DepEd –Schools Division of Marinduque

FOURTH PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 10

SY 2016-2017

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

No. Percen- No. of Item

of tage Items Placement
Days
Listening Comprehension
1. Listen to simplify, reorganize, synthesize and evaluate 5 11.11% 5 1 -5
information to expand, review or update knowledge
(ENIOLC-IVa-16)
2. Get different viewpoints on various local or global issues 2 4.44% 2 4–5
(ENIOLC-IVb-3.18)
3. Summarize important points discussed in the text listened 2 4.44% 2 6–7
to (ENIOLC-IVd-3.14)
Grammar
4. Observe the language of research, campaigns, and 8 17.78% 8 10 – 17
advocacies (ENIOG-IVa-32)
Vocabulary Development
5. Get familiar with technical terms used in research 5 11.11% 6 18 – 23
(ENVIOV-IVa-30)
Reading Comprehension
6. Synthesize essential information about a chosen issue 3 6.67% 3 24 – 26
(ENIOSS-IVc-1.8)
7. Draw conclusion from the set of details (ENIORC-IVf- 4 8.89% 5 27 – 31
2.12) 3 6.67% 4 32 – 35
8. Point out relationship among statements (ENIOSS-IVh-
1.8.1)
Literature 3 6.67% 3 36 – 38
9. Express appreciation for sensory images used (ENIOLT-
IVa-22.1) 4 8.89% 5 39 – 43
10. Determine the tone, mood, technique, and purpose of the
author (ENIOLT-IVc-2.2.3)
Writing and Composition 6 13.33% 7 46 - 50
11. Use a variety of informative, persuasive, and
argumentaries writing techniques (ENIOWC-IVb-14.1.2)

TOTAL 45 100% 50 50
 DepEd –Schools Division of Marinduque

LISTENING TEXT IN ENGLISH 10

For Items 6-7

Teaching is something that takes place only when learning does. No matter what the teacher is doing in
his classes, if his students are not learning something significant, he is not teaching. When the student fails, the
teacher has failed more.

For Items 8-9

What sits on every dinner table in the United States? We use it every day on our food but rarely think
about it. Salt is an extremely important mineral that our bodies need, but too much salt is not good for us.
China and the United States produce the most salt in the world. Salt comes from dried seawater. Indians long
ago evaporated seawater and made salt to season their food. Salt is used in many ways. Glass and soap contain
salt. It is used to de-ice roads in winter. Also, it is used im medicine, oil refining, sewage treatment, cattle feed,
and even to soften hard water. As you can see, salt is a very important mineral.

For Items 1-5

Studies have consistently pointed to at least three major immediate factors that push children to stay or
live on the streets. These are: the poverty of the family, family relationship factors (physical or sexual abuse),
and peer influence. Poverty and peer influence when compounded with problems and stresses in the family
life such as family break-up, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence by step-parents, underemployed
parents, etc. altogether create undue pressure on the child to leave home and find a solace, protection, and
support from his peer on the street, eventually becoming susceptible to their influence and lifestyle.

In Metro Manila, population growth, urbanization and migration have increased through the years.
Children are often forced by circumstances to help their family eke out a living or fend for themselves on the
streets. Most of them are children of poor parents who migrated from rural areas in the hope of finding better
job opportunities in the city, but whose lack of education rendered them ill-equipped to struggle for survival in
the urban jungle and are thus confined to a life of abject poverty.

For the street children, life on the streets is a constant struggle to overcome the various negative
elements that threaten to overtake them and destroy their hope for survival. They work under the heat of the
sun or in the dark of the night from six to 16 hours, seven days a week, often in a combination of
“occupations” each considered a legitimate way to survive.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
MIMAROPA Region
Schools Division of Marinduque
Boac

FOURTH PERIODICAL TEST IN ENGLISH 10

SY 2016-2017

Name: ______________________________________________ Date:_______________________

Grade & Section:___________________________________ Teacher_________________________

I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Listen as the teacher reads passages. Answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of the correct answer on
the blank before each number.

_____ 1. To “eke out of living” means _______________.

A. to earn income C. to sell in the streets
B. to live with other D. to walk in the streets

_____ 2. Based on the selection, what value seems to be missing in the families of the street children?
A. loyalty C. kindness
B. honesty D. solidarity

_____ 3. What is the most important factor that will equip rural people to survive in the city?
A. money C. food
B. education D. home

_____ 4. This selection can be paraphrased simply as __________.

A. providing homes for the poor
B. helping street children get an education
C. factors why children live in the streets
D. how to lessen pressure on the family

_____ 5. We can conclude that the street children are _________.

A. independent C. helpless persons
B. malnourished D. victims of poverty

____ 6. What is the main idea of the selection?

A. Teaching is a difficult profession.
B. Teaching requires hardwork and patience.
C. Teaching takes place only when the learners are present.
D. Teaching is accomplished when the students have learned something.

