Second Periodical Test for English Grade 8
General Directions: Read, and analyze, and answer the following questions and statements below, write your answer on the answer sheet provided. Strictly no erasures.
I. Multiple Choice Directions: Read the questions below. Choose the correct answer.
1. What is the name of the writer of the essay “Self Reliance?” a. Ralph Waldo Emerson b. Auelina J. Gil. c. Joan Aiken.
2. What is self-reliance? a. One of the evident sign of maturity. b. Something that causes fear or worry c. Feeling or expression of great joy.
3. According to the essay, what is ones ticket to success? a. Hobgoblin b. Jubilant c. Self-reliance
4. Who has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet? a. Foolish man b. Civilized man c. Intelligent man
5. What are Verbs? a. A word that is name of a person, places or things. b. A word that describe a noun or a pronoun. c. A word that expresses an action. 6. What are Verbs that does not end with -d or –ed and changes the spelling when is become past participle? a. Linking Verb b. Regular Verb c. Irregular Verb
7-8. Which of the following is an irregular verb? 7. a. Bring
8. a. Walk
b. Watch
b. Catch
c. Wash
c. Talk
9. What are idiomatic expressions? a. Often metaphorical and make the language more colorful b. Words or phrase which transcends its literal interpretation c. Word that changes or simplifies the meaning of the verb, adjective or other adverb.
10-12 Which of the following is an idiomatic expression? 10. a. She is beautiful like a rose. b. Sally sells seashell c. Keep your chin up! 11. a. I came, I saw, I conquered b. Piece of cake c. Nick needed notebooks.
12. a. Raining cats and dogs. b. Homeless c. Passed away
II. Directions: Copy the irregular verbs in the sentences below.
13. Wow, you bring me some flowers.
14. My parents caught a cold when they went skiving
15. Tony hit the child on the leg.
16. Shiela hid the present from her sister.
17. The children eat their food properly.
18. She is tired so she lay down.
19. John slept in the class.
20. Mark laid the book on the table.
III. Writing
A. Directions: Write the past participle of the following irregular verbs.
Present
Past Participle
21. run 22. sit 23. go 24. come 25. tear
B. Directions: Use the following idiomatic expressions in your own sentence.
26. Tickle pink
27. Under the weather.
28. Until the course come home
29. Slap on the wrist.
30. Hands down.
IV. Matching Type
Directions: Match the correct meaning of idiomatic expressions from column A to Column B.
Column A
Column B
31. Rise and shine!
A. very close, but did not make
32. Close, but not cigar.
B. just joking
33. Driving me up the wall
C. sad or depressed
34. Pulling your leg
D. wake up and be happy.
35. Its Greek to me.
E. I don’t understand
36. Down in the dumps
F. Very sick
37. Sick as a dog.
G. Making me very annoyed
38. An arm and a leg
H. extremely expensive
V. Essay (39-42) (43-50) Directions: Write the theme of the essay, “Self-Reliance.” Explain it in 7-8 sentences using your own words. Rubrics
Prepared by: Josa Gilda S. Torio BSED-ENG
Content
4
Grammar
4
Presentation
4
Total
12
Table of Specification Semi-Final Examination In English for Grade 8
I.
Objectives 1. Explain the significance of the story. 2. Classify the different irregular verbs. 3. Interpret the meaning of the idiomatic expressions. Content
No. of
No. of
Knowledge
Process/
Understanding
Days
Items
(25%)
Skills (30%)
(45%)
4
5
7
(1-4)
(39-42)
(43-50)
4
5
8
(5-8)
(21-25)
(13-20)
4
5
8
(9-12)
(26-30)
(31-38)
12
15
23
1. SelfReliance by Waldo
5
16
Emerson
2. Grammar: Verbs (Irregular
5
17
5
17
15
50
Verbs)
3. Idiomatic Expressions Total:
Prepared by:
Approved by:
Josa Gilda S. Torio BSED-ENG
Mrs. Concordia G. Dapat Instructor