PEPT Practice Sheet ALL SUBJECTS Grade 8

MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

Instructions: Encircle the letter corresponding to the best answer for each item.

1. What word is closest in meaning to AGITATED?

A. Fuming B. Annoyed C. Angry D. Restless

2. I have been looking for the dog the whole afternoon. I am WHACKED. What word has the

meaning furthest from the capitalized word?

A. Exalted B. In pain C. Rejuvenated D. Angered

3. See that big school? I would like to study __________ one day.

A. There B. Theyre C. Their D. Dare

4. __________ go through much training. I knew a __________ who trained 50 hours a week!

A. B. Sportsman;Sportsmen C.Sportsman;Sportsman D.

Sportsmen;Sportsman Sportsmen;Sportsmen

5. The wind walked around the house and knocked the loose furniture over. This sentence is an

example of what figure of speech?

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

6. You dance like a robot. This sentence is an example of what figure of speech?

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

For 7-10, Refer to this passage:

I dig my toes into the sand. The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket. I

lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless and in this moment, I am happy.

I lay my head unto the sand. The sky resembles a black-lit canopy with holes punched in it.

Im counting U.F.O.s. I sing at them with my lighter and in this moment, I am happy.

7. In the first line of the text, one could deduce that the author is at the _____________.

A. Countryside B. Desert C. Forest D. Beach

8. In the third line of the text, one could deduce that the setting is at ____________.

A. Nighttime B. Snow C. Sunrise D. Sundown

9. The mood of the passage is generally ____________.

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A. Morose B. Contented C. Sinister D. Exhausted

10. How many characters are in the passage?

A. 2 B. At least 1 C. At least 2 D. None

11. Masama: Mabuti _________: May-kaya

A. Pagod B. Maligaya C. Hindi kaya D. Kapos-palad

12. Tumatawa: ________ - Kulang: Sobra

A. Malinis B. Kaunti C. Katamtaman D. Nagdadalamhati

13. Ako ay _________ na ng Pilipinas sa susunod na buwan!

Anong salita ang dapat ilagay sa patlang?

A. Mag-uuwi B. Umuuwi C. Uuwi D. Uwing-uwi

14. Ano ang aspeto ng pandiwa ng iyong sagot sa #13?

A. Superlatibo B. Perpektibo C. Kontemplatibo D. Imperpektibo

15. Ano ang nararamdaman ng nagsabi ng pangungusap sa #13?

A. Ligaya B. Dalamhati C. Pagka-bugnot D. Pangungulila

16. Ako ay magsasampay sana ng damit ngunit umulan ng malakas.

Ang bahagi ng pangungusap ng naka-bold ay halimbawa ng isang _________.

A. Sugnay na B. Sugnay na di- C. Parirala D. Tayutay

makapag-iisa makapagiisa

Para sa bilang 17 -20, gamiting ang susunod na teksto:

Hindi mabuting tao si Batman., sabi ni Damian.

Palagi siyang naka-itim at nananakit siya ng mga tao., dugtong ng galit na binata.

Maghihiganti ako sa kanya dahil sa ginawa niyang panggugulo sa Gotham City!

17. Ano ang saloobin ni Damian ukol kay Batman?

A. Iniidolo niya si B. Kinamumuhian niya si C. Wala siyang pakialam D. Gusto niya makilala

Batman Batman kay Batman si Batman.

18. Hindi mabuting tao si Batman.

Ito ay isang ___________.

A. Tanong B. Opinyon C. Katotohanan D. Deklarasyon

19. Palagi siyang naka-itim at nananakit siya ng mga tao.

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A. Tanong B. Opinyon C. Katotohanan D. Deklarasyon

20. Ano sa mga sumusunod na salita ang kasingkahulugan ng MAGHIHIGANTI?

A. Sisigaw B. Magdidiwang C. Iiyak D. Babawi

21. 0.25 is 25% of what number?

A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

22. 4% of 8 is ___?

A. 32 B. 0.32 C. 3.2 D. 320

23. Zandork, a newly discovered mini-planet, is found to have a moon half its size. If the diameter of

Zandork is 4000km, what is the area of its moon?

