URDANETA CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Urdaneta City

SUMMATIVE TEST
ENGLISH 8

Name: ________________________________________ Grade & Section: ___________________ Score: _______

I. Reading Comprehension: Read the selection carefully, then answer the questions based on what is read. Write the letter of your
choice on the space provided for before each number.

What is faith? Faith is believing in possibilities. It is the ability to carry on with our plans or to be true to our work even when though
we feel discouraged or tired. It is staying active in relationship even when our friends aren’t able to respond.
If there were no doubts, there would be no need for faith. Faith is temporarily putting our doubts on the shelf and working
toward our goals Faith is trusting that help and support will be there for us even though they are not in view. It is looking at a map
and choosing a new destination, getting on the road to go there, and trusting that the marks on the map symbolize a real place that
we will find.

_____1. Based on the selection, what does faith consist of?

a. Temporary doubt
b. A belief in possibilities
c. Getting on the road
d. Looking at a map

_____2. According to the author, what will happen if there is no doubt?

a. There will be no need for faith
b. There will be no relationships
c. People will get discouraged
d. Confusion will occur

_____3. What can we infer about faith from the selection?

a. There is no need for faith

b. Faith is knowing you are right
c. There are no sure things in life
d. Faith is believing in spite of uncertainties

The arts generally depend on ridiculous fiction, but the theater is the most ridiculous of all. Imagine asking us to pretend that we
are in Bangkok after the fall of Saigon and that Lea Salonga is a Vietnamese bar girl who kills herself because she believes that
suicide is the only solution to her problem. More than that, imagine asking us to believe that she and all the other characters in the
play talk to each other by singing. The theater is a lily that inexplicably arises from a jungle of weedy falsities. Yet it is precisely from
the tension produces by all this absurdity that theater is able to create such poetry, power, enchantment and truth

_____4. What is the best title of the selection?

a. Marvelous Singing Voices
b. The Imaginative Power of Drama
c. The Absurdity of Fiction
d. The Production of Musical Plays

_____5. The author’s attitude toward unreal situations in drama is one of _____.
a. Appreciation
b. Anger
c. Disapproval
d. Worry
_____6. The word INEXPLICABLY means….
a. Cannot be expected
b. Cannot be predicted
c. Cannot be explained
d. Cannot be anticipated
_____7. The phrase ‘Jungle of weedy falsities’ contains…
a. Personification b. Simile c. Metaphor d. Hyperbole
_____8. How does the author develop the paragraph?
a. Giving an example b. Telling a humorous story c. Describing the event d. Using comparison
_____9. The author believes that all the statements are true EXCEPT
a. Theater is based on absurdities
b. The characters n musical plays converse by singing
c. Suicide is the only solution to problems
d. Theater creates poetry, power, enchantment of truth.
Because half of all HIV-infected people live for10 years, with little virus in their blood before developing AIDS, conventional wisdom
held that the deadly invader was dormant of that time. Not so say two studies in Nature. The intruding virus begins to multiply
immediately, producing millions of copies that lie waiting in the lymph nodes, the pea-sized organs that are found throughout the
body. Once key parts of the immune system are destroyed, this reservoir of virus spills into the blood. Such a massive early attack may
make it impossible to rid the body completely of the virus and underscores the importance of prevention in fighting AIDS .

_____10. All the statements below are true EXCEPT

a. Prevention is important in fighting AIDS
b. The HIV multiplies during the early stage of infection
c. HIV infected people have little virus in their blood for ten years
d. AIDS destroys the immune system of an infected person.
_____11. What is the meaning of dormant in the second sentence of the paragraph?
a. hidden c. virulent
b. resting d. active
_____12. The expression conventional wisdom in the passage means ______.
a. opinion of experts b. opinion of scientists
c. belief of authorities d. common belief

II. VOCABULARY
_____13. Sachico had risen early; she had been rocked and jolted by train. She had chased over the evening fields with children. It’s
EXHAUSTION that kept Sachico awake.
a. Forgiveness b. Unfairness c. Passiveness d. Tiredness
_____14. One should properly put a long sleeved kimono, a smart summer print and run across the evening fields, lightly taking up a
firefly here and there from one’s fan. Sachiko was ENTRANCED with the picture.
a. Ignored b. Prepared c. Delighted d. Divided
_____15. They reached the river, a bridge was hardly visible, they had to reach the flashlights. It was PITCH-DARK.
a. Evening b. Extremely Dark c. Black d. Blind folded
_____16. The events of the evening passed through Sachiko’s mind in no particular order. She had RAMBLING thoughts.
a. Disconnectedly b. Perfectly c. Joyously d. Freely
_____17. She was careful to CHASE a firefly out, it glided across the room and lighted on Sachiko’s kimono.
a. Follow b. Borrow c. Sorrow D. Narrow
_____18. A person who preaches is a _________.
a. Preacher b. Preachcist c. Precher d. Preaches
_____19. Sick and infirm students were sent to the _________.
a. Infirmist b. infirmary c. infirmer d. infirma
_____20. If you take away the prefix –im from the word impossible, what is the root word?
a. Possible b. Posible c. Possibility d. Impossibility

