DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division of Taguig City and Pateros

SECOND PERIODIC EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
1. Determining the purpose of the text
2. Identify parts and features of
argumentative essays
3. Unlocking
vocabulary
through
context clues
4. Determine sensory image/s used in
the text
5. Distinguish questions of fact, policy
and value
6. Interpret informations in tables,
graphs and maps
7. Getting the theme of a literary work
8. Scan and note details used in a
passage
9. Make valid inferences
10. Expressing thoughts concisely
TOTAL

ITEM PLACEMENT
4
21-25

# OF ITEMS
1
5

1, 8-12

17-20

26-31

32-40

13-16
3, 6, 7, 43, 48, 50

4
6

2, 5, 41, 42, 45, 44, 46, 47, 49

51-60

9
10
60

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division of Taguig City and Pateros
SECOND PERIODIC EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10
S.Y. 2016-2017
NAME __________________________________

GRADE & SECTION __________________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
Read and analyze the test questions. Write the letter of your answer in CAPITAL and place it before the
number.
by transforming herself into a salmon in
search of her own truth. MacKenzie
I.
Reading Comprehension
decided on this story because she felt it
Musical Adaptation of the Kalevala
resonated with her own path. Just as
Presented at Guthrie Theater Lab
Aino, I was going about my business
when fate intervened (a concert in
Kaustinen, Finland), setting me on a
path that has been unpredictable and
transformative.
D. The production was directed by Wendy
Knox and choreographed by Wynn
Fricke. The presentation included
kulning (a high-pitched Swedish song
for calling animals), Ingrian Choral
work, Itku Virsi (crying hymns), and
trallning (Sweddish cat singing). In
order to communicate the story of Aino,
MacKenzie decided to sing in both
Finnish and English. She used
traditional
Finnish
and
Swedish
melodies and created new melodies
A. In June of 1998 the Frank Theatre, the
inspired by the tradition. MacKenzie
Guthrie Theater, and the Walker Art
integrated Finnish text with English text
Center presented Kalevala: Dream of
so that audiences could hear the original
the Salmon Maiden, a musical
language as well as the poetry that is
adaptation of the Kalevala on the
part of this tradition. Ive taken the
Guthrie Lab stage in Minneapolis,
original Kalevala text and interwoven
Minnesota. The production was written,
poems from other Finno-Ugrian song
composed, and adapted by Ruth
lyric sources to broaden the emotional
MacKenzie, a singer, writer, and actor
and metaphysical landscape from which
who has explored many creative and
the story is told. But truly at the heart of
performing arenas.
this work is the voice, the untamed
B. The first time I heard the vocal sounds
voice.
of Finland and Sweden, I was hooked. I
E. MacKenzie received a 1995 Fellowship
wanted to house these sounds within
grant from the Minnesota State Arts
my own body, MacKenzie said. In 1994,
Board for her performance work of
she studied in Finland and Sweden, as
Scandinavian and Finno-Ugrian singing
well as working at home experimenting
styles, a 1996 Diverse Visions Grant
with vocal sounds and driving my dog
from Intermedia Arts, and a 1994
nuts. As I learned more about these
Jerome Foundation Travel/Study grant.
singing traditions, I wanted to put the
She was awarded Artist of the Year in
songs within the context of a story
1997 by both the Minneapolis Star
because in the Finno-Ugrian tradition
Tribune and City Pages newspapers for
the singer is the storyteller. The singer is
her production of Kaledala, Dream of
the magician.
the Salmon Maiden.
C. In the musical production, three
vocalists sing the story of Aino from the
1. What is the meaning of the word
Kalevala, as it is dramatized by
house as used in this sentence?
interpretive
dancers.
MacKenzie
interprets the story as honoring the
I wanted to house these sounds within
untamable within each of us. In this
my own body.
section of the Kalevala the young
A.
dwelling
C. governing body
maiden Aino eludes the advances of
B.
contain
D. make
Vainamoinen, a 900-year-old magician,

2. When MacKenzie says that, in the

Finno-Ugrian tradition, the singer is a
magician, she means that
A. the singer performs magic tricks while
singing
B. the performance of a Finnish singer is
magical
C. stories of magical events are common in
Finland
D. the singer has a unique ability to bring a
story to life

4.

5.

6.

7.

II.

8.

