Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Division of Pangasinan I
Domingo P. Boquiren National High School
GRADE 8 ENGLISH
First Quarter Examination

I. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

1. In the Tower of the Great Bell: now the mallet is lifted to smite the lips of the metal monster—
the vast lips inscribed with Buddhist texts.
A mallet is _______ a. a hammer b. an axe c. a saw
2. All the green-and-gold tiles of the temple are vibrating; the wooden goldfish above them are
writhing against the sky. writhing means ________ a. twisting b. pointing c. leading d. pulling
3. Therefore, the worthy mandarin Kouan-Yu assembled the master-molders and the renowned
bellsmiths of the empire, and all men of great repute and cunning in foundry work. cunning means
_______ a. innocent b. expert c. skillful d. d. wise
4. Therefore, the molds had to be once more prepared, and the fires rekindled, and the metal
remelted, and all the work tediously and toilsomely repeated. rekindled means_____ a. lighted again
b. set on fire again c. stopped the fire d. extinguish
5. Gold and brass will never meet in wedlock, silver and iron never will embrace, until the flesh of a
maiden be melted in the crucible; until the blood of a virgin be mixed with the metals in their fusion.”
What does this mean?
a. Gold, brass, silver and iron will never be fused together by a virgin maiden
b. The blood of a virgin maiden mixed with gold, brass, silver and iron
c. Gold, brass, silver and iron will fuse when mixed with the blood of a virgin