Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02-Cagayan 6
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF THE CITY OF ILAGAN
ABUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Cabeseria 27 Abuan, City of Ilagan, Isabela
FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10
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NAME: _____________________________ SCORE: _____________ PARENT’S SIGNATURE

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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will
make your paths straight” - Proverbs 3:5-6

Direction: Read each sentence carefully. Choose and encircle the correct answer.

1. Which statement is NOT TRUE about news report?

a. It is found in newspapers and their purpose is to inform readers of what is happening in the world around
them.
b. These are information about current events
c. It contains important and crucial information
d. Its main purpose is to entertain the viewers and listeners around the globe.
2. In writing a news report, what structure should we use?
a. Triangular structure c. Block structure
b. Inverted Pyramid structure d. Both a and b
3. In making news, where can we find the important details?
a. body b. tail c. lead d. first paragraph
4. Which of the following do not belong to the parts of a news story?
a. headline and conclusion c. byline and place line
b. lead and body d. headline and tail
5. What is a speech? Choose the best answer
a. the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.
b. the means of communication used by people
c. a way of expressing thoughts and ideas by means of articulate vocal sounds
d. a way to says things we want to say
6. Which of the following statement doesn’t makes speech important in life?
a. Speech helps us as a society to resolve issues in a respectful manner.
b. Speech make people generate shared meaning through the use of verbal and nonverbal symbols or
language.
c. Speech doesn’t make us a good communicator in expressing our ideas.
d. Speech gets important points across and convey messages
7. What are the types of speeches according to delivery?
a. informative and persuasive speech c. memorized and impromptu speech
b. extemporaneous and informal speech d. ambush and informative speech
8. Is news story important in our daily lives?
a. Yes, it makes us entertain

b. Yes, for it inform the public about the important events around them.

c. No, it doesn’t make any sense

d. No, for it increase the risk of developing post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression to the viewers.

9. Which is not a textual aid?

a. Graphs and photographs c. sketches, cartoons, and caricatures
b. tables, diagrams, and drawings c. photographs, cartoons, and chart
10. Which statement is true about graphic organizer?
a. It is merely used to organize ideas.
b. It is visual and graphic display that depicts the relationship between facts, term and or ideas within a learning
task.
c. It is sometimes referred as colorful way of presenting ideas
d. It comes in many different from suited in organizing numbers.
11. What graphic organizer will we used when we want to organize ideas in circular or cyclical, with no absolute
beginning or ending?
a. b. c. d.

12. What graphic organizer works well for mapping generic information, but particularly well for mapping hierarchical
relationship?
a. Problem and solution map b. thematic map c. sequential episodic map d. network tree
13. Why do we need to use the comparative and contrastive map when comparing and contrasting information?
a. so that we can present the different features of two concepts
b. so that we can present information as less to more, low to high and few to many.
c. so that we can organize ideas according to steps or stages
d. so that we can show the terms of chain of action and reaction.
14. To help students organize information according to various steps or stages, what graphic organizer should we
apply?
a. \ c.

b. d.

15. What textual aid is presented?

Vertebrates Invertebrates
Alligator Leech
Human Dragon
Frog Lamprey

a. caricature b. diagram c. table d. organizer

16. Why do writers include titles, subtitles, graphs, maps, images and tables in their articles?
a. to serve as a guide for the readers’ eyes in reading the text
b. to help readers better understand the content
c. to provide an interpretation of the text
d. to fill the spaces of the paper
17. What are the five components of short story?
a. characters, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution
b. character, plot, time, beginning of the story, climax and ending of the story
c. antagonist, protagonist, issues, beginning and ending of the story
d. plot, pace, conflict, protagonist, climax
18. What is the importance of comparing the content of materials viewed to other sources of information?
a. to enable them to identify conflicting information c. to critically evaluate sources
b. make inferences and draw conclusions about topics d. both a and b
19. In getting to know the characters in the story, which of the following DO NOT belong?
a. Through the authors physical description c. through their action
b. Through their inner thought d. through the place
20. What element of the story if the authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or
weather to provide a strong sense of setting.
a. character b. plot c. setting d. theme
21. What is the climax of the story “ The Gorgons Head”?
a. When Zeus impregnated Danae while she is being locked in a chamber.
b. When Danae and the infant Perseus placed in a wooden chest and has the chest thrown into the sea.
c. When Perseus sets out on his journey and is blessed.
d. When Perseus fight and killed Medusa
22. Why is the plot considered essential in a story?
a. It makes the story interesting.
b. It is literally the sequence of events, and, in that sequence, we learn more about the characters, the setting,
and the moral of the story.
c. It doesn’t change anything from the story
d. It makes the story worth watching.
23. Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Conclusion are called _________?
a. elements of short story b. elements of plot
b. elements of actions c. elements of movie video
24. What is the correct order of the elements of a plot?
a. conflict, climax, ending, beginning, rising action
b. beginning, middle, rising action, falling action, ending
c. exposition, rising action, falling action, climax, conclusion
d. exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, conclusion
25. It is taken from the Latin word “comparare” which means to liken or to compare.
a. contrast b. compare c. similarity d. opposite
26. Why do we need to contrast things?
a. to point out their similarities or what they have in common
b. to point out what makes to things the same
c. to point out their differences or where they diverge from one another
d. to point out the clearer view of each thing.
27. In comparing and contrasting we need at least:
a. 1 subject b. 2 subjects c. 5 subjects d. 8 subjects
28. Which of the following statements is not true? Having the ability to compare and contrast:
a. Assure the students of a better future c. helps students achieve wise decision
b. has its uses beyond classroom d. lessen confusion
29. Comparing is to look at the _________ , and contrasting is looking at the___________.
a. difference, similarities c. differences, differences
b. similarities, differences d. opposites, same
30. Which organizational tool will be most helpful for a student writing a compare and contrast essay?
a. Venn diagram c. Timeline
b. Chronological chart d. Flowchart
31. What is analytical listening?
a. measure tests your critical thinking
b. the ability and the capacity to properly analyze what is being said.
c. to identify and define problems, extract key information from data and develop workable solutions for the
problems
d. refers to an individual's ability to identify a problem, investigate to find out relevant facts, and find a logical
solution
 32. What type of listening gives listener pleasure maybe from the humor, or the blending of the voice in choric
arrangement?
a. Passive Listening c. Appreciative listening
b. Attentive Listening d. Critical Listening
33. Which is not true about attentive listening?
a. The listener focuses attention and shows interest in what is being said
b. The listener takes note of the specifics and how they relate to the main points made by the speaker
c. The listener absorbs and can recall what the other person has said, to reach a mutual understanding
d. The listener in another task.

