Builders Literacy Development CenterInc,

Block 1, Falgui Subdivision, Lagao

General Santos City
First Quarter Examination
English 8

I. Spelling
Direction: Listen to your teacher carefully

1.____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
5. ____________________
6. ____________________
7. ____________________
8. ____________________
9. ____________________
10. ___________________
11. ___________________
12. ___________________
13. ___________________
14. ___________________
15. ___________________

II. Adjectives
A. Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct arrangement of adjectives

1. He was wearing a ________ shirt.

a) dirty old flannel

b) flannel old dirty
c) old dirty flannel

2. Pass me the ________ cups.

a) plastic big blue

b) big blue plastic
c) big plastic blue

3. All the girls fell in love with the ________ teacher.

a) handsome new American

b) American new handsome
c) new handsome American

4. I used to drive ________ car.

a) a blue old German

b) an old German blue
c) an old blue German

5. He recently married a ________ woman.

a) young beautiful Greek

 b) beautiful young Greek
c) beautiful Greek young

6. This is a ________ movie.

a) new Italian wonderful

b) wonderful Italian new
c) wonderful new Italian

7. She is a ________ supermodel.

a) beautiful slim Brazilian

b) Brazilian beautiful slim
c) slim Brazilian beautiful

8. It's in the ________ container.

a) large blue metal

b) blue large metal
c) blue metal large

9. He sat behind a ________ desk.

a) big wooden brown

b) big brown wooden
c) wooden big brown

10. She gave him a ________ vase.

a) small Egyptian black

b) black Egyptian small
c) small black Egyptian

III. Verbs
A. Direction: Choose the correct forms of the verb. Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1. We ___ a lot of volunteer work.

a) Does
b) Doing
c) are do
d) do

2. I ___ football after work.

a) Play
b) am play
c) to play
d) playing

3. I never ___ Tim anymore.

a) Seen
b) Seeing
 c) has see
d) see

4. Do you still ___ to the tennis club?

a) Belongs
b) are belong
c) belonging
d) belong

5. They ___ on the project at the moment.

a) is working
b) be working
c) are working
d) working

6. She ___ living here for 2 years.

a) Are
b) has been
c) has
d) have been

7. Tom's not here. He's out ___ his mother.

a) Visiting
b) Visit
c) Visited
d) is visiting

8. I ____ to a great radio show on the way to work.

a) Listening
b) was listening
c) have listening
d) to listening

9. My sister ___ as a waitress.

a) is work
b) Working
c) Work
d) Works

10. She often ___ shopping on the weekend.

a) Goes
b) To
c) Go
d) Going

11. I ..... tennis every Sunday morning.

a) playing
b) play
c) am playing
 d) am play

12. Jun-Sik ..... his teeth before breakfast every morning.

a) will cleaned
b) is cleaning
c) cleans
d) clean

13. Weather report: "It's seven o'clock in Frankfurt and ..... ."

a) there is snow
b) it`s snowing
c) it snows
d) it snowed

14. Jane ..... her blue jeans today, but usually she wears a skirt or a dress.

a) wears
b) wearing
c) wear
d) is wearing

15. How many students in your class ..... from Korea?

a) comes
b) come
c) came
d) are coming

IV. Conditionals
Direction: Choose the correct conditional form to complete the sentences below. Encircle
the letter of the correct answer
1. If I ___________________(stay) in Barlinek, I would have found a new girlfriend.

a) stayed
b) had stayed
c) stays
d) did stay

2. He would do more to help the poor if he ______________(be) the Pope.

a) was
b) is
c) were

3. If he goes to London on a business trip, he often _____________(visit) Soho

a) visited
b) visits
c) do visit
d) will visit
 4. We won't go to the film unless they _______________(arrive) in the next 5 minutes.

