DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Region I
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
San Carlos City Division
San Carlos City, Pangasinan

QUARTER 2
SUMMATIVE TEST
LS1- COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH
NAME: ____________________________________ Score: _______________
CLC: _____________________________________

I. Read the following paragraph taken from the journal, Frontiers for Young Minds. Identify
the main idea and the supporting details. Follow the format below.

We often forget how much humans depend on nature. Even city-dwellers living in
modern skyscrapers need air to breathe, water to drink, and food to eat, all of which are
provided by nature. True, you can buy bottled water and ready-to-eat meals in
supermarkets, but they were not produced there. Some fruits and vegetables, for example,
only grow in tropical countries and cross the globe in refrigerated ship containers, to
arrive just ripe to your local supermarket. All drinking water ultimately comes from a
natural source, since we still do not have the technology to manufacture large amounts of
water in the laboratory. The same applies to the air we breathe, which is purified and
oxygenated by plants. So, when we speak about preserving nature, we are really also
talking about preserving ourselves.

II. Complete the following statements using sequence words.

1. _______, the fruits and vegetables are grown in tropical countries.
2. _______, they are shipped across the globe in refrigerated containers.
3. _______, they arrive at the supermarket.

III. Paraphrase the following:

1. She arrived two hours after the appointed time.
2. The waiter wrote down what I wanted to eat.
3. The night before, she was still watching TV until 3 a.m.

IV. Choose which of the verbs inside the parentheses agrees with the subject in the following
sentences.
1. Trees (help/helps) prevent flooding.
2. She (like/likes) to recite in class.
3. Lions (live/lives) in groups called prides.

V. Transform the following sentences from active voice to passive voice.

1. We saw the movie yesterday.
2. My uncle drove the passenger jeepney today.
Answer Key

I. Main idea: Preserving nature means preserving ourselves. Supporting details:

1. We depend on nature.
2. We need air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat.
3. All drinking water comes from natural source
II.
1. Firstly
2. Then/Next/Secondly
3. Finally

III.
1. She was two hours late for the appointment.
2. The waiter took down my order.
3. She stayed up late watching TV the night before.

VI.
1. help 2. likes 3. live

V.
1. Passive voice: The movie was seen (by us) yesterday.
2. Passive voice: The passenger jeepney was driven (by my uncle) today.