English 10 1ST Quarter Exam

ADT MOTESSORI SCHOOL
499 Capinpin St., Manggahan, Pasig City

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10
S.Y. 2020-2021
Name: ____________________________ Date: ____________
Grade& Section: ____________________ Score: ___________
I. Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Shade the circle

containing the letter of the correct answer.
A. Choose the letter that is being described in the statement.

1. What macro-skill in English do we use to recognize symbols and
give meaning to it?
Listening Reading
Speaking Writing
2. What kind of advance organizer will you use if you want to point
out the similarities and differences of ideas present in a text?
KWL Chart Flow Chart
Venn Diagram Analogy
3. It is the kind of text that attempts to convince the reader that a
point of view is valid or that the reader should take a specific
action.
Persuasive Narrative
Expository Argumentative
4. Which part of the reading act refers to the ability of the reader
to relate the new knowledge from the text being read to his/her
past experiences?
Perception Interpretation
Understanding Application
5. Which among the following statements is NOT a characteristic
of modals?
It can express ideas such as possibility, intention, obligation,
necessity etc.
It cannot stand as a principal verb in the sentence.
It only exists in their helping form.
It has auxiliaries.
6. The librarian herself arranged the newly arrived books. What
kind of pronoun is the underlined word?
Personal Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun
Intensive Pronoun Possessive Pronoun
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7. The following are situations wherein you can use your public
speaking skills. What situation does not belong to the group?
giving eulogy for a loved one
making speech at a friend’s birthday
delivering a talk about school rules and regulations
conversing with you r friends about your summer plans
8. What form of asserting language is used in this sentence: “We
strongly believe that we can change the world.”
Intensifying adverbs Cleft sentence
Connecting expressions Inversion
9. Which of the following standards of an effective speech refers
to the preciseness of information being shared by the speaker?
Clarity Politeness
Accuracy Adequacy
10. “About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long
overcoat, with a collar turned up to his ears, hurried from across
the street. He went directly to the waiting man.” Which part of
the plot does this excerpt from the short story “After Twenty
Years” belongs to?
Falling action Introduction
Climax Rising action
11. It is the movement of the eye that shows quick movement of
the eyes from one focus to another.
Fixation Return Sweep
Interfixation Eye Span
12. Which among the following is NOT an example of reflexive and
intensive pronoun?
theirselves yourself
myself ourselves
13. Which of the following statements is NOT true about
skimming?
It is about going through the whole text
It involves thorough reading and understanding
It refers to fast reading which focuses only on main ideas
It is achieved by reading the part which is relevant to the
topic.
14. Which of the following is an example of scanning?

Analyzing a financial report
Getting the supporting details of a specific text
Reading a short passage about your assignment in English
Looking for a certain phone number in the phone directory
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15. What part of the reading act refers to the ability to tell what the
words stand for in relation to other words?
Perception Interpretation
Understanding Application
B. Identify the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence by

analyzing the words that surround it.
16. Your plan looks good. I hope it will really work. It’s time to
implement it and see if it’s as brilliant as you claim.
change carry out
plan take apart
17. There is a legal battle raging and the judges are concerned that
time is running out. Lawyers are being asked to expedite the
matter by getting their paperwork in early.
conclude discuss
execute decide
18. We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one
who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had
they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet?
We doubted that.
sensibility worry
apathy provocation
19. There are medicines that are beneficial in small doses but
baleful in large.
powerful direful
effective unthreatening
20. He was forlorn when he found out that his parents are going to
separate.
gloomy aching
aggrieved depressed
II. Completion: Identify the poetic device used in each sentence.
Choose from the box below and write your answer on the space
provided.
Simile Alliteration Hyperbole
Metaphor Parallelism Symbolism
Personification Repetition Assonance
________ 21. I am your son, Amá, seeking the security of shadows.

________ 22. In the spring our palms peeled like snakes.
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________ 23. Their high keening is an electric net pulling us in,
girls who have never seen the old land.
________ 24. Nothing would sleep in that cellar, dank as a ditch,
bulbs broke out of boxes hunting for chinks in the
dark.
________ 25. The Lotos blooms below the barren peak; The Lotos
blows by every winding creek.
III. QUESTIONING: Read and understand the passage below.

Construct questions related to the passage and provide answers
to the questions you will make. (2 POINTS EACH)
Oceans and lakes have much in common, but they are

also quite different. Both are bodies of water, but oceans are
very large bodies of salt water, while lakes are much smaller
bodies of fresh water. Lakes are usually surrounded by land,
while oceans are what surround continents. Both have plants
and animals living in them. The ocean is home to largest
animals on the planet, whereas lakes support much smaller
forms of life. When it is time for vacation, both will make a
great place to visit and enjoy.
26-27. Two (2) level 1 questions;

Question: _____________________________________________
Answer:______________________________________________
28-29.
Question: _____________________________________________
Answer: ______________________________________________
30-31. One (1) level 2 question;

Question: _____________________________________________
Answer: ______________________________________________
32-33. One (1) level 3 question; and

Question: _____________________________________________
Answer: ______________________________________________
34-35. One (1) level 4 questions.

Question: _____________________________________________
Answer: ______________________________________________
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IV. REVISION: Underline the complete noun/s in each sentence. On
the corresponding column, identify the function of each noun.
36-37. Our goal must be to

__________________
live righteously.
__________________
38-39. Working selflessly

__________________
makes them good servants
of God. __________________
40-41. They share a

__________________
common desire, to be just
and upright. __________________
42-43. We all make the

__________________
choice between what is
right and what is wrong. __________________
44-45. The fifth

__________________
commandment tells us that
we should not harm others __________________
or ourselves.
V. CREATE: Read and understand the passage and create your

own advance graphic organizer that will showcase its main idea.
46- 50
In its pure form, nicotine is a fatal poison. Heavy smokers

absorb enough nicotine that would kill them if it were injected into
their bloodstream all at once no matter what form of tabacco is in
the cigarette, whether it is smoked or used as smokeless tabacco,
tabacco is harmful to the body. New smokers often experience
nicotine poisoning. It causes dizziness, faintness, clammy skin and
sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.
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Prepared by:
_________________
MARY LUZ S. PACIA
Checked by:
_______________
MARICEL F. PINOTE
Approved by :
_________________________
DR. FLORENTINA R. LIZANO

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ADT MOTESSORI SCHOOL

499 Capinpin St., Manggahan, Pasig City

I. Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Shade the circle

A. Choose the letter that is being described in the statement.

14. Which of the following is an example of scanning?

B. Identify the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence by

Metaphor Parallelism Symbolism

Personification Repetition Assonance

________ 21. I am your son, Amá, seeking the security of shadows.

III. QUESTIONING: Read and understand the passage below.

Oceans and lakes have much in common, but they are

26-27. Two (2) level 1 questions;

30-31. One (1) level 2 question;

32-33. One (1) level 3 question; and

34-35. One (1) level 4 questions.

36-37. Our goal must be to

38-39. Working selflessly

40-41. They share a

42-43. We all make the

44-45. The fifth

V. CREATE: Read and understand the passage and create your

In its pure form, nicotine is a fatal poison. Heavy smokers

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