English 10 SummativeTest

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Summative Test in English 10

(Week 1 & 2)
Name: ______________________________ Section:______________

Subject Teacher:_______________________
For items 1-5. Read the text below and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your
answer on your answer sheet.
Honesty magic spreads
Honest cabbie Emilio Advincula first set the example, and now the spirit of honesty
continues to spread.
Three persons- another taxi driver, a tricycle driver, and a traffic law enforcer were
awarded a lifetime professional driver’s license, each with the bold marking “Honest Driver.”
The traffic enforcer was promoted to the next higher rank. All of them also received cash from
contributions made by LTO employees.
Given recognition by the Land Transportation Office were Ernesto Barranda, 27 of NAIA
Transport Services; Carlos Estrada, 37, of Barangay Sun Valley in Paranaque ; and Patrol Officer
Santiago Aranda of the LTO Flying Squad.
Barranda returned a backpack containing S37, 000 and some documents left by British
businessman in his cab last March 16.
Estrada, the tricycle driver, returned a bag containing about P12, 000 left by one of his
passengers.
Aranda was recognized by the LTO chief for serving the government continuously for 27
years without any complaint filed against him.
1. Three friends used to spend their free time listening to news reports on TV and over the radio.
They heard about the above given news. Which of the following would most likely be their topic
when they see each other?
A. The recent typhoon that struck the country.
B. The personalities who wish to run for 2022 elections.
C. The family background of the cabbie, tricycle driver, and the traffic enforcer.
D. The rewards of the noble deeds of the cabbie, tricycle driver, and the traffic enforcer.
2. What life inspiration would be the central idea of their conversation?

A. Honesty makes people instant rich.
B. The value o being honest at all times.
C. Ordinary people in extraordinary events.
D. Rewards of being a cabbie, tricycle driver and traffic enforcer.
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3. Which statement best describes what people feel for the cabbie, tricycle driver, and the traffic
enforcer?
A. “Oh, they are so lucky!”
B. “Hmmn , it’s all for publicity!”
C. Wow, what an amazing news to hear!”
D. “Nope, anybody can be honest like them!”
4. Which of the following can be best said about honesty based on the news report?
A. Honesty is the best policy.
B. Honesty is expected in any situation.
C. Honesty of a person can change his life.
D. Honesty offers a lot of prizes to someone who practices it.
5. What would be the impact of the news report to people?

A. It encourages people to uphold honesty all the time.
B. It calls attention for people to be honest because of rewards.
C. It shows how one can be popular in an instant with his honesty.
D. It explains that only good people are capable of being honest at all times.
For items 6-10, examine closely the textual aids given and answer the questions that follow. Write
the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.
6. What does this textual aid present?

A. It shows the location of flu and Covid-19.
B. It organizes a central idea on flu and Covid- 19.
C. It presents numerical data on flu and Covid- 19.
D. It identifies, classifies, categorizes and recognizes similarities and differences of flu and
Covid-19.
7. What kind of textual aid is the picture shown above?
A. Picture
B. Pie graph
C. Illustration
D. Venn Diagram

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8. What purpose would this text feature have in a piece of writing about published Covid-19
articles?
A. It helps readers identify the changes in the number of published articles from January to
November 2020
B. It provides readers on the percentage of Covid- 19 surge
C. It helps present a large amount of data in a small space
D. Both A and C
9. What does the textual aid show?

A. It presents the different search results on Covid -19.
B. It reports the number of publications made about Covid-19.
C. It shows the relationship of the news reports about Covid-19.
D. It displays the increase on the number of Covid - related published articles in 2020.
10. What kind of textual aid should be used for an article explaining the components of the different
Covid- 19 vaccines.
A. Map
B. Table
C. Timeline
D. Photographs
It was dark and a little eerie by the campfire where Jonas and his friends were huddled. They
were telling ghost stories, and each boy tired to make his story scarier than the last. Jonas looked
around to see if his dad was anywhere nearby. Suddenly, they heard a loud crack and rustling in the
nearby woods. "What's that?" whispered Jonas to the boy next to him. He didn't want to admit it, but he
was downright scared now. His heart was racing. He could see a large shadowy figure approaching
holding something that looks like a knife. "Thought you might want to toast some marshmallows,"
said Jonas' father as he stepped into the light of the fire. He held up a bag of marshmallows in one
hand and metal skewers - not a knife - in the other. Jonas and his friends breathed sighs of relief. His
father taught the group a secret trick for making tasted marshmallows, and they each ate about fifteen.
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1. What is the time setting in the above excerpt?

