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Department of Education
Region VI–Western Visayas
Schools Division of Guimaras
CABALAGNAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Cabalagnan, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras
English -Grade 8
Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer and write its letter on your answer
sheet.
5. In the Tower of the Great Bell: now the mallet is lifted to smite the lips of the metal monster –
the vast lips inscribed with Buddhist texts. To smite is _______________.
a. Hit b. touch c. caress d. kiss
6. What is the most significant and important celebration/holiday for the Japanese?
a. Independence Day B. Christmas c. New Year d. Birthday
10. The fan stood in awe when he saw his favorite movie actor. Awe means __________-.
a. Fear b. surprise c. respect d. disappointment
11. What kind of sentence is this: The clean-up committee will report tomorrow at noon
a. Simple b. compound c. complex d. compound-complex
12. One thing is certain and the rest is lies; The flower that once is blown forever dies. What is the
meaning of this passage?
a. All flowers die after it has bloomed
b. Only one thing is certain in this world; all that live, die
c. Once a thing dies, it does not live again
d. All flowers bloomed and died
13. In the plot of the story, the logical arrangement of events is presented. It has five essential
parts except:
15. Setting is one of the elements of a short story. It refers to the time and location in which a
story takes place. It may be the following except:
a. Mood b. climax c. atmosphere d. social condition
16. The traveler’s goal is to reach summit of the mountain. Summit means ____________.
a. Highest part b. middle part c. lowest part d. lower part
17. Which of the following is considered one of the elements of short story?
a. Character b. denouement c. exposition d. climax
18. What element of the story shows the logical arrangement of events, with a beginning, middle
and end?
a. Exposition b. character c. plot d. conflict
22. In preparing an outline from a listening text, the initial step is ____________
a. listen to note details
b. listen to extract information
c. listen to get the central idea
d. listen to get the summary
23. Conflict is the opposition of forces. It may be a conflict between man versus,
a. man b. circumstances c. bot a and b d. none of the above
24. The point of view is defined as the angle from which a story is told except,
a. first person b. innocent eye c. omniscient d. static
25. Which of the choices best completes the sentence. “We want to explore a new and _________
destination in Asia.
a. excite b. excited c. exciting d. excitement
26. Asia’s transformation is due to its fast growing economy. The underlined expression means
_______.
a. change b. transfer c. location d. position
27. In writing an essay, which of the following would you use to make your sentence colorful ?
a. adjective phrase b. prepositional phrase c. appositive phrase d. noun phrase
28. An idiom is a form of figurative language and phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from
the ordinary meanings of the separate words in it. Choose the correct idiomatic expression that will
complete the sentence. The children could not understand such difficult and ___________.
a. high flown words b. bad forms c. hard lines d. flowery words
31. It is an article in a newspaper or magazine that expresses the opinion of its editor or publisher
a. reader’s opinion b. editorial c. current news d. support news
32. It is a popular story handled down from earlier times that tells the origin or beginning of things
a. folktale b. myth c. legend d. short story
33. Terms that indicate opinions are called opinion signal words. The example of these are below
except for one:
a. possibly b. I think c. however d. seems to me
34. Stress in the right syllable helps to show contrast and emphasis in meaning. If the word permit has
stress on the last syllable as in permit’. What does it mean?
a. a notice b. to give consent c. to request d. a written grant/authority
35. Peter loves his cat, ______? A. doesn’t he b. does he c. isn’t he d. is he
36. The Korean literature is divided into two periods. What are these?
a. Modern and classical b. modern and futuristic c. old and new d. none of the choices
37. Which of the following is an opinion?
a. There are clouds in the sky
b. The sky is blue
c. I think it will rain
d. It has not rained this month
38. Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behaviour. You really hurt your chances of winning!
In the above context, what dies “rash” mean?
a. An itchy skin condition
b. Funny
c. Trying to hide or disguise a piece of cheese
d. With little thought or consideration
39. Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our
planet.
To divert is to _________
a. change the direction of
b. look for really high waves
c. jump into a dry river
d. look through a telescope
40. These are categories use to group different types of literary work
a. Categorical b. Literary classification c. Literary genre d. Genre
ADVERBS. Complete the sentence with the best adverb.
41. Come here __________ (quick). You have to see this
42. He __________(slow) put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor
43. Everything happen so _________ (fast). We had to move to Iloilo in less than a month.
44. Why does he always have to talk so _________ (loud). You can hear him in the next room
45. I was so surprised. His new apartment was ________ (beautiful) decorated
MODALS. Choose the correct modal verb.
46. __________ you go already? You only arrived an hour ago! A. must b. should c. can
47. When he was young, he ________swim very well. He won medals and championships!
a. Had to b. can c. could
48. Tina watched the movie in Korean and __________understand very much of it.
a. didn’t have to b. can’t c. couldn’t
49. I left my purse at home. Lily, __________ you lend me 100 pesos? A. may b. could c. shouldn’t
50. I ______ dance a. may b. has c. can’t