Department of Education

AMPAYON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Ampayon, Butuan City
1ST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 10

I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION- Answer the following questions after listening from the text which will be read by your teacher.
Shade only the letter of the correct answers.

1. What is bullying?
a. when someone hurts himself or herself by doing something dangerous
b. when someone starts to hurt you but stops as soon as you tell an adult how you've been hurt
c. when someone hurts you, and you have a hard time making it stop
d. when you ask someone who is hurting you to stop
2. Based on the information in the text you listened to, what might be an example of physical bullying?
a. when someone copies your homework
b. when someone tells on you for misbehaving
c. when someone yells at you for making a mistake
d. when someone keeps kicking your chair
3. When someone keeps telling you that you are "a wimp", you ask the person to stop, but he or she ignores you. What can you
conclude about that person?
a. That person is bullying you physically.
b. That person is bullying you emotionally.
c. That person is bullying you physically and emotionally.
d. That person is not bullying you either physically or emotionally.
4. Read these sentences from the text.How could the first sentence be expanded without changing its meaning?
"Not sure what bullying is? Or if it’s happening to you? Don’t worry, lots of kids wonder about that!"
a. Are you not sure what bullying is?
b. Why are you not sure what bullying is?
c. When are you not sure what bullying is?
d. How could you not be sure what bullying is?
5. Read these sentences from the text.What might be the author trying to emphasize?
"Remember: If you are being bullied, it is NOT your fault! Nope. Never. Not one bit!"
a. to suggest that bullying creates problems for the person doing it
b. to make sure readers realize that if they're being bullied, it is not their fault
c. to persuade readers to talk to someone if they are being bullied
d. to help readers decide what to do if they are being bullied
6. What is the main idea of the text you listened to?
a. Bullying can be done by anyone and to anyone, but no one deserves to be bullied.
b. Bullying can be physical, like a punch or a push, or emotional, like someone calling you a name.
c. Bullying can be directed at a shy, quiet student or at the class tough guy.
d. Girls bully, boys bully, preschool kids bully, and high school kids bully.
II. VOCABULARY- Shade the letter of the word defined in each number.
7. extremely proud of one's appearance
a.
b. nemesis e. boastful
c. narcissistic 8.
d. vain
9. an enemy that is difficult to defeat
a.
b. vain e. Odyssey
c. Herculean 10.
d. nemesis
11. A person who is lucky or makes a lot of money
a.
b. Midas Touch e. Titan
c. nemesis 12.
d. Pandora's Box
13. An area of weakness
a.
b. Titan e. Vain
c. Achilles' Heel 14.
d. Cupid
15. A tremendous effort or a person who is very strong
a.
b. Odyssey e. Trojan Horse
c. boastful 16.
d. Herculean
17. A vile, ugly woman
a.
b. nemesis c. Medusa
 d. Achilles Heel
e. Cupid
III. Oral Language and Fluency- Shade the letter of the correct answer.
18. Which of the following is included in oral reporting under the verbal skills?
a.
b. Body language e. Poise
c. Enthusiasm 19.
d. Eye contact
20. In presenting an oral report, which of the following is not included under the Non-verbal Skills?
a.
b. Body language e. Poise
c. Pronunciation 21.
d. Eye contact
22. Which of the following is the right thing to do when delivering an oral report?
a.
b. Do not speak directly to your audience. e. Make unreadable visual aids that clarify what you
c. Maintain a relaxed posture. are saying.
d. Make an effort not to be articulate. 23.

24. Anxiety over public speaking can be reduced by_________.

a.
b. Preparing well ahead of time. d. Preparing for possible questions to be asked during
c. Becoming familiar with the topic your presentation. presentation.
e. All of the above
IV. LITERATURE
25. Who is the King of the gods and Ruler of Olympus?
a.
b. Apollo e. Ares
c. Zeus 26.
d. Minotaur
27. Who is the god/goddess of blacksmiths
a.
b. Demeter e. Hephaestus
c. Apollo 28.
d. Persephone.
29. Who was the first human woman created by the Greek gods?
a.
b. Atalanta e. Eve
c. Pandora 30.
d. Andromeda
31. Where did the 12 primary Greek gods dwell?
a.
b. on Mount Olympus e. In Malacañang
c. in Asgard 32.
d. on Mount Othrys
33. What is the name of the primordial goddess that represents Earth?
a.
b. Gaia e. Demeter
c. Hecate 34.
d. Hera
35. Who are the parents of the first generation of Titans?
a.
b. Cronus and Phoebe e. Poseidon and Medusa
c. Zeus and Hera 36.
d. Gaia and Uranus
37. Who abducted Persephone?
a.
b. Hades e. Apollo
c. Heracles 38.
d. Achilles
39. Apollo and Artemis were born on what island?
a.
b. Crete c. Delos
 d. Delphi 40.
e. Ithaca
41. Who were Dionysus' parents?
a.
b. Hades and Persephone, goddess of the underworld e. Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest
c. Obama and Michelle, first lady 42.
d. Zeus and Semele, a princess of Thebes
43. In Greek mythology, who flew too close to the Sun?
a.
b. Pegasus e. Proteus
c. Theseus 44.
d. Icarus
45. Who, in Greek myth, designed the labyrinth of King Minos?
a.
b. Perseus e. Odysseus
c. Daedelus 46.
d. Agamemnon
47. The Greeks created their gods in whose image?
a.
b. Their own. e. The Romans' images.
c. No one's image. 48.
d. The leaders' images.
49. How did the Greek gods act?
a.
b. Unconditionally helpful. e. In a very odd manner.
c. In a very human manner. 50.
d. Very kindly.
51. The behavior of the Greek gods reflects the Greek attitude towards the beauty and perfection of _______.
a.
b. Animals. e. God.
c. Man. 52.
d. Nature.
53. The Greeks saw perfection in the ideal beauty of __________, and they used it as a model for their statues of the gods. .
a.
b. Man. e. Nature.
c. Youth. 54.
d. Animals.
55. Why did the Greeks create their myths, initially?
a.
b. As a way of understanding the heavens. e. As a way of connecting to the gods.
c. As a way of teaching moral lessons. 56.
d. As a way of understanding the world.

