Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
BALAOANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Balaoang, Paniqui, Tarlac

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 8
S.Y. 2022-2023

Name: Section:

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The word "bibliography" originated from the Greek words ‘biblion’ meaning a book and
‘graphia’ meaning to _______.
a. copy b. listen c. read d. write
2. What does the Latin phrase et al. mean?
a. among others b. and others c. read d. write
3. What punctuation is used to separate the information in a bibliography entry
a. comma c. period
b. exclamation point d. quotation mark
4. Which of the following print materials refers to a scholarly published periodical containing
articles written by researchers, professors, and other experts?
a. books b. journals c. magazines d. newspapers
5. Which of the following refers to any materials or information taken from the internet?
a. Instagram b. Online c. social media d. YouTube
6. Why is it important to cite the sources of information that you used in your research? It is
important because it ___________.
a. gives credit to the author
b. is required by the teacher
c. is generally a part of an essay
d. shows you made an effort in doing your assignment
7. Which part of a report can bibliography be found? It can be found in the _______.
a. middle of a research c. beginning of a research
b. last page of a research d. introduction part of a research
8. When a learner is required to do research on his/her assignment, which of the following
should be the most appropriate action? A learner __________.
a. Posts his/her question on Ask.com and waits for someone to answer it.
b. does the research on the internet and directly copies what is immediately
posted on Google.
c. gets in formation from various websites and acknowledges the author by
writing the sources found.
d. waits for his/her classmates to do their assignment first so he/she could
copy ,it
9. Which should NOT be a purpose for creating an annotated bibliography? It should not be
created to ________.
a. avoid plagiarism
b. Help other researchers
c. burden writers in doing their research
d. show respect to the author of the source used
10. Maria is annotating or marking a book source which she used for her report in Human
Body Parts. In which part of the book can she find the year of publication?
a. back cover c. copyright page
b. cover page d. table of contents
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Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
BALAOANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Balaoang, Paniqui, Tarlac

11. Which of the following statements is TRUE about bibliography? It is a ________.

a. sample of books to read later
b. list of sources used in a research
c. place to go and check out books
d. list of books students need to buy
12. One of the reasons why a learner needs to cite sources of information used in his/her
research is to show his/her credibility as a writer. This means that the learner_______.
a. made his/her own research
b. used reliable information in his/her research
c. copied his/her work from his/her classmates
d. read a lot of books to include in his/her research
13. Which of the following is an example of a correct bibliography entry?
a. DESOLO, Christian. “Preventing COVID-19 in Your Household”. Philippine Health
Bureau, July 17, 2016. https://philhealthbureau.org/philippines/preventing-covid19-
in-your-household
b. Desolo, Christian. “Preventing COVID-19 in Your Household”. Philippine
Health Bureau, July 17, 2016. https://philhealthbureau.org/philippines/preventing-
covid19-in-your-household
c. Desolo, Christian. “Preventing COVID-19 in Your Household”. Philippine Health
Bureau, July 17, 2016. https://philhealthbureau.org/philippines/preventing-covid19-
in-your-household
d. Desolo, Christian. “Preventing COVID-19 in Your Household”. Philippine Health
Bureau, July 17, 2016. https://philhealthbureau.org/philippines/preventing-covid19-
in-your-household
14. What is wrong with the format of this sample annotated bibliography entry in Chicago
Manual of Style format?
Ferrer, Loisa. “Women in the Philippines: Inspiring and Empowered.” Filipina
Society, Accessed July 8, 2011.
https://filipinasociety.org/philippines/women-philippines-inspiring-and-empowered
a. the proper indention c. the format of the date accessed
b. the proper punctuations d. the way the author’s name is written
15. Which of the following bibliography entries contains a complete information of the source?
a. Amparo, Elmer. The Government of Early Philippine Society. Lipad
Publishing Group.
b. Pamano, Alma, and Burdeos, Kris. “The Beautiful Islands of Dinagat.” One
Mindanao.
c. Yagong, Michelle and Pineda Afonso. “Festivals in the Philippines.”
d. Zapico, Leo. “First Filipino Bags Gold in Olympics.” National Press,
Aug. 17, 2018.
16. The deadline is tomorrow. We must finish our work __________.
a. recently b. now c. anywhere d. everyday
17. The CEO is in a meeting but he will attend to you __________.
a. Elsewhere b. now c. afterward d. anyway
18. We have to wake up __________ tomorrow morning to help in distributing relief goods.
a. early b. now c. today d. recently
19. My father can’t find his keys __________. He must have lost them.
a. Somewhere b. anywhere c. everywhere d. there
20. I tried to help him look for the keys. We searched __________.
a. anywhere b. everywhere c. somewhere d. no where
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Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
BALAOANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Balaoang, Paniqui, Tarlac

