WorksheetsEnglish 8 Reviewer
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
“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?
First-Person
Second-Person
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?
Non-fiction
Fiction
Drama
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
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?
occasion
theme
tone
mood
Which passage below has the most whimsical tone? (Whimsical means light, airy, fun, happy, magical)
The creature moved its sharp claws over the strange device, and the noise was loud and distracting.
The lovely fairy danced her long fingers over the harp, and the music carried us gently into a trance.
The creature played the instrument, and we listened to the music it made.
The monster produced a terrifying noise, and we tried not to scream and give away our hiding space.
Janine’s meaning of speech is confusing. Sometimes her voice rises in discordance with her emotions, which make the audience confused at her speech. What prosodic feature should she improve on?
stress
intonation
pause
rhythm
A student is reading for her oral test. The student is having a hard time reading words and sometimes read without acknowledging the punctuations used in the text. What prosodic feature is disregarded?
Tempo
Pause
Pitch
Rhythm
Rina was assigned to deliver her speech. During her presentation, they observed that she talked with a very soft voice that only students in front can only hear. Rina lacks what prosodic feature?
Projection
Pitch
Volume
Stress
You say, "GET A CHAIR!" in a loud, commanding, angry tone of voice, or you say, “Get a chair" with a softer voice, using rising intonation to indicate a request. Which is true?
The content is essentially the same, but the relational message is different
The content and relational messages are the same.
The relational message is essentially the same, but the content is different.
he content and relational messages are both different.
Which of the following has a rising intonation?
The radio is on the other side.
What are the requirements?
So, are you getting your passport tomorrow?
Who are the winners?
I feel the butterflies in my stomach every time my teacher calls me. What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression used in the sentence?
feeling gloomy
anxious and nervous feeling
hungry feeling
happy and excitement feeling
Lisa is playing her favorite game using her tablet. Find the hypernym of the underlined word.
technology
device
computer
materials
Shane is good at___________ an advice. Find the appropriate collocation to complete the sentence.
lending
giving
providing
creating
Just a sip of a_______ coffee and I can enjoy the day. Find the appropriate collocation to complete the sentence.
powerful
extreme
strong
severe
