TENIAPAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Teniapan, San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION in ENGLISH G8

School Year 2018 – 2019

Name: Date:
Grade & Section: Score:

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each item carefully then choose the letter of the correct answer. Write
your answer on the space provided at the right column.

01. Which of the basic elements of spoken language that is emphasis placed on a sound, 01. _____
syllable, or word by saying it relatively more loudly and forcefully?
a. stress c. intonation
b. pause d. pitch
02. “That was a difficult test.” From the sentence given, which word that emphasize 02. _____
the idea to stressed the word?
a. that b. was c. test d. difficult
03. Which word is the synonym of squander? 03. _____
a. borrow b. steal c. waste d. collect
04. “General Wood does not think that I give quite enough credit to the Rough Riders 04. _____
as compared to the regulars in this Guasimas fight, and believes that I greatly
underestimate the Spanish force and loss.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Identify the meaning of the prefix in the word underestimate.

a. Below b. in c. around d. above
05. “Doctors recommend that everyone exercise every day, particularly those who 05. _____
spend many hours doing sedimentary activities like reading, watching television,
or playing video games.”
Which of the following correctly defines the meaning of the word sedimentary?
a. To engage in physical activity.
b. To spend time using minimal brain function.
c. To engage in criminal activity.
d. To spend much time seated.

For item 06, read the poem to answer the question.

Apparently with no surprise
To any happy flower,
The frost beheads it as its play
In accidental power.

The blond assassin passes on

The sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another day
For an approving God
- Emily Dickinson

