SECOND MASTERY TEST IN ENGLISH 8

Name: _____________________________________________ Score: ___________

Grade Level & Section: ________________________________Date: _____________
______1. Napoleon rose from the rank of soldier to the exalted position of Emperor.
A. raised in rank B. humiliated C. put down D. downgraded
______2. Pedestrians, as well as drivers, must learn to obey traffic signs.
A. divers B. strollers C. hikers D. mountain climbers
______3. A great amount of freight was transported by plane instead of railroad.
A. carried B. given C. borrowed D. loaded
______4. Many Indians still follow the primitive customs of their ancestors.
A. modern B. derived C. original D. innovative
______5. The boy thought that he could study, but his attention was diverted by the shouts
of the baseball players.
A. displaced B. entertained C. composed D. distracted
______6. In a plot of the story, the logical arrangement of the event 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. social condition D. atmosphere
______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 short story that shows the logical arrangement of events,
with beginning, middle and end?
A. exposition B. character C. plot D. conflict
______10. Which is synonymous to mood or atmosphere in the story?
A. climax B. denouement C. setting D. character
Number and Amount of Tickets Sold for a Stage Play
No. of
No of Tickets
Section Tickets Total No. Total
Amount (P 25.00 Amount
(Grade 8) (P 15.00 of Tickets Amount
each)
each)
Onyx 24 P360 16 P400 40 P760
Jade 27 P405 15 P375 42 P780
Opal 25 P375 12 P300 37 P675
Ruby 28 P420 10 P250 38 P670
Total 104 P1,560 53 P1,325 157 P2,885
______11. How would you compare the number of tickets sold at P 25.00 with those at P
15.00?
A. More tickets are sold at P 25.00 rather than those sold at P15.00.
B. The total number of tickets is nearly equal with one another.
C. The number of tickets sold at P 15.00 is almost twice as the number sold at P 25.00.
D. The number of tickets sold at P 25.00 is twice as many as the number sold at P 15.00.
______12. Which of the four sections in Grade 8 has more students interested in watching
the stage play?
A. Onyx B. Opal C. Ruby D. Jade
______13. Which section has bought the most number of expensive tickets?
A. Jade B. Ruby C. Opal D. Onyx
______14. The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible to ________ attention
all the time.
A. have B. make C. keep C. pay
______15. Could you _________ me a favour and pass these letters on your way home?
A. give B.do C. get D. bring
______16. It is a golden ________ if you miss it, you will regret it.
A. offer B. thought C. opportunity D. choice
______17. Could you __________ the oil?
A. inspect B. check C. test D. examine
______18. Do you know where we are? If you ask me, we are ________ lost?
A. totally B. rather C. very D. absolutely
______19. If you park there you will have to __________ a fine.
A. pay B. have C. take D. keep
______20. We didn’t arrange to meet. It was _________ coincidence that I saw him.
A. pure B. great C. clean D. good
21-28. Determine the type of sentence in the following items.
______21. Philippines and Thailand are both Asian countries.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
______22. Philippines like Thailand, enjoys a tropical climate, so both are tourist destination
in Asia.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
______23. The tourism sector is Thailand’s highest income generator and largest foreign
exchange contributor.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
______24. My sister and I had a fun-filled vacation last summer.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
______25. We stayed at our grandparents’ house, which was near the beach.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
______26. We swim in the sea every morning, climb the trees in the afternoon and feed the
animals before dark.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
______27. When the moon was bright, we played “patintero.”
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
______28. Although human beings react instinctively at times, they act logically and
creatively and learn from their mistakes most of the time.
A. simple B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex
______29. We must leave at once; __________, we shall be late.
A. otherwise B. however C. since D. or
______30. You may have the car, ___________, you pay for the gas.
A. although B. for C. provided D. so
31-33. Identify the adverbs in the following sentences.
