Republic of the Philippines

DepEd-National Capital Region

DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS – VALENZUELA
LAWANG BATO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
LONG TEST-I in English 8

Name:__________________________________ Grade & Sec:______________________ Date:__________ Score:_______

I. Circle the syllable that will receive the primary stress for each word of the following list.

1. accessible 11. democracy 21. specialize 31. personal

2. radical 12. official 22. opportunity 32. photography
3. expression 13. sensitive 23. heterogeneous 33. brother
4. methodology 14. bibliography 24. classical 34. courageous
5. musical 15. quality 25. authority 35. precious
6. aware 16. shampoo 26. happy 36. meaning
7. finance 17. advantageous 27. community 37. horrible
8. currency 18. criticize 28. geography 38. television
9. maximize 19. emergency 29. awareness 39. session
10. punish 20. majority 30. social 40. essential

II. Identify whether each of the following sentences are Rising, Falling, or Non-Final Intonation. Write RI for rising
intonation, FI for falling intonation, and for non-final intonation, write NFI + (type) such as unfinished thoughts,
introductory words / phrases, series of words, and expressing choices. Use the space provided for your answers.

_______________ 41. On the other hand, you could get it at the library.
_______________ 42. You need to read the book, go to class, study hard, and do well on the test.
_______________ 43. Do you want the blue one or the red one?
_______________ 44. If I had a million dollars, I would take a nice vacation.
_______________ 45. I’m hungry, so I will eat some dinner.
_______________ 46. He can play football, soccer, baseball, and tennis.
_______________ 47. Is the delivery date in August or September?
_______________ 48. By the way, I have the book you wanted.
_______________ 49. When I am an adult, I will live in my own apartment.
_______________ 50. Anyway, I hope you like it.
_______________ 51. Is his name John?
_______________ 52. Why did you take my pen?
_______________ 53. I have to work late tonight.
_______________ 54. Are you going to the store?
_______________ 55. How are you feeling?
_______________ 56. My computer is broken.
_______________ 57. How did he fall?
_______________ 58. Can you believe it?
_______________ 59. I went to the store.
_______________ 60. Did you finish the report?
III. (Adjectives) Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the box below.

61. My friend likes to exercise and eat fruits and vegetable, so he’s _______________________.
62. A: Are you a lazy person? B: No, in fact, I’m very _________________________.
63. My son Thomas is very _________________. He’s only five years old.
64. He should play basketball because he is _________________. He’s not short.
65. My sister isn’t very _____________________. She’s shy and doesn’t like to meet new people.
66. He worked very hard his whole life and saved lots of money. He’s ______________________.
67. I went on a diet last year and lost five kilograms, so now I’m ______________________.
68. Sarah always says, “Thank you”. She’s a _______________________ person.
69. Of course, I’m very _____________________! I got an A+ on all of my exams.
70. My uncle loves to tell jokes to make us laugh. He’s ______________________.
71. My friend can lift 200 kilograms, so he’s really quite __________________!
72. Jennifer and Kelly always look left and right before they cross a busy street. They are _______________
when they cross a busy street.
73. My classmate always smiles and has many friends. She’s __________________.
74. Nothing seems to make my grandfather sad. He’s a ___________________ person.
75. Khaled can make many different animal sounds. Most people can’t do that. He’s ____________________.

IV. 76-80. (Word Cline) Arrange the words using slope according to their intensity – from lowest to highest.

- millennium - month
- minute - decade
- millisecond - week
- hour - century
- day - year

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” - AE
Prepared by:

MR. JOHN CLARK PANGILINAN GREGORIO, LPT

(English Teacher)