A. 19,719,200km2 B. 2000km C. 1000km D. 9,859,600km2

24. A certain polygon with three sides has 3 angles. If the first and second angles are 37 and 52

degrees respectively, what is the measure of the third angle?

A. 4 degrees B. 3 degrees C. 2 degrees D. 1 degrees

25. 2 angles, when added together, make 180 degrees. The pair of angles is _________.

A. Elementary B. Complementary C. Supplementary D. Rudimentary

26. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?

A. 1x + 2x2 = 23 B. 3x + 2x +1 = 0 C. 23x2 25x + 27 = 12 D. Ax2 + Bx + C = 0

27. Solve for X:

X (1/25) = X - 98

A. 100 B. 50 C. 25 D. 2

28. If a pair of complementary angles are added to a pair of supplementary angles, the result

would be what type of angle?

A. Straight B. Acute C. Reflex D. Obtuse

29. May is twice as old as Peter. Peter is 1/3 the age of Ben. If Ben is 75 years old, how old is May?

A. 25 B. 100 C. 33 D. 50

30. 3x2 + 4x +1 = 0

What are the roots of X in this equation?

A. -1, -1/3 B. 1, 1/3 C. -3, -4 D. ,

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 31. Itong rehiyon ng Asya ay tahanan ng pinaka densely populated na bansa.

A. East Asia B. Southeast Asia C. West Asia D. South Asia

32. Itong rehiyon ng Asya ay kilala bilang isang oil-depot.

A. East Asia B. Southeast Asia C. West Asia D. South Asia

33. Ang ilog kung saan ang Tsina ay umusbong.

A. Yao Tze B. Huang Ho C. Tzi Cheng D. Tao Po

34. Ang pinakauna sa mga panahon ng bato. Dito natutunan ng mga sinaunang Asyano na

gamitin sa pang-araw-araw na buhay ang mga bato.

A. Monolithic B. Neolithic C. Mesolithic D. Paleolithic

35. Ang dinastiyang ito ang bumuo sa Great Wall of China.

A. Zia B. Qing C. Chin/ Qin D. Zou/ Chou

36. Siya ang unang lider ng Ming dynasty ang unang Dynasty ng China na pinamunuan ng isanng

Mongolian.

A. Moghul Khan B. Genghis Khan C. Kublai Khan D. Shir Khan

37. Ang huling dinastiya ng China.

A. Zia B. Qing C. Chin/ Qin D. Zou/ Chou

38. Pangalawa sa pinakamalaking relihiyon sa Asya.

A. Hinduism B. Islam C. Zoroastrianism D. Judaism

39. Tagapagpalaganap ng Budhismo.

A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Siddhartha Gautama C. Muhammed D. Confuscius

40. Ito ang paniniwala sa Hindu na ang isang tao ay mabubuhay muli bilang ibang nilikha, base sa

kung paano siya nabuhay.

A. Caste B. Nirvana C. Mahabharata D. Ganges

41. Most prokaryotes reproduce through a process called __________.

A. Pollination B. Fertilization C. Binary Fusion D. Binary Fission

42. Eukaryotes have their DNA housed inside the __________.

A. Nucleus B. Mitochondria C. Ribosome D. Flagellum

43. During binary fission, the single DNA molecule replicates and the original cell is divided into two

identical __________.

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A. Fission Cells B. Daughter Cells C. Binary Cells D. Offspring Cells

44. Found in plant cells but not in animal cells. Gives a green pigment.

A. Vacuole B. Chloroplast C. Cell Wall D. Ribosome

45. The powerhouse of the cell.

A. Mitochondria B. Ribosome C. Cell Wall D. Golgi Apparatus

46. The membrane that allows the passage of food and nutrients to the different organelles of a cell.

A. Cell Membrane B. Cell Wall C. Flagellum D. Cytoplasm

47. Blood is part of what organ system?

A. Skeletal B. Muscular C. Cardiovascular D. Nervous

48. The brain is part of what organ system?

A. Skeletal B. Muscular C. Cardiovascular D. Nervous

49. Organisms that depend on other organisms for food are called __________.

A. Carnivores B. Omnivores C. Heterotrophs D. Autotrophs

50. __________ describes an interaction that benefits both species.

A. Commensalism B. Amensalism C. Competition D. Mutualism

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