Name: ____________________________________ Parent’s Signature: ____________________

Section: _________________ Score: _________ Date:______________________

SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 8 Week 1-8
TEST I. CONTEXT CLUES
Directions: Give the meaning and the type of context clue used to find the meaning of the underlined
word/s. Write your answer on the space provided after the given.
A Vicarious Journey 1. Word: vicarious
by Menkeli Kanaa, 2003
Type of Context Clue: _______________________
I would like to take you on a (1) vicarious trip, a trip
I want you to experience through my Meaning of Word: __________________________
description, to Tanzania. I visited Tanzania with _________________________________________
five other teachers this summer, and I can truly
claim that it was the most (2) memorable summer 2. Word: memorable
I’ve had. I doubt I will ever forget it. Type of Context Clue: _______________________
Meaning of Word: __________________________
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The old Maasai told us stories that teach
many things about life and death, bravery and fear, 3. Word: vengeance
(3) vengeance and forgiveness. Type of Context Clue: _______________________
Meaning of Word:
__________________________
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When going to a party you should show
your best (4) decorum by dressing your best,
drinking and eating moderately, and thanking your
host before you leave.
4. Word: decorum
Type of Context Clue: _______________________
Meaning of Word: __________________________
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Carly is fond of trite, (5) worn-out
5. Word: worn-out
expressions in her writing. Her favorite is “You can
Type of Context Clue: _______________________
lead a horse to water, but you can't make him
Meaning of Word:
drink.”
__________________________
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Animals (6) adapt to the environments they
live in. Some animals live in the Arctic where it is 6. Word: adapt
very cold and their fur keeps them warm. Other Type of Context Clue: _______________________
animals live in the ocean, or in ponds, streams, Meaning of Word:
lakes, and rivers. They use gills to breath. __________________________

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7. Word: slithered
The snake (7) slithered through the grass.
Type of Context Clue: _______________________
The grass parted as he hunted.
Meaning of Word:
__________________________
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Josie received a (8) bauble for Christmas
8. Word: bauble
from her great aunt. This she put with her others, a
Type of Context Clue: _______________________
pair of imitation earrings, a fake emerald pendant,
Meaning of Word:
and a ring that looked like a ruby.
__________________________
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 I took the (9) tome off the shelf and opened 9. Word: tome
it. The book will take me a long time to read. Type of Context Clue: _______________________
Meaning of Word:
__________________________

Joe was (10) reluctant to take on the position of captain

of the basketball team. He was afraid that the time it would
take would hurt his grades. On the other hand, Billy was eager
for the chance to be captain. He thought that being captain of
the team would make him very popular in school.
_________________________________________

10. Word: reluctant

Type of Context Clue: ______________
Meaning of Word: _________________
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TEST II. CONVENTIONS IN CITING SOURCES

Directions: Read the following published sentence and then paraphrase it—that is, rewrite it in your own
words. You do not need to repeat every element. Instead, try changing the focus of the sentence while
preserving the meaning of the original. Then, write an APA Style reference list entry for the published work
using the source information provided.
Published Sentence:
Leaders who lack emotional and social competence undoubtedly can become a liability to
organizations, directly leading to employee disengagement, absenteeism, stress-disability claims, hostile-
workplace lawsuits, and increased health care expenses.
Source Information
• Document type: Journal article (Section 10.1)
• Authors: Kenneth Nowack and Paul Zak
• Publication year: 2020
• Article title: Empathy enhancing antidotes for interpersonally toxic leaders
• Journal information: Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, Volume 72, Issue 2, pages
119–133
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000164
Your paraphrased sentence:
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Your reference list entry:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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TEST III. MODALS
A. Directions: Fill in the gaps with a suitable modal verb and write its function. There might be more
than one possibility.  
1. There is a lot of meat in the freezer. You ________________ buy any.
Function: ___________________________
2. It's a hospital. You ________________ smoke.
Function: ___________________________
3. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you ________________ work hard.
Function: ___________________________
4. You ________________ be careful when you drive.
Function: ___________________________
5. ________________ I ask a question? Yes, of course.
Function: ___________________________

B. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct modals to complete the sentence.

6. Rose and Ted ________________ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups!
7. You ________________ pay to use the library. It’s free.

8. Jerry ________________ be working today. He never works on Sundays.

9. Dad ________________ go and see a doctor. His cough is getting worse all the time.
10. You don’t have to shout. I ________________ hear you very well.
11. 10. You look pretty tired. I think you ________________ go to bed early tonight.
12. “Children, you ________________ cross the street if the lights are red!”
13. You ________________ sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.
14. You have passed all your tests. You ________________ be very pleased with yourself.
15. It ________________ rain today. It’s getting cloudy already.

