2nd Quarterly Assessment in English 10

Name: ___________________________________________ Score: ____/50_____

Section: ___________________________________________ Date: ____________

I. Directions: Read the selection and answer the questions that follow.

“The story of The Bird with Two Heads”

Once upon a time, there lived a strange bird named Bharunda. He lived on a
Banyan tree near the banks of a river. The strangeness of the bird lies in the fact,
that he had two necks, but shared a common stomach. One day, the bird was
wandering on the banks of the lake and found a red-golden fruit, which appeared
delicious at the first sight. One of the two heads mumbled “Oh what a fruit. I’am sure
the heavens have sent it for me.
I’am so lucky, “He started eating the fruit with immense pleasure and claimed
that it was the most delicious fruit he had ever eaten.
Hearing this, the other head said, “O dear, Let me also taste the fruit you are
praising so much”. The first head laughed and replied. “You know that we’ve only
one stomach, whichever head eats, the fruit will go to the same stomach. So I’ve the
first right to eat it”. The other head became silent and disappointed after hearing the
first head. This kind of selfishness, on the part of the first head pinched him very
much.
Later one day, the other head found a tree bearing poisonous fruit. He took the
poisonous fruit and told the first head, “You deceitful fellow”. I will eat this poisonous
fruit and avenge your insult which you have done to me”.
The first head yelled, “Please don’t eat this poisonous fruit: if you eat it, both of
us will die, because we’ve a common stomach to digest it. The other head replied “
shut up as I have found this fruit, I have the every right to eat it “ The first head
started crying, but the other head didn’t bother and ate the poisonous fruit in the
consequence of this action both of them lost their lives.

1. What is the name of strange bird in the story?

a. Bharakuda b. Baroka c. Bharunda

2. How would you describe a strange bird?

a. Two feet b. two heads c. two hands

3. Based on the selection, why is the first head doesn’t allow the other head to taste
the fruit?
a. They have only one stomach and the first head has the right to eat it because
he is the one who found it.
b. The golden fruit is not delicious
c. The golden fruit is poisonous

4. What will happen, if the other head eats the poisonous fruit.
a. Nothing will happen
b. The first head will die
c. Both of them will die
 5. What is the appropriate moral value in this selection?
a. Only the brave succeed in life
b. One who interferes in other’s work surely comes to grief
c. Sharing of a good thing with others is always good.

II. Directions: Choose and Encircle the letter of the correct answer to complete
the sentences below.

6. Did he look sad? No,_________________, he was really cheerful.

a. Actually b. By the way c. As matter of fact d. obviously

7. ______________your question about our mobile rates, I have attached a

document where you can see all our rate plans.
a. Regarding b. As regards c. As far as d. whereas

8. Well, I think we can declare the meeting closed. ____________, who’s

going to have lunch at the canteen today?
a. By the way b. Actually c. Actually d. really

9. ___________the most qualified candidates always get the best jobs.

a. In fact b. basically c. as matter of fact d. obviously

10. I will help him, _________________ he has always been there for me.
a. After all b. obviously c. basically d. anyway

11. The interiors are beautiful and ____________, they have designed
themselves.
a. What’s more b. By the way c. Obviously

12. The North of the country is industrialized and rich ___________ the south
is quite poor with an economy based on agriculture.
a. Whereas b. on the whole c. furthermore

13. ______________ our objective is to improve productivity and product

quality at the same time
a. Basically b. incidentally c. obviously

14. _____________ we could say that the charity dinner as success.

a. All in all b. otherwise c. in other words

15. We’d better find a quick solution to this crisis, ______________ our
customer will start to lose faith in us.
a. Otherwise b. in fact c. after all

III. Directions: Supply the reflexive pronouns necessary for each sentence. Use
the line provided for your answers.

16. My sister cooks this menu _______________________________

17. Rizal wrote the book of Noli Me Tangere by _________________
18. Renzy, Did you write this poem? __________________________
19. Yes, He told me he will pick this guitar.______________________
20. I always turn off my watch by ___ ____________________
21. That watch is always turn off by ___________________________
 22. They often discuss to ___________whenever the organization is having a
problem.
23. Don’t worry, I will call you ______________to check if your home already.
24. The class is so noisy. Even the class officers ____________are acting out
of control.
25. Students, I want you to check __________right after this earth quake. Am
I clear?

IV. Directions: Enumerate what is/are being asked in each of the following.
26-28: Parts of Essay
29-30: Two types of definitions

V. Directions: Identify the correct modal to be used in order complete to each

sentence. Write your answer on the lines given in each number.

31. There is