SAN LORENZO RUIZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SAN LORENZO RUIZ, CAMARINES NORTE

SUMMATIVE TEST
GRADE 8 – ENGLISH Name of Parents: __________________ Signature:______

NAME: ________________________ SECTION: _______________ DATE: _________ SCORE:__________

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with parallel structure. Choose your answer below/inside the box.
1. Parallel structure can add _________ and ___________
2. It can be in the form of __________, ___________ and _________

a. words phrase and clause

b. fluidity and power to your writing
c. using words, phrases and clauses of equal rank/importance and presenting it in an orderly
manner.

3. A language consists of various patterns of alternating strong and weak stresses, long short pauses and low,
normal and high pitch.
a. Speech Rhythm b. Spoken Language c. Juncture d. Rhythm
4. The set of rules that explain how words are used in language, speech or writing judged how well it follows
the rules.
a. Grammar b. Juncture c. Phrasing d. Rhythm
5. It is characterized by particular rhythm and melody.
a. Spoken Language b. Juncture c. Stress d. Phrasing
6. It refers to the break between one spoken word and another or the pronunciation features.
a. Spoken Language c. Bilingualism
b. Lingua Franca d. Juncture
7. According to David Crystal a language become global for one reason.
a. by advertisement c. by diversity
b. by popularity d. by political power of its people
8. A language that is used among people who speak various different languages.
a. bilingualism b. language c. Global d. lingua franca
9. “The essay suggests that a world language is a great necessity today.” Are you favor with the statement?
a. disagree b. No, I didn’t c. Yes, I agree d. I disagree
10. An excerpt, “English: The Language the World Wants to Speak” was written by whom?
a. Eku McGred b. David Diop c. David Crystal d. all of these
11. What is the appropriate sensory experience for the image given? “sweet as the nectar of a flower.”
a. touch b. sound c. smell d. sight
12. It is a direct comparison between two objects of different kinds which are similar in one respect.
a. Personification b. similec. hyperbole d. metaphor
13. In literary works uses sensory experiences such as visual, tactile and mental images.
a. poetry b. imagery c. speech d. outline
14. “I put my black pants away.” Whose black pants did you put away?
a. My pants b. You c. We d. I
15. It is falls on the syllables which normally receives word stress.
a. sentence stress b. rhythm c. stress d. intonation
16. It is pronouncing syllable with such force as to give it more importance than the surroundings syllable.
a. stress b. intonation c. rhythm d. blending
17. Which uses the best collocation?
a. Students go crazy over their Kpop idols.
b. Students come crazy with their Kpop idols.
18. Which uses the best collocation from the two sentences?
a. She wrote a dictionary.
b. She compiled a dictionary.
19. A Traditional customs, beliefs, stories and saying.
a. Folklore b. Poetry c. Short Story d. Fable
20. A folklore form Central Africa.
a. Lion and Tiger b. The Leopard c. The Home d. I am an African Child
21. Who is the bravest in the story “The Leopard” among the three characters?
a. Luetsi b. Ntio c. Ki d. mother
22. What is the mood of the writer in the story?
a. happy b. sad c. excitement d. strong & bravest
23. One characteristic that an outline is brief and guard against including every minor detail.
a. clarity b. consistency c. conciseness d. all of these.
24. It is a particular combination or words or a word or phrase that goes with another word or phrase.
a. connotation b. denotation c. figurative d. collocation
25. A word having a similar in meaning.
a. antonyms b. prefix c. speech d. synonyms
26. The teacher walked through the door, looked at the students and ___________.
a. loyalty b. bade goodbyec. writer d. neglected
27. It is a guide that will help you organize your ideas into logical order.
a. parallel b. phrase c. outline d. poetry
28. It is the main points in your outline.
a. Summary b. topic c. main ideas d. none of these
29. It is the rise and fall of the voice when talking or speak. The voice goes up and down.
a. intonation b. pitch c. stress d. blending
30. It is used at the end of statements of facts and opinions, wh-questions, and imperative sentences.
a. Rising-falling intonation c. Non-final intonation
b. Rising intonation d. Intonation
31. Are you ready for the longest pineapple chain in the world? What is the tone of your voice?
a. rising-falling b. non-final c. rising d. none of these
32. The “like construction for like ideas”, means matching the sentence parts to show one idea.
a. noun b. parallelism c. subject d. noun clauses
33. She loves flowers, birds, and butterflies. What are the underlined words?
a. phrases b. parallel words c. clauses d. parallel
DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer from the given choices. Underline the letter
that corresponds to your answer.

34. A group of words with subject and predicate.

a. Clauses b. phrases c. parallel d. words
35. They hired carpenters who work carefully and effectively.
a. adverbs b. verb c. adjective d. noun
36. The class is not only kind but also helpful. What parallel structures?
a. adverb b. noun c. verb d. adjective
37. Dora like swimming, dancing, and boxing. The underlined words are what?
a. Gerunds b. noun c. verb d. adverb
38. My brother walks or rides his bike to work. The underlined words are?
a. noun b. adverbs c. verbs d. adjectives
39. Sarah writes poetry and stories. What do you mean by the underlined words/
a. verbs b. noun c. gerund phrased. adverbs
40. It is also known as parallel structure; it involves presenting your thoughts in an orderly manner.
a. idiomatic expression b. poetry c. intonation d. parallelism
41. He is the author of a poem “AFRICA” in the year (1927-1960) lived most of his life in France, and he died
in an air plane crash in Senegal.
a. Eku McGred b. David Diop c. David Crystal d. Birago Diop
42. What characteristics/features of a poem did you find in “AFRICA”?
a. written in lines/stanza c. descriptive lines or phrases
b. uses figurative language d. all of these
43. The speaker reveals the attitude towards a person, idea or event.
a. tone of the voice c. a competition
b. to compete or strike d. to call or to speak
44. You filled my heart with joy. What attitude expressed by the speaker?
a. hopeful b. alarmed c. apologetic d. disgust
45. You are asking a favor from your friend. What tone of the voice will you use in the situation?
a. questioning b. requesting c. commanding d. agreement
46. A group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of
each word on its own.
a. connotation b. idiomatic expression c. denotation d. context clue
47. The meaning is different from the basic meaning.
a. literal b. collocation c. figurative d. vocabulary
48. “It is a sign of immaturity, we must learn to forgive and forget”. What is the appropriate idiomatic
expression to this statement?
a. turn back the hands of time c. keeping grudges
b. An eye for an eye d. putting one’s best forward
49. Getting even _________ with your detractors and prosecutors will only worsen the situation. What is the
appropriate idiomatic expression?
a. turn back the hands of time c. An eye for an eye
b. keeping grudges d. to all and sundry
50. A price of writing that usually has figurative language and written in separate lines, and often has a
repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.
a. poem b. story c. Folklore d. Poetry