SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH GRADE 8

S.Y. 2017-2018
I. MAKATO AND THE COWRIE SHELL II. READING AND COMPREHENSION
A. Directions: Identify the meaning of the italicized A. Directions: Following Directions.
words through contextual clues. Choose the letter of My friend went to Egypt and she visited the
the correct answer. Pyramid of Giza. The tour guide told her the
process of building the pyramid.
1. Makato is an orphan, he is living alone so he had no 1. First the pyramid builders have to find a suitable
choice but to work at a very young age to support all his area of land to build the pyramid.
needs. 2. Then they have to cut, shape and file the stone
used for filling the pyramid walls.
A. Parents are alive C. Siblings are alive
3. Start placing the first layer of blocks onto the
B. Parents are dead D. Siblings are dead ground.
2. Makato is honest, he returned to the King the cowrie 4. Start building ramps to be able to place blocks
shell that he found on the ground. higher up.
A. Dishonest B. Lying C. Truthful D. Untruthful 5. Continue building and placing blocks until one
3. Because of the day’s work the old woman feels square hole is left at the top.
sleepy so she lies down on the bed. 6. Afterwards, mummify the pharaoh and place
him in a secret chamber in the pyramid with all
A. Cuddles B. Reclines C. Sits D. Swim
of its priceless jewels.
4. The Thais are truly hospitable because they welcomed 7. Once you’ve placed the pharaoh in the pyramid
visitors with wai saying hello. you have to rub the pyramid with limestone to
A. Anyong Haseyo C. Sawatdee make it look white and clean.
B. Konnichiwa D. Wullo 11.What is the first step in building the pyramid?
5. He earns a living by taking good care of the A. Find the stones C. Find the tomb
elephants. He gives them water to drink and food to eat. B. Find the land D. Find the Nile river
A. Farmer C. Samaritan 12. What material should be cut, shaped and filed for
B. mahout D. Shepherd filling the pyramid walls?
A.Nile B. Pyramid C. Stone D. Tomb
13. In order to place blocks higher up, what should be
B. Directions: Use the picture as your clue to complete
built?
the sentence. Write the letter of the correct answer.
Picture Idiom A. holes B. ramps C. tombs D. walls
14.Who was mummified and placed into the secret
6. Bata helped his elder brother in the field he _____. chamber?
A. makes hay while the sun A. Anubis B. Giza C. Mummy D. Pharaoh
Shines 15. What is the last thing you must do to make the
B.seek consolation pyramid look white and clean?
C.took the law in his hands
A.Rub the pyramid with flowers
7. Anpu found out that his wife pretended that she was B. Rub the pyramid with perfume
beaten up by Bata.Knowing his wife’s dishonesty C. Rub the pyramid with limestone
__________. D. Rub the pyramid with oil

A.blood pours into his face B. Directions: Inferring. Read each sentence carefully
B.dose of her own medicine and choose from the word pool the character traits
C.in good faith inferred in the following lines.

