Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ROXAS CITY
Banica, Roxas City
Telefax No. (036) 6210360

DIVISION ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

English 8
School Year 2017 – 2018

General Directions: Read each item carefully and shade the circle of the letter of
the most appropriate answer on your answer sheet.

1. Which sentence tells fact?

A. Babies generally start to talk between 18 and 24 months of age.
B. Italian is an easier language to learn than Spanish
C. Cell phones should be banned in all public school classrooms
D. Children should not be allowed to watch more than five hours of
television per week.

2. Which sentence tells opinion?

A. A dog is an animal.
B. Chomsky proposed the Universal Grammar theory.
C. Typhoon Yolanda left thousands of people dead.
D. Starbucks is the best cafe on the university belt.

3. What is the word based on the following five associated words: whisper, murmur,
speak softly, confidential, underground?
A. talk B. secret C. wish D. gesture

4. The following words: help, assist, uphold, advocate, provide are associated with
what word?
A. support B. envy C. study D. divide

5. Which of the following sentences is literal?

A. Your voice is music to my ears.
B. “Ambition, you have been a cruel master. I will serve you no longer.
C. The mangoes of Guimaras are as sweet as the mangoes of Leon.
D. When he heard the news, he’d almost died laughing.

6. Which of the following sentences is figurative?

A. I have five hungry mouths to feed.
B. They are my five children.
C. I work hard for them.
D. Only one of them is a son.

7. It is a type of graphic organizer and it is used in comparing and contrasting two or

more objects, events, people or concept.
A. Concept Map B. Bubble Map C. Venn Diagram D. Portfolio
8. What type of propaganda this advertisement is?
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A. bandwagon B. transfer C. testimonial D. emotional word

9. Which of the following literal languages matches the figurative language “sweat
flowed like little springs?”
A. perspired abundantly C. sharp angry stare
B. ate candies D. after taking a bath

For numbers 10 to 13, read each sentence and determine the meaning of the
highlighted word using cross sentence clues or your prior knowledge. Then, identify
what clues in the sentence helped you determine the word meaning.
10. I wouldn't mind sharing with Peter if he didn't act like being a part of the family
entitled him to a piece of everything on campus.
A. wouldn’t mind B. didn’t act C. being a part D. piece of everything

11. Angela did not want to go to the party. She wanted to study for the exam, but her
sister nagged her so much that Angela finally acquiesced and agreed to go
A. wanted B. to study C. nagged D. agreed

12. Due to his parsimonious nature, Greg enjoys borrowing movies from the library
and copying them, buying day old bread from the bakery, and recording music from
the radio even though he has a lot of money.
A. borrowing B. enjoys C. recording D. lot of money

13. Her mom always worries about her grades and the colleges that she’ll be able to
attend, but if she were a little less fretful she’d be a lot more fun.
A. worries B. grades C. attend D. more fun

14. It is attached to a root or stem that gives a word a different meaning?

A. affix B. root word C. vocabulary D. emotional word
15. “The ice cream was not too bad.” This is an example of ____.
A. Simile B. Hyperbole C. Litotes D. Metaphor

16. It is the highness or lowness of sound.

A. pitch B. oral C. stress D. intonation

17. Which is not a part of prosodic features of speech?

A. stress B. simile C. intonation D. syllable

18. “I’ve told you to clean your room a thousand times!” What kind of figurative
language is used in this sentence?
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole
For numbers 19 to 23, read the following selection and answer the questions that
follow.
The Impact of Social Media on Student Life (Excerpt)
by Abhishek Karadkar
Many reasons exist that explain why students love to spend time socializing.
Firstly, social networks provide them the freedom to do whatever they want — to
upload what they want and talk to whom they want. They like to make new friends
and comment on the lives of different people. Students can create other online
identities that the real world does not allow. The freedom it gives them to act just by
sitting in front of a computer enthralls them, and they then demand for more freedom.
Never before has it been so easy for young minds to create a digital image of their
actions through such a spontaneous medium.
But this has a darker side that has gained the attention of many parents, and
even eminent psychologists, all over the world. One of the biggest problems is the
identity crisis constant social networking produces. As said by Professor S. Shyam
Sunder, a renowned researcher at Penn State, “The types of actions users take and
the kinds of information they are adding to their profiles are a reflection of their
identities.”
Many psychologists are worried about the identity crisis that our present
generation may face today. The lives of people, especially students, are largely
influenced by what is posted by other people on their profiles. The habits that
students learn are decided more by what their friends do and less by the teachings of
parents or professors.
Our students have become prone to frequent fluctuations in mood and self-
control. If one of a student’s friends posted about his or her present relationship with
someone, then other friends are pressed to do the same thing. Actions that attract
more public attention hold more value, even despite some of them being immoral or
illegal. We even see that many students are worried about their looks, and so they
always try to upload nicer pictures than their friends. A recent survey has stated that
whenever someone uploads a profile picture, it immediately affects the moods of
friends. It often produces stress, anxiety or fear about their identities as people.
Consistently thinking in this way can sometimes lead to depression.
Getting too involved in social media can lead to an addiction that inculcates bad
habits. Students prefer to chat with friends for hours, and this leads to a waste of time
that could have been used for studying, playing or learning new skills. It is often said
that a long-term friendship or relationship is developed when people meet each other,
spend time and share their experiences. But this virtual way of communicating with
each other does not lead to a natural, friendly experience and hence cannot produce
a healthy relationship with those friends. Also, these relationships tend to terminate
easily due to a lack of personal contact.
19. What type of text is the selection above?
A. informational B. narrative C. personal account D. figurative

20. What is the main idea implied in the text?

A. The effects of social media to parents C. The causes of social media
B. The effects of social media to students D. Identity Crisis

21. What positive message conveyed by the text?

A. Students prefer to chat with friends for hours, and this leads to a waste of
time that could have been used for studying, playing or learning new skills.
B. Social networks provide students the freedom to do whatever they want, to
upload what they want and talk to whom they want.
C. Students have become prone to frequent fluctuations in mood and self control.
D. Getting too involved in social media can lead to an addiction that inculcates
bad habits.
22. Which of the following is the negative effect of social media?
A. Students make new friends and comment on the lives of different people.
B. Students create other online identities that the real world does not allow.
C. Social media provide students with more freedom to do whatever they want.
D. Students experience identity crisis caused by constant social networking.

