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English PrePost Test Student Test Grade 8 page 1

Department of Education

English Program

PREPARED AND ADAPTED BY

Maribel ArroyoYauco English Supervisor

Sandra BlondetPonce III English Supervisor

Jo - Ann FeblesJuana Diaz English Supervisor

Tulidania GonzalezGuayanilla English Supervisor

Ivelisse LeónPonce II English Supervisor

Dr. Iris LugoPonce I English Supervisor

Carmen MartínezSanta Isabel English Supervisor

Lina Pérez Adjuntas English Supervisor

Pat RiosPeñuelas English Supervisor

Inés RosadoGuanica English Supervisor

Olga HernandezSanta Isabel English Teacher


CONTRIBUTING EDUCATORS

Prof. Iviana DelgadoPonce I English Teacher

Barbara González CamachoGuánica English Teacher

Prof. Olga HernándezSanta Isabel English Teacher

Brenda E. Serrano SantosGuánica English Teacher

EDITORS

Dr. Evelyn VeguillaEnglish Program Director

Prof. Alvin RíosJayuya English Supervisor

Prof. Luz Selenia GarcíaVillaba English Supervisor

Prof. Aidita Vélez OrtizCidra English Supervisor

Prof. María V. MartínezBayamón I English Supervisor

Luz Magali Ramos MatosNaguabo English Supervisor

Patricia Nieves SánchezCaguas II English Supervisor

Angel ValentinHormigueros English Supervisor


Name: ____________________________________ Date: ______________________________Student Test

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a. b. c. d.

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a. b. c. d.

3. Who likes hip hop?a. Rebeccab. Bryanc. Brenda

4. How many songs Brenda has on her MP3?a. about 1,000 songsb. about 800 songsc. about 500 songs


Listening and Speaking

Part 1. Instructions: The teacher will read a passage. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.

5. In which league did Roberto Clemente played?a. Major League Soccerb. National Basketball Associationc. Major League Baseballd. National Softball League

6. What kind of a player was Clemente?a. an excellent playerb. an average playerc. a good playerd. a bad player

7. This passage tells us about…a. baseballb. Roberto’s dreamc. poor childrend. Hall of Fame

8. What was Clemente’s dream?a. to build a Hall of Fameb. to raise money for childrenc. to fly in an airplaned. to build a children’s park

9. After Roberto Clemente’s death, people ________________ his dream.a. forgotb. believed inc. did not liked. changed


Part 2. Instructions: The teacher will read aloud the passage. Listen carefully to the story. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

10. In your opinion, what can each person do to help the environment and prevent global warming?

Advanced (4) Intermediate (3) Basic (2) Beginner (1)Pronunciation is clearVery few grammatical errorsKnowledge of contentGreat use of vocabulary

Pronunciation is clearFew grammatical errorsKnowledge of contentGood use of vocabulary

Pronunciation is unclearMany grammatical errorsLittle knowledge of contentUses simple vocabularyUse of words in L1

Pronunciation is poorToo many grammatical errors Lack of comprehensionUses very simple vocabularyMany words in L1

Total Points /4Observations:


Part 3. Instructions The teacher will evaluate the student orally using the rubric.

The Spanish Club

“I have bad news,” said Mrs. Cortés, the Spanish Club is nearly $500 short of the amount we need to take the trip to Mexico City next month. The club members were sad. They had planned this trip since last year. The club made many fund-raisers, like a talent show, a bake sale, a car wash, and sold chocolates among other activities. But still, they needed to make one big activity to make the money.

“How depressing”, said Marisol. “We’ve planned all year and now we can’t go.”“Don’t give up now”, said Jonathan. Let’s put our heads together and come up with a huge fund raiser. Everybody started to give ideas. “I know!”, said Jasmine. Let’s make a huge Mexican dinner party. Everything we sell will be Mexican dishes like enchiladas, tacos, burritos. Everybody will dress up as a Mexican. We can have some Mariachis to play. “It will be fun”, Mrs. Cortes said, “It’s a great idea”. They planned a huge party, sold the tickets, food, and drinks. The entire community was there. It was a great party. They raised almost $1,000. Needless to say, they had a lot of fun in Mexico City.

11. Where was the group going?a. Mexico Cityb. Guadalajarac. Las Vegasd. San Juan

12. Who is the teacher?a. Mrs. Torresb. Mr. Cortésc. Mrs. Cortésd. Mr. Lugo

13. How did they feel when the teacher told the bad news?

a. excitedb. depressedc. anxiousd. tired

14. What kind of activities did the club NOT do?

a. Mexican partyb. talent showc. car washd. movie day

15. Who came up with the idea for the dinner party?

a. Marisolb. Mrs. Cortésc. Jasmined. Jonathan

16. How much money did they raise?a. $ 1,000b. $ 2,000c. $ 500d. $ 200


ReadingPart 4. Instructions: Read the selection carefully. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Story: The Champion

Sandra stood nervously near the ice, watching Angela Martin skating. It was Angela’s first time competing in the city championships, but she didn’t look nervous at all. Sandra was sitting next to her coach, remembering the first time she competed. Even though she was still in high school, she felt old. All of the other competitors were two or three years younger than her. This would be her last competition. Skating took long hours of practicing and college was on her mind now.

Angela Martin looked so confident. She looked graceful and landed every jump perfectly. After every jump, the crowd cheered.

Sandra was next. She skated onto the ice just as Angela was leaving the rink. She has to admit that Angela was hard to beat. The music began and she started to skate. But, she was still thinking about Angela’s performance and looked a little distracted. Her program was good, but not perfect. As Sandra skated off the ice, she knew she had lost her title. She didn’t want to cry as she stood to hear the winners.

