1. DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS
Manila
Assessment and Evaluation Test in Gr. 7
SY 2016 -2017
Part 1 – Reading Comprehension
A. Read the selection then answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of the correct answer in items with options.
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In an interview, movie director Steven Spielberg talked about his inspiration for Elliot, the little boy who
befriends an extraterrestrial in the film E.T.
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“I like to make my characters better than I ever was. Elliot is the boy in me I always wanted to become, but I’ll
never be as level headed, intelligent and sensitive as he. Also, a lot of that movie is about my life growing up in suburbs,
particularly about losing friends. We moved often when I was young, I remember that I would just make friends and begin
to feel that I belonged, when we would uproot and moved a thousand miles. Then we begin again. For a kid that can be
very traumatic.
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The friendship that E.T. and Elliot find and hold on to - clinging to each other desperately - is sort of what I went
through in four moves from the age of four to sixteen. I wish I had had a best friend.”
- Reader’s Digest
1. What could be the best title for the selection?
a. My Ambition b. The Supernatural c. Steven’s Secret d. The Child in a Man
2. Who has developed a special friendship?
a. The writer and Spielberg b. Spielberg and Elliot c. Elliot and E.T d. E.T and Spielberg
3. In remembering his childhood, the director feels __________.
a. angry b. happy c. inspired d. sad
4. As a child, the director did not have a best friend because _______.
a. he’s naughty b. he didn’t find E.T c. they kept on moving places d. he’s busy
5. As compared to Elliot, movie director Steven Spielberg is ______.
a. less level headed b. as level headed c. more level headed d. almost as level headed
6. According to the selection, what is an important factor in developing friendship?
a. trust b. parental consent c. time spent together d. give and take relationship
7. E.T, Elliot and Spielberg are friends.
a. YES b. NO c. Does not say d. Maybe
8. The pronoun I refers to _______.
a. E.T b. Elliot c. Readers d. Spielberg
9. To what word does the pronoun he in the second paragraph refer?
a. E.T b. Elliot c. Readers d. Spielberg
10. E.T, as stated in paragraph 1, means ________ .
a. extraterrestrial b. extra tender c. exciting task d. enormous tale
11. What word in the second paragraph means a place quite far from the city?
a. traumatic b. suburbs c. level headed d. uproot
12. The statement: Elliot is the boy in me I wanted to become, means most nearly _________.
a. the speaker wants to have Elliot as son
b. the speaker want Elliot to be like him
c. the speaker wanted that his life become like that of Elliot’s
13. Spielberg and his family moved places for at least four times in a period of _______.
a. four years b. 12 years c. 18 years d. 16 years
14. - 15. Which two statements are TRUE in the selection?
a. E.T. is Elliot’s friend c. The film E. T. is about friendship
b. The director had a best friend d. Elliot is intelligent but not sensitive
16. - 17. Which two adjectives describe the selection?
a. historical b. futuristic c. sentimental d. personal
18. - 20. MATCH each statement with the emotion or character trait being expressed.
a. happiness b. sadness c. humility d. regret
18. I’ll never be as level headed, intelligent and sensitive as Elliot.
19. I remember growing up in suburbs particularly about losing friends.
20. I wish I had a best friend.
B. Fill in each blank with a word formed from the underlined word in the sentence.
Example: She loves God. Her godly devotion can be seen from her actions.
21. The school will celebrate its 50th
Foundation day in March. It will surely be a big ________.
22. If you have read our history, you should know our ________ places.
23. He is really kind. Everybody likes him for his ________.
24. She dances with too much grace. I love seeing her dance ________.
25. If you believe that it is important issue, point out its ________.
C. Arrange each set of words alphabetically. Write the letters only.
2. 26. a. real b. rebel c. realize d. reel
27. a. hammer b. hamburger c. half d. ham
28. a. sack b. sacrifice c. sabotage d. Sabbath
29. a. ace b. account c. acquaint d. achieve
30. a. fresh b. fried c. farm d. friend
Part 2 - Language
A. ADJECTIVES. Choose the letter of the correct form of the adjective in the parentheses.
31. Of all the presentations I’ve seen, this is the (a. good b. better c. best d. well).
32. I have never seen a movie as (a. beautiful b. more beautiful c. most beautiful d. beautifuler) as this one.
33. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and (a. wise b. wiser c. wisest d. more wise).
