Department of Education
Region XI
Division of Davao De Oro
Monkayo, Davao De Oro
MONKAYO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
S.Y. 2022-2023
Subject: ENGLISH
Grade Level: 10
TOPICS NO. RELATIVE NO. OF SKILLS Total
OF IMPORTANCE % ITEMS KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION APPLICATIO ANALYSIS Number of
HR/DA 50% 30% N 10% 10% Items
YS
Module 1.
OVERCOMING
CHALLENGES
Lesson 1. 5 20% 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 21, 22, 23, 33 8
Discovering
Personal
Challenges
Lesson 2. 5 20% 8 5, 6, 7, 8 24, 25, 26 34 8
Lesson 3. 5 20% 8 9, 10, 11, 12 27, 28, 35 37 8
Lesson 4. 5 20% 8 13, 14, 15, 16 29, 30 36 38 8
Lesson 5. 5 20% 8 17,18, 19, 20 31, 32 39, 40 8
TOTAL 20 100% 40 20 12 4 4 40
Prepared by: Checked by:
LOREZA C. FIAL ELVIE J. CABALLERO
Subject Instructor
FIRST GRADING EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10
Name: ________________________________________ Section: ____________________ Score: _________
TEST I. TRUE OR FALSE
Instruction: Write T if the statement is true and F if it is wrong.
___1. A myth is an ancient story created to explain natural events.
___2. The story “Daedalus and Icarus” is not a myth.
___3. Daedalus managed to get out of the Labyrinth.
___4. Daedalus built wings made of chicken skin.
___5. An oral tradition is the process of passing information from one generation to another without a writing or any recording medium.
___6. Dictys was the fisherman who found the chest where Danae and her son were locked in.
___7. Hermes gave Perseus a magnificent curved sword.
___8. Andromeda is the daughter of King Orpheus.
___9. Eurydice is Orpheus’ mother.
___10. Orpheus played the lyre, a harplike instrument that had been given to him by the god Apollo.
TEST II. VOCABULARY
Instruction: Write the correct word being defined in each item. Choose the right answer from the box.
venomous obscure lest fleet gazed
strode nymph crouch perch indignantly
____________11. A number of warships functioning as a single unit under one command
____________12. Poisonous (adjective)
____________13. (or else) in order to prevent something happening, especially something causing fear
____________14. Not clearly understood or expressed
____________15. A mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations
____________16. Feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy
____________17. Alight or rest on something
____________18. To bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly
____________19. Walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction
____________20. Look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought.
Test III. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Instruction: Box the letter of the correct answer.
21. The name ‘Daedalus’ means _____.
A. Creator
B. Minotaur
C. Skilled worker
D. Worker
22. Daedalus built wings for himself and Icarus, made of feathers held together with ______.
A. Glue
B. Paste
C. Rope
D. Wax
23. The god sun is named _______.
A. Camicus
B. Orpheus
C. Hermes
D. Helios
24. Who is the author of “The Gorgon’s Head”?
A. Anne Terry White
B. Anne Smith
C. Nick Pontikis
D. Olivia Coolidge
25. Why did Hermes gave Perseus a magnificent curved sword?
A. For Medusa’s head is hard as metal
B. For Medusa’s head is hard as rock
C. For Medusa’s scales are hard as metal
D. For Medusa’s scales are hard as rock
26. In the story ‘The Gorgon’s Head’, who said the line “Descend, Perseus, and strike! The Gorgon nearest the shore is Medusa”?
A. Andromeda
B. Athena
C. Danae
D. Zeus
27. Who gave the lyre to Orpheus?
A. Apollo
B. Eurydice
C. Medea
D. Pythia
28. She is the wood nymph who fell in love with Orpheus.
A. Apollo
B. Eurydice
C. Medea
D. Pythia
29. How did the Goddess Athena disguised herself in the story ‘Arachne’?
A. As an old woman
B. As a beautiful woman
C. As a child
D. As a spider
30. What insect did the Goddess Athena turn Arachne into?
A. Bee
B. Butterfly
C. Centipede
D. Spider
31. This refers to the dictionary definition of a word.
A. Connotation
B. Denotation
C. Intensive
D. Reflexive
32. This refers to the emotion or feeling that is evoked by a word and accompanies its literal meaning.
A. Connotation
B. Denotation
C. Intensive
D. Reflexive
Test IV. MODALS
Read and analyze the following sentences from the stories you have read. Encircle the modals or auxiliary verbs found in each sentence and match its
function from the choices inside the box. Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided before each item. (2pts each)
A. Expresses obligation
B. Indicates necessity
C. Expresses sense of obligation to do, or to become something
D. Indicates prohibition, or disapproval of something that was done in the past
____1. “You should think again before you ask to drink.
____2. “The price of a drink must be a great sacrifice.”
____3. “Odin, the King of the gods, needs to have more wisdom, “
____4. “He ought to know more about his enemies.”