a) they will arrive

b) arrives
c) arrived
d) arrive

5. She ________________(buy) a new car if she had had the money.

a) could have bought

b) could buys
c) will buy

6. If Yoko were me, she _________________(go) to Manchester immediately.

a) would go
b) will go
c) want to go
d) wanted to go

7. They will talk to Jacek if he __________________(come).

a) comes
b) will come
c) is coming
d) can come

8. Bożena comes to work 30 minutes late if her child _____________(miss) the bus to
school.

a) miss
b) misses
c) will miss
d) is missing

9. If Peter _______________(think) twice, he wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake

a) had thought
b) thinks
c) is thinking
d) has think

10. Kasia _____________(become) a university lecturer if she studies hard.

a) became
b) becomes
c) will become
d) had become

11. If they _____________(know) all the facts, they would have found the defendant guilty.

a) knows
b) will know
c) had known
 d) would know

12. Unless you _______________(hurry up), we will never arrive on time.

a) hurry up
b) hurried up
c) will hurry up

13. If I were in charge, I _________________(change) the standard business routines.

a) would change
b) will change
c) would changed
d) changes

14. He takes his daughter out to dinner, if she ______________(come) to town.

a) will come
b) comes
c) would come
d) comes

15. If I hadn't known better, I ___________________(trust) him.

a) would have trusted

b) trusts
c) trusted
d) was trusting

V. Tense Aspect System

Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer

1. They (build) ____________ a new power station at the moment.

a) built
b) builds
c) have building
d) have built

2. When I was buying the stamps somebody (call) __________my name.

a) calls
b) called
c) have call
d) have called

3. 'What time (Kevin come) _____________?' 'An hour ago.'

a) did Kevin comes

b) did Kevin come
c) did Kevin came
d) do Kevin come

4. I (not go) _____________ to the cinema last night. I was too tired.
 a) do not go
b) i do go
c) did not go
5. Carol invited us to the party but we (not go) _____________. We had other things to
do.
a) did not go
b) have not go
c) had not go

6. I saw Bridget at the museum when I was going to the restaurant but she (not see
_____________ me.
a) did not see
b) have not see
c) has not seen me
d) had not see me

7. 'Where (your parents live) _____________?' 'In a village near London. They have
always lived there.'

a) do your parents live

b) did your parents live
c) has your parents live
d) had your parents live

8. She speaks English but she (not speak) DOES NOT SPEAK French.

a) does not speak

b) do not speak
c) did not speak
d) do not speaks

9. Jeff is from London. He (live) _____________ there all his life.

a) had lived
b) has lived
c) lives
d) lived

10. . I (never eat) ______________ bananas.

a) have never eaten

b) had never eaten
c) have never eat
d) have not eaten

11. 'How long (you study) _________________ Photography?' 'For one year.'

a) have you studied

b) have you been sudying
c) had you been studying
d) did you study
 12. . 'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We (not decide)
________________ yet.'

a) had not decided

b) have not decided
c) has not decided
d) have not decide

13. Who (invent) ____________ the washing machine?

a) invents
b) invent
c) invented
d) did invent

14. Where's Jill?' 'She (have) ____________ lunch at the moment.'

a) is having
b) was having
c) is taking
d) takes

15. (Terry work) _____________ ? No, he is on holiday.

a) is Terry working
b) had Terry working
c) has Terry working
d) had Terry worked

16. Where (be) ______ you yesterday?

a) was
b) were
c) are

17. Somebody (steal) _________ my sunglasses at the swimming pool last week.

a) has stolen
b) stole
c) had stole
d) steals

VI. Syllogism
Direction: In each of the following questions two statements are given and these
statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the
given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly
known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Encircle the corrects answer

1. Statements: Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.
Conclusions:

(1) `Some actors are dancers.

( 2) No singer is actor.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows

B. Only (2) conclusion follows

C. Either (1) or (2) follows

D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

Both (1) and (2) follow

2. Statements: All the harmoniums are instruments. All the instruments are flutes.
Conclusions:

1. (1) All the flutes are instruments.

2. ( 2) All the harmoniums are flutes.
E.
A. Only (2) conclusion follows

B. Either (1) or (2) follows

C. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

D. Both (1) and (2) follow

3. Statements: Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are mangoes.

Conclusions:

( 1) Some mangoes are green.

(2 )Tixo is a yellow.

A. Only (1) conclusion follows

B. Only (2) conclusion follows

C. Either (1) or (2) follows

D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

Both (1) and (2) follow

E.

4. Statements: Some ants are parrots. All the parrots are apples.
Conclusions:

(1) Some pens are pencils.

( 2) Some pens are papers.

