Nagbalaye High School
Nagbalaye, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental
Sta. Catalina District II
Second Periodical Examination
ENGLISH 10
I. Accomplish the chart by defining the following terms technically and operationally.
Choose your answers below and write the letter of the correct answer in your paper.
a. Group responsible for making laws in some kinds of government
b. Serves as the central church of a diocese, a Christian church which constitute the seat of a bishop
c. Also known as Kyphosis, an excessive convex kyphotic curvature of the spine
d. A place where something or someone is given shelter
e. Law-making body within a parliament system, a legislature
f. A hobo, drifter or a tramp who wanders around without employment or income
g. Serves as the central church of the diocese of a Christian church
h. A person with a humpback
i. A sacred place or sacred home as to shrine
j. A wanderer or a traveler
Terms Technical Definition Operational Definition
Cathedral 1. 2.
Sanctuary 3. 4.
Hunchback 5. 6.
Vagabond 7. 8.
Parliament 9. 10.
II. Identify the form of bias in instructional materials as shown in each sentence.
11. Women, those with disabilities, gays and homosexuals continue to be missing from many of today’s
texts.
12. Literature is drawn primarily from western, male authors.
13. There is a notion that technology will resolve persistent social problems.
14. Words such as forefathers, mankind, and businessman serve to deny the contributions of female.
15. Men are portrayed as assertive and successful in their jobs, but rarely discussed as husbands or
fathers. Women as caregivers.
III. Write A if the sentence expresses affirmation and N if it expresses negation.
16. Federigo certainly loves Monna as he gave everything to make her happy.
17. Luxuries are not enough for Monna to love Federigo back.
18. He never thought that there will be a second chance for them to be together.
19. The falcon played a really important part in their lives.
20. Truly, there is a happily ever after waiting for those who love purely.
IV. Read the paragraph below and answer the following questions. Write the letter of the
correct answers in your paper.
As the cool stream gushed over one hand, she (my teacher) spelled into the other hand the word water, first
slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly, I felt a misty
consciousness as of something forgotten – a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was
revealed to me. I knew then that “w-a-t-e-r” meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That
living word awakened my soul and gave it light, hope, joy – set it free!
-Helen Keller, “The Story of My Life”
21. From the story, we can say that Helen Keller is
a. blind b. illiterate c. ignorant d. deaf
22. The paragraph implicitly stated that
a. Helen Keller had the best tutor
b. Helen Keller was very eager to learn
c. Helen Keller was mentally challenged
d. Helen Keller was rich
23. As the story was narrated, the author felt
a. happy b. proud c. annoyed d. irritated
24. The author’s purpose in writing the text was
a. To inform about her life c. To boast off her knowledge
b. To inspire people about her life d. To persuade people to get a tutor
25. The paragraph implicitly stated that Helen Keller was
a. an intelligent young girl c. a girl with disability
b. a daughter of a rich man d. a good writer
V. Literature. Answer the following questions correctly. Write the letter of the correct
answers in your paper.
26. Inferno is part of the trilogy __________ which was written by Dante Alighieri.
a. The Hunger Games b. Paradiso c. Purgatorio d. The Divine Comedy
27. Based on this novel, there are how many circles of hell?
a. six b. seven c. eight d. nine
28. The first circle of hell is called _______.
a. Limbo b. Lust c. Gluttony d. Wrath
29. It is the most priced possession of Federigo.
a. House b. Necklace c. Farm d. Falcon
30. It is the lesson taught by the story “Federigo’s Falcon”.
a. Give everything for the one you love c. Love yourself first before giving it to someone else
b. True love waits d. Money is not a thing to consider in love
31. Who is the Italian poet who wrote numbers of sonnets for his lady love but failed to confess his
feelings for her?
a. Petrarch b. Shakespeare c. Longfellow d. Whitman
32. The white doe symbolizes the beauty of _________.
a. Karylle b. Laura c. Catherine d. Genelyn
33. ‘Spring’ was written after ___________.
a. Laura’s wedding b. Petrarch’s birthday c. Laura’s death d. winter
34. What feeling was emphasized in the poem ‘Spring’?
a. Gladness b. Gratitude c. Misery d. Hatred
35. The ‘Song of Roland’ is an epic. What was Roland’s tragic flaw?
a. His beliefs b. His pride c. His intelligence d. His emotions
36. How did Ganelon show his jealousy to Roland?
a. He killed him. b. He sent him to a mission. c. He betrayed him. d. He made him mad.
37. The Hunchback of Notre Dame emphasized lack of human rights in the __________.
a. Medieval Era b. Romantic Age c. Age of Enlightenment d. Renaissance
38. Who among these characters showed true love for La Esmeralda?
a. Phoebus b. Frollo c. Quasimodo d. Rodrigo
39. What is the conflict presented in this novel?
a. man vs. nature b. man vs. society c. man vs. God d. man vs. himself
40. What is the theme presented in this story?
a. Discrimination b. True Love c. Medievalism d. Catholicism
41. What is the literary technique used in Boccacio’s The Decameron?
a. Stream-of-consciousness b. Frame Story c. Deus-ex-machina d. En-medias-res
VI. Read the excerpt below and answer the following questions correctly.
Midway in our life’s journey, I went astray
From the straight road and woke to find myself
Alone in a dark wood. How shall I say what wood that was! I never saw so drear,
So rank, so arduous a wilderness!
Its very memory gives a shape to fear.
- The Inferno, Canto 1 by Alighieri
42. At the beginning of the passage, the mood is
a. quiet b. regretful c. eerie d. energetic
43. The last three lines signify the tone of the author as
a. fearful b. bold c. wonder d. awe
44. From the passage, it could be implied that
a. The speaker had not been a good man in his lifetime
b. The speaker was in a deep dark forest
c. The speaker was into a great adventure
d. The speaker was lost
45. At the end of the passage, the evident mood is___________.
a. tranquil b. fearsome c. eerie d. gross
VII. Arrange the following information to acknowledge a book as a reference in APA
citation. Take note of the proper punctuation marks.
46-54. The Kitchen God’s Wife Washington, USA Amy Tan
1999 Rising Sun Publishing, Inc.
VIII. Write a three-paragraph argumentative essay about the ‘No Assignment Policy’.
54-60.
- Good Luck!!! -
