Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Writing Task

Directions: Prepare 5 good deeds you would want to do whether for your family, friend, special someone, or even a random person. Do 1 good deed per day and write an account of your acts by means of creating and designing your own diary. Be sure not to mention that your deed is for an assignment and most especially, the deeds must be done wholeheartedly. At the end of your diary, write a short reflection about your deeds.


You will be graded according to the following criteria:
  • Language and style (observation of proper grammar and spelling) - 25%
  • Originality and uniqueness of the deeds - 20%
  • Learnability based on the reflection) - 15%
  • Creativity and organization of the diary - 10%
  • Resourcefulness and durability - 10%
  • Overall impact of the diary as well as the content - 20%



Prepared by: IBAÑEZ, Janica Naiza Lorraine M. (3EM)

Friday, May 1, 2015

Constructed Response Test (50 items)

Name:______________________________ Score: ______
Section: __________ Date: _________


I. Cloze Test. Supply the missing words of the poem "If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda. Write the answers on the spaces provided. (Rx1)

If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda

I want you to know
one thing.

You know how this is:
if I look
at the (1) __________ moon, at the red branch
of the slow autumn at my window,
if I touch
near the fire
the (2) __________ ash
or the wrinkled body of the log,
everything carries me to you,
as if everything that exists,
aromas, light, (3) __________,
were little boats
that sail
toward those (4) __________ of yours that wait for me.

Well, now,
if little by little you stop (5) __________ me
I shall stop loving you little by little.

If suddenly
you (6) _________ me
do not look for me,
for I shall already have (7) __________ you.

If you think it long and mad,
the wind of banners
that passes through my (8) __________,
and you decide
to leave me at the shore
of the heart where I have roots,
remember
that on that day,
at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
and my roots will set off
to seek another land.

But
if each day,
each hour,
you feel that you are destined for me
with implacable (9) __________,
if each day a flower
climbs up to your lips to seek me,
ah my love, ah my own,
in me all that (10) __________ is repeated,
in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten,
my love feeds on your love, beloved,
and as long as you live it will be in your arms
without leaving mine.”


II. Completion Test. Complete the statements by filling in the blanks with the correct answers. Write your answers on the spaces provided. (Rx1)

A. Contradictory Propositions
1. If one is true, the other is _____.
2. If one is _____, the other is true.

B. Contrary Propositions
3. If one is _____, the other is false.
4. If one is false, the other is _____.

C. Subcontrary Propositions
5. If one is false, the other is _____.
6. If one is _____, the other is doubtful.

D. Subaltern Propositions
7-8. If the _____ is true, the particular is _____
9-10. If the universal is _____, the _____ is doubtful.



III. Essay. Answer the following questions. (Rx15)

1. What is the difference between Illicit Major and Illicit Minor? Write a brief explanation.





2. How would you know which term is the major term, minor term, and middle term? Thoroughly discuss the process of identifying the terms in a premise.








Answer Key:

I. Cloze Test
1. crystal
2. impalpable
3. metals
4. isles
5. loving
6. forget
7. forgotten
8. life
9. sweetness
10. fire

II. Completion Test
1. false
2. false
3. true
4. doubtful
5. true
6. true
7. universal
8. true
9. false
10. doubtful

III. Essay
Standards:

  • Content - 5 pts.
  • Organization - 5 pts.
  • Clarity - 5%


Prepared by: IBAÑEZ, Janica Naiza Lorraine M. (3EM)

Grammar Objective Test (30 items) with TOS

Sample Test for Grade 8 English
Prepared by: Group 3 - Ibañez, Leonardo, Legaspi, Mabunga



Name:______________________________ Score: ______
Section: __________ Date: _________


General Directions:
1. Read each item carefully before answering.
2. Avoid erasures.
3. Observe intellectual honesty.


I. Matching Type. Choose from Column B the letter of the answer described in Column A. Write the letter on the blank provided before each number. Answers may be repeated. (RX1)

Column A
Column B
___1. Expresses universal truth a. Past Perfect Tense
___2. Expresses continuous action at the moment of speaking b. Future Tense
___3. Expresses action that occurred before another past action c. Present Tense
___4. Expresses action that is about to happen d. Present Progressive Tense
___5. Expresses habitual action e. Past Tense


II. Fill in the blanks. Complete the sentence by providing the verb in the appropriate tense. Refer to the words enclosed in the parenthesis for the verb to be used. (RX1)

1. She _______________ (visit) Paris to see the Opera House next month.
2. I _______________ (eat) the cake before she came home.
3. The dog _____________ (wag) its tail now.
4. Carol has already _____________. (leave)
5. Candice ______________ (forget) that your birthday was yesterday.
6. His father’s name ______________ (be) Brandon.
7. The choir ______________ (go) home by this time.
8. On top of the mountain _______________ (stand) some statues.
9. I don’t know why she _____________ (cry) every time the word “bottle” is said.
10. The grapes _____________ (burst) when Camille held them.
11. I really believe in the saying “History _______________ (repeat) itself.”
12. Gunpei Yokoi ______________ (invent) the Game Boy.
13. Kahel ______________ (clean) his bike when the rain started.
14. Everyone ______________ (be) at the conference hall.
15. My world ______________ (fall) apart when he left me.


III. Modified True or False. On the blank before each number, write True if the use of the verb tense is correct. If it is used incorrectly, underline it and write the correct verb form. (RX1)

______________ 1. It is once believed that the Earth is flat.
______________ 2. Something happened between us that I would rather forget.
______________ 3. Happiness lurked in every corner.
______________ 4. That plant grew yearly.
______________ 5. Everyone have been informed of the changes.
______________ 6. I was born for you, it write in the stars.
______________ 7. The powers of the universe conspired to make you mine.
______________ 8. I don’t have the looks to made you glance my way.
______________ 9. We will go to Manaoag next week.
______________ 10. She die at the apex of her career last year.



TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS


ITEM ANALYSIS






ANSWER KEY:

I. Matching Type
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. C

II. Fill in the blanks
1. will visit
2. had eaten
3. is wagging
4. left
5. forgot
6. is
7. goes
8. stand
9. cries
10. had burst
11. repeats
12. invented
13. was cleaning
14. is
15. had fallen

III. Modified True or False
1. True
2. True
3. lurks
4. grows
5. has
6. is written
7. True
8. make
9. True
10. died

Graph Analysis (5 items)

Name:______________________________ Score: ______
Section: __________ Date: _________


Instructions: Answer the following questions based on the bar graph below. Encircle the correct answer.



1.) In years 1840-1852, how many English migrants were from London?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%

2.) In years 1853-1870, how many English migrants were from Lancashire?
a. 8%
b. 9%
c. 10%
d. 11%

3.) Which country had the most migrants in years 1871-1880?
a. London
b. South-east
c. South-west
d. Lancashire

4.) Based on the UK Census, which country had the most migrants?
a. Lancashire
b. South-west
c. South-east
d. London

5.) Overall, which country had the least migrants?
a. Lancashire
b. South-west
c. South-east
d. London



ANSWER KEY:
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A

Prepared by: IBAÑEZ, Janica Naiza Lorraine M. (3EM)