Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Division of Sagay
SNHS-GENERAL LUNA EXTENSION

Third Quarter Exams in Grade 8 English

General Directions: Read and answer the best you can.

REMEMBERING
Identify the sense appeal.
1. shining, shimmering gown
2. The roar of the tiger
3. Sticky wheat
4. Parched soil
5. As sweet as candy
6. The stench of seashore

A. Hearing B. feeling C. taste D. smell E. sight

Fill in the blanks with correct answer.

7. _____ promotes something publicly such as information put out by an organization
or government policy, idea or cause.
8. _____ is a method of arranging important statements. It is a skeleton of ideas.
9. _____ is writing the important details
10. _____ is putting into group of similar people or things.
11. _____is a constraining force on a syllable, sometimes called accent.
12. _____ is the rise and fall of the voice
13.______refers to the break between one spoken word and another, or the
pronunciation features that help recognize the break.
14. ____ the general quality or character as an indication of what the person is feeling
or thinking.
15. ____ expresses opinion about a current news, event or issue. It is direct, absorbing,
it can move readers to take a stand or re-evaluate the issue.

Editorial tone mood listing intonation

propaganda categorizing outlining stress juncture

ENUMERATION
16-25. Ten propaganda strategies
UNDERSTANDING
Classify the following whether FACT or OPINION.
26. William Shakespeare is a great poet.
27. Hena is used for waxing.
28. Honey is a cure for asthma.
29. The Philippines was named after King Philip of Spain.
Read the text below and answer the question that follows:

1The Internet can be an efficient source of information, or just another way to waste
time. 2 If, for the most part, you‘re checking out flashy ads, games, and chat rooms,
you‘re not using the Internet as the valuable research tool it can be. 3But if you plan
ahead and stay on track, 4you will find a wealth of up-to-date information for speeches,
essays, reports, and research papers.

30. If you‘re going to make an outline for this text, where can you find the main topic?
A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 1
31. Terms that indicate opinions are called opinion signal words. The examples of these
are below EXCEPT for one:
A. possibly B. I think C. however D. seems to me

ANALYZING
Distinguish the meaning of the bold words. Write the letter only.
32. His opponent called him a bigoted demagogue.
A. leader B. prejudice C. popular leader D. leader who makes
use of prejudices
33. The preponderancy of the democratic party is the state’s political affairs has long
been accepted as a fact of life.
A. Separation B. inferiority C. preparation D. distinction
34. They had superficial knowledge of the topic.
A. Deep B. profound C. shallow D. so much
35. The application had been approved with undue haste.
A. Slow B. fast C. sluggish D. violence
Analyze and identify the propaganda used.
36.

HEALTHY MILK
Made from New Zealand
Proven to boost your immune system
99 % of mothers worldwide trust “Healthy Milk”
 A. Transfer B. Bandwagon C. Testimonial D. Repetition

APPLYING
Use the underlined word as clue to supply the following sentences with the
appropriate words.
37. Animals and plants drowned in the flood. The whole village was___.
38. Don’t ___ the vegetables to preserve their vitamin content.

Underline underwater overcooked underage

Use the appropriate modal to complete the sentence.

39. Lizzy ____ graduate this March.
40. The balloon ___ burst is you put so much air in it.

CREATING (10 points)

Rubric:
Accurateness of Type of Propaganda
Use of persuasive Strategy

Make an advertisement about a product or service using Testimonial as propaganda

strategy.

Prepared by:

MAYLEN F. ZARAGOZA
English Teacher