Polytechnic University of the Philippines

THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION FOR ENGLISH 10

SY 2018-2019

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ________________

Year and Section: ___________________________ Score: _______________

General Instructions:
 Use blue or black pen only.
 Strictly NO ERASURES or SUPERIMPOSITIONS.

I. Reading and Literature.

Multiple Choice. Read each item carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer in
each item.

What a Wonderful World

Louis Daniel Armstrong

I see trees of green, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you

I hear babies crying, I watch them grow

They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world

For nos. 1-5 refer to the text above:

1. What do trees of green symbolize?
a. Hope and life
b. Freshness and freedom
c. Cleanliness and purity
d. Health and wellness

2. The blooming of red roses signifies

a. sharing of glory
b. bountiful blessings
c. love for the people
d. wealth that abounds
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3. The bright blessed day and the dark sacred night are symbolisms for

a. challenges and trials

b. triumphs and dreams
c. sorrows and problems
d. successes and failures

4. The colours of the rainbow which are on the faces of people convey
a. happiness and contentment
b. lasting relationship among spouses
c. friendship and camaraderie
d. generosity and serenity

5. The speaker in the song has

a. no dreams to carry on
b. a positive outlook in life
c. a pessimistic idea about nature
d. lousy disposition towards life

A Day in the Country by Anton Chekhov

6. Who are the main characters in the story?

a. Sue and Johnsy c. Jim and Della
b. Fyolka and Danilka d. Danika and Fyolka

7. Where did the story happened?

a. village c. street
b. farm d. city

8. What is the occupation of the people living in the country folks?

a. Hunting and farming c. hunting and dressmaking
b. Fishing and farming d. cooking and farming

9. What is the conflict of the story?

a. People sometimes don’t have enough money to buy food
b. People sometimes don’t have good shelter
c. People sometimes don’t have parents to support their needs
d. People sometimes are tired to work hard for their own

10. Analyze the speaker’s tone of the given statement. “Fyolka, a little beggar-girl of six, is
running through the village, looking for Terenty the cobbler. Her eyes are wide-open, her
lips are trembling.”
a. Calm c. anxious
b. Hopeful d. excitement
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The Story of Keesh

From the choices given, select the word which properly completes each set of
relationships.
11. Keesh: protagonist:: polar sea: __________
a. Setting c. theme
b. Conflict d. mood

12. A Day in the Country: Anton Chekhov:: The Story of Keesh: __________
a. Robert Frost c. O. Henry
b. Robert Browning d. Jack London

13. Ikeega: his mother:: Bok: __________

a. his father c. his wife
b. his sister d. his brother

14. “I am minded to build me an IGLOO”, he said one day to Klosh-Kwan and a number of
the hunters. “It shall be a large IGLOO, wherein Ikeega and I can dwell in comfort.
a. Doubtful c. mysterious
b. Determined d. calm

15. “Nay, O Klosh-Kwan. It is not for a boy to know aught of witches, and of witches I
know nothing. I have but devised a means whereby I may kill the ice-bear with ease, that is
all. It be head craft, not witchcraft.” In the statement, the way of killing bears was
__________.
a. Warcraft c. head craft
b. Witchcraft d. aircraft

Heal the World

Michael Jackson
There's a place in your heart There's no hurt or sorrow
And I know that it is love There are ways to get there
And this place could be much If you care enough for the living
Brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try Make a little space
You'll find there's no need to cry Make a better place
In this place you'll feel Heal the world
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Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place
For you and for me
If you want to know why
There's love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear of dread
We stop existing and start living
The it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world
Make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
And the dream we were conceived in
Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be god's glow
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into
plowshares
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
You and for me
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Listen and read the song “Heal the World” by Michael Jackson and then, answer the following
questions.
16. What kind of place is referred to in the 2nd stanza?
a. One that is dangerous to human race.
b. One that needs improvement for the people to live.
c. One that is polluted.
d. One that is full of destruction.

