SECOND TEST FOR THE SECOND GRADING PERIOD IN ENGLISH 10

S.Y. 2016-2017

Name:________________________Yr. & Sec.:_______________ Date:____________ Score:_________

LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Read closely to get explicitly and implicitly stated information.

I. Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow. Write only the letter of your answer on the space
before the number. (6 pts.)

Why do we need to snack?

Healthy snacks not only help you get your daily nutritional needs, they also:

are handy when you can only have a small serving of a main meal
ensure that you have enough energy to get through a busy day
help to keep hunger pangs away
help you practice healthy eating habits throughout your life
stop you from overeating during your main meals

_____1.The aim of the notice is to inform people about

A. the benefits of snacking C. the ways to stay beautiful
B. the benefits of healthy eating D. the rules of exercising and dieting
_____2.The word handy can best be replaced with
A. sensible B. practical C. beneficial D. supportive
_____3.Snacking gives you life-long benefit because it helps you
A. practice healthy eating habits C. prepare healthy main meals
B. control your weight D. to stay fit and healthy
_____4.According to the notice above, eating healthy snacks
A. keeps your body energized C. helps you to lose weight
B. stops you from eating main meals D. discourages you from skipping meals
_____5.Which of the following is not considered as main meals?
A. Breakfast B. Lunch C. Tea D. Dinner
_____6. To practice healthy eating habits, one should
A. avoid overeating during meals C. keep hunger pangs away
B. practice serving a main meal D. ensure having enough energy

LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Observe correct grammar for direct quotes.

II. Multiple Choice. Choose the correct form of the verb that should be used in the indirect discourse. Write only the letter of
your answer in the space before the number. (5 pts.)

_______7. My friend asked, What is your favorite movie? My friend asked what my favorite movie ______.
A. Are B. was C. is D. were
_______8. We are so proud of you, mother said. Mother said that they ______ proud of me.
A. Was B. were C. are D. is
_______9. Marie asked her mother, Can I go to the party? Marie asked her mother if she ______ go to the party.
A. Could B. cannot C. can D. will
_______10. Micahael said, You have to study more. He insisted that __________ study more.
 A. I will have to B. I had to study C. I study D. I should
_______11. He said, Ill try to find some Polish recipes. He agreed that he ______ ___ to find some Polish
recipes.
A. will try B. tries C. would try D. is trying

LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Observe correct pronoun for direct quotes.