23. What is the author’s purpose of writing the selection?

A. present the positive and negative effects of social media
B. illustrate the causes of identity crisis
C. explain the impact of social media to parents
D. give more freedom to students

For numbers 24 to 28, draw conclusion from the given information.

24. People who believe in God are religious. Anne believes that God do exist. Which
of the following is the most accurate conclusion?
A. Anne believes in religion
B. Anne is the only religious.
C. Anne is religious.
D. Anne believes that all people are religious.

25. Exercise increase blood pressure. Increased blood circulation leads to longer life.
Which of the following could be the best conclusion?
A. People who live longer love exercise.
B. Exercise allows people to live longer.
C. Longer life is achieved only through exercise
D. A longer life is a life spent on exercising.

26. Doctors determined that iodine is good for children’s growth. School authorities
prohibited the selling of potato chips and directed the selling of corn snacks in school
canteens. What could be the most underlying assumption for the said school policy?
A. Corn snacks are iodine sufficient while potato chips are iodine deficient.
B. Corn snacks are cheaper than potato chips.
C. Potato chips are disliked by students.
D. Corn snacks are delicious than potato chips.

27. Killing an innocent person is wrong. Therefore, abortion is wrong. The conclusion
is based on which of the following assumptions.
A. Abortion involves; the killing of an innocent person.
B. Innocent persons must be given due respect.
C. Abortion should not be allowed by law.
D. All the assumptions are correct.

28. Bullying damages the self-esteem of a student. Therefore, students should not be
bullied. The conclusion is based on which of the following underlying assumptions?
A. Self-esteem of a student is important which should not be damaged.
B. The problem of bullying is not sufficiently addressed by school authorities.
C. Bullying incidents are not properly reported.
D. Victims of bullying must be given counselling.

29. The story of “The Soul of the Great Bell” happened nearly 500 years ago
during the Ming Dynasty in the city of Peking. The basic element is _____.
A. exposition B. falling action C. setting D. theme
30. The following are the characters in the folktale “The Soul of the Great Bell”
except____.
A. Ko-ngai B. Cruel Governor C. Yong-Lo D. Kouan-Yu

31. Reparation means____.

A. to separate B. preparation C. compensation for war D. to start

32. In what point of view “The Soul of the Great Bell” was told?
A. first person B. second person C. third person D. fourth person

33. The following words are stressed on the first syllable, which is not?
A. Europe B. ignorant C. grenade D. favorable

34. Which of the words is stressed on the first syllable?

A. barometer B. cartoon C. bamboo D. honor

35. A mallet is a/an _______.

A. hammer B. axe C. saw D. forklift

For numbers 36 to 37, identify the function of the underlined words.

36. The ground corn was used to make tortillas.

A. gerund B. infinitive C. participle D. verb

37. To decorate requires gold, tropical feathers, and rare furs.

A. gerund B. infinitive C. participle D. verb

38. It is the use of a word to signify the opposite of what is said and meant.
A. simile B. metaphor C. irony D. hyperbole

39. It is a deliberate exaggeration made for the purpose of producing a startling

or an alarming effect.
A. irony B. irony C. personification D. paradox

For numbers 40 to 42, choose the writer’s intention as hinted at by each

underlined expression.

40. It is true that sorrows in life may bring despair.

A. ability B. obligation C. probability D. willingness

41. We will endure even the greatest sufferings that will come our way.
A. ability B. obligation C. probability D. willingness

42. Ordinary trials can be turned into extraordinary moments.

A. ability B. obligation C. probability D. will

43. Mahabhrata and Ramayana are considered as epics because they are ___.
A. long B. fantasy C. about love D. about the adventure of hero

44. The epic poem in India that contains ideas about cosmology, statecraft,
philosophy and the science of war into its stories of the deeds of gods
and men is _____.
A. Ramayana B. Biag ni Lam-ang C. Vedas D. Mahabhrata

45. It is the most important part of a single paragraph which contains the
paragraph’s main idea.
 A. topic sentence C. paragraph essay
B. closing sentence D. body paragraph

46. This is in a sense a specialized form of summarizing. It is reading to

understand that the important elements of a text are related to one
another such that they can be combined into principle.
A. making inference C. making generalization
B. predicting outcomes D. noting details

47. This reading skill involves forming a best guess about what the words,
sentences, and paragraphs mean; speculating about what to come; and
then drawing conclusions about what was read to deepen the meaning of
the literal words on the page.
A. predicting outcomes C. making inference
B. noting details D. making generalization

48. Which of the following does not refer to graphs?

A. They are easy to create.
B. They are pictures of information.
C. They are pictures.
D. The information in graphs is often called data.

49. It is the struggle between two people or things in the story.

A. theme B. conflict C. plot D. point of view

50. Which among the following utterances is an example of words in low pitch?
A. I’m sorry! B. I’m sorry? C. I’m s-s-s-sorry… D. I’m sorry.

Prepared by:

EVELYN B. CERCADO, Ph.D.

Education Program Supervisor