FIRST PERIODIC EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 8
BLACKWELL/EINSTEIN/GALILEO/NEWTON
AY 2022-2023

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Test-I: Instructions: Read and understand the passage. Write the correct answer
to the given questions on the space provided before each item.

1) The primary purpose of this passage is to

A. recount the history of the Iditarod trail and the race that memorializes it
B. describe the obstacles involved in founding the Iditarod race
C. outline the circumstances that led to the establishment of the Iditarod Trail
D. reestablish the important place of the Iditarod Trail in Alaska’s history
2) Based on information in the passage, it can be inferred that all of the following
contributed to the disuse of the Iditarod Trail except

A. more modern forms of transportation

B. depleted gold mines
C. highway routes to ghost towns
D. reduced demand for land travel

3) As used in paragraph 2, which is the best definition for mode?

A. formula
B. way
C. preference
D. option

4) According to the passage, the initial Iditarod race

A. was funded through the sale of musher entrance fees

B. was founded by an advocate for Alaskan history
C. ended at the ghost town of Iditarod
D. boasted a total of 400 entrants

5) As used in paragraph 3, the phrase “self-made historian” implies that Dorothy G.

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A. was employed by the state to keep its dog sled history alive
B. was determined to honor the glories of the gold rush in spite of her questionable
credentials
C. had pursued the study of Alaska’s history out of her own interest
D. had personally educated others about Alaska’s history

6) In 1925, when a diphtheria outbreak threatened the lives of people in the remote
town of Nome, the government used the Iditarod Trail to transport medicine nearly 700
miles to the town. If the author chose to include this fact in the passage, it would best fit
in

A. paragraph 1
B. paragraph 2
C. paragraph 3
D. paragraph 5

7) Based on information in the passage, it can be inferred that because the U.S. Army
reopened the Iditarod Trail in 1972,

A. more people could compete in the Iditarod race

B. the mushers had to get permission from the U.S. Army to hold the race
C. the trail was cleared all the way to Nome
D. the Iditarod race became a seasonal Army competition

II. LITERATURE: Circle the letter of the correct answer.

A. The Haunted Lift by James Kirkup

8. What figures of speech was present in the poem?
a. Simile
b. Anaphora
c. Synecdoche
d. Metonymy

9. What happened to the girl in the poem?

a. she got into a fight with her parents and ran away from home.
b. she was kidnapped while playing
c. she went to play in an old part of town and never came back.
d. she just left without a word

10. Analyze the sentence and identify the mood the author tries to create.
“She gazes longingly 
at the familiar landing,
but only for a moment. . .”
a. Love
b. Doubt
c. Fear
d. Longing

11. What is the theme of the poem?

a. Fear
b. Friendship
c. Longingness
d. Death

B. The King’s Magic Drum (An African Folktale)

12. What is the name of the wife who went to the spring and met the tortoise?

a. Akwor Edem
b. Erkwom Edem
c. Ikwor Edem
d. Efriam Edem

13. What are the drawbacks of the magic drum?

a. if the owner of the drum stepped on a twig, then 300 Egbo men will beat the
people invited in the feast.
b. If the owner of the drum stepped on a branch, then 300 Egbo men will beat the
people invited in the feast and the person hosting the feast.
c. If the owner of the drum walked over any stick on the road and stepped over a
fallen tree, all the food would immediately go bad, and 300 Egbo men would appear
with sticks and beat the owner of the drum.
d. If the owner of the drum walked over any stick on the road and stepped over a
fallen tree, all the food would immediately go bad, and 300 Egbo men would appear
with sticks and beat the owner of the drum and the people invited.

III. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: Analyze the excerpts from a literary piece and
identify the figures of speech used. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

14. ‘Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats

 “O, for a draught of vintage! that hath been
         Cool’d a long age in the deep-delved earth,
Tasting of Flora and the country green,
         Dance, and Provençal song, and sunburnt mirth!

a. Alliteration g. Metonymy
b. Assonance h. Oxymoron
c. Metaphor I. Idiom
d. Onomatopoeia j. Palindrome
e. Metaphor k. Paradox
f. Litotes l. Anaphora

15. “Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but
once” Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)

a. Alliteration g. Metonymy
b. Assonance h. Oxymoron
c. Metaphor I. Idiom
d. Onomatopoeia j. Palindrome
e. Metaphor k. Paradox
f. Litotes l. Anaphora

16. The Iliad by Homer

Once he’s led you to Achilles’ hut,

that man will not kill you—he’ll restrain
all other men. For he’s not stupid,
blind, or disrespectful of the gods.
He’ll spare a suppliant, treat him kindly.

a. Alliteration g. Metonymy
b. Assonance h. Oxymoron
c. Metaphor I. Idiom
d. Onomatopoeia j. Palindrome
e. Metaphor k. Paradox
f. Litotes l. Anaphora

17. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!

O anything, of nothing first create!
O heavy lightness! Seriou’s vanity!
Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
This love feels I, that feel no love in this.

a. Alliteration g. Metonymy
b. Assonance h. Oxymoron
c. Metaphor I. Idiom
d. Onomatopoeia j. Palindrome
e. Metaphor k. Paradox
f. Litotes l. Anaphora
18. Dreams by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

a. Alliteration g. Metonymy
b. Assonance h. Oxymoron
c. Metaphor I. Idiom
d. Onomatopoeia j. Palindrome
e. Metaphor k. Paradox
f. Litotes l. Anaphora

19. The adventures of Huckle Berry Finn by Mark Twain

Well, I see I was up a stump – and up it good. Providence had stood by me this fur all
right, but I was hard and tight aground now. I see it wasn’t a bit of use to try to go ahead
– I’d got to throw up my hand. So, I say to myself, here’s another place where I got to
risk the truth. I opened my mouth to begin; but she grabbed me and hustled me in
behind the bed…

a. Alliteration g. Metonymy
b. Assonance h. Oxymoron
c. Metaphor I. Idiom
d. Onomatopoeia j. Palindrome
e. Metaphor k. Paradox
f. Litotes l. Anaphora

20. All You Need is Love by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done

Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung
Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game
It’s easy

a. Alliteration g. Metonymy
b. Assonance h. Oxymoron
c. Metaphor I. Idiom
d. Onomatopoeia j. Palindrome
e. Metaphor k. Paradox
f. Litotes l. Anaphora

IV. Conditional Sentence: Identify the type of Conditional Sentence. Circle the
letter of the correct answer.

21. If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you are right.

a. First Conditional c. Zero Conditional

 b. Second Conditional d. Third Conditional

22. If I won the lottery, I would still love you. I'd miss you, but I'd still love you.

a. First Conditional c. Zero Conditional

b. Second Conditional d. Third Conditional

23. If my lawyer and I had communicated properly in January 1958, this whole history
would have been entirely different.

a. First Conditional c. Zero Conditional

b. Second Conditional d. Third Conditional

24. If I make money, I'm happy. When I lose money, I'm happy.

a. First Conditional c. Zero Conditional

b. Second Conditional d. Third Conditional

25. If you set out to be liked, you would compromise on everything and achieve nothing.

a. First Conditional c. Zero Conditional

b. Second Conditional d. Third Conditional

V. WRITING: For this section, choose only (1) and write your answers in the
space provided.

a. Write 5 sentences with the theme “Longingness” using the figures of speech
learned in the class. (Make sure to indicate the figures of speech used)

Or

b. Write 5 sentences with the theme “If only’ using the 4 types of conditional
sentence. (Make sure to indicate the types of conditionals used)

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