SAN MIGUEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Juan Rd., Bgy. San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City

Name:____________________________ Grade Level & Section: _____________

THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 10
I.Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the selection carefully and answer comprehensively the following questions. Encircle the letter of your
answer.

In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition
to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the
quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal,
he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.

A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all
the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On
September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring
the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four
ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near 50 degrees
S latitude. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today it is known as the Strait of Magellan.

One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first
panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian now known as the International Date Line in
the early spring of 1521 after 98 days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died
of starvation and disease.

Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one
ship and 17 sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to
Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.

1. The 16th century was an age of great ______ exploration.

A. cosmic B. land C. mental D. common man

2. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political ________.

A. entanglement B. discussion C. negotiation D. problem

3. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of
an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a _________ direction.

A. north and south B. crosswise C. easterly D. south east E. north and west

4. One of Magellan's ships explored the _________ of South America for a passage across the continent.

A. coastline B. mountain range C. physical features D. islands E. None of the above

5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ______.

A. coast B. inland C. body of land with water on three sides D. border

II.Vocabulary

A.Directions: Select from the box the meaning of the underlined words in the sentence. Write the letter of your choice
on the blank before the number.

a. Shelter or protection from danger d. A type of poisonous snake

b. A group of bushes or small trees that grow close together e. The narrow part adjacent to a border
c. A person who makes or repair shoes

____________6.A viper, with its head held high, is swimming from one bank to the other.

____________7.The party come out of the copse, and walk along the edge of it towards the darkened road.
____________8.Fyokla leads him into a thicket, and, after going a quarter of a mile, points to Danilka.

____________9.They are all preoccupied with the approaching storm and take refuge in their huts.

____________10. The children fall asleep thinking of the homeless cobbler.

B. Directions:The following words are in jumbled, guess the correct word based from the given definitions. Write your
answers on the blank.

11. tfarchctiw (the use of magical powers obtained from evil spirits) = ______________

12. ertsulkcal (lacking excitement or interest) = _______________

13. ssacrac (the body of dead animals) = _________________

III.GRAMMAR .
A. Cases of Pronoun. Directions: Choose the appropriate pronoun in the sentence. Encircle the letter of your answer.
14. To complete our Egyptian mummy costumes, Lou Ellen and __________ bought a 12 pack of toilet paper.
A. I B. me C . myself d. you
15.It was __________ who ate your leftover slices of pepperoni pizza.
A. I B .me C. myself d.you
16. Grandma asked my brother and __________ to buy cherry cough drops while we were at the drugstore.
A. I B. me C. myself d. you
17.That's not what happened! It was __________ who shoved straws up my nose and began barking like a walrus!
A. I B. me C. myself d. you
18.When I was a child, Grandpa was unhappy with __________ excavating his rose garden in the hopes of finding
dinosaur bones.
A. me B .my C .myself d.I
19.Don't ask Josephine for her sloppy and ill-prepared homework! It is __________ who can give you all of the correct
answers to Mr. Nguyen's calculus homework.
A. I B. me C . myself d. you
20.In his sternest voice, Professor Cohen told Matthew and __________ that he wanted to see us after class.
A. I B. me C . myself d. you
21. Mr . Anderson makes sure that he ,_________ finish the job well.
A. him b. her c. d. himself
B. Identifying the Types of Pronoun

Directions: Underline the pronoun or pronouns in each sentence. Then decide what kind of a pronoun each is. Write
DEM for demonstrative pronouns, INT for interrogative pronouns, IND for indefinite pronouns, or REL for relative
pronouns.

22.Hairstyle is one of the details that help scholars date pictures. ___________________

23.Everyone who enters the lab must wear a coverall. ___________________

24.Whom will the class choose as a representative? ___________________

25.What should Susan bring to the party? ___________________

26.Of all of the fruits, these have the most vitamin C. ___________________

27.Several of the trees have already flowered. ___________________

28. Jorge is the boy who wore the red wig in the first act. ___________________
C. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct pronoun in the sentence then underline the antecedent.
29.Every company wants to retain ___ good employees.
a. his b. her c. its d. their
30.Each parent packed ___ child a nice lunch.
a. his b. her c. his or her d. their
31.Melissa wanted to finish ___ project before the day ended.
a. his b. her c. his or her d. their
33.Each monk is reminded to sign up ___ team for the district softball tournament.
a. his b. her c. his or her d. their
34. Since the doctor went to medical school, _____ should know what treatment you need.
a.) they b.) she c. his or her d. their
35. If anyone has an opinion about capital punishment, _____ should state it.
a.) he b.) they c. his or her d. their
IV.LITERATURE

36-40 .Directions: Below is a summary of the story “A Day in a Country” by Anton Chekhov, read it carefully then fill up
the story map to determine the elements of the story. (7 points)

Between eight and nine o’clock in the morning. It is just a single day, when a heavy, but short rainstorm hits this
tiny village. Even younger little Fyokla has raced to the village to find the kind Terenty, a cobbler. Despite the rain he
hurries with Fyokla to free Danika. Young Danilka has gotten his arm caught in a tree. Then they walk and talk after the
rain, and the children learn much from him about nature. Later that night the kind Terenty comes quietly into the barn
where the orphans are sleeping and leaves them some bread for the morning.

Honeycomb Story Map

V. Writing

A. From the Story of Keesh by Jack London ,answer the following questions comprehensively.

1.Describe Keesh and his family.(1 point)

2. How was the mystery of Keesh’s marvelous hunting finally unravelled?(2 points)

3. What is the purpose of the author in this story?(2 points)

B. Write a reflection about this “ Nature doesn’t need us , we need nature “.

GOD BLESS

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CYNCHEA H. CABANERO
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