17. The world can be healed if:

a. There are high technologies that will create innovations.
b. People are concerned enough to make it better.
c. People who died are taken care of.
d. Human race will collaborate to take care of all the living.

18. The 3rd stanza of the song suggests

a. Unity among the local government officials
b. Sacrifice among family members
c. Generosity among the people
d. Hope among the depressed

19. The song conveys that _____________________.

a. Destruction of mankind is possible.
b. People’s negligence may result to earth’s extinction.
c. Whatever is lost cans till be renewed or retrieved through hard work.
d. The world is always a better place to live if there is love among people.

20. The song also emphasized that _________________.

a. People of different races are still brothers and sisters.
b. Only those who are brothers should help each other.
c. Those who are happy are hopeful.
d. Heaven is here on earth.

Song of Autumn
William Aggeler
I
Soon we shall plunge into the cold darkness;
Farewell, vivid brightness of our short-lived summers!
Already I hear the dismal sound of firewood
Falling with a clatter on the courtyard pavements.
All winter will possess my being: wrath,
Hate, horror, shivering, hard, forced labor,
And, like the sun in his polar Hades,
My heart will be no more than a frozen red block.
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All atremble I listen to each falling log;

The building of a scaffold has no duller sound.
My spirit resembles the tower which crumbles
Under the tireless blows of the battering ram.
It seems to me, lulled by these monotonous shocks,
That somewhere they're nailing a coffin, in great haste.
For whom? — Yesterday was summer; here is autumn
That mysterious noise sounds like a departure.

II
I love the greenish light of your long eyes,
Sweet beauty, but today all to me is bitter;
Nothing, neither your love, your boudoir, nor your hearth
Is worth as much as the sunlight on the sea.

Yet, love me, tender heart! be a mother,

Even to an ingrate, even to a scapegrace;
Mistress or sister, be the fleeting sweetness
Of a gorgeous autumn or of a setting sun.
Short task! The tomb awaits; it is avid!
Ah! let me, with my head bowed on your knees,
Taste the sweet, yellow rays of the end of autumn,
While I mourn for the white, torrid summer!

21. What is the overall tone of the poem?

a. Serious c. cheerful
b. Gloomy d. angry

22. What is the poem all about?

a. Birth c. end
b. Death d. fate

23. The writer created images of the following except:

a. Fear c. loneliness
b. Death d. happiness

24. In the poem, “Song of Autumn”, what line suggests death?

a. Farewell, vivid brightness of our short-lived summers!
b. My heart will be no more than a frozen red block.
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c. That somewhere they’re nailing a coffin, in great haste.

d. All winter will possess my being: wrath, hate, horror, shivering, hard, forced labor

25. How was the idea of hope exemplified in the poem?

a. Autumn is in between summer and winter, so there is still a chance to change course.
b. The seasons are a cycle of events, so nothing is permanent.
c. Autumn is associate with leaves, which symbolize life.
d. The seasons represent the cycle of life and when there’s life, there is hope.

Build a Fire by Jack London

26. In what current state does the story take place?
a. Alaska c. The Yukon
b. New York d. North Dakota

27. What is the man’s name in the story?

a. Jack c. Henry
b. Teddy d. the name of the man is not mentioned

28. What kind of animal the man travels with?

a. Dog c. deer
b. Wolf d. horse

29. Where is the man meeting “the boys” in the story?

a. Indian Creek c. Anchorage
b. Henderson Creek d. Yukon

30. What is the man fearful of as he walks along the trail?

a. Hidden springs c. moose
b. Bears d. wet snow

The Voice of The Mountain by Stephen Crane

31. Who is Popocatepetl in the story?
a. The old man who was seated on a high rock
b. The old man who was seated on the tree
c. The old man who was seated on the lane of the street
d. The old man who was walking on the nearside of the sea.

32. What is the big problem of Popocatepetl in the story?

a. He is not allowed to eat on a high rock.
b. He is not allowed to move in fear that he may leave holes through his footprints on
Earth
c. He is not allowed to talk with any other creatures on the island
d. He is a furious man that’s why the other creatures feared him.