A. Dawn C. Sunny Day
B. Nighttime D. Kingdom
2. What mood or atmosphere is created in the excerpt?

A. Sad C. Surprised
B. Disappointed D. Frightening
3. Which plot element is shown in italics?

A. Climax C. Resolution
B. Falling Action D. Rising Action
4. What feeling is evoked by the character in this part of the story, “Jonas looked around to see if his
dad was anywhere nearby. Suddenly, they heard a loud crack and rustling in the nearby
woods.”
A. Joy C. Excitement
B. Shock D. Nervousness
5. What is the author’s purpose in writing the story?

A. To educate C. To entertain
B. To inspire D. To inform
For items 6-10. Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of
your answer on your answer sheet.
And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me.
- Excerpt from “ Fight Song” by Rachel Platten

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6. To whom is the song addressed?
A. A person who is sick.

B. A struggling employee
C. An adolescent wanting to be noticed
D. All of the above
7. What problem is presented in the song?
A. Facing trials C. Asking for forgiveness

B. Chasing your dreams D. Standing for what you believe
8. What does the song encourage the audience to do? It encourages to audience to _________.
A. Give up and move on

B. Believe in themselves
C. Continue fighting for what they believe
D. Both C and D.
9. What kind of mood does the song evoke?
A. Regretful B. Hopeful C. Struggling D. Pessimistic
10. What is the purpose of the songwriter in writing the song?
A. To educate C. To inform
B. . To inspire D. To motivate
C.
1
The sun was salmon and hazy in the west. 2Dodong thought to himself he would tell his
father about Teang when he got home, after he had unhitched the carabao form the plow and led it to
its shed and fed it. 3 He was hesitant about saying it, but he wanted his father to know. 4 What he had to
say is of serious import as it would mark a climacteric to his life. 5 Dodong finally decided to tell it; but
a thought came to him his father might refuse to consider it. 6His father was a silent hardworking
farmer who chewed areca nut, which he had learned to do from his mother, Dodong’s grandmother.
-excerpt from
“Footnote to Youth”

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1. What element of a short story is the introductory sentence in the paragraph?

A. character B. setting C. plot D. theme
2. What characterization is given to Dodong in this part of the story?
A. kind B. playful C. persistent D. indecisive
3. What sensory image is employed in the line, “The ground was broken up into many fresh wounds and
fragrant with a sweetish earthy smell.”?
A. sight B. smell C. sound D. hearing
4. What is the time setting of the story?

A. noon B. dusk C. dawn D. midnight
For items 5-10. Read the story below and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your
DIAMONDS ONLY
A traveler once lost his way in a desert. As the sun was slowly frying him, he became
very thirsty. He was very tired and hungry.
Soon he came to an oasis. An oasis is a low fertile place in the desert where there is
water.
“Water, at last!” the weary traveler came to the water, he saw lying upon the bank of sack
half-filled with something. “Oh God,” he said as he knelt beside the sack opening it with
both hands. “May there be some fruits or coconuts inside so that I may have something
to eat as well as water to drink.” With this thought, he got his knife and hurriedly cut open
the sack. When he saw what was inside the sack, he said in a sad, disappointed way, “Poor
me! These are diamonds only.”
5. What is the setting of the story?

A. on a field in a rainy day C. by the sea in a cold night
B. at the desert in a middle of the day D. in the forest in a windy the day
6. What figure of speech is used in the line, “As the sun was slowly frying him, he became very
thirsty.”?
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. Personification
7. What plot element is the highlighted lines in the text?

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A. Climax B. Exposition C. Rising action D. Falling action

8. What is the rising action in the story?
A. The traveler cut open the sack. C. He saw an oasis.
B. The traveler was lost in a dessert. D. He found diamonds in the sack.
9. What literary device is used in the line, “Poor me! These are diamonds only.”?
A. Irony B. Simile C. Metaphor D. Hyperbole
10. What is implied in the story?

