Department of Education

Region VI – Western Visayas

Division of Aklan

SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

IN ENGLISH 8

Name: ________________________________________________Grade & Section: __________Date __________ Score: ___________

I. Matching Type. Match the visual context on Column A to its meaning in column B. Write your letter of the correct answer in the blank
provided before the sentence.
COLUMN A COLUMN B

___________1. A. Talkative

___________2. B. Mosaic

___________3. C. Tall, pointed Structure

___________4. D. Laid back

___________ 5. E. Paintings on walls

II. Multiple Choice: Read carefully each item and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
6. In a plot of the story, the logical arrangement of events is presented .It has five essential parts except,
A. denouement B. exposition C. atmosphere D. climax
7. Setting is one of the elements of a short story. It refers to the time and location in which a story takes place. It may be the following except,
A. mood B. climax C. atmosphere D. social condition
8. Which of the following is considered one of the elements of a short story?
A. character B. denouement C. exposition D. climax
9. What element of the story shows the logical arrangement of events, with a beginning, middle and end?
A. exposition B. character C. plot D. conflict
10. The author may reveal a character in several ways.
A. his/her physical appearance C. what he/she does or does not do
B. what he/she says, thinks and does D. his/her views and opinions

III. Read the sentence carefully and Fill in the blank the correct conjunction.
11. Philippines _______________ Thailand are both Asian countries.
12. Thailand shifted from agriculture to manufacturing, _________________ she gained a thirty percent economic growth.
13. Philippines, like Thailand, enjoys a tropical climate,__________________ both are tourist destinations in Asia.
14. The tourism sector is Thailand’s highest income generator ___________________ largest foreign exchange contributor.
15. Thailand focused on food processing, _________________ she developed heavily in export promotion.

IV. Read each sentence carefully and choose from the word pool the character traits are inferred in
the following lines. Write your answer at the end of the statements.
orphaned good-natured ambitious
Hardworking proactive
Industrious

16. Makato had no brother nor sister to take care of him. His father and mother died.____________________________________
17. He never idled, fed the pigs, and cleaned the forests.________________________________________
18. He never complained and was satisfied. _____.______________________________________
19. He did every kind of work, like carrying heavy things.________________________________________
20. He tried his luck in a far-off land._______________________________
V. Choose the appropriate idiomatic expressions to be used in the following sentences. Write a piece of cake, odds and ends, pros and
cons, ups and downs and pie in the blanks provided.
21. The teacher asked us to talk about the ________________________ of industrial development.
22. Don’t worry about the problems you have in your business .You know there are always _____________________ in business.
23. The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all the important documents with him leaving just
__________________________________.
24. If you think that doing this math problem is ______________________________, just try it.
25. All these promises the politicians make are just _______________________________ in the sky.
VI. Identify the type of sentence. Write S if the sentence is a simple sentence, C if the sentence is a compound, CX if the sentence is a
complex sentence or CCX if the sentence is Compound-complex.
____________ 26. I must go off to Hotel Elroy.
____________ 27. Singapore is a good place to travel; Cultural diversity is evident.
____________ 28. I have been a taximan for twenty years.
____________ 29. My father is very strict and it is good thing for fathers to became strict.
____________ 30. Lay Choo and her friends wait outside the Elroy Hotel.

VII. Underline the parenthetical phrase found on each sentence.

31. Sang Buaya talked to his friends and, thinking about Sang Kancil’s Intelligence, agreed to be more cautious.
32. I wont let Sang Kancil, the tricky deer, crossed the river again!
33. While in the river, Sang Buaya thought of eating Sang Kancil.
34. Planning their next move, Sang Buaya’s friend me at the riverside.
35. At long last, the contest is over!

VII. Arrange the adjectives in depicting the order of adjectives when used in a series.
36. cute, two, Siberian, puppies, little - _____________________________________________
37. cotton, blue, shorts - ________________________________________________________
38. sofa, one, donut-shaped, amazing, violet- ________________________________________________
39. beautiful, car, Italian, sports, new - _____________________________________________________
40. small, gold, wedding, ring, antique - _______________________________________________________

VII. Direction: Choose the appropriate idiomatic expression inside the box to be used in the following sentences. Write only the letter of the
correct answer on the space provided.
A.a drop in the ocean C. a piece of cake E. odds and ends
B. pie in the sky D. pros and cons

11. The small amount of money donated is just _____ compared to the large sum of money needed.
12. The police found nothing special in the house of the criminal as he had taken all te important documents with him leaving just _____.
13. All these promises the politician make are just _____.
14. If you think that doing this math problem is _____, just try it.
15. The teacher asked us to talked about the _____ of industrial development

VII. Read each sentence carefully and choose from the word pool the type of character inferred in the following lines. Write your answer at the
blank provided in each sentence

Flat Character Villain Stock Character

Hero Heroine

46. ____________ is the male leading character who exhibits superior qualities.
47. ____________ is the female leading character who exhibits superior qualities.
48. ____________ is only two-dimensional, described without the kind of details you would need to see him or her as an individual.
49. ____________ is a character in the story who is often characterized as evil.
50. ____________ is a conventional stereotype character, like the Prince Charming character in faury tales.

GOD BLESS!

Prepared by:

DEO Q. QUINICIO
Teacher I