Q1 English 10 Exam

CAGAYAN VALLEY CHRISTIAN LEADING SCHOOL
1ST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Grade Level and Subject: GRADE 10– ENGLISH
Subject Teacher: ABEGAIL G. TEODORO
NAME:_________________________________________________ SCORE:
DATE:_________________________________________________
TEST I. CONTEXT CLUES
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Maya Angelou was mute for almost 5 years. What does mute mean?
a. She could not see b. She could not walk c. She could not talk d. She could not read
2. “There was nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.” Which word in this
quoted sentence indicates the couple’s poverty?
a. nothing b. flop c. shabby d. howl
3. The festival was bright and colorful, but Danny's clothes were PALLID and lacked vibrancy.
What is the definition of PALLID?
a. unaware b. hostile c. dull d. direct
4. In times of crisis, police officers must appear nonchalant while helping upset citizens.
In this sentence, nonchalant means:
a. calm
b. high strung
c. panic
d. unconcerned
5. Read the sentence from the passage.
"The bench had obviously been abandoned to decrepitude long ago: its wooden construction sagged with
the weight of past rains and encroaching moss."
What does the word ENCROACHING most likely mean?
a. invading
b. perishing
c. living
e. departing
“So, do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous
right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10
6. The defendant felt vindicated when the truth became known, and all charges were dropped against him.
In this sentence, vindicated means:
a. cleared from blame
b. cleared from obligation
c. cleared from peer pressure
d. cleared from expectations
9. While Janice was on the cruise ship, she lived the life of a hedonist and spent most of her days in
search of pleasure.
In this sentence, hedonist DOES NOT mean:
a. person who seeks pleasure
b. person who seeks joy
c. person who seeks boredom
d. person who seeks happiness
10. "The silent music machines are mere placeholders that belie the fact that taped recordings are playing
through concealed speakers." What does the word belie most likely mean?
a. boast
b. cooperate
c. taunt
d. misrepresent
TEST II. ELEMENTS OF A STORY
11. What is conflict?
a. A person (or animal) in a story
b. Time and place where the action occurs
c. A struggle between opposing forces (the problem in the story)
d. Broad idea in a story, or a message, or lesson conveyed by a work
12. Theme means:
a. Broad idea in a story, or a message, or lesson conveyed by a work
b. The way in which something is said, told, or done
c. A person (or animal) in a story
d. A struggle between opposing forces (the problem in the story)
13. The setting of a story is:
right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10
a. Time and place where the action occurs
b. Character changes by the end of the story
c. Interrupt the normal sequence of events to tell about something that happened in the past (or future)
d. Story is written the order the events actually occurred
14. Which part of the plot is the most exciting, “highest” point of the story?
a. Exposition
b. Resolution
c. Rising Action
d. Climax
15. The point from which a writer tells a story is called?
a. Plot
b. Conflict
c. Point of View
d. Theme
16. Protagonist
a. principal character or force in opposition to a protagonist
b. the point of maximum tension or interest
c. main character in a work of fiction involved in the central conflict
d. provides background information and introduces setting and important characters
17. Antagonist
a. principal character or force in opposition to a protagonist
b. main character in a work of fiction involved in the central conflict
c. time and place of the action of a piece of literature
d. contrast between appearance and reality
18. In a story, the writer uses rain, storms, and tornadoes whenever the character is approaching danger.
This is an example of what literary element?
a. Characterization
b. Drama c. Symbolism d. Metonymy
19. Which of the following means the author's feelings towards his/her subject or topic?
a. figurative language b. mood c. theme d. tone
20. The theme of a story is:
right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10
a. sequence of events b. a universal idea presented within the story
c. people or animals d. place and time
21. What river flows past Uruk?
a. The Nile
b. The Rhone
c. The Euphrates
d. The Orinoco
22. How was The Epic of Gilgamesh preserved?
a. In writing on scrolls
b. In carvings on tree trunks
c. In writing on clay tablets
d. Aristotle translated it into Greek
23. When did the real Gilgamesh live?
a. Before the Ice Age
b. In about 2700
c. In the Middle Ages
d. In Victorian times
24. Why did the gods create Enkidu?
a. To overthrow Gilgamesh
b. To be Gilgamesh’s loyal servant
c. To provide a counterforce to Gilgamesh’s power
d. To marry Gilgamesh’s sister
25. Who introduces Enkidu to civilization?
a. His mother and father

b. A temple prostitute
c. A talking gazelle
d. The goddess Ishtar
26. Who guards the Cedar Forest?
a. Twelve Roman Legions
right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10
b. Two scorpion monsters
c. Shamash, god of the sun
d. The demon Humbaba
27. Why does Gilgamesh spurn Ishtar?
a. Because he’s already married
b. Because Enkidu would be jealous
c. Because she’s already married
d. Because he doesn’t want to be her plaything
28. Which god supports Gilgamesh’s incursion into the Cedar Forest?
a. Enlil, god of earth, wind, and air
b. Anu, god of the firmament
c. Ea, god of wisdom
d. Shamash, god of the sun
29. What does the Bull of Heaven bring to the city of Uruk?
a. Famine
b. Flood
c. War
d. Seven years of plenty
30. Why does Gilgamesh leave Uruk after Enkidu dies?
a. To avenge his death by killing a god
b. To find out how he can avoid having to die himself
c. To track down Enkidu’s murderer
d. To escape the police, who think he murdered Enkidu
Match the items in Column A with the items in Column B.
ELEMENTS OF A STORY DEFINITION
right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10
______1. exposition a. location of the story
______2. conflict b. moral lesson of the story
______3. climax c. struggle of the main character
______4. falling action d. time and location of the story
______5. resolution e. where resolution begins
______6. place f. arrangement of story
______7. time g. beginning of the story
______8. setting h. actors or movers of the story
______9. plot i. final outcome of the story
______10. characters j. turming point of the story
k. period or time when the story occurs
TEST III. TEXTUAL AIDS IN UNDERSTANDING TEXTS
Using the infographic on COVID-19 Philippine Situationer issued on July 24, 2020 by the
Department of Health, answer the following questions:
1. How many active cases are there in the country?
2. Determine the number of total cases as per the infographic.
3. Enumerate the six classifications of active cases based on the infographic.
4. Identify the number of active cases based on their classification.
right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10
5. As per report, determine the number of probable and suspected cases.
right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10

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CAGAYAN VALLEY CHRISTIAN LEADING SCHOOL

1ST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

a. nothing b. flop c. shabby d. howl

What is the definition of PALLID?

a. unaware b. hostile c. dull d. direct

a. His mother and father

TEST III. TEXTUAL AIDS IN UNDERSTANDING TEXTS

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