B. being unknown
C. special treatment
D. freedom
9.

I admire the logical organization and

progression of ideas in Lucias coherent
essay.
A. clear and sensible
B. daring and unconventional
C. neat and professional
D. long and complex

3. Which of the following details would be 10.

Some people say a black cat crossing
MOST important to include when
your path is a portent of bad luck.
summarizing this selection for someone
who
might
want
to
attend
the
A. omen
C. cause
performance?
B. danger
D. carrier
A. The production was sponsored by
the Frank Theater, the Guthrie
11.
Freds bad mood was as ominous as a
Theater, and the Walker Art Center.
thundercloud ready to let loose.
B. Three vocalists sing while dancers
A. forgiving
C. threatening
interpret the storyline.
B. powerful
D. annoying
C. MacKenzie studied in Finland and
Sweden in 1994.
12. Gordy made a snide remark, but Rosie
D. MacKenzie is a singer, a writer, and
had a clever retort.
an actor.
A. brilliant excuse
B. witty reply
The author MOST LIKELY wrote this
C. urgent appointment
article to
D. angry comeback
A. explain Ruth MacKenzies background
and interests
III.
Getting the Theme
B. fulfill a course requirement
Read the short stories and identify the
C. encourage readers to go to the
theme as well as the event/s in the story
production
that led you to believe such.
D. entertain readers with the story of the
A.
Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog were
Kalevala
hanging out at the food court of the
Judging by this article, Finnish and
animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was
Swedish singing are MOST LIKELY
eating a huge feast of pizza and
A. rapid and harmonic
drinking a large jug of fruit punch
B. rap-like and controversial
and Mr. Dog was watching him eat.
C. urgent and powerful
"Hey, Mr. Pig. If you give me a slice
D. high-pitched and mournful
of your pizza, I'll let you have the
next bone I find." Mr. Pig declined,
In what paragraph was MacKenzies
even though it hurt his stomach to
inspiration for coming up with Kalevala
eat the last three slices of pizza.
explained?
"I'm sorry, Mr. Dog," Mr. Pig said,
A. Paragraph A
C. paragraph B
"but I paid for this pizza and it's all
B. Paragraph C
D. paragraph D
mine." Mr. Dog sighed and waited
for Mr. Pig to finish, and then they
The words/phrases bold faced in the
left the animal mall together. On
selection are
the way out, a hunter spotted them
A. Swedish and Finnish sounds combined
and gave chase. Mr. Pig normally
in the production of Kalevala
could have escaped the hunter but
B. New melodies created by MacKenzie
since he was weighed down by such
C. MacKenzies coined sounds from
a large meal, Mr. Pig collapsed and
combining Swedish, Finnish and English
the hunter killed him. Mr. Dog
music
easily escaped. Later that night
D. The main choreography styles in
while returning to the scene, Mr.
Kalevala
Dog caught the scent of something
delicious and began digging around
Vocabulary
a trash can. He found a large ham
Read the following sentences. Then,
bone with lots of meat and marrow
choose the best definitions for the
still stuck to the bone. Mr. Dog
underlined words.
happily ate.
A local celebrity, James, enjoyed the
anonymity he experienced away from home.
A. continuous attention

13. What is the theme of the story?

A. Dont be greedy.
B. Persistence pays off.

C. Work hard, play hard.

D. Money doesnt buy happiness.
14. What happens in the story that leads
you to believe your answer in
number 13?
A. Mr. Dog happily ate.
B. Mr. Dog sighed and waited for
Mr. Pig to finish.
C. Mr. Pig died because of his
greed. Had he shared with Mr.
Dog, he might have escaped.
D. Mr. Pig normally could have
escaped the hunter but since he
was weighed down by such a
large meal, he collapsed and
the hunter killed him.

added the fragrant forest green bouquet of

eucalyptus to my cart. While heading for the
meat department, I smelled the stench of
seafood, which made my appetite disappear. I
absently grabbed a bloody red hunk of NY
Strip and tossed it into my cart. Pushing my
creaky shopping cart to the checkout line, I
heard an employee announce over the PA that
there was a special on shrimp. On the ride
home, I realized I had forgotten to buy the
crusty wheat bread I like so much.
17.

I spotted yellow tulips.

A. sense of smell
C. sense of sight
B. sense of touch
D. sense of taste

18.

I caught a whiff of minty dried

eucalyptus, so I added the fragrant forest
green bouquet of eucalyptus to my cart.
A. sense of smell
C. sense of sight
B. sense of touch
D. sense of taste

19.

Pushing my creaky shopping cart to the

checkout line, I heard an employee
announce over the PA that there was a
special on shrimp.
A. sense of hearing
C. sense of smell
B. sense of taste
D. sense of sight

20.

