Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
CALIBUNGAN HIGH SCHOOL

SECOND PERIODICAL EXAM IN ENGLISH 8

Name: _____________________________________________________________ Grade 8: _____________________

Date: ____________________________________________ Score: ________________________
Explaining Visual-Verbal Relationships. Analyze closely the given verbal-visual presentations through graphs, infographics,
tables, and information maps. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided before each item.
_____1. In the concept map below, which one is NOT a _____2. The map below shows that __________________.
part of speech? A. Europe is part of Asia.
A. adjective B. adverb B. Antarctica is the largest continent.
C . m o d a l
the smallest continent.
D. North and South America are considered as one continent.

For items 3-4, please refer to the chart below.

_____3. Which part of the pie has the biggest monthly budget of Anthony’s expenses?
A. education B. electric bill
C. food D. house rental
_____4. What percent is the budget for house rental?
A. 8% B. 12%
C. 19% D. 23%

For items 5-6, please refer to the table below.

_____5. How many students choose online learning?
A. 8 B. 13 C. 22 D. 49

_____6. Which learning modality do students like the most?

A. modular learning B. online learning
C. radio D. television

For items 7-8, please refer to the graph below.

_____7. Which sport has the highest number of votes?

A. Badminton B. Basketball
C. Chess D. Volleyball
_____8. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph?
A. All sports have the same votes.
B. Basketball is the most favorite sport.
C. People have the same interests in sports.
D. Volleyball has the highest number of votes.

For items 9-11, please refer to the graph below.

_____9. In which month does Ms. Dynah earn the highest?
A. July B. October
C. November D. December
_____10. How much is the increase of Ms. Dynah’s income from
May to June?

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A. P 500.00 B. P 1,000.00
_____11. Based on the given data in the graph, what will likely happen to the perfume business of Ms. Dynah?
C. P 1,500.00
A. Her perfume business will boom. C. Her perfume business will start to fail.
B. Her perfume business will be closed. D. Her perfume business will just break even.
For items 12-13, please refer to the flow chart on the right.
_____12. How long does it take to wash one’s hands?
A. 10 seconds B. 15 seconds
C. 17 seconds D. 20 seconds
_____13. Which is NOT the main purpose of hand
washing?
A. to maintain proper hygiene
B. to prevent the spread of viruses
C. to spread the viruses and diseases
D. to eliminate the presence of viruses

For items 14-15, please refer to the infographic below.

Opinion Marking Signals

_____14. What is the BEST explanation why water must be filtered before it becomes drinkable or potable?
A. to prevent us from dehydration
B. to enjoy the benefits of the water
C. to contain bacteria and microbes present in water
D. to eliminate dirt, minerals, chemicals, and other impurities
_____15. Which of the following statements does NOT explain what the infographic is all about?
A. The infographic illustrates the acidity of water.
B. The infographic presents how to get drinking water.
C. The infographic tells that ordinary water can be potable or drinkable.
D. The infographic shows the step by step procedure of making water safe for drinking other impurities
For items 16-20, match the definition found in column A with the appropriate type of visual found in column B. Write the
letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each item.
A B
_____16. It is circular in form that presents how a whole is a. Bar Graph
sliced into parts.
_____17. It displays the organization and relationship of b. Pie Chart
concepts and ideas.
_____18. It is an organized arrangement of data usually c. Concept Map
in rows and columns.
_____19. It is a kind of graph that presents information d. Table
trend using data dots connected by straight line
segments.
_____20. It is graph that characterizes categorical data with e. Line Graph

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rectangular bars of equal width.

