SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 2

Quarter 3, Week 5 & 6

Name: ______________________________ Grade & Section: __________________ Score: _______

I. Directions: Listen to the expository text below. Then, answer the questions that follow. Write the
letter of the correct answer.
SCARECROW

Farmers have been making scarecrows for more than three thousand years. A scarecrow or
hay-man is a trap. It is shaped like a human dressed in old clothes and placed in fields by farmers to
scare away birds such as crows or sparrows from eating the seeds or crops. A scarecrow is truly a
farmer’s best friend.
1. What do farmers use as a trap?
a. crow
b. owl
c. sparrow
d. scarecrow
2. What is it shaped like?
a. a person dressed in beautiful clothes
b. a person dressed in old clothes
c. a person dressed in new clothes
d. a person dressed in nice clothes
3. Where is it placed?
a. garden
b. park
c. zoo
d. field
4. Why are scarecrows placed in the field?
a. to attract the birds
b. to invite other animals
c. to catch insects
d. to scare away the birds
5. Why is it a farmer’s best friend?
a. It helps in the growth of the plant
b. It helps to drive away birds from eating the seeds
c. It makes the farm beautiful
d. It yields more crops

CROWS

Crows are glossy black birds. They feed mostly on the ground, where they walk about
purposefully. They eat meat, grain crops, insects, and eggs of other birds. Crows are intelligent birds.
They can be trained to copy their owner’s voice or to count aloud up to seven.
6. What is the color of crows?
a. brown
b. black
c. white
d. d. gray
7. Where can they find food?
a. sea
b. forest
c. ground
d. pond
8. What do they eat?
a. meat
b. grain crops
c. insects
d. all of the above
9. When trained, what can they copy?
a. owner’s voice
b. neighbor’s voice
c. friend’s voice
d. classmate’s voice
10. Up to what number can they count?
a. three
b. five
c. seven
d. ten