BAI TEMBABAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Date: August 09, 2017

1st FINAL EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 8
Name:______________________________________________ Section:____________________Score:_____________
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read carefully the questions below. And answer it neatly. Avoid erasures!

TEST I. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT:

A. Encircle the letter of the word that is closest in meaning to the capitalized word.
1. APERTURE: a. fruit b. hole c. change d. serious
2. SUFFICIENT: a. undisclosed b. enough c. painful d. healthful
3. GRAVE: a. serious b. dead c. ample d. unknown
4. DETERMINE: a. complete b. decide c. speculate d. dissolve
5. RETRIEVE: a. recover b. scatter c. likeness d. give
B. Distinguishing Synonyms: Which word in each line is not a synonym of the other words? Encircle your answer.
1. youthful juvenile senile
2. student author scholar
3. dig pull drag
4. look believe stare
5. pleasure disgust delight
6. squat relax rest
7. exhausted weary dynamic
8. sit stroll walk
9. mix scramble collect
10. attractive interesting existing
TEST II. CONTEXT CLUES – Choose the word or words that give the meaning of the italicized words. Encircle only the letter.
1. It’s a mercy that you weren’t injured in that freaks accident.
a. Blessing b. curse c. tragedy
2. May favorite cocoa drink is also loved by my siblings
a. Coffee b. fruit c. chocolate d. milk
3. The children applauded the performer after the presentation
a. Followed b. praised c. warned d. interviewed
4. The soles of her shoes are already worn out from all the walking she has done.
a. Heels b. straps c. bottoms
5. The man was shouting blasphemous ideas about different religions.
a. authentic b. nonsense c. distracting d. humiliating
6. Doctors could not identify his malady.
a. illness b. pulse rate c. dying d. comparing
7. Poverty is an impediment.
a. hindrance b. unceasing c. important d. unknown
8. Its belated appearance
a. Tardy b. strange c. gradual d. expected
9. A small memento
a. Idea b. souvenir c. period d d. flash
10. The bounteous fish
a. A largest b. plentiful c. active d. offer
TEST III. Give the ANTONYMS of each word and write your answer in the space provided.
1. achieve ______________ 8. knowledge ______________ 15. giant ______________
16. single ______________
2. afraid ______________ 9. mature ______________
17. liquid ______________
3. arrogant ______________ 10. positive ______________ 18.maximum ______________
4. brave ______________ 11. powerful ______________ 19. destroy ______________
20. freeze ______________
5. complex ______________ 12. temporary ______________
6. demand ______________ 13. sunny ______________
7. full ______________ 14. simple ______________
TEST IV. Give the HOMONYM of each word and write your answer in the space provided.

___________1. aisle
___________2. beech
___________3. blew
___________4. sell
___________5. serial
___________6. fare
___________7. made
___________8. groan
___________9. bat
___________10. creak
___________11. hole
___________12. knight
___________13. ferry
___________14. ball
___________15. bite