Bued National High School

Calasiao, Pangasinan
S.Y. 2018-2019
DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH VIII

Name: ____________________________________ Date: __________ Score: _________

Grade/Section: ___________________
Grammar and Correct Usage

I. Encircle the correct letter of the correct answer.

1. The number of successful examinees ________ only about ten percent of all the candidates.
a. Constitute b. constitutes c. have constituted d. are constituting
2. Rene, as well as his gang mates, ________ to the police station for questioning.
a. Took b. was taken c. were taken d. has taken
3. About three-fourths of the planet Earth _________ covered with water.
a. Is b. are c. has d. have
4. For how many years from now “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” ________ my sister’s favorite fairytale.
a. Has been b. have been c. would be d. would have been
5. ________ he abused drugs, he became drug addict.
a. Thus b. And c. Because d. However
6. I thought Lucero was good, but Vergel was _____________.
a. Beast b. best c. better d. betterer
7. The class found the speaker funny. The underlined word is a ____________
a. Subject complement c. transitive verb
b. Object complement d. indirect object
8. They received bonuses this quarter. The underlined word is __________.
a. Transitive verb b. intransitive verb c. linking verb d. helping verb
9. He did not understand _______ Lady Chang slashed her weaving from the loom.
a. Why b. which c. that d. what
10. The girl ________ her clothes yesterday.
a. Washes b. has washed c. washed d. will wash
11. Why did you _________ here all your things?
a. Brought b. brings c. bring d. bringing
12. I stayed _________ my parent in Palawan last summer.
a. At b. in c. to d. chilled
13. Teang was giving birth in the house; she gave screams that chilled his blood. The word that in the sentence refers
to _________
a. Teang b. blood c. screams d. chilled
14. Linda is a teen housemate ________ faithfully hopes to keep her family close again.
a. Which b. who c. whom d. whose
15. “Please keep calm and tell me what’s all about.” This sentence expresses
a. Order b. command c. request d. direction
16. She was a real girl of flesh and blood. This is a/an _________
a. Exclamation b. question c. statement d. request
17. Excuse me. ______ I pass please?
a. Can b. may c. will d. should
18. The following are examples of sentence fragments except one. Which is it?
a. That they do not need to be urged. c. And now that the day has finally arrived.
b. Because of his fear. d. They greet the day with high expectancy.
19. My best friend trusts me. I trust him, _________.
a. Too b. to c. two d. toe
20. _________ and singing make me so happy.
a. To dance b. Dances c. Dancing d. To dancing
READING COMREHENSION
Read carefully the selection/poem below. Study the questions and choose the letter of the best answer.

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty who came
to apply, the man selected one and dismissed the others.
“I like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you selected that boy who brought not a single recommendation.”
“You are wrong,” said the gentleman, “He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after
him, showing that he was careful. He gave his seat instantly to that lame old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took
off his cap when he came in and answered my questions promptly, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly. All the rest stepped
over the book, which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quietly for his turn
instead of pushing and crowding. When I talked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his finely brushed hair, and his clean fingernails.
Do you not call these things recommendations? I do. I consider them more important than letters.”
21.What is the purpose of the gentleman’s advertisement?
a. a need for a girl to work in his office c. a need for a boy to repair his office
b. a need for a boy to work in his office d. a need for a boy to guard his office
22.How many are needed for employment?
a. 1 b. 5 c. 10 d. 50
23.The man selected one and dismissed the others. The underlined word means _________
a. Requested b. acquired c. rejected d. absorbed
24.The boy gave his seat to the lame old man. The underlined word means __________
a. weak b. deaf c. blind d. mute
25.The boy instantly gave his seat to the lame old man showing that he is
a. Honest b. careful c. thoughtful d. selfish
26.The boy took off his cap when he came in and answered the questions promptly showing that he is
a. Honest b. careful c. thoughtful d. polite and gentlemanly
27.The employer hired the boy considering more importantly his ___________
a. Letters b. recommendations c. good manners d. educational attainment
28.For the author, to hire people, it is more important to consider the
a. Physical appearance of the applicant c. employer’s right
b. Simplicity of the applicant c. good manners and right conduct of the applicant
29.“I consider these things more important than letters.” From what is quoted, the speaker is
a. Doubtful b. confused c. decided and firm d. thankful
30.What lesson is best learned from the selection read?
a. Hire people with the best letter and recommendation plus good looking.
b. Always be thoughtful and careful.
c. Be kind to the poor.
d. Do not judge the book by its cover.
Oh, she is good, the little rain! And well
She knows our need
Who cometh in the time of spring
To the aid the sun-drawn see;
She wonders with a friendly wind
Through silent nights unseen,
The furrows feel he happy tears,
And lo! The land is green.
31.She is good and she knows our needs. She is the representation of
a. Rain b. spring c. wind d. night
32.To aid the sun-drawn seed means
a. To help the seed come in the rain
b. To help the seed come in the sun
c. To water the dried seed and help it grow
d. To draw the seed under the sun
33.She (rain) wonders with a friendly wind. The figurative speech used is
a. Metaphor b. hyperbole c. simile d. personification
34.The words need and see, unseen and green are examples of
a. Rhythm b. rhyme c. symbol d. verse
35.What is the mood of the poem?
a. Happy b. shocked c. heavy d. sad
A father’s task is to set the pattern for his children’s obedience. He is regarded as the authority in
the home while the disciplining wife is the extension of that authority. To fulfill a father’s task, two things
must be established. First, what a father must do: He is not to provoke the children to anger. He is not to
overdiscipline or discipline them in anger, making children reacat in blind rage. Second, the father should
teach his children godly values. This involves continuous commitment for as long as the child is in the care of
his parents. The father must prove himself responsible.
Another important ingredient is love. A father must, first and foremost, love his children just as
God the Father continues to prove His unconditional love for us.
36.A father is regarded as the authority in the home. The word authority means
a. Superior b. policemen c. military d. inferior
37.What is said to be the extension of father’s authority?
a. Loving wife b. disciplining wife c. caring wife d. scolding wife
38.Why should a father not overdiscipline the children in anger?
a. To avoid them from leaving the house c. to avoid them from crying
b. To avoid them from shouting out loud d. to avoid them from reacting in blind rage
39.Cited below are the qualities of a good father except one.
a. Responsible b. strict c. loving d. God-fearing
40.What is the general theme of the selection?
a. Parenthood b. childhood c. adulthood d. motherhood

Prepared by: Noted by: Approved by :

JANINE L. FERNANDEZ MYRNA M. ONG ELVIRA O.VELASQUEZ

T-I H.T.III/Eng&Fil.Dept. Principal IV

 Teacher-Made Diagnostic Test in English VIII

Key Answers:
Test I.
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. D
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. C
17. B
18. D
19. A
20. C

Test II
21.B
22.A
23.C
24.A
25.C
26.D
27.C
28.D
29.C
30.D
31.A
32.C
33.D
34.B
35.A
36.A
37.A
38.D
39.C
40A