06. What is the tone of the poem it implies that the speaker probably regards to God? 06. _____
a. Kind b. fair c. cruel d. angry
07. What basic elements of spoken language that is refer to the way the pitch of a 07. _____
speaker’s voice rises or falls?
a. Pause b. intonation c. pitch d. stress
08. What do you call the group of words that follows an adjective and completes its 08. _____
meaning?
a. adjective complement c. complex sentence
b. adjectival words d. conjunctions
09. Which is the adjective complement in given sentence below? 09. _____
“The child was interested to find the reason behind a Black’s light hand.”
a. The child was interested
b. Interested to find the reason
c. Interested
d. To find the reason behind a Black’s light hand
10. “Gold and brass will never meet in wedlock, silver, and iron never will embrace, 10. _____
until the flesh of maiden be melted in the crucible; until the blood of a virgin be
mixed with the metals in their fusion.” What does this passage mean?
a. The blood of a virgin maiden is made up of gold, brass, silver and iron.
b. Gold, brass, silver and iron will fuse when mixed with the blood of a virgin.
c. Gold, brass, silver and iron will never be fused together by a virgin maiden.
d. The blood is made up of gold, brass, silver and iron fused by a virgin maiden.
11. What does the underlined word in the sentence mean? 11. _____
“And even as she cried, she leaped into the white flood of metal.
a. squat b. jump c. run d. hoop
12. Which words are closely related in the statement inside the box? 12. _____
And still, between each mighty stroke there is a long low moaning heard;
and ever the moaning ends with a sound of sobbing and of complaining, as
though a weeping woman should murmur, “Hiai!”
a. between, low, end, stroke, ever
b. stroke, long, low, murmur, sound
c. moaning, sobbing, complaining, weeping, murmuring
d. low, long, sound, moaning, murmuring, between, stroke
13. “Before the sun rises, she runs two miles or exercises.” What type of sentence it 13. _____
identifies the given sentence?
a. simple sentence c. complex sentence
b. compound sentence d. compound-complex sentence
14. What type of sentence is the given sentence below? 14. _____
“As it happens, you are right, and I am wrong.”
a. simple sentence c. complex sentence
b. compound sentence d. compound-complex sentence
15. Which way is the best way to combine these sentences? 15. _____
We saw a movie during vacation was interesting.
a. We saw a movie during our interesting vacation.
b. Interesting, we saw a movie during our vacation.
c. We saw an interesting movie during our vacation.
d. During our vacation we saw an interesting movie.
16. Read the sentence below. What type of sentence is it? 16. _____
Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing.
a. simple sentence c. compound sentence
b. complex sentence d. compound-complex sentence
17. “When you begin to dream your brain waves become shorter and faster.” 17. _____
What correction should be made to this given complex sentence?
a. When you begin, to dream your brain waves become shorter and faster.
b. When you begin to dream, your brain waves become shorter and faster.
c. When you begin to dream your brain waves, become shorter and faster.
d. When you begin to dream your brain waves become shorter, and faster.
18. “Your eyes move rapidly beneath your eyelids as if you were actually watching the 18. _____
events in your dream.” Which of the following is the best way to write the
underlined portion of this sentence?
a. eyelids as if you c. eyelids. As if you
b. eyelids, as if you d. eyelids as if, you
19. “These people do not have checking accounts because they do not understand the 19. _____
benefits of such accounts.” Which of the following is the best way to write the
underlined portion of this sentence?
a. accounts because they c. accounts, because they
b. accounts. Because d. accounts, but because they
20. “Washing dishes by hand uses about 20 gallons. Running a dishwasher load uses 20. _____
only about 10 gallons.” Which of the following groups of words is the most
effective combination of the sentences?
a. gallons; however, running c. gallons; likewise, running
b. gallons, so running d. gallons, for running
For items 21-25, read and choose the most appropriate meaning of each of the
passages.
21. The Bird of Time has but a little way 21. _____
To fly – and Lo! The Bird is on the Wing.
a. Life is short. c. Birds cannot fly for a long time.
b. Birds die fast. d. Wings of Birds are short
22. The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon 22. _____
Turns Ashes – or it prospers;
a. Men burn their hopes. c. Men’s desires either fail or succeed.
b. When men hope, their hurts burn. d. Hope of men turns into ashes
23. How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp 23. _____
Abode his Hour or two and went his way.
a. No matter how rich a persons, time comes when he becomes poor.
b. Even rich men just live the life meant for them, then they die.
c. A rich man does not stay permanently in a place.
d. The Sultan use his hour to go his way.
24. Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! 24. _____
One thing at least is certain – This Life flies:
a. Everyone should think about hell and paradise.
b. Life is destined for hell or paradise.
c. Life on earth soon ends.
d. The hope of paradise is certain for everyone.
25. One thing is certain and the rest is lies; 25. _____
The Flower that once is blown for ever dies.
a. Only one thing is certain in this world; all that live, die.
b. All flowers die after it has bloomed.
c. Once a thing dies, it does not live again.
d. The other will remain and the other will die.
For items 26 – 32, choose the word from the word pool which means the same word as
the word or words in parenthesis. Write letter on the space at the right column.
a. heralds e. curse
b. hesitate f. ashram
c. apparently g. dynasty
d. garland h. blurs
[26] A/An ___________ (abode, refuge) is the home of the family – the 26. _____
basic unit of society. It is from the family that individuals come to birth and it is within
the family that they find the first school of the social virtues that are important to build 27. _____
a society. [27] _____________ (obviously) parents are the first teachers.
Every child is a gift to its brothers, sisters, parents and entire family. They 28. _____
say a good child is a [28] ___________ (wreath of flowers) that brings honor to the
parents while a black sheep is a [29] ____________ (damnation), but nevertheless, the 29. _____
child is loved and cared for.
In most cases the family [30] _____________ (announces) progress and 30. _____
strives to contribute to national development. Family members don’t [31] _________
(waver) to pursue fields of endeavor that would bring them honor and glory. Take for 31. _____
example the political [32] ____________ (ancestry lines or hereditary rulers) we have
in the country. 32. _____

33. What do you call the sentence compose of two or more independent clauses but no 33. _____
subordinate clauses?
a. simple sentence c. compound sentence
b. compound-complex sentence d. complex sentence
For items 34 – 37, read and analyze each sentence. Choose from the options given
below to answer. Write the letter only at the right column.
a. Simple sentence
b. Compound sentence
c. Complex sentence
d. Compound-complex sentence

34. After the supplies are delivered, Michelle and Andrea will decorate the Audio- 34. _____
Visual Room.

35. We know that the English department has worked very hard, and we appreciate 35. _____
their efforts.

36. This presentation should be a success, because we have already sold several 36. _____
hundred tickets.

37. We have elected a king and a queen for the dance, and they will lead the Grand 37. _____
March.

For items 38 – 40, read the following dialogs then identify the feeling expressed as
follows:
a. Intonation
b. Stress
c. Pitch

38. “The eldest must rule, please come back and claim your rightful place as king.” 38. _____
--- Bharata

39. “My husband, remember when I saved your life in the battlefield so many years 39. _____
ago? And do you remember that you granted me two boons at that time. The time
has come for you to fulfill your promise!” --- Kaikeyi

40. “You must stand vigilant, guarding a sacrifice from demons for six days and seven 40. _____
nights.” --- Visvamitra