III. Choose the correct pronoun that should be used in the indirect discourse. Write the letter on the blanks before the
number. (15 pts.)
_______12. Tom, Dick and Harry answer in unison, We are willing to help our friends. Tom, Dick and Harry a answer in
unison that ______ are willing to help ______ friends.
A. They-them B. they-their C. their-they D. them-their
_______13. I vehemently told Liza, You should have looked before you jumped. I vehemently told Liza that ______
should have looked before ______ jumped.
A. She-she B. . she-her C. her-she D. she-hers
_______14. Carla informed the body, I have been petitioned by my mother. Carla informed the body that ______ had
been petitioned by ______ mother.
A. She-she B. she-hers C. she-her D. her-she
_______15. The principal told the class, You should discipline yourselves. The principal told the class that ______
should discipline ______.
A. They-them B. them-they C. they-their D. they-themselves
_______16. The mother asks her children, Where did you put my things? The mother asks her children where ______ put
______ things.
A. They-her B. they-she C. their-she D. they-hers
_______17. You should love your sister, my father told me. My father told me that ______ should love ______ sister.
A. I-my B. I-mine C. she-her D. I-she
_______18. Your father will punish you for being naughty, mother warned John. Mother warned John that ______
father would punish ______ for being naughty.
A. He-his B. his-him C. his-he D. him-his
_______19. Ramon wonders, What gift should I give father? Ramon wonders what gift ______ should give father.
A. His B. him C. he D. their
_______20. You have all the breaks on your side, I told my friend. I told my friend that ______ had all the breaks on
______ side.
A. He-his B. his-he C. his-his D. he-him
_______21. She tells Ramon, I think I am beginning to like you. She tells Ramon that ______ thinks ______ is beginning to
like ______.
A.Her-she-him B. she-she-him C. she-she-he D. her-she-he
_______22. I am sorry I misspelled the word, exclaimed the girl. The girl exclaimed that ______ was sorry ______
misspelled the word.
A. She-her B. she-she C. her-her D. her-she
_______23. Allow me to carry your things, offered Luis to his girlfriend. Luis offered to his girlfriend to allow ______ to
carry ______ things.
A. Him-her B. her-him C. he-her D. he-she
_______24. A friend asked me, Where did you get the report? A friend asked me where ______ got the report.
A. She B. I C. we D. they
_______25. This undertaking may mean much for our future, said the man. The man said that ______ undertaking
might mean much for ______ future.
A. he-his B. this-his C. the-our D. the-their
_______26. The teacher asks the class, Can I count on you? The teacher asks the class if ______ can count on ______.
A. She-their B. she-them C. she-they D. she-her
LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Use quotation marks or hanging indentions for direct quotes.
IV.Choose the letter of the correct form of direct speech from the given reported speech. Write only the letter of your answer
on the space provided. (10 pts.)
_______27. My mother asks me where I am going.
A. My mother asks me, Where are you going?
B. My mother asks me, Where do you going?
C. My mother asks me, To where am I going?
_______28. My mother asked me where I was going that night.
A. My mother asked me, Where are you going that night?
B. My mother asked me, Where will you go this night
C. My mother asked me, Where are you going this night?
_______29. I informed her that I had to attend a public meeting at the town plaza.
A. I informed her, I have to attend a public meeting at the town plaza.
B. I informed her, I had to attend a public meeting at the town plaza.
C. I informed her, I has to attend a public meeting at the town plaza.
_______30. My teacher in English inquired why my grade had gone down.
A. My teacher in English inquired, Why have you grade go down?
 B. My teacher in English inquired, Why has your grade gone down?
C. My teacher in English inquired, Why has your grade goes down?
_______31. Our teacher says that our grade in character is a part of our grade in English.
A. Our teacher says, Your grade in character is a part of our grade in English.
B. Our teacher says, Our grade in character is a part of our grade in English.
C. Our teacher says, Your grade in character is a part of your grade in English.
_______32. Everyone believes that a comet foretells of a coming evil.
A. Everyone believes, A comet foretells of a coming evil.
B. Everyone believes, A comet will foretell of a coming evil.
C. Everyone believes, A comet foretold of a coming evil.
_______33. Mother said that she saw a comet just before the world war.
A. Mother said, I see a comet just before the world war.
B. Mother said, I sees a comet just before the world war.
C. Mother said, I saw a comet just before the world war.
_______34. I asked her if she knew its significance then.
A. I asked her, Did you know its significance then?
B. I asked her, Do you know its significance then?
C. I asked her, Did you knew its significance then?
_______35. She answered that there were talks of its significance.
A. She answered, There were talks of its significance.
B. She answered, There was talks of its significance.
C. She answered, There are talks of its significance.
_______36. My father wanted to know if the others shared the general belief.
A. My father asked, Do the others share the general belief?
B. My father asked, Did the others shared the general belief?
C. My father asked, Do the others shared the general belief?
D. Choose the letter of best answer in the following questions. Write only the letter on the space before the number. (7
pts. )
_______37. How is the sentence in direct speech incorrect? john asked, How are you today?
A. missing capital letters inside quotation marks C. missing commas
B. missing quotation marks D. missing capital letters outside the quotation marks
_______38. What punctuation marks needs to be added to this sentence in direct speech? James asked Are you coming to my house
today?
A. . B. : C. ! D. ,
_______39. Which of these sentences is correct?
A. how long until half-time? asked an excited spectator.
B. You people are hopless! shouted the coach.
C. Work harder while saving goals! screamed a frustrated fan.
D. When will this match be over? asked a bored spectator.
_______40. Which is the correct sentence in direct speech using the indirect speech as a guide. The teacher ordered the children to do their
homework.
A. The teacher asked, Children, do your homework!
B. The teacher ordered, Children, do your homework!
C. the teacher ordered, Children, do your homework!
D. The teacher ordered Children, do your homework!
V. Change the following direct speech to indirect speech. Write your answer on the first space below; then on the next space
reason out your answer. (2 pts. Each) (10 pts.)
41. What are the properties of water? asked my friend.
___________________________________________________________________________
Reason :____________________________________________________________________
42. The first student to report will get additional credit, the teacher announces.
___________________________________________________________________________
Reason :____________________________________________________________________
43. Do you ever show fear? asks our leader always.

___________________________________________________________________________

Reason :____________________________________________________________________

44. Let us strive for a clean election, said the leader of the people.
___________________________________________________________________________
Reason :____________________________________________________________________
45. The girl whispered, Please have pity on me.
___________________________________________________________________________
Reason :____________________________________________________________________
VI. Reading Comprehension. Read the following passages then answer the questions that follow. Write the
letter of the answer on the space before the number.

As one reads the newspapers daily, he realizes the permissiveness that has crept into and degraded the so-called
Western World. I hope we can be more selective in our cultural imports to free ourselves from the blight

of materialistic view of life. But even here, we can feel the presence of unscrupulous campaign to drown the
Christian values we still uphold. It has pounded on Filipinos to accept the birth control mentality, lately, it has been trying
to weaken their belief in the sanctity of marriage through present day live-in practices and divorces; destruction of human
life through abortions with apparently no humane considerations for such killings.

We can contribute more to the world if we become somewhat more original in our view of human existence. Instead
of swallowing the latest trends hook line and sinker, perhaps we can render ourselves some good, and others too, if we
hold on to values that have always made civilization great.