Finally, the scoreboard flashed the results. Sandra had finished second. Angela was the new city champion. Everybody cheered for the winners. Sandra approached Angela to congratulate her. She shook her hand and they embraced. Now it was Angela’s turn to represent their city in the National championships.

17. What is the story mainly about?a. skatingb. friendshipc. competitiond. crying


Part 5. Instructions: Read the selection carefully. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

18. In the sentence, “It was Angela’s first time competing in the city championships, but she didn’t look nervous at all.” , we can conclude that:

a. nervous.b. happy.c. confident.d. arrogant.

19. Why was this competition Sandra’s last?a. She was going to college.b. She was too old to compete.c. She did not have a coach.d. She was not good anymore.

20. Why do you think Sandra’s performance was not perfect?a. She was not practicing enough.b. Skating was too difficult for her.c. The crowd was too noisy when she performed.d. She was distracted by Angela’s performance.

21. How did Sandra feel when she finished skating?a. She felt confident.b. She felt disappointed.c. She felt nervous.d. She felt happy.

22. What do you think will happen after the competition?a. Sandra will become a coach.b. Angela and Sandra will become best friends.c. Angela will go to the National Competition.d. Angela will go to college.

23. Which of these statements is a fact?a. Ice skaters spend long hours practicing their programs.b. Ice skaters become too confident when they win.c. Ice skaters stop skating after they finish college.d. Ice skaters are all teenagers.

24. Which of these statements is NOT an opinion?a. Angela is a great skater.b. Sandra is very sensitive.c. Angela is the new champion.d. Sandra will feel depressed after losing.


Azure and Gold

By Amy Lowell

April had covered the hillsWith flickering yellows and reds,The sparkle and coolness of snowWas blown from the mountain beds.

Across a deep-sunken streamThe pink of blossoming trees,And from windless applebloomsThe humming of many bees.

The air was of rose and goldArabesque with the song of birdsWho, swinging unseen under leaves,Made music more eager than words.

25. After reading the poem, we could tell that the author is talking about…a. changing of the seasonsb. the life of a flowerc. animals in the wildd. music

26. In the first stanza, we could tell that it was…a. winterb. summerc. falld. spring

27. What do you think is the author’s message?a. preserve our treesb. enjoy our naturec. recycled. feel the music


Part 6. Instructions: Read carefully the following poem. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

28. In the last stanza, the author’s tone is…a. very happyb. very depressedc. very mysteriousd. very cold

29. Which of these sentences is correct?a. Carmen looks very anxious.b. Where is the city park?c. Get out!d. I’m lost.

30. In the sentence, Patricia is too sick to go to school, the word sick is ____________.

a. a verbb. an adjectivesc. an adverbd. a noun

31. Which of these sentences is a complex sentence?a. Amelia bought a new iPod.b. Saint John is a very beautiful island in the Caribbean.

c. Vanessa writes a letter and mails it right away.d. I love surprises.

32. Which of these sentences is correct?a. Jeff went to the zoo, and also after, the park.b. Banks are always closed on Sundays.c. Carmelo and William is not very good players.d. Joan can’t run because she broke a knee when she fell.

33. Which of these sentences is a complete sentence?a. Manuel the executive officer of the firm.


Part 7.Instructions: Read the questions carefully. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Writing

b. The statue that everyone admires.c. Fruits are a good part of a balanced diet.d. Red and green, the colors of Christmas.

Behind our home is a big mango tree. My mother says it was already there before I was born. In the fall, the branches are brittle and dry. In the summer, is full of branches and leaves. It gives a cool shade to the back of the house. But it also makes a lot of noise when the wind hits it. I love that mango tree, especially the sweet mangoes it gives. I believe our mango tree is the biggest tree on my street.

34. Identify the topic sentence of the paragraph.a. I love that mango tree.b. Behind our home is a big mango tree.c. It gives a cool shade to the back of the house.d. My mother said it was already there when I was born.

35. What is the main idea of the paragraph?a. The mango tree is the biggest.b. It gives cool shade.c. The author love for the tree.d. It is an old mango tree.

Topic List

-Best vacation ever-A place you would like to visit-What technology you use everyday-Do you love fashion? Why?-What is your talent?-Person you admire most


Part 8.Instructions: Read the questions carefully. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Part 9. Instructions: Choose a topic from the list. Write a three (3) paragraph composition about the topic. Be aware of the grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. The rubric below shows the criteria to evaluate the paragraph. Each paragraph must be at least five (5) sentences long.

4 3 2 1 Pts.

Content Writing is confident and clearly focused with a distinct, unique voice/point of view, and engages the audience.

Writing is purposeful and focused with strong voice/point of view, and engages the audience.

Writing does not clearly communicate knowledge, voice, or point of view.

Writing is extremely limited in communicating knowledge, voice, or point of view.

Organization Writing includes a strong beginning, middle, and end. with some transitions and good closure.

Uses correct writing format. Incorporated a coherent closure.

Writing is brief and undeveloped with very weak transitions and closure

Writing is disorganized and undeveloped with no transitions or closure

Mechanics and Grammar

Paragraph has no errors in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. No run-on sentences

Paragraph has few punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors. One or two run-on sentences.

Paragraph has many punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors. More than a few run-on sentences.

Paragraph has six or more punctuation, capitalization, and spelling errors.

Word Choice Effective and engaging use of word choice

Uses a variety of word choice to make writing interesting.

Shows some use of varied word choice.

Careless or inaccurate word choice which confusing meaningTotal Points /16

Observations:


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Part 1 - Webs€¦ · Web viewd. Hall of Fame 8. What was Clemente’s dream? a. to build a Hall of Fame b. to raise money for children c. to fly in an airplane d. to build a children’s