A. Only (1) conclusion follows

B. Only (2) conclusion follows

C. Either (1) or (2) follows

D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

 5. Statements: No door is dog. All the dogs are cats.
Conclusions:
1. (1) No door is cat.
2. (2) No cat is door.
3. (3) Some cats are dogs.
4. (4) All the cats are dogs.
5.
A. Only (2) and (4)

B. Only (1) and (3)

C. Only (3) and (4)

D. Only (3)

E. All the four

6. Statements: All green are blue. All blue are white.

Conclusions:
1. (1) Some blue are green.
2. (2) Some white are green.
3. (3)Some green are not white.
4. (4) All white are blue.
5.
A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (1) and (3)

C. Only (1) and (4)

D. Only (2) and (4)

7.Statements: All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are vertebrates.

Conclusions:
1. (1) All men are mammals.
2. (2) All mammals are men.
3. (3) Some vertebrates are mammals.
4. (4) All vertebrates are men.
5.
A. Only (4)

B. Only (2)

C. Only (3)

D. Only (1)
 E. Only (1) and (3)

8.Statements: All the phones are scales. All the scales are calculators.
Conclusions:
1. (1) All the calculators are scales.
2. (2) All the phones are calculators
3. (3) All the scales are phones.
4. (4) Some calculators are phones.
5.
A. Only (1) and (4)

B. Only (3) and (4)

C. Only (2) and (4)

D. Only (1) and (2)

E. Only (1) and (3)

9. Statements: Some tables are T.V. Some T.V. are radios.

Conclusions:
1. (1) Some tables are radios.
2. (2) Some radios are tables.
3. (3) All the radios are T.V.
4. (4) All the T.V. are tables.
5.
A. Only (2) and (4)

B. Only (1) and (3)

C. Only (4)

D. Only (1) and (4)

E. None of the four.

10. Statements: All the locks are keys. All the keys are bats. Some watches are bats.
Conclusions:
1. (1) Some bats are locks.
2. (2) Some watches are keys.
3. (3) All the keys are locks.
4.
A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (1)

C. Only (2)

D. Only (1) and (3)

 11. Statements: Some keys are staplers. Some staplers are stickers. All the stickers are pens.
Conclusions:
1. (1) Some pens are staplers.
2. (2) Some stickers are keys.
3. (3) No sticker is key.
4. (4) Some staplers are keys.
5.
A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (2) and (4)

C. Only (2) and (3)

D. Only (1) and (4) and either (2) or (3)

12. Statements: Some questions are answers. Some answers are writers. All the writers are poets.
Conclusions:
1. (1) Some writers are answers.
2. (2) Some poets are questions.
3. (3) All the questions are poets.
4. (4) Some poets are answers.
5.
A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (1) and (4)

C. Only (1) and (3)

D. Only (2) and (4)

13. Statements: Some envelops are gums. Some gums are seals. Some seals are adhesives.
Conclusions:
1. (1) Some envelopes are seals.
2. (2) Some gums are adhesives.
3. (3) Some adhesives are seals.
4. (4) Some adhesives are gums.
5.
A. Only (3)

B. Only (1)

C. Only (2)

D. Only (4)

14. Statements: All the papers are books. All the bags are books. Some purses are bags.
Conclusions:
1. (1) Some papers are bags.
 2. (2) Some books are papers.
3. (3) Some books are purses.
4.
A. Only (1)

B. Only (2) and (3)

C. Only (1) and (2)

D. Only (1) and (3)

15. Statements: Some rats are cats. Some cats are dogs. No dog is cow.
Conclusions:
1. (1) No cow is cat.
2. (2) No dog is rat.
3. (3) Some cats are rats.
4.
A. Only (1)

B. Only (1) and (2)

C. Only (1) and (3)

D. Only (2) and (3)

E. Only (3)

VII. Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Direction: Identify the main idea following statement. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer

1. Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after
1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past
records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s
taken from past records too! (4 points)
why people live to be 70
how long you might expect to live
about the health of females

2. Farmers in Japan have a problem. There is not much land to farm, and there are many
people to feed. Some farmers cut rows in the hillsides and grow crops there. This helps a
little, but many kinds of food are shipped to Japan. They can choose anything they want
to eat! (4 points)
There is little land to farm in Japan; so many kinds of food are shipped to Japan.
Growing food on the hillside in Japan is hard work.
The Japanese like getting food from different countries.
 3. Goldilocks had nothing to do. Her friends were busy, so she decided to take a walk in the
woods alone. She noticed a house. She knew it was a stranger’s house, but she still
entered. There was not anyone home; therefore, she decided to eat some food and take a
nap in the stranger’s home. (4 points)
Walking can be an adventure.
Goldilocks didn't follow safety procedures.
It is okay to do the wrong things as long as it isn't hurting anybody.

