Jose B.

Cardenas Memorial High School – Uptown Campus

4th Quarter Examinations in English 8
Sections: Grade 8 – Rose, Bougainvilla and Carnation
Teacher: April Rose Emily Santiago

Name: _______________________________________ Section : ________________Score: _________

Test I. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct and best answer on the space provided.

____1. The process of collecting, editing and reporting news and other relevant information
a. journalistic writing b. journalist c. journal d. journalism
____2. The following are the features of journalistic writing, except
a. continuity b. relevance c. honesty d. prominence
____3. A person who practices journalism is called
a. journalism b. journalistic writing c. journalist d. news reporter
____4. Which modal expresses possibility that suits in this sentence: “Our teacher _____give a test today.”
a. can b. should c. might d. would
____5. Which sentence below expresses ability?
a. I will speak English in the office. c. I should speak in English.
b. I can speak English and French. d. May I speak in English?
____6. I _______ my mother’s vase yesterday.
a. break b. breaks c. broken d. had broken
____7. Last month, my cousin Jessica ______ to Hongkong.
a. go b. went c. gone d. had gone
____8. I __________ my lunch already when the free lunch arrives.
a. eat b. ate c. eaten d. had eaten
____9. I ______ a volleyball player since I was in elementary.
a. am a. was c. been d. have been
____10. Which of the sentences below is in the simple present tense.
a. The student studies her lesson well. c. The student is studying her lesson now.
b. The student studied her lesson last night. d. The student have studied her lesson already.
____11. Which sentence below is in the quoted or direct speech?
a. Ana said, “ I passed the exam.” b. Ana said that she had passed the exam.
____12. What is true about indirect or reported speech?
a. It uses quotation marks. c. It contains the exact words of the speaker.
b. It uses comma. d. It may have a change in the tense of the verb and persons.
____13. Which statement is NOT true about active and passive voice?
a. In active voice sentences the subject does the action.
b. In passive voice sentences the subject receives the action.
c. In passive voice, sometimes the doer is omitted or not mentioned.
d. In active voice, the verb should always be in the present tense.
____14. Which sentence is in the active voice?
a. I ate a piece of chocolate cake. c. His hair was cut by a professional.
b. The money was stolen. d. The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time.
____ 15. The class elected Jose as president. What is the basic sentence pattern?
a. S-IV b. S-TV-DO c. S-TV-IO-DO d. S-TV-DO-OC
____ 16. It is the kind of speech which has the purpose of giving information to the audience.
a. Persuasive speech b. Informative Speech c. Memorized Speech d. Impromptu Speech
____ 17. Which title is an example of Informative Speech?
a. How to Apply First Aid b. Why I like Books More Than TV c. Welcome Address
____18. What is a bibliography?
a. a list of books b. a list of books in the bible c. a list of title of articles
____19. What is the letter you need to make to a company in order to apply for a job?
a. resume b. application letter c. excuse letter d. biodata
____20. The part of the letter which contains the name of the person you are writing to, position of the person
and his/her office address.
a. heading b. inside address c. salutation d. complimentary close

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
21. shake ________ shaken
22. cut cut _______
23. sing sang _______
24. break ________ broken
 25. be ________ been

III. Identify the topic sentence of the paragraph. (3 points)

There are three types of exercise. First, its called cardio which burns calories and strengthens your heart
such as running, using an elliptical or stair-stepping machine, etc. Second is weight lifting which focuses on tones
muscles, increases physical strength, burns fat like using weights or weighted machines. Lastly, recreational/sports
depends on the sport, can provide both cardio and toning benefits like cycling, tennis, kayaking.
26. ____________________________________
We shouldn’t have homework. It takes away from family time. You have to do your homework instead of
playing a family board game or playing catch. You can’t go outside to play so you will get fat. If you bring it home you
will rush through it so you can play video games. We should do our homework at school because we have better
equipment there. We should also do it at school because we can’t ask our teacher questions when we do it at home.
27. ____________________________________
My most embarrassing moment happened when I was working in a Mexican restaurant. I was a hostess
working on a busy Friday night. As usual, I was wearing a blouse and a long Mexican skirt. While I was taking some
menus to a table, one of the waiters accidentally stepped on the hem of my skirt. I didn’t even feel it fall off, and I
walked through the whole dining room in my slip! Almost every customer in the restaurant saw me without my skirt
on! 28.____________________________________

29.-38. Identify the basic sentence pattern by labelling the words . (10 points)
1. The restaurant serves Korean noodles.

2. My mother bought me a new pair of shoes.

3. I am a Grade 8 student.

39.- 44. Determine if the sentence is in the active or passive voice, write it in the blank.Then, transform
it. (6 points)
__________ 1. I washed my car yesterday.
_________________________________________________
__________ 2. The secretary reads e-mails everyday.
_________________________________________________
__________ 3. Jose sent a love letter to Maria.
_________________________________________________

45.-46.Transform the sentence into indirect or reported speech. (Take note of the changes of verb tenses):
(2 points)
Our teacher tell us, “ You all pass the test.” -___________________________________________
He said, “I am going out.” - ________________________________________________________

47. -55. Arrange the following details into correct bibliographic format. (9 points)
"Cells and Batteries." by Johnny Hall _______________________________________
 in The DK Science Encyclopedia. 1993 edition _________________________________

Rocks and Minerals

written by Smith, Elizabeth, and David Wright Chicago ________________________________________
in McMillan Press, California in 1995 __________________________________

56.-60. Label the parts of a business letter.

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