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End of Semester Examination REVISION BOOKLET Grade: 7 Subject: English AY 2024 – 2025 Teacher: Ms. Jhubelyn A. Catumber & Ms. Jenan Alsaffar CONVENTIONS. PART A: CONJUNCTIONS (My perspectives, p...

End of Semester Examination REVISION BOOKLET Grade: 7 Subject: English AY 2024 – 2025 Teacher: Ms. Jhubelyn A. Catumber & Ms. Jenan Alsaffar CONVENTIONS. PART A: CONJUNCTIONS (My perspectives, p. 68) A conjunction connects parts of a sentence and helps to show how ideas or events are related. When you use conjunctions in your writing, you create a smoother writiSng style that is easier to read. Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and clauses of equal importance. Subordinating conjunctions connect a dependent clause to a main clause. The table shows commonly used conjunctions. Coordinating Conjunctions and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet Subordinating Conjunctions after, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, so that, though, unless, until, when, where, while I. DIRECTIONS: Underline the conjunction in each sentence. Then, identify whether the conjunction is a coordinating or subordinating conjunction. Subordinating conjunctions 1. Malik ate lunch quickly, so that he wouldn’t be late to the movie. 2. Although I prefer soccer, I played baseball that afternoon. Subordinating conjunctions 3. Sabrina wanted to go to the party, but her father wouldn’t let her go. Coordinating conjunctions 4. Before Carlos left for school, he walked his dog. Subordinating conjunctions II. DIRECTIONS: Add a conjunction to complete each sentence. 5. Ramone did not win the art award, ____but______ he had expected to win. 6. We could go to the skating rink______ or_____ to the ball field. 7. Our team would not go to the playoffs because we did not win enough games. 8. She loved science and couldn’t wait to go to class. III. DIRECTIONS: Read each group of sentences. Then, combine the sentences using conjunctions. 9. We went to the beach on vacation. We could have gone to the mountains. We went to the beach on vacation, though we could have gone to the mountains. 10.The teachers baked cookies. The students put up the decorations. The teachers baked cookies and the students put up the decorations. PART B: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (My perspectives, p. 143) Figurative language is language that is not meant to be taken literally. The different types of figurative language are known as figures of speech. Three common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and personification. A simile compares two seemingly unlike things using the words like or as. (Examples: Maria’s brain was like a computer. Jake was as still as a statue.) A metaphor compares two seemingly unlike things without using the words like or as. (Example: Maria’s brain is a computer.) Personification is a comparison in which something nonhuman is given human qualities. (Example: The tractor coughed and complained when started.) When you come across figurative language in a text, first ask yourself which two things are being compared. Next, ask yourself why the author is comparing the two things—consider the effect the author wants to create by using the figure of speech. I. DIRECTIONS: Read each italicized sentence below. Then, tell which figurative language is being used. (Simile, Metaphor, or Personification) ___Simile ____11. Her voice was as clear as a bell. Personification12. The sea was angry. _ Metaphor _ 13. As captain of the volleyball team, Rasheeda was a rock. _ Metaphor _ 14. My bed is my magic carpet to dreamland. ___Simile ____15. Kyle was as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. II. DIRECTIONS: Identify the choice that best answers the question. Circle your answer. 16. Which of the following quotations from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” contains a simile? a. The man felt... the tissues of his body draw tight as if he were standing at the center of a vacuum. b. At any moment the Martian air might draw his soul from him. c. A few trembling shook him but were carried off in waves of pleasant heat as he lay in the sun. d. And then the water can build on that skeleton—green things, deep water things, red things, yellow things. 17. Why can the following sentence from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” be correctly called a metaphor? “A river of wind submerged the house.” a. It makes the river and the wind seem like human beings. b. It describes how wind can overpower solid objects. c. It suggests that the wind is a powerful river. d. It shows that the house is near a river. 18. Which of the following quotations from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” contains the clearest example of personification? a. The children, small seeds, might at any instant be sown to all the Martian climes. b. I feel like a salt crystal,” he said, “in a mountain stream, being washed away.” c. The morning paper was toast-warm from the 6 A.M. Earth rocket. d. This was the moment Mars had waited for. PART C: COMPARISON USING ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS. (Mt perspectives, p. 145) Adjectives describe, or modify, nouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Most adjectives and adverbs have three degrees of comparison: The positive is used when no comparison is made: This is a large slice of pizza. The comparative is used when two things are being compared: This slice of vegetable pizza is larger than the slice of cheese pizza. The superlative is used when three or more things are being compared: This slice of pizza is the largest in town. To make an adverb that ends in ly comparative, place the word more in front of it. (Evelyn answered questions more quickly than Taylor.) To make it superlative, place the word most in front of it. (Jin answered questions most quickly of all.) I. DIRECTIONS: Underline the correct form of the adjective or adverb in parentheses. 