BLESSINGS IN THE WORD FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL, INC.

155 J. P. Rizal Ave., Kaybagal South, Tagaytay City

DIAGNOSTIC TEST
GRADE 10
S.Y. 2021– 2022

Lian Maurice P. Villanueva

Name: ___________________________________ August 19, 2021
Date: ______________
Score: _____________

I. ENGLISH

A. Directions: Read the selection carefully. Then answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of your choice
on the space provided before each number.

College will be one of the most exciting and intimidating times of your life and you are going to have
questions as you head into this new experience. Living the college life gives you, real answers to common
questions – answer from the students who have “been there, done that.” Recent graduates from colleges all over
the country candidly discuss what worked – and what didn’t work – for them.

C 1. How is college life described?

_____
a. A preparation for future life
b. A training to become more matured and productive citizen
c. A challenging experience
d. A stepping to the future.
D 2. What is the main idea of the selection?
_____
a. Comparison of the recent graduates and college students today.
b. College life
c. College experiences
d. Questions in college
C
_____ 3. What can the recent graduates from the college help the present college students?
a. To help them in their studies
b. To be the living examples of success
c. To tell what is right and wrong
d. To prove what are the possible things to happen in the future

There is nothing more practical than sound thinking. No matter what your circumstances or goals, no matter
where you are, what problems you face, you are better off if your thinking is skilled. As a manager, leader,
employee, citizen, lover, friend, parent – realm and situation of your life, good thinking pays off. Poor thinking, in
turn, inevitably causes problems, wastes time and energy, engenders frustration and pain.

Critical thinking is the disciplined art of ensuring that you are the best thinking you are capable of in any set
of circumstances. The general goal of thinking is to “figure out the lay of the land” in any situation we are in. We
all have multiple choices to make. We need the best information to make the best choices.

B
_____ 4. What is the most practical thing?
a. analytical mind c. sensitivity
b. sound thinking d. justice
D
_____ 5. To “figure out the lay of the land” means
a. present all the options c. find out the choices in life
b. be aware of all the situations d. be informed of the choices
D
_____ 6. How can critical thinking be of help to individuals?
a. can make the mind analytical
b. can decipher things easily
c. can solve problems immediately
d. can ensure the best thinking that one is capable of

B. Directions: Choose the letter of the best meaning of the underlined word as it is used in context

A
_____ 7. Some people believe that lawyers are always working to see that justice is done. On the other hand,
some believe that lawyers only want to manipulate the legal system to get what they want. Could both sides be
right?
a. control in a dishonest way c. teach about or explain
b. give help d. disagree with
B
_____ 8. We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been
heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that.
a. movement c. enjoyment
b. worry d. laughter
 D
_____ 9. Only an hour or so had passed before a tremendous roar shook the ground. At that very moment, a
strange grey creature materialized before our eyes. It resembled a lizard in shape. It was about ten feet high at the
shoulders and at least fifty feet long. What did the creature do?
a. it whipped its tail back and forth c. it showed its sharp teeth
b. it stamped its feet d. it appeared
C
_____ 10. Kathy was looking for a strong but light material to use for making her water jug. Unfortunately, she
chose noodelite. It proved to too porous to hold jelly.
a. is good for holding things that you pour c. allows liquids to flow through it
b. protects you in pouring rain d. is necessary for making bowling balls
A
_____ 11. We have rather lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college. You will become rich and
famous. You will be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.
a. high c. small
b. shaky d. lowly
A
_____ 12. Ashlee was not happy with her friend Samantha. “I’ve been waiting here for an hour!” she growled
into her cellphone. “You better hie yourself here”, she continued, “or we’ll leave without you.”
a. hurry or hasten c. float above the trees
b. stroll or walk slowly d. greet in an unfriendly manner
B
_____ 13. When Beth and Donna were fighting over a boy who didn’t like either of them, Shana stepped in as a
mediator. She sat them both in a corner and kept them talking to each other. Finally, Shana’s efforts resulted in her
two friends making up.
a. troublemaker c. witness
b. peacemaker d. competitor
D
_____ 14. No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his
covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked.
a. friendly c. loud
b. helpful d. hidden
A
_____ 15. The workers stood in front of the factory and wondered what to do next. The doors were locked and the
windows were boarded up. They doubted that they would even collect their final pay checks now that the
company was insolvent.
a. broke or out of money c. changing a name
b. hiring new workers d. making too much money

C. Directions: Choose the word/s that best complete each sentence. Write the letter of your choice in the space
provided before each number.

A
_____ 16. The students _____ about love and faith.
a. broke or out of money c. changing a name
b. hiring new workers d. making too much money
D
_____ 17. Human often neglect their responsibility _____ fellow humans.
a. toward c. for
b. about d. in
B
_____ 18. Jacky feels sorry. _____ hopes to change in the future.
a. We c. It
b. He d. They
B
_____ 19. Filipinos celebrate Christmas _____ to reunite with their relatives.
a. because c. for
b. mainly d. of
D
_____ 20. Any nature lover will fell a nice environment _____.
a. relaxation c. relax
b. relaxes d. relaxing

II. SCIENCE

Directions: Identify the word or group of words described in each number. Write the letter of your choice in the
space provided before each number.