34. What listening should we apply when you listen and take down notes during a lecture.
a. Emphatic b. Appreciative c. Comprehensive d. Analytical/critical
35. Which statement is TRUE about listening?
a. Listening to evaluate does not need to undergo listening to understand because this is a deeper type of
listening.
b. In emphatic listening, the focus is to the speaker and not to the listener.
c. Listening is similar to hearing.
d. Listening comprises less of the percentage in communication than reading.
36. This type of listening is showing mutual concern to the speaker. You let him/her feel that you are in his/her foot.
a. Emphatic b. Appreciative c. Comprehensive d. Analytical/critical
37. “The opportunity lies where people complain”- Jack Ma Which of the following supports the point raised in the
speech?
a. Thinking differently on how to make things common.
b. Doing things after other people do.
c. Being prompt in everything you do.
d. Being brave to try new discoveries.
38. What can be concluded in this statement? “The best assets you have is that you are young.”
a. There are more chances of pursuing one’s dream in life at a young age.
b. Young age determines quality accomplishments in life.
c. Achieving success in life is determined by age.
d. Health is wealth.

Item 39 – 43 Read the following excerpts and answer the questions that follow.
 39. Based on the given text, what is the structure of persuasive writing?
I. Make a stand or state you position.
II. State an issue.
III. End with a strong argument or an urgent call for action.
IV. Support your argument with reasons and evidence.

a. I, II, III, IV b. III, II, I, IV c. II, I, IV, III d. IV, III, II, I
40. Which part of the essay states the writer’s stand about the issue?
a. Sentence 1 b. Sentence 2 c. Sentence 4 d. Sentence 6
41. What did the writer use to support his argument?
a. opinions of experts or authorities c. a verifiable evidence or fact
b. testimony of reliable witnesses d. a valid appeal to logic
42. What part of a persuasive essay is not included in the excerpt?
a. The writer’s stand about the issue c. A call to action
b. Reasons and evidence to support the argument d. None of the above
43. Who is the target audience of this article?
a. The general public and the political sector c. Education department
b. Women’s organizations d. Religious sector
44. Fictional pieces such as poems, epic, and short stories are called _________________.
a. Informal text b. literary text c. prose d. poem
45. What are three elements of reading fluency?
a. accurately, rate and prosody c. prosody, efficiently and effectively
b. accurately, effectively and rate d. accurately, rate and speed
46. What do we called the speed with which a reader processes an extended text and grasp the meaning of each
sentence without skipping any words?
a. Reading speed b. reading rate c. one on one reading d. reading fluency
47. What is the difference between hearing and listening?
a. Hearing is an automatic brain response – accidental, involuntary, effortlessly - it occurs naturally. Listening, on
the other hand, is focused, voluntary, and intentional.
b. Hearing is voluntary. Listening to pay attention to what you have hear.
c. Hearing and Listening are both ways to understand a certain message coming from the speaker.
d. Hearing and Listening are used to process and give consideration into a sound
48. What is the attitude of the writer/speaker regarding a subject.?
a. sound b. tone c. volume d. pitch
49. Which of the following are the focus of correctness in evaluating spoken texts?
a. grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation c. tone, pitch and volume
b. grammar, posture and cohesion d. vocabulary, spelling and pausing
50. Which is not a perfect example for evaluation in terms of fluency, cohesion, tone, and correctness.
a. Debates b. interviews c. speech d. news report.

Prepared by: Checked by:

SHERYL ANN T. DIONICIO PRISCA ROMELA C. BUENAVENTURE

Teacher I Head Teacher I