Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DepEd Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF EASTERN SAMAR
Brgy.Alang-alang, Capitol Site, Borongan City 6800

DIVISION UNIFIED SUMMATIVE TEST FOR THE THIRD GRADING PERIOD

IN ENGLISH 7

Directions: Read each item below and answer the questions that follow by shading the letter of
the best answer.

The Little Prince went out on Earth looking for friends. The first stranger he met
was a fox whom he found a beautiful creature. The Prince wanted to play with the fox, but
the fox refused because he wasn’t tamed. The Prince got curious about what the word tamed
meant. Later, the fox and the Little Price argued about what the word tamed meant.

1. What was the first thing the Prince did as cited in the paragraph?
A. The Little Prince went to talk to the fox.
B. The Little Prince went out to look for friends.
C. The Little Prince asked the fox to play with him.
D. The Little Prince got curious about what the word tamed meant.

2. What happened after the Prince talked to the fox?

A. The Little Prince went out on Earth.
B. The Little Prince went to talk to the fox.
C. The Fox rejected to play with the Little Prince.
D. The Little Prince got curious about what the word tamed meant

3. Which ending is cited in the paragraph?

A. The little Prince played with the Fox.
B. The Fox got angry with the Little Prince
C. The Little Prince found the Fox beautiful.
D. The Fox and the Little Price argued about what the word tamed meant.

His face was an open book wherein doubts, the indecision, and the alarm were printed.

4. What literary device is used in the above statement?

A. hyperbole B. metaphor C. personification D. simile

The silence fell like a grim curtain over the people gathered here.

5. What literary device is used in the above statement?

A. hyperbole B. metaphor C. personification D. simile

For questions 6-8, pick out the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in each
sentence.

6. They buckle on their swords and go in search of their brother.

A. yield or submit to B. apply earnestly C. fasten D. collapse

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7. The woman is so weak, she will surely buckle to the ground.
A. yield or submit to B. apply earnestly C. fasten D. collapse

8. Let us buckle down to work, so we can accomplish much.

A. yield or submit to B. apply earnestly C. fasten D. collapse

For questions 9-11, pick out the most appropriate purpose/feeling (intonation) of the speaker as
indicated by the underlined words in each sentence.

9. Lorna, is our class president.

A. stating a fact
B. stating an excitement
C. stating boredom or disappointment
D. stating confidence about his/her statement

10. Luis is our new classmate.

A. stating a fact
B. stating an excitement
C. stating boredom or disappointment
D. stating disbelief about his/her statement

11. Bernard has met an accident?

A. stating a fact
B. stating an excitement
C. stating boredom or disappointment
D. stating confidence about his/her statement

For questions 12-14, pick out the most appropriate answer to the following questions.

Randy smelled smoke. He looked outside and saw where it was coming from. A pile of leaves
had caught on fire! Randy ran to the phone and started to dial.

12. Who did Randy most likely call?

A. His cousin C. The market
B. His doctor D. The fire department

The soccer field was at the top of the hill. On each side, there was a steep slope down. The view
was great. If the ball got kicked out of bounds, though, there would be a big problem.

13. What might happen to the ball next?

A. It will go flat. C. It will bounce too high.
B. It will go up a tree. D. It will roll down the hill.

For questions 14-16, refer to the statement in the box below and answer the following
questions.

Tara put on her swimsuit. Next, she packed her towel and sand toys in a bag. Finally, she put on
a hat and some sunscreen. Then she walked out the door.

14. Where did Tara most likely go?

A. the beach B. the movies C. on a nature hike D. her grandma’s house

15. What was the last thing Tara did?

A. She put on her swimsuit. C. She puts on her hat and some sun screen.
B. She walked out the door. D. She packed her towel and sand toys in a bag.

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16. Where did Tara put her towel?
A. in the bag B. on the hat C. on her arm D. out the door

17. What ideas do fables impart to the readers?

A. hope B. moral C. anecdote D. strong conviction

18. What are those accounted by mythical stories with gods and/or goddesses?
A. creation B. execution C. restoration D. abomination

19. What does historical fiction give the readers?

A. Fantasy
B. Science events
C. Realistic stories
D. Important people and events

For questions 20-21, read the short selection below and answer the questions that follow.

Wandering through the forest one day, a donkey found a lion’s skin. “How
magnificent!” he said to himself. He put it on and turned around. “Ah! How grand I
look!” He set off to find the other animals. They would really admire him in his new
lion’s skin.

Soon, he found his friend, the cow. She was quietly eating grass in the meadow.
“Look at me! I’m a lion!” the donkey brayed at the cow. “I’m the king of the animals.
Hee-haw! Hee-haw!

“How stu-u-u-pid” the cow mooed. “You may think you look like a lion!” But
as soon as you open your mouth, silly, everyone can tell you’re a donkey!”

20. Who said the line; “You may think you look like a lion!”?
A. The cow B. The lion C. The donkey D. Another animal

21. What feeling is evoked by the line: “I’m the king of the animals. Hee-haw! Hee-haw!”
A. Sad B. Proud C. Happy D. Indifferent

For items 22-25, read the following sentences and answer the following questions.
A. Although they may rest
B. Some marine animals never sleep.
C. Most sharks, for example, have to keep moving all their lives through their gills and
look for oxygen.
D. It would be very interesting to know if sleep occurs among the creatures of the ocean
abyss where there is never any chance of light for hundred million years.

