DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE

LAMAK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Lamak, Mayana, Barili, Cebu

2ND SUMMATIVE TEST IN

ENGLISH 7
Quarter 1
TEST QUESTIONNAIRE
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each item carefully and SHADE the letter of the correct answer on the
ZipGrade answer sheet attached. ONLY ONE (1) SHADED LETTER IS ALLOWED. STRICTLY NO ERASURES. Do not
write on the test questionnaire.

Test I.
Tell whether the following underlined verbs are in the active or passive voice. Shade AV for active voice and PV for
passive voice.

1. The girls sang a lovely song while painting.

2. They were told by Christopher to add more bright colors.
3. They mixed yellow and blue to make green.
4. Cathy suggested drawing a rainbow and a beautiful meadow.
5. The suggestion was agreed by Cyril and Mea.
6. The red paint was spilled by Cyril and they need it to draw the flowers.
7. She apologized and volunteered to buy one in the store.
8. A new red paint was bought.
9. Cookies and ice cream were served by Cathy’s mom for their snacks.
10. They finished their snacks and continued painting the wall.
11. Shane ate the pancit canton on the table.

Test II.
Directions: Read the passage below and complete the sentences by giving the correct simple past tense form of
the given verbs.

Once upon time in the Philippines, there 12. (A. was B. were) an old woman with strange magical qualities.
The local villagers had noticed her house 13. (A. seem B. seemed) brighter at night even though there 14. (A. was B.
were) no electricity. According to rumors, some had even seen dwarfs helping a mysterious and beautiful girl at night.
No one ever 15. (A. discovered B. discover) the source of the mysterious night time glow.

She 16. (A. live B. lived) in the forest on the outskirts of a fishing village and famous for her beautiful flowers.
The fisherman 17. (A. would B. will) barter their treasured catch for her flowers.

A young couple 18. (A. came B. come) to visit the village. They 19. (A. was B. were) haughty and 20. (A. was
B. were) not from around there. A proud pair that 21. (A. hate B. hated) anything they 22. (A. thinked B. thought) was
ugly. They would make fun of anything they thought was ugly.

They were out exploring the village one day and came upon the old woman in the forest. Since they 23. (A.
finded A. found) her ugly, they 24. (A. mock B. mocked) her. After making fun of her, the old woman 25. (A. had ask
B. asked) them to leave but they 26. (A. refused B. refuse).

To punish them, she said, “Since you only like beautiful things, I will turn you into the most beautiful insect.” She
27. (A. taped B. tapped) them with her cane and they 28. (A. became B. become) the first two butterflies.

2nd Summative Test English 7 Quarter 1

 Department of Education
DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE
LAMAK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Lamak, Mayana, Barili, Cebu

2ND SUMMATIVE TEST IN

ENGLISH 8
Quarter 1
TEST QUESTIONNAIRE
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each item carefully and SHADE the letter of the correct answer on the
ZipGrade answer sheet attached. ONLY ONE (1) SHADED LETTER IS ALLOWED. STRICTLY NO ERASURES. Do not
write on the test questionnaire.

Test I.
Fill the blanks with the correct modals from the box. SHADE the letter of the correct answer on the ZipGrade answer
sheet attached.
A. must B. can C. should D. shall E. may

1. _______ I borrow a copy of the essay ‘What are Filipinos like’?

2. _______ we walk?
3. Ella _______ do it for you. She is good in solving complicated number problems.
4. All the reading materials are important. We _______ take time to read it.
5. It is cold in Baguio. We _______ bring coats with us.

Test II.
Complete the following story by filling in the blanks with the appropriate noun in the box. SHADE the letter of the correct
answer on the ZipGrade answer sheet attached.
A. Tala B. lightning C. the sea D. a girl
E. villagers F. the storm G. fisherman H. food I. hut

When the village folks look back on the night of the storm, they remember the rain and thunder and lightning, and a star
with a tail, they say, that fell into the sea.

It was an uncommonly dark night, all shadows, so that even the most seasoned 6. _____ dared not go to sea but
beached the boats high on the shore. The 7. _____ flashed suddenly and brightly, lighting up the sky for brief moments
and then returning it to shadow. The sea churned, in torment.

Early the next morning, nothing remained of 8. _____ but a fine shower that fell from milky skies. The children went out
to search along the shore for treasures thrown up by 9. _____ in its moment of turmoil.

They found 10. _____ walking on the beach. Her feet were bare and she shivered from the wet. She was long limbed
and graceful, and at first the children were scared to go near. But she walked toward them and they saw that she was
gentle, that her eyes were soft and black and deep.

She could neither speak nor understand the language, and so could not answer any questions. The 11. _____ gave her
12. _____ to eat, and as soon as they understood that she intended to live among them, they built her a 13. _____.
They gave her a name, 14. _____, for the guiding star.
Source:
From the story The Offering to the Sea by Mailin Paterno
New Horizons in Learning English Teacher’s Manual, pages 172-175

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Test III.
Complete the sentence by choosing the most appropriate word inside the parenthesis. SHADE the letter of the correct
answer on the ZipGrade answer sheet attached.

15. Foreigners thought that Filipinos cannot walk (A. farther B. further).
16. A Thai said that Filipinos are (A. quiet B. quite) pretentious.
17. The participants for the ASEAN Summit arrived (A. promptly B. prompt) at the designated hall.
18. The Japanese came (A. here B. her) with the intent to expand their territory.
19. Most Filipinos speak (A. eloquent B. eloquently) in front of an audience.
20. Filipino workers abroad work (A. good B. well) in their field.
21. Most Filipinos commute (A. daily B. seldom) in going to work.
22. Being family oriented is not (A. exclusive B. exclusively) Filipino. It is also common in other Asian countries.

Test IV.
Choose the correct signal word to establish coherence between sentence structures. SHADE the letter of the correct
answer on the ZipGrade answer sheet attached.

23. As people learn to show respect to any person or race, discrimination will be avoided, _________, creating an equal
society and a peaceful world.
A. in spite of B. thus C. likewise D. meanwhile

24. People are alike in this world since we are all humans. _________, we are born with rights to dignify and protect us.
A. Unless B. In spite of C. Besides D. Since

25. __________ a different perspective on outward appearance, people have made skin color a basis of human value.
Despite social changes, this notion is still very evident.
A. Until then B. Additionally C. Because of D. Even though

26. Skin color does not dictate other’s worth. _________ we see the true inner self of individuals, we get to give the right
treatment they deserve.
A. Thus B. Therefore C. Before D. Only if

27. No one should be superior nor inferior. _________, treating each other fairly is a human trait and responsibility.
A. In other words B. As a result C. Although D. If

28. Discrimination has persisted through time. ______ the racial prejudice on Africans to modern day biases, the issues
on inequality have not been scrapped.
A. When B. From C. Before D. In this case

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