Parallel Assessment in English 10 (Quarter 2)
Module 2
Name:____________________________________
Section: __________________________
Direction: Read the items carefully, write
the letter of your answer on the space
provided.
____1. Which of the following statement is a
strong thesis statement?
A. Some exotic animals should not be banned
as pets.
B. Exotic animals should be banned as pets
because they are hard to care for, do not
belong in our environment, and do die if not
cared for properly.
C. I believe that exotic animals should be
banned as pets.
D. Exotic animals are not tamed animals.
____2. What is a counterclaim?
A. It is an opinion that appears in the
introduction.
B. It is putting something in your own words.
C. It is common opinion against a claim.
D. It is a final paragraph on an argumentative
text.
____3. In what basic part of an argumentative
text can you find evidence and details?
A. Introduction C. Thesis Statement
B. Conclusion D. Body Paragraphs
____4. The purpose of the conclusion is to ___.
A. Give evidence and details.
B. Give new information.
C. Restate the background
D. Restate the argument and reason.
5-7. Supply the correct verbs on the
sentences below. Write the letter of your
answer.
____5. You ____ have called the locksmith to
open the door for you last night before you
tried to open the door yourself.
A. must C. could
B. ought to D. might
____6. I ____ have rented an office, but I chose
to work from home because everything I need
is here.
A. need not C. can
B. must D. could
____7. “The test _______ by that student.”
(passive voice)
____8. Where can we use rhetorical questions?
A. Transitions in an argument C. Speeches
B. Introductions D. All of the above
____9. A rhetorical question is a question that?
A. no one will answer
B. cannot be answered
C. the reader/audience does not answer
D. All of the above.
____10. Change the sentence to passive voice”
“I didn’t fix the problem.”
A. The problem has not been fixed by me.
B. The problem was fixed by me.
C. The problem was being fixed by me.
D. The problem has not been fixed by me.
Parallel Assessment in English 10 (Quarter 2)
Module 2
Name:____________________________________
Section: __________________________
Direction: Read the items carefully, write
the letter of your answer on the space
provided.
____1. Which of the following statement is a
strong thesis statement?
A. Some exotic animals should not be banned
as pets.
B. Exotic animals should be banned as pets
because they are hard to care for, do not
belong in our environment, and do die if not
cared for properly.
C. I believe that exotic animals should be
banned as pets.
D. Exotic animals are not tamed animals.
____2. What is a counterclaim?
A. It is an opinion that appears in the
introduction.
B. It is putting something in your own words.
C. It is common opinion against a claim.
D. It is a final paragraph on an argumentative
text.
____3. In what basic part of an argumentative
text can you find evidence and details?
A. Introduction C. Thesis Statement
B. Conclusion D. Body Paragraphs
____4. The purpose of the conclusion is to ___.
A. Give evidence and details.
B. Give new information.
C. Restate the background
D. Restate the argument and reason.
5-7. Supply the correct verbs on the
sentences below. Write the letter of your
answer.
____5. You ____ have called the locksmith to
open the door for you last night before you
tried to open the door yourself.
A. must C. could
B. ought to D. might
____6. I ____ have rented an office, but I chose
to work from home because everything I need
is here.
A. need not C. can
B. must D. could
____7. “The test _______ by that student.”
(passive voice)
____8. Where can we use rhetorical questions?
A. Transitions in an argument C. Speeches
B. Introductions D. All of the above
____9. A rhetorical question is a question that?
A. no one will answer
B. cannot be answered
C. the reader/audience does not answer
D. All of the above.
____10. Change the sentence to passive voice”
“I didn’t fix the problem.”
A. The problem has not been fixed by me.
B. The problem was fixed by me.
C. The problem was being fixed by me.
D. The problem has not been fixed by me.