Department of Education

Division of Davao City

STA. ANA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
D. Suazo St., Davao City
Landline No. (082) -44
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FIRST QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST
A.Y.: 2021-2022
ENGLISH 8
Name: ________________________________________ Section: ____________________ Score:
_______________
General Instruction: Read each question A. Synonym Clue B. Antonym
carefully and choose the letter of the correct Clue
answer. C. Explanation Clue D. Inference
Context Clues Context Clues
Read each sentence. Use the clues in the Conventions in Citing Sources - APA Style
sentence to pick the best meaning for the
underlined words. 8. Which of the following is the act of taking
another person's words or ideas as your
1. Bea considers herself fortunate because she original work?
is lucky to have the career that she loves.
A. Paraphrasing B. Plagiarism
A. unlucky B. prosperous
C. Synthesizing D. Editing
C. blessed D. destitute
9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about
.2. Sheila is gregarious, unlike Beth who is quiet
APA style?
and shy.
A. timid B. aloof A. One of the formats in citing sources is the
C. Sociable D. cold APA style.
B. APA stands for the American
3. Ben considers policies unnecessary;
Psychological Association.
however, Luis believes these are essential to
keep things in order. C. It requires a Works Cited List.
A. necessary B. worthless D. This is often the standard format used in
C. trivial D. insignificant the social sciences.

4. The teacher commented that the ideas in my 10. Which parenthetical citation is INCORRECT?
paper were ambiguous, that is, vague or too A. Sattar and Salehi (2014) averred that
general. teaching reading strategies could improve
students' reading comprehension.
A. unclear B. concise B. Teaching reading strategies could
C. explicit D. certain improve students' reading comprehension
5. The team have anticipated this problem, and (Sattar and Salehi, 2014).
they have already made all the preparations C. Fauziati (2015) averred that teachers
needed to overcome it. should employ suitable techniques to
A.neglected B. disregarded improve the students' reading ability.
B.ignored D. foreseen D. Teachers should employ suitable
For items 6-7. Identify the types of context clues techniques to improve the students'
used in the following statements. reading ability (Fauziati, 2015).

6. His animosity or hatred towards Vincent 11. Which is the correct in-text citation when you
divided the team. have two authors?
A. Synonym Clue B. Antonym A. Gilakjani and Sabouri, (2016) stated that
Clue reading strategies greatly impact the
C. Explanation Clue D. Inference students' reading ability.
Context Clues B. Gilakjani & Sabouri (2016) stated that
reading strategies greatly impact the
7. His pertinacity, or stubbornness, is the cause students' reading ability.
of most of his trouble.
 C. Gilakjani and Sabouri (2016) stated that
reading strategies greatly impact the
students' reading ability.
D. (Gilakjani and Sabouri, 2016) stated that
reading strategies greatly impact the
students' reading ability.
12. Which parenthetical citation is correct?
A. Effective teaching style engages students
in the learning process and helps them
develop their critical thinking skills
(Jabbarova 2020).
B. Effective teaching style engages students
in the learning process and helps them
develop their critical thinking skills
(Jabbarova, 2020).
C. Teaching reading strategies could
improve students' reading comprehension
(Sattar & Salehi 2014).
D. Teaching reading strategies could
improve students' reading comprehension
(Sattar and Salehi, 2014).
13. How would you cite the authors of the
following article within the text of a paper?
D. It is an alternative to quoting, where you
copy someone's exact words and put
them in quotation marks.
Use modal verbs, nouns, and adverbs
appropriately
16. Which of the following shows an idea of
giving an advice? A. William, you may leave
the room now.
B. Celine, you should bring your phone
whenever you go out.
C. Vince shall return the book tomorrow.
D. Rhea, can you please bring this bag?
17. Identify the modal phrase in the following
sentence.
Sheila, you should prepare your things before
you sleep, so you won’t forget to bring them to
school.
A. you should B. should prepare
C. your things D. before you
For items 18-20. Choose which word best
completes the sentence.

Perkins, J. H., & Cooter, K. (2013). An 18. At the opening of the newly constructed
investigation of the efficacy of one urban auditorium last week, the guests were
literacy academy: enhancing teacher capacity greeted by a _______ of singers.
through professional development. Reading A. faculty B. class
Horizons, 52(2), 181-209. C. choir D. deck
19. The latest production of the Drama Club will
A. Perkins & Cooter (2013) feature a new _____ of actors.
B. (Perkins and Cooter 2013) A. cast B. band
C. Perkins and Cooter (2013) C. class D. panel
D. Perkins and Cooter, (2013) 20. The ________ of judges were unanimous in
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14. Why you need to cite your sources properly? their decision.
A. To provide your reader with more A. cast B. band
information about your sources C. class D. panel
B. To be a responsible scholar by giving For items 21-21. Complete the following
credit to other researchers and sentences using the appropriate adverbs.
acknowledging their ideas.
21. The organizers are ________ happy to learn
C. To avoid plagiarism that the community intends to take an active
D. All of the above part in the program.
15. Which of the following describes in-text
A. almost B. hardly
citation?
C. slightly D. extremely
A. It is a reference made within the body of
text of an academic paper. 22. The class was ____ upset because their
B. It means formulating someone else's proposal was denied.
ideas in your own words. A. enough B. terribly
C. It reproduces word-for-word material C. less D. least
taken directly from another author's work. 23. The chairman was an _________ soft-spoken
person who radiated power in a gentle way.
 A. incredibly B. somewhat because they have the capacity and
C. barely D. slightly experience to create and
We were
review not irresponsible.
a large __________,
number of invisible we
drafts in
Use Sequence Signals that Indicate
wereminds
their trainedbefore they approach the page.
Coherence
(to think
Donald M. that each
Murray, "The of us should
Maker's do something
Eye: Revising Your Own
Choose which transition signal best completes that would be Manuscripts")
the sentence. of genuine
28. What usefulness
transitionaltosignal
the best completes
world.
the sentence?
24. The event was cancelled ________ it was
Lillian Smith, Killers of the
raining. A. although B. for this reason
Dream)
A. despite B. consequently C. because D. however
C. because D. moreover
25. Two teams did not register before the “If a course is taught at too low level, students
deadline; __________, they were not eligible are unlikely to feel challenged and,
to participate. consequently, they're unlikely to feel highly
A. despite B. consequently motivated to learn."
C. because D. moreover (Franklin Silverman, Teaching for Tenure and Beyond,
2001)
26. It rained heavily, ________the outdoor
. 29. How does the underlined word function?
games were called off.
A. lists options B. expresses a result
A. due to B. as a result
C. gives examples C. draws a conclusion
C. moreover D. although
27. Classes are suspended on Tuesday,
October 12, 2021, _______ Severe Tropical
Storm Maring.
A. due to B. as a result
C. moreover D. although (
For items 28-30. Read the following texts and
answer the questions that follow.

Rewriting is something that most writers find 30. What transitional signal best completes the
they have to do to discover what they have to sentence?
say and how to say it. There are __________, A.Although C. On the contrary
a few writers who do little formal rewriting B.For this reason D. Similarly
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