Grade

10

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V – Bicol

School Year 2022-2023

REGIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN ENGLISH 10

Directions: Read the questions carefully and choose the correct answer.
Write the letter of your answer on the answer sheet.

1. Which of the following fits the description of a climax in a plot?

A. It is the outcome or untangling of events in the story.
B. It is the story's highest point of interest and turning point.
C. It is the beginning of the story where the characters and setting are
revealed.
D. It is where events become complicated and the conflict in the story is
revealed.

2. These are tools or materials that provide support and facilitate understanding of
texts.
A. Reading Materials
B. Students’ Journals
C. Teacher’s References
D. Textual Aids

3. It is a type of listening that focuses on evaluating whether a message is logical

and reasonable.
A. Analytical Listening
B. Appreciative Listening
C. Comprehensive Listening
D. Emphatic Listening

4. It is derived from the latin phrase meaning ‘in readiness”, which is applied to a
speech given, a peom recited, or a song sung without advance notice or warning.
A. Declamation
B. Extemporaneous
C. Impromptu
D. Oration

5. Which element of multimodal text uses color, images and vectors ?

A. Audio
B. Gestural
C. Spatial
D. Visual

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6. It is a type of speech wherein the speaker dekivers a word-for-word iteration of a
written message.
A. Extemporaneous Speech
B. Impromptu Speech
C. Manuscript Speech
D. Memorized Speech
7. In the suggested organization for a classic argument, what is next after stating
the case?
A. Conclusion
B. Proposition
C. Refutation
D. Substantiation and proof

8. What is the main function of a conjunction?

A. build coherence and organization
B. connect words, sentences and ideas
C. avoid ambiguous words that distracte the sentence
D. separate ideas that confuse the thought of the sentence

9. Which approach deals with the given question?

How is the relationship between men and women portrayed in the text?
A. Feminist
B. Marxist
C. Moralist
D. Structuralist

10. What elements make up an argumentative essay?

A. Argument, Details, Thesis
B. Topic Sentence, Details, Concluding Sentence
C. Thesis, Introduction, Supporting Details, Conclusion
D. Introduction, Thesis Statement, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion

11. Which part has the main argument of an essay?

A. Body
B. Conclusion
C. Introduction
D. Rebuttal

12. What kind of information is best used in writing an argumentative essay?

A. Facts
B. Hearsay
C. Rumor
D. Social-media posts

13. It clarifies the meaning of a term in the context study so that it can be
measured consistently across different settings.
A. Expanded/Full Definition
B. Formal Definition
C. Operational Definition
D. Technical Definition

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14. When are APA guidelines used?
A. in delivering a report
B. in crafting a reasearch
C. in verifying information
D. in writing academic papers

15. Which of the following guidelines should you avoid when writing a clear and
precise definition?
A. Reject characteristics.
B. Classify the item precisely.
C. Consider the legal implications of your definition.
D. Consider the ethical implications of your definition.

16. What should not be considered in labeling the ‘References’?

A. Inverting the author’s name
B. Alphabetizing the author’s surname
C. Indenting one-inch from the left margin
D. Using the punctuation and capitalization

17. “My mother died due to Covid 19. What will I do now that she’s gone?”, cries
Tere. What type of listening is needed in this situation?
A. Analytical
B. Appreciative
C. Critical
D. Emphatic

18. In the movie, ‘A Beautiful Mind’, the main character struggles against
schizophrenia, a mental illness. What do you call this type of conflict?
A. External
B. Internal
C. Interpersonal
D. Intrapersonal

19. Meghan Markle, a feminist and global influencer talked before a crowd of UN
ambassadors. Her speech was about empowering women. What might be the
purpose of her speech?
A. to inform women of their rights
B. to persuade women to fight for their rights
C. to entertain men of the women’s funny antics
D. to educate people of the role of the women in the society

Percentage of Viewers Share for Kdramas

5% 10%
10%

25%
30%

20%
blind All of Us Are Dead It's okay Not to be Okay
Squid Game Alchemy of Soul Little Women

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20. Which TV series is favored most by the audience?
A. Squid Game
B. Alchemy of Souls
C. All of Us Are Dead
D. It’s Okay Not to be Okay

Directions: For numbers 21 and 22, identify what claims are indentified in the
sentences below.
A. Claims of Argument
B. Claims of Fact
C. Claims of Policy
D. Claims of Value

21. The school should be stricter in terms of security to prevent untoward

incidents.