_____51. When one is degraded, he is ______________________.

A. put up B. put down C. put away D. put against

_____52. Unscrupulous persons lack _________________________.

A. principles B. experience C. thoroughness D. maturity

_____53. In sentence 2, blight means ______________________.

A. habit B. effect C. disease D. influence

_____54. Live-in practices are a blow to __________________.

A. the couples relationship C. societys standards

B. the parents reputation D. the sanctity of marriage

_____55. In sentence 4, the destruction of human life refers to ___________________.

A. murder B. abortion C. homicide D. paricide

_____56. Latest trends in sentence 6 refer to current ____________________.

A. customs B. attempts C. practices D. traditions

_____57. When we swallow something hook line and sinker, we __________________.

A. find pleasure in it C. approve it with sincerity

B. derive benefits from it D. accept it without questions

_____58. If we hold on to our values, we ____________ our good ways.

A. change B. retain C. forget D. improve

_____59. The main idea of the paragraph is _____________________.

 A. to follow parents example C. to imitate everything seen

B. to practice adolescents ways D. to imitate the good and moral ways

_____60. The selection teaches us to ______________________.

A. live up to standards C. preserve our culture

B. keep up with the times D. preserve our morality

LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Identify parts and features of argumentative/ persuasive essay.

VII. TRUE OR FALSE. Identify whether the statement is true or not. Write A if it is true or B- if it is not. Write
only the letter on the space before the number. (15 pts.)
_______61. You should always gather evidence when writing a persuasive essay.
_______62. You should state your position or claim about a particular topic.
_______63. You should choose a topic people have different opinions about.
_______64. You should ignore ideas your audience might already have about your topic.
_______65. You should present evidence to support your position.
_______66. You should use supporting evidence that will appeal to your audience.
_______67. You should use expert opinions as evidence.
_______68. You should avoid personal experience when using persuasive writing.
_______69. You should always put the strongest piece of evidence last.
_______70. You should give credit when you use other people's words or ideas.
_______71. Your introduction should start with a topic and thesis statement.
_______72. Facts and expert opinions are used to clarify your position.
_______73. Your thesis statement should be restated in your body paragraphs
_______74. You need to indent your body paragraphs.
_______75. Your thesis statement should be restated in your body paragraphs.

LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Identify parts and features of persuasive or argumentative essays.

VIII. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer then write it on the blank before the
number. (10 pts.)
_______76. What do you use to support your essay?
A. Paragraphs indents B. evidence C. opinion D. subject

_______77. What do you use to defend your position in a persuasive essay?

A. Personal story B. thesis statement C. examples D. reasons and details
_______78. Where should your counter argument be?
A. Body paragraph B. introduction C. conclusion D. topic sentence
_______79. What should be used to make up your thesis statement?
A. Hook C. subject + opinion + reasons why
B. Reasons and details D. your opinion
_______80. How do you appeal to the reader?
A. Logic and emotion C. using important evidence
B. talking about their interest D. both a and b
_______81. Before writing your persuasive essay, you should
A. Choose and narrow your topic C. both a and b
B. write a sentence that expresses your claim D. none of the above
_______82. In choosing a topic for a persuasive essay, you should
A. Choose a topic that is both controversial and interesting to you
B. Pick a topic that you can manage to cover completely in the space allowed in your paper
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
_______83. The central claim of a persuasive essay is called the
A. Thesis Statement B. Introduction C. Topic Sentence D. Summary
_______84. It is used throughout a persuasive essay to provide evidence.
A. Main Idea B. Supporting Details C. Body D. Thesis Statement
_______85. In the body paragraph; it summarizes the ideas
A. Conclusion B. Summary C. Topic Sentence D. Reasons
 IX. A. Choose and write the letter of the sentence with an effective thesis statement for a persuasive essay.

_____86. A. Private gun ownership should be legal because it increases the safety of individual citizens.

B. Private gun ownership is a hot topic of debate among Americans.

_____87. A. Teachers who grade students strictly inspire their students to perform at a higher level.

B. Teachers in the United States dont grade as strictly as teachers in my country.

_____88. A. Recent technological innovations have made battery-operated cars more fuel-efficient.

B. Governments should increase buyers motivation to purchase battery-operated cars because of their fuel efficiency.

______89. A. To prevent people from taking drugs, we need to first understand why they are tempted by drugs.

B. People who take drugs are often aware of the dangers of drug use, but they abuse them anyway.

______90. A. Following a traditional Greek diet can help you lose weight and build health.

B. Greeks eat a lot of olives and olive oil, which are high in good fat.

______91. A. High schools should help students find part-time jobs in their field of interest, both to help them learn

the employment process and to gain work experience.

B. High schools dont support students career building enough.

B. Matching Type: Match the Counterarguments in Column A to Arguments in Column B.

______ 92. Looking after children is hard work, and most Japanese a. Japanese companies need to make

it easy for men dont have experience with it. working parents to keep their jobs

and have children, too.

______93. Nobody wants to pay for another persons children. b. Women should be able to have a

career and to raise children.

______94. Many people consider child raising the work of women. c. Men must also participate in

raising children.

______95. It is not generally considered a companys job.

to help raise families d. Producing Japans next generation is so

important that the nation should offer attractive
 financial incentive for this work.

Approved by: Prepared by:

Mrs. Jennifer G. Erese

Mrs. Giecel Reon

Dr. Juliet P. Galang Ms. Jo Ann Manrique

Head, English Department