Department of Education Region VI - Western Visayas Division of Aklan Grade 8 English I.

. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter that you think best answers the question. Write your answer on the blank provided.

_________1. Choose the words that are correctly stressed A. establi'shed B. ances'tors C. baloney D. adminstrative _________2. A. B. C. D. ca'daver ca'ffeine charateristic Catholicism C. 1. 2. 3. 4. D. 1. 2. 3. 4. muttering moaning sobbing crying moaning muttering sobbing crying

_________3. Arrange the groups of words in a cline A. 1. moaning 2. crying 3. sobbing 4. muttering B. 1. 2. 3. 4. muttering sobbing moaning crying

4-6 Identify the sentences according to structure as: 1. simple sentence 2. compound sentence 3. complex sentence 4. compound- complex sentence _________4. At the time of decolonization, the level of economic development in most Asia was comparable with that of Africa. A. 1 C. 3 B. 2 D. 4 _________5. The Philippines and Thailand are members of the ASEAN and they work for the unity, peace and progress in Region 5. A. 1 C. 3 B. 2 D. 4 _________6. South Korea is one of the richest countries in the world today while Sudan is among the poorest. A. 1 C. 3 B. 2 D. 4

_________7. Identify the conflict exemplified in the paragraph below. Despite pondering it until almost midnight, Gubrey couldnt answer the questions about what it means to be a man. He was afraid --- afraid of answering the question about the true meaning of masculinity. A. man vs. nature B. man vs. himself C. man vs. circumstances D. man vs. society

One fine evening, after he had finished chopping up a big pile of wood, Makato sat down to rest and thought of all he would like to do in the future. _________8. What kind of sentence is this? A. simple B. compound

C. complex D. compound complex

_________9. What character trait can be inferred from the sentence? A. good-natured C. proactive B. daring D. adventurous _________10. What are the common characteristics of a well-constructed paragraph? A. It has a good content, coherence and cohesion B. It has a topic sentence. C. It has an interesting topic. D. It observes correct grammar and punctuation. _________11. Which of the following bibliographic entries, using the Chicago Manual Style, is accurate about citing a book? A. Lorenzana, Carlos C. Insights 4: The Experience of World Literature. Quezon City: JMC Press, 1976. B. Strickland, Dorothy,ed., HBJ Language K8. 1990 USA:Harcourt Brace Jovanich Inc. C. Baraceros, Esther. Communication Skills 1: Improving Studv and Thinking Skills. Manila: Rex Book Store, 2005 D. Forlini, G. (2010). Grammar and Composition 4. Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd. _________12. What are the three possible functions of a title of a persuasive essay? A. Creates conict, shows the purpose, or raises curiosity B. Indicates content, shows the purpose, or raises curiosity C. Raises curiosity, shows the conclusion, or indicates content D. Indicates content, structures the plot, creates conict _________l3. Which of the following sentences is acceptable in terms of grammar conventions? A. My older brother is only ve feet and two inches tall. If he is not taller, he would be a great basketball player. B. Dianne Marie nished high school last March. If she failed, I think her mother would have told her to leave the house. C. Kay Elise is a very smart and studious student. If she continues to work hard, she will become the class valedictorian. D. My mother pawned her cellular phone to pay my tuition fee. If only I have the money, I would pay the fee myself.

_________14. Which of the following statements lack parallelism? A. Teaching, facilitating, and mentoring are the major tasks of a teacher. B. To see is to believe. C. Marks opinion of his employer is that he is smart, eloquent, and considerate. D. Every athlete can lead his team to a whooping victory by practicing hard, studying the plays, and if he focuses on the signals. _________15. Terms that indicate opinions are called opinion signal words. The examples of these are below except for one: A. possibly C. however B. I think D. seems to me _________16. Which of the following choices refers to a kernel sentence? A. simple C. extended B. active D. declarative _________17. Which choices will you refer to determine if the reading selection is an informational text? A. it gives clear directions or steps in doing activities B. it is rich in opinions and reactions C. it is accompanied with pictures D. it has all the facts needed to describe and discuss the topic or subject _________18. In order to meet criteria on suitability, the writer must consider. A. audience and purpose C. format and style B. length of the text D. point of view _________19. Why is it important to achieve brevity in writing? A. Verbose writing is not synonymous with intelligence. B. Big words are not needed to make you sound smart. C. Less is more. D. Ideas are better expressed when explained concisely. _________20. Why are references included in a research project? A. To give courtesy to the authors of the works that you have read. B. To keep record of everything that you have read in writing the report. C. To impress lecturers. D. To fully identify the source of information and ideas discussed in the report so that others may check for themselves. _________21. Why is research, best regarded as skill? A. because it involves special ability and training B. because it is developed in school C. because it is updated from time to time D. because it is a God given talent _________22. In the sentence I dont think he should get the job Where will you put the stress if you mean Somebody else should get that job. A. I C. Job B. He D. Dont