22. The death penalty should be abandoned by civilized societies.

23. What modal is appropriate to use to ccomplete the sentence below?

You really _________ watch tv this much.
A. shall
B. shouldn’t
C. will
D. wouldn’t

24. The sentence, “He is Rome’s greatest poet” is a statement of __________.

A. Assertion
B. Fact
C. Fallacy
D. Opinion

25. What kind of language feature is used in the sentence below?

The use of pesticides to control pests is immoral because it harms
the environment.
A. Emotive Words
B. Evaluative Language
C. Figurative Language
D. Rhetorical Question

26. The Age of Slavery shows how drastically black lives changed in the years after
the American Revolution. What kind of approach can be used to analyze this story?
A. Feminist Approach
B. Formalist Approach
C. Marxist Approach
D. Moralist Approach

27. What part of an argumentative essay is closely related to your main argument
or idea in the introduction ?
A. Claim
B. Evidence
C. Rebuttal
D. Thesis

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28. Even when dinosaurs became extinct 66m years ago, the reptiles (crocodiles,
snakes, turtles, lizards, etc.) are considered their surviving relatives and sub-
species.
This passa applies three writing techniques except_________.
A. examples
B. fact
C. morals
D. statistics

29. What part of a critique do the following lines exemplify?

“North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is one of the most
prominent films in cinematography. This spy thriller combines darkness and light
typical for Hitchcock movies: witty humor, love story, suspense, and mortal danger
harmoniously merge in this thriller …”
A. Conclusion
B. Critical Evaluation
C. Summary
D. Introduction

30. What is the grammatical structure of the underlined group of words in the
sentence below?
A dietitian is a person who scientifically studies and gives advice about food
and eating.
A. Adverb Clause
B. Participial Phrase
C. Prepositional Phrase
D. Relative Clause

Directions: Using context context clues, tell the meaning of the highlighted word.

31. The winner was exuberant when she learned she would receive the prize
money from the contest which would help her go to college.
A. aghast
B. depressed
C. enthusiastic
D. indignant

32. A swimmer began to flounder in the ocean and yelled for help.
A. float
B. struggle
C. a kind of fish
D. a character in an animated movie

33. Combustion is a chemical process (such as oxidation) that produces heat and
usually light. Based fromo the definition derived from a dictionary, it can be
presumed that combustion is observed in ________________
A. a camping site where there is a bonfire
B. a beach where people sun bathe all the time
C. a busy street where there are vendors around.
D. a seafood restaurant where customers line up during weekends.

34. How are you going to measure the accuracy of the information given from a
resource listened to?
A. Get the headline.

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 B. Question the details of news.
C. Check the validity of the sources.
D. Verify the background of the writer.

He slowly opened the door to his room. He could see from where
he was standing that there was a lone shadow lurking behind the
curtains. It was when he felt his heart beat erratically and sweat
seemingly began to bathe his frail body. And in one fleeting moment,
the shadow moved and launched its attack at him.
The Shadow
Belle Jacobs

35. What stage in a plot is the above passage?

A. RISING ACTION. The scene reveals the problem of the situation.
B. EXPOSITION. The part of the story introduces the character and setting.
C. DENOUMENT. It portrays the struggle of the main character against an
opponent.
D. CLIMAX. It exhibits a conflict between characters and excites the
reader’s interest.

36. Change the sentence into passive voice.

VP Sara Duterte promised to provide livelihood program for victims of
commuinists siege in Masbate.
A. Masbate was promised to be provided with a livelihood program by VP
Sara Duterte.
B. A livelihood programs was provided for victims of communists siege in
Masbate by VP Sara Duterte.
C. Masbate was provided with a livelihood program for victims of
communists siege by VP Sara Duterte.
D. A livelihood program was promised to be provided for victims of
communists siege in Masbate by VP Sara Duterte.

