Name: __________________________ Grade &Sec: ________ Date: _____ Score: ______

SUMMATIVE TEST 2

Choose the correct answer of the following.

1. We should make the countries march together towards a bright destiny.

A. past B. doom C. future D. present
2. . The vendor, hoping to finish selling his goods before noon, ambled toward the group of
clueless tourists.
A. crawled B. sold C. walked D. limped
3. In the early 1980, US doctors began to notice a strange phenomenon. What is the
classification of the underlined word?
A. connecting word B. describing word C. naming word D.
replacing word
4. Success should not make us vain nor need failure not make us sad.
A. too pretty B. too proud C. to worthy D. too
valuable
5.Which of the following uses falling intonation?
A. Is he there? C. Follow the directions on the board.
B. That is a good idea! D. Can you give me another chance,
please?
6. Which of the group of words has the same vowel sound?
A. feel, pitch, seat C. kneel, reach, seal
B. fill, peak, reap D. lid, road, ship
7. Which is the correct word? Please don’t _______ on the floor.
A. sat B. seat C. set D. sit
8. Everybody ___________ in the preparation of training.
A. don’t help B. have helped C. helps D. helping
9. What is the indirect object in the given sentence?
Romeo and Juliet taught me a lesson about love and sacrifice.
A. Romeo and Juliet B. lesson C. me D. taught
10. Identify the sentence pattern used: Eddie gave the centipede to his sister.
A. S-V-DO-OC B. S-V-DO-IO C. S-V-C D.S-V-IO-DO
11. Which of the following is an example of a sentence that is in the past perfect tense?
A. Lionel has studied ballet for two years.
B. I have promised to bring cakes for the bake sale.
C. I will have finished my work before I leave.
D. La Verne had perfected her dance routine before she entered the contest.
Change the direct speech into reported speech. Choose from the given sentences.

12. “I went to the mall yesterday”, Lola said.

A. Lola said that they went to the mall yesterday.
B. Lola said that he would go to the mall yesterday.
C. Lola says she went to the mall yesterday.
D. Lola said that she had gone to the mall yesterday.
13. The saleslady said,” The man has taken the groceries already.”
A. The saleslady said that the men has taken the groceries already.
B. The saleslady said that the man has taken the groceries already.
C. The saleslady said that the man had taken the groceries already.
D. The saleslady said that the men would be taking the groceries already.
14. She was attractive; _____ she was not beautiful.
A. although B. before C. obviously D. in order to
15. Essays must be submitted by the deadline_____ they will be marked late.
A. after B. for instance C. obviously D. otherwise

16. What is a summary?

A. longer version of the original C. rewritten version of the original
 B. opinionated version of the original D. shorter version of the originale
17. Who wrote the story of “The Stranger”?
A. Ismael V. Mallari B. Francisco Arcellana C. Nick Joaquin D. NVM Gonzalez
18. White is to good as Black is to evil is an example of?
A. Analogy C. Comparison
B. Literal language D. Figurative language
19. In the story, “The Bread of Salt” she was the object of the boy’s affection.
A. Aida B. Lumnay C. Delia D. Maria
20. Which is not true about “The Centipede”?
A. Biryuk died C. Delia had a heart defect
B. Delia hated Eddie D. Delia didn’t like all the pets of Eddie

A man went on a hunting trip to the jungles of Africa. As night came, he felt cold and
decided to build a fire. Then he rolled into a blanket and went to sleep. During the night, a
dangerous snake was attracted by the fire and crawled into the blanket. The snake enjoyed
the warmth of the fire and the softness of the blanket and decided to stay.
During the night the man woke up. He felt the coil of something cold near him. He
got his flashlight and saw his bedmate.

21. What do you think the man did?

A. He looked the other way and slept again C. He got up and quietly ran away.
B. He wrapped the snake with the blanket. D. He shot the snake.
22. Which best described the hunter?
A. He panicked easily.
B. He was afraid.
C. He was a good hunter.
D. He was calm in the face of danger.
23. What refers to the struggle or problem faced by the characters?
A. character B. conflict C. theme D. Sequence
24. Which of the following is not an external conflict?
A. Man vs. himself B. Man vs. Man C. Man vs. Society D.
Man vs.

25. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite,
typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
A. Hyperbole B. Irony C. Oxymoron D.
Paradox
26. Which of the following situation express a situational irony?
A. Good night, good night! Parting is such a sweet sorrow.
B. I’m so tired that I can sleep forever.
C. In 1912, the Titanic was dubbed as an unsinkable ship; however, it sank on its
maiden voyage.
D. She is the faced that launched a thousand ships.

Identify the word or phrase described in each statement.

27. ___________ It is a literary form defined as a patterned expression of ideas or
imaginative terms usually containing rhymes and meters.
28. ____________ It is the recurrence of similar sounds in poetry.
29. It is the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds.
30. ____________ It is a vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched or tasted.
31. ____________ It is a series of lines grouped together.
32.____________ It is a stanza of a poem that has five lines.
33. ____________ It is the basic structural make up of a poem.
34. ____________It is the message of the poem.
35.. What element of short story is described as the chronological sequence of a story?
A. character B. mood C. plot D.
setting
36. Which part of the plot do we see the solution of the problem or the conflict?
 A.exposition B. denouement C. precis D.
resolution

WH QUESTIONS: Study the announcement below. Answer the questions provided

thereafter.
ATTENTION
 All Grade 8 Students
 Poster Making Contest about
Climate Change
 January 30, 2019 @ 10:00 A.M.
 School Gymnasium
 Bring your own art material like
pencil and colors only white
cartolina will be provided per
participant

37. Who are joining the contest? ______________________________________

38. What is the advertisement all about? _____________________________________
39. When it will be held? ______________________________________
40. Where it will be held? ______________________________________________
41. What are the details given to the advertisement? _______________________________

What imagery is used in the following line/s?

42. A host of golden daffodils; beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in
the breeze.
A. Sight B. Smell
C. Taste D. Sound/Hearing
43. The candy melted in her mouth and swirls the bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet
but salty caramel blended together on her tongue. _______
A. Sight B. Smell
C. Taste D. Sound/Hearing
44. Silence was broken by the peal piano keys as Shannon began practicing her concerto.
A. Sight B. Touch
C. Taste D. Sound/Hearing
45. The marriage counselor files for divorce. Is an example of what figure of speech?
A. Hyperbole B.Irony C. Oxymoron D. Paradox
47. The phrase bittersweet is an example of?
A. Metaphor B. Paradox C. Oxymoron D. Simile
48. Life is one long, scary roller coaster.
A. Metaphor B. Paradox C. Personification D. Simile
49. The jury ____________ to reach a verdict.
A. failed B. teach
C. cultivates D. nodded
50. The tree ___________ fast as days passed.
A. climbs B. grows
C. talks D. cultivates