A
_____ 1. It occurs when some of the properties of a material change, but the substances in the material remain the
same.
a. physical change c. mechanical change
b. chemical change d. electrical change
B
_____ 2. Any ability to produce a change in the composition of matter.
a. physical property c. mechanical property
b. chemical property d. electrical property
A
_____ 3. A cylinder that contains air pressure of 100kPa has a volume of 0.75L. The pressure is increased to 300
kPa. The temperature does not change. Find the new volume of air.
a. 0.25 L c. 0.35 L
b. 0.30 L d. 0.40 L
C
_____ 4. The reversible physical change that occurs when a substance changes from one state of matter to another
a. chemical change c. phase change
 b. physical change d. mechanical change
A
_____ 5. Vaporization is a kind of
a. evaporation process c. endothermic process
b. melting process d. freezing process
D
_____ 6. Calculate the momentum of a particle of mass 0.06 kg has a kinetic energy of 3.2 J
a. 0.70 N s c. 0.65 N s
b. 0.69 N s d. 0. 62 N s
B
_____ 7. Estimate the minimum take-off power of a grasshopper (cicada).
a. 0.42 W c. 0.48 W
b. 0.44 W d. 0.50 W
B
_____ 8. The ratio of the distance an object moves to the amount of time the object moves is
a. ratio c. constant
b. speed d. acceleration
C
_____ 9. While travelling on vacation, you measure the times and distances travelled. You travel 35 kilometers in
0.4 hour, followed by 53 kilometers in 0.6 hour. What is your average speed?
a. 75 km/h c. 88 km/h
b. 81 km/h d. 94 km/h
D
_____ 10. Changes in speed, changes in direction, or changes in both, this is
a. velocity c. ratio
b. speed d. acceleration
D
_____ 11. What force beside gravity acts on a projectile?
a. weak nuclear c. magnetic
b. electrical d. air resistance
A
_____ 12. Newton’s first law of motion is sometimes called the law of
a. inertia c. momentum
b. conservation d. resistance
A
_____ 13. For every action force there is a
a. reaction force c. net force
b. friction force d. unbalance force
B
_____ 14. Work is the product of
a. speed and force c. power and force
b. force and distance d. motion and force
B
_____ 15. Power is equal to work divided by
a. time c. distance
b. force d. mechanical advantage
D
_____ 16. A screw can be considered a type of
a. lever c. pulley
b. incline plane d. compound machine
A
_____ 17. Which is not a simple machine?
a. wedge c. lever
b. screw d. fulcrum
C
_____ 18. A copy of an object formed by reflected waves of light
a. reflection c. refraction
b. image d. optic
D
_____ 19. Occurs when parallel light waves strike a surface and reflect all in the same direction
a. use of reflection c. regular reflection
b. diffuse reflection d. reflection
C
_____ 20. Which of the following is a unit of work?
a. joule c. horsepower
b. watt d. newton

III. MATHEMATICS

Directions: Choose the correct letter answer from the among the choices and write your answer in the space
provided before each number.

B
_____ 1. How much would 10,000 pesos amount in 5 years at 16% compounded quarterly?
a. 19,784 c. 25, 640
b. 21,911 d. 17, 112
D
_____ 2. Suppose the population in town is 25,280 and has a yearly growth of 2% about how many people would
there be after 3 years?
a. 26,828 c. 25,914
b. 28,694 d. 26,308
A
_____ 3. Suppose a certain kind of bacteria doubles every hour. If initially there are 2,000 bacteria in the culture
and there are no deaths, about how many bacteria will there be in 5 hours?
a. 65,500 c. 64,000
b. 72,000 d. 58,000
C
_____ 4. How many degrees is the angle formed by a ray that has made 2 – rotations clockwise?
a. -720 degrees c. -960 degrees
 b. 720 degrees d. 960 degrees
D
_____ 5. Find the measure in radians of angle 30 degrees.
a. 0.5236 radians c. 0.6105 radians
b. 0.4127 radians d. 0.3948 radians
A
_____ 6. Find the measure, in degrees of an angle of 1 radian
a. 52 degrees 20’ c. 61 degrees 20’
b. 49 degrees 19’ d. 57 degrees 18’
C
_____ 7. A coin is tossed four times, what is the sample space?
a. 8 c. 32
b. 16 d. 64
B
_____ 8. The product of two numbers whose sum is 15
a. y=x+15 c. y=x(15+x)
b. x+y=15 d. y=x(15-x)
B
_____ 9. 6 increased by 3 is
a. 6x c. 6x divided by 3
b. 6x+3 d. 6x
A
_____ 10. y times y is
a. y squared c. 2y
b. y+y d. 2y squared
D
_____ 11. 100x . x is
a. 100x c. 100x squared
b. x100 d. 100 +x
C
_____ 12. Solve -2x – 5 > -2 0r – 3 > 2
a. x>5 c. x>3
b. x>4 d. x<3
A
_____ 13. If 8x – 7y + 14 and 6x + 9y = -11, then 7x + y =
a. 3 c. 49/114
b. 3/2 d. 0
B
_____ 14. If 6x + 4y and 3x + y = 8, then x + y =
a. 12 c. 17
b. 10 d. 20
A
_____ 15. Ordered set of numbers
a. sequence c. graph
b. order d. center
C
_____ 16. Useful for calculating with very large or very small numbers
a. graph c. scientific notation
b. equations d. axioms
C
_____ 17. When two or more statements are joined by the word and, the new compound statement is called
a. junctions c. disjunction
b. union d. conjunctions
D
_____ 18. Properties that we accept without proof are called
a. axioms c. equalities
b. properties d. equations
C
_____ 19. Relations in which each member of the domain is matched with exactly one member of the range are
called
a. relations c. functions
b. line equations d. value of the functions
C
_____ 20. A field of mathematics where systems of linear inequalities are the bases of the model are called
a. constraints c. linear inequality
b. linear programming d. dependent