TEST IV: SIGNALS INDICATING COHERENCE

Directions: Write at least two sentences for each picture. The second sentence must include the transition
given.

Example:

People who stay in hotels usually use a suitcase. In contrast, people

who do a lot of walking prefer backpacks.

(in contrast)

1. (in addition)

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 2. (moreover)
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3. (after that)

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4. (for instance)

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5. (consequently)
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TEST V. VERBS, ADJECTIVES, AND ADVERBS

A. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
1. Riddhi ______________ her day with a prayer every day. (start)
2. The Sun______________ brightly today. (shine)
3. Ayushman has ______________ a beautiful song in the movie. (sing)
4. The temperature ______________ a lot yesterday. (fluctuate)
5. Tears ______________ down his cheeks when he heard the story. (roll)
 6. The officer offered to______________ the clauses so that the staff might understand them well.
(reiterate)
7. We never had to ______________ Sumedha to do anything. She herself was very active and
careful too. (nag)
8. The lady often ______________ easily with her men-co- workers. (banter)
9. How long have you been______________ this material? (prepare)
10. The car suddenly______________ while we were______________ to Madurai. (stop, drive)

B. Directions: Underline adjectives and circle adverbs.

1. Toby was just a regular horse.

2. He had big hooves, and he could run quickly, but he was not magical.
3. One day, Toby went to the big red barn to get some new horseshoes.
4. Toby cautiously entered the creepy barn and looked around carefully.
5. He was startled by an old horse-wizard with a long beard, a tall hat, and a sparkly cloak.
6. Toby calmly explained that he was looking for some new shoes because his old shoes were worn out.
7. The horse-wizard waved his hooves around mysteriously and offered Toby two gold horseshoes.
8. Toby accepted the bright gold horseshoes and turned to shake the mysterious hoof of the horse-wizard.
9. The dark horse-wizard had quite amazingly vanished into thin air and Toby was deeply impressed.
10. Toby figured that he should put on the shiny new horseshoes to see how well they fit.
11. He was relieved that the horseshoes fit so snuggly and comfortably on his big hooves.
12. His legs felt powerful and nimble, and he couldn’t believe how fast he could move.
13. As he was running through the lush meadow, Toby took flight and soared through the blue sky.
14. He was deftly flying through the cool air across a lonely canyon, and he was good at it too.
15. As he travelled the empty sky, beautiful rainbows and neon hearts streamed from the magic shoes.
16. Toby suddenly bumped into an evil unicorn; the skies went black and Toby was very scared.
17. The evil unicorn shot a grey beam of sad faces at Toby, and Toby barely dodged them by rolling left.
18. Toby was confused and worried, but he knew that the unicorn was terribly evil and must be stopped.
19. He thought of the good things in the world, like cuddly puppies, first dances, and happy butterflies.
20. Toby lovingly shot a beam of pure goodness from his heart, hitting the unicorn in his wicked face

ANSWER KEY

TEST I.
1. Word: vicarious 2. Word: memorable
Type: Definition Type: Definition
Meaning: experience through a Meaning: never forget; stay in memory
description, not personal experience 3. Word: vengeance
 Type: Antonym 7. Word: slithered
Meaning: revenge; punish someone Type: Read Surrounding Sentence
4. Word: decorum Meaning: moved; slide from side to side
Type: Example 8. Word: bauble
Meaning: using good manners Type: Example
5. Word: trite Meaning: jewelry
Type: Synonym 9. Word: tome
Meaning: worn out; overused Type: Synonym
Meaning: book
6. Word: adapt 10. Word: reluctant
Type: Read Surrounding Sentences or Type: Antonym
Examples Meaning: do not want to do something
Meaning: how a living animal changes to
survive in their environment

TEST II.
Our paraphrased sentence:
Employees experience negative outcomes such as stress and disengagement when their
organizational leaders lack emotional and social skills (Nowack & Zak, 2020).

Our reference list entry:

Nowack, K., & Zak, P. (2020). Empathy enhancing antidotes for interpersonally toxic leaders. Consulting
Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 72(2), 119–133. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000164

TEST III.
A. B.
1. don’t have to/ needn’t 6. MUST
No obligation 7. DON’T HAVE TO
2. must not/ mustn’t 8. CAN’T
Prohibition 9. SHOULD
3. have to
10. CAN
Obligation
11. SHOULD
4. must
12. MUSTN’T
Strong obligation
5. Can/ Could/ May/ Might 13. SHOULDN’T
Permission 14. SHOULD
15. MIGHT
TEST IV.
Students answer may vary.

TEST V.
A.
1. starts
2. is shining

3. sung
4. fluctuated
5. rolled
6. reiterate
7. nag
8. bantered
9. preparing
10. stopped, driving
B.