_____ 7. Which of the following situations illustrate that teaching has taken place?
A. A doctor learns from his colleague that his former patient got well.
B. A blind man is able to see after being operated on by a specialist.
C. A girl learns how to dance with grace through his instructor.
D. A good singer is able to sing an old, familiar song through constant practice.

____ 8. You can conclude that _______________________

A. The North might use more salt on the roads that South.
B. The human body can live without salt.
C. The Indians used salt to preserve their meat.
D. Salt makes water better tasting.

_____ 9. You can conclude that you might find salt in ______________.
A. tires B.erasers C.detergent D. paper
II. GRAMMAR
Directions: Each items in this section consists of a sentence in which three words or phrases are underlined
and labeled A, B, C and additional phrase, No error is labeled D. Choose the underlined word or phrase, which
is NOT acceptable in formal English. If the sentence has no error, choose D.

_____ 10. The principal requested as to turn-off the noisy record. No Error.
A B C D

_____ 11. The growing number of student taking up computer courses indicate the popularity of these
A B C
courses. No Error.
D

_____ 12. To see other places, to meet different people and learning new things are what every tourist
A B C
dreams of. No error.
D

_____ 13. The farmer was happy because his crops grew quickly with the new fertilizer he applied.
A B C
No Error.
D

____ 14. Due to excessive heat, I couldn’t hardly wait for the rain to come. No error.
A B C D

_____ 15. It is must more easier to study your lesson everyday than to review them all before the final
A B C
examination. No error.
D

_____ 16. This summer, Henry and David are going to Boracay where we can enjoy the fibe beaches.
A B C
No error.
D

_____ 17. The newly hired programmer found his work extremely difficult. No error.
A B C D

III. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Directions: Read each item carefully. Select and write the letter on the blank before each number.

_____ 18. It is where the study being conducted.

A. Research Design C. Research Locale
B. Scope and delimitation D. Population and Sample

_____ 19. It is the primary instrument in gathering/collecting first hand data from the respondents.
A. Questionnaire C. Methodology
B. Related Studies D. Experiment

_____ 20. A conversational practice where knowledge is produced through the interaction between two
people.
A. Survey C. Research
B. Interview D. Questionnaire

_____ 21. A tool that researchers can use to give them the summary of the content covered
during interviews?
A. Outline C. Interview guide
C. Questionnaires D. Survey form

_____ 22. It occurs when ideas, information, and even pictures are used without proper
acknowledgment.
A. Copying B. Editing C. Pasting D. Plagiarism
_____ 23. Lists all the sources used in the research.
A. Abstract B. Appendix C. Reference D. Results

IV. READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read each passage carefully. Then, select and write the letter of the correct answer on the space
before each number.

People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at
midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but isn’t like that. You sit back of the
typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it.

_____ 24. Which of the following statement can be considered as the theme of the text?
A. Writing is a series of inspiration about people and a whole lot of hard work on those
inspirations.
B. Writing is a series of hard thinking and requires a lot of perseverance.
C. Writing is an act of faith. The writer must believe in his work before others believe in him.
D. Writing is a craft that is viewed by non-writers as an occupation for the nerds and
weirdos.

______25. Which type of plot starts the action in the middle of everything?
A. frame story C. circular
B. figure eight D. en medias res

______26. Which is not true about a theme?

A. Comments upon the reality of existence.
B. Is described about the significant truth about life.
C. Is the general point that the story attempts to make.
D. Should be the specific portion of life.

William Shakespeare was an actor, poet, and playwright. His plays are timeless because he deals with
the motivating forces behind the daily choices that man makes. He expresses himself in a lyrical way. He was
born in England in 1564 and died in 1616. He understood man so well that what he had to say years ago still is
appropriate about man today. He continues to influence many philosophers and writers.

______27. You can conclude

A. that Shakespeare couldn’t understand the people in his time.
B. that people are able to relate to Shakespeare’s character.
C. Shakespeare was the most successful as an actor.
D. no one reads Shakespeare’ plays.

Carla really wanted a puppy, but her parents didn’t care for dogs. Most of her friends had dogs, and she
really enjoyed playing with them. Every time she asked her parents, they would say, “They are a lot of
responsibility. You have to feed and play with them. Also, when they are puppies, they needed to be trained.”
Although her parents didn’t believe she was mature enough to have a dog, she knew that she take could care of
one. Carla knew she wasn’t the most responsible person when it came to taking care of her toys, but a puppy
would be different. Each day she made a concentrated effort to pick up her toys and help out around the house.
She knew her parents were pleased with her new, responsible attitude. She was hoping her hard work would
finally pay off. When she came home from school, she heard a whining noise coming from a box with air
holes. Could this be what she thought it was?

