FIRST QUARTER EXAM in ENGLISH-G8

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General Directions: Read the questions carefully and chose your option that best answer the question.
Multiple Choice: Encircle your chosen answer from the choices given in each question or statement.

Test I. Identification
1. Prominence given to a syllable or word which makes the word or syllable stand out from the adjacent
syllable or word.
a. syllable b. stress c. word stress d. sentence stress
2. Movement of the voice up or down, along the line of the sound
a. intonation b. circumflex c. inflection d. both a & c
3. Stress, intonation, pause, pitch, are prosodic features of speech also known as
a. suprasegmentals b. supersegmentals c. suprasegment d.sentence stress
4. Author of the poem, “I am an African Child”
a. African Child b. Eku McGred c. Marilyn Reyes d. William Kamkwamba
5. Group of related words with a subject and predicate which may or may not stand alone
a. Syllable b. phrase c. clause d. sentence
6. It is a word of more than three syllables.
a. polysyllabic words b. syllables c. word stress d. sentence
7. It is a graded sequence of words whose meanings go across a continuous of meaning.
a. cline b. stress c. word meaning d. sentence
8. In a graded sequence of words whose meaning go across a continuum meaning, what follows the word
shouted?
a. screamed b. yelled c .shrieked
9. In a graded sequence of words meaning go across a continuum meaning, what word follows the word
friendly?
a. outgoing b. sociable c. gregarious)
10. Who is the main character in the Chinese Folktale “The Soul of the Great Bell”
a. Yong Lo b. Kwuan Yu c. Celestial August d. Kongai
11. Who is the emperor in Ming Dynasty, as mentioned in the Chinese folktale “The Soul of the Great Bell”
a. Yong Lo b. Ko Ngai c. Kouan Yu d. Lee Yong
Test II-Vocabulary

12. All the little dragons on the high tilted eaves of the green roofs shiver to the tips of their glided tails that
the deep wave sound. Shiver means
a. fall on one’s knees b. tremble at the loud sound c. shaken all the way
13. All the green and old tiles of the temple are vibrating; the wooden goldfish above them are writhing
against the sky. Writhing means
a. twisting b. pointing c .leading
14. Therefore, the molds had to be once more prepared, and the fires rekindled. Rekindled means
a. lighted again b. set on fire again c. stopped the fire
15. And even she cried, she leaped into the white flood of metal. Leaped means
a. squat b .jump c. run
16. Kouan-Yu assembled the master molders and the renowned bell smiths of the empire, and all men of
great repute and cunning. Cunning means
a. innocent b. expert c. skillful
17. If abode means home which sentence is correct in its usage?
a. I take a long abode with that family
b. My abode is small but complete
c. I buy this abode for us to travel around
18. If atheist means unbelief in God or deities which sentence is correct in its usage?
a. Amarador is a devoted Christian who claimed to be an atheist
b. For Joel as an atheist, Sunday is just an ordinary day
c. Muksa pray every day because he is an atheist

Test III-Prosodic Features

19. The word ‘permit where stress is given emphasis on the first syllable means
a. to give permission b. a clearance c. To excuse
20. The word re’cord where stress is given emphasis on the last syllable means
a. to put in a copy b. the data copied c. To make accord with the event

(Item 21-26 is to be answered with following choices: Write the intonation pattern of the statement :
 a. Rising b. Falling c. Circumflex d. Pausal
21. “ Yes, I will not copy the answer” _________
22. “ Can I have some of this?” _________
23. “ Once upon a time, in a lonely faraway place there live a beautiful princess named Kuchinada”
_______
24. “ Are you going to pass the first quarter exam?” _________
25. “I am an African child born with the skin of chocolate. I am an African child” _________
26. “Did you study your lesson yesterday class?” _________

27. If the intonation pattern of the declarative statement that answer a yes or no question is falling which
sentence will be of the pattern use
a. I have to order it right away b. Michael is handsome c. Yes, I will answer this exam honestly
Test III-Grammar
A. (Adjectives)

