ARAYAT INSTITUTE

Arayat, Pampanga

Second Monthly Test in English 8

Name: _______________________ Score:_______

Section: ______________________ Date:________

A. Choose from the words inside the box that identify the following statements. Write your answer on the
blank provided before the number.

tea kite blowing your nose Sushi

China Japan red Land of the Rising Sun
Russia toilet paper Tokyo white

______________1. It is used to be eaten as a street food in Japan.

______________2. It is an habit which is inappropriate in public in Japan.
______________3.China is the 4th largest country after ________, Canada and US.
______________4.Japan is popularly known by this name.
______________5 & 6. Two things which were invented in China.
______________7.A country which is also known as a ”Flowery Kingdom”.
______________8. It was discovered by a Chinese Emperor.
______________9. Capital of Japan and one of the most expensive places.
______________10. This color symbolizes happiness for the Chinese.

B. Arrange the jumbled letters inside the parenthesis to form a word that identifies the following
statements. Write the word on the blank provided before the number.

_____________1. It is a short phrase or statement that expresses wise/true idea. (SIOHPARM)

_____________2. A Chinese philosopher who is more popularly known as “Kongzi”. (USUNOCFIS)
_____________3. Lu is a vassal state in China and the ________ of Confusius. (LITBHCREPA)
_____________4. It is a collection of the teachings of Confucius. (SELNAACT)
_____________5. Number of books that the Analects consists. (YWTENT)
_____________6. A word which means “good”, “kind” and “charitable”. (ENETVBNOEL)
_____________7. A figure of speech that shows contrast between the appearance of things and the
reality. (ROINY)
_____________8. A type of irony which refers to the contrast between the actual result of an event and
what is intended or expected to happen. (ISUATTOIALN)
_____________9. A type of irony when someone says something but really means the opposite.
(BEAVLR)
_____________10. A type of irony which happens when the reader or the audience understands more
about the events of the story than the character himself. (MRDAAITC)

C. Indicate whether the following are examples of verbal irony, situational irony, or dramatic irony. Write
VI, SI or DI. If the statement does not contain an irony, write X.

____1. “Wonderful! It’s raining and I didn’t bring my umbrella.”

____2. This pillow is as soft as a marshmallow.
____3. You denied me. That’s so sweet of you.
____4. Marcial’s anti-fever medicine made him feverish.
____5. “Oh great! You have busted my new tablet.”
____6. In the movie. Aquing doesn’t know that Tracy cares for him, but the audience does.
____7. I missed the qualifying exam because I was caught in the middle of a traffic jam.
____8. “I appreciate that correction. You just made me feel great.”
____9. Six well-known actresses dies in three separate car accidents last Friday.
____10. “I heard that anti-perspirants cause cancer.”

D. Explain the following teachings/aphorisms of Confucius. (5 pts. each)

1. Confucius said, “At home, a young man should be dutiful towards his parents; going outside, he should
be respectful towards his elders; he should be cautious in deeds and trustworthy in words; he should love
everyone yet make close friends only with those of benevolence. If he has any more energy to spare, let
him devote it to books. “

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2. The Duke of Ye asked Zi Lu about Confucius, Zi Lu failed to give a reply. Confucius said to him
afterwards, “Why did you not say something like this. He is the sort of person who can be so diligent that
he forgets his meals, so happy that he forgets his worries and is even unaware of approaching old age.”

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