ENGLISH 10

THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION

Name: ______________________________ Sec: _________________ Score: ___________
Directions: Encircle the letter which corresponds to the correct answer. If the answer is not found
in the choices, please write the correct answer.

1. What type of essay uses evidence and facts to support the claim its making?
a. argumentative essay c. entertainment essay
b. demonstrative essay d. descriptive essay
2. It is a type of essay which attempts to be highly persuasive and logical. It usually assumes that the reader
disagrees with the writer.
a. argumentative essay c. entertainment essay
b. demonstrative essay d. descriptive essay
3. An argumentative essay includes the following except:
a. presents and explains the issue or case
b. gives reasons and supports these reasons should prove its point
c. refutes (prove wrong) opposing arguments
d. refutes (prove wrong) the writer’s arguments
4. Which of the following is not a part of an argumentative essay?
a. body b. conclusion c. introduction d. quotation
5. Which of the following type of writing is designed to inform the reader about a given topic?
a. creative writing b. informative writing c. persuasive writing d. none of the choices
6. Identify what style of writing is used in the texts below.

a. creative writing b. Informative writing c. persuasive writing

7. What part of an essay is the sample paragraph below?
When you woke up this morning, did you think today would be the day you save a life? In fact, it's
quite easy to save a life and it only takes a little bit of your time. You don't even need to be a paramedic or
firefighter. All you have to do is set aside approximately one hour to donate blood. This essay will explore
how to donate blood, whom it benefits, and how often you can contribute to these life-saving measures.

a. body b. conclusion c. introduction d. quotation

8. Which part of an essay are you going to name facts?

a. body b. conclusion c. introduction d. quotation
9. Which of the following is not an element of an excellent informative/Explanatory essay?
a. Uses a formal style and tone
b. Has an introduction that introduces a topic and give the conclusion of the whole essay.
c. Uses appropriate transition words and phrases that clarify the relationship among ideas
d. Ends with a conclusion that summarizes the main points and follows logically from the information
presented
 10. Informative writing is a type of writing to ___________.
a. entertain b. inform c. persuades d. trigger
11. Which statement best supports the argument that all schools should be within walking distance of
student’s home.
a. Students can sleep later.
b. It gives more people jobs.
c. It reduces pollution and increases physical activity.
d. No students can use the excuse that they missed the bus.
12. Which sentence in this introduction paragraph is the thesis statement?

The average family spends P50, 000 a year on clothes for school. In this economy, that seems like a
lot of money! Many people argue that students should wear school uniforms to school instead of their
own clothes. Wearing school uniforms saves families money, reduces bullying, and allows students to
focus on academics instead of style. For this reasons, all students should be required to wear uniforms
to school.

a. In this economy, that seems like a lot of money!

b. Many people argue that students should wear school uniforms to school instead of their own clothes.
c. Wearing school uniforms saves families money, reduces bullying, and allows students to focus on
academics instead of style.
d. For this reasons, all students should be required to wear uniforms to school.
13. A writer who uses persuasion attempts to:
a. Teach you how to make or do something
b. Influence you to do or believe something
c. Informs you about historic or current events
d. Tell a story
14. Logic is very essential in writing argumentative, persuasive and other types of writing. What is logic?
a. Reason or good sense c. facts
b.Feelings d. opinion
15. It is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically evaluates a work or concept.
a. critique b. journal c. research paper d. poetry
16. Which of the following is an example of a creative work?
a. Journal articles b. news reports c. poetry d. systematic reviews
17. Which of the following is an example of a research work?
a. Monographs b. feature articles c. film d. news report
18. Which form of writing does critiquing being expressed?
a. Essay b. images c. news reports d. short story
19. Which of the following statements is correct? Writing a critique on a selection helps us to___.
a. develop a recognition of the strengths alone of the selection.
b. develop a recognition of the weakness alone of the selection.
c. develop a recognition of the strengths and weaknesses of the selection
d. develop an understanding of the selection’s purpose, intended audience, development of problem, and
ignoring the structure of evidence or creative style.
20. Like an essay, a critique uses a formal, academic writing style and has a clear structure, that is, an
introduction, body and conclusion. Which among the three parts the body of a critique includes a
summary of the selection and a detailed evaluation?
a. body b. conclusion c. introduction
21. Maria is writing a literary critique about “The Dead Stars” of Alfredo Salazar. She was using the formalistic
approach. A part of her critique says
“It would have been more effective if Alfredo uses simple vocabularies and less complicated
grammar in order for the readers who are not so language inclined could also be able to enjoy the
beauty of the literary piece”
What part of the critique does the excerpt fall?
a. body b. conclusion c. introduction
22-23 Study the sample critique below and answer the questions that follow.
I recently finished a fiction anthology called, Lee. The book features seventeen short stories, all written by
crime writers, and inspired by Lee Marvin – his life, his movies. The stories flow in chronological order with the first
taking place in 1944 and the last in 1987, just after Lee died.
 Frankly, I thought the concept was a little goofy, and I didn’t really expect the book to that good. I bought it
only because its publisher, Crime Factory, had published two of my short stories. I liked what they’d done in their
journal, and figured I’d check out what else they’ve brought to the world.

