Sta. Elena School of Novaliches, Inc.
2 Mercury St. Constellation HMS Zabarte Rd., Brgy. 177, Caloocan City
Junior High School Department
English 10
1st Quarter Examination
Name: ______________________________Grade Level: ____________ Score: ________________
Teacher: ___Mr. Louie Ric Fisco____Date: __________________ Parent’s Signature: ___________
I. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the act or process of writing down information?
a. Note-taking
b. Outlining
c. Mapping
d. Charting
2. How will you categorize the sentence as a situation in note-taking? “You cannot pause the speech
or discussion when taking down notes.”
a. Note-taking while reading
b. Note-taking while speaking
c. Note-taking while listening
d. Note-taking while playing
3. Which technique of note-taking involves illustrating the framework or development of ideas in the
text? It uses indention to denote the level of importance of information.
a. Charting
b. Outlining
c. Mapping
d. Sentence method
4. When you classify information and note them down in several columns, what note-taking method
do you use?
a. Sentence method
b. Outlining
c. Mapping
d. Charting
5. Nico used a graphic representation to take down notes from a lecture. What note-taking method
did he use?
a. Mapping
b. Charting
c. Outlining
d. Sentence method
6. Which of the following note-taking methods is the best one to use when the format of the lecture is
distinct and the ideas can be organized into several classifications?
a. Charting
b. Sentence method
c. Mapping
d. Outlining
7. Which of the following should be observed when listening to take down information?
a. Use your phone while listening.
b. Smile at the speaker and show a positive attitude.
c. Take note of everything you hear.
d. Sit near the speaker so that you can see and hear him or her better.
8. Myrna takes down notes by writing every new thought, fact, or detail on a separate line. Which
method did she use?
a. Outlining
b. Charting
c. Mapping
d. Sentence method
9. Which of the following are necessary or may be used when taking down information while reading?
a. Bluetooth speaker
b. Books
c. Pen and paper
d. Earphones
10. Which of the following are reasons that we take down information?
a. To have something to take note of
b. To recall information
c. To comply with the requirements
d. To submit requirements
11. What words that are used to connect, manage, and organize what we say or write?
a. Communication
b. Nouns
c. Discourse markers
d. Generalization
12. What is NOT an example of coordinating conjunction?
a. yet
b. absolutely
c. for
d. but
13. What coordinating conjunction used for connecting ideas that are equal in emphasis?
a. and
b. but
c. so
d. nor
14. Which is NOT an example of adverbs?
a. exactly
b. overall
c. then
d. you know
15. Which is NOT an example of gambits?
a. What I mean is
b. Oh really!
c. So
d. That’s terrible!
16. What type of discourse marker is underlined in the sentence? “That’s interesting! You also
watched the entire Henry Porter movie collection!”
a. Adverb
b. Adjective
c. Gambit
d. Conjunction
17. Which function of the discourse marker is underlined in the sentence? “Overall, the entire
presentation provided facts and supporting details.”
a. The word overall is used to sum up the information.
b. The word overall is used as an adjective to describe the presentation.
c. The word overall is used at the start to manage the flow of the conversation directly.
d. The word overall is used to describe the situation happening.
18. What discourse marker is underlined in the sentence? “We need to maintain good grades for our
college application.”
a. The word for is used to modify the good grades.
b. The word for is used to state the reason.
c. The word for is used to describe the situation of the college application.
d. The word for is used to direct the conversation into the college application.
19. Which of the following sentences has a coordinating conjunction that shows negation?
a. Gina bought flowers for her mom.
b. Andy stood first and got a prize.
c. She went to the market so she could buy fruits.
d. He is alone but not lonely.
20. Which of the following sentences has an adverb that shows the order or importance of ideas?
a. She is primarily concerned with her child’s virtue.
b. Totally, the benefits of studying would help us in our future career.
c. In other words, you do not want to attend the seminar.
d. He decided to make sure that he locked the door for his family’s safety.
