Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education (DepEd)

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Leyte Division
Matag-ob National High School
Matag-ob,Leyte

4th Periodical Test in Grade 10 English

General Directions: Read carefully each item and follow directions as indicated. Write the letter of the most
appropriate answer on your answer sheet.

I.KNOWLEDGE

1. Who wrote the story “ The Little Prince”?

a. Antoine De Saint-Exupery c. F. Scott Fitzgerald
b. Ernest Hemingway d. James Joyce
2. Who is the main character in Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables”?
a. Cosette b. Eponine c. Marius d. Valjean
3. In the excerpt Kaffir Boy, what does “well of knowledge” mean?
a. education b. employment c. experience d. fountain
4. What is the similarity between Johannes’ mother and father? They
a. are illiterate c. love the narrator
b. are old d. want the narrator to study
5. How does Johannes decide? He
a. chooses to obey his father c. will did not make his own decision
b. chooses to obey his mother d. will obey neither his father nor his mother
6. If you would like to show the similarities and differences of the mother and father in the
excerpt “Kaffir Boy”, what is the most appropriate graphic organizer to use?
a. Concept Map c. Problem-solution chart
B. Plot Development Triangle d. Venn Diagram
7. He wrote the poem,” Meeting at Night.”
a. Anton Chechov c. Robert Browning
b. Robert Frost d. Stephen Crane
8. Which is NOT a primary source of information?
a. artifacts b. diaries c. history textbooks d. government documents
9. What is a tool used in conducting survey research?
a. outline b. questionnaires c. interview guide d. survey forms
10. What is a tool that researchers can use to give them the summary of the content to cover
during interviews?
a. outline b. questionnaires c. interview guide d. survey forms
11. Which best describes research writing? Research writing
a. gathers new data from secondary sources
b. is an elaborate writing about a topic
c. is expert, systematic, and accurate investigation
d. is a simple systematic and refined technique of writing
12. Which is NOT a phase of research writing?
a. identification of the problem c. collection of the data
b. formulation of the hypothesis d. analysis of the expenses
13. Which part/chapter of the research report will include the statement of the problem and
significance of the study?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d.4
14. Which is NOT a secondary source of information?
a. textbooks b. manuscripts c. newspapers d. magazines
15. In gathering research data, what graphic organizer is used when you want to see the
different authors’ ideas?
a. Venn Diagram b. Spider Web c. Literature Review Matrix d. research survey
B. Research Terms
Direction: Match the descriptions in Column A with corresponding section names listed in
Column B.

Column A Column B

16. presents background information of research paper A. Methodology

17. provides a review of what others have written . B. Literature Review
18. explains how the research was conducted. C. Introduction
19. evaluates the results of the study. D. Reference
20. provides the summary of the research. E. Discussion
21. presents the information gathered through research. F. Conclusion
22. lists all the sources used in research. G. Results
23. contains graphs, charts, tables and lists H. Research
24. summarizes all sections and helps the readers decide I. Abstract
whether or not to read the entire report. J. Appendix
25. a systematic investigation to contribute to an
existing body of knowledge.

C. VOCABULARY BUILDING
Direction: Write the correct letter that expresses the correct meaning of the underlined word in
each sentence.

26. Once a person tames something it becomes special.

a. a ceremonial act b. no longer wild c. a pointless star d. important
27. The word infidel was widely used as a racial slur against black people in South Africa.
a. insult b. kind c. boastful d. strict
28. ]Ana was shrouded by the tree that’s why we failed to see her.
a. hit b. covered c. injured d. killed
29. Edgar’s sinewy arms were the result of years of working in the pier.
a. thin b. scratched c. muscular d. wounded
30. Johnny felt lightsome after passing his final test in physics.
a. bad b. free from care c. tired d. wet

IV. LITERATURE

A. Direction: For nos. 31-35. Read the poem “Coming Home” and then, answer the
questions pertaining to it.

Coming Home
When we’re driving, in the dark, moving like that,
on the long road to Provincetown, along the dark edges
which lies empty for miles, of everything – the headlights
when we’re weary, like lanterns sweeping the blackness—
when the buildings and believing in a thousand
pines lose their familiar look, fragile and unprovable things,
I imagine us rising from the speeding car, looking out for sorrow,
I imagine us seeing slowing down for happiness,
Everything from another place—the top making all the right turns
of one of the pale dunes right down to the thumping
or the deep and nameless fields of the sea barriers to the sea, the swirling waves,
– the narrow streets, the house,
and what we see is the world the past, the future,
that cannot cherish us the doorway that belongs
but which we cherish, to you and me.
and what we see is our life

