Grade 10

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region V (Bicol)
Schools Division Office of Ligao City
PALAPAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Palapas, Ligao City
SECOND PERIODIC EXAM

(English 10)
DIRECTIONS: Tell whether the sentences below express unsupported generalization or

exaggerated expression.
1. It takes a lifetime to forgive someone who had gravely wronged you.
2. Most teachers wear their hair in bun.
3. I will stand by you forever.
4. Dogs are the mostly domesticated of all animals.
5. Generally speaking, men are emotionally susceptible.
Choose the correct answer from the given choices.
6. He wrote the famous novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”.
a. Alexander Dumas c. Victor Hugo
b. Dante Alighieri d. Edgar Allan Poe
7. It is the first part of Dante’s “Divine Comedy”.
a. Inferno b. Purgatorio c. Paradiso d. Earth
8. It is one of the stories in Boccaccio’s “Decameron”.
a. Of Men and Mice c. Anna Karenina
b. Ferderigo’s Falcon d. The Raven
9. Alexander Dumas fictionalize his father’s real-life exploits in his famous novel.
a. The Prince c. The Three Musketers
b. Paper Towns d. Sense and Sensibility
10. He is the tragic hero of novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
a. Quasimodo c. Macbeth
b. Federigo d. D’Araganan
11. – 12. These are the two sides in the Oxford – Oregon debate.
a. Affirmative b. Proposition c. Negative d. Rebuttal
13. – 14. These are the two aims of a debate program.
a. To enhance students’ social/communicative skills.
b. To enhance students’ locational skills.
c. To enhance students’ writing skills.
d. To enhance students’ intellectual skills.
15. This type of citation uses the author’s last name and the year of publication.
a. parenthetical citation c. in-text citation
b. LMA citation d. paragraph-number citation
16. “One for all, all for one” motto embodies the friendship of four gentlemen in this novel.
a. The Three Musketeers c. The Analects
b. Decameron d. The Pearl
Directions: Read closely the story in the box and write the letter of the most appropriate answer
to complete each of the following numbered items.
As the cool stream gushed over one hand, she (my teacher) spelled into the other hand
the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the
motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten –
a thrill of returning thought; and somehow thy mystery of language was revealed to me. I
knew then that “w – a – t – e – r” meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing
over my hand. That living word awakened my soul and gave it a light, hope, joy ---set it
free!
---Hellen Keller, “The Story of MY Life”
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17. From the story, we can say that Hellen Keller is
a. blind b. illiterate c. ignorant d. deaf
18. The paragraph implicitly stated that
a. Hellen Keller had the best tutor.
b. Hellen Keller was very eager to learn.
c. Hellen Keller was mentally challenged.
d. Hellen Keller was rich.
19. As the story was narrated, the author felt
a. happy b. proud c. annoyed d. irritated
20. The author’s purpose in writing the text was
a. To inform people about her life c. To boast off her knowledge
b. To inspire people about her life d. To persuade people to get at tutor
Midway in our life’s journey, I went astray

From the straight road and woke to find myself
Alone in a dark mood. How shall I say
What wood that was! I never saw so drear,
So rank, so arduous a wilderness!
Its very memory gives a shape to fear.
- “The Inferno” Canto 1 by Alighieri
22. At the beginning of the passage the mood is

a. quiet b. regretful c. eerie d. energetic
23. The last three lines signify the tone of the author as
a. fearful b. bold c. wonder d. awe
24. From the passage, it could be implied that
a. The speaker had not been a good man in his lifetime.
b. The speaker was in deep dark forest.
c. The speaker was into a great adventure.
d. The speaker was lost.
25. At the end of the passage, the evident mood is
a. tranquil b. fearsome c. eerie d. gross
Child you are like a flower

So sweet and pure and fair;
I look at you and sadness
Comes on me, like a prayer.
I must lay my hands on your forehead
And pray God to be sure
To keep you forever and always
So sweet and fair --- and pure.
---Heine
26. The theme of the poem is

a. On a child’s innocence c. A blessing
b. A father’s great love to a daughter d. A father’s prayer
27. The values implied are
a. Being loving and caring c. Being affectionate and prayerful
b. Being prayerful and peaceful d. Being nonsense and callous
28. The feelings of the poet that are implicitly expressed
a. tender and loving c. blissful and peaceful
b. caring and gentle d. all of the above
29. The text implicitly stated that President Ramon Magsaysay was ___________
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a. A man of disguise c. A man of values
b. A man of principle d. A man of action
30. The statement “then you will have the artesian well here right away” as directly stated in
the text is a/an
a. Explicit Information c. General Information
b. Implicit Information d. First Hand Information
Directions: Here is a comic strip, be able to determine the bias reflected in it. Then, answer
the questions below.
32. Whom is the bias directed in this comic strip?

a. boys b. girls c. both boys and girls d. adult girls
33. What is the meaning reflected in this comic strip?
a. It assumes that all girls have difficulty with Math.
b. It assumes that some girls have difficulty with Math.
c. It assumes that only girls who are studying have difficulty with Math.
d. It assumes that boys and girls have difficulty with Math.
34. When you are asked to define the weight of an object in terms of the numbers that appears
when that object is places on a weighing scale you are actually defining the term
__________.
a. operationally b. technically c. lexically d. contextually
Directions: The lines below were taken from the narrative poem, The Walam Olum by
Delaware Indian. Choose the graphical representation that explains the text.
35. – 40. At first in that place, at all times, above the earth,
On the earth, [was] an extended fog, and there the great Manito was.
At first, forever, lost in space, everywhere, the great Manito was.

He made the extended land and the sky.
He made the sun, the moon, and the stars.
He made them all to move evenly,

Then the wind violently, and it cleared, and the water flowed off far and
strong.
And groups of islands grew newly, and there remained
Anew spoke the great Manito, a manito to manitos.

To beings, mortals, souls and all,
And even after he was a manito to men, and their grandfather.
He gave the first mother, the mother of beings.

He gave the fish, he gave the turtles, he gave the beasts, he gave the
birds.
But an evil Manito made evil beings only, monsters,
He made the flies, he made the gnats.
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41. – 44. Arrange the visual steps to deliver a speech.
a. Use visual aids c. Incorporate gestures and facial expressions
b. Maintain eye contact d. Use your voice effectively
45. – 50. Compose an argumentative essay.
---Best of Luck! 😊😊😊
---ma’am loren
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SECOND PERIODIC EXAM

DIRECTIONS: Tell whether the sentences below express unsupported generalization or

Midway in our life’s journey, I went astray

22. At the beginning of the passage the mood is

Child you are like a flower

26. The theme of the poem is

32. Whom is the bias directed in this comic strip?

At first, forever, lost in space, everywhere, the great Manito was.

He made them all to move evenly,

Anew spoke the great Manito, a manito to manitos.

He gave the first mother, the mother of beings.

45. – 50. Compose an argumentative essay.

---Best of Luck! 😊😊😊

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