III. GRAMMAR:
(For items 21-24) Identify the correct connector to be used in the sentence.

_____21. The poor Arabian farmer is happy _______ the war in the region has ended.
a. Since b. In order c. Because d. So that
_____22. There will be no peace _____ we unite and join with another to achieve a common goal.
a. If b. Unless c. Incase d. Even if
_____23. ______ Asia suffered greatly from economic crisis, it has managed to achieve excellence.
a. Although b. Though c. Even though d. While
_____24. Not only were the villagers hungry ____ disturbed by the birds.
a. Neither b. Whether c. But also d. Or_____
_____25. Which of the following sentences observe correct parallel words?
a. Ella’s job responsibilities include to hire, training, and informing workers of company policies.
b. Ella’s job responsibilities include hired, training, and informing workers of company policies.
c. Ella’s job responsibilities include hire, training, and informing workers of company policies.
d. Ella’s job responsibilities include hiring, training, and informing workers of company policies.
_____26. Which of the following sentences observe correct parallel words?
a. I think that learning a new language is harder than math.
b. I think that learning a new language is harder than to learn math.
c. I think that learning a new language is harder than learning math.
d. I think that learning a new language is harder than to have learned math.
(For items 27-29) Identify the modal that will best complete each of the sentences below.
_____27. You ask your classmate about an activity.
a. Where shall we assemble? b. Where will we assemble? c. Where would we assemble?
_____28. You request your teacher to explain a lesson.
a. Can you please explain these? b. May you please explain these? c. Would you explain these?
_____29 ._________) you prefer cake to sandwich?
a. Will b. Would C. Can
(For items 30-34)-Choose the letter of the word or phrase which gives meaning to the adjective.
30. They were hesitant to let their daughter go there alone.
A B C D
31. The award-winning star is difficult to get along with.
A B C D
 32. He is interested in designing video games.
A B C D

(For items 33-35)- Complete the following sentences by choosing the letter of the correct tense of the verb.
_____33. I’m sorry , but I______ finished my homework yet.
a. have b. hasn’t c. haven’t d. didn’t
_____34. The students ___________________ actively in class.
A. participate B. participates C. has participated D. had participated
_____35. Everybody ___________ a journal or a diary.
A. keep B. keeps C. has kept D. had kept

(For items 36-37)- Active/Passive Voice

_____36. Which of the following sentences are written in the active voice?
a. The car was being cleaned by the owner.
b. The problem was solved.
c. The dog was hit by the car.
d. The letter was written by Marco.
IV. IDENTIFYING Figure out which literary technique is being used. Choose your answer from the word pool below.

_____37. My Soul has grown deep like rivers a. Simile b. Metaphor c. Hyperbole
_____38. It is dreams that have destroyed us d. Personification e. Irony f. Oxymoron
_____39.I really like your dress, it gives me a bad day
_____40. He is a small giant in this room
_____41. I got billions of suitors.

V. SONG/POEM INTERPRETATION: Read and analyze the song below, then answer the questions that follow.

_____42. Based on the song, who guides the person singing?

a. The stars c. The road
b. A better day d. The road
_____43. What does the line “I won’t let the darkness in”
reveal about the person?
a. He is angry c. He is intelligent
b. He is afraid d. He is kind
_____44. The line “But the end is not in sight” means
a. The journey never started
b. The journey is over What a journey is has been
c. The journey is far from over But the end is not in sight
d. d. The journey will be over soon. But the stars are out tonight
_____45. What kind of journey is referred to in the song? And they’re out to guide my way
a. A business trip When they’re shining on my life, I can see a
b. To another country
better day
c. A luxury trip
I won’t let the darkness in.
d. Through life

VI. WRITING: Logical Organization: (For items 47-50) Read each group of sentences and arrange what should be the best order so
that they form a well-organized paragraph.
A. It is he on who, rests the responsibility of molding character of young children
B. These virtues are not easy to be imbibed
C. Only he who himself leads a life of simplicity, purity and rigid discipline can successfully cultivate these habits in his pupils
C. Apart from developing their intellect, he can inculcate in them qualities of a good citizenship, remaining neat and
clean, talking decently and sitting properly
D. Teaching is the noblest of professions. A teacher has a sacred duty to perform.
46. Which should be the third sentence?
a. B b. C c. D d. A
47. Which sentence should be the fourth?
a. D b. A c. B d. C
48. Which should be the first?
a. A b. B c. C d. E
48. Which should be the second?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
50. What is the best order of the above sentences to come up with a well-organized paragraph?
a. A-B-C-D b. C-A-B-D c. B-C-D-A d. E-A-D-B-C
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Good luck! Prepared by: GRADE 8 ENGLISH TEACHERS

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PERLITA A. BRIONES
HT VI, English
 KEY ANSWER

SUMMATIVE TEST
ENGLISH 8
ITEM # KEY ANSWER
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. B
20. A
21. A
22. C
23. D
24. B
25. D
26. C
27. B
28. A
29. Would (B)
30. D
31. D
32. D
33. C
34. A
35. B
36. B
37. A
38. B
39. E
40. F
41. C
42. C
43. D
44. E
45. D
46. D
47. B
48. D
49. A
50. D