LICEO DE PULILAN COLLEGES INC.

Longos, Pulilan, Bulacan

1st Summative Test in English 8

Mr.Jerwin S. Awa

Name:_______________________________________________ Score:_________________________
Grade and Section:_____________________________________ Date:__________________________
LRN:________________________________________________ Parent’s Signature:_______________

I. Identify what is asked in the following statements. Write your answer on the space
provided.

___________1. It is the second largest continent after Asia.

___________2. It is the second most populous continent.

___________3. He is the writer of the poem “Africa”.

___________4. He is the writer of the poem “I am an African Child”.

___________5. It is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.

___________6. It can also serve as adjectives.

___________7. It is a form of adjective that indicates no comparison.

___________8. It is a form of adjective that compares more than two nouns and pronouns.

___________9. It is a form of adjective that compares two nouns or pronouns.

___________10. It is formed from a proper noun.

II. Write the comparative and superlative form of adjectives in the parentheses.

1. Sliding downhill was (smooth) ____________ than I expected.

2. California is a (large) _______________ state.

3. Andrei’s goal is to become the (good) _____________ engineer in town.

4. In my opinion, no one is (qualified) ____________ than Prince to lead our organization.

5. Health is (important) ___________ than wealth.

6. Mt. Everest is the (high) _____________peak in the world.

7. The planet Mars is (far) _______________ from the earth than the satellite moon.

8. The elephant is the (large) ___________ animal in the world.

9. Blood is (thick) ____________ than water.

10. My brother’s handwriting is (bad) ______________ than mine.

ANIMO LICEO!
 III. Supply the missing word to complete the poem. Write your answer on the space
provided.

I am an African Child
Eku Mcgred

I am an _________ child
Born of a skin the color of the ___________
Bright brilliant and ___________
Strong and bold I’m gifted
___________ enough to be the best
I am an African child

Often the target of pity

My future is not ___________ to charity
________ me the gift of a lifetime
Give me a dream, a door of ____________
I will thrive
I am an African child

Do not hide my fault

Show me my __________
I am like any other
Teach me to dream
And I will ___________
I am an African child

I am the son, __________ of the soil

Rich in texture and content
Full of ___________ for a better tomorrow
Teach me to ___________, teach me character, teach me hard work-
___________ me to think like the star within me
I am an African child

I can be extra-ordinary
Call me William ______________ the Inventor
Give me a library with books
Give me a __________ yard and discarded electronics
Give me a broken bicycle
Plus the ___________ to be me
And I will build a windmill
I am an African child

We are the new ____________

Not afraid to be us
___________ gifted black and talented
Shining like the stars we are
We are the children of __________
__________ the best of us

Yes I am an African child!

ANIMO LICEO!