ENGLISH GRADE 8 2ND EXAM Edited

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K4wDirections: Read carefully and write the letter of the correct answer.

1. This is the conflict present in the story “Bawang Putih, Bawang Merah.”
a. Man vs. Man b. Man vs. Nature c. Man vs. Society d. Man vs. Himself
2. What is the setting of the story “Bawang Putih, Bawang Merah”?
a. In a village b. In an island c. In a desert d. In Sukothai
3. What happened to Bawang Merah’s mother after she was drowned in the water?
a. She turned into a sea snake c. She turned into a lizard
b. She turned into a fish d. She turned into a shrimp
4. What did the Prince ask Bawang Putih to do in the swing?
a. Sing her favorite song c. Swing back and forth
b. Do nothing d. Dance
5. Who is the protagonist in the story “Makato and the Cowrie Shell”?
a. Cowrie Shell b.King Pra Ruang c. Makato d. Merah
6. Before Makato went to the Kingdom of Sukothai, which city was he from?
a. City of Mon b. City of Non c. City of Ron d. City of Fon
7. What is the main reason for Makato’s success?
a. Cowrie shell b. Lettuce c. King d. Old lady
8. In the story “The Two Brothers, ” who are the two brothers?
a. Anpu and Bata b. Anmu and Bapa c. Panmu and Bara d. Annu and Beta
9-10. Identify the Makato’s trait based on the sentences.
a. hardworking b. adventurous c. grateful d. orphaned
9. He did every kind of work, like carrying heavy things
10. Makati did not have any father, mother, or brother.
11-15. Identify the elements of a short story.
Column A Column B
A. Title
11. The message/lesson learned in the story
B. Author
12. The one who wrote the story
C. Characters
13. The people or sometimes, animals in the story
D. Point of View
14. The name of the story or a written work
E. Conflict
15. Man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself
F. Plot
16-18. Identify the type of irony in the sentences presented.
A. Verbal B. Dramatic C. Situational D. No irony
16. A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion
lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.
17. A teacher tells her students they did well on a test, but actually they all failed.
18. The student in class who had the highest grades in middle school drops out of high school.
19. The bird is jumping on the tree and dancing happily. What is the mood?
A. Joyful B. Confused C. Hurt D. Confused
20. “Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!”
What is the tone of the speaker?
A. Calm B. Annoyed C. Scared D. Excited
21. I think she is lying about her test score because I saw her paper. What is the tone of the speaker?
A. Happy B. Suspicious C. Happy D. Sad
22. She is shaking and crying after she ran out of the old, abandoned house. What is the mood?
A. Relaxed B. Excited C. Scary D. Festive
23. Which sentence is an example of a hyperbole?
A. She is kind and intelligent C. My mother is a little bit angry
B. People are busy as bees D. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse
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24. Which sentence contains litotes?
A. I cried a river when my father left us for another woman.
B. The building almost floated because of the rain.
C. She dances like the leaves in the wind.
D. The children somewhat cried when their father died.
25. Which sentence expresses the use of figurative language?
A. Her teeth were as white as snow. C. The girl wanted to be a famous celebrity.
B. He was a good volleyball player. D. My sister is great at cooking.
26. Which sentence expresses the use of literal language?
A. Ana is a hardworking nurse.
B. Maya and Angela are best friends forever.
C. She is the most beautiful girl in the whole universe
D. His teammates are slow like turtles during the game
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on the passage.

27. If we will compare and contrast Linux and Windows, what is the most appropriate graphic organizer that
we can use?
A. Diagram B. Flow Chart C. Tree Diagram D. Venn Diagram
28-30. Study the instructions in a medicine bottle and answer the questions that follow.

28. What is the correct meaning of dosage?


A. The name of the medicine. C. The amount of medicine to give at a time.
B. The person who takes the medicine. D. What the medicine contains.

29. How much medicine should be given to a child who weighs 90 lbs?
A. 3 tsps every four hours. C. 2 tsps every after meak
B. 2 ½ tsps. twice a day. D. 1 tsp once a day
30. What would you do if the patient weighs only 20 lbs.?

A. Consult the physician C. Give the smallest amount of medicine


B. Bring the patient to the hospital. D. Give the biggest amount of medicine

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31-35. Study the pie graph and answer the questions that follow.

31. Among how many items are the Ledesma family’s expenses distributed?
a. six b. five c. four d. seven
32. Which of these expenses get the largest share?
a. education b. food c. clothing d. shelter
33. Which of the following expenses get the smallest share?
a. education b. recreation c. clothing d. medicine
34. What two items receive the same share of expenses?
a. clothing and food b. shelter and medicine c. education and recreation d. food and clothing
35. What does this show you about the priorities of the Ledesma family?
a. Ledesma family gives the most importance to the food and gives the least importance to recreation
b. Ledesma family gives the most importance to medicine the most and the least imponce to shelter
c. Ledesma family does not give any importance to any category
d. Ledesma family gives equal importance to all categories.

36-40. Underline the cause and encircle the effect. Copy and answer.
36. Deforestation causes soil erosion and flash floods.
37. Because Makato was an orphan, he did all kinds of jobs.
38. Since the students are not listening, they will have 60 as their grades.
39. The reason for cigarette smoking is curiousity among teens.
40. People are angry at the Mayor due to his bad manners.
41-45. Which of the following words are spelled correctly?
44. A. occasion B. ocassion
45. A. success B. success
46. A. receive B. receive
47. A. believe B. believe
48. A. separate B. separate
46-50. Read the selection below and draw a pie graph based on it. Put an appropriate title and correct
percentage per catgory.(5 points)

The Ferraro family earns a total of 50, 000 per month. To pay for their electricity and water bill,
they use 15% of it. Also, in order to buy food, they use 15% of their income. Their children’s
allowance is the same as their food’s percentage. Seventeen percent is used to pay for their
monthly apartment rent, eighteen percent is used for their business.

CRITERIA FOR PIE GRAPH


5 pts. 4 pts. 3 pts. 2 pts. 1 pt.
The pie graph has an The pie graph has an The pie graph has no The pie graph has no The paragraph has no
appropriate title, inappropriate title, title, inaccurate title, inaccurate title, no percentage
accurate percentage accurate percentage percentage per percentage per per category, unclear
per category, clear per category, clear category, clear labels, category, unclear labels, not neat and
labels, and is neat and labels, and is neat and not neat and clean labels, not neat and clean
clean clean clean
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