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School Year 2022-2023 | LEARNING TASK NO. 1 | ENGLISH 8

NAME: DATE:
GRADE/SECTION: SCORE:

Learning Task 1.1

I. Read the following sentences and define the italicized words based on the
context clue. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Her daughter was churlish – rude, sullen, and absolutely ill-mannered.

a. Rude
b. Sullen
c. Ill-mannered
d. All of the above

2. Rather than holding a clandestine meeting, they did it quite openly.

a. Holding a meeting
b. Quite
c. Openly
d. Quite openly

3. The (conflagration), aided by the wind, was so destructive that every house in the
area was completely burned to the ground.
a. Aided by the wind
b. Completely burned
c. Was so destructive
d. House in the area

4. (Ecclesiastics), such as priests, ministers, and pastors, should set models of

behavior for their congregants.
a. Priests
b. Ministers
c. Pastors
d. All of the above

5. Michelle is a (gregarious) girl because she has numerous friends.

a. Girl
b. Numerous
c. Friends
d. Numerous friends

6. You speak softly; thus, your (inaudible) voice will fail to reach the people at the
back.
a. Speak softly
b. Fail to reach
c. Reach the people
d. People at the back

7. The woman was so (parsimonious) that she deprived giving her own daughters the
needed amount they needed to buy pencils for school. It truly hurt her to part with
her money.

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 a. Deprived giving her own daughter the needed amount
b. Needed to buy pencils
c. Truly hurt her to part money
d. Amount they needed

8. (Pedagogical) institutions, including high schools, kindergartens, and colleges,

require community support to function efficiently.
a. High schools
b. Kindergartens
c. Colleges
d. All of the above

9. Jerome’s (pertinacity), or stubbornness, is the cause of most of his trouble.

a. Stubbornness
b. Cause
c. Most
d. Trouble

10. That boy who used to be very (vociferous) doesn’t talk much anymore.
a. Boy
b. Doesn’t talk
c. Used to be
d. Much anymore

Learning Task 1.2

II. Based on the italicized words, identify what type of clues is used in the
sentences. Write your answers in the appropriate columns.

Word Meaning Type of Context Clue

1. churlish

2. clandestine

3. conflagration

4. ecclesiastics

5. gregarious

6. inaudible

7. parsimonious

8. pedagogical

9. pertinacity

10. vociferous

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