Free Printable 1st SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 8

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1st SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 8

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name

Class

Date

What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

Antonyms

Synonyms

Examples

HDefinitions

Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?

Antonyms

Synonyms

Examples

Definitions

Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?

Antonym

Synonym

Example

Definition

Jesus is so APPREHENSIVE about appearing in the play that he has an upset stomach.

thrilled

modest

bored

nervous

The VIGILANT guards stayed up all night to make sure no one came near the castle.

disguised

watchful

superior

youthful

Definition is also known as

description

descriptor

describation

none of the above

Animals live in DIVERSE and varied communities. What is the meaning of the word DIVERSE?

very different

the same

weird

muggy

There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing. The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans.

tropical

not malignant

kind

favorable

. My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.”

pretentious

grouchy

talkative

worried

10.

The word "bibliography" originated from the Greek words ‘biblion’ meaning a book and ‘graphia’ meaning to _______.

copy

listen

read

write

11.

What does the Latin phrase et al. mean?

among others

and others

for example

with others

12.

What punctuation is used to separate the information in a bibliography entry?

comma

period

exclamation point

qoutation mark

13.

Which of the following print materials refers to a scholarly published periodical containing articles written by researchers, professors, and other experts?

books

journals

magazines

newspapers

14.

Which of the following refers to any materials or information taken from the internet?

instagram

online

social media

youtube

15.

Why is it important to cite the sources of information that you used in your research? It is important because it ___________.

gives credit to the author

is required by the teacher

is generally a part of an essay

shows you made an effort in doing your assignment

16.

Which part of a report can bibliography be found? It can be found in the _______.

middle of a research

last page of a research

beginning of a research

introduction part of a research

17.

When a learner is required to do research on his/her assignment, which of the following should be the most appropriate action? A learner __________.

posts his/her question on Ask.com and waits for someone to answer it.

does the research on the internet and directly copies what is immediately posted on Google.

gets in formation from various websites and acknowledges the author by writing the sources found.

waits for his/her classmates to do their assignment first so he/she could copy it

18.

Maria is annotating or marking a book source which she used for her report in Human Body Parts. In which part of the book can she find the year of publication?

back cover

cover page

table of contents

19.

One of the reasons why a learner needs to cite sources of information used in his/her research is to show his/her credibility as a writer. This means that the learner_______.

made his/her own research

used reliable information in his/her research

copied his/her work from his/her classmates

read a lot of books to include in his/her research

20.

3. Which of the following print materials refers to a scholarly published periodical containing articles written by researchers, professors, and other experts?

A. books

B. journals

C. magazines

D. newspapers

21.

5. What punctuation is used to separate the information in a bibliography entry?

A. comma

B. exclamation point

C. period

D. quotation mark

22.

6. What does the Latin phrase et al. mean?

A. among others

B. and others

C. for example

D. with others

23.

9. Which of the following statements is TRUE about bibliography? It is a ________.

A. sample of books to read later t books

B. list of sources used in a research

C. place to go and check ou

D. list of books students need to buy

24.

You __________ take the dog for a walk. I'll do it later.

mustn't

don't have to

can

should

25.

We __________ pollute rivers. It kills fish.

don't have to

mustn't

should

can

26.

We __________ drop litter on beaches. It pollutes them.

mustn't

can

should

must

27.

_________ you mind posting this letter for me

shall

would

might

28.

I ______ forget to take my key with me.

must

mustn't

don't have to

have to

29.

If you go to India, you really __________ get the steam train to Darjeeling - it's amazing.

had to

should

30.

I can’t see you quite well. I … put on my glasses.

have to

has to

31.

He needs more exercise, he … go to a gym.

should

can

32.

Visitors of our hotel … use the car park.

may

can

33.

1. _____ most people are primarily concerned about COVID-19, they hope for a vaccine.

Because

Still

As a result

Even though

34.

2. _____ the home quarantine period, military and police forces are visible to monitor strict compliance of the policies.

Because

During

Consequently

As a result

35.

4. Grocery stores and wet markets require a quarantine pass to control the number of shoppers. _____, wearing of face mask is enforced.

Because

In fact

In addition

For example

36.

It is highly recommended that Filipinos should stay at home during the pandemic, _____________ it must be practiced that all of us must only leave the house if it is necessary.

as a result

in addition

in fact

such as

37.

_____________ they tried hard, the students couldn't finish the project in time.

Although

Despite

However

Since

38.

What is an adverb?

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech

a word that modifies nouns and pronouns

a word that is a person, place, thing, or idea

39.

What do pronouns replace?

prepositions

verbs

nouns and noun phrases

adjectives

40.

Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?

adverb

interjection

preposition

verb

41.

What is an adjective?

a word that describes nouns and pronouns

an interrupting word

a word that is a person, place, thing, or idea

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

42.

What part of speech would you use to describe where, when or the direction something is going?

conjunction

preposition

interjection

pronoun

43.

Read the sentence and choose the noun.

The scruffy dog barked loudly.

barked

loudly

dog

scruffy

44.

Read the sentence and choose the conjunction.

Hey, I got a bicycle and a scooter for my birthday!

hey

got

bicycle

and

45.

Read the sentence. How would you rewrite it using a pronoun?

I walked up the hill to wait for Lily.

I walked up the hill to wait for her.

I walked down the hill to wait for Leslie.

I climbed up the hill to wait for Leslie.

I walked quickly up the hill to wait for Leslie.

46.

Choose the verb in the sentence.

Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone.

Aisha

suddenly

dropped

delicious

47.

Read the sentence. Choose an adjective you could add to describe the moon.

Finn gazed up at the moon and the stars.

his

bright

counted

sleepily

48.