First Preliminary Examination in Grade 8 English June 27,2019

Name: _________________________________ Score: __/40

TEST I: WORD STRESS

A. Identify the stressed syllable in the underlined B. Underline the syllable where the stress of
words in the following sentences. Underline the word is located.
your answer.
1. Can you pass me a plastic spoon? 11. s t u d e n t
PLAS-tic plas-TIC
2. I want to be a photographer. 12. attend
PHO-to-graph-er pho-TO-graph-er
13. computation
3. Which photograph do you like best?
PHO-to-graph pho-TO-graph 14. fabulous
4. He was born in China.
CHI-na Chi-NA 15. expensive
5. Whose computer is this?
com-PU-ter com-pu-TER 16. sentimental
6. I can't decide which book to borrow.
17. manager
DE-cide de-CIDE
7. Couldn't you understand what she was saying? 18. ecology
un-DER-stand un-der-STAND
8. Voting in elections is your most important duty. 19. centimeter
im-POR-tant im-por-TANT
20. emotional
TEST
9. WeII:had a really interesting conversation.
INTONATION
con-VER-sa-tion con-ver-SA-tion
10. How do you pronounce this word?
PRO-nounce pro-NOUNCE

TEST II. INTONATION

Read the following sentences and identify what intonation is used in each. In the space provided, write
RISING if the intonation is rising and FALLING if the intonation is falling.

________1. Where did you buy your new pair of shoes?

________2. I found a new friend at school.
________3. Missy spent her vacation at her grandmother’s house.
________4. Have you eaten your breakfast?
________5. Why did you forget to study your lessons?
________6. Do you help your parents at home during weekends?
________7. When was the last time you told your parents that you love them?
________8. English is a challenging yet interesting subject.
________9. Are you doing your best in school?
________10. Which one of these books do you want to read?

TEST III. TRUE or False

On the space provided, write TRUE if the sentence is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
A. I am an African Child
__________1. The poem reveals the hopes and dreams of the African child.
__________2. The speaker of the poem is confident but lonely.
__________3. The speaker believes that he is able to do great things in the future.
 __________4. The speaker is appealing that all he needs is support in order to succeed.
__________5. The poem is addressed to the speaker’s enemies.

B. The Hands of the Blacks

__________6. The main character of the narrative is also the narrator of the narrative.
__________7. The main character is a curious young child.
__________8. The narrative is about African slavery.
__________9. The main character did not receive a clear answer to his question.
__________10. The hands of the blacks symbolize the idea that all men are the same.
Second Preliminary Examination in Grade 8 English July 16,2019
Name: _________________________________ Score: __/40
TEST I: Shades of Meaning
The words below have different shades of meaning. Write the words on the space provided in
ascending order.

tiny walked unhappy little gloomy appealing look down

small pretty went stare beautiful focus wandered

1. ___________, ____________, ____________, teeny

2. sad, ___________, ___________, ___________
3. ___________, ___________, ___________, gorgeous
4. ___________, ___________, glance, ___________
5. ___________, ___________, _____________, travelled

TEST II: ADJECTIVE

Identify if the underlined word is common, proper, or demonstrative adjective. Write CA
if it is a common adjective, PA if it is a proper adjective and DA if it is a demonstrative
adjective. (Each item merits 2 points)

________1. Marga’s hair is gorgeous.

________2. This chair is mine.
________3. I love Italian food.
________4. These shoes fit me very well.
________5. They live in a beautiful house.
________6. Cassie is an adorable baby.
________7. Those boots are too expensive.
________8. Alex wore a sleeveless shirt.
________9. Romina saw an African elephant.
________10. I ate a Spanish dish.
________11. This day could not get any better!
________12. Danny loves to wear a Chinese robe.
________13. I have visited many Christian churches.
________14. That house across the street is big.
________15. Mommy cooked delicious meal.
First Preliminary Examination in MIL June 27,2019
Name: _________________________________ Score: __/50
TEST I: Read the statements carefully. Write BUENO if the statement presents a correct concept and MALO
if it presents an incorrect statement. Each item merits 2 points.
______1. Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written
materials associated with varying contexts.
______2. Radio, television, computers and film are the only examples of media.
______3. If an individual is information literate, he only relies on the internet for whatever information that he needs.
______4. Media and information literacy allows an individual to abuse his power over technology.
______5. Technology literacy is the ability to use any gadget for personal benefits.
______6. The evolution of media shows how man has progressed over the years in terms of technology.
______7. Man’s use of technology can either make or break meaningful communication.
______8. We should be aware of our responsibilities in utilizing technology.
______9. One of our responsibilities is to be risk-takers.
______10. Gee is technology literate because she uses her phone to store information about their lessons.
TEST II. Write the letter of the correct answer in CAPS. Each item merits 2 points
____1. Which among the following displays the act of being media literate?
A. Rico posts his selfies on Facebook to gain popularity. C. Bea shares the posts of his favorite artists.
B. Dessa uses her twitter account in promoting her business.
____2.I t is OK to forward or post an email message that you received if
A. the message is typed in all capitals. C. the author of the message hasn't marked it as confidential.
B. the author of the message gave you permission to forward or post it. D. it does not contain any copyrighted material.
____3. The Golden Rule of Netiquette is
A. remember the human! C. follow the other rules of netiquette.
B. a smiley in every message. D. never flame a friend.
____4. Spamming is very poor Netiquette and means
A. sending in lines of nonsensical garbage in a chat conversation.
B. posting a message that contains graphic descriptions of something really gross.
C. spilling the juice of meat-byproducts into your keyboard.
D. posting or emailing unsolicited advertising messages to a wide audience.
____5. Knowledge and understanding of netiquette is useful because
A. it will help you create a positive impression on those you meet in cyberspace.
B. it explains some of the technical limitations of online communications.
C. it explains the conventions already being used by millions of cyber people.
D. all of the above.
____6. Appropriate content for email messages includes
A. anything you wouldn't mind which may get you to court C. anything you wouldn't mind your grandmother seeing.
B. anything you wouldn't mind seeing on the evening news. D. All of the above.
____7. What is Netiquette?
A. The proper use of manners and etiquette on the Internet. C. Being nice to all people on Facebook.
B. Using a net to catch fish. D. Using proper manners at the dinner table.
____8. To avoid being cyber-bullied you should always...
A. Give out personal information to anyone who asks. C. Ignore any requests from people to be your friend online.
B. Strike first - post mean things about other people on your Wall on Facebook. D. Observe proper netiquette rules.
____9. Good media criticism should always
A. reveal negative aspects of media C. offer analysis based on reason
B. warn us that ads sell us things we don't need
____10. Which among the following should a media and information literate person NOT do?
A. store important information B. examine the validity and reliability of information C. exchange confidential information
____ 11. Who among the following need to be information and media literate?
A. students B. professionals C. everyone
____12. Which among the following is NOT a source of information?
A. books B. typewriter C. television
____13. Mediated communication is the sharing of messages
A. with a large, widespread audience B. for the purposes of entertainment C. on a face to face basis
____14. What is the ability to find, understand, evaluate, and incorporate information from a variety of sources or media?
A. information literacy B. media literacy C. technology literacy
____15. Your cousin asked for your fabulous carrot cake recipe at the last family function. While you're sending it to him, you
decide to e-mail it to all 500 people in your address book as well. What major netiquette sin have you committed?
A. Spamming B. Cyber bullying C. Gossip D. Dishonesty