CABANTIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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Country Homes, Cabantian, Davao City
Third Grading Exam
ENGLISH FOR GRADE 10
S.Y. 2015-2016
1. Directions: Identify the case of the
underlined pronoun. Write the
letter of the correct answer.
A. Possessive B. Objective
C. Subjective
1. Terenty shook his head and spat
deliberately.
2. Theywere flying looking home.
3. It seems to him that he is seeing all
that he has seen in a day.
4. With our own eye we saw it,” Bim
affirmed.
5. “Why does thou hunt only bear? “
Kosh-kwan once ventured to ask
him.
II. Directions : Choose the best pronoun
to complete each sentence.
6. Keesh is a boy ____ lived long ago
on the rim of the polar sea.
A. Which C. who
B. whose D. Whom
7. The mystery of Keesh began, a
mystery _____ deepened and with
the passing of the days.
A. A. where B. that
C. those D. this
8. A reporter talked to Mrs. Bea Zwack
after ____ home was struck by a
tornado.
A. His B. her C. their D. his/her
9. Jack Zwack spent most of ______
time cleaning up the yard.
A. His B. her
C. their D. his/her
10. Nick, Mack, and Patty Zwack are
staying with ____ neighbors for the
time being.
A. His B. her C. their D. his/her
III. Determine the type of pronoun
being used in the sentence.
11. Something smells good.
A. Demonstrative C. Interrogative
B. Indefinite D. Relative
12.
great work.
A. Demonstrative C. Interrogative
B. Indefinite D. Relative
13. Who ate the pie I left on the table.
A. Demonstrative C. Interrogative
B. Indefinite D. Relative
14. That is a brilliant idea.
A. Demonstrative C. Interrogative
B. Indefinite D. Relative
15. Everyone is invited to attend the
party.
A. Demonstrative C. Interrogative
B. Indefinite D. Relative
III. READING AND LITERATURE
A. Directions: Analyze the speaker’s
tone/attitude of each of the given
statement.
16. “Fyokla, a little beggar-girl of six, is
running through the village, looking
for Terenty the cobbler. Her eyes are
wide open, her lips are trembling.”
A. Calm B. hopeful
C. anxious D. excited
17. “ I am minded to build me an Igloo,”
he said one day to Klosh- Kwan and
a number of the hunters. “ It shall be
a large IGLOO, wherein Ikeega and I
can dwell in comfort.
A. doubtful B. determined
C. mysterious D. calm
18. It is the attitude of the author or
speaker towards the subject.
B. Theme B. Tone
C. Style D. Message
19. It is the manner how words/phrases
in the selection loaded with
connotation, associations, or
emotional impact?
A. Message B. them
C. word clause D. Moral
20. These pertains to sound, touch,
smell, taste or sight.
A. Imagery B. Imagination
C. Theme D. Tone
21. This the manner how the writer
develop the over-all style of the
poem through the use of figurative
language, point of view, literary
techniques, etc.
A. Writing Style B. Imagery
C. Theme D. Message
 C. Directions: From the choices
given, Choose the word which
properly completes each set of
relationships.
22. Keesh: protagonist: polar sea _____
A. Setting B. theme C. conflict
D. moral
23. The story of Keesh: Jack London: A
day in a Country:______
A. Rudyard Kipling B. Anton Cheklov
C. Robert Frost D. John Milton
24. “The air is warm and fragrant”
appeals to the sense of _______
A. Sight and sound
B. hearing and feeling
C. Feeling and smell D. smell and
sound
D. The following exercises will help
you gain greater understanding
about how adverbs work.
Recognize the best answer to
complete each sentence.
26. The driver stopped the bus
_______________.
A. Financially B. Exactly
C. Abruptly D. Now
27. During autumn, colorful leaves can
be seen falling ______________ from trees.
a. Everywhere b. Very c. Gently d. Loudly
28. My grandmother always smiled
_______________.
a. Cheerfully b. Sadly c. Never d. Yesterday
29. After the party, confetti was strewn
_________________.
A. Blandly B. Everywhere
C. Later D. Carefully
30. It’s time to go ____________.
a. Before b. Now c. Yesterday d. Lightly
IV. Define the meaning of each
highlighted words in the selection
through its context.
31. Poor Farmer Chevez labors sixteen
hours a day and never has time for a
vacation. He deserves better! Everyone
should have at least one day a week for rest
and relaxation.
A. plays B. eats C. works D. union
32. It's not that I'm unfriendly, but
sometimes I want to leave society behind
and be alone for awhile.
A. people living as members of a group
B. homes with messy floors
C. the fastest runners D. people who are
afraid of Girl Scouts
33. Our new alarm system will wake up the
entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the
house.
An intruder is someone who intrudes.
To intrude is to __________.
A. paint or repair old buildings
B. wear ones shoes on the wrong feet
C. go where one is not wanted or doesn't
belong D. be very noisy
35. Those scientists want to hear what our
professor thinks about their theory because
he is the foremost expert in their field.
A. The first or main one B. craziest
C. least informed D. loudest
36.Fortunately, the dizzy spell
was transient. He was able to continue
playing within seconds and had no trouble
winning the match.
When you describe an event as “transient,”
you are saying that __________.
A. it sounds like a train B. it is quite harmful
C. it helps you win D. it doesn't last long
37. Brea and Elizabeth are having
a dispute over which radio station to play at
work. It would be so much simpler if they
both liked the same kind of music.
A dispute is a __________.
A. musical instrument B. choice of music
C. discovery D. disagreement
38. When they heard the good news about
the court’s decision, the angry crowd
cheered and then began to disperse. “It
looks like everyone is going home,” one
reporter stated.
Which would be the opposite of “disperse”?
A. come together B. smile
C. fly like a bird D. sing
39. It’s a wonder to me how anyone can still
be undecided about this election. These two
candidates are certainly distinct. Each
would lead our nation in opposite directions.
What does “distinct” mean? 50. Magazine article by Sarah Geronimo in
Mindanao Issues. Name of the article is
A. needing a bath B. dishonest Davao City: The Haven of Peace and Order
. It is on page 24-28 of the January 15, 2016
C. clearly different D. about the same age issue.
Quotations
GOODLUCK AND GOD BLESS
Directions: Evaluate the following EVERYIONE
sentences and answer A if its correct
and B if the use of quotation is
improper. #maglasang
#morales
40. She said, “Water the plants.”

41. She asked,” Do you love Mother

earth”?

42.Did she say, “May I plant more

trees?”

43. “When are you coming to the

Philippines?”, he asked.

44.” I don’t understand her most of the

time”.

45. “It’s the very the same kind,” he

added.

46. “The old man smiled”.

Bibliography: Write the following entry

into a bibliography using the APA
format.

46. Website article by James Hihond Judy

Blume. The address is http//12345. The
article is Thai Students are the Best. The
name of the website is Teach in Thailand.
You saw the article on January 14,2016. It
was on the internet on December 26,2010.

47. You heard lecture by Mickey Mouse at

Disney University. It was in Donald Duck
Hall on December 12,2016. The name of
the lecture was Just Call me Mickey.

48. Magazine article by Susan Johnson in

Stylr for Everyone magazine. Name of the
article is Bangkok:Fashion Capital of the
World. It is on page 28-30 of the October
2015 issue.

49. A book published in 2015 in Country

Homes,Cabantian, Davao City by
Grapheme Publishing Company. It was
written by Snow White G. Maggerts. The
title of the book is The Secrets of Beauty.