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Third Periodical Exam (1st Half)

English 8
S.Y. 2019-2020

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ________

Grade and Section: __________________________ Date: ________

FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!

I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Read, understand, and answer each question carefully. Write the
CAPITAL letter of your answer on the blank provided before each item. (30 pts.)

____1. Teacher Mary ask her students to write a story about their childhood. What
type of text does Teacher Mary wants her students to write?

A. expository B. narrative C. persuasive D. procedural

____2. Brasen wrote and shared with her classmates her childhood memories
especially that of her first meeting with her best friend. What did Brasen specifically
wrote?

A. science fiction C. paragraph

B. creative non-fiction D. non-creative fiction

____3. The story was quite horrible. The underlined word is called_______.

A. resumptive modifier C. Adverb

B. adjective D. degree modifier

____4. What do you call the word/s that specify the extent of an adjective in a
sentence?

A. resumptive modifier C. Adverb

B. adjective D. degree modifier

____5. John felt a heavy emotion while reading a newly-releases novel. What do
you call the feeling that a reader feels while reading a text?

A. tone B. point of view C. mood D. mode

____6. What visual representation of ideas condenses a large amount of data into
images and text?

A. Venn diagram B. pie chart C. infographic D. graphics

For questions 7- 9, recall the folktale “The Mood Maiden”.

____7. In the folktale “The Mood Maiden”, what is the occupation of Take Tori?

A. goddess B. housewife C. landlord D. bamboo cutter

____8. What is the name that Take Tori gave to the moon maiden?

A. Lady Beaming Bright B. Sakura C. Luffy D. Kagura

____9. What is it that Take Tori and his wife lack in their lives as a couple?

A. golden treasure B. children C. neighbors D. parents

____10. What do you call the figure of speech that uses exaggeration?

A. hyperbole B. litotes C. irony D. simile

____11. What are words used to give information about the noun in terms of
number or possession?

A. adjective B. determiners C. sript D. figure of speech

____12. Marga told her childhood story to her classmates so that they will not be
bored. Which of the following best identifies what Marga shared?

A. personal recount B. autobiography C. novel D. drama

____13. Which of these refer to the issue or concept specifically addressed by the
text?

A. genre B. theme C. setting D. plot

____14. What is the function of the underlined phrase in the sentence below?

When I woke up, I realized that I am not the same person I was years ago.

A. adverbial clause B. adjective C. verb D. noun

____15. Lilian’s grandfather tells her about the true purpose of his existence in the
world and tells her to also find her reason for living. What is the term that Japanese
people use to mean reason of living?

A. samurai B. shohoku C. ikigai D. tanjiro

____16. Which of the following refer to the texts that are read in books, magazines,
and articles?

A. non-linear texts C. linear texts

B. diagrams D. information
____17. What element of a story refers to the perspective from which the story is
told?

A. POV B. Theme C. setting D. characters

____18. Which is an influential text that talks about the way of life a man should
seek to restore peace and harmony of nation?

A. Tao Te Ching C. In a Grove

B. The Moon Maiden D. The Good Thunder

____19. Which is a story of Rai-Toro, the son of the mighty god Rai-den as he was
sent to earth to live with a peasant family?

A. Tao Te Ching C. In a Grove

B. The Moon Maiden D. The Good Thunder

____20. Which is a folktale about the humility and wisdom of a simple farmer and
his wife who have three daughters.

A. Tao Te Ching C. In a Grove

B. The Three Rhymsters D. The Golden Nugget

____ 21. Which refers to the way the audience react to the message of the
speaker?

A. audience B. channel C. response D. speaker

____22. Which of these is the takeaway point that a speaker needs the audience to
understand at the end of the speech?

A. message B. audience C. channel D. stage

____23. Gryka was invited to share her experiences in facing the challenges of the
Generation Z with the graduates in the graduation ceremony. In public speaking,
what is the role of the graduates?

A. audience B. channel C. response D. speaker

____24. With the same situation above, Gryka is describes as what element of
public speaking?

A. audience B. speaker C. response D. channel

____25. What element of public speaking refers to the medium used to transmit
the message of the speaker?

A. audience B. channel C. response D. speaker

____26. Which of the following refer to the information or idea that is usually used
to sway public opinion on the side?
A. propaganda B. short story C. modals D. organizer

____27. Which propaganda technique use words that appeal to the emotions to
audience.

A. bandwagon B. name-calling C. transfer D. emotional words

____28. What technique makes us of statements form famous people as proof of

how a product works?

A. bandwagon B. testimonial C. plain folks D. name-calling

____29. What technique dwell on the premise of the fear of being left out?

A. bandwagon B. testimonial C. plain folks D. name-calling

____30. What technique is commonly used to frame a particular personality in a

positive light?

A. bandwagon B. testimonial C. plain folks D. name-calling

II. Identification

A. Directions: Identify the following underlined phrases in the sentence as adjective

phrase or adjective clause. Write AP if it is an adjective phrase and AC if it is an
adjective clause. Write your answers on the blank provided before each item. (10
pts.)

____1. The guy whom Barbara disliked most when they were in high school later
became her husband.

____2. The popular movie to hit the theaters in the past few weeks was “The
Breakup Playlist”.

____3. Rowena left her son to her mother’s distant relative who has resided in US
for about three decades.

____4. I can’t beat him in a five-minute jumbo ice cream eating contest.

____ 5. This is an old fort which was built by Emperor Akbar.

____ 6. The vegetables that people leave uneaten are often the most nutritious.

____ 7. Broccoli, which people often leave uneaten, is very nutritious.

____ 8. The book on the desk is mine.

____ 9. The Lone Ranger riding into the sunset is a vivid memory of an older
generation of Americans.
____10. Wine that is produced in Tuscany is not cheap.

B. Underline the adverb clause in each sentence. (10 pts.)

1. My sister, when she is angry, will turn red in the face.

2. Chocolates, because it has a low melting point, can be difficult to bake with.

3. You need to remain calm even if everyone else panics.

4. He remembered after he left the house that he needed to mail the thank you
cards.

5. Before we go on vacation, we must make reservations.

6. Once they saw the cars coming, the birds flew away from the road.

7. Elephants, although they are big, are not predators.

8. Mary kept his schedule open in case his wife went into labor.

9. The fireworks show will start after the sun goes down.

10. Now that everyone has left the party, we need to start cleaning.

III. Analysis

Directions: Create a graphic organizer of the different propaganda techniques. (10

pts.)
IV. Essay

Write a 100-word persuasive essay about the topic “Everyone should learn the
English Language” (25 pts.)

Criteria:

Content- 10 pts.

Organization- 5 pts

Syntax- 7 pts.

Mechanics- 3 pts.

“Being beauteous is golden, but being functional in English is diamond”

- Letlie Zoilo Semblante, 2019