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KABACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOL

Kabacan, Cotabato

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

Name: __________________________ Date: ________

Year/Sec: _________________________ Score: _______
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 is the upshot of Jackal’s greediness?

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

3. What does the arrow symbolize?

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

4. 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

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

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

II. VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT

a. Context or word analysis

6. 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

7. A belligerent few in the crowd shouted objections. They didn’t like what was
happening.
A. quarrelsome B. fearsome C. talkative D. aggressive

8. 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

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

A. projecting tower B. figurine C. garden D. fountain
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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. mediocre individual into a social figure.

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

12. tantamount to a refusal of someone’s.

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

13. fickle minded policy maker.

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

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. The women looks _____.

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

22.The fruit cake smells ____.

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

23.They found _______ goldfish floating belly up on the swan pound.

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

24. It’s a better job but they pay you ______ money.
A. fewer B. less C. least D. few

25. _______ students are opting to study science-related subjects.

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

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

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!