33. What does the phrase “flat cakes” means in the story?
a. Hunger c. rage
b. Small islands d. snow-covered mountains
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34. What does the little creatures did to Popocatepetl?

a. They betrayed him. c. They gave him food.
b. They talked to him. d. They just ignore him.

35. What is the moral of the story, “The Voice of the Mountain”?
a. Do not easily trust strangers c. Be aware of your surroundings
b. Don’t judge the book by its cover d. Be friendly and kind.

The Last Leaf by O. Henry

36. Who are the main characters in the story?
a. Sue and Johnsy c. Mathilde and Monsieur
b. Jim and Della d. Fyolka and Danilka

37. Where did the story happened?

a. Park c. school
b. Apartment d. street

38. What is Johnsy’s illness?

a. Pneumonia c. kidney failure
b. Heart disease d. lung cancer

39. The title of the story conveys the theme of ____________.

a. Friendship c. death
b. Hope d. optimism

40. “I’d rather stay here with you,” said Sue. “Besides, I don’t want you to keep looking at
those silly leaves.” The line suggests the theme of ____________.
a. Hope c. Optimism
b. Friendship d. Death

If I Forgot Thee , Oh Earth...

41. Who is the author of the story, “If I Forgot Thee , Oh Earth...”?
a. Jack London c. Arthur Clarke
b. Anton Chekhov d. O. Henry

42. Who are the main characters in the story?

a. Marvin and his mother c. Marvin and his brother
b. Marvin and his father d. Marvin and his best friend

43. What did Marvin’s father did to him?

a. Brought him outside c. Beat him physically
b. Cage him inside their house d. bought him new toy

44. What happened to the trip of Marvin and his father?

a. They were not able to return to Earth c. They already found their new house
b. They were lost in the trip d. They were forced to leave.

45. What happened to the Earth?

a. It was devastated. c. It was cleaned.
b. It was polluted. D. It was harmed.
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Preamble
We, the peoples and nations of Earth:
Considering that we are all part of Mother Earth, an indivisible, living community of interrelated
and interdependent beings with a common destiny; gratefully acknowledging that Mother Earth
is the source of life, nourishment and learning and provides everything we need to live well;
recognizing that the capitalist system and all forms of depredation, exploitation, abuse and
contamination have caused great destruction, degradation and disruption of Mother Earth,
putting life as we know it today at risk through phenomena such as climate change; convinced
that in an interdependent living community, it is not possible to recognize the rights of only
human beings without causing an imbalance within Mother Earth; affirming that to guarantee
human rights, it is necessary to recognize and defend the rights of Mother Earth and all beings in
her and that there are existing cultures, practices, and laws that do so.

For nos. 46-50. Complete the Venn diagram below to compare and contrast the words, Mother
and Nature.

II. Grammar
Circle the letter of the correct case of the pronoun in each sentence below.
1. Both of the magazines featured the President on (its, their, her) __________ covers.
2. Neither John nor Andy has finished (his, their, her) __________ English test.
3. Everyone should report to (his, their, there)__________ cabin soon.
4. Neither the cat nor the dogs had eaten (there, their, its) __________ meal.
5. I think it was (she, her, we) __________.

Identify the case of the underlined pronoun.

6. Terenty shook his head and spat deliberately.
a. Objective
b. Subjective
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c. Possessive

7. They were flying looking for home.

a. Objective
b. Subjective
c. Possessive

Choose the correct pronouns that will complete the sentence.

8. (That, These, Those) __________ is a good idea.
9. (Wo, Whose, Whom) __________ ate the last piece of cake?
10. (This, These, That) __________ are hilarious drawings.
11. (Something, Anybody, Someone) __________ smells good.
12. (Many, Few, All) __________ like salsa with their chips.