28. Monica is a ___________ girl

a. beautiful b. most beautiful c. admired
29. Rico is the ___________ in the class. He works well and never complain
a. obedient b. more obedient c. most obedient
30. My uncle Leo is ____________ than your uncle Sammy. He is 6 ft. tall.
a. Taller b. taller c. tallest
31. The park in London is_______________ among all parks I’ve ever been.
a. more unique b. more unique c. most unique
32. This examination that we have is the __________ of all the examinations we had.
a. Easiest b. easier c. easy
33. Adjective of quantity talk about the quantity of the noun being talk. Which of the following is an adjective
of quantity?
a .colorful b. little c.happy
34. Descriptive adjective are adjectives that describes noun. Which of the following is the descriptive adjective:
a. First b. his c. sad

B. (Adjectives) Encircle the adjective in each sentence.

35. My classmates seems very lonely. He lives away from home.

36. The skin of fried chicken is so crunchy.
37. Ostrich eggs are the largest eggs today.
38. Mountains, forests and seas are natural resources.
39. Cats are cute pets.
40. We must eat healthy foods.

C. (Sentence Structure)

41. Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing. 
a. Simple Sentence c. Complex Sentence
b. Compound Sentence d. Compound-Complex Sentence
42. Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer
vacation.
a. Simple Sentence c. Complex Sentence
b. Compound Sentence d. Compound-Complex Sentence
43. Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains, and he
enjoys hiking in the forest. 
a. Simple Sentence c. Complex Sentence
b. Compound Sentence d. Compound-Complex Sentence
44. A sentence structure that is formed with two simple sentences
a. Simple Sentence c. Complex Sentence
b. Compound Sentence d. Compound-Complex Sentence
45. A sentence structure that is formed with two simple sentences
a. Simple Sentence c. Complex Sentence
b. Compound Sentence d. Compound-Complex Sentence

D. (Conditional Statements)

46. Complete the conditional statement. If I have the plane ticket,_____________________

a. I will go to the cinema
time to hear that
47. Complete the conditional statement.
a. Because it is holiday today
48. Complete the conditional statement.
b. I will take a ride together with you c. It will the first
I would not attend the weeding___________________
b. if I will have no dress c. unless if I will be invited
If I had more time,____________
 a.
I will ask for more b. I will stay beside you and go home late c. I could be sleeping
late
Test IV- Study and Research (Item 49-58 is to be answered with following choices:

a. China b. Japan c. Philippines d. Africa

49._________.Has different folktales that feature their religious belief

50._________.Kimono, geisha, sumo and samurai are part of this countries’ traditions
51._________. Write haikus to honor nature
52._________. believes that number 7 is lucky number
53._________Young children were trained before they got married. They have secret languages unknown to
their husbands
54. . ________ Wedding traditions last for days
55. _________.One of the popular festival is the lantern Festival
56. _________.They tend to over-order because it is embarrassing for them to consume it all
57. _________.They does not care about the wrapper of the gift for the quality of the gift matters most.
Test V. Reading Comprehension/Literature

The Hands of the Blacks

I can’t remember now how we got onto the subject, but one day Teacher said that the palms of the black’s
hands were much lighter than the rest of their bodies because only few centuries ago they walked around on all
fours, like wild animals, so their palms weren’t exposed to the sun, which made the rest of their bodies darker and
darker. But I read in a book that happened to mention it, that the black hands are lighter like this because they spent
their lives bent over, gathering the white cottons of Virginia and I don’t know where else. Of course, Dona Estifania
didn’t agree when I told her this. According to her, it’s only because their hands became bleached with all that
washing.

