BUHI ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY INC.

San Pedro, Buhi, Camarines Sur

Gov’t. Recognition (R-V) No. 14, s. 2008
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1ST MONTHLY EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 8

NAME: ______________________________________________________________ GRADE 8-

_____________________ DATE: ___________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 Read the following instructions carefully
 Alteration or Erasure will be mark WRONG
 Use black or blue ball pen only
 Items with NO ANSWER will be count and deduct to your Final Score
 Good luck and God bless 

TEST I: MODIFIED IDENTIFICATION

A. Identify the opposite or the antonym of the following words. Choose from the box and
write your answer on the space provided. (20 pts)

ancient coward tight thin small sick

wealthy tall fast expensive good narrow careless

hot sad weak high generous ugly hardworking

1. slow _________________ 11. bad _________________

2. thick _________________ 12. lazy _________________
3. loose _________________ 13. brave _________________
4. beautiful _________________ 14. cheap _________________
5. big _________________ 15. modern _________________
6. strong _________________ 16. wide _________________
7. healthy _________________ 17. careful _________________
8. low _________________ 18. cold _________________
9. poor _________________ 19. selfish _________________
10. short _________________ 20. happy _________________

B. For numbers 1-5, underline the helping verb in each sentence. (10 pts)
1. I am reading a book about the life of William Shakespeare.
2. Anna and I are working on a poster.
3. Shantel is painting a picture of the famous artist.
4. Yves will fight back.
5. My group will write reports about this sport legend.

C. For numbers 6-12, box the preposition used. (14 pts)

6. My house is at the end of the road.
7. She goes to church every Sunday.
8. I’m not in a hurry.
9. We are travelling on the road.
10. Whom did they vote for?
11. He is from Dallas, Texas.
12. I rarely think about the weather.
TEST II: MATCHING TYPE
Match the group of words in COLUMN A with its corresponding classification in COLUMN B.
Write the letter of your answer on the space provided. (30 pts)

COLUMN A COLUMN B
__________ 1. red, blue, yellow A. tools
__________ 2. boys, women, girls B. birds
__________ 3. hammer, saw, screwdriver C. fruits
__________4. one, two, three D. meals
__________ 5. table, chair, cupboard E. colors
__________ 6. breakfast, lunch, dinner F. furniture
__________ 7. circle, square, triangle G. people
__________ 8. spinach, carrots, cabbages H. vegetables
__________ 9. parrot, goose, pigeon I. numbers
__________ 10. apples, oranges, grapes J. shapes
__________ 11. library, hospital, post office K. vehicles
__________ 12. a,b,c L. countries
__________ 13. car, van, lorry M. places
__________ 14.Singapore, China, Malaysia N. Capitals
__________ 15. Beijing, Manila, Seoul O. letters

TEST III: FILL IN THE BLANK

Fill in each black with appropriate word to complete the following sentences. Use each word only once.
(10 pts.)

driving swimming running talking sinking

drinking studying climbing eating sleeping

1. He is _________________________ a new car.

2. I am __________________________ for the examination.
3. The boat is ____________________.
4. The mouse is ____________________ away from the cat.
5. I am _______________________ an apple.
6. She is ______________________ a glass of milk.
7. The boys are ______________________ in the pool.
8. The baby is ________________________ in the cradle.
9. My brother is _______________________ on the telephone.
10. The monkey is ______________________ the tree.
TEST IV: ENUMERATION: List down the 8 parts of speech. (16 pts)
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PREPARED BY:

MISS DAZIEL ANN C. MARAVILLO

Fix me! Subject Teacher

CHECKED BY:
V I E F I O N S T P
MRS. ANITA NIÑOFRANCO
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Junior High School Coordinator