SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 10 3RD QTR WEEK 5-7

S.Y. 2020 – 2021

Name: _________________________________________________ Score: _________________
Year & Section: _________________________________________ Date: __________________

I. DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully and identify the correct answer by writing the
letter
of your choice on the blanks provided.

___________1. Which is the first step in writing a critique?

A. Read and understand the text. C. Review the ideas and their flow in the text.
B. State a conclusion as well as reasons for it. D. Orient the reader regarding the text.
___________2. What is the aim of an independent critique?
A. To summarize the original text C. To analyze how well the points in the article are made
B. To prove how flawed the text is D. To make an argument with a specific topic
___________3. Which is the final step in writing a critique?
A. State a conclusion as well as reasons for it. C. Review the ideas and their flow in the text.
B. Read and understand the text. D. Orient the reader regarding the text.
___________4. 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
___________5. 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
___________6. 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
___________7. Which of the following is something concrete that stands for something abstract?
A. symbol B. mood C. tone D. theme
___________8. 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."
___________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
For items 10-13, read and answer the statements carefully. Write ✓ if the statement is
correct and X if not.
___________10. Structure or form of a literary selection is the arrangement of story elements according to
purpose, style and genre.
___________11. The formalist approach reduces the importance of a text’s historical, biographical, and
cultural context.
___________12. Formalism analyzed literature according to devices unique to literary works and focused on
the “literariness” of a text.
___________13. A critique is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically evaluates a
work or concept.
___________14. Which of the following best describes moralist criticism?
A. It explains why a certain action is right or wrong.
B. It states the literary content.
C. It tells the lesson of the literary piece.
D. It teaches morality.
___________15. Which of the following literary criticism approaches views literary works as reflections of
the social institutions.?
A. Moralist B. Feminist C. Formalist D. Marxist
___________16. What is an approach to literary criticism that focuses on its morality?
A. Feminist B. Moralist C. Historical D. Marxist
___________17. Which of the following is NOT a principle of Marxist theory?
A. It opposes economic system based on inequality.
B. It explains rightness or goodness.
C. It argues on profit margins between labor and capital.
D. It believes on the idea that everything that exists as the potential to totally transform the world.
___________18. Which is the main goal of Marxist criticism?
A. It determines whether the social content or its literary forms are progressive.
B. It judges the value of literature based on its moral lessons or ethical teachings.
C. It interprets meaning of hard work and struggles.
D. It gives reason to survive every struggle.
___________19. What do you call those who belong in the working class?
A. wealthy B. bourgeoise C. labourer D. proletariat
___________20. Which theory explains why a certain action is right or wrong?
A. Structural B. Formal C. Marxist D. Moralist