Summative Examination Name: - Grade §ion: - Score: - Teacher: - Date
Summative Examination Name: - Grade §ion: - Score: - Teacher: - Date
Summative Examination Name: - Grade §ion: - Score: - Teacher: - Date
Department of Education
San Vicente National High School
San Vicente, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte
ENGLISH 10
SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION
Part I. Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter that best answers each question on your
answer sheet.
Directions: Read and choose the best answer. Write the letter of your choice on a separate sheet.
2. Which of the following statements is following the moralistic view in critiquing a literary selection?
A. It is anchored on viewing the importance of factual events.
B. It is predetermined based on crafting possible problems to solutions.
C. It is focused on judging the value of literature according to moral lessons or ethical concerns.
D. It is centered on aligning basic literary concepts.
3. All these options support the Marxist’s way of critiquing a literary text, except:
A. It discusses literary factual concerns.
B. It focuses on important practical issues.
C. It views literary works as reflections of the social institutions.
D. It assesses trivial matters.
5. Which of the following learning concepts differentiates Historical from the Readerresponse points of view?
A. Historical criticism talks about culture, nevertheless Reader-response seems to
dwell on sharing comments.
B. Historical criticism recounts details, but Reader-response displays various sentiments.
C. Historical criticism involves beyond the literature at the wider historical and cultural events happening during the
text was written, while Reader-response is centered on readers’ reactions to literature.
D. Historical criticism encompasses emotions, whereas Reader-response is focused on possible replies taken from the
reading selection.
6. Which of these terms is often used interchangeably with the word “critique”?
A. Summary B. Synopsis C. Review D. Report
12. Which of these questions should be asked when analyzing the characters in a narrative?
A. How are the characters developed and what makes them interesting and relatable?
B. Are there equal number of male and female characters?
C. Who among the characters is likeable and who is not?
D. Why is the protagonist not a superhero material?
13. What detail can a critic use best to support his/her evaluation of a story?
A. Opinions of those who read the story
B. Quotes from the story itself
C. Statements of the author
D. Reviews of other critics
14. It scrutinizes both political and social conditions of the literary work.
a. Structuralist b. Moralist c. Marxist d. Feminist
15. It gives more value to study the literary pieces ethical concerns.
a. Feminist b. Structuralist c. Marxist d. Moralist
16. The form of the work is primarily being studied to understand the selection better.
a. Structuralist b. Feminist c. Marxist d. Moralist
For numbers 17-21, Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if not.
________ 17. Critiques may follow different formats but they generally have the same content or foci.
________ 18. A critique is intended primarily to point out the faults or flaws in work.
________ 19. It is alright to not give a summary of the story critiqued because the readers are most likely familiar
with it already.
________ 20. A critic is encouraged to write “I think…” or “In my opinion…” in his/her critical essay.
________ 21. A critique is intended primarily to point out the faults or flaws in work.
For numbers 22-25, Direction: Identify the correct order of these steps in writing a critique by assigning the numbers
1 to 4.
Directions: Use “Smoking in Public Places should be Banned” Critique as a point of reference to further make a one –
paragraph literary Critique of your own. Use a separate sheet in completing this task. Be guided in the following
marks for assessment: