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Semi-Final Exam (1st Half)

English 10
S.Y. 2020-2021

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ________

Grade and Section: __________________________ Date: ________

I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Read and answer the following questions. Write the letter your
answer on the blank provided before each item.

1. What does a reaction paper contain?

A. An outline of the content found in a material.
B. A summary of the information found in the material.
C. A presentation of the writer’s opinions on and analysis of the material.
D. Both A and B

2. How should information directly lifted from a source material be presented

in a reaction paper?
A. It should be enclosed in a parenthesis
B. It should be enclosed in quotation marks
C. It should be presented as the writer of the reaction
D. It should be written in all capital letters.

3. Which phrase introduces an opinion?

A. I suppose…
B. Statistics show…
C. According to experts…
D. Studies show…

4. Which of these refers to systematic study of a subject that is conducted

to add to an existing body of knowledge?
A. Campaign speech C. oral defense
B. Hypothesis D. research
5. Which of these involves a verbal presentation of a research output in front of a
panel of experts?
A. Campaign speech C. oral defense
B. Hypothesis D. research

6. Which of these refers to the list of reference materials used in a written work?
A. Campaign speech C. oral defense
B. Hypothesis D. research

7. What language should be used in writing a research paper?

A. Formal language C. creole
B. Informal language D. dialect

8. Which statement is true about discussing the methodology of a research?

A. Present and explain all variables that will be used in the study.
B. Reveal only the variables that you know will yield positive results or those
that will validate your thesis statement.
C. Always use quantitative methods in all kinds of the study that you will
conduct; never use qualitative methods especially when you have very
limited time and resources.
D. Both B and C

9. How should you organize and consolidate the findings of your study in the body
of your research?
A. Use graphic organizers for all the data and findings you have gathered
without further explanation or discussion.
B. Use visual aids and graphic organizers to present the initial results of your
study and provide a discussion for each of them.
C. Use highly technical terms or jargon to explain the initial findings so that only
researchers studying that specific field can understand your work.
D. Use codes in explaining your data.

10. Which of the following statements is true?

A. A research must be subjective. It must reflective the subjective views of the
researcher.
 B. The most important part of a research paper is the presentation of the results.
All the other parts must be skipped.
C. Having accurate definition of the word lessen the possibility of being
misunderstood during the discussion.
D. A good title is enough to yield good research findings.

11. What does the review of literature share with the readers?
A. All the details of the related studies.
B. A summary of the findings of related studies.
C. Theories from related studies to be used in the research.
D. It gives answers to all the researcher’s questions.

12. Which of the following is used in a conceptual framework?

A. Existing theories
B. Research methods of experts
C. Principles constructed by the researcher
D. All kinds of theories relevant or irrelevant.

13. Which contains the list of proposed topics, modified methodologies, or further
studies related to the research that can be conducted in the future?
A. Conclusions C. recommendations
B. Variables D. appendices

14. Which of these states the goal of the research?

A. Hypothesis C. methodology
B. Objectives D. significance of the study

15. Which of these serves as basis for the study to be conducted?

A. Objectives C. research framework
B. Rationale D. scope and limitations

16. Which part stated the reason why the research is being conducted?
A. Objectives C. research framework
B. Rationale D. scope and limitations
17. What part of a research paper shows the research statement that test the
falsifiability of the research problem?
A. Hypothesis C. methodology
B. Objectives D. significance of the study

18. What section of the research paper discusses its impact and importance to the
community or society?
A. Hypothesis C. methodology
B. Objectives D. significance of the study

19. Which part of a research shows the synthesis of information gathered from other
researchers or studies made about the topic of the research?
A. Review of related literature
B. Methodology
C. Results and discussion
D. Independent variables

20. Which part presents the “blueprint” of the research and includes the
instruments, variables, and procedures needed to conduct the research?
A. Review of related literature
B. Methodology
C. Results and discussion
D. Independent variables

21. Which of these refers to the aspects of research that can’t be manipulated by the
researcher?
A. Dependent variables
B. Methodology
C. Results and discussion
D. Independent variables

22. Which section highlights the main points, important findings, and the synthesis
of the issues discussed in the research paper?
A. Methodology
B. Synthesis and conclusions
C. Review of related literature
 D. Results and discussions

23. Which part of a research paper reports, explains, and interpret findings and new
insights gathered in the research?
A. Methodology
B. Synthesis and conclusions
C. Review of related literature
D. Results and discussions

24. What approach to literary criticism focuses on the different socio-economic

classes that exist in the material and how they affect the characters?
A. Psychoanalytic approach
B. Marxist approach
C. Formalist approach
D. Sociological approach