______31. Jem had nearly finished his assignment.
A. had B. nearly C. finished D. assignment
______32. Bem’s style is quite unique.
A. Bem’s B. style C. quite D. unique
______33. Kenn’s books are read everywhere.
A. Kenn’s B. books C. read D. everywhere.
______34. The highest point of interest in a play.
A. antagonist B. language C. climax D. mood
______35. The hero’s opponent, usually a leading character.
A. protagonist B. antagonist C. cut D. backdrop
______36. A large piece of cloth hung at the back of the stage setting.
A. cut B. backdrop C. mood D. language
______37. It is the feeling or tone of a performance.
A. language B. mood C. backstage D. protagonist
______38. The part of the stage not seen by the audience.
A. backdrop B. backstage C. antagonist D. climax
______39. It is the spoken text.
A. language B. cut C. mood D. backdrop
40-42. Identify the parts of the plot as described in the statements.
______40. The setting and characters are revealed.
A. introduction B. denouement C. rising action D. climax
______41. The ending where the final outcome of the story is shown.
A. conflict B. rising action C. denouement D. falling action
______42. The problems and complications are resolved.
A. denouement B. falling action C. rising action D. conflict
43-45. Choose the character traits inferred in the sentences.
______43. Mike never idled; fed the pigs and cleaned the forests.
A. hardworking B. ambitious C. naturalist D. adventurous
______44. He tried his luck in a far-way land.
A. ambitious B. hardworking C. adventurous D. industrious
______45. Sheila thought about what kind of work she would have in the future.
A. industrious B. hardworking C. ambitious D. adventurous
46-50. Conjunctions
______46. She is aware that other people belittle her job, ___________ she believes that
she has earned it honestly.
A. but B. although C. so D. but
______47. Her income is very unstable ___________ she manages how to support her
family.
A. and B. for C. so D. but
______48. I felt sad ____________ everything I had done was wrong.
A. although B. so C. because D. if
______49. It’s absolutely right that young persons have much need for being
concerned__________ with themselves and members of their families ________ with the
rest of society.
A. either – or B. neither – nor C. not – but D. not only – but also
_____50. The modern robots may talk and walk __________ can’t think by themselves.
A. but B. for C. so D. and
In China, they tell the story of a man who tool great pleasure in his little farm.
He ploughed and sowed special seed and did all he could to ensure a rich harvest.
After a few weeks, he began to wonder why in his neighbor’s field the grain grew taller
than in his own. The thought worried him. What had the neighbor done better than he
had?
Suddenly, he got a bright idea. He ran to his farm and began to pull the blades
of growing grain out of the ground a bit to make them look taller. It was a painstaking
job, but by evening he had finished his entire field.
On the way home, he met his neighbor with the exceptional crop and told him
what he had done that day. So both of them hurried back to the field to see if the new
idea had worked. Much to their disappointment, the entire field was withered and
wilted.
This story made the rounds of the villages much to the delight of the Chinese
farmers. They laughed until their eyes were filled with tears over the stupidity of the
man who could not wait, who was impatient for things to grow faster.
- Karl Kleiner
______51. Why was the farmer worried?
A. The grain on the other side grew taller than his
B. He could not work in his field
C. His family would go hungry in the next few months
D. He could not pay his debts
______52. What did the farmer lack?
A. A good business sense C. Great courage
B. An analytical mind D. Farming tools and techniques
______53. To what does “ the thought” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refer to?
A. The neighbor might steal his grain C. The neighbor’s field had taller grain
B. The neighbor was cleverer than he D. The neighbor might ask him some tips
______54. How would you describe the farmer?
A. foolish B. jealous C. lazy D. conservative
______55. What kind of relationship existed between the farmer and his neighbor?
A. They were enemies C. They did not mind each other
B. They were friends D. They were business partners
______56. What made the farmer sure that he would a rich harvest?
A. He used a special kind of fertilizer and insecticide
B. He did everything he could to make his grain grow
C. He always had a good harvest every year
D. He chose the best variety of grain
______57. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A. The neighbor had a better way of planting grain
B. The farmer did not spend much time in the field
C. Both men tried to beat each other in farming
D. They are affected by some calamities
______58. What does the action of the farmer imply in the second paragraph?
A. He disliked competition C. He was out of his mind
B. He acted at first impulse D. He became wiser
______59. What can you conclude from the third paragraph?
A. The farmer was proud to accept his failure
B. The entire field was destroyed by locusts
C. The neighbor was a sympathetic friend
D. The neighbor tried to save his friend from danger
______60. What would be a good course of action for the farmer after his sad experience?
A. Leave his farm C. Laugh at what happened
B. Learn from the experience D. Sell his farm