MACALPI-AY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PASTRANA, LEYTE

THIRD PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 8

NAME: ________________________ GR.&SEC.: ____________ DATE: ___________ SCORE: _________

MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST

Directions: Read each question carefully and ENCIRCLE the letter of your answer.

1. When did Indian literature started to flourish and produce a considerable body of literature?
A. 100 A.D B. 200 A.D C. 300 B.C D. 400 B.C
2. What common ancestral language was the current Indian tongues derived?
A. Hindustani B. Khariboli C. Sanskrit D. Urdu
3. What ancient book contains the traditions, hymns, and stories about the Indian gods?
A. Mahabharata B. Panchatantra C. Shakuntala D. Vedas
4. Indian literature is based on piety. What does piety mean?
A. cultivated B. deeply religious spirit C. perfected D. rebirth
5. What is considered to be the longest epic in the world?
A. Mahabharata B. Panchatantra C. Shakuntala D. Vedas
6. What famous literary work of India accounts the adventures of Rama and Sita?
A. Mahabharata B. Panchatantra Ramayana D. Shakuntala
7. Indians believed that the soul of a person after death returns to the earth in the body of another
person, animal, or even plant. What is this belief?
A. avatar B. idyll C. reincarnation D. piety
8. What religion do Indians practice?
A. Buddhism C. Confucianism C. Hinduism D. Judaism
9. Who is the creator god in Hinduism?
A. Brahma B. Saraswati C. Shiva D. Vishnu
10. In Hinduism, the creator god Vishnu was reincarnated into several persons. How are these
reincarnations called?
A. avatar B. idyll C. rebirth D. piety
11. India has great dramatists and poets. Who is called the “Indian Shakespeare” in India?
A. Bhasa B. Kalidasa C. Rama D. Rabindranath
12. Who is the first great name in Indian drama?
A. Bhasa B. Kalidasa C. Rama D. Rabindranath
13. Indian drama is characterized by poetry and idyllic beauty. What is the focus or background story of
Indian dramas?
A. compassion B. happiness C. forgiveness D. love
14. In Indian dramas, the gods, kings, and nobles speak in Sanskrit whereas women, thieves, police
often speak other dialects. What characteristic of Indian drama is demonstrated?
A. bilingual B. monolingual C. multilingual D. polyglot
15. What is the famous, rich collection of brief stories and fables of the ancient times in Indian
literature?
A. Mahabharata B. Panchatantra C. Ramayana D. Shakuntala
16. How do you call the words that are used to join words, phrases, clauses?
A. Conjunctions B. Gerunds C. Interjections D. Transition signals
17. What coordinating conjunction is used to add something to what has already been said?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
18. What coordinating conjunction adds something contrary to what has already been said?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
19. What coordinating conjunction is used when the sentence implies a choice?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
20. What coordinating conjunction is used when a second part is a consequence of the first part?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
Directions: Supply the appropriate Coordinating Conjunction that best connects the clauses. Encircle
the letter of your answer.

21. It was raining. Keane and Karl went out.

A. and B. but C. or D. so
22. It was a warm day. Celeste and Gwyneth took off their coats.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
23. Lawrence was an extravagant person. He did not spend all his money.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
24. Dennis was an extravagant person. He spent all his money foolishly.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
25. Tell the truth. I will punish you.
B. and B. but C. or D. so
26. Tell the truth. I’ll not punish you.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
27. April’s pen was broken. She couldn’t write with it.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
28. Taj lost her book. She didn’t look for it.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
29. Dorothy is very friendly. We like her.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
30. Joe Placid studied hard for the test. He got a good grade.
A. and B. but C. or D. so

Directions: Supply the appropriate Subordinating Conjunction that best connects the clauses. Encircle
the letter of your answer.

31. She could not go out. She felt ill.

A. because B. if C. that D. unless
32. We went out. The rains stopped.
A. because B. if C. that D. unless
33. I will not buy you chocolates. You go with me.
A. because B. if C. that D. unless
34. The child is crying. He has been punished.
A. because B. if C. that D. unless
35. She did not know. She lost her watch.
A. because B. if C. where D. unless
36. She was not sure. She could go with her friends.
A. because B. if C. that D. unless
37. She was so frightened. She ran away.
A. because B. if C. that D. unless
38. She shouted. She was angry.
A. because B. if C. that D. unless
39. I was not sure. She left the house.
A. because B. if C. that D. unless
40. I don’t know. I dropped my wallet.
A. because B. if C. where D. unless

“Do it once. Get it right!”

Prepared by: MS. SHARMAINE A. MALINAO

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