English 10 Summative Test

Repubic of the Phiippines
Department of Education
REGION III- CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISIONS OF PAMPANGA
GATIAWIN HIGH SCHOOL
GATIAWIN, ARAYAT, PAMPANGA
3RD QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 10
NAME: ___________________________________ SECTION:___________SCORE: _______
DIRECTION: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet
1. What are the main parts of an argumentative essay?

A. Lead, details and body C. Claim, counterclaim and refutation
B. Facts, evidences and examples D. Introduction, body and conclusion
2. What refers to the statement that summarizes the main points of an
essay?
A. Call to action B. Evidence C. Details D. Thesis statement
3. What is the first step in writing an argumentative essay?
A. Provide evidence to support your claim.
B. State what you are attempting to prove.
C. Conclude with a strong statement.
D. Link your evidence to your claim.
4. How do you argue the “smart way” in argumentative writing?
A. Consider the evidence of both sides before making your claim.
B. Base your essay solely on your opinion.
C. Use unreliable sources of information.
D. Present your point without examples and evidence.
5. Which is not a component of argumentative writing?
A. Claim B. Evidence C. Reason D. Vivid Language
6. What is the main goal of argumentative writing?
A. Make the reader agree with the writer’s opinion.
B. Describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the
reader's mind.
C. Explain the topic to increase the understanding of the reader.
D. Convince readers to believe in an idea and to do an action.
For numbers 7-10, identify the technique used in each argumentative claim
presented. Choose the letter of your answer from the box.
A. Analogy B. Comparison-Contrast C. Definition D. Analysis

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7. “Absence makes the heart forget versus Absence makes the heart grow fonder”
8. “One’s personal interest determines his choice of a career because it is his natural
response to life in general.”
9. “A native language expresses best the thoughts, aspirations, and the soul of a person.
But, we have to wake up to the reality that English has become the global lingua franca.”
10. “Bilingualism is the ability of an individual or the members of a community to use two
languages effectively. Being able to speak two languages means you are able to speak
to people in a different cultural and linguistic context.
For numbers 11-15, identify the part of the argumentative text where each
excerpt falls. Choose the letter of your answer from the box.
A. Introduction B. Body C. Conclusion D. Technique
11. “Filipinos must realize that they must prioritize their own language for it is their
part of their identity and culture. Filipino is part of their being.”
12. “As for the data from the National Statistical Coordination Board, more than one-
quarter (27.9%) of the population fell below the poverty line the first semester of 2012,
an approximate 1 per cent increase since 2009.”
13. “It is not all about English. In the Philippines, English prevails as the predominant
medium of instruction. English is used more in teaching rather than its own national
language which is Filipino. All subjects except the subject of Filipino is taught in
English.”
14. “As a matter of fact, the government planned to eradicate poverty as stated in the
Philippines Development Plan 2011-2016 (PDP). The PDP for those six years is an
annual economic growth of 7%- 8% and the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).”
15. “Poverty never gets out of the problems that most Filipino citizens face. An
unknown author once said, “Poverty is a choice, and not fate.”
16. What term refers to a style of writing that provides factual information?
A. Argumentative C. Narrative
B. Informative D. Persuasive
17. Which of the following answers the questions what happened and why?
A. Cause and effect C. Sequence
B. Compare and contrast D. Problem and solution
18. Which type of text structure describes events in order?
A. Cause and effect C. Sequence
B. Compare and contrast D.Description
19. Which of the following shows how two or more things are
alike and different?

A. Cause and effect C. Description
B. Compare and contrast D. Problem and solution
20. What is the purpose of informative writing?
A. To describe how a scene might look in novel
B. To persuade you to buy a product
C. To provide clear facts about something
D. To tell you how to do something
21. Which of the following is NOT an example of informative text?
A. A recipe book C. An editorial
B. An obituary in local newspaper D. A church newsletter
22. What words or phrases help the writer move from one idea to another?
A. Adjectives C. Opinions
B. Evidences D. Transitions
For items 23-25, identify the structure of the text then choose the letter of your
answer from the box below.
Cause and effect C. SequenceE. Description

Compare and contrast D. Problem and solutionF. Example
23. Goosebumps make me shiver. First I get cold. Then I shake all over.
24. Goosebumps make me shiver. I get little bumps on my skin. They look like
sesame seeds.
25. Goosebumps make me shiver, but they disappear as soon as I cover up with a
jacket or sweater.
26. What makes up an argumentative essay?