_________23. 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 _________24. 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 _________25. Which sentence expresses fact? A. People in China tend to over-order food, for they will nd it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. B. Some people believed that Asian countries including Japan, China and the Philippines have been ruled by emperors. C. It seems that the Philippines economy will boom in the 21st century. D. If people respect each other, I think there will be peace. _________26. Which of the following describe best the temperament and psyche of the Israeli A. Israelis today are descendants of converts. B. Israel has been the Middle Easts dominant military power. C. Israelis and the Americans are great military allies. D. The Arabs are an ancient Semitic people in the Middle East. 27-29 Identify the Asian countries with the following tradition/values/beliefs: _________27. It is impolite to pour your drink when eating with others you pour your companions drink and your companion pours yours A. Japan C. Korea B. China D. Philippines _________28. The rst son enjoys the greatest benets in terms of education opportunities A. Philippines C. Korea B. Japan D. China _________29. Kimono, geisha, sumo, samurai A. China B. Korea C. Japan D. Philippines

_________30. Though written in Chinese, Kim SisupsKumoshinhwa (New Stories) which incorporates legends involving dream meetings of spirits and dream journeys, is considered the rst example of a Korean ctional narrative. What does this literary piece suggest about the Koreans? A. Koreans are highly imaginative. B. Koreans believe in aerlife. C. Koreans consider dreams important. D. Koreans have faith in dreams.

_________31. Modernity demands a lot of decisions in the life of Uittyan Park. He has been trying to preserve his own individuality as a Korean. Somehow he has been inuenced by his father and mother with the idea that modem society negates freedom and individuality. If you were Uittyan Park, what of your being a Korean will stay as you face the challenge of modernity? A. I would rather embrace everything that modernity has to offer and forget about the native traditions of my people. B. I would rather fail to remember that I am a Korean and go with the ow of modernity as a response to the call of globalization. C. I would rather perfect the art of being myself as a Korean and disregard the goodness that modernity has brought to Korea. D. I would rather strike a balance between the integrity of my own psyche as a Korean and the goodness that was brought to my country. _________32. As part of the Asian continent, Filipinos share the same values and traditions with Chinese and Japanese. What values are common among the three groups of people? Choose from the items that follow. A. family oriented, religious, hardworking B. family oriented, superstitious, hardworking C. goal oriented, hardworking, and nature enthusiasts D. hardworking, religious, goal oriented _________33. Here are some English translations of the Japanese Haiku: 1. a clear waterfallinto the ripples fall green pine-needles 2. low tide morning... the willow skirts are tailed in stinking mud What do these Haikus say about the Japanese? A. They are inspired by nature. B. They are moon worshippers. * C. They like to view low tide. D. They write about water, moon and mud. _________34. Long before any written forms in Korea, what was the principal form of literary entertainment of the Koreans? A. describing persons C. reciting poems B. narrating history orally D. telling legends orally _________35. Confucianism and Buddhism are two of the great religions in the history of the world. What do you think is the contribution of Confucianism and Buddhism in Korean literature? A. aesthetic intensity C. spiritual weakness B. divine seriousness D. thematic depth _________36. Koreans are our friends. What kind of sentence is this? A. complicated sentence C. kernel sentence B. compound sentence D. ordinary sentence

