AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SY 2020-2021

Grade 8 English

SUMMATIVE TEST
Q1 MODULE 5

Name: _______________________ Section: ____________ Date: ________ Score: ______

Directions: Answer the following. Write the letter of your answer.

1. What is an adjective?

A. It is a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent.

B. It is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, other adverb or a
word group expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree,
etc. 
C. It is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part
of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.
D. It is a word or expression that links a subject with its predicate.

2. The words below are adjectives that express a positive feeling EXCEPT one.

A. respectful B. joyful C. contented D. angry

3. What is an adverb?

A. It is a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent.

B. It is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a
word group expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree,
etc. 
C. It is a word used to describe an action, state or occurrence forming the main part of the
predicate of a sentence.
D. It is a word or expression that links a subject with its predicate.

4. The following are examples of adverbs EXCEPT one.

A. heartily B. enough C. everywhere D. beautiful

5. Which statement below uses a verb to express strong obligation?

A. The Filipinos must help one another especially in times of need.

B. The Filipinos are resilient people able to withstand any adversity.
C. The Filipinos will rise together from this pandemic.
D. The Filipinos could be very creative in making their time worthwhile.

6. What is a linking verb?

A. It is a word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent.

B. It is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, other adverb or a
word group expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree,
etc. 
C. It is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence forming the main part of
the predicate of a sentence.
D. It is a word or expression that links a subject with its predicate.

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7. Which among the statements uses a linking verb that helps express an opinion?

A. There is confusion nowadays because of information pandemic or “infodemic”.

B. It only needs cooperation and discipline to combat this pandemic.
C. Following safe health protocols is one way to fight this COVID-19.
D. Washing one’s hands should be made a habit not just because it is one of the things
that people should do to avoid the virus.

8. What is an adverb of time?

A. It is a word that talks about the location where the action of the verb is being carried
out.
B. It is a word that describes how and in what way an action, denoted by a verb, is carried
out.
C. It is a word that describes when, for how long, or how often a certain action happened.
D. It a word that expresses a wide range of opinions: certainty, reality, sources,
limitations , and precision of the situation.

9. Which among the sentences contains and expresses an adverb of time?

A. Vietnam is one of the countries noted for successfully responding COVID-19.

B. Taiwan Airlines is offering sight-seeing "flights to nowhere" on their passenger jets --
including flight attendant lessons for children.
C. Staying home when not feeling well is very important to avoid the spread of infection.
D. People in Beirut have attended a vigil for the more than 200 victims of the huge
explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital a week ago.

10. What is an adverb of manner?

A. It is a word that talks about the location where the action of the verb is being carried
out.
B. It is a word that describes how and in what way an action, denoted by a verb, is carried
out.
C. It is a word that describes when, for how long, or how often a certain action happened.
D. It a word that expresses a wide range of opinions: certainty, reality, sources,
limitations ,and precision of the situation.

11. Which among the sentences contains and expresses an adverb of manner?

A. Vietnam is one of the countries noted for successfully responding COVID-19.

B. Taiwan Airlines is offering sight-seeing "flights to nowhere" on their passenger jets --
including flight attendant lessons for children.
C. Staying home when not feeling well is very important to avoid the spread of infections.
D. People in Beirut have attended a vigil for the more than 200 victims of the huge
explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital a week ago.

12. What is an adverb of place?

A. It is a word that talks about the location where the action of the verb is being carried
out.
B. It is a word that describes how and in what way an action, denoted by a verb, is carried
out.

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 C. It is a word that describes when, for how long, or how often a certain action happened.
D. It a word that expresses a wide range of opinion: certainty, reality, sources, limitations
and precision of the situation.

13. Which among the sentences contains and expresses an adverb of place?

A. Vietnam is one of the countries noted for successfully responding COVID-19.

B. Taiwan Airlines is offering sight-seeing “flights to nowhere” on their passenger jets --
including flight attendant lessons for children.
C. Staying home when not feeling well is very important to avoid the spread of infections.
D. People in Beirut have attended a vigil for the more than 200 victims of the huge
explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital a week ago.