Put a check mark (√) on the statements that have the correct usage of the quotation marks;
otherwise write (x) if not.
__________ 13. She asked, “Do you love me?”
__________14. “He said”, water the plants.
__________ 15. She said, You should go now.
__________ 16. “When will you be here?”, Lisa asked.
__________ 17. Mica asked, “When you will be there?”

Write “C” if the pronoun reference is clear or “F” if it is faulty.

__________ 18. Tom have had enough of school, which is why he decided to join the Marines.
__________ 19. Donna is able to design and sew her own clothes. Those are two ways to save
money.
__________ 20. Ted threw the plate through the window and broke it.
__________ 21. After I talked with the therapist, she told me to come back once a week for
consultation.
__________ 22. I have a bucket it has a hole.

Write the most suitable pronoun on each blank and encircle its antecedent. Observe correct
pronoun-antecedent rules.
Emily sits by her desk 23. __________ studies for an examination. Actually, 24. __________
forces 25. __________ to study for that exam, since 26. __________ really wants to do is go
outside and play soccer. Her friend Kelly is by her window 27. __________ throws a little stone
at it and then calls, “Is there anybody home?”

Identify the modifiers used in the following sentences.

___________ 28. The widely famous singer.
___________ 29. Dalia wears very simple wedding dress.
___________ 30. Daniel reached the storm-clouds peak of the mountain.
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___________ 31. The child delightedly give a beautiful smile to me.

___________ 32. The guy longingly searched for his beloved.

From the selected paragraphs in the text, identify the sentences that contain structures of
modifications by underlining them.
33. The man walked down the trail on a cold, gray day. Pure white snow and ice covered the
Earth for as far as he could see. This was his first winter in Alaska. He was wearing
heavy clothes and fur boots. But he still feel cold and uncomfortable.

34. A dog walked behind the man. It was a big gray animal, half dog and half wolf. The dog
did not like the extreme cold. It knew the weather was too cold to travel.

35. The man continued to walk down the trail. He came to a frozen stream called Indian
Creek. He began to walk on the snow-covered ice. It was a trail that would lead him
straight to Henderson Creek and his friends.

36. He worked slowly and carefully. At sixty degrees below zero, a man with wet feet must
not fail in his first attempt to build a fire. While he was walking, his blood had kept all
parts of his boy warm. Now that he had to stopped, cold was forcing his blood to
withdraw deeper into his body. His wet feet had frozen. He could not feel his fingers. His
nose was frozen, too.

37. Those old men were weak, he thought. A real man could travel alone. If a man stayed
calm, he would be all right. The man’s boots were covered with ice. The strings on his
boots were as hard as steel. He would have to cut them with his knife.

III. Writing
Arrange the chronologically the following steps on how to write a speech of dedication.
__________ 1. Organize the material you want to use in your speech into main points.
__________ 2. Write your introduction with a thank you to the students and faculty for the
opportunity to present at the school dedication.
__________ 3. Include a story that is relevant to the points in your speech.
__________ 4. Write a conclusion to wrap-up your points in your speech.
__________ 5. Link your introduction, key points and conclusion with smooth transitions.

Prepare a bibliography for the following references:

1. Imagine you have written an essay. You have used information from a book. The author
is John Smith and he wrote it in 2003. The title of the book is English for Everybody. It
as published in Bangkok by Lotus Press.
2. A book published in 2002 in New York. The title is Happy Happy. Publisher is Zippie
Publications. You don’t know the author.
3. Magazine article by Susan Johnson in Style for Everyone magazine. Name of the article
is Bangkok: The Fashion Capital of the World. It is on pages 28-32 of the 24 Oct. 2004
issue.
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4. Website. Article by James Hiho and Judy Blume. The address is http//123456. The article
is called Thai Students are the Best. You saw the article on Jan. 2, 2005.
5. You heard a lecture by Mickey Mouse at Disney University. It was in Donald Duck Hall
on 12 Dec. 2004. The title of the lecture was Just Call Me Mickey.

For nos. 6-8 Write the three ways on how to expand a sentence into a paragraph.

Prepared by:
Glenda G. De Castro