Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV- CALABARZON
DIVISION OF LAGUNA

THIRD MONTHLY TEST in ENGLISH 8

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. 12. Social issue is a _________ showing inequality or
dilemma that affects large numbers of people.
1. It refers to lack of impartiality on the author’s part, where A. moral problem B. societal problem
the author shows a preference for one side of an issue or C. money problem D. no problem
discussion. 13. This issue deals with the emotions and personal
A. Heritage B. Bias C. Literature D. Advertisement experiences of the speaker.
2. An immature adolescent always loves to explore. Which A. Social B. Personal C. Economic D. Moral
word/s indicate/s a biased language? 14. It arises when groups of people have different values and
A. Always B. loves C. to explore D. immature adolescent beliefs.
3. How can we improve the sentence: “Kamala Harris is the A. Moral issue B. Economic issue
first person of color to be elected as Vice President of the C. Social issue D. Personal
United Sates.”? 15. Complete the analogy. Social: Poverty Economic: _____
A. Mention the specific race instead of emphasizing the A. Abortion B. Obesity C. Polygamy D. Inflation
physical appearance 16. Which is not an example of moral issues?
B. Do not mention the name A. Capitalism B. Abortion C. Bullying D. Extramarital affair
C. Omit the Vice President 17. These issues relate to the financial, material, and natural
D. None of the above resources of a group, community, or country.
4. Propaganda refers to the use of ideas and information to A. Personal B. Moral C. Social D. Economic
_____ an audience. 18. Which is true of listening a text?
A. sway B. repeat C. transfer D. hate A. Ignore the text’s title and context.
5. Which does not belong to the group? B. Do not listen to key terms.
A. logos B. photos C. pathos D. ethos C. Viewing materials like video clips are unnecessary.
6. This direct attack labels someone or something negatively. D. Listen for main ideas and central supports as well as key
Stereotyping and similar practices use this. terms.
A. Name-calling B. Bandwagon C. Card-stacking D. Transfer 19. In search of freedom, she escaped from North Korea.
7. Which of the propaganda techniques leverages the natural Who is this personality?
human desire to belong and feel included? A. Sandara Park B. Park Shinye C. Kim Park D. Yeonmi Park
A. Glittering generalities B. Bandwagon C. Transfer D. logic 20. What issue is capitalism?
8. Glittering generalities are vague, abstract statements like A. Economic B. Social C. Moral D. Personal
______ or ______ or _____ to trigger sympathetic emotional 21. Literature is any collection of ___________?
response even though they say little f actual value. A. fiction works B. written works C. reaction works D. team
A. Kingdom- Crown- spoon B. freedom- family- love works
C. Books-hooks- crooks D. Coffee-tea- milk 22. Which is true of literature?
A. Literature does not represent a culture.
9. It may be used to tap a variety of emotions, such as fear, B. Literature uses rich imagery to convey a message.
desire, anger, happiness, etc. C. Literature is the time and place the story happened.
A. Emotional appeal B. Transfer D. Literature is used to represent an entire culture, as well as
C. bandwagon D. repetition language, historical period, and national origin.

10. Generally operate on skewing the audience’s perception 23. It can be seen in the setting, character, conflict, and
of the subject matter. imagery.
A. Bias techniques B. Propaganda techniques A. Purple color B. Local color C. National color D. Colorful
C. Glittering generalities D. Learning Disabilities 24. People from diverse backgrounds have the same
interests and traditions.
11. The Legaspi family has been enlisted to endorse several A. The statement is true B. The statement is false.
brands because of the strong family ties they demonstrate. 25. It is an element that can be external or internal and
What propaganda technique is used? emphasizing a problem or struggle.
A. Bandwagon B. Testimonial C. Repetition D. Transfer
A. Heritage B. Literature C. Setting D. Conflict
26. It is a person, object, animal, plant, or any creature in a story 41-45. Complete the analogy.
that performs the action and speaks the dialogue. Some are 41. Economic: Inflation _______: Racism
protagonists and some are antagonists. A. Moral B. Social C. Personal D. Economic
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1. B. 26. C
2. D 27. C
3. A 28. D
4. A 29. B
5. B 30. C
6. A 31. B
7. B 32. C
8. B 33. A
9. A 34. D
10. B 35. C
11. B 36. C
12. B 37. D
13. B 38. A
14. A 39. B
15. D 40. C
16. A 41. B
17. D 42. A
18. D 43. A
19. D 44. A
20. A 45. A
21. B 46 A
22. D 47. C
23. B 48. B
24. B 49. A
25. D 50. A