Set B

KABACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOL

Kabacan, Cotabato

GRADE 8 ENGLISH
SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION
S.Y 2016-2017

Name: Date:
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General Directions: Each item is followed by choices lettered A, B, C and D, Encircle the best
answer.
I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Listen carefully as the teacher reads the story. Then answer the questions that follow
by encircling that letter of your choice.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about the fable, The Greedy Jackal?
A. Greedy Jackal kills the dear.
B. The hunter hunts the boar.
C. The bow looks like a sheep gut.
D. The hunter went deep into the Vishma forest to search for a deer.

2. What does the arrow symbolize?

A. greediness B. hungriness C. interest D. death

3. What is the upshot of Jackal’s greediness?

A. boar gut B. arrow C. deer D. sheep

4. What felling does Jackal have for the dead bodies?

A. concern B. excited C. hungry D. sad

5. What is the main idea of the fable?

A. Greediness is good C. Too much greediness brings trouble
B. Greediness feeds a hungry stomach D. Greediness gives pleasure in life

II. VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT

a. Context or word analysis

6. Mark twain seemed to have inherited the wit and vivacity of his beautiful mother and the
extravagant temperament of his father.
A. cheerfulness B. graciousness C. charm D. confidence

7. The castle had a turret in front of it.

A. projecting tower B. figurine C. garden D. fountain

8. It was her face that bothered me. It had on its delightful fullness a very dubious
Expression.
A. doubtful B. sorrowful C. regretful D. merciful

9. A belligerent few in the crowd shouted objections. They didn’t like what was
happening.
A. quarrelsome B. fearsome C. talkative D. aggressive
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10. Carrying a heavy bag, Rahmun, a pedlary, patiently goes from one house to
another.
A. thief B. worker C. dealer D. traveller

b. Synonyms

Direction: Select the word of phrase which is similar in meaning to the italicized word in the
phrase.

11. fickle minded policy maker.

A. enigmatic C. treacherous
B. charismatic D. indecisive

12. mediocre individual into a social figure.

A. ordinary C. good
B. exceptional D. famous

13. tantamount to a refusal of someone’s.

A. equivalent C. fair
B. justified D. outcome

c. Antonyms

Direction: Select the word which is opposite in meaning of the italicized word in the phrase.

14. bitterness evoked by the war.

A. resentment C. awareness
B. kindness D. lessons

15. committee members acceded.

A. approved C. amended
B. granted D. antagonized

d. Figurative Language.

16. The line “The sea was beginning to reach for our hilltop, climbing forty feet
with raging white caps” suggests that .
A. a tsunami was happening C. the color of the waves was white
B. the waves were very strong. D. big waves were washing off the shore.

17. The figure of speech “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” means that the
speaker’s life has been .
A. boring B. difficult C. sorrowful D. commonplace

18. The figure of speech “She cried a river of tears” is a .

A. Hyperbole B. Simile C. Metaphor D. Personification

19. Which of the following lines is use as hyperbole?

A. I could eat a horse
B. A woman is like a ministering angel
C. The sky weeps
D. Her hair was silk
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20. Which of the following lines that corresponds to your answer.

A. He is a living dead C. The ship plows the seas
B. No mean feat D. Math is my waterloo.

III. GRAMMAR
Direction: Select the letter that corresponds to your answer.

a. Adjective Complementation

21. They found goldfish floating belly up on the swan pound.

A. more B. fewer C. few D. much

22. it’s a better job but they pay you money.

A. fewer B. less C. least D. few

23. students are opting to study science-related subjects.

A. fewer B. less C. least D. few

24. The women looks .

A. strange B. strangely C. stranger D. has strange

25. The fruit cake smells .

A. sweet B. sweeter C. more sweet D. sweetest

b. Coordinating conjunction

26. The beggar was ugly mean.

A. or B. and C.so D. but

27. He is stupid hardworking

A. or B. and C. so D. but

28. He shouted, I had to listen to him.

A. or B. and C. so D. but

29. Patrick likes playing basketball, he joined the team.

A. or B. and C. so D but

30. Claire is very talkative in class she is helpful.

A. or B. and C. so D. but

c. Subordinating Conjunction

31. Jami disregard others he is egocentric.

A. whether B. because C. unless D. although

32. You can start working the boss will approve.

A. whether B. because C. unless D. although

33. Elly should decide to stay in the party or go home with his friends.
A. whether B. because C. unless D. although

34. Melvin is terrified of heights; he is an airplane pilot now.

A. whether B. because C. unless D. although
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35. The Examinees should attend a review class they will not pass the
licensure examination.
A. whether B. because C. unless D. although

d. Types of Sentences According to Structure

36. I went to the market but it was raining hard. What kind of sentence?
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

37. Arrange the flowers artistically. What kind of sentence?

A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

38. She understands me dearly. What kind of sentence?

A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

39. Ravana’s men capture Hanuman before he could finish conversing with Sita. What kind of
sentence?
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex

40. The plotted who were in the kingdom are pleased with Rama, but Kaikeyi plotted an evil
plan against him. What kind of sentence?
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
Just as the heaven of the Mohammedan is full of delight, their hell is full of terror. The
wicked suffer alternately from extreme cold and t extreme heat. When the feel thirsty,
they are given boiling water which they must drink. The dark mansions of hell
descend, one below each other, in a dismal downward line.

