Tudela National Comprehensive High School

Basirang, Tudela Misamis Occidental

Third Quarter Examination
English 10

Name: ________________________________ Section: ______________________ Score: ___________

I. Directions. Read the following items. Write your answer on the line provided after each number.

1. It is a word that is used to replace a noun in a sentence.

a. verb b. pronoun c. relative d. antecedent 1.____________
2. It refers to a specific person or thing by indicating the person speaking, the person being addressed or any other
person or thing being discussed.
a. possessive b. indefinite c. personal d. relative 2.____________
3. It is a pronoun that shows possession or control.
a. relative b. possessive c. personal d. indefinite 3.____________
4. This are pronouns used to form questions.
a. interrogative b. personal c. relative d. demonstrative 4.____________
5. It is used to connect or link clauses in sentences.
a. personal b. relative c. interrogative d. demonstrative 5.____________
6. This refer to persons, places, or things in a more general way than does a noun or a personal pronoun.
a. demonstrative b. indefinite c. relative d. personal 6.____________
7. Points out specific persons, places, things or ideas.
a. demonstrative b. indefinite c. personal e. interrogative 7.____________
8. Words or group of words that the pronoun refers to is called _________.
a. reflexive b. cases c. agreement d. antecedent 8.____________
9. He is the author of the story “ A Day in a country”.
a. Anton Chekov b. Yann Martel c. Anna Maria Armi d. Morris Bishop 9.____________
10. In the story “A Day in the Country”, an old man, who was a cobbler help the orphan children, when the boy
accidentally stuck his hands inside a tree.
a. Danilka b. fyokla c. Terenty d Silanty 10.___________

II. Directions: Read the following sentences carefully. Underline the pronouns used in the sentences and write
above it if it is PERSONAL, DEMONSTRATIVE, INTERROGATIVE, RELATIVE OR INDEFINITE pronoun.

1. The crowd slowly dispersed after the policemen asked them to leave.
2. Mrs Sanches told my mom that you have the chicken pox.
3. The crew on the boat relaxed after they anchored their vessel in the harbor.
4. Did you hear that the Roxas to another town?
5. What interested Joyce about the possibility of making a car?
6. His friends encouraged him to buy an automobile, which they hoped would get his mind off his condition.
7. Frederick Henry, who as a boy served as an apprentice on the mobile company later started his own company.
8. Everyone who knew him considered him unique in the automotive world.
9. This was his love for automobiles.
10. Someone told me that he wanted to transfer residence.

II. Draw a line under the correct personal pronouns in parentheses.

1. The history of science is the story of men and women and ( their, they) discoveries.
2. Early people who wanted (them, their) lives to go well paid tribute to the forces of nature.
3. (They, Them) made up stories about these forces to explain the world and (it’s, its).
4. Today (we, us) call these stories myths and enjoy reading (them, they).
5. Eventually, in Greece, some people started observing the way (they, their) world worked.
6. (They, Their) observations led to discoveries about physical laws of (our, ours) universe.
7. Democritus said all matter was made of basic particles, or atoms; the founder of the atomic theory was (he, him).
8. Pythagoras theorized that Earth was round; this contradicted what people thought and it confused (they, them).
9. Kepler discovered that orbits are not circular; rather, (they,them) are elliptical.
10. Archimedes discovered the laws of the lever and the pulley; (they, them) make (you, your) life much easier
today.

III. Identify the case of the pronoun or pronouns in italics by writing nom. (nominative) or obj. (objective) above it.

1. He, a world – traveled explorer, broke his leg in the airport.

2. I hoped to finish as soon as they, but I’m too slow.
3. Neither candidate, Marco or she, is particularly well liked.
4. I’d like to meet the reporters, Sal and her.
5. The three lab assistants, Carl, Sissy, and she, compete for the best equipment.
6. I can usually exercise more easily than they.
7. I think you’re more easily hurt than I.
8. The two social workers, Alicia and he, are very good with children.
9. The goal of this video game entirely escaped both players, Mala and her.
10. We are sending get-well cards to both accident victims, Zina and him.

IV. Complete each sentence by writing a personal pronoun that agrees with the antecedent. Draw a line under the
antecedent.

1. The Cruz sisters are known for ________________ literary works.

2. Patrick Cruz was born in Ireland but worked as a parish curate in England, during all of _______ adult life.
3. The six Cruz children were badly affected when _______________ mother died.
4. Their father tried to find someone to take care for _____________ children.
5. Four of the girls were sent away to a school not known for ___________ healthy.
6. Charlotte always believed that the school helped end _____ older sister’ lives at an early age.
7. Charlotte, Emily, Anne, who survived, rerad voraciously and created fantasy kingdoms in ________ home.
8.