Department of Education

Region V (Bicol)
Division of Albay
Municipality of Albay
Naga National High School
Naga, Tiwi, Albay

Name:___________________________________ Yr. & Sec._______________Score:______

PRE-TEST
English -Grade 8
Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer and write its letter on your answer sheet.

1. What part of speech is used to modify a noun or pronoun?

a. Adverb b. adjective c. preposition d. interjection

2. Which is a compound sentence?

a. Joe and Joan are black couple.
b. We like the lighted boiled, the slightly soured, the dish that includes fish and vegetables.
c. Rice for us is more than basic cereal
d. John works in a manure factory downtown, and his wife Jade works in a perfume factory
nearby

3. Who is the author of the essay “What is an educated Filipino?”

a. Juan Luna b. Francisco Luna c. Francisco Benitez d. Manuel Quezon

4. That is a _________ bag.

a. More beautiful b. beautiful c. most beautiful d. beauty

5. In the Tower of the Great Bell: now the mallet is lifted to smite the lips of the metal monster
–the vast lips inscribed with Buddhist texts. To smite is _______________.
a. Hit b. touch c. caress d. kiss

6. What is the most significant and important celebration/holiday for the Japanese?
a. Independence Day B. Christmas c. New Year d. Birthday

7. Which statement is true?

a. Number 4 is considered lucky in Japan
b. The Chinese normally embrace each other. Kissing, whether on the cheeks or on hands, is
usually acceptable for the Chinese.
c. It is a no-no in Japan to pick up your rice or miso soup bowl and hold it under your chin to
keep stuff from falling
d. People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is
consumed.

8. I don’t know ________ I can go with you

a. If b. whether c. but d. unless

9. It was considered to be the longest poem in any language

a. Ramayana b. Mahabhrata c. Sakuntala d. Rubaiyat

10. The fan stood in awe when he saw his favorite movie actor. Awe means __________-.
a. Fear b. surprise c. respect d. disappointment

11. What kind of sentence is this: The clean-up committee will report tomorrow at noon
a. Simple b. compound c. complex d. compound-complex

12. One thing is certain and the rest is lies; The flower that once is blown forever dies. What is the
meaning of this passage?
a. All flowers die after it has bloomed
b. Only one thing is certain in this world; all that live, die
c. Once a thing dies, it does not live again
d. All flowers bloomed and died
13. In the plot of the story, the logical arrangement of events is presented. It has five essential
parts except:

a. denuoment b. exposition c. atmosphere d. climax

14. When the tourist went to his farm, he climbed a knoll to take a good look at the beautiful
surroundings. Knoll means_________.
a. stairs b. chair c. hill d. building

15. 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

16. The traveler’s goal is to reach summit of the mountain. Summit means ____________.
a. Highest part b. middle part c. lowest part d. lower part

17. Which of the following is considered one of the elements of short story?
a. Character b. denouement c. exposition d. climax

18. 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

19. The author may reveal a character in several ways

a. his/her physical appearance
b. What he/she says. Thinks, does
c. what he/she does or does not do
d. his/her views and opinions

20. The following are examples of coordinating conjunctions, except:

a. and b. but c. for d. while

21. Which is synonymous to mood or atmosphere in the story?

a. climax b. denouement c. setting d. character

22. In preparing an outline from a listening text, the initial step is ____________
a. listen to note details
b. listen to extract information
c. listen to get the central idea
d. listen to get the summary

23. Conflict is the opposition of forces. It may be a conflict between man versus,
a. man b. circumstances c. bot a and b d. none of the above

24. The point of view is defined as the angle from which a story is told except,
a. first person b. innocent eye c. omniscient d. static

25. Which of the choices best completes the sentence. “We want to explore a new and
_________ destination in Asia.
a. excite b. excited c. exciting d. excitement

26. Asia’s transformation is due to its fast growing economy. The underlined expression means ___.
a. change b. transfer c. location d. position

27. In writing an essay, which of the following would you use to make your sentence colorful ?
a. adjective phrase b. prepositional phrase c. appositive phrase d. noun phrase

28. An idiom is a form of figurative language and phrase whose meaning cannot be understood
from the ordinary meanings of the separate words in it. Choose the correct idiomatic
expression that will complete the sentence. The children could not understand such difficult and
___________.
a. high flown words b. bad forms c. hard lines d. flowery words

29. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Jogging as matter of fact is not good for people of all ages.
b. Jogging, as a matter of fact is not good for people of all ages
 c. Jogging, as a matter of fact, is not good for all people of all ages.
d. Jogging, as a matter of fact is not good for people of all ages.

30. Which of the following statements lack parallelism?

a. Teaching, facilitating and mentoring are the major tasks of a teacher
b. To see is to believe
c. Mark’s opinion of his employer is that he is smart, eloquent, and considerate
d. Every athlete can lead his team to a whooping victory by practicing hard, studying the plays and if he
focuses on the signals

31. It is an article in a newspaper or magazine that expresses the opinion of its editor or publisher
a. reader’s opinion b. editorial c. current news d. support news

32. It is a popular story handled down from earlier times that tells the origin or beginning of things
a. folktale b. myth c. legend d. short story

33. Terms that indicate opinions are called opinion signal words. The example of these are below
except for one:
a. possibly b. I think c. however d. seems to me

34. Stress in the right syllable helps to show contrast and emphasis in meaning. If the word
permit has stress on the last syllable as in permit’. What does it mean?
a. a notice b. to give consent c. to request d. a written grant/authority
35. Peter loves his cat, ______? A. doesn’t he b. does he c. isn’t he d. is he
36. The Korean literature is divided into two periods. What are these?
`a. Modern and classical b. modern and futuristic c. old and new d. none of the choices
37. Which of the following is an opinion?
a. There are clouds in the sky
b. The sky is blue
c. I think it will rain
d. It has not rained this month
38. Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behaviour. You really hurt your chances of winning!
In the above context, what dies “rash” mean?
a. An itchy skin condition
b. Funny
c. Trying to hide or disguise a piece of cheese
d. With little thought or consideration
39. Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling
into our planet.
To divert is to _________
a. change the direction of
b. look for really high waves
c. jump into a dry river
d. look through a telescope
40. These are categories use to group different types of literary work
a. Categorical b. Literary classification c. Literary genre d. Genre

ADVERBS. Complete the sentence with the best adverb.

41. Come here __________ (quick). You have to see this
42. He __________(slow) put the vase on the table. It fell to the floor
43. Everything happen so _________ (fast). We had to move to Iloilo in less than a month.
44. Why does he always have to talk so _________ (loud). You can hear him in the next room
45. I was so surprised. His new apartment was ________ (beautiful) decorated
MODALS. Choose the correct modal verb.
46. __________ you go already? You only arrived an hour ago! A. must b. should c. can
47. When he was young, he ________swim very well. He won medals and championships!
a. Had to b. can c. could
48. Tina watched the movie in Korean and __________understand very much of it.
a. didn’t have to b. can’t c. couldn’t
49. I left my purse at home. Lily, __________ you lend me 100 pesos? A. may b. could c.
shouldn’t
50. I ______ dance a. may b. has c. can’t

Prepared by:_________________________