21. What kind of generalization claims that all the members of a particular group share the same
certain attributes or characteristics?
a. Universal generalization
b. Statistical generalization
c. Contingent generalization
d. Generalization
22. What kind of generalization makes a claim that a percentage or part of a group shares a certain
attribute or characteristic?
a. Generalization
b. Universal generalization
c. Contingent generalization
d. Statistical generalization
23. What kind of generalization is based on conditions or qualifications that need to be met for the
generalization to be considered true?
a. Universal generalization
b. Contingent generalization
c. Statistical generalization
d. Generalization
24. Which statement that presents a conclusion drawn only from a small amount of information?
a. Fact
b. Generalization
c. statistical generalization
d. Contingent generalization
25. Which category of the sample generalization shown in the statement? “Everyone would choose a
more expensive phone if given the money for it.”
a. Contingent generalization
b. Statistical generalization
c. Universal generalization
d. Assertive generalization
26. Which category of the sample generalization shown in the statement? “Most people do not
believe that sugar-sweetened beverages are bad for health.”
a. Assertive generalization
b. Contingent generalization
b. Universal generalization
d. Statistical generalization
27. Which category of the sample generalization shown in the statement? “Many people are busy the
day before Christmas.”
a. Contingent generalization
b. Universal generalization
c. Statistical generalization
d. Assertive generalization
28. Which category of the sample generalization shown in the statement? “All books written by
Nicholas Sparks are about love and relationships.”
a. Universal generalization
b. Contingent generalization
c. Statistical generalization
d. Assertive generalization
29. Which category of the sample generalization shown in the statement? “Seven out of 10 students
who entered the gym were carrying a book.”
a. Contingent generalization
b. Statistical generalization
c. Universal generalization
d. Assertive generalization
30. Which of the following questions do not help you come up with your own generalizations while
reading or listening to a particular text?
a. What are the characteristics shared by the texts written by a certain author?
b. What are the similarities among the details in the text?
c. What is the topic being discussed?
d. What is the conflict of the story?
II. Assess each of the statements below. Write TRUE if it is correct and FALSE if otherwise.
TRUE 1. Purpose makes the material understandable to the audience.
TRUE 2. The age of the target audience must be considered in assessing the overall quality of a
material.
TRUE 3. Word usage affects the credibility of a material.
FALSE 4. Complex words in a text instantly make a material excellent.
FALSE 5. If readers evaluate sources before reading an entire source, they will quickly find higher
quality information.
TRUE 6. Greek mythology is not an account of Greek religion.
TRUE 7. Hesiod’s Theogony and Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey served as the bases for classical
Greek Mythology.
TRUE 8. Stories in Greek mythology were written to serve as a way of explaining how things came
to be.
TRUE 9. Some stories in Greek mythology were written to teach about various subjects such as
right and wrong behavior, love and hate, family relationships, and rivalry and conflict.
FALSE 10. In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of love and beauty.
III. Match the God/Goddesses in COLUMN A to the description in COLUMN B. Write the letter
on the space provided.
A
B
G 1. God of war; son of Zeus and Hera
A. Zeus
J. 2. God of fire; blacksmith for the gods;
B. Hades
son of Zeus and Hera
C. Hestia
F. 3. Goddess of love and beauty; daughter of Zeus
D. Hermes
with his first wife
E. Artemis
A. 4. Ruler of all divinities in Mount Olympus;
F. Aphrodite
the god of the sky and thunder
G. Ares
K. 5. God of the sun, music, poetry, and purity;
H. Poseidon
son of Zeus and Leto
I. Athena
C. 6. Goddess of the hearth; Zeus’s sister
J. Hephaestus
B. 7. God of the underworld; Zeus’s brother
K. Apollo
H. 8. God of the sea and earthquakes; Zeus’s brother
L. Hera
E. 9. Goddess of the hunt and the moon;
Apollo’s twin sister; daughter of Zeus and Leto
D. 10. God of commerce, travelers, and thieves;
Guide of souls; messenger of the Olympian gods
IV. Identify the character who said each line on the story of “Echo and Narcissus”
HERA
1. “Go to, then, and if it pleases me I will listen to the end.”
ECHO
2. “I had a great longing to talk with thee, and I have a tale—a wondrous new
tale—to tell thee.”
HERA
3. “The gift whereby thou hast deceived me shall be thine no more.”
TIRESIAS
4. “So long as he sees not himself he shall live and be happy.”
NARCISSUS 5. “Maiden, whoever thou art, thou hast led me a pretty dance through the
woods, and now thou dost nought but mock me.”
V. Essay. (5 pts.)
1. If you were the god or goddess of wisdom, what would you say to Echo and Narcissus?
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