Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Occidental Mindoro
REGION IV-B MIMAROPA
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mamburao

3rd QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST IN ENGLISH 10

Name: _________________________ Score: _________________

Year/Section: ___________________ Date: _________________
Test I. Directions: Select the best answer to each question by writing the letter of your choice on the space
provided before a number.

1. What refers to the most complex skill in communication?

A. Listening B. Reading C. Speaking D. Writing
2. This writing technique gives information and straightforward facts regarding a topic.
A. Analytical B. Informative C. Opinion D. Persuasive
3. Informative writing is sometimes called _____________ writing.
A. argumentative B. explanatory C. narrative D. persuasive
4. Which of the following options refers to the purpose of an informative text?
A. to educate B. to entertain C. to narrate D. to persuade
5. In choosing a topic, it must be ______________.
A. broad B. extensive C. narrow D. specific
6. In informative writing, the following are considered evidence except for –
A. data B. facts C. opinion D. statistics
7. It is considered as the road map in an informative text.
A. Body B. Conclusion C. Introduction D. Thesis Statement
8. The road map is usually found in the ______________ part in any type of writing.
A. body B. conclusion C. introduction D. topic sentence
9. This is where facts, statistics, statements, and other supporting details are included.
A. body B. conclusion C. introduction D. thesis statement
10.This part summarizes and reiterates the thesis statement of an informative text.
A. body B. conclusion C. introduction D. thesis statement
TEST II. Read the text about the story entitled “ The Duplicate War:A Review” and answer the questions that
follow.

11. Under what genre is the critiqued material?

A. Fantasy B. Comedy C. Drama D. Science fiction
12. What is the overall assessment of the critic about the material?
A. Positive B. Negative C. Ambivalent D. Not stated
13. Which paragraphs clearly show the critic’s overall judgment?
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3 C. 3 and 4 D. 1 and 5
14. What story element was assessed in paragraph 2?
A. Plot B. Setting C. Characterization D. Theme
15. What detail in a critic was sentence #10 an example of?
A. Summary B. Recommendation C. Evidence D. Evaluation
16. What is evidently lacking in this critique if it intends to inform readers?
A. Summary B. Recommendation C. Evidence D. Evaluation
17. Which of the following is one of the good points in the essay?
A. The critic gave positive evaluation of the material.
B. The critic showed knowledge about the context of the material.
 C. Specific examples from the text itself were mentioned in the discussion.
D. All the things that the readers need to know about the text were mentioned.
18. Which of these terms is often used interchangeably with the word “critique”?
A. Summary B. Synopsis C. Review D. Report
19. Which statement is not true about a critique?
A. It is a purely opinionated piece of writing about a story, novel, film, etc.
B. It is usually done by experts or people with considerable knowledge about the work.
C. It does not place emphasis on giving recommendations to possible readers or viewers.
D. It is an in-depth evaluation or assessment of a piece of work such as a short story or film.
20. Which of these story elements is not tackled in a critique?
A. Characterization B. Conflict C. Plot D. None of the above

TEST III. Read each item below, choose and write the letter that best suits your answer on the space provided
before a number.
for numbers 21-27 only

A. Plot C. Climax E. Point of View G. Antagonist

B. Literary Criticism D. Conflict F. Formalist Approach

________21. Which of the following refers to the evaluation, analysis, description, or interpretation of literary works?
________22. What element in a literary work is described as the series of related events? A. Theme B. Setting C. Plot
________23. What do you call the opposition of forces which is essential to the plot?
________24. What is the most exciting part of a story?
________25. Which refers to the central or main character in a story?
________26. Which among the elements of a short story refers to the perspective of the character or narrator telling the
story?
________27. What literary criticism approach analyzes the structure or form of each individual part of a story and it
focuses only on the text itself?

28. How to analyze a text using formalist approach?

A. Examine a text including the biographical information about the author and the effect on the reader.
B. Scrutinize the point of view, structure, social and political ideas.
C. Analyze how the elements work together to give meaning to the text.
D. Follows the pattern of factual event in passed.
29. Which of the following is TRUE about formalism?
A. It is concerned with the historical events outside of the story, cultural, and religious beliefs.
B. It uses quick reading to get the main idea of the text and compare it with other related works.
C. It analyzes the work as a whole, the form of each individual part of the text from the individual scenes and
chapters, elements, and literary devices.
D. No concern in any of the issues in literature
30. Which of these features of a text would a formalist critic be most interested in?
A. Structure B. Author C. Reader D. History

Prepared by:

CLARK L. TERRADO
TEACHER I

Checked by:

ROMMEL R. RESURRECCION
TIII, TEACHER-IN-CHARGE