Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02(Cagayan Valley)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF ISABELA
NAGUILIAN DISTRICT
STO. TOMAS INTEGRATED SCHOOL

PRETEST IN ENGLISH 8
School Year 2019-2020

NAME:_______________________________________________ SECTION:___________________

TEST I. REMEMBERING. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answers. Shade the corresponding
letters of your answers in your answer sheet.
1. What is the activity that involves gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and various
information?
A. script writing C. research writing
B. essay writing D. journalistic writing
2. Which of the following describes the lead news article?
A. It includes the four Wh questions. C. It explains how and why the incident happened.
B. It includes quotations from famous people. D. It presents additional information that readers
may want to know.
3. How is a news headline created?
A. hook the reader C. include the classic four Wh questions
B. write the play-by-play D. consider the supporting details of the news
4. Which of the following is not a part of a sports article?
A. play-by-play C. position or argument
B. decisive play D. team or individual standing
5. What is the sentence that gives details to support and to develop the main idea of the paragraph?
A. topic sentence C. supporting sentence
B. declarative sentence D. concluding sentence
6. What is the statement that tells what your paragraph will be about?
A. main idea C. concluding sentence
B. topic sentence D. supporting sentence
7. In stating a topic sentence, which one should not be considered?
A. State the main idea. C. Include reasons that support main idea.
B. State the conclusion. D. Make a claim about the main idea of the
paragraph.
8. When do we use the present perfect tense?
A. to narrate past actions C. to narrate repeated actions
B. to narrate upcoming events D. to narrate what you have done recently/ lately
9. In the Book of Ruth, it is told that Elimelech and his family initially lived in Bethlehem. Why did they
transfer to Moab and live there for 10 years?
A. war C. pestilence
B. famine D. an angel told them
10. Ruth’s mother in law had lost everything in her life, but she stood still and kept her faith strong.
Who is Ruth’s mother in law?
A. Ester C. Naomi
B. Janet D. Hannah
11. What literature comprises oral compositions and written texts in Iran and one of the world's
oldest literatures?
A. Arabian Literature C. Hebrew Literature
B. Egyptian Literature D. Persian Literature
12. Among the following sentences, which is an example of a direct speech?
A. She begged me not to go away. C. He asked me where the post office was.
B. He said, “What a beautiful scene!” D. She asked him why he did not go today.
13. Among the following sentences, which is an example of an indirect speech?
A. “Please don’t go away.” she said. C. Rajesh said, “I bought a car yesterday.”
B. He said to them, “Don’t make a noise.” D. He asked her whether she was coming to the
party.
 14. Among the following sentences, which is an example of an active voice sentence?
A. The Lion was killed by the hunter. C. She was attacked by a dangerous dog.
B. Someone sent him a thousand Euros D. For 10 years, Budoy was raised by his elderly
Grandmother.
15. Among the following sentences, which is an example of a passive voice sentence?
A. The windows have been cleaned. C. He was given a book for his birthday.
B. I gave him a book for his birthday. D. Someone sent him a thousand Euros.

TEST II. UNDERSTANDING. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answers. Shade the corresponding
letters of your answers in your answer sheet.

The Book of Ruth Summary

Our Story opens on a Jewish family with a problem. Famine has hit Bethlehem, which forces
Elimelech and his wife, Naomi, to move east to Moab with their two sons to get some grub. There they
set up shop, eat some food, and live for 10 years. The sons marry two local girls, Ruth, and Orpah
during this time. Life is good. Or so it seems.
One by one, Elimelech and his two sons die. This leaves Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah man-less and
in need to help. Naomi decides to head back to Bethlehem (10 years is enough time to get a famine,
right?) and her daughters in law pack their luggage and join her. Naomi begs the girls to stay behind and,
while Orpah is convinced and high tails it back to Moab. Ruth pledges her devotion to Naomi, forsaking
her god and her people to become part of Naomi’s life. Ruth’s stubbornness pays off and Naomi lets her
tag along.
In Bethlehem, things are not good for the ladies. Naomi is feeling down and out, and Ruth is
reduced to gleaning in the barley fields. There, Ruth happens to run into a well-known rich guy named
Boaz, who instantly takes a liking to her and offers her all kinds of sweet gleaning privileges. Boaz
happens to be a relative of Naomi’s late husband, which is very, very important, since Boaz would have
an obligation to marry Ruth and provide for her as family.
When Naomi hears about Boaz and what a stand-up guy he is, she hatches a plan for Ruth to
snag him as husband. She tells her daughters in law to visit Boaz at night and lie at his feet. Ruth does
what her mother in law asks and Boaz is pleasantly surprised to see the cute girl from the fields is
interested in him. He tells Ruth that he would love to marry her, but there’s another relative with even
closer ties to her in laws. Boaz sets out to meet the guy and everyone is left to hold his or her breath
while we wait to find out whom Ruth will end up with.
As it turns out, this random relative is interested in buying some land that Naomi has, but he is
less interested in taking her daughters in law as his wife. So, a deal is struck- the other guy renounces
his claim on Ruth and Boaz is free to marry her. Wedding bells start ringing and everyone is happy.