Which of the following italicized lines

appeals most to the sense of touch?
A. I absently grabbed a bloody red hunk of
NY Strip and tossed it into my cart.
B. On the ride home, I realized I had
forgotten to buy the crusty wheat bread I
like so much.
C. Upon entering the grocery store, I
headed
directly
for
the
flower
department, where I spotted yellow
tulips.
D. While heading for the meat department,
I smelled the stench of seafood, which
made my appetite disappear.

B.
Ulysses spent all of his
free time reading books and
felt that he was very
intelligent. One day a nice
student from his class asked
him if he wanted to go
sledding
and
Ulysses
responded, "I've read about
sledding in books, and it
sounds miserable. No, thank
you." On another day, a
different friendly student
asked Ulysses if he wanted
to go out for hotdogs after
school. Ulysses responded,
"I've read that hotdogs are
filled with rat parts and pig
bellies.
No, thank you."
Nobody asked Ulysses to
hang out again, but he did
read about friends in his
books.
15.

16.

What is the theme of this story?

A. Reading is life.
B. Learning from books is no substitute for
real life experience.
C. Real friends are found in books.
D. Books are great companions.

What happens in the story that leads

you to believe your answer in number 15?
A. Ulysses acts snobby at the expense of a
social life.
B. Ulysses friends did not understand him.
C. Nobody asked Ulysses to hang out
again.
D. Ulysses spent all of his free time reading
books and felt that he was very
intelligent.

IV.
Sensory Images
Read the following passage and identify the
sensory images used in the italicized phrases.
Upon entering the grocery store, I
headed directly for the flower department,
where I spotted yellow tulips. As I tenderly
rested the tulips in my rusty shopping cart, I
caught a whiff of minty dried eucalyptus, so I

V.

Argumentative Essays
21-25: Choose among the list of titles
those which you think are good
argumentative essay titles. Be reminded
of the characteristics and features of
argumentative essays. Encircle the
letter of your choice.
A. Students Should Be Able to
Grade Their Teachers
B. What is the Right Amount of
Group Work in School?
C. Do We Need a New Way to
Teach Math?
D. Schools Should Put Tracking
Devices in Students ID Cards
E. Class Size Matter
F. Should Students Be Allowed to
Skip Senior Year of High
School?
G. What Are You Really Learning at
School?
H. Corporal Punishment Should
Never Be Allowed in School
I. Another Prom is Worth It

VI.

Types of Opinion-Based Questions

Choose from the types below under
which each question belongs.
A. Question of Fact
B. Question of Value
C. Question of Policy

26. If you could retrieve one thing from your

childhood, what would it be and why?
27. What should the schools in the Philippines
do to combat bullying?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Blues and classical

Jazz and EDM
EDM and Blues
Blues and Jazz

28. Have we all caught up the Aldub bug?

35. Which among the genre is the most listened

to?
A. Pop
C. Metal
B. Folk
D. Country

29. Is it better to work for a living or live for

your work?

36. From what country does the worlds most

effective leader hail?

30. What can be done to slow the rise in teen

pregnancy?
31. Is the Supreme Student Government
really serving its purpose of serving and
governing students?
VII.

Interpreting Graphs, Pictures, etc.

A.
B.

USA
Vatican

C. Saudi Arabia
D. Venezuela

37. What is the difference in the average

number of retweets per tweets of the most
effective leader of 2015 from the fourth most
effective leader?
A. 8719
B. 6718

C. 7918
D. 4381

32. What does the above picture show?

A. The most popular seryes of 2015
B. Filipinos most loved couples
C. The most talked about celebrities
D. The most liked love teams of 2015

38. The picture below shows a/an

33. Based on the picture above, which shows

love team has the most number of followers?
A. Forevermore
B. EBs Kalye Serye
C. Pangako Sa Yo
D. On the Wings of Love
E. Both B & C
34. From the graph below, which two genres
are the least favorite?

A. Facebook post
B. Tweet reposted
upload

C. Instagram post
D. Pinterest

On my counterpane
That doesnt frighten me at all

39. What did Gabriel Valenciano use to refer to

his previous Youtube videos in relation to his
attached Beyonce video?

I go boo
Make them shoo
I make fun
Way they run
I wont cry
So they fly
I just smile
They go wild
Life doesnt frighten me at all.

A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=k4YRWT
B.
#superselfie
C.
To God be all glory.
D.
Still cant believe it.
40. What does the graph below indicate?

Tough guys in a fight

All alone at night
Life doesnt frighten me at all.
Panthers in the park
Strangers in the dark
No, they dont frighten me at all.
The new classroom where
boys pull my hair
(Kissy little girls
With their hair in curls)
They dont frighten me at all.
Dont show me frogs and snakes
And listen for my scream.
If Im afraid at all
Its only in my dreams.

