2nd Quarterly Examination in English 8

Name: ______________________________________________ Score: ____________

Parent’s Signature: ____________________________________ Date: _____________
I. Directions: Identify what/who is being defined in the following. Write the
letter of your answer on the space provided before each number.
A. Sister E. The Taximan’s Story I. Buffalo
B. Lay Choo F. Catherine Lim J. animism
C. Hitopadesha G. Camel K. The Legend of the Forest Giants
D. Brother H. The Local Color

_____1. One of the most respected short story writer of Singapore and also the
author of “The Taximan’s Story”.
_____2. It is the belief that nature has a soul.
_____3. It is a kind of fiction writing that focuses on the characters, dialect,
customs and traditions, geography and other features particular to a place.
_____4. This is an example of local color story.
_____5. This story is about the point of view a man to the teenagers of today.
_____6. It is a collection of Sanskrit fables in prose and verse written in the 12 th
century.
_____7. In the story “The Origin of the Sun and the Moon”, this person became the
sun.
_____8. Every year two ___________ were sacrificed to assure the safety of the
people from the forest giants.
_____9. The daughter of the taximan whom he labeled as a “very sad punishment
from God”.
_____10. He offered himself to his friend lion because he believed that it will not eat
him too but was mistaken for it devoured him.
II. Directions: Read each sentences carefully and identify the adverb used. Write the
letter of your answer on the space before each number.
_____11. She immediately left the school after hearing the news.
a. she b. immediately c. school d. news
_____12. He happily danced all night.
a. he b. danced c. happily d. night
_____13. Ness carefully locked the door.
a. locked b. the c. Ness d. carefully
_____14. Grade 8 students are inside their room.
a. inside b. their c. grade d. are
_____15. Johnny carelessly answered their examination.
a. Johnny b. carelessly c. answered d. their
_____16. She politely nodded upon the request of her teacher.
a. upon b. the c. teacher d. politely
_____17. I seldom see my sibling nowadays.
a. I b. seldom c. my d. sibling
_____18. Mila excitedly went to the stadium.
a. excitedly b. Mila c. stadium d. went
_____19. Let’s go the mall tomorrow.
a. mall b. go c. the d. tomorrow
_____20. Shine legibly wrote her name on her application letter.
a. wrote b. name c. legibly d. application