Department of Education

Region I
Schools Division of Laoag City
GABU NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. 34-B, Gabu Norte, Laoag City
gabunhslc@gmail.com
School ID: 300372

FIRST QUARTER TEST

ENGLISH 10
S. Y. 2019-2020

Directions: Shade/Blacken the circle which corresponds to the letter of your answer.

Read and understand the poem to answer items number 1-5.

The BEST
Nelson Robins

Did you fail in the race?

Did you faint in the spurt?
Where the hot dust choked and burned?
Did you breast the tape midst the fling dirt
That the leader’s spikes had spurned?

Did you do your best?

Oh, I know you lost, I know that your time was bad.
Is in take your licking and grinning lad,
If you give them the best you had.

Did your tackle fall short?

Did the runner flash by?
With the score that won the game?
Did it break your heart when you missed the try?
Did you choke with the hurt and shame?
If you did your best-
Oh, I know the score; I followed you all the way through
And that is why I am saying, lad
If you give them the best in you.

1. What sport is the poem referring to?

A. Soccer C. Baseball
B. Marathon D. Football

2. To whom is the poem addressed?

A. Athletes C. Weak and old
B. Coach D. Audience

3. What expression in the third stanza means “cause you pain”?

A. When you fail to win
B. When you are injured
C. Your tackle falls short
D. When you are not appreciated
 4. A word in the poem that gives a clue what sport is the poem referring to.
A. Race C. Dust
B. Spurt D. Spikes

5. What does the poem teach us?

A. We should participate in sports.
B. We should give our best in everything we do.
C. We should accept out defeat.
D. Never try when we fail once.

6. All of the following statements are expressed explicitly except one. Which is NOT?
A. The law clearly states whose tax to be raised.
B. You will not attend that concert.
C. I do not support this project.
D. The students found a political statement in their teacher’s remark.

7. Which is NOT an indirect discourse?

A. They informed that the plane was delayed.
B. She said that she would be late.
C. He told me to write him.
D. “Clean the place up, or get out of here”.

8. What punctuation mark is used in direct speech?

A. Comma C. Period
B. Colon D. Open-close quotation

9. In “Arachne”, it can be concluded that________.

A. Challenges give us glory, comfort and happiness in life.
B. Doubt is useful; it keeps faith a living thing.
C. In the whole world of life becomes a n act of letting go.
D. It was not right for even the best of men to claim equality with the gods.

10. In the parable, “The Thief Who Became a Disciple”, what can be concluded at the end of
the story?
A. The thief will stay on prison.
B. The thief will be imprisoned longer.
C. The thief will become a better person.
D. The thief died.

11. In the statement, “Mother earth is weeping because of our misdeeds. She needs our help.”
What is the error?
A. Is . C. Water
B. Her D. None

12. Training abroad last year, Mark increased his social awareness, his cultural knowledge ,
and lifestyle. What kind of error does the sentence have?
A. Unity C. Parallelism
B. Consistency D. Pronoun references

13. In the video clip of “Daedalus and Icarus”, what prompted the death of Icarus?
A. His skill C. His being disobedient
B. His disobedience D. His being selfish

14. In the same video clip in no. item no. 13, where is the minotaur imprisoned?
A. Maze C. Cave
B. Jungle D. Underworld
15. What is a reflection in life that can be drawn from the slides of “Orpheus”?
A. Do everything for the person you love.
B. Lovers know best.
C. Know how to follow instructions carefully.
D. Too much love is dangerous.

16. As shown in the cartoon presentation of “Arachne”, what lesson can be drawn?
A. Challenge people to prove you are better than them.
B. Pride is something that one has.
C. Human desires, intuitions, and motives lead to dealing with personal challenges.
D. It was not right for even the best of men to claim equality with the gods.

17. If Athene had not transformed Arachne into spider, what had happened to her?
A. Won in the contest C. Died
B. Became a goddess D. Claimed equality

18. What would happen if Orpheus did not look back at Eurydice until they would reach
earth?
A. Eurydice went back to the underworld
B. Orpheus lived with Eurydice in the underworld.
C. Poseidon punished them both.
D. Orpheus and Eurydice were reunited on earth and lived happily.

19. In the sentence, “The internet is a global system of networked computers that allows user-
to user- communication and transfer of data flies”, what type of data is evident?
A. Informal C. Slang
B. Complete D. Formal

20. In an informal definition of words, what part in the formal definition could be missing?
A. verb C. distinguishing characteristics
B. term to be defined D. modals

21. In the title of a poem” Comfort”, one can read between the line that it is all
about_________.
A. Pride C. Satisfaction
B. Wealth D. Happiness

22. In the selection “From the Analects” by Confucius, one can understand that it is
about_________.
A. sayings C. challenges
B. slogans D. posters

23. “Daedalus and Icarus” and “The Gorgon’s Head” deal with ________.
A. quarrels C. challenges
B. love D. hatred

24. Arachne in the myth “Arachne” as compared to Athena is _________.

A. beautiful C. wise
B. disobedient D. proud

25. Who played his lyre so sweetly that he charmed all things on earth and adventurous
as compared to Perseus?
A. Calliope C. Mnemosyne
B. Eurydice D. Orpheus

26. Summoned means_______.

A. called forth C. charmed
B. motivated D. entranced
27. Setting is one of the elements of a short story. It refers to the time and location in
which a story takes place. It may be the following EXCEPT_____.
A. mood C. climax
B. atmosphere D. social condition

28. Which of the following is considered one element of a short story?

A. Character C. Denouement
B. Exposition D. Climax

29. To which of the following sense does the line “I began to feel uneasy because of
the screams that grew louder and louder”, appeal most?
A. Sight C. Smell
B. Hearing D. Taste

30. “These bitter ampalaya” appeals to_______.

