2nd MONTHLY TEST

GRADE 8
NAME_________________________________________

SCORE__________________

I. Fill in the blanks.

1. ______________ are texts that are created using still or moving images.
2. A ________ is a large printed notice which usually contains images.
3. To ____________ is understanding what message the visual text wants to
convey.
4. To _____________ is to know what the elements of a visual text want to convey.
5. "What colours are used?" is a possible question when we __________ a visual
text.
6. __________ are images which capture people, objects and/ or scenes.
7. When doing a _________, one will likely begin by gathering information.
8. To _____________________________ is to examine it ti make sense of it
9. A _________________ is an optical device that projects an image of its
surroundings on a screen
10. A ______________ is a table for recording guiding questions for a research
topic and the answers obtained from several sources.
11. A _______________ refers to a difference between two or more details or
amounts.
12. To ________________ information is to consider it carefully to determine its
accuracy and reliability
13, Knowing the __________ of a source of information is finding out who is
responsible for the information.
14. When assessing the reliability of information it is important to identify its
_________ to know who the information is targeted at.
15. A _________________ is an official publication that contains articles on science
and related fields of study written by and produced for professionals and
academics.
16. _________________________ enhances the impression we leave on our listeners.
17. Two or more consonants grouped together in a sllable without any vowels
in between is _____________________________.

18. The consonant cluster bl can occur only at the _______ of a syllable.
19. The consonant cluster ft can occur only at the _____ of a syllable.
20. The smallest unit of speech distinguishing one word from another is a
____________.
21. A __________ is a vowel sound in which the tongue changes postion to
produce the sound of two vowels.
22. ________________ refers to the speed at which we speak.
23. __________________ in English is most clearly exhibited in poetry.
24. We ___________ function words when we want to put emphasis on them.
25. ___________________ is the degree of highness or lowness in a sound.
II. Enumeration
1. 4 Voice Qualities
1.

3.

2.

4.

2. 2 words containing a dipthong

1.

2.

3. Give two voiced consonants.

1.

2.

4. Give two unvoiced consonants

1.

2.

5. Give 3 words with consonant clusters occuring only at the beginning of a

syllable.
1.

2.

3.

6. Give 3 words with consonant clusters occuring only at the end of a syllable.
1.

2.

7. Give 2 words with consonant clusters that may occur at the beginning or at
the end of a syllable.
1.
8. OPAD stands for:

2.

1.
2.

3.
4.

9. 5 Elements that make up a visual text.

1.

3.

5.
2.

4.

10. 3 elements of photographs that are especially important as they set the
mood of the photograph.
1.

2.

3.
III. Interpreting a poster
A. Desrcribe, analyse and interpret the poster according using the 5 elements.

What is your interpretation of the poster?

B. Analyse the photogrpah based on the three important elements of

photographs.

This phot was taken in 2012 in a slum area where children line up for free
meals.

What message does it want to convey?