REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION I
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
PINMILAPIL NATIONAL SCHOOL
S.Y. 2019– 2020
Second Periodic Examination in Grade 8 English

Name:____________________________________ Date:________________
Section: __________________________________ Score:_______________

I. Choose the letter of your best answer. Shade the letter that corresponds to your answer before each number.
1.Which of the following country is also known as “City of Angels”?
A. Bangkok B. Malaysia C. India D. Singapore
2. Which element of a short story includes the sequence of events in the story?
A. setting B. theme C. plot D. character
3. Which type of conjunction is used to connect two independent clauses?
A. subordinating B. coordinating C. correlating D. conjoining
4. Who is the author of the story “Makato and the Cowrie Shell”?
A.Supanee Kanchanathiti B. Ethel Timbol C. Zygmunt Frankel D. Lafcadio Hearn
5. What do we call the phrase or expression that has meaning apart from the meanings of individual
words?
A. noun phrase B. verb phrase C. idioms D. figuratives
6. Who are the main characters of the story “The Two Brothers”?
A. Atu and Billy B. Chu and Ting C. Anpu and Bata D. Ted and Atu
7. What is the information the author provides you about the character themselves?
A. description B. characterization C. proposition D. supposition
8. What is the part of the book that contains alphabetized list of sources that have been used to
compile data, typically in an article, essay, or research paper.
A. Appendix B. Preface C. Index D. Bibliography
9. Who is the daughter of the taximan in the story “The Taxi Man’s Story”?
A. Cheng B. Lou C. Lay Choo D. Menchu
10. The story “Outwitting a Crocodile” is a folktale from ___________.
A. Indonesian B. Malaysian C. Egyptian D. Indian
11. What do we call the phrase that is not essential to the framing sentence?
A. transitional B. prepositional C. parenthetical D. conditional
12. Which of the following part of speech is used to modify nouns and pronouns?
A. adverbs B. adjectives C. verbs D. preposition
13.The story “The Devouring Rock is a ___________.
A. Egyptian Folktale B. Indian Folktale C. Malaysian Folktale D. Indonesian Folktale
14.In the story, “The Peasant, the Buffalo and the Tiger”, what was the tiger wanted to have just like the
peasant?
A. wisdom B. strength C. power D. food
15. What refers to a group of words containing a preposition and object of preposition?
A. Adverb phrase B. noun phrase C. prepositional phrase D. verb phrase
16. What is the transportation from Bangkok that is very famous to tourists?
A. jeepney B. taxi C. tiktok D. toktok
17. What was the article entitled “Thailand at the Turn of 21st Century all about?
A. Economic crisis of Thailand
B. Future economic growth of Thailand
C. Political growth of Thailand
D. Climate change in Thailand
18. What type of conflict shows a struggle within one’s self as man VS Himself?
A. external B. internal C. static D. imperial
19. Idiomatic expressions are under what type of language?
A. figurative B. literal C. internal D. external
20. In the story “The Two Brothers”, why did Anpu’s wife got angry with Bata?
A. Because she was jealous to Bata. B. Because she didn’t like a younger brother.
C. Because she didn’t like the attitude of Bata D. Because she didn’t like the physical appearance of Bata.
 21. What is the type of characterization where the writer tells you directly what a character is like?
A. Direct B. indirect C. literal D. figurative

22. What message does the taximan in the story “The Taximan’s Story”, wanted us to tell especially to
parents?
A. We should always be strict with our children at all times.
B. We should always allow our children to go out with their friends.
C. We shouldn’t trust our parents.
D. We should discipline our children and guide them in what they are doing for their own good.
23. What is the element of the story which refers to the controlling idea or central insight of a story?
A. setting B. plot C. theme D. point of view
24. In the story, “The Century Carver”, what was Kopag kept asking to Gubreg?
A. It is about his upcoming exhibit.
B. It is about beauty of a woman.
C. It is about his dream in life.
D. It is about his plans for the future.
25. In the story, “The Peasant, the Buffalo and the Tiger”, what puzzled the tiger about the peasant?
A. He noticed why the buffalo cannot free himself from the peasant’s mastery.
B. He noticed why the buffalo is helping the peasant in the field.
C. He noticed why the peasant is very hardworking man.
D. He noticed why the peasant wakes up early morning to work in the field.
26. What lesson in life does the story “Outwitting a Crocodile” contains?
A. We should be wise and make witty decisions in life to survive.
B. We should be helpful to anyone.
C. We should not trust anyone.
D. We should be competitive in life.
27. “Jane stayed up late, writing her report. What type of parenthetical phrase is the underlined phrase?
A. resumptive modifier B. absolute modifier C. appositive D. interjection
28.Ashley, a chef, cooks delicious foods.
A. resumptive modifier B. absolute modifier C. appositive D. interjection
29. Ana is _______ than Sabina. What adjective will complete the sentence?
A. smart B. smarter C. smartest D. more smart
30. Nicole is the _________ in the class. What adjective will complete the sentence?
A. intelligent B. more intelligent C. most intelligent D. intelligentest
31. In the story, “The Devouring Rock”, the writer’s message is that ___________.
A. We should earn the trust from our family and always keep our promises to them.
B. We have to be hard working for our family.
C. We should be thankful to God.
D. We should be honest to our family.
32. In the story, “The Legend of Banyuwangi”, the writer’s message is that ___________.
A. We should trust our loved ones instead of other people.
B. We should always be thankful to God.
C. We should learn to be a good citizen for the betterment of our country.
D. We should be competitive in life.
33. If you had eaten too much, you _______ have got fatter. What will be the correct form of the verb to
complete the sentence?
A. will B. would C. should D. may
34.If you want, you _____ go home. What will be the correct form of the verb to complete the
sentence?
A. can B. could C. may D. must
Teaching is the noblest of all professions. A teacher has a sacred duty to perform. It is he on who rests
the responsibility of molding the character of young children. Apart from developing their intellect, he
can inculcate in them qualities of good citizenship, remaining neat and clean, taking decently and
sitting properly. These virtues are not easy to be imbibed. Only he who himself leads a life of simplicity,
purity and rigid discipline can successfully cultivate these habits in his pupils.