A. sight C. smell
B. hearing D. taste

31. Which of the following images appeal to the sense of touch or feeling?
A. Catch your wind from heavens.
B. The music coursed through us, vibrating through our bodies as if it came from
within.
C. The pot was as red as a tongue after a cherry-flavored ring pop.
D. He felt like the flowers were waving hello.

32. All of the lines appeal to the sense of sight EXCEPT __________.
A. That floats on high o'er vales and hills
B. When all at once I saw a crowd,
C. A host, of golden daffodils
D. The hissing of snake

33. Which of the statements below is an example of sense of smell?

A. I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon
B. And soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.
C. Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.
D. The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves

34. Exaggerations are used in ________.

A. simile C. metaphor
B. personification D. hyperbole

35. This is a technique used by a writer in creating and developing a character.

A. Conflicts C. Poetic justice
B. Characterization D. Climax

36. Image that is created in the minds of readers from a very detailed description of
anything.
A. Imagery C. Pictures
B. Illustrations D. Imagination

37. General observation in life highlighted in a literary selection.

A. Setting C. Thesis
B. Theme D. Setting
38. “Deux ex machina” means________.
A. poetic justice C. tone
B. angle D. mood

39. What myth makes use of Deux ex machina or poetic justice?

A. Gorgon’s Head C.Arachne
B. Arachne D. Daedalus and Icarus

Read and understand the selection below to answer items 40-41.

Exploring the Sea of Goodness

Lee Emm
1.) Do you believe that a sea of goodness is possible in this world? 2.) I always believe
it is possible. 3.) Doing something good, no matter what the consequences are will always
make me contented and secure.
4.) There are a lot of ways I can do such, especially in doing something “good” for
others. 5.) The steps are easy but zealousness, humility and consistency are the subtle
ways. Here are the simple ones:
6.) The first one is I imagine that I am in the place of other person I’ll do good to. 7.)
Next, I’ll imagine how she’ll feel and react. 8.) The way, I’ll think doing good to significant
others will make me at least a better person. 9.) That will make me be grateful that I have
done something good.
10.) With this simple but notable ways I can prove to myself, to others and to God that
I can explore the sea of goodness in this ever changing world. 11.) How about you, you can
explore it also?

40. The above selection is influenced by culture of__________.

A. being great C. being obedient
B. being wise D. being good

41. Exploring the sea of goodness, means you are practicing__________

A. conscientiousness C. righteousness
B. humility D. sympathy

42. Doing something good adheres to ________

A. golden rule C. motto
B. proverbs D. philosophy

43. Myths such as Gorgon’s Head and the passage “Exploring the Sea of Goodness”
deal on human life or human experience such as to_______.
A. bring out the best in you
C. struggle against the odds
B. stand up for one’s belief
D. take up strength to bear up the odds

Read and understand the passage below to answer question number 44.

“When the world looks hopeless”

And life is not fair.
Throw back your shoulders
And do not despair”

44. Whom does the speaker struggle with in the passage above?
A. Enemy C. Friend
B. Life D. Self
45. What is the first step in writing a persuasive text?
A. Revise and polish C. Revise
B. Draft D. Choose a subject

46. The following are assertion signals EXCEPT________.

A. in like manner C. terribly
B. provided that D. to reiterate

47. Both of the magazines featured the President on _____ covers.

A. its C. her
B. his D. their

48. In the line, “Surely, Athene herself must have taught her”, what word emphasizes a point?
A. must C. her
B. herself D. surely

49. It’s true, sorrows in life may bring despair. This is an example of ________.
A. ability C. obligation
B. probability D. futurity

50. We must find courage even in small things that we do. This connotes__________.
A. ability C. obligation
B. probability D. futurity

Prepared by:

EMILY C. BUMANGLAG FEVIE A. BLANCO JAMELA G. GAPUZ

Subject Teachers

Checked By:

JOSEPH C. SALVADOR, PhD.

Head Teacher III

Approved:

MARI SAILANI G. DE LEON

Principal IV
 Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division of Laoag City
GABU NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. 34-B, Gabu Norte, Laoag City
gabunhslc@gmail.com
School ID: 300372

FIRST QUARTER TEST IN ENGLISH 10

S.Y. 2019-2020

Answer Key
1. B 26. A
2. A 27. C
3. A 28. A
4. A 29. B
5. B 30. D
6. D 31. D
7. D 32. D
8. D 33. B
9. D 34. D
10. C 35. B
11. D 36. A
12. C 37. B
13. C 38. A
14. A 39. C
15. C 40. D
16. D 41. C
17. C 42. A
18. D 43. A
19. D 44. B
20. C 45. D
21. C 46. C
22. A 47. D
23. C 48. D
24. D 49. B
25. D 50. C

Prepared by:

EMILY C. BUMANGLAG

FEVIE A. BLANCO

JAMELA G. MACALIPIS
Subject Teachers

Checked by:

JOSEPH C. SALVADOR, PhD.

Head Teacher III

.Approved:

MARI SAILANI G. DE LEON

Principal IV