Name: ________________________________
Summative Test on Vocabulary Development Skills
I. DIRECTIONS: Find the one word in the choices that means nearly the same as the
underlined word. In the sample item below, the word dwelling is the synonym of the
word home, so the answer is C. Write the letter of your answer.
SAMPLE:
Home
A. street B. town C. dwelling D. room
1. fake
A. real B. actual C. authentic D. imitate
2. examine
A. study B. forget C. ignore D. overlook
3. boast
A. brag B. disclaim C. conceal D. disavow
4. pleasure
A. unlikeable B. unsatisfied C. encourage D. enjoyment
5. negligent
A. careful B. careless C. watchful D. delicate
II. DIRECTIONS: Find the one word in the choices that means nearly the opposite as
the underlined word. In the sample item below, the word faith is the antonym of the word
belief, so the answer is B. Write the letter of your answer.
SAMPLE:
Belief
A. doubt B. faith C. security D. devotion
6. absence
A. tardiness B. presence C. distance D. repetition
7. thaw
A. melt B. warm C. drip D. freeze
8. asset
A. land B. card C. disadvantage D. property
9. concerned
A. passionate B. ready C. indifferent D. stolen
10. excite
A. accelerate B. scold C. bore D. punish
III. DIRECTIONS: Match the following idiomatic expressions with their corresponding
meaning. In the sample items below, B is the answer to C1 and A is the answer to C2.
Write the letter of your answer.
SAMPLE:
C1. Lose your head A. the biggest share
C2. Lion’s share B. go crazy
11. out of the blue A. get someone else's place.
12. let the cat out of the bag B. mischief or a bad activity
13. hit the bulls eye C. unexpected
14. fill someone's shoes D. reveal a secret
15. monkey business E. arrive at the most important point.
16. give a big hand F. end a war
17. bury the hatchet G. pretend everything is fine
18. put on a good face H. very near
19. bring to mind I. remember
20. stone’s throw away J. to applaud
IV. DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the item that best answers each question. In the
sample item below, the answer to the question is C.
SAMPLE:
What is the meaning of the figurative statement “You are the apple of my eye”?
A. the person is round and red
B. you are a fruit in my eye
C. you are center of attraction
D. the person smells like apple
21. Which option is an example of a literal statement?
A. The cake is a piece of test.
B. This test is a piece of cake.
C. The cake tastes like heaven.
D. The test is very easy.
22. Which option is an example of a figurative statement?
A. Eddie saw his sister as a thorn on his side – something which should be plucked.
B. Delia‘s resentment toward Eddie could be traced back to their mother‘s death..
C. Eddie‘s sister was stunned when she saw the centipede.
D. Even as a young boy, Eddie already had the instincts of a hunter
23. Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.
This metaphor compares Brian to a wall because__________.
A. He was a strong tennis player.
B. He was very tall.
C. He kept missing the balls.
D. His body was made of cells.
24. We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a pig.
Tammy was being compared to a pig because she __________.
A. looked like a pig
B. ate like a pig
C. smelled like a pig
D. was as smart as a pig
25. Cindy was such a mule. We could not get her to change her mind.
The metaphor “Cindy was such a mule” compares Cindy to a mule because she was
__________.
A. always eating oats
B. able to do hard work
C. raised on a farm
D. very stubborn
V. DIRECTIONS: Identify the figure of speech used in each sentence. Write S for simile,
M for metaphor, and P for personification. In the sample item below, the statement is a
simile, so the answer is S.
SAMPLE:
My mother is like a lion when she is mad.
_____26. Lisa is a beautiful rose especially when she smiles.
_____27. His arms were weak and felt like noodles.
_____88. The thunder was as loud as fireworks.
_____29. The waves got angry and became violent.
_____30. George is lightning as he runs the race.
_____31. The thirsty earth drank up the rain.
_____32. The grass is a green carpet for the golfers.
_____33. Tom is like a computer when he does his math.
_____34. The rain whispered as it fell to the ground.
_____35. The inside of the car was a refrigerator.
VI. DIRECTIONS: Determine whether the statements below are true or false. In the
sample item below, the answer is false because the relationship between the nose and
face is part: whole, not whole: part. Write only true or false.
SAMPLE:
The analogy nose: face is an example of a whole: part relationship.
36. The analogy artificial: real shows a synonym analogy.
37. The analogy leaf: tree is an example of a part: whole relationship
38. The analogy negligence: accident is an example of a cause: effect relationship
39. The analogy wood: house shows a product: material relationship
40. The analogy tsunami: earthquake is an example of an effect: cause relationship
41. The analogy saw: cut shows a tool: function relationship
42. The analogy clue is to hint shows a synonym analogy.
43. The analogy flour is to bread is an example of product: material relationship
44. The analogy soldier is to army as player is to team shows whole is to part
relationship.
45. The analogy top is to bottom as large is to tiny shows an antonym relationship.
VII.DIRECTIONS: Complete the paragraph with the correct collocations. Choose from
the words given inside the box. The first one is done for you.
place predicted prepare
happens unexpected prevented
Emergencies can never be predicted. When they take (46.) _________, the
emergency services swing into action. As part of their everyday work, they
(47.)__________, for an emergency so that when one 48. ____________, they are
ready for all eventualities. Unfortunately,(49.) _____________ emergencies happen all
the time and cannot be (50.) ____________, even with the best planning.
