SUMMATIVE TEST 1 in ENGLISH 8

(African Poem, Context Clues, African Tales, Bibliography)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Use a one whole sheet of paper as your answer sheet. Strictly NO ERASURES.

Part I. Write the correct word/s that corresponds to the given descriptive statement below. Choose your answer from the
pool of words below.

Tree Savannah Africa David Diop Grandmother Slavery Desert flower

1. The person who inspired the author to come up with the poem, Africa.
2. He is the writer of the protest poem, Africa.
3. It is a plain grassland found in the continent of Africa.
4. It is known to be as a force servitude by the blacks to the white men.
5. It is to which the author compared Africa with.

Part II. Write A if the sentence observes the use of Definition,

B if it observes the use of Examples,
C if it observes the use of Synonyms,
D if it observes the use of Antonyms, and
E if it observes the use of Inference.

6. Karen is loquacious. She can’t stop conversing with people at the party.
7. The sun, stars, and the moon are celestial bodies.
8. There are many different arthropods, such as spiders, crabs, and beetles.
9. The landscape was desolate, barren of any plant or animal life.
10. Unlike the arduous journey yesterday, today’s was quite easy.
11. His answer was ambiguous, or unclear, leading to confusion.
12. Given the number of webs, it was clear the barn was infested with arachnids.”
13. Her quiet, timid ways made it hard for her to make friends.
14. The paleontologist, a scientist who studies the remains of living organisms, spent a month at the site.
15. Unlike John’s room, which was immaculate, Jeff’s room was very messy.

Part III.Write the CAPITAL LETTER that corresponds to the correct answer.
16. The word "bibliography" originated from the Greek words ‘biblion’ meaning a book and ‘graphia’ meaning to
_______.
A. copy B. listen C. read D. write
17. What does the Latin phrase et al. mean?
A. among others B. and others C. for example D. with others
18. What punctuation is used to separate the information in a bibliography entry?
A. comma B. period C. exclamation point D. quotation mark
19. Which of the following print materials refers to a scholarly published periodical containing articles written by
researchers, professors, and other experts?
A. books B. journals C. magazines D. newspapers
20. Which of the following refers to any materials or information taken from the internet?
A. Instagram B. Online C. social media D. YouTube
21. Why is it important to cite the sources of information that you used in your research? It is important because it
___________.
A. gives credit to the author
B. is required by the teacher
C. is generally a part of an essay
D. shows you made an effort in doing your assignment
22. Which part of a report can bibliography be found? It can be found in the _______.
A. middle of a research C. beginning of a research
B. last page of a research D. introduction part of a research
23. When a learner is required to do research on his/her assignment, which of the following should be the most
appropriate action? A learner __________.
A. posts his/her question on Ask.com and waits for someone to answer it.
B. does the research on the internet and directly copies what is immediately posted on Google.
C. gets in formation from various websites and acknowledges the author by writing the sources found.
D. waits for his/her classmates to do their assignment first so he/she could copy it
24. Which should NOT be a purpose for creating an annotated bibliography? It should not be created to ________.
A. avoid plagiarism
B. help other researchers
C. burden writers in doing their research
D. show respect to the author of the source used
25. Maria is annotating or marking a book source which she used for her report in Human Body Parts. In which part of
the book can she find the year of publication?
A. back cover B. copyright page C. cover page D. table of contents
25-27. Complete the following CMOS format details.
Author’s last name, 25._________. Title of book: 26. _______________.Place of Publication: Name of Publisher,
27._________.

28-37. Arrange the book details using CMOS format.

28- 32.
Mega Publishing Inc.
Metro Manila
2014
Jose Rizal: A Genius and National Hero
Gregorio F. Timong, Juana Impaz
______________________________________________________________________________

33-37.
Burgos, Charity
Learning the English Language for Filipino Students
Cebu
Tamaraw Publishing, Inc.
2015
______________________________________________________________________________

Part IV. Write the CAPITAL LETTER that corresponds to the correct answer.

38. He is an African folktale character found in most West African legends that takes the shape of a spider.
A. Kwaku B. Olorun C. Anansi D. Leopard
39. Which of the following is the classification of the tale, Owner of the Sky: Oluron the Creator?
A. West African Myth B. Yoruban Creation Myth C. Yoburan Stories D. North Senegal Tales

40. Who among the following is an essayist who had written four dozens of books and has written the story of Olorun?
A. Julius Lester B. Harold Courlander C. David Diop D. John Lervi
41. Who among the following is an American novelist and folklorist who have adapted a story from Western folktale that
tells the legend of great stories?
A. Julius Lester B. Harold Courlander C. David Diop D. John Lervi

42.Who among the following is known to be as the owner of all stories in the world?
A. Kwaku Anansi B. Nyame C. Osebo D. Onini
43. Which among the following is the correct set of animals included in the story from West Africa?
A. snake, dog, cat B. hornets, spider, leopard C. hornets, python and leopard D. spider, snake, dog

44. This word is synonymous to muddy.

A. draped B. marshy C. prowl D. gourd

45. He was sent by Olorun to the world to assess the work of the Great God.
A. spider B. chameleon C. leopard D. hornets

46-50. Read the sentences carefully and determine the meaning of the underlined word through context clues.
Write the CAPITAL LETTER of your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
46. . In doing your research paper, you have to make sure that you use information taken from reliable sources.
A. common B. trustworthy C. intelligent D. understandable

47.. Scholarly published articles are good sources of reliable information.

A. academically B. timely C. professionally D. wisely

48.. If you have taken an information from a certain website, do not forget to cite it in your paper as your source.
A. acknowledge B. discuss C. appreciate D. underline

49. You can be easily accused of plagiarizing other author’s work if you will not cite your sources.
A. copying B. robbing C. repeating D. stealing

50. One way of citing your sources is to include a bibliography of these sources in a separate page of your research
paper.
A. copy of other studies C. worksheet of different sources
B. list of scientific research D. list of related sources of information