A. There are treasures everywhere.
B. Fools cannot appreciate diamonds.
C. Foods are non-existent in a dessert.
D. Priorities of man depends upon his needs.
For items 1-4. Read carefully the article below. Decide whether the NUMBERED statements can
be pointed out as an evidence for the article’s accuracy, validity, reliability and adequacy. Write
A- for ACCURACY, B-for VALIDITY, C- for RELEVANCE , D- for ADEQUACY.Write the letter
of your answer on your answer sheet.
Humanity’s silent spring brought more birds to North America’s cities

(1.) Many animals used the first months of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns to
take over places which were once dominated by humans.
(2.) A study published in Science Advances has confirmed that the number of
birds in North American cities significantly increased during spring 2020.
Below, experts explain how we can decrease our activity in cities to make them
more attractive to birds.
From the goats that ran wild in a Welsh town, to the endangered turtles that nested
on deserted beaches, many animals used the first months of the coronavirus lockdown to get
comfortable in places normally dominated by humans.
(3.) Now, a study published in Science Advances confirms that the number of
birds in North American cities impacted by the pandemic really did increase during
the spring of 2020, teaching scientists an important message about urban biodiversity.
(4.)"We can make cities more attractive to birds by decreasing our activity,"
study lead author Dr. Michael Schrimpf of the University of Manitoba in Canada told
EcoWatch.
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/north-america-cities-biodiversity-lockdown/
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For items 5-10. Read again the text above and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of
your answer on your answer sheet.
5. Where did the birds thrive during the Covid-19 lockdown?
A. Central American cities C. North American cities

B. Western American cities D. South American cities
6. When did the number of birds start to increase?

A. During lockdown C. During spring of 2020
B. During the start of lockdown D. During spring of 2021
7. What did the lead the author suggest to make the cities more attractive to birds?
A. By planting more flowers C. By feeding them
B. By decreasing our activities D. By installing bird’s nests
8. Which issue is discussed in the article?

A. The effect of the lockdown.
B. The presence of animals in the cities.
C. The disturbance in the cities brought by the animals.
D. The increased number of birds in the cities during the first phase of lockdown.
9. What significant information does the text reveal?
A. The people will soon migrate the cities.
B. The cities had been turned into a jungle.
C. The government will surely look closely into this issue.
D. The pandemic lockdown brought something beneficial for the animals.
10. What would be the impact of the news article to people?
A. It encourages people to stay at home.
B. It calls attention for people to take good care of the animals.
C. It explains that animals can also take over places where people usually stay. .
D. It shows us the beauty of nature amidst the pandemic where humans and animals can
peacefully co-exist.

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Prepared by:
RECHELLE C. PAGULAYAN MA. JANE M. TUNGCUL
MARY-ANN B. BANATAO SALVACION V. RAMOS
MAURICIO BATTUNG CARINA V. PELAGIO
ALLEN CATOLOS ROSARIO B. YAP
GERLYN A. SEGADOR MA. FATIMA LAGMAN
Checked:
GEORGE B. ANDAL JR.

Head Teacher VI, English Department
Approved:
ELPIDIO D. MABASA JR.

Secondary School Principal VI

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Summative Test in English 10

Name: ______________________________ Section:______________

Honesty magic spreads

2. What life inspiration would be the central idea of their conversation?

STEP, REGULAR, SPA & SPS SY 2021-2022

5. What would be the impact of the news report to people?

6. What does this textual aid present?

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9. What does the textual aid show?

1. What is the time setting in the above excerpt?

2. What mood or atmosphere is created in the excerpt?

3. Which plot element is shown in italics?

5. What is the author’s purpose in writing the story?

- Excerpt from “ Fight Song” by Rachel Platten

STEP, REGULAR, SPA & SPS SY 2021-2022

6. To whom is the song addressed?

A. A person who is sick.

7. What problem is presented in the song?

A. Facing trials C. Asking for forgiveness

A. Give up and move on

9. What kind of mood does the song evoke?

A. Regretful B. Hopeful C. Struggling D. Pessimistic

10. What is the purpose of the songwriter in writing the song?

STEP, REGULAR, SPA & SPS SY 2021-2022

1. What element of a short story is the introductory sentence in the paragraph?

2. What characterization is given to Dodong in this part of the story?

A. kind B. playful C. persistent D. indecisive

A. sight B. smell C. sound D. hearing

4. What is the time setting of the story?

5. What is the setting of the story?

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A. Climax B. Exposition C. Rising action D. Falling action

10. What is implied in the story?

Humanity’s silent spring brought more birds to North America’s cities

STEP, REGULAR, SPA & SPS SY 2021-2022

5. Where did the birds thrive during the Covid-19 lockdown?

A. Central American cities C. North American cities

6. When did the number of birds start to increase?

8. Which issue is discussed in the article?

STEP, REGULAR, SPA & SPS SY 2021-2022

GEORGE B. ANDAL JR.

ELPIDIO D. MABASA JR.

STEP, REGULAR, SPA & SPS SY 2021-2022

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