SUMMATIVE TEST

ENGLISH 8
QUARTER 1 MODULE 3
SY 2020-2021

Name: _____________________ Grade & Section: __________________ Date: ____________ Score: _____

I. Directions: Choose the correct modal to complete each sentence. Write the letter of your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. The sky is not clear today. The flight to Manila ________be delayed.
A. will B. could C. can D. should
2. Locally stranded individuals ________ undergo a 14 -day quarantine.
A. must B. can C. cannot D. should
3. Safety health protocols ________ be implemented during distribution and retrieval of modules.
A. can B. may C. must D. will
4. Students________keep away from bad habits, like teasing classmates and copying in
exams.
A. could B. might C. should D. would
5. If you believe in yourself, you ________ definitely do it.
A. can B. cannot C. may D. might
6. We ________ get inside any business establishment without a quarantine pass.
A. can B. cannot C. will D. may
7. Alice is ill today. He ________ not come to school.
A. must B. can C. have to D. may
8. Students ________ answer their modules earnestly.
A. can B. shouldn’t C. might D. must not
9. I ________ answer the test with all honesty.
A. cannot B. will C. may D. could not
10. ________ you pass the outputs today?
A. Should B. Must C. May D. Will

II. Directions: Determine the function of the underlined modal verb as used in the sentence.
Write the letter of your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

11. Students must submit all their outputs on Tuesday.

A. weak obligation B. strong obligation C. no obligation D. advice and suggestion
12. Ana’s projectswill be accomplished today.
A. really certain B. permission C. ability D. general truth
13. I should finish my assignment. I have another output to submit tomorrow.
A. no obligation B. very likely C. weak obligation D. possibility
14. We canachieve our ambitions in life if we work hard for it.
A. request B. offer C. promise D. general truth
15. Can I get your number?
A. permission B. no permission D. decision D. ability

III. Directions: Write the correct modal nouns to complete the sentences. Use the given
meaning beside the sentence as your clue. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.
Sentences Meaning
16. She has the ______ to illustrate things by The quality or state of being able
 merely imagining it.
17. There is a _______ of landslide due to
heavy rains.
18. Parents have an_______ to nurture their
children.
19. If we cooperate with each other, we have
a _______ to qualify in the final round of the
competition.
20. Teachers believe that students have the
_______ to accomplish all their outputs in an
ascertainable time.
The condition or fact of being possible
A condition or feeling of being obligated or
required
The condition or fact of a particular outcome
in an uncertain situation
The quality or state of being able to do
something

IV. Directions: Choose the letter of the modal adverb defined in the underlined phrase in each
sentence. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

21. If we will not follow the safety health protocols, we will be infected with coronaviruswithout a
doubt
A. ably B. possibly C. obligately D. certainly
22. Janine sings in a skillful manner in Tawag ng Tanghalan.
A. ably B. likely C. surely D. possibly
23. Gary V. performed in a promising manner during his concert in Araneta Coliseum.
A. responsibly B. promisingly C. requisitely D. decidedly
24. Our cooperation is highly needed in this fight against covid-19.
A. promisingly B. ably C. necessarily D. certainly
25. Teachers are given permission to enter the school premises after disinfection of classrooms is
done.
A. permissively B. ably C. possibly D. necessarily

V. Directions: Look at the table below. Basing from the meaning of the modal in column A, write
the appropriate modal verb for column B and its sample sentence in column C. Write your
answers on a separate sheet.

Meaning Modal Example

Example: ability Can I can dance.
26. permission
27. strong obligation
28. possibility
29. offer
30. request

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VENUS SHEILA O. AYADO

Head, English Language Department