Napolan Nationa High School

Napolan, Pagadian City 12. The despotic governor mandated the residents to put
First Grading Exam to death all the aged-people. The word despotic means:
English 8 a. polite b. cruel
c. kind d. better
Name: _________________Section: ____________
13. In item 12, what does the word mandated mean?
Test I. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. a. announced b. talked
c. ordered d. agreed
1. How many syllables are there in the word
absenteeism? 14. Why did Ko-ngai leaped into the furnace?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 a. to save his father
d.4 b. to be famous
c. to commit suicide
2. Who is the author of the story “Story of the Aged d. to earn money
Mother”?
a. Matsuo Basho b. Lafcadio Hearn 15. The climbers reached the summit of the mountain at
c. Jose Rizal d. Confucius 12 noon. What does summit mean?
a. base b. top c. foot
3. And even as she cried, she leaped into the white d. bottom
flood of metal. Leaped means:
a. squat b. walked 16. These are mats found in traditional Japanese houses.
a. banig c. haiku c. hokku
c. jumped d. hopped d. tatami
4. Obatsuyama means?
a.mountain of abandoning aged 17. CHILD:CHILDREN : SHEEP : _______________
b. abandoning houses a. sheeps b. sheep
c. abandoning kids c. shepherd d. shepren
d. abandoning Shinano
18. What do you think is the reason why the story is
5. “With the crown of snow, there cometh wisdom”, entitled “The Soul of the Great Bell”?
what does this imply? a) Because a life was sacrificed in order to cast the
a. old people are burden to their children metals and save someone’s life from death.
b. old people know nothing b) Because Kouan yu will die if he will not be able
c. old people are useless to finish the bell on the third time.
d. old people are full of wisdom c) Because the people who work for it had labored
toilsomely to finish the bell on time
6. Gold and brass will never meet in wedlock, silver and d) All of the above
iron never will embrace, until the flesh of a maiden be
melted in the crucible; until the blood of a virgin be
mixed with the metals in their fusion.” Choose the noun in the following sentences.
What does this mean?
a. Gold, brass, silver and iron will never be 19. She just left to go and buy a cake.
fused together by a virgin maiden. a. She b. left c. buy
b. The blood of a virgin maiden mixed with d. cake
gold, brass, silver and iron.
c. Gold, brass, silver and iron will fuse when 20. I can’t find my homework.
mixed with the blood of a virgin . a. I b. find c. my
d. homework
7. Mom, his piece of cake is ________ than mine!
a. big b. bigger 21. Where did you put my backpack?
c. biggest d. most biggest a. you b. put c. backpack
d. Where
8. My baby sister is so ______!
A. cute b. cuter c. cutest 22. Why are you turning on that hose?
a. hose b. turning
9. Lafcadio Hearn took the name __________when he c. Why d. you
became a Japanese citizen.
a. Sakura Hindu b. Yakumo Kaizumi 23. When does the concert start?
c. Yaguchi Siki d. Takami Yuri a. start b. When c. does
d. concert
10. What is the capital city of China?
a. Beijing b. Tokyo 24. What instrument do you play?
c. Shanghai d. Peking a. you b. play c. instrument
d. What
11. Where did the “Story of the Great Bell” happen?
a. Shanghai, China b. Guangzho, China
c. Beijing, China d. Peking,China
Give the plural form of the following nouns.

25. strawberry-
26. tooth -
27. shelf-
28. louse -
29. city -
30. clutch -
31. child -
32. fox-
33. foot-
34. roof -

Write the following numbers in words:

35.) 345 678 645

36.) 28 652
37.) 87
38.) 985 873 234 103
39.) 653 940

Rewrite the following sentences correctly.

40. mang manuel is our chief.

41. The manager of toyota is my friend.

42. We own a sharp refrigerator, sony tv and a

mazda car.

43. I am studying at napolan national high school.

44. She lives in pagadian city.

Match column A from column B.

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