Soon, Ruth and Boaz have a son, which makes Naomi so happy. The women in town named the
baby Obed and, surprise, he goes on to be the grandfather of King David .Talk about happy ending.

16. What is the main idea of the Book of Ruth?

A. unfaithful daughter C. loyalty to mother in law
B. disrespectful people D. faithfulness to God and elders
17. What should happen if Orpah also go with her mother-in-law just like Ruth?
A. She would be going back to Moab. C. She would have married a Hebrew man.
B. She would have left her mother in law. D. She would have married a sensible man.
18. How would you compare Ruth to Orpah?
A. disloyal C. obedient
B. irresponsible D. unfaithful
19. How would you differentiate Boaz from the other relative who would have the right to buy
Elimelech’s property?
A. handsome C. honorable
B. helpful D. sensible
20. How would you express your feeling if you meet Boaz and Ruth with their son, Obed?
A. angry C. shy
B. overwhelmed D. sad
21. Will you restate the meaning of the word, devoted?
A. faithful C. understanding
B. confident D. considerate
22. What can you infer from the bible passage below?
“Don't ask me to leave you! Let me go with you. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will
live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.” (Ruth 1:16-18)
A. compassionate C. kindness
B. faithfulness D. obedience
 23. What can you infer from one of the stanzas in the poem, “Rubaiyat”?
Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise! 
One thing at least is certain--This Life flies: 
One thing is certain and the rest is lies;
The Flower that once is blown forever dies
A. All flowers die after it has bloomed. C. There are many people who lie in your life.
B. Once a thing dies, it does not live again. D. Only one thing is certain in this world: all that
lives, die.
24. What can you infer from one of the stanzas in the poem, “Rubaiyat”?
The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon   
Turns Ashes -- or it prospers; and anon,   
Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face   
Lighting a little Hour or two -- is gone.
A. Men burn their hopes. C. Men’s desire either fail or succeed.
B. Men’s hope is just sudden. D. When men hope, their heart burns.
25. How would you describe the line from Rubaiyat?
Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai
Whose Doorways are alternate Night and Day,
How Sultan after Sultan with his Splendor  
Abode his Hour or two and went his way.
A. A Sultan leaves his temple at night and day. C. Even rich men just live the life meant for
them, then they die
B. A rich man does not stay permanently in a D. No matter how rich a person is, time will come
palace. when he/she becomes poor.
26. What is the main idea of the poem, The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayam?
A. everlasting life C. Life on Earth soon ends.
B. only death and life D. Life has a beginning, but does not end.
27. Kiko eats peanut butter and jelly. How is the subject in the sentence characterized?
A. doer of the action C. receiver of the action
B. object of the verb D. doer and receiver of the action
28. The necklace was given by his lover. How is the subject in the sentence characterized?
A. doer of the action C. receiver of the action
B. object of the verb D. doer and receiver of the action
29. Lawrence _______ me to school every day. What verb best completes the sentence?
A. drives C. drove
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B. driving D. has driven
30. What is the topic sentence of the paragraph below?
An interview is an opportunity for potential employers to get to know you better, so it is important
that you answer each question as completely as possible. Ask interviewers to repeat questions you
do not understand. Take some time to think about the questions before you answer. A notebook to
write down key words in interview questions is sometimes helpful.
A. Take some time to think about the questions C. It is important that you answer each question
before you answer. as completely as possible.
B. An interview is an opportunity for potential D. A notebook to write down key words in
employers to get to know you better interview questions is sometimes helpful.

