Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
MARCOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Marcos, Ilocos Norte

SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN MAPEH 8

I. Direction. Read each statement carefully and choose the letter of the best answer.
MUSIC
1. What is the classification of “Arirang” song?
A. Welcome song B. Love song C. Song for spring D. parting song
2. What folk song of Korea evokes the shedding of tears by Koreans and the remembrance of sad stories specifically
partings?
A. Arirang B. Mo Li Hua C. Cherry Blossoms D. Sakura
3. What Korean instrument is similar to tsuzumi of Japan?
A. haegum B. changgo C. kayagum D. geomungo
4. Which of the following statements about the changgo is correct?
A. It is a single headed drum whose tone is altered by squeezing its laces.
B. It is a Japanese drum that has become the central instrument of percussion ensemble.
C. It is large hanging barrel drum.
D. An hour glass-shaped double headed drum made from animal skin.
5. Which Chinese instrument is a counterpart of kayagum of Korea?
A. koto B. pipa C. shamisen D. zheng
6. What is the classification of Chinese instrument called Pipa?
A. Aerophone B. Membranophone
C. Idiophone D. Chordophone
7. How do you describe Chinese music?
A. It is gentle and lyrical. B. It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful.
C. It is meditative and highly ritualized. D. It is slow and melancholy.
8. Most Chinese music is based on the 5-tone scale. What is the other term for the five-tone scale?
A. Chromatic Scale B. Minor Scale
C. Pentatonic Scale D. Major Scale
9. Which Japanese instrument is a counterpart of kayagum of Korea?
A. koto B. biwa C. shamisen D. zheng
10. Cherry Blossom is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting ___________. In what season?
A. winter B. spring C. autumn D. fall
11. Which of the following is NOT a Japanese instrument classified under membranophone?
A. odaiko B. taiko C. tsuzumi D. changgo
12. What Japanese instrument is similar to sheng of China?
A. shinobue B. shamisen C. shakuhachi D. sho
13. What country has the instrument Pengling?
A. China B. Korea C. Japan D. Thailand
14. What scale does the song Mo Li Hua used?
A. pentatonic B. heptatonic diatonic D. chromatic
15. What instrument is a two small bells of China used as a coloring instrument either in ensembles or in theater?
A. pengling B. Zheng C. Sheng D.erhu

ARTS
16. Which is NOT a subject used in Korean painting?
A. Landscape painting B. Minhwa (traditional folk painting)
C. Four Gracious Plants D. Narrative scenes crowded with figures and details
17. Korean painting considered the Four Gracious Plants as subjects. Three of them are the following EXCEPT one.
A. plum blossoms B. orchids C. chrysanthemum D. lily
18. What are the most important features in Korean landscape painting?
A. Mountain and trees B. Trees and water
C. Flowers and bird D. Mountain and water
19. You are assigned to paint a mask in your arts class and decided to emphasize a character that was born of an
adulterous mother. Which color you will use that is similar to Korean mask roles?
A. Black and white mask B. Half Red and Half White mask
C. Dark-faced mask D. Bright and vibrant color mask
20. Which is considered as the highest form of Chinese painting?
A. Landscape painting B. Seascape painting
C. Cityscape painting D. Human and animals
21. What do you call the ancient writing symbols of Chinese?
A. logograph B. pictograph C. lithograph D. calligraphy
19. How will you infer the picture about Chinese arts?
A. Painting is closely related to calligraphy.
B. Painting is applied on silk.
C. Painting is beautiful.
D. All of these
22. In what century did origami start?
A. 17th century AD B. 18th century AD C. 19th century AD D. 20th century AD
23. The earliest document showing paper folding is a picture of a small paper of _______________. Which of these?
A. boat B. bird C. crane D. flower
24. What origami was used during the celebration of Shinto weddings to represent the bride and groom in Japan?
A. origami butterflies B. origami dolls
C. origami birds D. origami fishes
25. In East Asian architecture, what do you call the figures at the tips of the roof?
A. Roof design B. Roof guard C. Status symbol D. Gods and spirits
26. What does the name sycee or gold ingot derived from the Cantonese word means?
A. gold money B. silver money C. good luck D. fine silk
27. What hue can you create if you mix red and yellow of the same amount in your painting?
A. Red yellow B. Green C. Orange D. Violet
28. The term Origami came from “ori” meaning folding, and “kami” meaning ________. What is the meaning of the
word “kami”?
A. art B. paper C. technique D. clothe
29. What is the first type of paper cutting design, since paper was invented by the Chinese?
A. Jianzhi B. sycee C. yuanbao D. dorae
30. What is the color pigment used by the pre-historic man on their painting?
A. black and white B. red ochre and black
C. mahogany red and brown D. brown and black

