Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School

First Quarter Examination in English Communication Arts 10

August 15, 2016

Name: ________________________________________ Section: ________________________ Score: _____________

Note: Read all directions carefully. Wrong spelling and not following directions shall be considered errors.

I. Identification
Multiple answers will be considered incorrect.

Sumer or Sumerian 1. The oldest civilization where the Epic of Gilgamesh was believed to have originated
Greece 2. The source of classical culture/literature in the west
Abraham 3. The patriarch summoned by God to leave Ur and start His chosen nation
Bible 4. The worlds most widely-read book which originated from the Hebrew culture
Sophocles 5. The greatest tragedian of classical Greece
Aristophanes 6. The Father of Greek comedy
Lysistrata 7. His work which stood out like a sore thumb for being ahead of its time for featuring a female protagonist
Hellenistic 8. A period in classical Greece which is known for its poetry
David 9. The king who is the most prominent writer of the book of Psalm
Tree or Tree planted by the stream of water10. In Psalm 1 happy people who take delight in the word of God are compared to this
Wicked 11. These people are compared to chaff
Gilgamesh 12. The King of Uruk who used to be a tyrant
Friendship 13. The bond he forged with Enkidu after realizing they cannot outdo each other.
Hector 14.The hero of Troy.
Helen 15. She is the root of all trouble that befell Troy.
Andromache 16. The lady who is afraid to become a widow when her husband goes to war
Odysseus 17. The hero of Homers second epic
Ismarus 18. The island the Greeks plundered after the war with Troy
Cyclops 19. The one-eyed monster who was killed by the King of Ithaca
Hermes 20. The god who helped the leader of the Greeks from the enchantments of the beautiful witch by giving him
herb
Hedonistic 21. The characteristic of the Greeks associated with their being pleasure seekers
Olympus 22. The mythical mountain where Greek gods are believed to live.
Pragmatic 23. The quality with which the Romans are known for putting duty ahead of everything
The Eternal City to which All Roads Lead24. The title given to Rome for being a mega city of its time
Pompey or Pompeii 25. Roman general turned consul who built the theater in Ciceros letter
Gladiator 26. Cicero found this form of game to be barbaric
Marius 27. The friend to whom he wrote the letter
Western 28. Rome is believed to be as old as this civilization
Primary Epics 29. These are epics that have started orally
Jehovah 30. The modern-translation of Gods name

II. Writetrue if the statement is correct, and false if not. Write your answer at the end of the item.

1. There are two types of Greek drama. True

2. Religious poetry is part of the classical Greek era. False
3. Rome conquered Greece during the Greco-Roman era._ True
4. Epic uses a particular style of writing._ True
5. The gods are often invoked in the beginning of every epic. False _____
6. Epics often begin at the beginning of a characters life.__ False ___
7. Roman conquest contributed to the history of their literature.__ True
8. Early Romans politicians are notable for being dynamic orators.__ True
9. The greatest virtue of the Roman republic is following ones heart._ False ____
 10. Roman literature is written to praise the republic._ True

III. Fill in the boxes with the correct name/s, or title of the following Greek/Roman deities.

Title Greek Roman

1. King (or god) of gods, god of the sky, god of thunder/lightning Zeus Jupiter/Jove
2. god of the sea Poseidon neptune
3. messenger of the gods, patron of athletes, thieves, and trade hermes Mercury
4. goddess of the moon Artemis diana
5. goddess of wisdom and warfare Athena minerva
6. god of fire and fire-based art hephaestus Vulcan
7. Queen of gods, goddess of childbirth/maternity/marriage Hera juno
8. goddess of household fire hestia Vesta
9. god of prophecy, sunlight, and healing (Phoebus) Apollo Apollo
10. goddess of beauty (me! me!) Aphrodite Venus
11. king of the underworld Hades Pluto
13. goddess of vegetation and good harvest Demeter Ceres
14. god of war Ares Mars
15. God of wine, god of festivities Dionysus Bacchus
16. queen of the underworld Persephone Proserpina
17. god of love Eros Cupid

IV. Vocabulary

A. Match the words with their meaning. Write only the letter before the item.

1. Farces i a. plea
2. Plunder f b. mixture
3. Supplication a c. heavens
4. Perish g d. mocker
5. luscious h e. sinner
6. Scoffers m f. steal
7. Chaff j g. die
8. Firmament c h. delicious
9. Transgressor e i. comedy
10. Brew b j. worthless remains

