Blessings in the Word Fellowship School Inc. 155 J.P. Rizal Ave., Kaybagal South, Tagaytay City Telephone No. (046) 482-1215/E-mail Address: blessings.school@yahoo.com DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH 7 I. NAME: _______________________________ DATE: ________________ GRADE LEVEL: ________________________ SCORE: _______________ (MULTIPLE CHOICE) Direction: Read the following questions and statement very carefully. Choose your answer from the given choices. (10 pts) 1. It is a classic legendary story that usually focuses on a particular hero or event, and explains mysteries of nature, existence, or the universe with no true basis in fact. a. Fable b. Epic c. Mythology 2. Which of the following statements is the third rule in subject-verb agreement? a. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular too. b. When the subject of the sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and use a plural verb. c. When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by “or” or “nor” use a singular verb. 3. Two vowel sounds joined in one syllable to form one speech sound. a. Monophthongs b. Diphthongs c. Phonemes 4. It is a narrative form, usually featuring animals that behave and speak as human beings, told in order to highlight human follies and weaknesses. a. Fable b. Epic c. Mythology 5. It is a folk wisdom that draw their subjects from everyday life, and they are used to test wit ingenuity, and imagination. a. Riddles b. Fable c. Proverbs 6. These are terse statements of practical wisdom based on long experience and observations about life. a. Riddles b. Fable c. Proverbs 7. When a phrase comes between the subject and the verb, remember that the verb still agrees with the subject, not the noun or pronouns in the phrase following the subject of the sentence. This statement is the _____ rule in subject-verb agreement. a. 4th b. 1st c. 5th 8. This form of writing includes fiction, play scripts, television scripts, and poems. a. To inform b. to entertain c. to persuade 9. One of the three purposes of writing examples of these are textbooks, websites, instruction manuals, etc. a. To inform b. to entertain c. to persuade 10. this form of writing covers posters, advertisements, reviews, campaigns, and editorials. a. To inform b. to entertain c. to persuade 11. this refers to the duration of the speech sound. a. Tone b. Length c. Moral 12. this has something to do with the pitch at which the syllables are pronounced. a. Tone b. Length c. Moral 13. This helps the listener to distinguish between pairs of words which have the same sounds. It is a type of boundary between two phonemes. a. Juncture b. Intonation c. Stress 14. this is the pattern of rises and falls in pitch across a stretch of a speech such as a sentence. The pitch refers to the range of sounds from high to low. a. Juncture b. Intonation c. Stress 15. this refers to the pattern of using prominence to a particular syllable by louder and longer sound. a. Juncture b. Intonation c. Stress 16. . It refers to the repetition of vowel sound. a. Anaphora b. Alliteration c. Assonance 17. It is a name for a line of poetry written in meter. a. verse b. stanza c. foot 18. This is a figure of speech which refers to the use of words whose sound makes you think of their meaning. a. Simile b. Personification c. Onomatopoeia 19. It is the repetition of beginning word, phrase. a. Anaphora b. Alliteration c. Assonance 20. The rhythm or pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in the lines of a poem. a. verse b. stanza c. foot II. Direction: Read the sentences to decide whether the verbs should be singular or plural. (10 pts) 1. The price of these jeans (is, are) reasonable. 2. Neither his father nor his mother (play, plays) mahjong. 3. One of the books (has, have) been missing. 4. You should decide which one of the three choices A, B, or C best (answer, answers) the question. 5. Everybody (participate, participates) in the activity. 6. The chairperson or the CEO (approve, approves) the proposal. 7. One of the most intelligent students who (score, scores) full marks is John. 8. The students and instructors each (hope, hopes) for a new facility by next year. 9. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, (remind. Reminds) me of my native Puerto Rico. 10. One of my best friends (is, are) an extra on Seinfeld this week.