21. Father walked _____ into the living room that we did not notice him.
a. silent b. silently c. noisily d. noise
22. We were surprised when he appeared _____ in front of us.
a. silently b. immediately c. imediately d. silent
23. He smiled _____ as he gave his surprise present to us.
a. sweetly b. sweet c. sadly d. fast
24. We opened the package _____ and wonder what it is.
a. excitedly b. angrily c. hardly d. sad
25. It’s a box full of chocolates! We thanked him _____.
a. gently b. gentle c. happily d. newly
26. When you ride a Philippine Airlines domestic flight you will be greeted “Mabuhay!”
as you reach the airport.
a. welcome b. goodbye c. thank you d. sorry
27. It’s quite amazing to see foreigners use the local public transport and say “Para!” as they
reach their destination.
a. slow down b. stop c. stay d. go
28. Filipinos believe that pagmamano should be passed on despite the modern times to
ensure reverence to the elderly generation.
a. greatness b. love c. respect d. patience
29. Bayanihan can be observed among Filipinos during calamities. One local TV
network even supports and promotes that through the “Tulong na, Tabang Na” project.
a. resilience b. abundance c.reinforcement d. limit
30. A group of young men performed the harana to sing love songs to the young
Filipina.
a. Love b. worship c. serenade d. patience
31. Carl’s favorite toy is broken.
a. singular b. plural c. possessive d. all of the above
32. The children saw the queens crowns at the museum.
a. singular b. plural c. possessive d. a and b
33. All of the women’s voices were heard.
a. singular b. plural c. possessive d. all of the above
34. Kisses found the policeman’s whistle.
a. singular b. plural c. possessive d. none of the above
35. Today is my parent’s wedding anniversary.
a. singular b. plural c. possessive d. a and b
36. Ted's flight from Palawan took more than 4 hours. He __________ be exhausted after
such a long flight.
a. can b. have to c. must d. should
37. The book is optional. My professor said we could read it if we needed extra credit.
But we __________ read it if we don't want to.
a. cannot b. must not c. don’t d. could
38. Susan __________ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
a. can’t b. couldn’t c. might not d. would
39. The television isn't working. It _________ damaged during the move.
a. must be b. must’ve been c. must d. must not
40. Lina and Luna said they would come over right after work, so they __________ be
here by 6:00.
a. can b. have to c. should d. would
41. She (prepare) the food for her family yesterday.
a. prepares b. prepared c. will prepare d. have prepared
42. We (go) to the Baguio City on summer vacation.
a. will go b. went c. gone d. goes
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Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
BALAOANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Balaoang, Paniqui, Tarlac

43. Brother Jay and Sister Tony (attend) the Sunday service last Sunday.
a. attends b. will attend c. attended d. would attend
44. I (studied) well my lesson last night that’s why I got a perfect score.
a. studied b. have to study c. studies d. would study
45. Last night, my mother (decide) to visit cook my favorite food.
a. can decide b. was decide c. decides d. decided
46. He’s one of the most compromising French West African poets. He is known for his
contribution to the Negritude literary movement. One of his poems is “Africa”.
a. David Dye b. David Du c. David Diop d. David Dope
47. What does the line “beautiful black blood flows in my veins” mean in the 2nd Stanza
of the poem.
a. Shows how beautiful his blood is.
b. Describes his African descent and shows how much Africa is part of Him.
c. He cares for the blood of his fellowmen, and he loved them.
d. Means he has a black blood different from other people.
48. What idea does the word “distant” in the fourth line convey?
a. Symbolizes how far he is from his country.
b. Symbolizes how near he is from his country.
c. Symbolizes how far his grandmother is from Africa.

d. Symbolizes how near his grandmother is from Africa.

49. What does “white and faded flowers” in the fourth stanza mean?
a. The colonists who will fade in time while the youthful Africans grow in
strength
b. The Africans will fade and become white soon.
c. There are many flowers in the Africa that will fade after many years.
d. The colonists are picking white flowers and give to the Africans.
50. The author of the poem, “ Africa” was inspired by his about Africa,
which stirred his longing for the continent and its people.
a. daughter’s painting b. son’s talent c. grandmother’s songs d. wife’s skills

Prepared by:

REINA V. AGUINALDO SHEENA MARIE I. ORDONIO

English Teacher English Teacher

Checked by:

FAYE M. CHU
OIC HT English

Approved by:

GEMMA L. MELGRITO, EdD

Principal IV