English 8 First Grading Exam
English 8 First Grading Exam
English 8 First Grading Exam
Mabini Campus
I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Read and answer the following questions. Write the letter of your answer on
the blank provided before each item. (10 pts.)
____ 1. It refers to the body of oral and written literature produced by people of
Nigeria, Uganda, and other neighbouring countries.
A. World Literature C. Philippine Literature
B. African Literature D. Asian Literature
____ 2. What is a group of words that has a subject and verb and may or not have a
complete thought?
A. Sentence B. Phrase C. Clause D. word
____ 3. What is a group of words with a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone.
A. Independent clause C. Sentence
B. Dependent clause D. phrase
____ 4. What is a group of words with a subject, verb, and a complete thought?
A. Interdependent clause C. Sentence
B. Dependent clause D. Phrase
____ 5. These are visual ways of presenting the relationship between facts and ideas.
A. Pictograph C. editorials
B. Graphic organizers D. graphic design
____ 6. Sam listens to his favourite songs whenever he feels frustrated. What type of
listening does he employ?
A. Appreciative listening C. Informative listening
B. Critical listening D. Therapeutic listening
____7. The English teacher of Grade 8 students assigned them to listen to the speech
of Steve Jobs and write their own opinion about the speech. What type of listening does
the teacher wants the students to do?
A. Appreciative listening C. Informative listening
B. Critical listening D. Therapeutic listening
____8. Alisa watches a vlog of her favourite vlogger and paid attention to her words
and body language to decode its real message. What type of listening does she employ?
A. Discriminative listening C. Informative listening
B. Critical listening D. Therapeutic listening
____9. Miarah always shares her bad and good experiences with her boyfriend. She is
making her boyfriend employ what type of listening?
A. Appreciative listening C. Informative listening
B. Critical listening D. Therapeutic listening
____10. What type of listening requires the listeners to watch out for information,
verbal and non- verbal cues to know the message conveyed by the speaker?
A. Inactive listening C. Informative listening
B. Activel listening D. Therapeutic listening
II. Sentence Completion
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct subordinating conjunction to complete the
sentences. Choose from the conjunctions below. A conjunction can be used twice. (10
pts.)
III. Identification
4. Although I don’t remember his name, I’m sure that man is a famous actor.
5. As I was walking down Broadway, a police car jumped the curb and ran over my cat.
8. The train was racing through the city as the evening sun went down.
Write a paragraph that answers the question: How do you make a wise judgment? Why
do you need to be wise in making judgments? (40 words) (10 pts.)