Apalit High School

Sulipan, Apalit, Pampanga

2nd SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 10
(Q3 – S.Y. 2020-2021)
Name:__________________________________Score:____________________________
Grade and Section:________________________ Parent’s Signature:_________________
A. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer from the choices below. Write your
answer before each number.

___1. In literature, what refers to the attitude of a writer toward a subject and their
audience?
A. tone B. mood C. point of view D. setting
___2. What refers to the leading character, hero or heroine in a story?
A. antagonist B. protagonist C. character D. author
___3. Which of the following is something concrete that stands for something abstract?
A. symbol B. mood C. tone D. theme
___4. Which of the following refers to the location and time in which the action of a
narrative takes place?
A. character B. point of view C. theme D. setting
___5. What is the development of a character and their motivation through their
thoughts, actions, appearance, dialogue and interactions with other characters?
A. symbolism B. antagonist C. characterization D. protagonist
___6. Which character does not grow or evolve over time?
A. dynamic B. antagonist C. protagonist D. static
___7. Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
A. "I'm stuffed! I must weigh 1,000 pounds
B. "You lost power, overslept and had no blow dryer? Wow! It must be your
lucky day!"
C. "Watch out for her sensitive back. She got a little sun yesterday!"
D. "The wind whispered in my ear."
___8. Which of the following is an example of understatement?
A. "The wind whispered in my ear."
B. "I'm stuffed! I must weigh 1,000 pounds!"
C. "Watch out for her sensitive back. She got a little sun yesterday!"
D. "You lost power, overslept and had no blow dryer? Wow! It must be your
lucky day!"
___9. Which is a fictitious prose story of considerable length and complexity portraying
characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of actions and
scenes?
A. short story B. play C. drama D. novel
___10. What figure of speech refers to the opposite of what is expected to occur?
A. irony B. simile C. hyperbole D. metaphor
___11. Which of the following cohesive devices are used essentially to provide variety of
words to avoid repetitions?
A. Repetition of a key term/phrase C. Pronouns
B. Synonyms D. Transitional Words
___12. Which of the following are used to cue readers with the relationship between
sentences?
A. Repetition of a key term/phrase C. Pronouns
B. Synonyms D. Transitional Words
___13. Which of the following cohesive devices are used to help readers follow along and
keep ideas together?
 Apalit High School
Sulipan, Apalit, Pampanga
2nd SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 10
(Q3 – S.Y. 2020-2021)
A. Sentence Patterns C. Pronouns
B. Synonyms D. Transitional Words
___14. Which of the following cohesive devices are used to avoid repetitions on the subject
and usually are used for referring to something mentioned?
A. Sentence Patterns C. Pronouns
B. Synonyms D. Transitional Words
___15. Which of the following cohesive devices are used to help in emphasizing and
focusing with the ideas presented?
A. Sentence Patterns C. Repetition of a key term/phrase
B. Synonyms D. Transitional Words
B. Directions: Complete the following sentences using the appropriate cohesive devices below.

what and because also that which

One of the most wonderful inventions of modern times is television. It is now possible to sit in the
comfort of one’s home (1) ___________ watch on a screen events(2) __________ are happening
hundreds of miles away. We can (3) ___________ get entertainment from films, dances, plays and sports
(4) ___________ are shown on the screen. It is difficult to imagine (5) ___________ life would be like
without television.
C. Directions: Read and answer the statements carefully. Write ✓ if the statement is
correct and X if not. Write your answer before each number.
______1. A critique is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and
critically evaluates a work or concept.
______2. It is important to have a thorough understanding of the work that will be
critiqued.
______3. The body of a critique includes a summary of the work and a detailed
evaluation.
______4. Structure or form of a literary selection is the arrangement of story elements
according to purpose, style and genre.
______5. The structure does not support the story to ensure the most powerful
delivery of elements.
______6. Structuralism recognizes that the significance of each word within a text is
determined by internal as well as external factors; i.e. historical,
biographical and cultural contexts.
______7. Structuralism refers to critical approaches that analyze, interpret, or
evaluate the inherent features of a text.
______8. The formalist approach reduces the importance of a text’s historical,
biographical, and cultural context.
______9. In formalism the features include only grammar and syntax.
______10. Formalism analyzed literature according to devices unique to literary works
and focused on the “literariness” of a text.

Prepared by:

REA C. REYES/ NORA A. PANGAN

English 10 Teachers