31. What could be the reason for the speaker’s anxiety in the poem?
a. There are no gasoline stations for refueling.
b. It is still a long way to their house.
c. She and her companion are heading towards a dark provincial road.
d. The driver is in trouble of losing direction.
32. When the persona said that the world cannot cherish them but which they do, this means
that...
 a. She has prejudices towards provincial life.
b. She positively treated nature and the mother earth.
c. She hates province.
d. She doesn’t like the provincial scenery.
33. The line “believing in a thousand fragile and unprovable things, looking out for sorrow”
affirms that life’s journey is…
a. Unpredictable and uncertain c. Full of pessimism
b. Full of promises to be broken d.Undeniably challenging and worth travelling
34. The line “along the dark edges of everything – the headlights like lanterns sweeping the
blackness” signifies that …
a. Dark places are lighted by headlights.
b. Headlights bring security and safety.
c. Hard works bring glory.
d. There is hope because there is solution to every problem.
35. The persona can be characterized as
a. realistic b. pessimistic c. naturalistic d. autocratic

B. Direction: Read carefully each item, and write the letter of the most appropriate answer
to the questions.

36. “ A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch” appeals to the sense of
a. sight b. smell c. hearing d. touch
37. “ The air is warm and fragrant” appeals to the sense of ___________.
a. sight and sound c. hearing and feeling
b. feeling and smell d. smell and sound
38. “ The sea has a laugh/ An the cliff a frown; / For the laugh of the sea / Is wearing him down.”
The stanza above demonstrates the use of
a. Metaphor b. personification c. simile d. symbols
39. In the poem, ”The United Fruit Co.” which lines represents the power of the United Fruit
Company?
a. It established the comic opera: abolished the independencies, presented crowns of
Caesar.
b. The Fruit Company, Inc. reserved for itself the most succulent.
c. Indians are falling into the sugared chasms of the harbours, wrapped for burials in
the mist of the dawn.
d. Over the restless heroes who brought about the goodness the liberty and the flags.
40. “When the trumpet sounded, it was all prepared on the earth to Coca Cola Inc., Anaconda,
Ford Motors, and other entities.”
a. presents the dictatorship in south and central America.
b. the entrance of the united fruit company
c. presents the scene after the creation of the world and birth of the different companies
d. presents the consequences people face from the arising of the fruit company.

V. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read and understand the selection clearly. Then answer the follow-up questions
by encircling the letter of your choice.

A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard
the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn't much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of
several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime. The
tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter. It can be nothing more than
a penny. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds
again. We are besieged by so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York
City seldom turn to look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming
along the street.
When I'm in New York, I'm a New Yorker. I don't turn either. Like the natives. I hardly
hear a siren there. At home in my little town in Connecticut, it's different. The distant wail of a
police car, an emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I'm seated and brings me
to the window if I'm in bed. It's the quietest sounds that have most effect on us, not the loudest.
In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away through three closed
doors. I've been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imagination turns into
footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house. How come I never hear
those sounds in the daytime?
I'm quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are.
I've turned against whistling, for instance. I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but
lately I've been associating the whistler with a nervous person making compulsive noises.
The tapping, tapping, tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me.
I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it.

41.The sound of a coin dropping makes people...

A. think of money. C. pay attention to it.
B. look at each other. D. stop crossing the street

42. People in New York ...

A. don't care about emergencies. C. are attracted by sounds.
B. are used to sirens. D. don't hear loud noises.
43. The writer...
A. sleeps next to the window. C. believes in ghosts.
B. has lived in Connecticut for a long time D. is interested in fire engines.

44. How does the author relate to sounds at night?

A. He imagines sounds that do not exist. C. He thinks taps should be turned off.
B. He exaggerates quiet sounds. D. He believes it's rather quiet at night.

45. He dislikes whistling because...

A. he is tired of it. C. it reminds him of tense people.
B. he used to be happier. D. he doesn't like workers.

VI. Writing
A. Direction: Prepare a reference of works cited based on the following information using
APA style.

46. English for Specific Purposes: A Learner-Centered Approach. England: Cambridge

University Press. Hutchison, T. 1987.

47. Communicative Syllabus Design. Cambridge University Press, 1978. John Munby.

48. How Language are Learned 2nd Edition. Lightbrown, Patsy M. and Nina Spada. Oxford:
Oxford University Press. 2006.