FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 10

SY 2023-2024

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
A. Directions: Read each question carefully. Shade the letter of the correct answer in your
answer sheet.

_____ 1. Where can you find a credible or reliable source of information to get accurate details?
a. Blog b. News c. Tabloid d. Vlog
_____ 2. What is the structure of the news report?
a. Inverted Pyramid b. Linear Text c. Pyramid d. Venn Diagram
_____ 3. This pertains to the process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character.
a. characterization b. exposition c. narration d. description
_____ 4. This film genre induces strong feelings of excitement, tension, suspense and other similar
emotions.
a. comedy b. thriller c. romance d. drama
_____ 5. What do you call the title of the news article?
a. Factual b. Headline c. Lead d. News Report
_____ 6. May 5, 2020, amid corona virus crisis, House panel issues show cause order to shutdown ABS-
CBN. Which of the following executive departments is credible for releasing information on the situation?
a. Department of Health c. Department of Trade and Industry
b. Department of Justice d. National Telecommunication Commission
_____ 7. What office can declare official public service announcement on COVID-19 information?
a. Department of Education c. Malacaňang Palace
b. Department of Health d. Ombudsman
_____ 8. This can be found in newspapers and their purpose is to inform readers of what is happening in
the world around them.
a. Blog b. Feature c. News d. Vlog
_____ 9. It is usually published in a newspapers or magazines, and it mainly reflects the author's opinion
about a subject.
a. Feature Article B. News Article c. Opinion d. Sport News
_____ 10. The following are the criteria in evaluating the relevance of the information EXCEPT one. Which
is NOT part of the criteria?
a. Content b. Currency c. Fiction d. Reliability
_____ 11. “Dead Body Found at the Museum: Curator Suspected”. What part of the news story are the
italicized words?.
a. Body b. Headline c. Lead d. Tail
_____ 12. Philippine National Police (PNP) prepares for possible extended timeline of COVID-19. Which
information is NOT relevant to the news?
a. Arranged deployment of personnel in far flung areas.
b. Served the frontliners through provisions of health kits.
c. Composed the five functional Task Group under the ASTF.
d. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Police General Archie Francisco F. Gamboa, activated the
Administrative Support to COVID-19 Operations Task Force (ASTF).
____ 13. What type of graph that shows how a whole is divided into parts?
a. Bar Graph b. Pictograph c. Pie Graph d. Venn Diagram
_____ 14. Which type of graphic organizer is used to assess the vocabulary knowledge of the students?
a. Bubble Map c. Sequence Chart
b. Persuasion Map d. Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
_____ 15. What do we call the tools that come in different forms and their main objective is to help readers
have a clearer meaning of the given text?
a. Guide Questions c. Textual Explanation
b. Textual Aids d. Reader’s Interpretation
_____ 16. What type of advance organizer that structure information visually or in pictures?
a. Advance Organizer c. Map
b. Graphic Organizer d. Table
_____ 17. If the sensory images help readers understand literary texts such as poems and short stories,
then which type of texts do textual aids help readers understand?
I. Fictional texts
II. Scientific texts
III. Nonfiction texts
IV.Journalistic texts
a. I and II b. III and IV c. II, III, and IV d. I, II, III, and IV
_____ 18. If the text has the following lines: “From Session Road, head south on Upper Session Road,
slight right onto Kalaw Street…”, what kind of textual aid will be best fitted to match the text?
a. Graph b. Illustration c. Map d. Title
_____ 19. Which of the following statements is true about maps as textual aids?
I. Maps shows specific directions to a destination.
II. Maps can show landmarks that may be in a place.
III. Maps can provide an image of the place being discussed.
IV.Maps can give a clearer picture of where the boundaries of each town, city, province, and country lies.
a. I and II b. III and IV c. I, II, and III d. I, II, III, and IV
_____ 20. Which of the following is NOT a function of textual aids?
a. They help catch the reader’s attention.
b. They can provide clarity to the textual element.
c. They are also useful tools in summarizing information.
d. They are used to make the paper lighter by breaking the texts.
_____ 21. Rows and Columns: Tables Dots, lines, and curves: _________
a. Illustration b. Graph c. Map d. Tables
_____ 22. Why do writers include titles, subtitles, graphs, maps, images, and tables in their article?
a. To fill the spaces of the paper
b. To provide an interpretation of the text
c. To help readers better understand the content
d. To serve as a guide for the readers’ eyes in reading the text
_____ 23. How do the elements specific to a genre contribute to the theme of a film?
a. The elements make the film interesting
b. The elements’ arrangement makes the film comprehensive
c. The elements make a unified connection of the overall theme of the film
d. The elements will give the audience the gist of the entire story of the film
_____ 24. This refers to any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal, or
electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another
student. What is this?
a. Bias b. Bullying c. Prejudice d. Sexual Abuse
_____ 25. 11. The scorpion is rare, but large and venomous spiders are common. Which of the following is
the
synonym of the underlined word?
a. non-poisonous b. non-toxic c. non-venomous d. poisonous
_____ 26. She was punished for claiming to be a better craftsman that the goddess Athena. Who is she?
a. Arach b. Arachia c. Arachne d. Arachnid
_____ 27. Who is the mother of Andromeda?
a. Athena b. Calliope c. Cassiopeia d. Persephone
_____ 28. Who is the father of Perseus?
a. Cepheus b. Hades c. Polydectes d. Zeus
_____ 29. Anne Terry White: The Gorgon’s Head Alice Low: _________
a. Medusa b. Orpheus c. Percy Jackson d. Perseus
_____ 30. Arrange the following events in chronological order based on the story of ‘The Gorgon’s Head’.
I. Perseus defeated Medusa and slashed her head off.
II. Perseus accidentally killed King Acrisius with a discuss.
III. Polydectes sent Perseus to an adventure to kill Medusa.
IV.Perseus defeated the sea monster and saved Andromeda.
V. King Acrisius received a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi that he will be killed by his own grandson
VI.Athena and Hermes gave Perseus winged sandals to wear, a sword and a shield so he could fly to
where Medusa is.