37. Using your learning in Claims of Fact, Policy and Value, tell what statement
below does NOT express a claim of policy?
A. Death penalty does not deter crime.
B. Being optimistic should be one of our attitudes amidst the pandemic.
C. It is not fair to say that poor children cannot access quality education.
D. Sometimes people use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media to bully
people.

38. After reading the book, The Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, you are asked
by your teacher to do a literary criticism using the Feminist Aprroach. What should
you write down?
A. The characters in the story project vulnerability and strength at the same
time. It is through Jo’s wanting to improve herself through her art while
supporting her family.
B. In the 19th-century, the way of life is different in a sense that women were
restricted in many ways. They were not given the freedom to choose the
life they wanted to live.
C. Women in the 19th-century struggled to balance their filial duties and
personal desires to grow. This pushed the boundaries set by society for
them and led to their inner conflicts.

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 D. Society is cruel to women who are aspiring to balance their domestic
responibillites and professions. Thus, it has to revisit its norms in giving
more fredoom to women of large families.

Directions: Give the sensory imagery used in each passage.

A. Auditory imagery C. Tactile Imagery

B. Gustatory Imagery D. Visual Imagery

39.Wanderlust, Belle Jacobs(2019). “She sat under the porch waiting…She could
see the dark sky above while her hands were on the top of the little devil’s head. Its
soft crown was a contrast to the roughness of her skin, burned by the terrible
calluses of her seemingly isolated life.”

40. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte (1847). “I heard the rain still beating continuously
on the staircase window, and the wind howling in the grove behind the wall; I grew
by degrees cold as stone, and then my courage sank.”
41. After your teacher had made you do a vocabulary drill, she asked you to write a
clear and precise definition of volcanic eruption on your paper. What should you
avoid in order to define the word correctly?
A. Reject characteristics.
B. Classify the item precisely.
C. Consider the legal implications of your definition.
D. Consider the ethical implications of your definition.

42. Mayor Ponce delivered a speech on the current oil price hike and its effect to
the prices of local products. Rolando, a farmer and exporter of dragon fruits from
Malinta, Masbate City questioned the basis of the mayor’s talk to expressed his
dismay on her inability to prevent the price hike and accused her of siding with
rich conglomerates. Rolando applied what types of listening?
A. Appreciative because he was entertained during the talk.
B. Emphatic because he felt compassionate towards the speaker.
C. Comprehensive because he understood the data provided by the
speaker.
D. Critical because he expressed his judgement on the accuracy of the
speaker’s data.

Disney Animated Movies Japanese Mangga

-American-produced
-Visually appealing -Japanese-produced
-Moving pictures
• MT
-Unique characters -Comic and Webtoon
-Fairytale adaptation
-Graphic Presentation
-entertaining

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43. The Venn Diagram illustrates the similarities and differences of Disney
Animated Movies and Japanese Mangga. Which sentence best summarize the
comparison of the two?
A. Both gain huge amount of profit.
B. Both need expensive production.
C. Both are parts of children’s past time.
D. Both are unique and entertaining arts.

44. What kind of soldiers were implicitly described in the passage below?
“When the first knock came, Mother quickly blew out the candles; then as
I went to answer it, she stepped ahead of me and pushed to open the door….
Mother stood silent, motionless, her hand on my shoulder. The American soldiers
were armed and could have forced their entrance, yet they stood there waiting with
their eyes.”
A. Proud
B. Dangerous
C. Respectful
D. Threatening

45. Which of these statements is a good example of a thesis statement for an

argumentative essay?
A. Rehabilitation of prisoners should be funded.
B. City council members stink and should be thrown in jail.
C. Rehabilitation programs for individuals serving life sentences should be
funded because these programs reduce violence within prisons.
D. Rehabilitation programs for individuals serving life sentences should be
funded because these programs reduce violence within prisons, is cost-
effective, and promotes rehabilitation over punishment.

