Del Pilar Integrated School

Fourth Periodical Examination

English 08
Name:___________________________________________________Section:________________________Score:______________
I. DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence carefully and choose the letter of the best answer from the options given. Write your answer on
the blank.
______1. The plains are decorated with my beautiful colors. a. hearing b. sight c. smell d. touch
______2. The air is scented with my fragrance. a. hearing b. sight c. smell d. touch
______3. I dance to the rhythmic swaying of the grass. a. sight b. hearing c. taste d. touch
______4. I drink dew for wine. a. sight b. hearing c. taste d. touch
______5. His arms were cold and his tears were sticky. a. sight b. hearing c. taste d. touch
______6. What does this underlined line represent? “Lambs without a shepherd we remain”
a. usher b. manager c. tourist d. wanderer
______7. What is the idea being symbolized by the underlined words in this line? “Driven away from you into the darkness”
a. Dilemma b. progress c. joy d. triumph
8-9: Read and analyze the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
The moon is a pale yellow-orange disc
on the edge of the see
There is a trail of light
on the shimmering waters
leading to the moon.
-Abelardo Subido “Nocturne”
_____8. What are compared in the above passage?
a. the orange and the disc b. the moon in the waters c. the moon in the disc d. the sea and the light
_____9. To what doe the “trail of light on the shimmering waters” refer?
a. the sunbeam b. the electric light c. the moon beam d. the starlight
____10. The act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or change information
a. Communication b. Function c. Oral d. Interview
____11. Increases the audience understanding or awareness by imparting knowledge
a. Persuasive speech b. informative c. speech of inspiration d. speech of acceptance
____12. It prepares warms up to the audience for the speaker
a. Persuasive speech b. informative c. speech of introduction d. speech of acceptance
____13. Aims to express gratitude for the honor bestowed on the speaker
a. Persuasive speech b. informative c. speech of inspiration d. speech of acceptance
____14. Celebrate and commemorate the dead or those who have been left behind
a. Persuasive speech b. eulogies c. speech of inspiration d. speech of acceptance
____15. Someone who speaks in a particular language to a group of people
a. Speaker b. audience c. president d. speech
____16. A group of people who gather together to listen something
a. Speaker b. audience c. president d. speech
____17. This contains the return address (usually two or three lines) with the date on the last line.
a. Heading b. Date line c. body d. signature
____18. This short, polite closing ends with a comma commonly used sincerely yours
a. Heading b. Date line c. body d. complimentary close
____19. He is the author of the poem “Invictus”
Edgar Allan Poe b. John F. Kennedy c. William Henley d. Robert Browning
____20. Something that used to attack or bully someone
a. Wrath b. winced d. menace d. bludgeoning

DIRECTIONS.: On the line provided, label each sentence below declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. Then,
show what punctuation is needed at the end of the sentence.

1. Maine is a New England state _________________

2. What is the population _________________
3. Visit Acadia National Park _________________
4. Why is Maine called the Pine Tree State _________________
5. What a rocky coast this is _________________
6. How thrilling it is to ski down these mountains _________________
7. Maine has many small, white churches _________________
8. Try a Maine lobster _________________
9. Have you ever been to the Tate House in Portland _________________
10. The winters in this Northeastern state are very cold and long _________________

II. Essay. Answer the following question briefly.

How can an adolescent grow to be a responsible adult?
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