Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Southern Leyte

CONCEPCION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

1st Quarter S.Y. 2022 – 2023

ENGLISH 8

Name:_____________________________________________________________
Score: ____________
Date: 10/ /2023 Gr. & Sec.: _________________________________________

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PRACTICE TEST NO. 2 – MODULE 1

I. Directions: Identify the meaning of the words in bold letters using context clues.
Encircle the letter of the best answer.

The plumber used the plunger to clear out the clogged toilet.

1. A plumber is ______________.

a. A person who repairs cabinets c. A person who repairs broken

b. A person who repairs electronics ceramics.
d. A person who repairs toilets and pipes

2. A plunger is ____________________.

a. A fixing tool c. A cleaning tool

b. A mixing tool d. An organizing tool

Foam or suds usually appears when you lather soaps, detergents, and cleaning agents.

3. Suds are _____________.

a. A cluster of crystals c. A cluster of balls

b. A cluster of bubbles d. A cluster of powder

4. To lather is _______________________.

a. To spread by means of rubbing or c. To wipe in wide strokes

scrubbing d. To apply completely
b. To use force in rubbing or scrubbing

5. The cleaning lady vacuumed all the dirt on the carpet.

a. Scattered c. Removed
b. Spread d. Scrubbed

II. Directions: Encircle the letter of the best answer.

Biology is the study of life forms.

6. We can understand the meaning of biology because __________________________.
a. It is compared to another object.
b. The context presented an opposite meaning or antonym.
c. It is defined in the sentence.
d. The sentence presented a cause-and-effect relationship.

A peach is shaped like an apple.

7. We have an idea of a peach is because ____________________________.

a. It is compared to an apple.
b. It is a synonym of an apple.
c. It is an antonym of an apple.
d. It is an example of an apple.

Compost is mostly made up of fruit and vegetables peels, organic wastes, and animal wastes.

8. We know what compost is because.

a. It is explained in the sentence
b. An opposite meaning is presented in the context.
c. It is directly defined in the sentence.
d. A list of objects is given to refer what it is made of.

Mrs. Deveyra is very meticulous unlike Mr. Formoso who is not very particular about the details.

9. We have an idea of what meticulous is because ________________________________.

a. It is explained in the sentence
b. A contrast is presented in the context.
c. It is directly defined in the sentence.
d. A list of objects is given to refer what it is made of.

Martha wore an elegant dress, but her sister wore a gaudy one.

10. We understand what gaudy means because ______________________________.

a. The two dresses are compared.
b. The conjunction “but” implies that the sentence presents an antonym.
c. It is explained in the sentence.
d. Examples were given in the sentence.