Noun Pronoun Verb Adverb Adjective Preposition Conjunction Interjection

Aplaya National High School
Diagnostic Test in English – Grade 8

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ____________
Section: ___________________________________ Date: ____________
PART I
Vocabulary. Encircle the letter of the misspelled word
1. a. fight b. evade c. sheild d. discriminate
2. a. oracle b. appreciate c. aprentice d. pleasure
3. a. godessb. tradition c. mythology d. culture
4. a. denouement b. exposission c. resolution d. climax
5. a. venomous b. weather c. vengefull d. foreign
Main Stress: Directions: Find the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. Encircle the letter of your
answer
6. a. occasional b. industrial c. automatic d. exaggerate
7. a. evaluate b. exceptional c. investigate d. category
8. a. excellent b. literal c. convenient d. obvious
9. a. delicious b. attractive c. emphatic d. theory
10. a. limerick b. genetic c. detective d. anxiety
The Same Meaning Sentences

Directions: Choose the letter of the best phrase/clause to complete the second sentence, giving the same meaning as the first
sentence.
11. After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
The firemen managed __________________________________________.
a. put out the fire after fighting it 12 hours. c. to put out the fire before fighting it for 12 hours.
b.to put out the fire after fighting it for 12 hours. d. putting out the fire after fighting it for 12 hours.
12. It isn’t necessary for you to go to that meeting.
You needn’t ________________________.
a. go to that meeting. c. have gone to that meeting.
b.to go to that meeting. d. went to that m eeting.
13. I’m sure it wasn’t Mary’s fault.
It can’t ____________________________.
a. have been Mary’s fault. c. be Mary’s fault.
b. Mary’s fault. d. have Mary’s fault.
14. You might fall if you are not careful.
Be careful, _________________________.
a. and you fall. c.or you may fall.
b.you may fall. d. or you fell.
15. The fridge was so heavy that we couldn’t move it.
The fridge was too ________________________.
a. heavy for us move. c. heavy for us to move.
b. heavy for us to move it. d.heavy that to move.
Parts of Speech
Directions: Choose from the list the part of speech represented by the highlighted word in each of the sentences
below. Write your answer on the blank provided.
NOUN PRONOUN VERB ADVERB ADJECTIVE PREPOSITION CONJUNCTION INTERJECTION
___________________16. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

___________________17. What did she ask you to do?
___________________18. I left my shoes under the kitchen table.
___________________19. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
___________________20. On Saturdays I work from nine to five.
___________________21. I want to go to a university in the United States.
___________________22. I'm sure I've met your girlfriend before.
___________________23. Well, I don't think I'll be home before 6.
___________________24. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
___________________25. After lunch let's go out for a coffee.
Sentence Building: Direction: Choose from the selections the correct sentence that can be formed from the given
jumbled words.
26. I / when / was / girl / a / little / used to / I / get up / 9 o’clock / at.

a. When I was a little girl, I used to get up at 9 o’clock. c. When I was a girl little, I used to get up at 9 o’clock.
b. When I used to get up at 9 o’clock, I was a little girl. d. When was I a little girl, I used to get up at 9 o’clock.
27. sometimes / we / to / go / the / pagoda / Quan Su Street / on.

a. Sometimes we to go the pagoda on Quan Su Street. c. We sometimes go to the pagoda on Quan Su Street.
b. We sometimes to go the pagoda on Quan Su Street. d. We sometimes go to the pagoda on Street Quan Su.
28. Malaysia / divided / two / regions / is / into.

a. Divided into two regions is Malaysia. c. Two regions is divided into Malaysia.
b. Malaysia is divided into two regions. d. Is Malaysia divided into two regions.
29. Kuala Lumpur / is / Ha Noi / different / from?

a. Is Kuala Lumpur different from Ha Noi? c. Is Kuala Lumpur from Ha Noi different?
b. From Kuala Lumpur, is Ha Noi different? d. Kuala Lumpur is different from Ha Noi?
30. I / a lot of / met / people / on / holiday / my.

a. A lot of people met I on my holiday. C. I met a lot of people on my holiday
b. I met on my holiday a lot of people d. I met people a lot of on my holiday.
Error Recognition: You will read a sentence with underlined words or phrases. Find the word or phrase that is incorrect. There are
four choices for you to choose. You should choose the most appropriate answer to complete the question.
1. Your friends is very kind. They often help me.

a. Your b. is c. They d. help
2. He has moved to a new apartment and he is satisfied with it because it has many furnitures.
a. has moved b. is c. with d. many furnitures
3. My father intends to buy a house which is large enough for six of us to live.
a. to buy b. which c. large enough d. to live
4. Lots of people tell me that Tuan prefers classical music than pop music and he is even going to publish an album of his own.
a. Lots of people b. than c. publish d. album of his own
5. Some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house in order
remember words better.
a. even b. its use c. somewhere d. in order
A. Reading and Literature

Directions: Read the following passage carefully, and copy the letter of the word or phrase that best completes each
numbered item.
1.) It’s true! At certain points in our lives, we stop and ask this question:
How do we turn challenges to opportunities? 2.) Yes, it’s not easy, but that doesn’t mean it is impossible to
do.
3.)This means that we need to remember the important ways to put into action. 4.) Of
course, the first thing to do is to reflect not in thoughtlessness but we need to start to focus and analyze
the competition taking place between the positive and negative limits of our emotions. 5.) Eventually we
ask, “How do we feel about the challenge? 6.) Do we feel hopeless, angry, jealous, worried, inadequate,
insecure, fearful or do we feel their negative counterparts? 7.) It’s silly to allow them to overrule our
outlook in life. 8.) We must envision always that progress and success come to those who adhere to
practice hard work, determination, courage, perseverance, humility, consciousness, justice, self-
confidence, trust, respect, love and other potent secrets of inner strength and success. 9.) We need to be
realistic that we need some if not all of them to turn challenges to opportunities; thereby this will make us
all contented and happy.
1. The main point of the article is best expressed in sentence no.___.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 9
2. The generalization or statement about life or human experience the passage make is to _________.
A. bring out the best in you C. struggle against the odds
B. stand up for one’s belief D. take strength to bear up the odds
3. To “predict” is a/an _____ of the word “envision” in Sentence no. 8.
A. connotation B. denotation C. opposite D. symbol
4. This article/passage would most probably interest a/an _____.
A. adolescent B. biography C. personal essay D. persuasive essay
5. An effective persuasive technique used by the author to emphasize his point is through appealing to ____.
A. emotion B. moral C. reason D. both A and C
Composition Writing (Nos. 45-50)

Directions:
Write a short essay discussing the following topic: (You may use the back part of this paper for your composition)
A game that meant a lot to my childhood.

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Aplaya National High School

Diagnostic Test in English – Grade 8

The Same Meaning Sentences

NOUN PRONOUN VERB ADVERB ADJECTIVE PREPOSITION CONJUNCTION INTERJECTION

___________________16. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

26. I / when / was / girl / a / little / used to / I / get up / 9 o’clock / at.

27. sometimes / we / to / go / the / pagoda / Quan Su Street / on.

28. Malaysia / divided / two / regions / is / into.

29. Kuala Lumpur / is / Ha Noi / different / from?

30. I / a lot of / met / people / on / holiday / my.

1. Your friends is very kind. They often help me.

A. Reading and Literature

1. The main point of the article is best expressed in sentence no.___.

Composition Writing (Nos. 45-50)

A game that meant a lot to my childhood.

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