Male adolescents should be given extra attention by adults because

during adolescence boys are more likely to suffer from mental health
problems than girls. Most of the deadliest and longest lasting mental
problems experienced by children are experienced by adolescent
males. For example, there are six male adolescent schizophrenics (a
serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally)
for every one female. Adolescent autistic (an individual affected with
autism) males outnumber females two to one.

46. What is the claim in the paragraph above?

A. Male adolescents are better than females in terms of mental health.
B. Both males and females have mental health issues that need attention.
C. Male adolescents need help from adults in handling mental health
problems.
D. Both males and females have good mental dispositions during
adolescence.

47. Which among the following is a Marxist analysis of the poem, “Pinagrok” by
Estelito Jacob?
A. Pinagrok resonates with me as a reader. I felt the helpless pain of the
persona.

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 B. Pinagrok uses binary opposition and imagery to highlight the contrasting
points of the poem.
C. Pinagrok showed what happened to battered wives in the hands of their
abusive husbands.
D. The mother in the poem symbolizes the poor and exploited workers and
her suffering showed how the powerful abused them.

48. What is the thesis statement of the following paragraph?

Did you know that as many as twenty-five percent of the nation’s pubic
elementary, middle, and junior high schools have successfully implemented a school
uniform policy? (Isaacson, 1998) School uniforms greatly benefit both the students
and faculty by creating an atmosphere in which the students can get the most out of
their education. Uniforms add an element of safety, help eliminate barriers and
promote discipline.
A. Students can get the most out of their education.
B. School uniforms greatly benefit both the students and faculty.
C. Uniforms add an element of safety, help eliminate barriers, and promote
discipline.
D. Twenty-five percent of the nation’s public elementary, middle, and junior
high schools have successfully implemented a school uniform policy.

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus

discovered in 2019. The virus spreads mainly from person to person through
respiratory droplets and small particles produced when an infected person coughs,
sneezes, or talks. Illness can range from mild to severe, though not everyone
infected with the virus develops symptoms. Adults 65 years and older and people of
any age with underlying medical conditions are at higher risk for severe illness.

50. What technique is used in the above expanded definition?

A. cause/causes
B. problem-solution
C. uses, applications
D. classes, types, categories

51. All of these show conflict in a story except for the THIRD sentence. Why do you
think so?
I. Khan is stabbed by a fellow Muslim
II. Sameer is beaten to death by his schoolmates.
III. Khan tries to earn money through appliance repairs.
IV. People of Wilhelmina, Georgia suffered from deadly hurricane.

A. It is the ending of the story.

B. It simply shows the character’s job.
C. It gives readers a glimpse of Khan’s character.
D. It doesn’t present an internal or external struggle.

52. Decide which sentence shows contrasting ideas linked by a conjunction word.
A. “He who tames my heart, crushes my innocent soul.”
B. “This song affects my mood and makes me cry the whole day.
C. “My mother cooked a delicious dinner for me while I was busy.”
D. “How I love to travel the world. However, travel expenses are expensive.”

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53. Which of the following definitions is the BEST revision of the definition below?
An ophthalmologist is an eye doctor. He performs medical and surgical
treatment for eye condition.
A. An ophthalmologist performing a medical and surgical treatment for eye
condition is an eye doctor.
B. An ophthalmologist is an eye doctor who performs medical and surgical
treatment for an eye condition.
C. An ophthalmologist is an eye doctor which performs medical and surgical
treatment for an eye condition.
D. An ophthalmologist who is an eye doctor perform medical and surgical
treatment for an eye condition.

54. Formulate a rhetorical question based on the illustration shown above.

A. If we plant, would we harvest more crops?
B. If we love nature, would we also love the people around us?
C. If we help others, would we become better and caring people?
D. If we start planting trees, would we be able to live in a healthy planet?

55. Combine the two pairs of sentences to create a definition of the word
COMPUTER.
A computer is an electronic system. A computer is designed to manipulate
data and provide information.
A. A computer is designed to manipulate data and provide information.
B. A computer is an electronic system that gives information to people.
C. A computer is a machine that is used to manipulate data and provide
information.
D. A computer is an electronic system which is designed to manipulate data
and provide information.

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