Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas
Division of Tacloban City
TACLOBAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
School ID No. 303669
Tacloban City, Philippines 6500

First Quarterly Exam in English 8

S.Y. 2022 – 2023

Name:___________________________________Grade/Section:_____________Score:______

Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer from the given choices. Write the letter
that corresponds to your answer on your answer sheet.

_____1. Alice felt some remorse of her action to her classmate.

A. guilt B. shame C. regret D. sorrow
_____2. An egregious mistake might not be forgivable.
A. glaring B. scandalous C. grievous D. nasty
_____3. The dolphin leaped up high during the show.
A. jumped B. skipped C. ran D. squatted
_____4. She tried to rekindle the relationship of her family.
A. revive B. exhaust C. dissuade D. ruin
_____5. It is an awful for her to join the competition.
A. fearful B. happy C. foul D. nasty
_____6. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave. Still, like
muffled drums, are beating, Funeral marches to the grave.
A. constant B. long C. Endless D. sudden
_____7. His ambitious promise: to end COVID-19 once and for all.
A. curse B. disaster C. disease D. plague
_____8. He said,” I came back to help our country recover faster from this pandemic.”
A. wide spread B. predicament C. circumstance D. situation
_____9. A healthy man is a happy man.
A. fresh B. safe C. clean D. fit
_____10. She felt very conspicuous in her evening gown.
A. evident B. reserved C. distinct D. silent

_____11. An alphabetical list of all the sources used by the writers or researchers.
A. bibliography B. paper C. magazine D. journal
_____12. It is the Greek word for ‘to write’.
A. print B. graphia C. biblion D. printa
_____13. The meaning of the Latin phrase ‘et al’.
A. bibliography B. and others C. for example D. and more
_____14. It is a scholarly published periodical containing articles written by researchers.
A. bibliography B. newspaper C. magazine D. journal
_____15. The most common and reliable sources of information.
A. books B. newspaper C. magazine D. journal
_____16. This refers to the collection of files and related resources accessible through the
World Wide Web and organized under a domain name.
A. print B. website C. web D. web sources
_____17. It is a publication that contains stories, essays, pictures and the like.
A. bibliography B. newspaper C. magazine D. journal
_____18. The punctuation mark that separates the title of the article from periodicals.
A. period B. comma C. quotation mark D. semicolon
_____19. These are books that are read on a computer or electronic devices.
A. Website B. online magazine C. e-books D. page
_____20. Journals read from digital libraries or online database.
A. Website B. online journals C. e-books D. page
Choose the correct modal to complete each sentence. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
_____21. It _____ rain today. Do not forget to secure an umbrella.
A. can B. should C. may D. must
_____22. The accident was ________ caused by human error.
A. certainly B. necessarily C. ably D. responsibly
_____23. You _____ wear an appropriate attire for your job interview.
A. must B. can C. should D. will
_____24. My daughter _____ speak four languages.
A. may B. should C. must D. can
_____25. To stop the spread of the virus, everyone ______ follow the health protocols.
A. must B. should C. may D. can
_____26. I have a friend who has the _______ to predict your future.
A. permission B. ability C. request D. possibility
_____27. Jia ______ turn 18 this month and plans to have a party at the hotel.
A. can B. will C. should D. may
_____28. I have to _________ answer my homework this week.
A. possibly B. promisingly C. permissively D. requisitely
_____29. Our parents raise us ____________.
A. Responsibly B. certainly C. possibly D. requisitely
_____30. You _______ study hard to pass the licensure exam and make it to the top.
A. could B. might C. should D. would
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate transition signal in each of the sentences below.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
_____31. 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
_____32. Walking can make people become more aware of their surroundings, _____, the
cleanliness of the environment, and the friendliness of the neighborhood.
A. consequently B. despite C. unfortunately D. such as
_____33. A lot of people ignore the reminder of the government to stay at home to avoid
exposure to the decease_____. The number of cases increased.
A. In fact B. such as C. as a result D. in addition
_____34. Residents complain bitterly about the trash thrown anywhere, _______these same
people are the ones doing it.
A. although B. and C. moreover D. yet
_____35. 5. There are many things one can do at home to be productive. ____One can listen to
music while doing household chores, do gardening, read books, watch tv shows and the like.
A. Because B. IN fact C. in Addition D. For example
_____36. _____ I am allergic to sunlight, my friends and I still went to the beach for sunbath.
A. Before B. Even though C. For instance D. Nevertheless
_____37. I did not hear the phone ringing_____ the sound of the television was in full blast
A. because B. before C. even though D. never the less
_____38. She lost her balance in doing her routine at the competition. _____________she stood
up and finished the dance gracefully.
A. before B. even though C. for instance D. nevertheless
_____39. Teleconferencing is widely used nowadays to establish communication to those who
are in the work from home modality. ______, this allows the participants to hear or see each
other in a meeting.
A. after B. although C. during D. moreover
_____40. ______most people are primarily concerned about covid 19, they hope for a vaccine.
A. because b. still C. as a result D. even though

Construct sentences using the given transition signals.

41. Likewise
42. Before
43. Because
44. Specifically
45. Also
46. In other words
47. Almost
48. Given these points
49. As a matter of fact
50. Ultimately

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

EVA A. ALABAT MARIA LORENA CAPACIO ADELANO MILLANO

Subject Teacher Science and English Department Head Designate JHS Assistant Principal Designate

Approved by:

BAYANI ADONA
School Head