Department of Education

Region III
Division of Pampanga
Bacolor District
DON ANTONIO LEE CHI UAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Xevera, Brgy. Calibutbut

FIRST MONTHLY TEST IN ENGLISH 8

2016-2017
NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: August ____, 2016
GRADE AND SECTION: ___________________________

I. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. 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 c. to request
b. to give consent d. a written grant/authority
2. If the word discount is stressed on the first syllable, what does it mean?
a. deduct c. reduction
b. disregard d. increase
3. What intonation is used in the sentence “Are you an African?”
a. rising intonation c. circumflex
b. falling intonation d. stress
4. What intonation is used in the sentence “What is an educated Filipino?”
a. rising intonation c. rising falling
b. falling intonation d. stress
5. This essay’s main purpose is to explain a topic.
a. persuasive essay c. informative essay
b. narrative essay d. descriptive essay
6. A graded sequence of words whose meaning go across a continuum of meaning.
a. adjective b. sentences c. essay d. cline
7. A part of speech that describes a person, a place, or a thing.
a. adjective b. sentences c. essay d. cline
8. I was writhing in pain as the doctors amputated my right hand.
a. leading b. bleeding c. twisting
9. The masons toilsomely repeated the shaping, and pounding of the metals into a bell.
a. lightly b. with difficulty c. with ease
10. The beggar stood and shivered under the cold and icy rain.
a. fall on one’s knees b. tremble at the loud sound c. be destroyed by the gilded tail

II. Which of the following conjunctions will best complete each sentence below?
and for or
but so
11. Mathematics is interesting ____________ many hate it.
12. We need mathematics ___________ it helps us improve our life.
13. Our teacher ________ teaches very well, ___________ she has a good sense of humor.
14. Tom thinks John is six _________ seven years old.
15.The lift was broken ___________ we climbed the stairs.

III. Identify the following sentences according to type. Choose the letter of your answer.
a. simple b. compound c. complex
_________16. I am proud of the Filipino culture.
_________17. I saw African children when I went to Boracay.
_________18. She came to my house yesterday but I did not talk to her.
_________19. Chinese and Japanese parents are protective of their children.
_________20. Tina’s father works in Africa, her mother works in Canada.
IV. Identify the stress of each words below. Write 1st if the stress falls on the first syllable and
2nd if it falls on the second syllable.
____________21. Cashier ____________24. Brigade
____________22. Robust ____________25. Allergy
____________23. Fashionable

V. Identify the intonation on the following sentences. Write UP if the sentence has a rising
intonation and DOWN if the sentence has a falling intonation.
_______________26. When is your birthday?
_______________27. Have you seen my keys?
_______________28. My Mother baked a chocolate cake.
_______________29. The peanut butter in that jar is homemade.
_______________30. Did you go to the party last night?

IV. Arrange these items in a cline.

31. Bright, articulate, brilliant
32. bold, valiant, brave
33. sinful, wrong, immoral
34. potential, latent, active
35. gifted, talented, genius

V. Underline the adjective in the sentences.

36. Mr. Dan has a wonderful store.
37. Then I bought also some ripe papayas.
38. They are learning some Hawaiian dances.
39. Mother bought fresh oranges from him.
40. The apples are sweet.