IV. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Read the given passages from various readings in Afro-Asian Literature.

41. What kind of heaven is the Mohammedan?

A. full of delight C. full of angels
B. full of terror D. full of wicked

42. How do the wicked suffer in the Mohammedan hell?

A. extreme cold and extreme delight C. extreme cold and extreme heat
B. extreme heat and extreme delight D. extreme heat and extreme sweat

43. The title that best describes the theme of the paragraph is?
A. The Mohammedan Mansions C. The Mohammedan Hell
B. The Dark Mansions D. The Wicked Hell

44. The word descend means

A. go down C. above the ground
B. go up D. disappointing
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The greatest book of the Arabs is the Koran, also spelled Qur’an or Quran. It is their
sacred book, their bible. It contains the revelations of their God, Allah, Mohammed. It not
only contains their religious beliefs but also explains their civil, military, and political
systems. This book is held in the highest reverence by Mohammedans. Before they open
the Koran, they kiss and touch it to their foreheads in token of deep reverence. It is
memorized by the faithful believers and it is believed that if a person could copy the
whole book by hand, he/she would be blessed

45. What is the greatest book of the Arabs?

A. Curan C. Mohammedan Bible
B. Koran D. Bible

46. How do the Arabs show reverence to the Koran?

A. in the highest C. in the least
B. in the deepest D. Uncertain

47. What does the Koran contain?

A. Social System C. Superstitions
B. Religious Beliefs D. List of Names

48. What happens if a person could copy the whole book by hand?
A. blessed B. grateful C. thankful D. confident

In many of the Asian cultures, theatre and dance are still organically related
religions and other belief systems today. This deep intermingling of theatre, dance
and religion makes it difficult to draw a sharp borderline between dance,
ceremonies and rituals, as well be apparent later.

49. What are the two Asian cultures that are still organically related religions and other beliefs
system today?
A. Ceremonies and dance C. theatre and dance
B. theatre and rituals D. theatre and ceremonies

50. What makes it difficult to draw a sharp borderline between dance ceremonies and rituals?
A. many Asian cultures, theatre and dance
B. organically related religions
C. other belief systems today
D. deep intermingling of theatre, dance, religion

V. LITERATURE
A. Recognize important details from the previous readings.

51. “The Prophet” contains issues of life and the human conditions, including issues such
as love, marriage and work. Who wrote this book?
A. Khalil Gibran C. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Edward Fitzgerld D. Michael Dutt
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52. Who is the writer of Sakuntala?

A. Kalidasa C. Sadhindranath
B. Mayura D. Bhartrihari

53. Who translated the poem “The Rubaiyat of the Omar Khayam”?
A. Khalil Gibran C. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Edward Fitzgerld D. Michael Dutt

54. What is the Central theme of the poem, “The Rubaiyat”.

A. Death C. Love
B. Seize the day D. Religion

55. What are the 2 most famous Indian Epics?

A. Brahmanas & Upanishads C. Mahabharata& Ramayana
B. Dhammapada & Upanishads D. Sakuntala & Solaiman

B. Analyze the following passages from the poem “The Rubaiyat of

Omar Khayam”, and the chose the letter of the most appropriate
meaning of it.

56. The Bird of Time has but little way To

fly- and Lo! The Birds is on the Wing.
A. Birds cannot fly for a long time C. Birds die fast
B. All birds have wings D. life is short

57. The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon

Turns Ashes- or it prospers;
A. Men burn their hopes C. Men’s desire either fail or succeed
B. When man hope, their hurts burn D. Hope gives us prosperity

58. In childhood we strove to go to school

Our turn to teach, joyous as a rule
A. We live and we teach C. There’s joy in teaching
B. Children love to go to school D. There’s danger in great knowledge

59. One thing is certain and the rest is lies; The

Flowers that once is blown forever dies.
A. Once a thing dies, C. Only one thing is certain in this world, it
does not live again all that live and die
B. All flowers die after it has bloomed D. Dead persons must be buried

60. Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!

One thing at least is certain. This life flies.
A. Life on earth soon ends C. Life is short don’t make it shorter
B. Life is destined for hell or paradise D. Everyone should think about hell and
Paradise

Thank You!
Cheers!