PE
31. Which of the following team sports is one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports?
A. Baseball B. Volleyball C. Basketball D. Football
32. What sport is played by two teams with nine players each alternate between defense and offense?
A. Baseball B. Volleyball C. Basketball D. Football
33. What is the objective of the game basketball?
A. To bat a ball and lands on the safe zone.
B. To achieve home runs.
C. To score more runs than the opponent, this is achieved by one circuit of four bases that are placed
on the diamond.
D. To shoot a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules.
34. Who invented basketball in December 1891?
A. Christian Naismith B. James Naismith
 C. Dr. Luther Gerclick D. Alexander Cartwright
35. What was the first ball used in the game basketball?
A. Volley ball B. Tennis ball C. Soccer ball D. Soft ball
36. What are the basic skills you need in playing basketball?
A. Shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and running.
B. Hitting, catching, throwing, and base running.
C. Serving, volleying, spiking, and setting.
D. Walking, jogging, running and jumping.
37. The first basic skill to be learned for the game is shooting. To improve your shooting skills, you must remember
BEFF, what is the meaning of BEEF?
A. Basket, Elbow, Elbow, Foul B. Balance, Elbow, Elbow, Free throw
C. Balance, Elbow, Elbow, Follow Through D. None.
38. Who is the official that controls the game basketball and the one who tosses the ball up for the center jump at the
start of the game and each overtime period?
A. Umpire B. Referee C. Line judge D. Scorer
39. What did you do when you jump high, reaches above the ring, and stuffs the ball down through the hoop during
the play?
A. Dunk shoot B. Dribble C. Free Throw D. Pass the ball
40. One of the basic skills that a basketball player should possess, because in this sport speed defines the best. What
physical activity you need to practice to achieve speed?
A. Jumping B. Throwing C. Walking D. Running
41. What is the objective/goal of the game baseball/softball?
A. To bat a ball and lands on the safe zone.
B. To achieve home runs.
C. To shoot a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules.
D. To score more runs than the opponent, this is achieved by one circuit of four bases that are placed
on the diamond.
42. Which of the following basic skills are required in playing baseball/softball?
A. Shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and running.
B. Hitting, catching, throwing, and base running.
C. Serving, volleying, spiking, and setting.
D. Walking, jogging, running and jumping.

43. What skill in baseball/softball game can you develop through regular batting practice?
A. Hitting B. Catching C. Throwing D. Base running
44. What do you call the one that throws the ball from the middle of the diamond?
A. Pitcher B. Catcher C. Batter D. Goal keeper
45. Who is this man that devised the first set of rules in baseball in 1845?
A. Christian Naismith B. James Naismith
C. Dr. Luther Gerclick D. Alexander Cartwright

HEALTH
46. What do you call the legal union of man and woman, as husband and wife?
A. Marriage B. Fidelity C. Courtship D. Infatuation
47. What do you call the intense emotion that one feels for another person?
A. Marriage B. Fidelity C. Courtship D. Infatuation
48. What is the right age of Filipinos to enter into marriage, as set by the Family Code of the Philippines?
A. 15 B. 18 C. 21 D. 60
49. Why do people marry?
A. For economic security B. For love C. For social status D. All of these
50. Which is an ingredient of a happy married life?
A. Commitment B. Love C. Sincerity D. All of these.
51. Which of the following beverages must a pregnant woman not take?
 A. Chocolate drinks B. Fruit juices C. Milk products D. Rice wine
52. What is the importance of listening music to pregnant woman?
A. It gives the pregnant woman and the baby in her womb relaxation.
B. So that the baby will become singer.
C. The baby will grow and develop normally.
D. All of the above.
53. Which of the following foods should lactating mother eat?
A. Big serving of cereals C. Big serving of red meat
B. Green leafy and yellow vegetables D. Processed food
54. Which do you think is the family structure of extended families?
A. Includes members such as parents, grandparents, and cousins.
B. Include one or more children who were born into other families.
C. Includes the combination of two families, like two single parent marriage.
D. Includes one parent and at least one child.
55. Why do couples want to have children?
A. Children are considered wealth of parents.
B. Religious institution requires it.
C. Society expects couples to have offspring
D. Allows the couple to continue their growing relationship.
56. Which among the statements given below upholds the responsibility of parents to their children?
A. Choose their course in the college. C. Teach them religion.
B. Choose their husband and wife. D. Teach them values.
57. Which among the following is a wrong reason for having children?
A. Children are gifts from God.
B. Children make married couples happy.
C. Children make the married couples more responsible.
D. Children provide parent’s security in the future.

58. Why is having a small family important?

A. Ensures community progress.
B. Provides for the basic needs of children for quality life.
C. Requires lesser economic needs.
D. Small family is quiet and peaceful.
59. What is the smallest integral unit of a society?
A. Friends B. Family C. School D. Barangay
60. Which of the following factors in choosing a lifetime partner aims for a better future of the family, able to provide
for the needs of the family and maintains stable job or business that can support the family?
A. Physical Maturity B. Good Character
C. Economic Readiness D. Commitment

Good Luck and God Bless!!!

Prepared:

NOVELYN G. HERNANDO Checked:

Teacher I
JAMES C. VERDADERO
Head Teacher III
Approved:

MONICA A. BENIGNO
Principal I