14. What is an adverb of opinion?

A. It is a word that talks about the location where the action of the verb is being carried
out.
B. It is a word that describes how and in what way an action, denoted by a verb, is carried
out.
C. It is a word that describes when, for how long, or how often a certain action happened.
D. It a word that expresses a wide range of opinion: certainty, reality, sources, limitations
and precision of the situation.

15. Which among the sentences contains and expresses an adverb of opinion?

A. Novel Coronavirus, first emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019.

B. The infections cause severe acute respiratory syndrome called COVID-19 disease.
C. Social distancing measure is implemented to slow down the epidemic.
D. Russia is offering a vaccine for free.

16. President Rodrigo RoaDuterte said in one of his press conferences “Hopefully, by
December we will have a COVID-free December.” The sentence expresses _________.

A. doubt B. hope C. contentment D. happiness

17. The people must know the importance of following the safety health protocols to avoid the
disease.

A. ability B. obligation C. possibility D. certainty

18. In sentence number 17, the word must is an example of __________verb.

A. auxiliary B. modal C. action D. linking

19. “I am also grateful to the Valdai Discussion Club for this honor to speak before you on a
topic of great importance to us – that of order and change in world politics.” This is one of
the statements President Duterte said in his speech. What feeling is being expressed?

A. happy B. thankful C. hopeful D. satisfied

20. Which among the sentences expresses disappointment?

A. President Duterte spoke publicly about the dispute between America and China since
tensions escalated early in July.
B. People may share expressions of intangible cultural heritage that are similar to those
practiced by others.

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 C. Hundreds of lives in Lebanon were claimed when2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate
stored unsafely in a port warehouse detonated.
D. The World Travel and Tourism Council predicts that up to 75 million jobs in the travel
and tourism sector are under immediate threat in 2020.

21. Which among the sentences expresses an opinion?

A. President Duterte spoke publicly about the dispute between America and China since
tensions escalated early in July.
B. People may share expressions of intangible cultural heritage that are similar to those
practiced by others.
C. Hundreds of lives in Lebanon were claimed when 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate
stored unsafely in a port warehouse detonated.
D. The World Travel and Tourism Council predicts that up to 75 million jobs in the travel
and
tourism sector are under immediate threat in 2020.

22. Which of the sentences expresses disagreement?

A.  I certainly would take a vaccine that has been tested.

B. I am confident that this vaccine will be the cure for this disease.
C. I am happy to know that there is already a vaccine for this disease.
D.  I certainly would not take a vaccine that hasn’t been tested.
23. Which of the sentences expresses doubts?

A. Researchers said that the immunization is the first approved for widespread use.
B. Mass vaccination with an improperly tested vaccine is unethical.
C. Mass vaccination could be dangerous because it hasn’t been tested in large trials.
D. The hard part is producing these vaccines under quality umbrellas — quality control
and quality assurance. 

24. Which of the following statements expresses an opinion?

A. We have to act together to survive and prosper together.

B. Russia’s vaccine is dubbed as “Sputnik” after the Soviet satellite, conferred
“sustainable immunity” against the novel coronavirus.
C. Authorities in China have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of
imported frozen seafoods.
D. It is important that India begins taking the first step of securing supplies for vaccine
development.

25. Russia has become the first country to __________ register a coronavirus vaccine and
declared it ready for use.

A. apparently B. professionally C. roughly D. officially

26. The vaccine _____ offered to tens of thousands of people who volunteer to be vaccinated.

A. will be B. are C. is D. will

27. Based on a recent poll survey,60% of Filipinos hold the national government most
responsible for the country's response to the pandemic. This sentence expresses
an______.
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 A. agreement B. opinion C. expectation D. qualification

28. President Duterte said that the Philippines _____ not ask for special treatment nor favors
from its partners.

A. is B. are C. does D. am

29. The Filipino people , of course, deserve better. The underlined word expresses ______.

A. expectation B. qualification C. admission D. agreement

30. People _____ learn to value human life.

A. could B. should C. would D. ought to

Prepared by:

MARIBEL AZOTE CABALAN-BUCO ARACELI A. CANE

SST III SST III

Reviewed by: Noted by:

EDERLINA R. JAMPAC VENUS SHEILA O. AYADO

MT I SSHT IV

Approved by:

RUEL T. GABOR, PhD

Principal IV