CORTES ACADEMY

Poblacion, Cortes, Surigao del Sur

First Pre-lim Examination for Grade 8
ENGLISH

Name: ___________________________________________ Grade and Section: _______________

Test I.
A. (MULTIPLE CHOICE)
Directions: Encircle the words that best complete the sentence.
1. The black dog___________.
a. with the bone b. and the white cat c. barked at the cat
2. Connor and Caleb_________.
a. played baseball today b. and their friends c. ate a
3. A red flower_________.
a. with green leaves b. grew in the garden c. that Ava grew
4. My coat and gloves____________.
a. are on the desk b. and my hat c. that keeps me warm
5. Isaac played a song_______.
a. to the tree b. the playground c. on the mandolin

B. (TRUE or FALSE)
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if the statement is false.
_______1. Interrogative sentences end with a question mark.
_______2. Exclamatory sentences are also known as questions.
_______3. Declarative sentences give commands.
_______4. Imperative sentences can end with exclamation points.
_______5. Statements and Declarative sentences are the same thing.
_______6. Imperative sentence tells someone to do something.
_______7. Declarative shows a strong feeling.
_______8. Exclamatory ends with a full stop.
_______9. Complex sentence consists one independent clause and one or more clauses.
_______10. Simple sentence consists one independent clause.

Test II. (IDENTIFICATION)

A. Directions: Read each sentence and add the correct punctuation mark. Then, label it: imperative,
declarative, interrogative or exclamatory. (2 points each)
1. How was your day in school______ __________________________________
2. Do your assignments in class on time_____ __________________________________
3. I’m so excited I passed the test_______ __________________________________
4. Walking up that mountain is dangerous_____ __________________________________
5. Who is the most popular singing_____ __________________________________
6. You need to get with the program_____ __________________________________
7. He is the leader of the group_____ __________________________________
8. What is your favorite magazine_____ __________________________________
9. Congratulations on your achievement_____ __________________________________
10. That was a physical game____ __________________________________
B. Directions: Read each sentence below. Identify each as a complex or simple sentence.
1. I love to read. ________________________________
2. We ran home, then ate dinner. ________________________________
3. Many people subscribe to this magazine who enjoy sports. ______________________________
4. The cat made a mess that I have to clean up. ______________________________
5. Let’s all take a walk after dinner. ______________________________
6. Once I finished lunch, I saw the surprise. ______________________________
7. She had a fun birthday party. ______________________________
8. I ran around the block even though I was tired. ___________________________
9. He did all his homework so far this year. ____________________________
10. We didn’t hear the sound. ___________________________