Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Cavite
AMADEO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Second Long Examination in English 10
Amadeo, Cavite

Name: ________________________________ Date:_____________

Teacher: Ms. Eifel Angela B. Gante Grade & Section:_________

Part I. KNOWLEDGE
A. Vocabulary Development
DIRECTIONS: Determine the appropriate meaning of the underlined word using context clues. Write
the letter of the correct answer.

__1. The ruthless employer not only reprimanded the errant employees, but he sacked them.
A. powerless B. merciless C. lazy D. Foolish
__2. Frustrated for not winning the student leader race, he sat morosely in a corner.
A. normal B. strange C. exceptional D. Alone
__3. We cannot eradicate ignorance if our children continue to truant and indifferent.
A. Improve B. Hate C. Eliminate D. Enhance

B. Special Terms
DIRECTIONS: Choose the the letter of the correct word that is best described in the given statement.

A. Oral Tradition B. Persuasive C. Myth D. Theme

E. Mood F. Parenthetical Expression G. Conjunction

__4. It is the message or central idea the author portrays about the subject through the story.
__5. It is a word or group of words that contains relevant yet nonessential information added in a sentence
without changing the meaning or grammar of the original sentence.
__6. It is an academic piece of writing which attempt to persuade a reader to adopt a certain point of view or to
take a particular action.
__7. It is the manner in which information is passed from one generation to the next in the absence of writing
or a recording medium.

Test II. GRAMMAR

A. Modals
DIRECTIONS: Choose from the pool of answers the writer’s/speaker’s intention as hinted by each
underlined expression.

A. Ability B. Necessity C. obligation D. willingness

__8. Mav: Is this a challenge I must face?

__9. Sol: Of course, you need to accept that as part of the bargain.
__10. Mav: I don’t believe I will do it now. After all I’m not yet ready for it.
__11. Sol: I believe you can do it if you try106

DIRECTIONS: Complete the sentences by filling in the gaps with letter of the appropriate modals.

12. Plants __________ have sunlight in order to make food.

A. need to B. must C. should D. can
13. I __________ finish the project tomorrow if I stay at work all night, but I’m not sure.
A. must B. may C. might D. should

B. Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns

 DIRECTIONS: Determine whether each underlines word is used as an intensive or
reflexive pronoun. Write In if it is intensive and Re if it is reflexive pronoun.

14. The Greeks themselves felt at home with human Gods.

15. They knew how they amused themselves even in banquets.
16. Even Hera, the jealous wife herself could be feared.

DIRECTIONS: Write the correct reflexive or intensive pronoun to complete each sentence.

17. Odin _______ shared his values; no sacrifice is too great for wisdom.
18. You can see ______ more clearly.
19. Pi made _______ free from Richard Parker while they were in the sea.
20. Pegasus sprung _______ from Medusa’s head.
21. Pi’s parents decided to leave India and board ________ in a Japanese cargo ship along with some animals
they are selling to North American zoos.

C. PARENTHETICAL EXPRESSION
DIRECTIONS: Supply the correct parenthetical expression and conjunctive adverb to complete each sentence.

A.certainly B. Immensely C. Therefore D. nevertheless

22. Arachne was _________proud of herself.

23. The goods were damaged when they arrived; _________ we sent them back.
24. That is , ________ a unique piece of work.
25. The company invested millions in developing the product; _______ it was a complete failure in the market.

Part III. UNDERSTANDING

A. Reading and Literature
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage

Directions: Read the following passage carefully, and copy the letter of the word or phrase that best
completes each numbered item.

1.) The best way to overcome a disability is to face it head-on and not to let it prevent you from
achieving great things. 2.) This is the lesson I draw from the lives of two people whom I admire -
the musician Stevie Wonder and the track-and-field star Jackie Joyner-Kersee. 3.) I respect them
for their courage and strength in overcoming obstacles. 4.) Both are persons with disabilities who
defied obstacles in order to be successful in their fields. 5.) They taught me never to give up no
matter how intimidating the obstacles I face in life.
from: “Overcome an Obstacle to Succeed” by Eddie Harris

26. The word “fought” is a/an _______ of the word “defied” in sentence no. 4.
A. connotation C. opposite
B. denotation D. symbol
27. This passage would most probably interest a/an __________.
A. adolescent C. child
B. adult D. old man
28. The passage is most probably a part of a/an __________.
A. anecdote C. letter
B. autobiography D. persuasive essay

29. To support his claim, the writer uses ____.

A. facts C. reasons
B. opinion D. statistics
30. An effective persuasive technique used by the author to emphasize his point is through appealing to ________.
 A. emotion C. Reason
B. moral D. both A and C

THE BOTTOM LINE

Anonymous
1 FACE IT, nobody owes you a living.
What you achieve, or fail to achieve in your lifetime
Is directly related to what you do or fail to do.
No one chooses his parent or childhood,
5 but you can choose your own direction.
Everyone has problems and obstacles to overcome,
But that too is relative to each individual.
NOTHING IS CARVED IN STONE!
9. You can change anything in your life
If you want to badly enough.
Excuses are for losers! Those who take
Responsibility for their actions
13 Are the real winners in life.
Winners meet life challenges head on
Knowing there are guarantees, and give it all they’ve
got
17 And never think it’s too late or too early to begin.
31. The word in the poem which is the opposite of “help” is ______.
A. direction C. Overcome
B. obstacles D. relative
32. Line no.5-8 appeal more to the sense of ______.
A. feeling B. sight C. sound D. taste
33. As hinted in the poem, the author has a/an _________ attitude in life.
A. come what may C. negative
B. Indifferent D. positive
34. The tone of the poem is more of _________.
A. admiration B. criticism C. Inspirational D. pride
35. The feeling that the writer intends us to have toward life is __________.
A. contentment B. Courage C. hope D. joy
36. The word in the poem that gives the best hint to the mood it evokes is ________.
A. carved B. Changed C. guarantee D. overcome
Part III Process
Logical Organization
Directions: Arrange the following sentences logically to form a coherent paragraph.
___37. A. Because we started it all, only we can correct it by having humility and discipline.
___38. B. We must do real work, and show to the world what we are made of.
___39. C. We really deserve the kind of leaders we have.
___40. D. If we are unhappy with the entire situation, we have ourselves to look into.

“You are so close to the victory, don’t you dare give up now.”