Opinion Marking Signals
_____21. What do you call the personal belief that relates to how someone feels, thinks, or takes a stand about something?
A. Conviction B. myth C. observation D. opinion
_____22. Which of the following sentences states a personal belief?
A. I think the government is addressing well the COVID-19 crisis.
B. Based on the news, many people have already recovered from the virus.
C. As of June 2020, the Philippines has more than 31,000 COVID-19 cases.
D. Research shows that wearing face masks prevents the spread of the virus.
_____23. Which of the following signal phrases introduces an opinion?
A. I believe that… B. The survey proves that… C. Results show that… D. According to research
_____24. What are opinion-marking signals? They are words or groups of words that _____________.
A. state opposite meanings C. introduce personal beliefs
B. express a strong feeling D. connect two similar thoughts
_____25. What opinion-marking signal should be used to complete the sentence below?
____________________Filipinos are hospitable because they are very welcoming and accommodating.
A. That is why B. In my experience C. I might be wrong but D. I am convinced that
_____26. How are opinion-marking signals used? They are used to __________________.
A. express and identify personal beliefs C. give the order or sequence of an event
B. describe a particular event or activity D. connect phrases or clauses in a sentence
_____27. Which of the following is true about an opinion? It .
A. is true to everyone. C. uses signal phrases like ‘Based on research…
B. can be proved or disproved. D. tells about how someone feels about something.
_____28. How are you going to identify an opinion? To identify an opinion, look for the _________________.
A. words that end the statement. C. reasons provided in the statement.
B. examples given in the statement. D. words that introduce the statement.
_____29. Which of the sentences below is an opinion?
A. Based on the record, Manny accomplished all his school requirements.
B. The results show that Anton passed the test and would receive an award.
C. From what I know, Bart tried his best in his studies and made it to the top.
D. In her speech, Flora thanked her family for their constant love and support.
_____30. Which of the following states an opinion according to a person’s encounter?
A. I must admit that dogs are adorable and friendly. B. Based on my experience, birds are also trainable.
C. Zookeepers said that people love to see their animals. D. I take the view that people should take care of animals.
_____31. Which of the following opinions shows that a person is uncertain?
A. I believe that Benjamin dearly loves his family. C. I am sure that Cesar spends time with his family.
B. I am certain that Albert works hard for his family. D. I might be wrong, but Edwin treasures his family.
_____32. Which of the following statements is NOT an opinion?
A. I am convinced that the Philippines is ready for online learning.
B. The news said that only few students enrolled in blended learning.
C. I am convinced that it is fun and exciting to enroll in online learning.
D. I might be wrong, but Liza felt more confident with blended learning.
_____33. What appropriate phrase should be used to complete the given sentence below?
____________, I think that regular exercise helps a person in many ways.
A. Certainly B. Supposedly C. Personally D. Mistakenly
_____34. Why is it important to use opinion-marking signals? It is important because it will ___________________.
A. help summarize a given text C. add information to a personal view
B. give examples to elaborate a text D. provide reasons to a personal claim
_____35. Which of the following statements expresses an opinion about the Philippines?
A. Philippine history states that Marcela Agoncillo sewed the Philippine flag.
B. Fatima takes the view that Philippines is home to multi-talented individuals.
C. The ranking shows that the Philippines is the 2019 SEA Games champion.
D. Based on the 2015 Census, the Philippines has already 102 million people.
Making Comparison and Contrast
_____36. What do you call the word that is used to see the similarity between two objects?
A. contrast B. compare C. adjective D. organizer
_____37. What graphic organizer that is made up of two or three overlapping circles, used to visualize the relationship between
two or three sets.

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A. venn diagram B. concept map C. organization chart D. chart diagram

_____38. This means to represent things in respect of differences.
A. contrast B. compare C. adjective D. organizer
_____39. A type of graphic organizer that condenses and organizes data about multiple traits associated with many items or
topics.
A. venn diagram B. concept map C. organization chart D. chart diagram
_____40. The word contrast has been derived from the Latin words ‘contra and stare’, which means ‘against and
_________’.
A. liken B. contra C. stare D. to stand
Getting Messages through a Text
_____41. You have encountered a short poem titled On A Rainy Autumn Night by Ch’oeCh’iwon featured in one of the pages in
ASIA MAG, a travel magazine. As the section editor, you are tasked to decide whether this poem should be
featured in your travel magazine or not. What should be your best reason to feature this poem?
I only chat painfully in the autumn wind,
For I have few friends in the wide world.
At third watch, it rains outside.
By the lamp my heart flies myriad miles away.

A. The poet successfully blended his own emotions of sadness and the panorama of the place which would
incidentally be so apt to the quarterly theme of the magazine.
B. The poet has described his friends who are situated in all parts of the world which would ignite friendship and
camaraderie among the readers of the magazine.
C. The poet has combined the description of the place and the persona’s views of the world which would
encourage readers to write poetry on their own.
D. The poet has let the setting of the poem separate from the emotions of the persona which would teach the readers
to do the same in their attempts to write poems.
_____42. Your Korean classmate has been a student here in the Philippines for two years. In studying a formal essay, you are
given by your teacher to react on the first paragraph of Carlos Romulo’s I Am a Filipino. The first paragraph goes like
this: I am a Filipino, inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the
uncertain future. As such I must prove equal to a twofold task –
the task of meeting my responsibility to the past and the task of
performing my obligation to the future.
You cannot help but discuss pertinent characteristics about you, being a Filipino and your classmate, being a Korean
and the challenges of modernity that somehow affected you both as Asians. What would be the best lesson of the paragraph
that you can present to your teacher and classmates that somehow will be true to you both as Asians?
A. We have to acknowledge that as Asians we exist because of our past and because society is constantly evolving, we
must keep up and see the positive things brought about by these changes.
B. We have to respond to the challenges of so many tasks so that we will be more prepared in facing the future.
C. We need to recognize where we really came from and that we should also prepare ourselves for the uncertainty
that the future will bring.
D. We should accept that whatever we will become in the future, it will always be the product of what we decide for
our present.
Editorial Cartooning
Directions: Match the following words with their common symbols. Write the letter on the space before the
number.

_____1. Philippine Government A. chain

_____2. new generation B. money bags
_____3. peace C. dove
_____4. time D. rising building
_____5. hope E. rising sun
_____6. death F. big clock
_____7. wealth G. wave
_____8. hindrances H. baby fetus
_____9. progress I. flag
_____10. slavery J. skull

Prepared by:

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RIO M. ORPIANO Noted by:

Subject Teacher
HENRY A. CABACUNGAN
Assistant Principal II

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