19. The meeting was the (longer, longest) one we ever had. 20. Of all my friends, Gregory is the (more, most) patient. 21. Carol is the (better, best) violinist in our school. 22. This antique is (older, oldest) than any other in my collection. 23. Samantha has been waiting the (longer, longest) out of anyone. 24. When I began dancing, I was much (clumsier, clumsiest) than Rebecca. 25. Scranton is the (closer, closest) of the two locations. II. DIRECTIONS: Write the comparative and superlative forms of each adjective or adverb. 26. quickly more quickly, most quickly 27. cold colder, coldest 28. tall taller, tallest 29. bright brighter, brightest 30. angrily more angrily, most angrily PART D. ACTION VERBS AND LINKING VERBS. (My perspectives, p. 161) A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. A complete sentence must have at least one verb. An action verb tells what action someone or something is doing. A linking verb joins the subject of a sentence with a word or phrase that describes or renames the subject. The most common linking verbs are forms of be, such as am, is, are, was, were, has been, and will be. Other linking verbs include seem, become, stay, and feel. Several of these verbs can also be used as action verbs. ACTION VERBS LINKING VERBS He tastes the apple. The apple tastes sour. The farmers grow corn. The corn grows tall. She felt the turtle’s shell. The shell felt hard. I.DIRECTIONS: Identify each underlined verb by writing action or linking. 31. Botanists develop stronger types of plants. __ action ___ 32. Strong plants fight disease with good results. __ action __ 33. Healthy plants certainly are a great benefit to farmers. ___ linking ___ 34. They seem to rapidly get large. ___ linking ______ 35. These crops increase the yield at harvest time. ___ action ___ 36. The golden plover migrates long distances. ___ action _____ 37. It breeds in Arctic regions. __ action ___ II. DIRECTIONS: Identify the choice that best answers the question. __B___38. Which underlined term in the following sentence is in the superlative degree? Scientists recently discovered that Mars, in the past, had the most important elements for supporting life, including a thicker atmosphere than it has now and more water. a. recently b. most important c. thicker d. more _B, C, E____39.Which underlined terms in the following sentence are in the positive degree? Choose three options. The most interesting discovery made by NASA’s mechanical rover, fittingly named “Curiosity,” was an ancient streambed that showed that a stream of water deeper than originally thought flowed there long ago. a. most interesting b. fittingly c. ancient d. deeper e. originally ___C__40.Which of the following is a comparative adverb that best completes this sentence? The rover Curiosity is discovering facts about Mars _____ than scientists expected. a. strangest b. quicklier c. more quickly d. most important VOCABULARY PART A: CONTEXT CLUES. (My perspectives, p.62, p. 94, p. 174) Context Clues If these words are unfamiliar to you, try using context clues—other words and phrases that appear near the unfamiliar words—to help you determine their meanings. There are various types of context clues that you may encounter as you read. Synonyms: If the satellite is knocked out of orbit, scientists will have to recalculate its path. Restatement of an Idea: The rocket boost gave the ship the extra power it needed to launch. Contrast of Ideas: We knew the blackout had ended because we regained radio communication with our team I. DIRECTIONS: Use the context clue or clues in the sentence or passage to define the underlined word. Then choose the best definition by encircling the appropriate letter. Note: Occasionally, there might be two answers that seem to fit the context, but one will be better than the other. Pay careful attention to the context when you select one. 41. I only have 25 copies of this activity and I have 30 students, it’s inadequate. A. not equal B. not enough C. not satisfied D. not needed 42. I don’t want to talk to you. I admit I am blunt sometimes. A. being sarcastic B. rude C. telling lies D. bored 43. Our teacher gave us many examples that show clarity on the topic of the lessons. A. experience B. boredom C. preparedness D. clearness 44. Because of the weather, they predicted that no one would come today. A. spread the news B. posted C. assumed D. imagined 45. She is abstracted during the class discussion that’s why she couldn’t answer the question. A. absent-minded B. sleeping C. writing something D. with doubt II. DIRECTIONS: Use the following vocabularies in the box to complete the sentences below. chronic subconsciously monotony stimulus excruciatingly catastrophic 46. They have spent a lot of money in the hospital because he was suffering from__chronic_ bronchitis. 47. She wanted to escape the monotony of her everyday life. She finds it very boring. 48. Your brain subconsciously processes a lot of the day's information while you sleep. 49. I missed the submission of our project, and it was a catastrophic event in my life as a student. 50. Some students do and explore all aspects of the stimulus to overcome their boredom.