SUMILIL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL- BAGUMBAYAN ANNEX

Campo 2, Sumilil, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat

First Periodical Examination in ENGLISH 8

I. READ AND COMPREHEND THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. Encircle the words that were
capitalized incorrectly or incorrectly written in the lower case (not capitalized).

1. In manila, pope Alexander VI visited the poor.

2. i discuss the matter with my professor.
3. We were study Robert Frost’s poem,” the death of the hired man”.
4. All grade 12 students take history and English.
5. You know, dad, I haven’t had the car all week.
6. He shouted,” What’s happening?”
7. The doctor sent her to the hospital last Wednesday.
8. After graduating from high school, he went to Vancouver island university.
9. My aunt is president of her club her fall.
10. My cousin plays hockey for simon fraser university.
11. The sugar maple and the hemlock are both native to canada.
12. She graduated to vancour island university and now is attending ube.
13. My mother like plane travel but dad would rather drive.
14. Usually college classes begin the day after the labour day.
15. Last spring, we took a trip through the rocky mountains.
16. We’ve studying about the world war II in history now.
17. In the treaty of paris, the Philippines was sold by the Americans to the Spaniards.
18. When did industrial revolution begin?
19. Do you know the story of Peter Pan and captain hook?
20. My Auntie is working for the department of energy.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the correct punctuated sentences.

1. Which one of these is correct?

a. The potion contained: fruit, biscuits and glue.
b. The potion contained fruit, biscuits and glue.
c. The potion: contained fruit, biscuit sand glue.
2. Which one of these is correct?
a. You have only one choice: Leave now if you can.
b. You have only one choice leave now if you can.
c. You have only one choice. Leave now if you can.
3. Which one of these is correct?
a. I can see only one thing: the old lighthouse.
b. I can see only one thing the old lighthouse
c. I can see: only one thing the old lighthouse.
4. Which one of these is correct?
a. In the bag were: scissors, a hairbrush and her address book.
b. In the bag were the following: scissors, a hairbrush and her address book.
c. In the bag there were: scissors, a hairbrush and her address book.
5. Which one of these is correct?
a. Mankind has only one choice left stop burning fossil fuel.
b. Mankind has only one choice left, stop burning fossil fuel.
c. Mankind has only one choice left: stop burning fossil fuel.
6. Which one of these is correct?
a. Give me: mushrooms, cheese, ham and coleslaw.
b. I love: mushrooms, cheese, ham and coleslaw.
c. I love a huge breakfast: mushrooms, cheese, ham and coleslaw.
7. Which one of these is correct?
a. My favorite breakfast cereals: are corn flakes, frosties and golden nuggets.
b. These are my favorite breakfast cereals: corn flakes, frosties and golden nuggets.
c. My favorite breakfast cereals: are corn flakes, frosties and golden nuggets.
8. Which one of these is correct?
a. I have only one thing to say to you; ‘Get off my land.’
b. The pot contained: sausages, mushroom and beans.
c. My teacher used to say this: ‘Always word hard but not too hard.’
9. Which one of these is correct?
a. The new house was: modern, spacious and luxurious.
b. Our new house looked: modern, spacious and luxurious.
c. I like a new house to be all of the following: modern, spacious and luxurious.
 10. Which one of these is correct?
a. We have to stop doing these harmful things: polluting the rivers, burning fossil fuels and
using our cars.
b. We have to stop: polluting the rivers, burning fossil duels and using our cars.
c. These things cause environmental damage: polluting the rivers, burning fossil duels and
using our cars.
For Nos. 11-15 Comprehend written text. Read the Selection below and Encircle the best answer.

TEXT A
Medical knowledge in the Ancient Egypt had an excellent reputation, and rules of other empires
would ask the Egyptian pharaoh to send them their best physician to treat their love ones.
Egyptians had some knowledge of human anatomy, even though they never dissected the
human body. For example, in the classic mummification process, they knew how to insert a long
hooked implement through a nostril, breaking the thin bone of the case and remove the brain.
Egyptians physicians also were aware of the importance of the pulse and of a connection
between pulse and heart. They developed their theory of “channels” that carried air, water and
blood to the body by observing the River Nile. If Nile become blocked, crops become unhealthy.
They applied this theory to the body- if the person was unwell, they would also use laxatives to
unblock the “channels.
11. What is the main idea of this selection?
a. Ancient Egypt physicians
b. Medical knowledge in Ancient Egypt
c. The Nile river in Egyptian medical knowledge
d. Infection in Egypt
12. What would happen if the Nile River was blocked?
a. Egyptian would have problems washing their clothes
b. Fermentation and molds became a big problem
c. The diet of Egyptians would drastically change
d. Crops would wither and die
13. Why did Egyptians practice brain removal?
a. To aid in mummification
b. To unblock “channels” in the body
c. To purge the body of infections
d. To free the dead of the burdens of human mind
14. Which of the following is an evidence that Egyptians were masters of human anatomy even if
they did not perform dissection of human bodies.
a. The have detailed drawings of the anatomy of the human body
b. They know how to remove brains during mummification
c. Egyptians plead to when their loved pens had grave illness
15. Who did the Egyptians plead to when their loved ones had grave illness?
a. Best Egyptians physicians
b. Prime Minister
c. Moses
d. Pharaoh
For Nos. 16-25 Answer the following questions about prefixes and suffixes.
16. Which of these prefixes do you add to the word moral to mean not moral?
a. in. b. im- c. il-
17. If you misjudge someone means that you:
a. didn't judge him
b. judge him wrongly
c. judge him again
18. If you take away the suffix ment- from the word excitement, What is the root word?
a. Excited. b. Excite. c. Cite
19. What do you do if you reread book?
a. Don't read it
b. Read it for the first time
c. Read it again
20. Which of these word means one who perform duty.
a. Childish. B. Inspector. C. Flexible
21. This word means road works.
a. Village b. Unformed. c. Construction
22. They thought she was the apple of her father's eye. What is meant by apple of her father's ey?
a. Her father's Adams apple
b. The apple of her father
c. Her father's favourite
c. The gift of her father is apple
23. If you defraud someone, means that you:
a. Assist him
b. Give him money
 c. Take money from him
24. Not to approve of someone means that you:
a. Unapproved. b. Disapprove. c. Dissapprove
25. If you wanted to say someone is not helpful, Which word would you used
a. inhelpful b. unhelpful. c. imhelpful

III. Identify the correct punctuation mark.

1. Quotation mark
2. Comma
3. Semi-colon
4. Colon
5. Period
6. Apostrophe
7. Question mark
8. Exclamation point
For Nos. 9-13.Change each sentence into a Yes or No question.
9. He drinks coffee everyday.
10. They live on the farm.
11. She teaches Mathematics.
12. We get lumber from trees.
13. He exercises in the gym.
For Nos. 14-15. Test your knowledge of the past tense.
14. Which verb is not in the past tense?
a. He walked.
b. He went
c. He works.
d. He bought
25. Underline the verb in the past continuous tense.
She was studying in the library when Lisa came.

IV. ESSAY. EXPLAIN BRIEFLY (5pts.each)

1. Based on the story of Angalo and Angarab, Why Philippines has many Islands?
2. Describe Angalo and Angarab. How are they related to each other?