A. Social media actually helps people

become more socially engaged in
person.
B. When people use FB or Twitter, their
social life is on a downhill.
C. Less FB and Twitter means more
social life in person.
D. As people increase their use of FB
and Twitter, they meet friends in
person and call their friends on the
phone less.

Ive got a magic charm

That I keep up my sleeve,
I can walk the ocean floor
And never have to breathe.
Life doesnt frighten me at all
Not at all
Not at all.
Life doesnt frighten me at all.
41. Based on the text, how is the speaker in this
poem MOST LIKELY feeling?
A.
B.
C.
D.

VIII.

Analyzing Poetry
A.
Life Doesnt Frighten Me
Maya Angelou
Shadows in the wall
Noises down the hall
Life doesnt frighten me at all
Bad dogs barking loud
Big ghosts in a cloud
Life doesnt frighten me at all.
Mean old Mother Goose
Lions on the loose
They dont frighten me at all
Dragons breathing flame

angry and aggressive

calm and collected
angry and defensive
childish and joking

42. What can we infer about the speaker from

reading this poem?
A. She fears many kinds of animals.
B. She likes nursery rhymes.
C. She wants to go to beach
D. She works hard to overcome her fears.
43. The speaker is only afraid of which of the
following?
A.
Strangers in the dark
B.
Lightening and thunderstorm
C.
Mean old Mother Goose
D.
Bad dreams in her sleep.
44. What organizational pattern does the
speaker use to talk about the things that she
does not fear?

A. naming the things that dont scare her

B. telling the time order of frightening events
C. explaining where things happened
D. explaining why things happened
45. Based on the details in the poem, in which
of these settings does the speaker MOST
LIKELY live?
A. on a farm with her family and her
grandparents nearby
B. at the ocean in a beachfront condominium
C. in an inner-city apartment where she is
sometimes alone
D. beside a bakery in an upstairs.
B.
Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright
Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet

47. According to the poem, what business did

the Wrights work at together?
A. bottling soda pop
B. canning vegetables
C. repairing bicycles
D. selling bicycles
48. What happened when the brothers heard the
birds cheep cheep about the fun of flying?
A. Orville became very ill.
B. They started trying to make a glider.
C. They praised each others daring.
D. Wilbur bought Orville a soda pop.
49. Based on the text, how do poets feel about
the Wright brothers?
A. The poets think the brothers are to be
admired.
B. The poets think of the brothers as friends.
C. The poet thinks the brothers drank too much
pop soda.
D. The poets think the brothers were careless.
50. Which stanza best expresses the main idea?
A. Stanza 1
C. Stanza 3
B. Stanza 2
D. Stanza 4

Said Orville Wright to Wilbur Wright

These birds are very trying.
Im sick of hearing them cheep-cheep
About the fun of flying.
A bird has feathers, it is true.
That much I freely grant.
But, must that stop us, W?
Said Wilbur Wright, It shant.
And so they built a glider, first,
And then they built another.
There never were two brothers more
Devoted to each other.
They ran a dusty little shop
For bicycle repairing.
And bought each other soda-pop
And praised each others daring.
They glided here, they glided there,
They sometimes skinned their noses.
For learning how to rule the air
Was not a bed of roses
But each would murmur, afterward,
While patching up his bro,
Are we discouraged, W?
Of course we are not, O!
And finally, at Kittty Hawk
In nineteen-Three (lets cheer it!)
And kingdoms may forget their kings
And dogs forget their bites,
But, not till Man forgets his wings,
Will men forget the Wrights.
46. For learning how to rule the air---Was not a
bed of roses---What do these words imply?
A. that it had no real importance
B. that it was easy as planting flowers
C. that it took too long to accomplish
D. that it was a very difficult task.

IX.

Essay (51-60)
Express your thoughts concisely and on
point.

A.

Using words and expressions that affirm

or negate, state your opinion on this quote,
One can never resolve a conflict
without creating another conflict. (5
points)
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division of Taguig City and Pateros
SECOND PERIODIC EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10
S.Y. 2016-2017
ANSWER KEY
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. B

16. A
17. C
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. E
24. H
25. I
26. B
27. C
28. A
29. B
30. C

31. B
32. A
33. E
34. A
35. C
36. B
37. A
38. A
39. B
40. A
41. D
42. B
43. D
44. A
45. C

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46. D
47. C
48. B
49. A
50. D