Blessed Mother College

Iponan Highway, Cagayan de Oro City

Basic Education Department
SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
Grade 8-ENGLISH
S.Y. 2020-2021

Name: _______________________________ Date: ______________________

Grade Year and Section: ________________ Teacher: Ms. Margielane B. Acal
A. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct grammatical signal, modal verb, or emphasis
signal. Underline your answer.
1. (Since, Due to) the growing fear of human rights violation, there is a big clamor to eradicate racism
worldwide.
2. It is hard to solve racism due to the increasing diversity of culture (as caused, because) of migration.
3. Racism can be associated with the color of skin, (generally, for instance) the Caucasians believe that they
are far better than people of color.
4. In some popular websites and online forums, racial slurs (are caused, are results) by irresponsible self-
expression.
5. (In simpler terms, Given these points), it may appear that the battle against it will take a lifetime.
6. World War I and II (will, can) be considered the greatest among the most devastating wars of the world.
7. The world wars (could, would) have been avoided if the participants realized the destructions and carnage
they created.
8. The United Nations (must, will) do its duties to uphold peace after WWI and WWII brought carnage to
nations.
9. People (may, will) think that the Central Powers lost the war against the Allied Powers but the innocent
people were the real losers.
10. (Will, Shall) we witness another showdown of the Allied Powers and Central Powers in another world war?
11. Netizens (typically, naturally) disclose information in the online world, which at times put their privacy at
risk.
12. Scams and money laundering activities proliferate online, (surprisingly, interestingly) people never learn
how to avoid them.
13. Victims of fraud are those who rely on luck, (most notably, especially) those who want to earn money
easily.
14. The online world is also (notable, explicit) for cyberbullying and racism.
15. (It is important to realize, point overlooked) that spreading viral photos and videos can damage people’s
lives.
B. Underline the opinion marking signal used in each statement.
16. It is not your fault if you are born poor, but I think it’s your responsibility if you die poor.
17. Several factors, I suppose, need to be examined for us to better comprehend the fight against poverty.
18. I strongly believe that governments which are less corrupt can promote successful fight against poverty.
19. Practical responses like good education and equality in wealth distribution are no doubt some solutions to
fight it.
20. When basic human rights are given and enjoyed by people, I am convinced that they could escape poverty.
C. Underline and identify what category of emphasis marker used in each statement. Write your answer in the
space provided before each number.
_______________21. As a continent, Africa is gifted with natural resources yet illiteracy there is higher than
literacy.
_______________22. Experts claim that one in five persons is illiterate; and if this is true, we should be
alarmed.
_______________23. Likewise combating illiteracy must start in the family.
_______________24. Despite the economic advancement of industrialized nations, millions of their populace
suffer from low literacy in reading and writing.
_______________25. Awareness is the first step, and next is cooperation to reduce illiteracy.
D. Write a script using Grammatical Signals, Modals, Emphasis Markers, Opinion Marking Signals, and Logical
Connectors about how will you sell A NOTEBOOK for 1 MILLION PESOS.