Tudela National Comprehensive High School

Basirang, Tudela, Misamis Occidental

Summative test
English 8
December 13-14, 2023

Name:_________________________________________ Score:____________
Grade and Section:_________________ Date:_____________

Answer the test in a ½ lengthwise. Break a Leg! I hope you find it as easy as pie.

I. IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS. Direction: Identify the meaning of the idiomatic expression used in each sentence. Write the
letter of your choice.

1. Tomorrow is your final game. Break a leg! a. Showed no respect

2. After I’m done with my homework, I’ll hit the sack. b. betrayed
3. I think I can’t finish the work today, since I’m feeling c. Accomplished two tasks at the same time
under the weather.
4. Kim doesn’t know whether to accept the job offer or d. Someone special
not. She is up in the air.
5. My favorite team won the game. They’ll probably on e. Feeling nervous
cloud nine right now.
6. Cindy’s parents love her very much. She is the apple f. Very happy
of their eyes.
7. I felt butterflies in my stomach upon waiting for my g. Go to bed
turn for the interview.
8. After completing the errands simultaneously, Luis h. Unable to decide/undecided
said, “ I killed two birds with one stone.
9. Did you hear May stabbed Lynne in the back last i. Not feeling well/ is sick
week?
10. The students did not show a spark of decency by j. Caught doing something bad
refusing to greet the school guests who visited their
classroom.
k. Good luck/ best of luck

II. FIGURES OF SPEECH. Directions: identify the figure of speech used in each sentence. Write the letter only.
A. SIMILE B. METAPHOR C. PERSONIFICATION D. HYPERBOLE

1. The fountain tossed its water like silver marbles.

2. Her skin is as white as now.
3. The rain kept drumming on the roof.
4. My love is like a red, red rose.
5. That ice cream cone was a mile high.
6. He has a heart of gold.
7. Reality is an enemy.
8. I will die if I can’t have some chocolates.
9. The moon plays hide and seek with the clouds.
10. My flowers are begging for water.

III. POSITIVE/NEGATIVE MESSAGE. Directions: Write P if the message is positive and N if it’s negative. Then identify the
signal word/phrase/expression which makes it positive or negative.

___________1. All our efforts will be useless.

___________2. You can’t even express your own emotions.
___________3. We can do this.
___________4. They did their job well.
___________5. We have not been seeing a great deal of each other lately.
___________6. The police concluded that the security system have been working properly.
___________7. I think I am not doing enough.
___________8. Your health is in danger.
___________9. You passed your project on time.
___________10. You are hired!