_____ 28. You can conclude that

A. Carla likes to play with boxes.
B. Carla never takes care of her belongings.
C. Carla was paid for helping out around the house.
D. Carla started acting more responsible in hopes that her parents would believe she was
mature enough to have a dog.

_____ 29. You can conclude that

A. a puppy was in a box
B. she doesn’t know what responsibility is.
C. her parents are going to wait for her birthday to give her a dog.
D. Carla decides not to beg her parents anymore for a puppy, and she will be happy just
playing with her friends’ dog.
 One of the oldest games in the world is hockey. The ancient Greek and Persians played it. So did
Native Americans. The name comes from an old French word, hoquet. It is the word for a shepherd’s crooked
staff, or stick.

______ 30. From the story you can tell that

A. hockey is played with a ball.
B. hockey will not last much longer.
C. hockey is now played by shepherds
D. the French have played hockey for a long time.

______ 31. One common superstition is the fear of the number 13. The fear of 13 shows up in many places.
On most airplanes there is no thirteenth row of seats. Most tall building do not have a thirteenth
floor. And many people feel a bit nervous on Friday the thirteenth.
From the story you cannot tell
A. why people fear the number 13.
B. that the fear of 13 is very common.
C. if airplanes use 13 as a row number.
D. on what Friday the thirteenth falls.

Solidarity is in fact the key to start this new way of life. One should never benefit from something new,
which will eventually have a problematic effect on future generation. A practical example is that of genetic
engineering. This technology opens up a new dimension for the world. It makes alteration of DNA possible.
The immediate effects are very positive as they, for example, a plant produces more seeds and furthermore no
pests will feed on them. Yet, the downside to all these will only be seen in the future. Once the structure of
DNA is altered, it would be impossible to change. Another negative impact is the fracture of the feeding cycle.
Therefore, it is essential for all to protect one another, as all generations are interrelated, which means that
whatever happens today speaks about the relationship of the present with past and future generations.

_____ 32. The paragraph suggests that _______________.

A. the future is uncertain
B. one has nothing to do with the past
C. one’s future can never be recovered
D. whatever decision and action one does has an effect on the future

_____ 33. Genetic engineering has a _________________.

A. negative result only
B. favorable effect only
C. favorable and unfavorable effect
D. a promising innovation for mankind

_____ 34. Fracture of the feeding cycle means that ___________.

A. change in the neutral feed
B. feeding cycle is dangerous for humans
C. feeding of beings can be alternately done
D. there is hunger and poverty among all entities

_____ 35. The paragraph emphasized the necessity to ____________.

A. interact or socialize to build relationship
B. conserve energy and natural resources
C. protect one another in order to survive
D. keep food and friendship for survival

V. LITERATURE
Directions: Identify the sensory images used in the following sentences. Choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write it on the space before the number.
_____ 36. I heard the wind and the rain. It will fall today and I shall die at the same time.
A. sight C. sound
B. smell D. touch
____ 37. Pure white snow and ice covered the earth as far as he could see.
A. sight C. taste
B. smell D. touch

_____ 38. The tremendous cold quickly drove the life of his fingers.
A. sight C. sound
B. smell D. touch

Directions: Read the following paragraphs/passages. Identify the mood, tone and purpose of the author. Write
the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.
“Unless the grain of wheat dies, it remains alone, but if it does, it bears fruits. He who loves life
losses it …..”
____ 39. The mood expressed by the above quote is ______________.
A. sadness C. usefulness of life
B. uselessness D. sinfulness

“My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak. I am content with weaknesses,
insults, hardships, persecutions and difficulties for Christ sake.” (2 Cor. 12:9-10)
____ 40. The above prayer indicates ____________.
A. double effect principle C. always do what’s correct
B. reliance on God’s strength D. prayerful mood all the time

She delicately placed the cooing baby on a soft, freshly cleaned blanket.
______ 41. The tone represented in the above passage is _________.
A. calm C. scary
B. annoyed D. excited
Your child from birth to age three is learning his language. Books give your child words to speak, as
well as phrases to explain his feelings, thoughts and ideas. The more your child speaks, the more
confidence he will have and the greater his fascination with the language we share as human beings.
_____ 42. The author’s purpose in writing the paragraph is _____________.
A. to inform C. to instruct
B. to entertain D. to persuade
Visit “The Sky Hotel” and get a 50 percent discount for overnight accommodations for the whole
month of July. For reservation, call 635-9845 or visit www.skyhotel.com.
_____ 43. The author’s purpose in writing the paragraph is __________________.
A. to criticize C. to persuade
B. to inform D. to entertain
IV.WRITING AND COMPOSITION
Write a composition about the quotation below. Use a variety of information, persuasive and argumentative
writing technique.

“Education will open doors where none seems to exist. It will make people talk to you, listen to you
and help you. It will make you soar, like a bird lifting up into the endless blue sky.”