B. Give the meaning of the underlined allusions. Be specific.

Wise / smart / good at making decisions / full of wisdom / intelligent 1. Im not exactly a Solomon when it comes to decisions.
Adventure / challenge / difficult journey 2. Going to Divisoria used to be an Odyssey until now.
Ideal man/ dream boy / man of dreams / Mr. Right 3. My prince charming turned out to be(continued on 4)
Stingy / miser / thrifty / greedy 4. a Scrooge on our first date.
__________Liar/ dishonest___________ 5. Dont be a Pinocchio in front of Mom, so you wont get grounded.

C. Cite the meaning of the following statements with simile/metaphor.

Joker / comedian / funny /happy pill 1. Hes been a class clown ever since.
Messy / tangled / disheveled / unruly / bad hair day 2. My hair is like crumpled piece of paper today.
Sharp / pointed 3. The crocs teeth are like white knives.
__mysterious / full of secret / private /unknown__ 4. My life is a hidden book.
__angry / loud / nagging / furious_____ 5. Mom is a growling lion every time Dad comes home late.

V. Identify the literary devices used is imagery, repetition, parallel word structure, alliteration, or figure of speech (give the
specific).
__hyperbole___ 1. It took me ten years to get to Sta. Mesa.
__repetition_______ 2. Thats one step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
___alliteration____ 3. Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved His vastness - from Paradise Lost by John Milton.
___ repetition ____ 4. Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! King John - William Shakespeare
___parallel word structure_____ 5. Give all of your energy. Give all of your time. Give everything you have to give.
__personification___ 7. The moon sees everything that I am going through.
__ repetition ___ 8. You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the
people all of the time.
__ repetition ____ 9. You must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge
with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual
affection with love ( The Bible, II Peter 1:5 7)
Imagery / alliteration__________10. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming
dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before

VI. Choose the best the answer to complete the polite expressions for request, excuse, and invitation. Write your answer on
the space provided.

1. Student: _________________ help me with my homework, please? Teacher: Of course!

Could you Could you please May you

2. ______________, do you have the time?

Hey! Pardon me Excuse me

3. The debate will be exciting. _________ come!

You may you might you should

4. Sandy, ________________ photocopy these letters right away?

do you may you could you

5. Welcome to Boyongs Eatery. Tonight the special is monkey brains. ______ I start you off with something to drink?
May Can Should

6. Charlotte, ______________ send me the document by email?

Will you please Would you please You could

7. Teacher: Marco, ______________ erase the blackboard for me?

8. Marco: _________________, teacher.
Would you please / Yes, of course you can / Of course you will / Yes, certainly

9. ________ for a moment while I make a quick phone call.

Pardon Excuse me Please excuse me

10. _____________________stopping by the city hall to pick up the documents?

Would you mind Do you think I wanted you

VII. Grammar

A. Underline all forms of adjectives used in the following sentences including the nouns that function as such. Analyze
the sentences carefully as incorrectly underlined word will be deducted (.5) from the total score.
1. The third child turned out to be a genius kid.

2. We were given a few days to leave, and stay on that building across the street.

3. The German national was identified by the immigration agents.

4. Various citations were accorded to him.

5. Their attention is now focused on Lyra who was laughing so hard.

B. Underline the complete noun and identify their function in the following sentences. Analyze the sentences carefully
as incorrectly underlined word will be deducted (.5) from the total score. The first is done for you.

1. The children broke our window in the garage last night.

Subject direct object indirect object

2. Driving Elly to the store in the morning takes most of my time.

Subject object of the preposition

3. The reason, his infidelity has caused him his marriage.

Subject appositive object of the verb

4. The chief of police is now a general.

Subject (subject) complement

5. Trisha made my brother a hat.

Subject indirect object direct object

6. That lady talking to the group of students is a faculty researcher.

Subject

7. This evening, the president will read his speech to the public.
Subject direct object indirect object

Never let anyone look down on your youth. Instead, become an example to the faithful ones in speaking,
in conduct, in love, in faith, in chasteness. 1 Timothy 4:12