4. Babies use both hands. But babies use one hand more than the other. This hand may
become the preferred one. How can you tell? Lay a baby on its back. Notice which side
the baby faces. If the baby looks to the right most of the time, it will probably be right-
handed. What does it mean if the baby faces left more often? The baby will most likely
be left-handed. (4 points)
how to tell right- from left-handed babies
that babies use their hands for many things
that there are more left-handed babies

5. Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste
buds. We have nine thousand taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste
buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your
throat. (4 points)
why we can taste only sweet things
that we taste through our nose
where taste buds are found

B. Identify the supporting detaila of the following

1. You. You're not an artist or an actor, and you're not a nurse or a cook. You're a
student,and school is your job. It may be fine, or not so good. Can you think of any
ways imagination could have a part in your school life? Could it help you get better
grades? Or get along better with your teachers? Or understand your subjects better? Can
you tell how?Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail?

A. Imagination can help you get better grades.

B. Cooks have gotten their diplomas and so, they don't have to go to school
any more.
C. School is your job and you can make it better by using your imagination.
D. You can do a better job in school by using your imagination to get along
with the teachers.

2. George MacDonald, the ninety-two year old recluse who died last week, left more
than $500,000 in cash to his four cats. he also left them a coin collection valued at
$10,000. In addition, he willed that his twelve-room house on Elm Street would become
a home for lost cats. mr. MacDonald stated in his will that the inheritance was an
expression of his gratitude for the faithful friendship of his pets Parsley, Sage, Rosemary,
and Thyme.What is NOT a supporting detail in this paragraph?

A. He had 4 cats named Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme, whom he

considered faithful friends.
B. George MacDonald died last week.
C. George MacDonald died and left his inheritance to a variety of causes that
help cats.
D. He willed that his house on Elm Street would become a home for lost cats.
E. George MacDonald left more than $500,000 to his four cats.

3. Although the Industrial Revolution reached the United States in the early 1800's,
most Americans still lived on farms. Out of a population of over 30 million, only 1.3
million Americans worked in industry when the Civil War began in 1861. After the war,
industry rapidly expanded, and millions of Americans left their farms to work in mines
and factories. Factories began to replace smaller workshops as complex machinery
began to substitute for simpler hand tool.Which is NOT a supporting detail?

A. Originally, most Americans lived on farms, but more and more moved to
industry.
B. War caused industry to expand.
C. Americans also left the farms to work in the mines.
D. The United States industrialized.
E. Small workshops were replaced with larger factories.

4. By the late 1800's, the United States was the world's leading industrial nation. By
1914, the nation's gross national product - the total value of all goods and services that a
country produces- was eight trimes greater than it had been in 1865 when the Civil War
came to an end.Which is NOT a supporting detail of this paragraph?

A. The value of goods and services produced in the US expanded many times.
B. The United States became the world's leading industrial nation.
C. The GNP growth between 1865 and 1914 was 800%.
D. Industry has always been important to the US economy.

5. People like Alexander Graham Bell, who developed the telephone, and Thomas Alva
Edison, whose1000 patents included the phonograph, the lightbulb, and the electric
generator, contributed to America's economic growth. In fact, they were two of many
inventors whose technology increased the nation's productivity, improved transportation,
and perfected ommunications networks. These new inventions also resulted in new
industries, which in turn, produced more wealth and jobs. The United States was on an
upward path to world dominance through invention and technology.Which of these is
NOT a supporting detail?
A. The United States was on its way to world domination through technology.
B. Thomas Alva Edison had more than 1000 patents.
C. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, which improved
communications.
D. Technology helped make many people rich.