradox c.) synecdoche d.) personification
_______6 . ‘He was brave as a lion’ What type of figure of speech is used?
a.) Simile b.) Metaphor c.) Personification d.) Hyperbole
_______7 . What type of imagery appeals to the sense of sight?
What type of figure of speech is used?
a.) Visual b.) gustatory c.) auditory d.) tactile
_______8 .) “ Death lays its icy hands on kings” What type of figure of speech is used?
a.) Simile b.) Metaphor c.) Personification d.) synecdoche
_______9 .) “ My luv is like a red, red rose “What type of figure of speech is used?
a.) Simile b.) Personification c.) Metaphor
_______10. “He is a lion.” What type of figure of speech is used?
a.) Simile b.) Metaphor c.) Personification
_______11 . The wind wrapped its icy fingers around my body. What type of figure of speech is used?
a.) Metaphor b.) Simile c.) personification
_______12. It is the “message” or the “main topic” of the reading text.
a. Theme b. sayings c. conflict d. resolution
_______13. He was the one who wrote the reading text “The Parable of the Rainbow Colors”. He was one of the best
Secretaries of the Department of Health who advocated for unity among the Filipinos.
a. Andres Bonifacio b. Carlos P. Romulo c. Juan Flavier d. Mario d’Boro
_______14. It is one of the literary genres which evoke emotions, expressing beauty of nature using figures of speech and
which also uses metrical verses to express one’s emotions.
a. Epic b. Poetry c. short story d. parable
_______15. These are words or phrases used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect.
a. Epic b. Poetry c. Figures of Speech d. Literal words
_______16.In a story, there are characters that do not change their traits from the beginning til the end of the plot. These
characters are called as____
a. Starring Partner b. Star of the Night c. Static Character d. Dynamic Character
_______17. In some stories, characters experience a change of heart or a certain shift towards the end of the story. For
instance, “Eddie” changed at the end of the story “The Centipede”. What type of character does “Eddie” possess?
a. Starring Partner b. Star of the Night c. Static Character d. Dynamic Character
_______18. It is a reading text that has the theme “love for one’s mother” when Anita, one of the characters always asked
for her mother to make her a shawl. What is the title of this short story?
a. “The Parable of the Rainbow” c. A Shawl for Anita
b. The Monkey and the Turtle d. The Crow and the Sparrow
_______19.Who is the Author of the Short Selection entitled “A Shawl for Anita”?
a. Juan Flavier b. Manuel L. Quezon c. Lolita Andrada d. Manuel Arguilla
_______20. What figure of speech is used when the speaker overstates his emotions? Example: “I will give you the moon
and the stars if you would just give me your heart.
a.) Simile b.) Metaphor c.) Personification d.) Hyperbole
Test II. VOCABULARY. Guess the word that is being defined in each item by unscrambling the words beside each
definition. Write the UNSCRAMBLED word (answer) on the space before each number.
_________21. The feeling of wanting to have someone else has S O U L A E J
_________22. Having less than a normal amount of strength LAIRF
_________23. Skillful or clever D E T PA
_________24. Any one of the thick, bony parts in the fingers KNULCEKS
_________25. To make a piece of clothing from yarn or thread K N T I T N I G
_________26. To get with great difficulty E K E D T O U
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Test II. VOCABULARY. Guess the word that is being defined in each item by unscrambling the words beside each
definition. Write the UNSCRAMBLED word (answer) on the space before each number.
_________27.to do something as a special pleasure E G L U D N I
_________28. To bother, to annoy by whining, crying or throwing tantrums WHMIPERS
_________29. To confine in a restricted area P E D C O O
_________30. Not feeling or showing any concern about the problems of others S O L U L A C
_________31. To say unfair comments DENIGATRE
_________32. Blatantly and disdainfully proud H U A G H Y T
_________33. Very strange or unusual place O T U L A N D S H I
_________34. Love for one’s country P A T R O I I T M S
_________35. Likely to cause disagreement C O T N E T I O U S N
TEST III. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS. Complete the thought of the interrogative sentences with the appropriate
Interrogative Pronouns. Write your answers on the space before the sentence.
36. _____________ are you messing around? (reason)
37. _____________will you finish your work if you’re playing around? (manner)
38. _____________is she going? (place)
39. _____________did you arrive from the province? (time)
40._____________ books are there in the bookshelf? (countable/quantity)
41. ____________laptop is this? (possession)
42. ____________among the jeans do you like most? (choice)
TEST IV. Determine if the pair of words are HOMONYMS, HOMOPHONES and HOMOGRAPHS by labelling them HN
(for Homonyms), HP (for Homophones) and HG for Homographs. Write your answer on the space after the pair of words.
43. bear (animal), bear (carry) _________
44. hare (rabbit), hair (as in part of human’s body) __________
45. affect (make a difference to), effect (result) ___________
46. bat (animal), bat (to strike a baseball bat, to hit a baseball) __________
47. hit (an instance of striking or being struck); hit (to reach a limiting point) ___________
Test V.READING COMPREHENSION. Read the selections below and answer the questions that will follow. Write only
the letter of the correct answer before each number.
The Philippines has rich natural resources. It is rich in minerals, including gold, silver, copper, nickel and iron. It
has extensive forests and agricultural lands. It is one of the world’s largest producers of sugar, bananas, mangoes and
copra. Fish and other marine products abound in the Philippine waters because its 7, 103 islands are surrounded by the
South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean, and the Sulu Sea.
_______48. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. Our Rich Philippine Forest c. Natural Resources of the Philippines
b. Treasures from the Philippine Seas d. Philippine Gold Mines
______49. Which among the following is NOT a mineral available in the Philippines?
a. Silver c. nickel
b. Copper d. mercury
______50. What are other resources abundant in the Philippines?
a. Extensive forest c. marine products
b. Food products such as bananas, mangoes and copra d. All of the Above
TEST VI. Read the poem below and answer the questions that will follow. (2 point each).
My Friend
Sometimes I feel all thin inside 51-52. What is this poem about?
Insufficient; small;
I feel when people look at me 53-54. What does “insufficient” mean?
They don’t see me at all.
I feel that all my beauty’s lost 55-56.What does “indifferent” mean?
On cold, indifferent eyes
And offering what I want to give
Would only be unwise. 57-58. How many stanzas are in the poem?
But then a friend
will greet me 59-60. Find the rhyming pairs of words in each stanza. Write them below.
and my inner life will bloom
It only takes but one kind word
To sweep away the gloom!
