ENGLISH 10 A

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

SY 2022 - 2023

Name: _____________________________________________________ Score: _______________________

Section: ____________________________________________________ Date:
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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on the space provided before
the number. ERASURE MEANS WRONG.
_____ 1. It is a topic; opinion or interest that two or more people can agree about.
a. argumentative essay b. conflict c. family d. common ground
_____ 2. It is the smallest unit of society and it is everything.
a. barangay b. society c. family d. people
_____ 3. Tries to change the reader’s mind by convincing the reader to agree with the writer’s point of view.
a. persuasive essay b. descriptive essay c. argumentative essay d. interrogative essay
_____ 4. A well-prepared speech that relies on research organization and practiced delivery, but is neither read nor
memorized.
a. impromptu b. argumentative c. argumentation d. extemporaneous
_____ 5. It includes historical controversy, predictions, or questions of existence.
a. Questions of fact c. Questions of policy
b. Questions of value d. Questions of opinion
_____ 6. All are examples of the causes of family conflict except _____.
a. aggressive driving b. finances c. rivalry d. lack of consensus
_____ 7. What are the three fundamental types of appeal in presenting an argument?
a. rivalry, finances and lack of consensus c. examples, experts and statistics
b. reason, ethics and emotion d. sound reasoning, persuasion and evidence
_____ 8. The person delivers without preparation and the speaker is most commonly provided with their topic in the
form of a quotation, proverb, one-word abstract or question.
a. argumentative b. impromptu c. extemporaneous d. speech
_____ 9. Questions that focus on the evaluation of worth, significance, quality or condition.
a. value b. opinion c. policy d. fact
_____ 10. A good argumentative essay uses ________ to support the claim it’s making apart from the writer’s
thoughts and opinions to make strong reasoning.
a. questions b. problems c. personal opinion d. evidence and facts

II. IDENTIFICATION. Write A if it is Question of Fact, B for Question of Value and C for Question of Policy.
Write your answers on the space provided before the number. ERASURE MEANS WRONG.
_____ 11. Private schools are better than public schools.
_____ 12. We live in the least violent period in human history.
_____ 13. The death penalty does not prevent crime.
_____ 14. Friendship should be prioritized than academic.
_____ 15. Students’ cell phones should be collected by office personnel when they enter school.
_____ 16. Cell phones pull students away from learning.
_____ 17. Marijuana should be legalized nationally.
_____ 18. Friendship should be prioritized than academic.
_____ 19. The United States should abolish the death penalty.
_____ 20. The most fundamental wrong is selfishness.
III. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write the word TRUE if the given sentence is correct and if FALSE, change
the underlined word to its correct answer. Write your answers on the space provided before the number. ERASURE
MEANS WRONG.
_______________ 21. A good argumentative essay uses evidence and facts to support the claim it’s making apart
from the writer’s thoughts and opinions to make strong reasoning.
_______________ 22. Questions of value often uses the word “should”.
_______________ 23. Extemporaneous speech means doing something without preparation.
_______________ 24. One major source of family conflict is rivalry, specifically, the lack of enough money to pay
bills, maintain the mortgage or rent, buy sufficient food and other necessities.
_______________ 25. Argumentative essay is a piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue.
_______________ 26. An argumentative essay attempts to be highly persuasive and logical.
_______________ 27. In the argumentative essay, the body of the essay contains the reasons.
_______________ 28. Questions of value focuses on the idea of true or false.
_______________ 29. In the proposition, you give the context and background of the issue.
_______________ 30. Questions of fact focuses on the idea of good or bad and right or wrong.

IV. ESSAY. Answer briefly each question. (5 points each)

1. Can money buy happiness?

2. Should students be given assignment?

“Life is the most difficult exam. Many people fail because they try to copy others –
 not realizing that everyone has a different test questions.”
ANSWER KEY (A)
Multiple Choice
1. D
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. D

Identification
11. B
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. C
20. B

True or False
21. TRUE
22. Policy
23. Impromptu
24. Finances
25. TRUE
26. TRUE
27. TRUE
28. FACT
29. INTRODUCTION
30. TRUE AND FALSE