SIERRA BULLONES TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Salvador, Sierra Bullones Bohol

SEMI FINAL EXAMINATION
IN
ENGLISH 8
Name:_______________________ Gr.&section:__________________Date:_____________
Score:_______
Test I. Read the sentences carefully and underline the adjective compliment.
1. You are amazing in gymnastics.
2. Mary is bright in applied physics.
3. He is loving to his pets.
4. The company was anxious to sell of last years stock.
5. I am addicted to ice cream.
6. Were you delighted to be chosen for the part?
7. Geoffrey is afraid of spiders and snakes.
8. I am sorry to hear the sad news about your grandfather.
9. Zach is eager for his birthday to arrive.
10. It was pointless to argue further.
Test II. Direct/ Reported Speech
Directions: Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect/ reported
speech.
1. He said, I have got a toothache.
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2. Manu said, I am very busy now.
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3. Hurry up, she said to us.
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4. Give me a cup of water, he told her.
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5. She said, I am going to college.
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6. She said to me , Than you.
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7. Where are you going? James asked Mary.
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8. I love you, he told me.
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9. He said, I have passed the physical test.
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10. Geetha says, My father is an Engineer.
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Test III. Idiomatic Expressions
Directions: Every sentence given below contains an idiom/phrase. From the given options you
have to select the sentence or phrase which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/ phrase.
Write only the letter of your answer.
_____ 1. He told me that my remarks were beside the mark.
a. My remarks were true.
c. My remarks were relevant.
b. My remarks were untrue.
d. My remarks were irrelevant.
_____ 2. The two brothers fell afoul of each other over a silly matter.
a. They got into trouble with each other.
c. They resolved their differences.
b. They congratulated each other.
d. They supported each other.
_____ 3. Now that she has found a good job, she can keep the wolf from the door.
a. She no longer has to live in poverty.
c. Her social standing has improved
considerably.
b.She is able to lead a luxurious life.
d. She has become very proud of her
accomplishments.
_____ 4. The whole time she was with me, she kept me on tenterhooks.
a. She constantly troubled me.
c. She was very adamant.
b. She was very obedient.
d. She was very nice to me.
_____ 5. Hitler led his party men by the nose.

a. He led them authoritatively.

b. He led them kindly.

c. He treated them leniently.

d. None of these.

Test III-B. Find the meaning of the idiomatic expressions. Write only the letter of your answer.
_____ 6. To catch a Tartar is to
a. catch a dangerous person
c. catch a criminal with great
difficulty.
b. encounter a person who is too strong for the assailant. d. live carefully and cautiously.
_____ 7. If something happens out of the blue.
a. It happens when you are not expecting it.
c. It happens when you expect it
to happen.
b. It happens when you dont want it to happen.
d. It never happens.
_____ 8. To play fast and loose is
a. to be narrow minded
c. to act in an unreliable
manner.
b. to play a good game
d. to defeat a person.
_____ 9. To wear ones heart on ones sleeves is
a. to show ones innermost feelings
c. to love passionately
b. to be most intimate
d. to do the right thing.
_____ 10. To show the white feather is
a. to try to be beautiful
c. to show courage before the
enemy
b. to perform a good deed
d. to act like a coward

I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes,
to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever
known. Share your sparkle wherever you are.
Congratulations!!!

-from: Ms. Fhatz0513