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First Periodical Exam (1st Half)

English 8
S.Y. 2020-2021

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ________

Grade and Section: __________________________ Date: ________
A. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. In the _______________, there is a consistent use of the pronoun you, your, or yours.
Write- ups in this perspective usually persuade or command the reader.

A. First-person point of view

B. Second-person point of view
C. Third-person point of view
D. Fourth-person point of view

2. What point of view uses the pronouns I, me, we, us, my, or ours and is narrated by one of
the characters, who also participates in the action of the story and shares his/her thoughts
and feelings?
A. First-person point of view
B. Second-person point of view
C. Third-person point of view
D. Fourth-person point of view

3. What point of view is used when a narrator does not participate in the action of the story as
one of the characters, and uses the pronouns he, she, they, his, her, hers, their, or theirs
when referring to the characters?

A. First-person point of view

B. Second-person point of view
C. Third-person point of view
D. Fourth-person point of view

4. What literary element does the writer creates through descriptions that evoke certain
feelings in the readers?
A. Point of view
B. mood
C. metaphor
D. persona
5. Which of these refer to the voice that echoes feelings, visions, and emotions.
A. Point of view
B. Mood
C. Metaphor
D. Persona
6. What does the subjunctive mood of verb expresses in general?
A. possibility
B. uncertainty
 C. a statement contrary to the fact
7. Which of the following can be expressed using the subjunctive mood?
A. fact
B. question
C. regret
8. Which mood indicates a suggestion?
A. imperative
B. indicative
C. subjunctive
9. What is the primary use of the T-Chart?
A. to compare and contrast
B. to show sequence of events
C. to show the organization of ideas
10. How many aspects of a topic are required for the proper use of a T-Chart?
A. one
B. two
C. three
11. Which can be presented using the T-Chart?
A. family tree
B. cause and effect
C. hierarchy of the main ideas and supporting ideas

II Identification
A. Identify the mood of each sentence by writing indicative, imperative, or subjunctive on the
blank.

1. Expect nothing so you will not get disappointed.

2. Please watch the musical play “Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady”.
3. I will not get angry if you don’t join us.
4. The program should start any time soon.
5. Will the actors arrive before the scheduled rehearsal?
6. I liked the part where one of the casts interacted with the audience.

B. Identify the figure of speech used in each sentence.

1. Colorful flags and balloons welcomed Manny Pacquiao.

2. Friendship is a sheltering tree.
3. He is not the kindest person I’ve met.
 4. Her heels clacked on the hardwood floor.
5. Kervin’s sudden leadership was a beacon in our sea of despair.
6. She’s not the brightest girl in the class.
7. Silence your phone so that it does not beep during the movie.
8. The moonlight appeared and then showed us what could’ve ended our journey.
9. The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
10. Your phone did not let me get any sleep.

C. Identify the condition expressed in each sentence.

1. I will not get angry if you don’t join us.

2. Clarise will help me with my homework when she arrives.
3. According to the doctor, Demi could have survived if she called for help right away.
4. I will go out to buy from the store when the rain stops.
5. If Jill were here, this dicscussion would have been over in just minutes.

D. Identify the type of conditional used in each sentence.

1.I will tell her if I meet her.

2.If had magic, I would build a mansion
3.If I had taken my medicine faithfully, I would have been completely cured.
4.If you eat too much, you get fat.
5.What would you do if you lost your job?
6.If it got dark, we would not find the way.
7.Wood doesn't burn if there is no air.
8. If Sheena forgets her birthday, Andrea gets upset.
9. He would have gone with you if you had asked him.
10. What will she do if she misses the bus?