FIRST PERIODIC TEST in GRADE 8 ENGLISH

What does the word CONTEST mean?

• a competition

• a struggle for superiority or victory between rivals

• to call into question and take an active stand against

• to compete or strive

Which sentence should be said with the falling intonation?

• Do you think that's a good decision?

• Is she really serious about that?

• It is a good decision, isn't it? (the speaker is NOT sure)

• The emperor wanted a great bell.

Which statement has rising intonation?

• When is John coming over?

• Is he coming over this afternoon?

• He's coming over this evening.

• He is going to bring pizza.

In which sentence does the speaker want to tell us that her apartment isn't big?

• SHE lives in a tiny apartment in Ortigas.

• She lives in a TINY apartment in Ortigas.

• SHE lives in a tiny APARTMENT in Ortigas.

• SHE lives in a tiny apartment in ORTIGAS.

In the sentence, "I said she might consider a new haircut," which word will you stress if you want to mean "NOT JUST A HAIRCUT."

• consider

• haircut

• might

• new

"I d-d-d- didn't mean to hurt you." The speaker in this sentence is __________________.

• afraid

• confident

• proud

• sorry

"An architect?" The speaker expresses ___________________.

• anger

• disgust

• dismay

• surprise

Choose the word which is stressed on the first syllable.

• perfect which means make flawless

• present which means gift

• progress which means move forward

• record which means to register

"The principal/said the teacher/ is competent."

• The principal is competent.

• The teacher is competent.

• The principal and the teacher are both competent.

• The teacher who is also the principal is competent.

"The woman said / the man is my guide."

• My guide is neither a man nor a woman

• My guide is the woman.

• The man is my guide.

• The woman is my guide.