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Department of Education
Region XII Cotabato Division GENEROSO A. REOVOCA, SR. HIGH SCHOOL Tumanding, Arakan, Cotabato School ID No. 305552 E-mail: 305552@deped.gov.ph
FIRST GRADING EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10 S.Y: 2024-2025 Name:_______________________________ Date:______________ General Directions: Do not look at your classmate. Baka magkatitigan pa kayo ma-inlove ka pa...eww di’ ba? Do not cheat. Naranasan mo na ang maloko. ANG SAKIT DI’ BA? All caps yan para ramdam mo. Relax. Exam lang to’. Mas malaki ang chance na pumasa ka dito kaysa pumasa sa puso ng crush mo. Goodluck!
Direction: Read the statement carefully. Answer the questions that follow. Write your answer in the space provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES.
A. MATCHING TYPE: Match Column A with Column B by writing the letter in the space provided. COLUMN A COLUMN B ___1. Lead paragraph a. it is the place where the report took place ___2. Headline b. the name of the person wrote the article ___3. Byline c. The title of the news article ___4. News Report d. News information about current events ___5. Place line e. Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how ___6. Factual f. relating to fact and based on evidence
B. Directions: Read the following questions and encircle the correct answer. ___7. Which of the following questions answers the specific purpose in a persuasive speech? a. What are you trying to convince the audience to do? b. What are you informing the audience? c. How persuasive are you with your audience? d. How will my audience influence my topic? ___8. The purpose of this type of speech is to convince people or change people in some way to start doing something. a. demonstrative b. entertaining c. informative d. persuasive ___9. The purpose of this type of speech teaches you something that includes a demonstration of how to do a thing. a. demonstrative b. entertaining c. informative d. persuasive ___10. The purpose of this type of speech provides interesting and useful information to audience. a. demonstrative b. entertaining c. informative d. persuasive ___11. “How to bake a Cake” is a topic that can be used for what type of speech? a. demonstrative b. entertaining c. informative d. persuasive ___12. It is a type of informative talk that helps the speaker create an accurate mental picture in the mind of an audience regarding a person, place, or thing. a. Descriptive b. Explanatory c. Definition d. Demonstrative ___13. The time and location in which the story takes place is called ___. a. conflict b. point of view c. plot d. setting ___14. What is a person, animal or even and object that takes part in the action of the story? a. character b. resolution c. plot d. setting ___15. What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict called? a. character b. plot c. conflict d. setting ___16. What type of story element concludes a story? a. climax b. resolution c. falling action d. rising action ___17. Which of the following show the elements of plot in a usual order? I. climax II. rising action III. exposition IV. falling action V. resolution a. I,II,III,IV,V b. III,II,I,IV,V c. III,I,II,IV,V d. V,II,I,IV,III ___18. The most exciting part of the story is called____. a. climax b. rising action c. exposition d. setting ___19. Owl a. ruthless b. wise ___20. Dove a. peace b. dangerous ___21. Shark a. gentle b. ruthless ___22. Snake a. dangerous b. motherly ___23. Which of the following graphic organizers will you use to compare and contrast two characters in a story? a. Timeline b. Concept Map c. Venn diagram d. Pie Graph ___24. Which of the following is most likely true about the word “compare and contrast?” a. It is effective for English subject only. b. It is a reading comprehension skill only for students who love reading. c. To group ideas in order of similarities and differences d. To see what is wrong with the texts presented. ___25. In comparing and contrasting we need at least: a. 1 subject b. 2 subjects c. 5 subjects d. 8 subjects ___26. They are signal words that imply compare except: a. Also b. Although c. As d. Both ___27. Comparing is to look at the _____, and contrasting is looking at the _____. a. difference, similarities b. differences, differences c. similarities, differences d. opposites, same ___28. Compare taken from the latin word________and contrast from latin word________. a. comparare and rare b. comparare and contra c. contra and stare d. withstand and comparare
C. Read carefully the selection and answers the question correctly.
For numbers 29-32 Once when the world was still very young, Odin sat on his throne in the most beautiful palace in Asgard. His throne was so high that he could see over all three parts of the world from where he sat. On his head he wore a helmet shaped like an eagle. On his shoulders perched two black ravens called Memory and Thought. And at his feet crouched two snarling wolves. The great king gazed thoughtfully down on the earth below him. He had made the green land that stretched out before his eyes. With the help of the other gods he had made men and women who lived on that earth. And he felt truly like the All-father he was called. ___29. What was the name of the place young Odin live? a. Asgard b. Sparta c. Heorot d. Denmark ___30. The two ravens perching on the shoulders of Odin symbolizes__________. a. memory and vision b. memory and thought c. vision and future d. knowledge and wisdom ___31. He is a figure in Norse Mythology, renowned for his knowledge and wisdom, and a counselor of the gods. a. Mimir b. Odin c. Asgard d. Jotnar ___32. How Odin lost his eye? a. He removed it and transformed it into a hawk. b. He lost it in a battle with a giant. c. He traded it to gain wisdom. d. He was stabbed in the eye by Loki. ___33. What is the moral lesson of the story? a. The myth is about being selfless for the greater good. b. It emphasized passion and wisdom. c. Odin showed that some things require difficult sacrifices. d. The lesson is to be patient Odin should have waited to know what would have happened before he made decision. ___34. Would giving up Odin’s eye serve a better purpose for his people? a. Yes, because he wants his people to recognize his deeds. b. No, because he does not want to lose any part of his body for his people’s sake. c. Yes, because losing one of his eyes would mean a protection and a great help for his people. d. No, because his people will not even recognize his sacrifices. ___35. What narrative text type presents a story which involves fairies and other magical creatures? a. short story b. fairytale c. fables d. myth ___36. It is a non-fiction text which tries to convince readers of the author’s beliefs. a. recount b. report c. persuasive d. instructional ___37. Which of the following is written in lines and stanzas? a. poetry b. autobiography c. science fiction d. novel ___38. Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid are some examples of ________________. a. epic b. myth c. legend d. science fiction ___39. It is often pertaining to the actions of the gods. a. myth b. epic c. legend d. science fiction ___40. It is a narrative text of a person’s life usually written by others. a. autobiography b. biography c. science fiction d. novel