58. From the selection it can be understood that:

a. The hands of the black is lighter than the color of their skin
b. The are many theories on how the hands of the black become lighter
c. Dona Estifania believed that the washing and bleaching made the hands of the black lighter
59. The line “ They all walk around on all fours” means
a. African walk at four o’ clock in the afternoon
b. African walk with their hands
c. African walk in four corner of the land
60. It can be inferred in the selection that the author is:
a. Aware on the reason the hands of the black are lighter
b. Confuse and curious on why the hands of the black are lighter
c. Is not interested to know why the hands of the black are lighter
61. The following are true except:
a. African’s skin is black as well as their hand
b. Dona Estefania has her own theory
c. According to the teacher, centuries ago African’s walk by four.

I am an African Child

I II III
I am an African child Often the target of pity We are the new generation
Born with a skin the colour of My future is not confined to charity Not afraid to be us
chocolate Give me the gift of a lifetime; Uniquely gifted, black and talented
Bright, brilliant and articulate Give me a dream, a door of Shining like the stars we are
Strong and bold; I'm gifted opportunity; I will thrive We are the children of Africa Making
Talented enough to be the best I am an African child the best of us
I am an African child Yes! I am an African child

62. The first stanza tells:

a. The characteristic of an African child
b. b. The color of African child
c. c. The ambition of African Child
63. In the first stanza it can be understood that:
a. African has qualities and attributes like any other people
b. African is ambitious and high pride
c. African should be respected like any other people
64. What is the mood of the second stanza:
a. I can’t
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 a. How African care for their self b. How African cries for freedom for their future c. How
African dream for a door.
66. The second stanza tells the following except:
a. African wishes freedom b. African will do their best c. African is gifted with
pettiness
67. The third stanza summarizes the poem in a way that:
a. African is considered star of show b. African new generation will fight their future for
betterment c. African child is stubborn
68. If you are an African child would you do the same thing?
a. Yes, because I’m the star of my own b. No, because I can do it c. Yes, because I deserved
what it takes
69. What stanza is the final outcome of the African child right that they fight for?
a. First Stanza b. Second Stanza c. Third Stanza

The soul of the Great Bell)

A second time the bell was cast, and the result was even worse. Still the metals obstinately refused to blend one with the other; and there
was no uniformity in the bell, and the sides of it were cracked and fissured, and the lips of it were slagged and split asunder; so that all the
labour had to be repeated even a third time, to the great dismay of Kouan-Yu. And when the Son of Heaven heard these things, he was
angrier than before; and sent his messenger to Kouan-Yu with a letter, written upon lemon-coloured silk and sealed with the seal of the
dragon, containing these words:

“From the Mighty Young-Lo, the Sublime Tait-Sung, the Celestial and August, whose reign is called ‘Ming,’ to Kouan-Yu the Fuh-yin: Twice
thou hast betrayed the trust we have deigned graciously to place in thee ; if thou fail a third time in fulfilling our command, thy head shall be
severed from thy neck. Tremble, and obey!”

70. The underline phrase on the selection means:

a. The bell was almost perfectly produced c. Kouan-Yu still failed to produce the demanded bell
b. The bell was perfectly designed and all metal used about to blend perfectly.
71. The word Tremble and Obey from the letter of “Ming” means:
a. Kouan-Yu must terribly follow the order c. Kouan-Yu was horrified with the order
b. Should Kouan-Yu fail he will be sentence to death
72. The selection can be understood:
a. As the struggle of Kouan-Yu in producing the demanded bell
b. The bell fail to take form
c. The emperor got mad and he ordered Kouan-Yu be killed
73. The story “The Soul of the Great Bell” entail us with the purpose except:
a. To emphasize strong family devotion among the Chinese
b. To show that obedience was imperative among the people of ancient China
c. To come up with the legend for one of the great bells in China
d. To stress that tyrant is a good ruler of the state
74. Before KoNgai leaped to the furnace the following describes the bell except:
a. No uniformity of the bell c. lips were slugged and split asunder
b. Sides were cracked and fissured d. deep, Mellow and mighty sound