I’m happy to admit that I was very wrong. Not only is every story in the collection really good, but it turns out
that the concept really worked. In a word, the book rocks! It was fun to see how the different authors tackled the
task of writing a Lee Marvin-inspired story. I particularly liked the stories: “ 1966: Just Swell,” Cameron Ashley ;
“1967: The Gun Hunter,” Eric Beetner. Beetner’s novel The Devil Doesn’t Want Me has now moved up to number
three on my reading list, which hopefully means I’ll get to it in June.

I feel good that in my own little way I’m associated with these writers, at least tangentially. Finishing Less
has also made me more interested in Lee Marvin’s movies. I watched The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence during a
film class in college and was blown away by his performance, but I don’t think I’d seen another one of his movies.
And I consider myself something of an old film buff. I took a step toward correcting this oversight last night by
watching The Dirty Dozen – awesome! – CC Roy Jacob
Lee, published by Crime Factory
Posted in Short Story Reviews, tagged Cameron Ashley,Crime
Factory, Eric Beetner, fiction, Lee Marvin, publishing, reading, short
story. The Dirty Dozen, writing on May 28, 2013

22. From the given sample critique, which paragraph do you find its context?
a. paragraph 3 b. paragraph 1 c. paragraph 4 d. paragraph 2
23. According to the critique, what was the author trying to accomplish in the story?
a. Reading the story is a waste of time.
b. Lee was a novel written just to kill the reader’s boredom.
c. The author is trying to make the story as goofy as possible.
d. The story was meant to be interesting and unpredictable to the reader.
24. What type of literary approach focused on the inherent (natural) features of a text such as the grammar
and syntax, literary devices and literal interpretation of a tone, theme, and style of a literary text?
a. Formalist approach c. feminist approach
b. Marxist approach d. historical approach
25. Which among the literary approaches does a reader used when he analyzed how figures of speech, rhymes
and pronouns were effectively used in a text?
a. Formalist approach c. feminist approach
b. Marxist approach d. historical approach
26. Which of the following is not a feature of a formalism as a critical approach?
a. Literary devices
b. Grammar and syntax
c. Implications or effects of the words produced
d. literal interpretation of a tone, theme and style of a literary text
27-32 Study the poem “I wandered Lonely as a cloud” by William Wordsworth and answer the
questions that follow.
27. What rhyming scheme is being used in the first four line?
a. abcd b. aabb c. abab d. ababc
28. How many syllables are there in the in each line of the fourth stanza?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
29. What words are being personified?
a. flower, stars, heart, wave c. twinkle, tossing, wandered, dancing
b. thousand, margin, sparkles, shine d. flash, pleasure, glance, stretched
30. What are being compared in the second stanza?
a. Heart b. stars c. cloud d. flower
31. Which among the lines of the poem used simile as a literary device?
a. I wandered as a cloud
b. the stars that shine
c. The waves beside them danced
d. And then my heart with pleasure fills

