English 8 Reviewer

1. In the middle of the night, when everybody else was asleep, Jo and Margaret waited secretly in the working shed. At midnight, they saw two elves! The elves were deep in their work, making shoes for them. By morning, they had made many new shoes. What element of the story are the underlined phrases?

• Setting

• Theme

• Point of View

• Plot

1. “You will understand her if you put yourself in her shoes,” Ramona exclaimed. Which word is NOT synonymous of the underlined idiomatic expression?

• The girls empathized with their mother.

• Students exchanged their shoes during PE.

• Leia understood and know her place

• To understand the situation, teachers placed themselves on the student’s disposition.

“I’m broke. Let’s go Dutch, okay?” What is the meaning of the underlined Idiomatic expression?

• very expensive

• less budget

• travel to Netherlands

• share expenses

Once upon a time, a country man came into the town on market day, and brought a load of very special pears with him to sell. He set up his barrow at a good corner, and soon had a great crown round him. Which angle is being emphasized from which the portion of the story is told?

• 1. First-Person 

• 1. Second-Person

• 1. Third-Person

Emma is a punctilious person. She is keen to details. Which sentence uses the same meaning as the underlined word?

• Teachers are dexterous in terms of resources.

• Students are punctual in going to school.

• Parents are meticulous with the food of their child.

• Filipino citizens are resourceful.

Which genre of African literature aims to inform or inspire the audience by using actual events, people, places, or facts?

• 1. Non-fiction

• 1. Fiction

• 1. Drama

• 1. Prose

Literature in different continents defined as an almost mixture of traditional culture, religion and other beliefs. What is the reason behind this conclusion?

• Literature develops over time.

• Different countries develop set of beliefs

• People interact to others sharing ideas, perspective and beliefs.

• Countries were divided into regions that resulted on being indifferent

Your English teacher assigned you to present an informative speech. What type of informative speech will you apply if you want to discuss about the concepts, theories, philosophies of the universe?

• Explanatory

• Definition

• Descriptive

• Demonstration

1. Which among the following is an evidence of effective speech delivery?

• Speaker stutters often that leads to confusion.

• Speaker looks at the audience with sincerity.

• The body language of the speaker is restricted.

• Speaker sounds unnatural and therefore insincere.

Which tells the author’s attitude or feeling about the subject in the story?

• 1. occasion

• 1. theme

• 1. tone

• 1. mood