8. Anpu’s wife realized that what she did was wrong so 16.Because Makato is an orphan, he had to work for
she _____________and asked for forgiveness. him not to starve. He never idled, fed the pigs and
cleaned the forest.
A. apple of the eye A. affectionate B. grateful C. hardworking D.honest
B.bent her knees 17. He was taught to never say lies and always tell the
C.felt a pain truth so when he found the little cowrie shell he
immediately returned it to the king.
A. ambitious B. honest C. naturalist D. proactive
9. The parents of the two brothers died. ______ Bata 18. The wife of a mahout did not only give Makato a
supported his brother in everything because he treated
glass of water to drink but also a home to live in. They
him as his father.
welcomed Makato in their house and treated him as
A.skeleton in the closet their son.
B.in good faith A. ambitious B. grateful C.honest D.hospitable
C.pros and cons 19. Bata is willing to do everything his elder brother
asked. He obeyed all the chores assigned to him.
10. Anpu ________ on his neck when he heard his A.ambitious B. honest C.jealous D. obedient
wife’s explanation because it is unacceptable.
20.Anpu’s wife plotted against Bata that ruined the
A.apple of the eye brother’s relationship. She envied the way Anpu treated
B.bent her knees Bata.
C.felt a pain A.ambitious B. honest C.jealous D. obedient
C.Directions: Study the pyramid below then answer the
following questions. Write your answer on your paper.
21. What is the diagram about?
22. What does this diagram show?
23.Who is believed to be god in human form and on top
of the social group ?
24. Which group is a member of learned class and they
served as copyist, editors, teachers and jurists?
25.Which group is composed of Vizier, Priest and
Noble?
26.Which group is engaged in military service
especially in the army?
27.Which group is engaged in buying and selling of
goods or commodities for profit?
28.Which group is the biggest yet the lowest class of
people in the ancient Egyptian society?
29.Which group is skilled in making or creating beautiful
objects by hands or handicrafts?
30.Which group is in the second to the last class and
used to till the soil for farming?
III. LITERATURE
A. ANALOGY: From the given choices, select the word
which properly completes each set of relationships.
Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.
31. Thailand:The Land of Smiles: : ____________: The
Gift of the Nile
A. Africa B. Egypt C. Singapore D.Thailand
32. Introduction: Exposition:: ___________:
Denouement
A. Beginning B. Climax C. Resolution D. Setting
33. Problem arises: Rising action :: Problem is
resolved: __________
A.Climax B. Falling action C. Message D. Theme
34. Makato : Flat :: Governor (Aged Mother): _______
A.Despotic B. Oval C.Protagonist D. Round
35. Elsa is struggling to control her power: Man Vs Self
:: Yolanda Typhoon 2015: _________.
A.Man Vs Circumstances C. Man Vs Self
B.Man Vs Nature D. Man Vs Supreme
B. SequencingDirections: Analyze the following events
of the story then arrange them chronologically by
writing letters A - E.
36. Finally, Bata reached the Valley of Acacia and met
the Nine Gods. God Ra rewarded him a wife who was
indeed beautiful like a goddess.
37. Then Anpu went home and found his wife near the
river washing off the black and blue dye, with extreme
anger, Anpu killed his wife and mourn for the lost of his
brother.
38. The two brothers loved each other that made
Anpu’s wife to be jealous and planned to destroy
Bata.The wife of Anpu pretended that she was in great
pain and she was beaten up by Bata.
39. So Anpu sharpened his knife and waited for Bata.
He was about to kill Bata, but the God Ra saved Bata
from danger.
40. Once there were two brothers. Anpu the married
one and Bata was the younger. All of them lived in the
same house. Anpu treated Bata as his own son.
C. Directions: Determine what element of the short story
is shown in the given statements or lines. Write the letter
of your choice.
41. So it was Makato, who was once an orphan,
became the ruler of the prosperous kingdom – City of
Mon. He earned the title Kun wang and married the
king’s daughter.
A. Denouement B. Itroduction C.Setting D. Theme
42. His heart beat fast when he saw the tall young man
in splendid costume. It was King Pra Ruang
A. Conflict B. Climax C. Denouement D. Setting
43. The folktale, two brothers happened in Egypt. The
places are in the field, near the river, at the stable and
in the valley of Acacia.
A. Author B. Character C. Setting D. Theme
44. The central idea of the story is about the two
brothers where blood is thicker than water.
A. Author B. Character
The Story ofC.
the Setting
Aged Mother D. Theme
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45. There were two brothers who dearly loved each
other but the wife of the elder became jealous that she
pretended to be beaten up by the younger. Anpu
sharpened his knife and tried to kill Bata. The latter prayed to
god Ra to spare his life and decide to go to the valley of
acacia
A. Author B. Character C. Plot D. Setting
IV. Grammar
A. Directions. Identify the following.
Write A if it is simple sentence, B if it is compound
sentence, C if it is complexTheand D if it is compound -
Story of the Aged Mother
complex.
46. Sang Buaya is a big bad crocodile.
47. Sang Kancil step on each crocodile and he reach
the other side of the river.
48. Sang Buaya asked why was he shouting his name.
49. Sang Kancil is a clever mouse deer who is always
finding himself in predicaments with the animals that
want to eat him but he cleverly manages to escape.
50.Sang Kancil had an idea.