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MASTERY TEST IN ENGLISH 8 (1ST QUARTER)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the poem “I am an African child"?

a)

   William Kamkwamba

b)

Jose Rizal

c)

Eku McGred

2.

Often the target of pity, my future is not confined to _______.

a)

charity

b)

honesty

c)

sanity

3.

Which among the choices describes an African child?

a)

malnourished

b)

born with a skin the color of chocolate

c)

dirty

4.

What is the theme of the poem "I am an African Child"?

a)

Health

b)

love

c)

equality

5.

What life lesson have you gained based on the poem “I am an African child"?

a)

Love your parents.

b)

Do not give up.

c)

Respect cultural differences.

6.

The 20 kilos squash was gargantuan in size. What does gargantuan mean?

a)

large

b)

small

c)

average

7.

No word must ever leak out about this military action! It must be a clandestine operation to succeed. Which word is a synonym of clandestine?

a)

secret

b)

useful

c)

dangerous

8.

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn’t find out how the story ended.

a)

Too long

b)

irrelevant

c)

cut short

9.

The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.

a)

talkative

b)

secretive

c)

quiet

10.

Tristan couldn’t see the school building. It was shrouded by smoke and dust.

a)

ruined

b)

bounced

c)

covered

11.

Autobiography

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

12.

Critical review of a poem

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

13.

Historical interpretation of diaries

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

14.

Dictionaries and encyclopedias

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

15.

Reaction papers

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

16.

The author’s _____ and page number are included in an MLA in-text citation.

a)

First name  

b)

last name

c)

pseudonym

17.

  Where do you place the in-text citation in your sentence?

a)

  in the middle of the sentence

b)

wherever you want

c)

right next to the information you cited in the sentence

18.

Why is it important to cite the sources of information that you used in your research?

a)

gives credit to the author

b)

required by your classmate

c)

depending on the student’s mood

19.

Which part of the report/research can bibliography be found?

a)

middle of the research

b)

last few pages

c)

Introduction part

20.

Learners need to cite sources of information used in his/her research to show his/her credibility as a writer. This means that the learner ___________

a)

used reliable information in his/her research

b)

copied his/her work from classmates