DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REGION I
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
Binalonan
SAN MIGUEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
3RD QUARTER EXAMINATION IN
ENGLISH 10

Name: _____________________________________________ Date _________________________

Encircle the letter that contains the correct answer.
Analyze the speaker’s tone in the given statement.
1. “Fyokla, a little beggar-girl of six, is running through the village looking for Terenty the cobbler.
Her eyes wide-open, her lips are trembling.”
a. Calm b. hopeful c. anxious d. excitement
2. In, The story of Keesh, who died to save his people from a great polar bear?
a. Klosh-Kwan b. Bok c. Keesh d. Jack London
3. “I am minded to build me an IGLOO”, he said one day to Klosh-Kwan and a number of hunters.
“IT shall be a large IGLOO, where in Ikeega and I can dwell in comfort.” Who uttered this?
a. Keesh b. Ikeega c. Klosh-Kwan d. Bok
4. What is the speaker’s tone/attitude in sentence #3?
a. Doubtful b. determined c. mysterious d. calm
5. Why is color green associated with nature?
a. It symbolizes life. c. It is cool.
b. It represents the color of the leaves d. It is refreshing.
6. “The air is warm and fragrant.” This line appeals to ____________.
a. Sight and sound c. feeling and smell
b. Hearing and feeling d. smell and sound
7. Identify the case of the underlined pronoun in the sentence below.
They were flying looking for a home.
a. Objective b. Possessive c. Subjective
8. What kind of pronoun is the underlined word in the sentence below?
Somebody requested for an extension.
a. Relative b. Indefinite c. Demonstrative
9. Which pronoun best fits in the blank?
A number of students were invited by ____________ advisers to join the symposium.
a. Its b. their c. his/her d. it’s
10. Mother Earth delivered _____________ speech to mankind.
a. His b. her c. its d. their
Choose the letter of your answer from the word pool. Write the letter of your answer before each
number.

a. Informative c. Critiquing e. Argumentative

b. Persuasive d. Goodwill Speech f. Eulogy
___ 11. Speech that tries to change the listener’s mind by convincing them to agree with the point of
view of the speaker.
___12. Speech that tells and intends to share new ideas and builds awareness.
___13. Speech written to convince the listeners on the validity of the speaker’s argument.
___14. It is usually in the form of an easy, an in-depth evaluation of the story for the purpose of giving
the reading public an insight of the story.
___15. It is a spoken or written laudation of a person’s life or character.
___16. Speech that highlight shared values, customs, beliefs and morals.
17. The first thing to do in writing a Speech of Goodwill is _______.
a. sprinkle some humor b. support the purpose c. identify the purpose
18. To create an impact in your speech, you have to memorize the opening and conclusion.
a. True b. False c. Maybe d. Did not say
19.In the story, The Last Leaf, what helped Johnsy to recover from her illness?
a. the chicken soup b. enough sleep c. the painting of the leaf on the wall
20. In writing a critique, ______________ is referred to as the genre of literature.
a. Author’s Intention b. Literary Devices c. Context d. Reactions
21.This is what the author tries to accomplish in the story.
a. Genre b. Reactions c. Author’s Intention d. Literary Devices
22. The figures of speech used in the story and its purpose.
a. Genre b. Ending of the Story c. Literary Technique d. Literary Device
23. The guide in writing a critique that makes the reading experience enjoyable.
a. Literary Technique b. Genre c. author’s Intention d. Reactions
24. It revolves the plot and bring closure to the crisis of the characters.
a. Literary Technique b. Ending of the Story c. Context d. Intention
25. It is said to be the most exciting and important part of a story that occurs usually near the end.
a. Rising Action b. Denouement c. Climax d. Exposition
26. It is said to be the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work.
a. Exposition b. Rising Action c. Denouement d. Climax
27. It is the insertion of important background information within a story.
a. Climax b. Exposition c. Rising action d. Denouement
28. Keesh’s confrontation of the councilmen in the meeting is a part of the __________.
a. Climax b. Denouement c. Falling Action d Rising Action
29. The sending of spies to discover Keesh’s hunting strategy is a part of the __________.
a. Falling action b. Climax c. Rising Action d. Exposition
30. Keesh’s return with a hunted bear is what part of the story?
a. Resolution b. Climax c. Exposition d. Rising Action
31. The introduction of the setting and the family of Keesh is found in the ______________.
a. Resolution b. Exposition c. Climax d. Rising Action
32. The people’s acceptance of Keesh as a true hunter and not as hunter using witchcraft.
a. Falling action b. Exposition c. Climax d. Denouement
Which of the statements have correct placement of quotation marks?
33 a. My friend asked ”, How did you persuade your mother?”
b. My friend asked, “ How did you persuade your mother?”
c. My friend asked” , How did you persuade your mother”?
d. My friend asked, “ ‘How did you persuade your mother?’ “
34. a.” “That’s incredible!” my father kept saying.
b. “That’s incredible”! my father kept saying.
c. “”That’s incredible!” my father kept saying.
d. “That’s incredible!”, my father kept saying.
35. a. “I never think of the future,” wrote Albert Einstein. “It comes soon enough.”
b. ‘I never think of the future,’ wrote Albert Einstein. ‘It comes soon enough.’
c. “’I never think of the future’, ”wrote Albert Einstein. “It comes soon enough.”
 d. “I never think of the future”, wrote Albert Einstein. “It comes enough soon”.
What structure of modification is applied in the line below?
36. The instruction was clear enough.
a. Adjective as Head b. Adverb as Head c. Verb as Head
In what sentence can you find the correct position of the underlined adjective?
37. a. The building seems dark everywhere.
b. The dark building seems everywhere.
c. Everywhere seems the dark building.
d. Everywhere seems the dark building.
38. a. Her chair is from my chair, a meter away.
b. Her chair is a meter away from my chair.
c. From my chair is her chair a meter away.
d. From a meter away my chair is her chair.
39. a. He looks like a business executive in his dark blue suit.
b. He looks like a dark business executive in his blue suit.
c. He looks like a business executive in his blue dark suit.
d. A dark business executive looks like his blue suit.
40. Choose the correct bibliography entry.
a. Johnson, Susan (2004) Bangkok: The Fashion Capital of the World.
Thailand: Susan Johnson Style for Everyone. Pp. 28-32.
b. Susan Johnson (2004) Bangkok: The Fashion Capital of the World.
Thailand: Susan Johnson in Style for Everyone. Pp. 28-32.
c. Johnson, Susan. Bangkok: The Fashion Capital of the World. (2004)
Thailand: Susan Johnson in style for Everyone. Pp. 28-32.
41.______________ is generally defined as a meeting organized so that experts in a given field can
Meet, present papers and discuss issues.
a. Workshop b. Symposium c. Training
42. Which is not needed in the conduct of a symposium?
a. Emcee b. Resource Speaker c. Facilitator d. Judge
43-46. Construct an expanded definition of the word friendship using the group of words below.
between or among people a strong bond friendship is
of shared concern and caring a state of acquaintance characterized by
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Match Column A wth Column B’
Column A Column B
_____47. An Eskimo house a. O. Henry
_____48. Author of To Build a Fire b. Igloo
_____49. Author of The Last Leaf c. blubber
_____50. A layer of fat beneath the skin of an aquatic animal d. Jack London

Prepared by:
OFELIA M. CASIA
Subject Teacher Checked by:
ERLINDA L. BALLO
Principal III
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