a. V, III, II, IV, VI, I c. III, I, VI, IV, V, II

b. V, III, VI, I, IV, II d. III, V, VI, IV, II, I
_____ 31. Perseus made himself a promise not to use the Medusa’s head anymore. In the sentence, why
does the italicized word use as a reflexive pronoun?
a. Because it is used to describe the noun of the sentence
b. Because it is used to point out direction in the sentence
c. Because it is used to refer, back to the subject of the sentence
d. Because it is used to give emphasis to the subject of the sentence
_____ 32. We’ve bought __________ something to eat. Which of the pronoun should be used to
complete the sentence?
a. Himself b. Myself c. Ourselves d. Themselves
.
.
_____ 33. Which of the sentence below uses INTENSIVE PRONOUN?
a. Acrisius got himself killed. c.Laila prepared herself for the singing competition
b. Perseus rescued Andromeda. d.Hermes himself lead the way to the Gray Women
_____ 34. Jack calls himself strong to be motivated. What type of pronoun is used in the sentence?
a. Demonstrative b. Intensive c. Possessive d. Reflexive
_____ 35. Which of the following is NOT the main part of the Plot Diagram?
a. Conflict b. Denouement c. Exposition d. Falling Action
_____ 36. What part of plot diagram is the highest point or the turning point of the story?
a. Climax b. Exposition c. Resolution d. Rising Action
_____ 37. What are the two types of characters in the short story?
a. Antagonist and Protagonist c. Dynamic and Round
b. Aesthetic and Unique d. Physical and Chronological
_____ 38. “One sunny morning, Elisa, a 12-year-old girl, was sitting on their sofa watching TV waiting for
her mom to return home from the market…”
What is the setting of the above passage?
a. Elisa b. 12-year-old girl c. One sunny morning d. Watching TV
_____ 39. Which of the following type of conflict is NOT visible from the movie “Black”?
a. Man vs Man c. Man vs Society
b. Man vs Self d. Man vs Supernatural
_____ 40. What was the purpose of the author in making the movie “Black”?
a. To entertain b. to inform c. to frighten d. both a and b
_____ 41. At the very beginning of the story ‘Orpheus’, what was his music described as?
a. Energetic b. Joyful and Gay c. Rock d. Sad and Gloomy
_____ 42. What was the greatest strength of Orpheus?
a. He can freely play his lyre into the underworld.
b. He can make the Cerberus lay still with his beautiful face.
c. He has the power to bring back the life of those who already died.
d. He can play music that can tame and affect all that may listen to it.
_____ 43. Which of the following lines does the tone of the story ‘Orpheus’ emphasize?
a. Orpheus came to the palace of Hades and Persephone.
b. Orpheus played his lyre so sweetly that he charmed all things on earth.
c. Orpheus continued to play his lyre tenderly as he made his way through the gloomy underworld.
d. Orpheus loved a young woman named Eurydice, and when they were married, they looked forward to
many years of happiness together.
______44. This film genre induces strong feelings of excitement, love and giddiness.
a. comedy b. thriller c. romance d. drama

______45. What is conflict in a story?

a. It makes the story progress
b. It is the driving force of the story
c. It gives tension to the characters
d. It is a part of a narrative of a story

B. Directions: Good acting of good actors results in good characterization. In this activity try to
get into character. Recite these famous lines from movies and guess what film genre they
belong to. Shade the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet.

46. “Be afraid. Be very afraid.”

a. action b. horror c. romance d. thriller

47. “To me, you are perfect.”

a. action b. horror c. romance d. thriller

48. “With great power comes great responsibility.”

a. action b. horror c. romance d. thriller

49. “Dead or alive, you’re coming with me.”

a. action b. horror c. suspense d. thriller

50. “I see dead people.”

a. action b. horror c. science fiction d. thriller

Prepared by: Checked by:

ANGEL MAY S. GONZAGA MARY CRIS M. BUTRON

English 10 Teacher Testing Coordinator

Verified by: Approved by:

CHARISS G. COLLADO FERDINAND C. ELMA

Assistant to the Principal Principal I