32. Identify what critical approach is used in the critique below.

“I wandered lonely as a cloud” wants to point out the first personal pronoun “I”, so, the “subject” is the
poet. The verb “wandered” is a perception and intellectual one, so the imagination of the poet could be the
action of the poem, the adjective” lonely” indicates the solitude of the poet. The “daffodils” has a rhyming
 scheme throughout the poem. Figures of speech such as; simile, metaphor, comparison, personification,
alliteration are used.
a. Formalist approach c. feminist approach
b. Marxist approach d. historical approach
33. From whom does the Marxist approach get its name?
a. Friedrich Engels b. Karl Marx c. Marx John d. Robin Marxist
34. Which among the literary criticism is concerned with differences between economic classes and implication
of capitalist system, such as continuing conflicts between the working class and the elite or rich.
a. Formalist approach c. feminist approach
b. Marxist approach d. historical approach
35. Who among the following co-authored with Marx the book “The Communist Manifesto?
a. Friedrich Engels b. Friedrich August Hayek c. Milton Friedman d. Plato
36. In Marxist context, who are considered to be the capitalist class who own most of the society’s wealth and
means of production?
a. Beggars b. Bourgeoisie c. Peasants d. Proletariat
37. Which of the following belongs to the proletariat?
a. Large Monopoly Owner b. Mcdonald’s Worker c. Queen of England d. none
38. Which of the following belongs to the bourgeoisie?
a. Large Monopoly Owner b. Mcdonald’s Worker c. Queen of England d. none
39. If the “ruling class” were called the bourgeoisie, what were the workers named by Marx?
a. Beggars b. bourgeoisie c. Peasants d. Proletariat
40. Read the excerpt below and identify what literary approach does it suggest?
“In the school itself I was disappointed to find that I was not the most brilliant or even
nearly the most brilliant student. The white kids have better vocabularies than I, what was more
appalling, less fear in the classroom.” (I know why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelo)
a. Formalist approach c. feminist approach
b. Marxist approach d. historical approach
41. What is the concern or focus of a feminist criticism?
a. Excluding women in literature
b. Supporting patriarchy
c. Speaking against the cultural discrimination of women
d. Degrading men and women
42. What is patriarchy?
a. A social system in which men hold equal power
b. A system where both men and women hold equal power.
c. A social system where women hold more power.
d. A social system where men has no power.
43. Which of the following statement is true about feminist literary criticism?
a. It focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological and economic
oppression or cruelty.
b. It focuses on how literature presents men as subjects of socio-political, psychological and economic
oppression or cruelty.
c. It also reveals how aspects of our culture are matriarchal like how our culture views women as superior
and culture and gender, presentation of gender equality, gender issues and oppression of men.
d. It also reveals how aspects of our culture are patriarchal like how our culture views women as superior
and culture and gender, presentation of gender equality, gender issues and oppression of women
44. Which of the following statement is true about feminist literary criticism?
a. It focuses on how literature presents women as subjects of socio-political, psychological and economic
oppression or cruelty.
b. It focuses on how literature presents men as subjects of socio-political, psychological and economic
oppression or cruelty.
c. It also reveals how aspects of our culture are matriarchal like how our culture views women as superior
and culture and gender, presentation of gender equality, gender issues and oppression of men.
d. It also reveals how aspects of our culture are patriarchal like how our culture views women as superior
and culture and gender, presentation of gender equality, gender issues and oppression of women.
45. It is a socially constructed set of expectations for what is “masculine” and what is “feminine”
a. Culture b. gender c. sex d. sexuality
46. It is a biological orientation for what is “masculine” and what is “feminine”
a. Culture b. gender c. sex d. sexuality
47-48 (Annabel Lee )

47. When did the author write this poem?

a. when his parents died c. when his loved woman died
 b. when he went into the kingdom by the sea d. when he died
48. The major theme of the poem is…
a. love and devotion b. love and death c. love and compassion d. love and betrayal

49-50. Study the excerpt of a literary criticism of the poem “Annabel Lee”.
Although the poem may refer to a number of women in Poe's life, most acknowledge it to be in memory of
Virginia Clemm, Poe's wife who married him at the age of thirteen and who died in 1847 before she turned
twenty-five. The work returns to Poe's frequent fixation with the Romantic image of a beautiful woman who has
died too suddenly in the flush of youth. As indicated more thoroughly in his short story "The Oval Portrait," Poe
often associated death with the freezing and capturing of beauty, and many of his heroines reach the pinnacle
of loveliness on their deathbed, as with Ligeia of the eponymous story.
49. What literary criticism was used?
a. Formalist approach c. feminist approach
b. Marxist approach d. historical approach

50. What discipline of historical approach does the sample criticism used when it considers the tragic love
history of the author?
a. form criticism c. source criticism
b. redaction criticism ` d. traditional criticism