English First Quarter Examination

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10
Name: _________________________________________________ SCORE: ____________________

Grade and Section: ___________________________________ Date: _______________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of the correct answer before the item.
1. "She likes him very much – or so it seems." Which is the parenthetical expression?
a. very much
b. or so it seems
2. Which includes a correctly-punctuated parenthetical expression?
a. Rock music (or rock-n-roll) began in America.
b. Rock music, or rock-n-roll – began in America.
3. "Trump – as we all now know – won the election." Without the parenthetic, the sentence is
a. As we all know
b. Trump won the election
4. I would go to bed right now, _______ my homework is not done.
a. And
b. But
c. Or
d. Yet
5. Would you rather have beans _______ corns?
a. And
b. For
c. Or
d. But
6. Cassandra is going shopping ______ then out for lunch tomorrow.
a. Yet
b. Or
c. But
d. And
7. Carlos can go to camp this year, _______ he doesn’t want to.
a. Nor
b. But
c. For
d. Yet
8. You need to work harder; ________________, you'll get fired.
a. Otherwise
b. Moreover
c. Instead
d. Apparently
9. He is a very weak president; ________________, most people support him
a. Instead
b. Nevertheless
c. However
d. Undoubtedly
10. John has very little money; _______________________, his brother Jacob is a millionaire.
a. Nonetheless
b. In contrast
c. Similarly
d. Therefore
IDENTIFICATION: Write R on the space provided for if the italicized pronoun is REFLEXIVE and I if
it is INTENSIVE.
___________ 11. I myself am sick of the heat.
___________ 12. The dog scratched himself.
___________ 13. The children are able to dress themselves.
___________ 14. My cat itself caught the mouse.
___________ 15. We treater ourselves to pizza.
___________ 16. You yourselves can win this game.
___________ 17. We enjoyed ourselves in the party.
___________ 18. You should let yourself into the house.
___________ 19. The troops themselves helped the people escape the burning building.
___________ 20. The president himself appeared at the rally.
COMPLETION: Underline the appropriate modal to be used in each item to complete the sentence.
21. How (could, can, will) you have left the bathroom in a mess?
22. Matt (should, may, can) be lazy but he is certainly not stupid.
23. I (could, may, can) speak Spanish and French.
24. I think we are lost. The man (will, should, might) have given us the wrong direction.
25. You (may not, should not, need not) leave small objects lying around.
26. Drivers (must, may, can) stop when the traffic lights are red.
27. Since our bags are identical, you (can, will, could) have taken mine by mistake.
28. (Would, should, must) you excuse me for a moment?
29. If you want to learn to speak fluently, you (need to, could, can) work hard.
30. Take an umbrella. It (may, might, can) rain later.
MODIFIED TRUE or FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is a fact, and write the correct word or
phrase if the statement is false.
31. Daedalus is a famous architect and inventor.
____________________________________________________________________
32. Perseus was the demigod son of Poseidon.
____________________________________________________________________
33. Odin sacrificed his eye because he wanted to save his people.
____________________________________________________________________
34. The Gorgons are cursed sisters.
____________________________________________________________________
35. Arachne was cursed by Athena because she declined the goddess’ challenge.
____________________________________________________________________
36. Medusa can turn anyone to stone by looking directly at her eyes.
____________________________________________________________________
37. It would be easy to find your way out of the labyrinth.
____________________________________________________________________
38. The eye in Mimir’s well was a reminder of how much Odin loves his people.
____________________________________________________________________
39. Arachne boasted about being better at weaving than the goddess Athena.
____________________________________________________________________
40. Icarus died because of his wit.
____________________________________________________________________
CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCING: Arrange the events chronologically based on the story of Orpheus.
___________ 41. When Orpheus was up on the land of the living, he looked back at Eurydice. Eurydice was
pulled back into the underworld once again.
___________ 42. Orpheus started singing again about his loss and wait for death to be reunited with Eurydice.
___________ 43. Orpheus and Eurydice got married but after their marriage, Eurydice stepped on a poisonous
snake and died.
___________ 44. Hades and Persephone were touched by Orpheus music and agreed to take Eurydice back
with him in one condition.
___________ 45. Orpheus decided to go to the underworld because of the sadness and grief he felt.
ESSAY: Compose a short persuasive text about how to overcome personal challenges using modal
verbs. (46-50)
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