34. My cold is definitely (a. worse b. worst c. worser d. badder) this morning.
35. Of all the mechanics in the shop, Jerzy is surely (a. the less competent b. the least competent c. the competentest d.
incompetent)
B. ADJECTIVE ORDER. Select the correct order of the adjectives in these sentences, then check your answer.
Follow the pattern: Determiner-Opinion-Size-Shape-Condition-Age-Color-Origin-Material-Purpose
36. He invited that ___ lady to dinner.
a. young beautiful b. beautiful young
37. These are ____ products.
a. excellent agricultural b. agricultural excellent
38. Why can't you wear your ___ dress tonight?
a. pink silk b. silk pink
39. The boy needs ___ balls for that activity
a. ten cotton small b. ten small cotton
40. The boy needs ___ balls for that activity.
a. ten cotton small b. ten small cotton
41. I've booked that ___ table on the corner.
a. big square b. square big
42. Mary's husband gave her a ___ vase.
a. porcelain French b. French porcelain
43. He broke Mother's ___ milk jug.
a. green old b. old green
44. My brother wants to meet that ___ girl.
a. tall Japanese b. Japanese tall
45. What do you plan to do with these ___ bottles?
a. empty wine b. wine empty
46. That ___ woman needs help.
a. old foreign b. foreign old
47. There are two ___ dresses in her closet.
a. red beautiful b. beautiful red
48. Tom never lets his sister drive his ___ car.
a. sports expensive b. expensive sports
49. She sells ___ cookies.
a. delicious chocolate b. chocolate delicious
50. The room was decorated with __ balloons.
a. red big b. big red
C. SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT. Fill in the blanks using AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, IS NOT, ARE NOT.
51. Germany, Manila, and Spain ………… cities.
52. A lemon ……….. sweet. It is sour.
53. Copper is cheap. Diamonds ………… expensive.
54. Airplanes …….. slow. They are fast.
55. Ice cream and candy …….. sweet.
56. Today ……… cloudy. It isn’t bright.
57. My brother ……… married. He is single.
58. I am not from Turkey. I …….. from Canada.
59. Mathematics ……. hard. It isn’t easy.
60. Mariah is a beautiful girl. She ……… ugly.
D. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE: Complete the following statements using the present progressive form.
Present Progressive Form (am/ is/are + -ing form of the verb)
Example: I ______ (answer) the test paper right now. Answer: I am answering the test paper right now.
61. I ___________ (watch) a reality show on TV.
62. My favorite team ___________ (win)!
63. Someone ___________ (swim) in the sea.
64. Two people ___________ (cook) dinner on the beach.
65. We ___________ (watch) the last episode of the Legend of the Blue Sea as of the moment.
66. I ___________ (do) my homework. Don’t disturb me!
3. 67. Mum ___________ (read) a magazine about Lee Min Ho.
68. My brother ___________ (listen) to the song of EXO.
69. Dad ___________ (not cook) dinner.
70. Tara ___________ (talk) by phone.
E. PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE: Complete the following statements using the past progressive form.
Past Progressive Form (was/were + -ing form of the verb) -was is used with singular subjects; were is used with plural subjects.
Example: The wind —————————– (blow) fiercely. Answer: The wind was blowing fiercely.
71. The boy ————————— (sleep).
72. I ———————– (read) when the lights went out.
73. She ———————– (wash) the clothes.
74. I ————————- (cook) dinner when the visitors arrived.
75. Julia ————————- (do) her homework at 8 pm.
76. James ————————– (repair) the car.
77. Janet ————————- (rehearse) for the play.
78. Sophia ————————– (wait) for the bus.
79. The birds ————————– (chirp).
80. The boys ———————— (learn) their lesson.
81. She ———————— (get) dressed.
82. He ————————– (search) for his purse.
83. The cat ————————- (chase) the mouse.
84. It ————————- (rain).
85. The dogs —————————– (bark).
Part 3 - Literature
A. My Father’s Tragedy. Identify the character who said the following lines in the story. Choose your answer from the box
below.
86. "Why do you say that to me? I'm thinking of some ways to become rich."
87. "I would like to wring that cock's neck."
88. “That’s his fortune.”
89. "You are becoming more like your father every day."
90. “Take good care of it, son.”
91. "Go to the river and exercise its legs. Come back right away. We are going to town."
92. "Shall we make it this coming Sunday?"
93. "It's too soon for my Burick."
94. "Where did you get this lovely chicken?"
95. "What are you doing, Son? Eat your chicken."
B. Identify the figurative language used in the following lines. Choose your answer from the box below.
96. Above us all the stars are watching.
97. I have loved you for a thousand years. I’ll love you for a thousand more.
98. You’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky.
99. For the first time in forever, there’ll be music. There’ll be light.
100. His heart was a stone.
“If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank, anyway.”- Mother Teresa
BONUS: ANSWER THIS AND GET PLUS POINTS FROM YOUR TEACHER
What is represented by this Brain Bat? Clue: It’s a twelve-letter word
CLOUD
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Father Mother Son Burico
Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Alliteration