25. What approach to literary criticism focuses on the form, structure, and literary
devices used in the material?
A. Psychoanalytic approach
B. Marxist approach
C. Formalist approach
D. Sociological approach

26. What approach to literary criticism studies the social status, roles, and
experiences of the women characters found in the material and aims to show
gender-related issues?
A. Feminist approach
B. Marxist approach
C. Formalist approach
D. Sociological approach

27. What approach to literary criticism Focuses on the act of reading and how it
affects our perception of meaning in a text (how we feel at the beginning vs. the
end)?
A. Biological approach
B. Feminist approach
C. Reader-response approach
D. Sociological approach

28. Which approach to literary criticism views a text as a revelation of its author’s
mind and personality?
A. Biological approach
B. Psychological approach
C. Sociological approach
D. Reader-response approach

29. Which of the following is not true about psychological approach to literary
criticism?
A. It focuses on the hid d e n motivations of literary characters
B. It looks at literary characters as a reflection of the writer
C. It is based on the work of Karl Marx.
D. It is based on the work of Sigmund Freud.

30. Which of the following is not true about sociological approach to literary
criticism?
A. It emphasizes the economic, political, and cultural issues within literary texts
B. It focuses on the values of a society and how those views are reflected in a
text
C. It argues that social contexts (the social environment) must be considered
when analyzing a text
D. It is concerned with understanding the role of power, politics, and money in
literary texts

31. Which of these is not true about feminist approach to literary criticism?
A. It is concerned with the role, position, and influence of women in a literary
text.
B. It asserts that most “literature” throughout time has been written by men, for
men.
C. It examines the way that the female consciousness is depicted by both male
and female writers.
D. It argues that we must take an author’s life and background into account
when we study a text.
 32. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using biological approach to literary
criticism?
A. Facts about an author’s experience can help a reader decide how to interpret a
text.
B. A reader can better appreciate a text by knowing a writer’s struggles or
difficulties in creating that text.
C. A reader can understand a writer’s preoccupation by studying the way they
apply and modify their own life experiences in their works.
D. It provides background information necessary to understand how literary
texts were perceived in their time.

33. Which of the following is a principle of feminist criticism?

A. Western civilization is patriarchal.
B. The concepts of gender are mainly cultural ideas created by patriarchal
societies.
C. Patriarchal ideals pervade “literature.”
D. Most “literature” through time has been gender-biased.

II. Identification
Directions: Read the following sections of different sample reaction papers for the short
story A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner. Then, identify whether the approach used
in each item is FORMALIST, FEMINIST, MARXIST, HISTORICAL, or MORALIST.
Write your answer before each item. (8 points)

1. A Rose for Emily is a story written around the same time the Great Depression in
the United States occurred. Thus, the story provided great analogies to what was
actually happening by the time it was written. It is believed that the character of
Emily Grierson is a symbolic representation
of the tradition of the old South slowly being replaced by a modern one after the
Civil War.

2. Emily Grierson, the main character in the story A Rose for Emily, was certainly
living in a patriarchal setting. It is evident on how her life was mostly controlled
by her father. It can also be observed in the story that most people who showed
concern and sympathy towards Emily were mostly women: the ladies, the two
cousins, and the wife of the minister. On the other hand, most men around her
were more detached.
3. The consistent use of the pronoun "we" in A Rose for Emily indicates that the
story is written using a first-person point of view. It is also written in a non-
chronological manner. That is, from time to time, flashbacks were used to show
significant past events that are related to the present circumstances of Emily's
life.

4. The difference between Emily Grierson's social status and that of the
townspeople in the story greatly influences her interaction with them.
The Grierson family belongs to the elite group of people, thus making Emily
more detached and alienated to the middle-class community.
This socioeconomic barrier or gap also makes it hard for her to relate to the
experiences of the townspeople and vice versa.

III. Grammar
Directions: Identify all prepositional phrases in the paragraph and identify
their appropriate functions. (20 points)
Example: The woman in ragged clothes looked tired and sad.
Answer: in ragged clothes- adjective phrase
(1 point) (1 point)

I was stepping along light as goat, watching my two dogs running ahead
of me, Serval, a hundred meters to my right, was beating a field of Lucerne. I
turned around by the thicket which forms the boundary of the wood of
Sandres and I saw a cottage in ruins.

Suddenly I remembered it as I had seen it the last time, in 1869, neat,

covered with vines, with chickens before the door. What is sadder than a
dead, with its skeleton standing bare and sinister?