Division of Camarines Sur

SAN JUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Handong, Libmanan, Camarines Sur
SY 2022-2023

THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 8

Name: __________________________________ Grade & Section: ____________ Score: ____________

TEST I: Multiple Choice (1-15)

Directions: Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. This refers to a type of message aimed at influencing opinions or the behavior of people. Its
goal is to publicly promote something.

a. Techniques c. Propaganda
b. Commercial d. Advertisement

2. This type of propaganda technique is using dazzling words to entice the buyers.

a. Humor c. Name Calling

b. Glittering Generalities d. Transfer

3. This refers to an author’s expression of his/ her own opinion on a particular issue without
examining and presenting enough evidences.

a. Bias c. Objective
b. Judgment d. Subjective

4. _____________ are problems that influence the common citizen of a country. They can be part
of our traditions and cultural stereotypes.

a. Social Issues c. Economic Issues

b. Moral Issues d. Environmental Issues

5. Poverty is an example of ________ issue.

a. Social c. Economic
b. Moral d. Environmental
6. These are words that link parts within article. They are signal words that facilitate the smooth
interpretation of a message within a text.

a. Propaganda Technique c. Cohesive Devices

b. Types of Speech d. Parallel Structures

7. This propaganda technique used famous people to promote certain product or service.

a. Patriotic Appeal c. Testimonials

b. Card-Stacking d. Bandwagon

8. It is defined as the body of written works and considered having a lasting artistic merit.

a. Heritage c. Background
b. Culture d. Literature

9. In the story of “Singa”, Sang Nila Utama was a ________________.

a. Prince of Singapur c. Sailor

b. Prince of Sumatra d. Hunter

10. Equidistant means _________________.

a. Equally distant c. Proper words

b. Same corner d. Equal words

11. Below are true about bias, EXCEPT;

a. presenting both sides of the issue

b. telling only a part of the issue at hand
c. putting across an unfair or one-sided opinion
d. being subjective as opposed to being subjective

12. Sang Nila Utama decided to name the island Singapura because _____________.

a. He liked the name

b. He thought that the lion he saw was a good sign
c. He liked the lion
d. It was a unique name

13. It is when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure

a. Parallelism c. Equidistant
 b. Propaganda d. Repetition

14. Cheating and stealing are example of what issue?

a. Social Issue c. Economic Issue

b. Moral Issue d. Environmental Issue

15. Which of the following cohesive devices adds information?

a. Earlier c. over
b. In addition d. Therefore

TEST II: IDENTIFICATION (16-30)

Directions: Analyze the following statement and identify what is being describe. Choose your answer
from the box.

Synonyms Catchy Slogan Humor Phrases

Persuasive Speech Taj Mahal Plain Folks Bandwagon

Evidences Diction Heritage Correlative

Parallel Structure Clauses Extemporaneous Speech

__________16. It is a specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience
to accept his or her opinion.

__________17. It is done by creating carefully planned and rehearsed speech, spoken in a

conversational manner using brief notes.

__________18. It can be in a form of facts and information, testimonies and direct observations,
scientific and legal findings, and anecdotes and philosophical evidences.

__________19. Refers to the words or expressions that help convey the stand of the author towards an
issue. These words and expressions may indicate a positive or negative connotation or meaning.

__________20. A propaganda technique that uses simple, down-to-earth people, like you and me to sell
a product or idea.

__________21. This are words that have essentially the same meaning and they provide some variety of
word choice.

_________22. Use of memorable phrases to foster support for the product or idea.

_________23. Using humor to sell product or idea.

_________24. The full range of inherited traditions, monuments, objects and culture.
_________25. Example of a heritage.

_________26. Either/or, not only/but, both/and, neither/nor are examples of _________ conjunctions.

_________27. It means using the same construction for sentence elements that are the same in
function.

_________28. A word or group of words forming a syntactic constituent with a single grammatical
function.

_________29. It contains the subject and predicate.

_________30. A propaganda technique which has a basic theme of “everyone else is doing it and so
should you.”

TEST III. ENUMERATION (31-40)

Directions: Enumerate what is being ask in each item.

31-34. Give 4 cohesive devices to use signal relation in time.

35-36.Two propaganda techniques that falls on ethical appeal.

37-38. Give the two types of literature.

39. The sequence of event in a story.

40. The symbolism or trademark of Singapore.

TEST IV. ESSAY (41-50)

41-43.How do we determine author’s biases?

44-47.What current issue the Philippine is facing and why this issue is significantly important to be
addressed?

48-50.Why parallel structure of a sentence should be maintain?

Key to Correction:
TEST I TEST IV.
1. c 41-43. Answer may varies.
2. b 44-47. Answer may varies.
3. a 48-50. Answer may varies.
4. a
5. c
6. c
7. c
8. d
9. b
10. a
11. a
12. b
13. a
14. b
15. b

TEST II

16. Persuasive Speech

17. Extemporaneous Speech
18. Evidences
19. Diction
20. Plain Folks
21. Synonyms
22. Catchy Slogan
23. Humor
24. Heritage
25. Taj Mahal
26. Correlative
27. Parallel Structure
28. Phrases
29. Clauses
30. Bandwagon

TEST III

31-34. (Finally, after, before, as soon as, soon, until, till, when, whenever, while)

35-36. Testimonials, Transfer

37-38. Prose, Poetry

39. Plot

40. Merlion