57. Which of the following statements is/are true based on the story Daedalus and Icarus?
I. The name “Daedalus” means skilled worker.
II. Icarus helped inventing the labyrinth.
III. Both Daedalus and Icarus originally lived in the city of Athens.
IV. Icarus died from a mortal wound while attempting to escape King Minos.

a. Statements I and II are correct. d. Statements I and IV are correct.

b. Statements III and IV are correct. 58.
c. Statements I and III are correct.

59. Arrange the following events in chronological order based on the story of Perseus.
I. Perseus accidentally killed King Acrisius with a discus.
II. Athena and Hermes gave Perseus winged sandals to wear, a sword and a shield so he could fly to where Medusa is.
III. Polydectes sent Perseus to an adventure to kill Medusa.
IV. Perseus defeated the sea monster and saved Andromeda.
V. Perseus defeated Medusa and slashed her head off.
VI. King Acrisius received a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi that he will be killed by his own grandson.
 a. V III II IV VI I d. VI II III IV V I
b. V III VI II IV I 60.
c. VI III II V IV I
61. Which of the following statement is NOT true about Orpheus?
a.
b. Eurydice is the name of Orpheus beloved wife. e. Orpheus is a descendant of an Olympian god.
c. Orpheus is very talented in playing lyre. 62.
d. When his wife died he went to Mt. Olympus to get her
soul back.
63. What is one of the purposes of “Arachne”?
a.
b. to explain how weaving developed e. to explain how the first rules were established
c. to explain the creation of the gods
d. to explain how spiders came into the world

V. READING COMPREHENSION- Read the following passages then answer the questions based on the passage. Shade the letter of
the best answer.

Linux and Windows are both operating systems.  Computers use them to run programs.  Linux is totally free and open
source, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code.  Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and
users are prohibited from altering the source code.
64. If we will compare and contrast Linux and Windows, what is the most appropriate graphic organizer can we use?
a. diagram c. tree diagram
b. flow chart d. venn diagram
65. Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are prohibited from altering the source code. The underlined word
would likely mean _____________.
a. exclusively owned c. legally prohibited
b. freely used d. totally altered
66. The generalization we can derive from the passage is ______________.
a. Linux is better than Windows.
b. Linux like the Windows when it becomes popular will also be proprietary.
c. Linux will be prepared more compared to Windows.
d. Windows is better than Linux.

Here are the three worst things that you can do on a date.  First, you could tell jokes that aren’t funny and laugh
really hard to yourself.  This will make you look bad.  Worse though, you could offend your date.  One bad “joke” may
cause your date to lash out at you, hence ruining the engagement.  But the worst thing that you can do is to appear
slovenly.  By not showering and properly grooming, you may repulse your date, and this is the worst thing that you can
do.
67. The kind of evidence used by the writer to support his topic sentence is through ____________.
a. anecdotes c. statistics
b. examples d. video
68. According to the passage, what could be the worst thing you can do on a date?
a. Appear properly showered and groomed. d. Tell jokes that aren’t funny.
b. Appear untidy in personal appearance.
c. Laugh really hard to yourself.

The ability of a building to withstand the stress of an earthquake depends upon its type of construction, shape,
mass distribution, and rigidity. Different combinations are used. To reduce stress, first, the building's ground floor must be
flexible. One method is to support the ground floor with extremely rigid, hollow columns, while the rest of the building is
supported by flexible columns located inside the hollow columns. A different method is to use rollers or rubber pads to
separate the base columns from the ground, allowing the columns to shake parallel during an earthquake. Next, the
outdoor walls should be made with stronger and more reinforced materials such as steel or reinforced concrete. Then, to
help prevent collapsing, the roof should be made out of light-weight materials.

69. To support his claim, the writer uses ___________.

a. facts c. reasons
b. opinion d. statistics
70. The passage is most probably a part of a/an
a. anecdote c. letter
b. autobiography d. persuasive essay

71. The kind of evidence used by the writer to support his topic sentence is through ____________.
 a. anecdotes d. video
b. examples 72.
c. statistics
45. What is the purpose of persuasive writing?     

a. To inform d. To tell 'how-to'

b. To persuade
c. To tell a story
46. What is the sentence called that tells the main idea or point of view of the whole essay?
a.
b. Topic sentence e. Thesis statement
c. Main idea 47.
d. Funky paragraphs
48. What are the components of a persuasive essay?
a.
b. Argument, Details, Thesis e. All of the above
c. Topic sentence, Details, Concluding Sentence 49.
d. Introduction, Thesis Statement, Body Paragraphs,
Conclusion
50. To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are.
a.
a. Emotive language c. Exaggeration
b. Facts and Statistics d. Personal pronoun
51. What persuasive technique is used in this statement? “The poor defenseless victims were attacked in the cover of night.”
a.
a. Rhetorical questions d. Exaggeration
b. Emotive language
c. Personal pronouns

52. What persuasive technique is used in this statement? “Do you want to be a failure for the rest of your life?”
a. Emotive language d. Facts and Statistics
b. Rhetorical questions
c. Criticize others' views
**A test is like a relationship: it needs effort, patience, and most importantly, HONESTY.**