ENGLISH 8

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST

Name: ___________________________ Date: ______________

Grade & Section: ___________________ Score: _____________

Direction: Read and answer the following questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____1. We should keep ourselves healthy by always washing our hands, eating nutritious foods, taking
vitamins, exercising regularly, and drinking plenty of water.
A. clean B. fresh C. safe D. strong
_____2. According to the president, until a vaccine is available, face to face conduct of classes is not
allowed.
A. cure B. immunization C. medicine D. vitamin
_____3. Police officers are very conspicuous. We can see them in checkpoints.
A. distinct B. evident C. hidden D. visible
_____4. Which should NOT be a purpose for creating an annotated bibliography? It should not be
created to _______.
A. avoid plagiarism
B. help other researchers
C. burden writers in doing their research
D. shows respect to the author of the source used
_____5. Maria is annotating or marking a book source which she used for her report in Human Body
Parts. In which part of the book can she find the year of publication?
A. back cover B. cover page C. copyright page D. table of contents
_____6. When a learner is required to do research on his/her task, which of the following should be the
most appropriate action?
A. Post his/her question on the internet
B. Directly copy what is posted in the internet
C. Gets the information in the internet and acknowledge its author
D. Just copy the assignment of his/her classmate
_____7. Which of the following print materials refers to scholarly published periodical containing
articles written by researchers, professors, and other experts?
 A. book B. journals C. magazines D. newspapers
_____8. Which of the following refers to any materials or information taken from the internet?
A. Instagram B. Online C. Social Media D. YouTube
_____9. Why is it important to cite the sources of information that you used in your research? It is
important because it _______.
A. gives credit to the author C. is generally a part of an essay
B. is required by the teacher D. shows you made an effort in doing your assignment

_____10. Everyone _____ obey the health protocols given by the government to prevent the spread of
the virus and stop the pandemic.
A. can B. cannot C. may D. must
_____11. What punctuation is used to separate the information in a bibliography entry?
A. comma B. exclamation point C. period D. quotation mark
_____12. I have a friend who has the ____ to read minds.
A. ability B. possibility C. request D. permission
_____13. The sick lady sent a/an _____ for medical assistance.
A. request B. chance C. certainty D. promise
_____14. As education faces the ‘new normal’, learners are very eager to start the school year. _____,
they are also excited to learn.
A. Although B. Despite C. Furthermore D. Yet
_____15. The Department of Education came up with a plan on how to continue the education of the
learners’ _____ from the different modalities proposed for this school year.
A. at this point B. in this regard C. as can be seen D. as a matter of fact
_____16. The month of June marks the enrolment for the school year. It was speculated that only a few
would enrol due to fear of the virus. _____, it turned out to be the other way around.
A. Frequently B. Furthermore C. In addition D. On the contrary
_____17. As education faces the ‘new normal’, learners are very eager to start the school year. _____,
they are also excited to learn.
A. Although B. Despite C. Furthermore D. Yet
_____18. Some city folks choose to live on a farmland. _____, they have to adjust to its slow pace,
quietness, and the absence of cable and internet connectivity.
A. Because B. Consequently C. Despite D. Such as
_____19. Grocery stores and wet markets require a quarantine pass to control the number of shoppers.
_____ wearing of face mask is enforced.
A. Because B. In fact C. In addition D. For example
_____20. ________ problems with the internet connectivity, these did not stop the teachers from
participating on the series of Webinars given.
A. Although B. Despite C. Furthermore D. Yet

Prepared by: Joanna Marie B. Alvarico

BSED-III (English)