Besides a teacher always remain young. He may grow old in age, but not in spite. Perpetual contact
with budding youths keeps him happy and cheerful. There are moments when domestic worries weigh
heavily on his mind, but the delightful company of innocent children makes him overcome his transient
moods of despair.
 35. From the text above, what idea can you get from the text after reading it?
A. Teaching is a noblest profession because teachers were the one who moulds the people in our society.
B. Teachers were heroes of our society.
C. Teachers were not important to society.
D. Teaching is an expensive profession.
36. The plot of a short story has four basic parts. Which of the following is not a part of a plot?
A. Exposition B. Theme C. Rising Action D. Climax
37. What is the theme of the story “ Makato and the Cowrie Shell”?
A. A hardworking person always receives a reward.
B. Love is blind.
C. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
D. Be faithful to God.
38. “It’s a piece of cake” means it is _____________.
A. easy B. difficult C. enjoyable D. funny
39. Indirect characterization, we have to make our own judgement of the character.
The statement is _______.
A. True B. False C. MaybeD. Undecided
40. In an open conditional statements, the verb of the main claue is in the future tense with will while
the verb of the conditional clause is in the form of what tense of the verb?
A. future B. past C. simple D.perfect
41. All of the following statement is true about Bangkok except?
A. Bangkok is also known as Krunthep.
B. Seven million visitors come to Bangkok each year.
C. World famous is the Golden and Emerald Buddha.
D. Jeepneys are the famous transportation in Bangkok.
42. What is the meaning of the idiom “Once in a blue moon”?
A. something happens very rarely.
B. someone missed the blue moon.
C. to make a bad situation worse
D. something is very expensive
43. All of the following are points to remember in writing a bibliography except?
A. All names of authors should start with the family name, followed by the first name.
B. For several authors, use the words et.al.
C. Titles of topics of magazines, newspapers, articles and encyclopedia must be enclosed in quotation marks.
D. Punctuations are not important in writing a bibliography.
44.Sang Kancil was fooled by Sang Buaya in the story “Outwitting a Crocodile”.
The statement is ________.
A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Undecided
45.In the story, “The Century Carver”, Kopag was a good carver even if he is blind.
The statement is _______.
A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Undecided
46. Khalil, Gibran: Values. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1962
Above is an example of a bibliography. What do you think is wrong with the sample bibliography if we are to
follow the bibliographic format?
A. The title of book is underlined which supposed to be not.
B. The author’s name is not correctly arranged because this should be reversed.
C. The punctuation before the title of book is not correct and should be comma.
D. The arrangement of the publisher and the date of publication are not correct and should be reversed.
47. If you were Surati in the story “The Legend of Banyuwangi”, are you willing to accept the death
sentence given by your husband?
A. No, because I don’t want to die.
B. No, because I have no sin and I will fight for my right.
C. Yes, because I want him to show that I’m innocent and I love him so much.
D. Yes, because I want him to feel guilty for what he had done.
48. In the story “The Peasant, The Buffalo, and the Tiger”, using adjectives, how would you described
the peasant?
A. The peasant is very hard working.
B. The peasant is handsome and masculine.
C. The peasant is witty that’s why he fooled the tiger.
D. The peasant is a hardworking man.
 D. The peasant is very punctual working in the field.
Teaching is the noblest of all professions. A teacher has a sacred duty to perform. It is he on who rests
the responsibility of molding the character of young children. Apart from developing their intellect, he
can inculcate in them qualities of good citizenship, remaining neat and clean, taking decently and
sitting properly. These virtues are not easy to be imbibed. Only he who himself leads a life of simplicity,
purity and rigid discipline can successfully cultivate these habits in his pupils.

Besides a teacher always remain young. He may grow old in age, but not in spite. Perpetual contact
with budding youths keeps him happy and cheerful. There are moments when domestic worries weigh
heavily on his mind, but the delightful company of innocent children makes him overcome his transient
moods of despair.

49. Based from the text above, do you agree with the idea of the text?
A. No, because it is acting which is the noblest profession not teaching.
B. No, because teacher only gives work to students.
C. Yes, because teachers were considered the molders of our society therefore they were the noblest and
important people in the society.
D. Yes, because teachers contribute money to our society.
50. If you were to choose your future profession, would you consider teaching as your profession?
A. Yes, because teaching is in demand work now.
B. Yes, because in teaching, I could earn a lot of money.
C. Yes, because I want to impart knowledge to people and inspire them through my words of wisdom.
D. Yes, because I want to have a big salary to have my own business.

Prepared by:

KRAISEN O. CHAIKAEW
Subject Teacher

Checked by:

EDUARDO C. OCAMPO
Principal II

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