22. What is the first sentence?

23. What is the second sentence?
24. What is the third sentence?
25. What is the last sentence?

26. What Ilokano trait is depicted by the story of Lam-Ang?

A. frugality
B. hospitality
C. being carefree
D. family-oriented

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For items 27-30, refer to the song and answer the questions that follow.
I
Here I am BRIDGE:
Alone and I don’t understand Oh, it’s just too much
Exactly how it all began taking all the whole world all by myself
The dream just walked away. But it’s not enough
I’m holding on, Unless I stop trusting somebody else
When all but the passion’s gone. Somebody else
II And love again.
And from the start
Maybe I was trying too hard
It’s crazy coz it’s breaking my heart
Things can fall apart but I know,
That I don’t want you to go

27. What feeling is expressed by the song?

A. sad B. happy C. excited D. indifferent

28. What is the message expressed by the persona in the song?

A. The persona is ready to love again.
B. The persona expresses the pain of letting go.
C. The persona is happy to let go of his/her beloved.
D. The persona simply misses his/her loved one at the other side of the world.

29. What general picture/scenario is evoked by the line: “Oh, it’s just too much, taking the
whole world all by myself”?
A. A scenario of contentment
B. A scenario of bewilderment
C. A scenario of pain and suffering
D. A scenario of mystery over something

30. What can be inferred from the first stanza of the song?
A. The persona still cares for the other person.
B. The persona asserts the need to let go of the beloved.
C. The persona is confused why all things have changed.
D. The persona treasures everything they have been through.

For items 31-32, please refer to the narrative below and answer the questions that follow.
A frantic parent called up the family doctor.’ Doctor! Oh, Doctor! Please come
immediately. My child has just swallowed a fountain pen. Hurry!
“Oh, yes, of course,” replied the doctor. “I’ll be there right away. Tell me, what are you
doing in the meantime?”
“In the meantime?” asked the confused parent. “Oh, I’m just using a pencil.”

31. Which part of the joke is called the punch line?

A. When the frantic parent called up a doctor.
B. When the parent told the doctor the child swallowed a fountain pen.

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 C. When the doctor told the frantic parent that he is coming right away.
D. When the doctor asked the parent what he is doing as first aid and the parent told the
doctor that he is using a pencil for the meantime.

32. What was the reason why the parent called up the family doctor?
A. There was a party.
B. There was a meeting.
C. There was an emergency.
D. There was a fire in the house.

For items 33-34, please refer to the drawing below and answer the questions that follow.

33. Which word below is NOT depicted by the clenched fist in the drawing?
A. peace B. strength C. defiance D. resistance

34. Which idea is evoked by the people in the picture?

A. The people in the picture are fighting.
B. The people in the picture are working.
C. The people in the picture are ruling the world.
D. The people in the picture are standing together for a cause.

For items 35-38, please refer to the paragraph below and answer the following questions.
Students compete in robot sumo contests. They learn how to build their own robots.
They compete against their classmates and students from other schools. To win, students
must be creative. They must have a good plan for defeating other robots.

35. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

A. Students must be creative to win.
B. Students compete in robot sumo contests.
C. Students need a good plan for defeating other robots.
D. Students compete against their classmates and students from other schools.

36. Which of the following is a supporting detail of the paragraph?

A. Students like building sumo robots.
B. Students compete in robot sumo contests.
C. They use excellent strategies to defeat other robots.
D. They must have a good plan for defeating other robots

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37. Which is the best definition of the main idea?
A. What a piece of writing is mostly about
B. What someone is primarily talking about
C. A vague idea that is supported by specific details.
D. Important information that tells more about the overall idea of a piece of writing.

38. What is the best definition of the supporting details?

A. Details that support other details.
B. Sentences that make the main idea stronger and clearer.
C. The sentences that make up the bulk of a paragraph in a piece of writing.
D. Important information that tells more about the overall idea of a piece of writing.

For items 39-42, refer to the sentences in the box.

I did not beat her.
39. What could be the most appropriate passive form of the sentence above?
A. She is not beaten by me.
B. She has not beaten by me.
C. She was not beaten by me.
D. She wasn’t been beaten by me.

I will never forget this experience.

40. What could be the most appropriate passive form of the sentence above?
A. This experience is not forgotten by me.
B. This experience will never be forgotten by me.
C. This experience would never be forgotten by me.
D. This experience has never been forgotten by me.

The police has caught the thief.

41. What could be the most appropriate passive form of the sentence above?
A. The thief was caught by the police
B. The thief has been caught by the police.
C. The thief had been caught by the police
D. The thief will have been caught by the police

She takes care of the dog.

42. What could be the most appropriate passive form of the sentence above?
A. The dog is taken care of by her.
B. The dog was taken care of by her.
C. The dog had been taken care of by her.
D. The dog would have been taken care of by her.

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For items 43-46, please refer to the jumbled paragraph below and arrange them according to
the sequence/or chronological order.
A. First, he made a net to trap the hawks.
B. The farmer had a great problem with the hawks as they were eating all his chickens. So
he made a plan how he can solve his problem.
C. Lastly, he tied the net on the ground so that when the haws get near the chickens they
will be caught by it.
D. Next, he put the net near the chicken’s house.

47. What is the most appropriate word that best completes the sentence below?
I am planning to ______ a holiday in June or July next year.
A. do B. have C. make D. does

48. What is the most appropriate word that best completes the sentence below?
Reading a lot _______ a real difference to our academic performance.
A. do B. has C. does D. makes

49. What is the most appropriate word that best completes the sentence below?
I ____ hope for your safe travel.
A. have B. do C. make D. does

50. What is the most appropriate word that best completes the sentence below?
My sister usually _______ the bed rather than me.
A. do B. has C. does D. makes

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