A. introduction, body, conclusion C. claim, counterclaim, rebuttal
B. lead, thesis, conclusion D. beginning, middle, end
27. In an argumentative essay, how should a claim be defined?
a. It is an attention getter sentence. C. It is the counterargument.
b. It is the main idea of an essay. D. your views on a topic.
28. Which of the following best define an argument?
a. It’s a claim that has logic and facts. C. It’s a claim that tells an opinion.
b. It’s a claim that has feelings in it. D. It’s a claim that tells a story.
29. Which of the choices below is another term for rebuttal?
a. counterargument C. return to a claim.
b. author’s position D. conclusion
30. Which of the following refers to a hook or lead?
a. a sentence that has the main idea of an essay
b. a sentence that ends the paper
c. a sentence that gets the reader's attention

d. a sentence that explains the point of an essay
31. What is a counterclaim?

a. an opponent's claim C. an ending of an essay
b. a refutation / rebuttal D. an author’s position
32. What argumentative writing technique is used when an author makes a case by telling a
story with a clear point related to his/her argument?
a. proposal argument C. narrative argument
b. rebuttal argument D. definition argument
33. What argumentative writing technique does an author used when it argues that something
has caused / led something else to a particular problem?
a. causal argument C. proposal argument
b. evaluation argument D. rebuttal arguments
34. What argumentative writing technique used in this statement:
Although the Hercules Shoe Company is nonpolluting and provides a socially useful
product, it is not a socially responsible company because it treats its workers unjustly?
a. causal argument C. evaluation argument
b. definition argument D. narrative argument
35. If an author recognizes ideas from those who may oppose, what argumentative writing
technique is being used?
a. evaluation argument C. proposal argument
b. rebuttal argument D. causal argument
Directions: (36-40) Rearrange the steps on writing an individual critique. Write the
corresponding letter to arrange the steps chronologically.
A. Develop an understanding of the main argument or purpose being

expressed in the work.
B. Consider how the work relates to a broader issue or context.
C. Review the ideas and their flow in the text.
D. Study the work under discussion.
E. Verify claims of the work.
41. Which of the following cohesive devices are used essentially to provide variety of
words to avoid repetitions?
A. Repetition of a key term/phrase C. Pronouns
B. Synonyms D. Transitional Words
42. Which of the following are used to cue readers with the relationship between
sentences?
A. Repetition of a key term/phrase C. Pronouns

43. Which of the following cohesive devices are used to help readers follow along and
keep ideas together?
A. Sentence Patterns C. Pronouns
44. Which of the following cohesive devices are used to avoid repetitions on the subject
and usually are used for referring to something mentioned?
A. Sentence Patterns C. Pronouns
45. Which of the following cohesive devices are used to help in emphasizing and
focusing with the ideas presented?
A. Sentence Patterns C. Repetition of a key
term/phrase
46-50. Complete the paragraph below by filling in the blank spaces with the suitable
transitional devices from the lists given at the end of the passage.
PASSAGE
Many tribal parents are unable to feed their children (46) _ they have no land to
till.
(47) _ hundreds of women are facing similar situations. (48) the land records
do not have the names of wives; they sell the land (49)___ use a large part of the
money to buy liquor. (50) ____they are not judicious in spending money.
[and, while, in fact, as, since, moreover, because]
Prepared by:
Ms. Kimberly Ann M. Ng


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Repubic of the Phiippines

3RD QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 10

NAME: _____________________________ SECTION:_SCORE: ___

1. What are the main parts of an argumentative essay?

A. Analogy B. Comparison-Contrast C. Definition D. Analysis

A. Introduction B. Body C. Conclusion D. Technique

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Cause and effect C. SequenceE. Description

26. What makes up an argumentative essay?

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31. What is a counterclaim?

A. Develop an understanding of the main argument or purpose being

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[and, while, in fact, as, since, moreover, because]

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