WESTERN AKLAN ACADEMY, INC.

Nabas, Aklan
S.Y. 2019-2020

2nd Monthly Examination in English 8

Name: ______________________________________ Score: _____________
Section: ______________ Date: ____________ Proctor:____________

I. Read the following selection and answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.

My sisters and I have fun at home during rainy days. When it rained yesterday, we staged a singing contest
at home. Mother was the judge. Ate Gina, Mila and I were the contestants. Everything went well until Mila
forgot the next line of her song. She tried hard to recall the lines but not a word came to her mind. After a
few minutes, Mother struck the gong and Ate Gina went up. Mila ran out of the room and cried.

1. What is the setting of the story?

a. school b. forest c. home d. market
2. What could be the outcome of Mila forgetting the line of her song?
a. Mila will win the contest. c. Mila will lose the contest.
b. Mila will not join the contest . d. Mila will not sing again.
3. How will you compare Mila to her sisters?
a. Mila is a sensitive girl. c. Mila is a good singer
b. Mila is a helpful girl. d. Mila is a talented girl.
4. What is the correct classification of these words: heart, lungs, kidneys, intestines?
a. diseases of the body c. major organs of the body
b. materials that float d. materials that sink
5. Study the following index and answer the question that follows.
G H
GAMES HEALTH
Baseball, 162-163 Basketball, 105-108 care, 20-33 illnesses, 50-55
What can you read on page 52?
a. baseball b. basketball c. care d. illnesses
6. Read the following announcement and answer the question that follows.
What: General PTA Meeting Where: Don Pedro Festejo Memorial School
When: August 19, 2019 Who: All Parents
The announcement was about?
a. General PTA Meeting c. August 19, 2019
b. Don Pedro Festejo Memorial School d. All Parents
7. Which of the following used the correct plural form of the noun baby?
a. The babys are crying c. The babies are crying.
b. The baby’s are crying d. The baby are crying.
8. Which of the following used the correct plural form of the noun loaf?
a. Mother bought loafs of bread. c. Mother bought loafes of bread.
b. Mother bought loaves of bread. d. Mother bought loves of bread.
9. Filipinos are peace loving people. What is the abstract noun used in the sentence?
a. Filipinos b. people c. loving d. peace
10. The farmers ____ their crop during summer.
a. harvest b. harvests c. shall harvested d. will harvested
11. Mother loves to bake. ____ likes chocolate cake very much.
a. He b. We c. She d. They
12. Matteo is flying ___ kite in the park.
a. him b. his c. she d. we

It doesn’t matter what others are doing. It matters what YOU are doing.
Break a leg!
13. Steffi goes to school ____.
a. last week b. everyday c. tonight d. next summer
14. The children ____ some trees yesterday.
a. plants b. planted c. planting d. will plant
15. Cruz’ family ____ to Baguio last month.
a. go b. goes c. went d. going
16. Jimmy is a polite boy. What adjective is used in the sentence?
a. Jimmy b. polite c. boy d. is
17. Ana puts an ice cube in her juice. Anica puts two. Anica’s juice is ____ than Ana’s.
a. cold b. colder c. coldest d. not cold
18. My friend visited her grandmother in the hospital last Saturday. What adverb of place is used in the
sentence?
a. my friend b. grandmother c. in the hospital d. last Saturday
19. Jackson studied his lesson _______.
a. last night b. today c. everyday d. next weekend
20. The dog is sleeping under the table. What preposition is used in the sentence?
a. dog b. table c. under d. sleeping

II. PRONOUN
A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers. Choose your answer inside the
parenthesis. Encircle the answer of the correct answer. (10)

1. Neither the President nor the Principal (is, are) attending this meeting. (They, He) have their priorities for
today.
2. Few people (talk, talks) about (their, them) lives.
3. The measles (is, are) very dangerous with (its, their) effects.
4. A number of wild animals (was, were) saved by (its, their) huntsmen.
5. Some of the rice (is, are) delivered to (it, its) owner.

B. Identify what kind of pronoun is being underlined. Write the letter of the correct answer.
Choose your answer inside the box. (15)

a. Personal b. Relative c. Demonstrative d. Reciprocal

e. Reflexive f. Interrogative g. Indefinite

____1. Those are Tom’s.

____2. They didn’t give themselves a chance to think before beginning the competition.
____3. The dog that bit her brother belongs to the man down the road.
____4. Do you know when the movie starts?
____5. The audience sat transfixed as the woman who had just won the award fell down the stairs.
____6. What is your name?.
____7. Someone will need to finish doing the lunch dishes before Don fixes dinner.
____8. Have you been there before?
____9. The studio plans to give them each a fruit basket.
____10. Ted will choose where they going because either of the options works for Alicia.
____11. Deliver the memo to someone in the attendance office.
____12. Who will be leading the graduation procession this year?
____13. Let us help one another to achieve our goals.
____14. Before leaving the theater, Benjamin asked himself, “Why did I waste money on this
movie?”
____15. The person whom the director appointed had ten years of experience.

It doesn’t matter what others are doing. It matters what YOU are doing.
Break a leg!