_________37. What element of the story shows the logical arrangement of events, with a beginning, middle and end? A. exposition C. plot B. character D. conict _________38. Which is synonymous to mood or atmosphere in the story? A. climax C. denouement B. setting D. character _________39. The point of view is dened as the angle from which a story is told except A. rst person C. innocent eye B. orrmiscient D. static Now, the Sultan Schahrian had a wife whom he loved more than all in the world, and his greatest happiness was to surround her with splendor and to give her the nest dresses and the most beautiful jewels. It was therefore with the deepest shame and sorrow that he accidentally discovered, after several years that she had deceived him completely, and her whole conduct turned out to have been so bad that he felt himself obliged to carry out the law of the land and order the grand-vizer to put her to death. Excerpt from Arabian Nights: Prologue _________40. What character trait of the Arab is best exemplied in the excerpt above? A. ird ( a womans honor) B. Hadith ( communal consensus ) C. Sabr ( capacity to suffer ) D. Sharaf( a mans honor) II. Identifying Errors: Below are sentences in which some words and phrases are Underlined with letter A to E. Select the underlined item which is not acceptable in formal written English. If there is no error, answer letter E.
_________41. The re spread quickly, destroy three houses within minutes. No error A B C D E _________42. She crossed the road without looking and was knock down by a car. No error A B C D E _________43. He got out of the car, then he locked it and walked to the ofce. No error A B C D E _________44. I hope you will kind consider my application for a job in your company. No error A B C D E _________45. If I know it was going to rain like this, I would have stayed at home. No error A B C D E _________46. To my opinion advertisements are more harmful than benecial. No error A B C D E _________47. The crowd was little and I had no difculty in getting a good seat. No error A B C D E _________48. Mrs. Salmah bought a lot of furnitures at the sale for her new house. No error A B C D E

_________49. If you go Im sure you will nd it enjoy. No error

A A B C

C D D

E E

_________50. Would you mind go with me to the hospital? No error

III. Vocabulary Skills: Use context clues to help you decide on the best meaning for each underlined word.
_________51. The mime troupe, drama club and other local thespians will meet

Saturday for a workshop. A. organizations B. singers do. A. hate B. satisfy

C. actors D. workers

_________52. The child tried to placate the bully, doing everything he told her to

C. teach D. ght

_________53. Raul is an indulgent father. For instance, he lets his daughter stay up

as late as she likes and he never insists that she does her homework. A. lazy and caring C. strict and mean B. stupid and kind D. lenient and accepting
_________54. He could make the journey by mule cart, train, or another

conveyance. A. adventure B. means of transporting

C. vehicle D. boat

_________55. The students were belligerent. In other words, they did not listen to

the teacher and often talked back to her. A. argumentative C. cruel B. obedient D. lazy
Y

_________56. She sought redress for the wrong that had been done to her family.

A. correction B. promptness

C. hope D. repetition

_________57. A combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has

vitiated the air in and around many big cities. A. concentrated C. replaced B. lled up D. contaminated
_________58. The vociferous crowd reminded me of the fans in the stands last

year when we won the county championship who made it impossible to hear the trophy presentation. A. respectful C. enthusiastic B. quiet D. loud
_________59. There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate

was appealing. The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans. A. tropical C. harsh B. favorable D. warm
_________60. The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the

patient. A. make milder B. beautify

C. increase D. banish

Answer Key Grade 8 English I. Multiple Choice 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. C C D A B C A D D A C B C D C A D A D D 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. A B B A A C A C C B D A A D D C C B D D

II. Identifying Errors 41. C 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. A 46. A 47. A 48. B 49. D 50. C III. Vocabulary Skills 51. C 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. A 57. D 58. D 59. B 60. A

Submitted by:

MRS. ADELFA A. MOSTAJO MRS. JONNA CANDELARIO

Table of Specifications
Grade 8 ENGLISH SKILLS / COMPETENCIES 1. Identify changes in meaning signaled by stress, intonation and pauses (juncture) 2. Differentiate between shades of meaning by arranging words in a cline 3. Distinguish the basic types of sentences according to structure: 1) simple; 2) compound; 3) complex; 4) compound complex and kernel sentences 4. Identify the different elements of a short story 5. Infer character traits, mood, and theme of a selection 6. Apply the concepts on paragraph construction, bibliographical entries, footnotes and other research skills 7. Use various grammar rules and structure by identifying errors in sentences TOPICS / CONTENT Prosodic Features of Speech (Suprasegmentals) Vocabulary Enhancement Clines, Adjectives NO. OF ITEMS ITEM NO.

1, 2, 22, 23

Basic Types of Sentences According to Structure

4, 5, 6, 8, 16, 36

Elements of a Short Story Inferences Paragraph Construction and Basic Research Skills

4 1

7, 37, 38, 39 9 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 24

Grammar Structure / Rules

12

13, 14, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50

8. Use different reading styles to suit the text and ones purpose for reading 9. Distinguish facts from opinions 10. Demonstrate heightened sensitivity to the needs, culture, and values of others for a better understanding of man. 11. Guess the various shades of meaning and expressions by noting keywords

Rending Strategies Facts and Opinions

2 2

17, 18 15, 25

Cultural Diversity

11

26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40

Vocabulary Enrichment through Context Clues

10

51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60