2nd Quarter Examination

ENGLISH 8

Name:_________________________________ Date____________ Permit No.:_____

I. Identify the meaning of italicized word or phrase in each sentence that is similar in meaning of
the word from the box. Choose the word of the correct answer and write your answer on the
space provided before the number.

leave violin statement hunt tired involuntarily

envy beg alert remove fight give in

_______________1. Hunger and want forced Monkey one day to forsake his land.
_______________2. As recompense for his work, his great uncle gave him a fiddle and a bow and arrow.
_______________3. They made a good meal together, but instead of Wolf being thankful, jealousy
overmastered him.
_______________4. Monkey’s evidence was weak, and to make it worse, Jackal’s testimony was against
him.
_______________5. The court began at once to show unusual and spontaneous liveliness.
_______________6. Some of the dancers, exhausted, fell down, although they still keep their feet in
motion.
_______________7. Wolf was the first to cry out in pleading tones breathlessly.
_______________8. Over and over sounded the resistless waltz of “Cockcrow.”
_______________9. “Withdraw the sentence and give me my bow and arrow,” cried Monkey.
_______________10.The Wolf had been attempting to stalk a deer, but all in vain.

II. Describe each of the characters in the story, “The Monkey’s fiddle”. Give at least 3 brief
details for each.

Monkey Lion
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Jackal Wolf
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Orang Outang
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III. Encircle the words or phrases having parallel structures. Indicate whether the words you
have encircled function as nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. (1pt. for words or phrases and
1pt. for the function)
 ____________1. They lived in this filth and instability for many years.
____________2. Alatangana first consolidated the mud into solid earth, made plants to cover
the new earth, and created animals to live on it.
____________3. Sa explicitly denied Alatangana’s request, yet he allowed Alatangana stay in
his house.
___________4. Sa at first, was diplomatic toward Alatangana, but finally he became frank.
___________5. When the two presented their problem to Sa, he invited them into his home and
taught them a song
___________6. Alatangana was distressed by his father-in-law and irritated by his messengers.
___________7. Alatangana and his wife were shocked, for their children spoke different
languages.
___________8. Folktales are a rich and abundant source of valuable lessons on the dawning of
the world.
___________9. The unrivalled folk literature of Africa serves as link between the ancient and
the modern civilizations.
___________10. Since significant lessons are learned from folk literature, they are told, and
retold to prepare young Africans for a better life and future.

IV. Rewrite the phrases into gerund phrases.

1. Always check the oil, before you start the car

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2. To praise all alike is to praise none
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3. I cannot go on to do nothing
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4. To amass wealth ruins health
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5. To see is to believe
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6. To give is better than to receive
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7. To talk like this is foolish
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8. She loves to sing songs
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9. The miser hated to spend money
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10. I am tired to wait
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V. Essay

1. Explain the saying that “Greed leads to destruction.” (5pts.)

Prepared by: Genalyn S. Repe

Grade-9 Adviser

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