DUERO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Duero, Bohol
S.Y. 2015-2016
PERIODICAL EXAM ENGLISH 8
Name:_____________________________________________________________Date:_______________
Year and Section:________________________________________________Score:__________________

I. Identify the figure of speech used in the following statements. (15 points)
(Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Irony, Hyperbole, Synecdoche)

______________1. Ricky could eat a whole factory of chocolates when he is hungry.

_____________2. DNHS won gold during the Sub-congressional Meet.
_____________3. Children are the jewels of their parent’s eyes.
_____________4. The wind whispers through my ears.
_____________5. The night is as quite as a nun.
_____________6. The lady is shivering in pain and says, “I’m very much all right.”
_____________7. Mr. Aquino is the pillar of the home.
_____________8. She cried a river of tears.
_____________9. I spent a thousand years looking for you.
_____________10. The hour is running fast.
_____________11. The sun greeted me with joy this morning.
_____________12. You can ride with me in my wheels.
_____________13. There are thousands of suggestions coming from the students.
_____________14. The Lord is my shepherd.
_____________15. The flowers danced with the wind.

II. Supply the appropriate idiomatic expression on each of the statement.

1. I answered the questions fast, the exam is _____________.
2. I need to __________________ to graduate this school year.
3. ______________ for your on-stage performance.
4. ______________________, he said when he wanted to know about the hottest issue in town.

III. Change the underlined adjective to its appropriate degree of comparison

1. This is a nice cat. It’s much __________ than my friend’s cat.
2. This magazine is cheap, but that one is ____________.
3. John told me a funny joke. That joke was the ______________ joke I’ve ever heard.
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the _______________________hobby in the world.
5. We live in a small house, but my grandparent’s house is even ____________ than ours.
6. She is pretty but I am _____________ than her.
7. When I met my hubby, I think I am the (lucky) __________ person in the world.

IV. Put a check mark () if the statement is correct and (X) if otherwise.
___1) Theater is the same as theatre.
___2) Drama is different from a play.
___3) A script is the written conversation in a play.
___ 4) A change in time is one scene in a play.
___ 5) A play is the written version of drama.

V. In a graphic organizer, plot the elements of plot and give its corresponding meaning.
(5 points)

V. Answer the following in 2-3 sentences only. (2 points each)

1. What is the difference of drama and play?
2. What are the purposes of drama?

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