IV. FILIPINO

Panuto: Pillin ang titik ng salitang hindi kasingkahulugan ng nasa hanay.

C
_____ 1. a. kumakalabog c. lumalagaslas
b. kumakalantong d. kumakalampag
C
_____ 2. a. natigatig c. naligalig
b. naantig d. nabalisa
A
_____ 3. a. lumalim c. nangulimlim
b. sumilim d. dumilim
C
_____ 4. a. sumuong c. sumasalunga
b. sumusudsod d. sumusugod
C
_____ 5. a. pumapailanlang c. pumapailandang
b. umangat d. lumulutang
Panuto: Piliin kung saan nababagay o nauukol ang sumusunod na salita, na siyang nagpapahiwatig sa
pinakamalapit na kahulugan nito.

A
_____ 6. nakabahala
a. isip c. kaluluwa
b. budhi d. damdamin
C
_____ 7. salangin
a. damdamin c. hangin
b. bisig d. wika
A
_____ 8. batingaw
a. dulaan c. bundok
b. tahanan d. simbahan
B
_____ 9. lumalagaslas
a. banig c. bundok
b. tubig d. simbahan
B
_____ 10. nagpantig
a. mukha c. palad
b. tainga d. braso

Panuto: Piliin ang tamang sagot sa mga sumusunod na bilang.

A
_____ 11. Tinatawag na pampalipas oras at nagbibigay-aral.
a. kuwentong bayan c. epiko
b. dula d. mito
C
_____ 12. May kasabihang “Daig ng _____ ang masipag.”
a. mabait c. magalang
b. matalino d. maagap
C
_____ 13. Ang mag-anak na nagtutulungan, walang sagabal na _____ kakaharapin.
a. masayang c. malungkot na
b. problemang d. pera na
C
_____ 14. Kuwentong kathang-isip tungkol sa pinagmulan ng mga bagay-bagay
a. epiko c. kuwentong bayan
b. alamat d. dula
D
_____ 15. Hango sa mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa pang araw-araw na buhay
a. alamat c. maikling kwento
b. epiko d. dula
C
_____ 16. Nagpapahayag ng masining na kaisipan buhat sa guniguni at damdamin ng sumulat
a. kuwentong bayan c. maikling kwento
b. tula d. epiko

Panuto: Piliin ang titik ng pinakamalapit na paliwanag o katuturan ng mga sumusunod salita.
D
_____ 17. Pag-aayuno
a. ang pagpapatunog ng batingaw patungkol sa patay
b. mataimtim na panalangin patungkol sa patay upang mapatawad ang namatay sa
kasalanang nagawa sa daigdig
c. pagdarasal ng mga manong at mga manang upang madaling makaakyat sa langit ang
kaluluwa ng mga namatay
d. pagsunod sa mga panata para sa katuparan ng kahilingan
B
_____ 18. abito
a. itinakdang kasuotan ng mga namamanata
b. kasuotan ng mga pari at mga mongha ng iba’t-ibang orden
c. kasuotang ginagamit ng matatapos sa kolehiyo
d. kasuotang ginagamit ng mga nasa ospital
C
_____ 19. Ang mga nakabalita ng lihim ay hindi makapaniwala, nangamtla sa pagtataka at muntik nang masiraan
ng bait ang marami nang matuklasan ang ilang bagay-bagay na hindi napansin.
a. natulala
b. hindi makapagsalita
c. mabaliw sa kaiisip
d. nawalan ng malay
D
_____ 20. Dahil sa pagkakatagpo sa mga sako ng pulbura at mga baril sa bahay ni Simoun at unti – unting
kumakalat ang hiwaga na binabalot ng ulap, at nagging sanhi ng bulong-bulungan na ang tingin ay makahulugan.
a. pangungulimlim ng langit dahil sa ulap
b. matagal nang nakakubling lihim
c. hinanakit na hindi maihayag
d. masamang panahon