Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
BARAS-PINUGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sitio Habitat, Brgy. Pinugay, Baras, Rizal

FOURTH PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 8

Name: ________________________________________ Section: __________________ Score: ______________
Shade the letter of your answer.
Example: Correct: ⒶⒷⒸⒹ
Incorrect: ⒶⒷⒸⒹ
Incorrect: ⒶⒷⒸⒹ

I. DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of your best 12. Reeboks are outdated and for old folks.
answer. Come over to Nike, where the shoes teach
1. He got the crystal ball as his wondrous item. you to fly while being fly.
Ⓐ. First Prince Ⓒ. Third Prince Ⓐ. Bandwagon Ⓒ. Transfer
Ⓑ. Second Prince Ⓓ. Old Man Ⓑ. Name Calling Ⓓ. Testimonial

2. It is where the story “The Three Princes” 13. Be beautiful again. Make your face look ten
took place. years younger and get the attention of the
Ⓐ. Arabian Peninsula Ⓒ. Egypt man of your dreams.
Ⓑ. Pacific Ocean Ⓓ. Japan Ⓐ. Glittering Generalities Ⓒ. Plain Folks
Ⓑ. Card Stacking Ⓓ. Transfer
3. The princess made her decision and chose
him. 14. I’m just an average person who doesn’t
Ⓐ. First Prince Ⓒ. Third Prince have money to throw away on a pair of
Ⓑ. Second Prince Ⓓ. Old Man athletic shoes that won’t last as long as it
takes to run around the block. GymFans
4. The king was perplexed. What was the athletic shoes combine quality and style
bolded word mean? with a price I can afford.
Ⓐ. simplify Ⓒ. confuse Ⓐ. Glittering Generalities Ⓒ. Plain Folks
Ⓑ. streamline Ⓓ. modernize Ⓑ. Card Stacking Ⓓ. Transfer

5. He is well known for his sage advice. What 15. The best coffee for the best You.
was the bolded word mean? Ⓐ. Glittering Generalities Ⓒ. Plain Folks
Ⓐ. wise Ⓒ. foolish Ⓑ. Card Stacking Ⓓ. Transfer
Ⓑ. unperceptive Ⓓ. absurd
16. Smoking is Believing!
6. The “Alibaba and Forty Thieves” happened Ⓐ. Glittering Generalities Ⓒ. Plain Folks
during______. Ⓑ. Card Stacking Ⓓ. Transfer
Ⓐ. New Era Ⓒ. Baghdad Era
Ⓑ. Abbasid Era Ⓓ. Cassim Era II. Determine whether the following are
primary or secondary sources. Write
7. The mouth of the cave opens by uttering __. your answer on the space provided.
Ⓐ. Open Sesame Ⓒ. Open Simsim 17. I was watching ESPN and one of the
Ⓑ. Open Door Ⓓ. Open Minmin reporters said he had heard good reviews
about a new sports movie.
8. Trash-talking another product or person. _________________
Ⓐ. Bandwagon Ⓒ. Transfer
18. I found a letter to one of my friends in the
Ⓑ. Name Calling Ⓓ. Testimonial
locker room after school the other day. I
know it’s private, but I want to read it!
9. A famous person recommends a product or
_______________
a political endorsement.
Ⓐ. Bandwagon Ⓒ. Transfer 19. My friends and I found an old wedding dress
Ⓑ. Name Calling Ⓓ. Testimonial in our attic. My father said it belonged to my
grandmother. _________________
10. Appeals to regular people and their values 20. At school we use textbooks to learn about
such as health, family and patriotism. the history of the United States.
Ⓐ. Glittering Generalities Ⓒ. Plain Folks ________________
Ⓑ. Card Stacking Ⓓ. Transfer 21. I like to read people magazine. I really like
the articles written by others about
11. Word of praise for product or person; nice Hollywood actors. _________________
words like goodness or patriotism. 22. My mom has CDs of my grandparents
Ⓐ. Glittering Generalities Ⓒ. Plain Folks telling stories about when they were kids.
Ⓑ. Card Stacking Ⓓ. Transfer We love to listen to these at family
gatherings.___________
23. When I am doing homework for U.S
Government and I read the commentaries
 by Supreme Court Justices on landmark
cases. _________________
24. My friend and Tim said I should read a book
that he really liked. He told me about it- it
sounds really good! _________________
25. When I was at summer camp a few years
ago, I found an arrowhead; I did research
and found out it has been made by the
Cherokee Indians. _________________
III. State whether the verbs in the following
sentences are used transitively or
intransitively. Write TRANSITIVE if the
verb is transitive and INTRANSITIVE if
intransitive.
26. Heat expands metals. _________________
27. The driver stopped the car. _____________
28. You must speak loudly. _______________
29. The grass grows rapidly. _______________
30. The explosion sank the ship. ____________
31. The ship sank suddenly. _______________
32. The old man waits. _________________
IV. Complete the table below:
PRESENT PAST PAST
PARTICIPLE
33.fly
34.weave
35.lie(recline
)
V. Identify the basic sentence pattern used
for the following sentences whether S-
IV, S-TV-O, S-LV-C, S-TV-IO-DO.
Write your answer under the sentence.
36. The audience applauded.
37. The girl reads a book.
38. The politician spoke for an hour.
39. I am tired.
40. They gave the children expensive
toys.
41. The new teacher gave us our
assignment.
42. Marlyn’s mother made delicious
chicken salad.
43. The judges awarded Nardo
the prize.
VI. Complete the following sentences by
using the present tense of the verb.
44. The story _________ a lesson.
(teach)
45. Her sister _________ friendly.
(appear)
46. Wolves _________ cunning (is, are)
47. Everyone _________ a friend (need)
VII. Complete the following sentences by
using the past tense of the verb.
48. Hector’s father _________ a new
schoolbag. (buy)
49. You _________ me the wrong
package. (give)
50. I _________ my friend a birthday
card. (send)
51. My grandmother _________ us a
story. (tell)
VIII. Identify whether the voice is active or
passive. If active voice write AV, if
passive voice write PV.
52. The noise of the explosion was
heard by Mike. ________
53. Miss Mina dismissed our class.
________
54. The groceries were sent by my
sister. _________
IX. Transform the following sentences to
the voice specified in each category.
From Active to Passive
55. The girl recited a poem.
56. The mosquitoes bit the man.
________________________________
57. He writes touching poetry.
________________________________
From Passive to Active
58. My mother’s bag is found by a little
boy.
________________________________
59. The names of the honor students
was read by the teacher.
________________________________
60. The feelings of others will be
considered by a thoughtful person.
________________________________
Prepared by:
JOBELLE Q. SAN JOSE
English 8 Teacher
Checked by:
AMETHYST T. CACHO
Chairperson of English Department
Noted by:
JOCELYN D. VALERIO
Principal I