EMD CARMELITE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC.

S.Y. 2021-2022
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1 PRELIM EXAM IN ENGLISH 8

Name:____________________________Grade and Section:___________________Score :_______

Teacher:____________________________ Subject:__________________Date: ______________

I. Modify True or False : Afro-Asian Literature ( 10 points)

Directions: Draw a  if the statement is true and if false change the underlined word to make
the statement correct. Write your answers before each number.
_____________1. Denmark is a part of the Afro-Asian Literature.
_____________2. Prose has a particular meter--- it flows naturally and it is not a poetry.
_____________3. Afro-Asian literary works include poems, prose and revolutionary works.
_____________4. There is no need for us to know the culture of other people of other nations.
_____________5. Playwright use dialogue and monologue to reinforce idea, emotions and
themes.
_____________6. Afro-Asian Literature mirrors the customs and traditions but not the
philosophy of life.
_____________7. In most cultures, through writing marked the beginning of teaching history
about stories, myths and legends
_____________8. One of the latest records of literature is Egyptian Book of the Dead written
down in a papyrus.
_____________9. Afro-Asian Literature is a term for writing; written by people from mixed
African-Arab ethnicity or African Asian ethnicity.
_____________10. Histories, myths, legends, including stories, dramas, riddles, songs, provebs

and other literary works were handed by mouth from generation to

generation.

II. Change the Tense: Simple Past Tense( 10 points)

Directions: Read each sentence and change the tense of the verb in parenthesis. Write your
answer on the blank.
1. _________________(do) your bother go swimming last week?
2. I____________________ (eat) some crisps at home this morning.
3. My father _________________________(run) five kilometers in the park last week.
4. Some of my friends ___________________ ( ask) a lot of questions to our new teacher.
5. There ___________________ (be verb) a newspaper on the table in the kitchen but I
________________( do) read it.
6. I _____________________(play) football with my friends in the park yesterday. I
______________________ (score) a lot of goals.
7. He ______________(do) study enough for his English exam so he _______________ (get)
just forty-five points.
8. There _____________________________(be verb) a big football match in this stadium last
night. I __________________(see) it on tv
9. A funny thing ________________(happen) to me this morning. I ________________ (put) my
books into my father’s bag by mistake.
10. I _________________________(go) swimming every Sunday but I __________________
( do) go last Sunday because I ________________ ( be verb) ill.
III. Essay : Afro-Asian Literature

1. Based on the picture above, how do literary works of different countries influenced our Filipino
culture and beliefs ?Cite one example of a literary myth/legend from any of the Afro- Asia
countries that affects the Filipino beliefs and culture.Draw your answer and put explanations
below it. ( Do this in a short bond paper.) ( 5 points)

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2. As a student, is it important to learn about Afro-Asian Literature? What can your knowledge
about the Afro-Asian Literature help you and other people in this time of pandemic? ( 5 points)

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Prepared by: Ivory B. Sadoguio