TEST III. APPLYING. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answers. Shade the corresponding letters of
your answers in your answer sheet.
31. How would you change the sentence, “The hunter killed the Lion”, into passive voice?
A. The lion is being killed by the hunter. C. The lion was killed by the hunter.
B. The lion is killed by the hunter D. The lion will be killed by the hunter.
32. How would you change the sentence, “People speak Portuguese in Brazil.”, into passive voice?
A. In Brazil, Portuguese is spoken by people. C. Portuguese is being spoken by people in Brazil.
B. Portuguese was spoken by people in Brazil. D. Portuguese is going to be spoken by people in
Brazil.
33. How would you change the sentence, “She was attacked by a dangerous dog.”, into active voice?
A. A dangerous dog attacked her. C. A dangerous dog have attacked her.
B. A dangerous dog was attacking her. D. A dangerous dog was attacked by her.
34. How would you change the sentence, “Donations are going to be given by them.”, into active voice?
A. They give donations. C. They are given donations.
B. They gave donations. D. They are going to give donations.
35. How would you change the sentence, “She said she was teaching English online.” into direct speech?
A. She says, “I'm teaching English online." C. She said, “I taught English online.”
B. She said, "I'm teaching English online." D. She said, “I was teaching English online.”
36. How would you change the sentence, “She said she had been on the web since 1999.”, into direct
speech?
A. She says, “I am on the web since 1999.” C. She said, "I've been on the web since 1999."
B. She said, “I am on the web since 1999.” D. She says, “She has been on the web since1999.”
37. How would you change the sentence, “She said to him, “Why don’t you go today?”, into indirect
speech?
A. She said to him that why he do not go today. B. She asked him why he did not go today.
B. She asked him why he did not go that day. D. She asked him if he was going that day.

TEST IV. ANALYZING. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answers. Shade the corresponding letters
of your answers in your answer sheet.
38. What verb phrase should go in the blank to complete the sentence, “We _______ an English club
our school before the year ends.”?
A. have organized C. shall have organized
B. had organized D. will organize
39. What verb phrase should go in the blank to complete this sentence: “Many Afro-Asian countries
_______ a lot since 2000”?
A. changed C. had changed
B. has changed D. will change
40. Which of the following would be a good topic sentence if I were writing a paragraph about the
dangers
of smoking?
A. Smoking leads to many different illnesses. C. The Manila Cancer Center treats people
with lung cancer.
B. Tobacco companies make a lot of money off of D. The amount of Filipinos with lung cancer has
smokers. went up 80 percent.
41. What is the error in the headline, “Recovered cocaine bricks could have been bind for Australia”?
A. could be bound C. will have bound
B. could have bind D. could have been bound
42. What can you infer from the headline, “Trump, Kim open second nuclear summit with handshake,
smiles”?
A. Trump is friendly. C. Both countries have nuclear weapons.
B. Kim and Trump are friends. D. Both countries have progress in terms of
international relations.
43. In which article does the title, “The 35th National Day of Israel” belong to?
A. News Article C. Opinion Article
B. Feature Article D. Sports Article
44. In which article does the headline, “The greatest mistake of Adam” belong to?
A. news article C. opinion article
B. sports article D. feature article

TEST V. EVALUATING. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answers. Shade the corresponding letters
of your answers in your answer sheet.
45. What choice would you have made if you were Boaz?
A. marry Ruth C. do not marry at all
B. marry a widow D. marry another woman
46. What is the last remarkable word of the Book of Ruth?
A. David C. Joshua
B. James D. Obed
47. What criteria would you use to assess the character traits of Naomi which led the daughter to go
with her?
A. disloyal C. irresponsible
B. Godly D. unkind
TEST VI. CREATING. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answers. Shade the corresponding letters of
your answers in your answer sheet.
48. Based on the lead below, construct the best headline for it.
POBLACION, MAKATI - The Gen Pio del Pilar National High School basketball team poured 10
points in the last three minutes to edge out the La Sallians 65-63 at the opponents’ home court
yesterday afternoon.
A. Pilarians vs La Sallians C. Basketball for Pilarians and La Sallians
B. Pilarians stand in the way of La Sallians D. La Salle and Pio High School Basketball game
49. Generate the best headline for the news presented below:

MANILA, Philippines — “Sana all.” That is what Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray said when
asked which particular place in the Philippines she likes to focus on promoting.

During her courtesy call to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Gray said that she wanted
to boost the tourism of the country through her own ways, as the country’s fourth Miss Universe.

“Promoting the Philippines has been something I'm really passionate about mainly because I feel
like if people only knew what we have to offer the level of interest will spike. And I feel like we have
so much potential to share that with the rest of the world,” Gray said in a short speech after her
courtesy call to Puyat on Tuesday.
A. Miss Universe 2018: Catriona Magnayon Gray C. The Philippines brought home the crown twice
B. ‘Sana all': Catriona wants to promote D. Promoting the Philippines: Gray’s focus
entire Philippines
50. How would you arrange the following sentences to form a logical sequence and coherent
paragraph?
1. It is very vital to have social media presence, however, personal blogs serve as web domains.
2. Most people including celebrities and businessmen have blogs nowadays.
3. Therefore, building them will help anyone in promoting himself or his business
4. Apparently blogs are like our offices only they are in the internet.
A. 2-1-3-4 C. 2-4-3-1
B. 2-1-4-3 D. 2-4-1-3