Department of Education

Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula

Division of Zamboanga del Norte
SINDANGAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte

Name of Learner: ____________________________ Section: ___________ Score: _______

GRADE 1O ENGLISH THIRD QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST

SY 2023-2024

I. Directions: Read the short selection below and then identify the different elements. Write the
elements on the box where they belong. Write your answer on a separate sheet.

Nothing Beats True Friendship

Mark and Edward have been best friends since their Junior High School days. They were both
academically good. Also, they played basketball together.
When they went to Manila to study Sports Science, they met Hazel, who was undeniably adorable.
Secretly, Mark’s admiration for Hazel kindled. Unfortunately, he couldn‘t tell Edward about it since
Edward has already expressed his intentions to pursue Hazel. Mark was confused and sad. Would he be true
to himself and to the people around him and tell everyone about his feelings for Hazel or should he value
the friendship he has with Edward more?
But because Edward knew Mark very well, he immediately knew something was bothering his
friend. The two, then, decided to talk about the problem and promised to find a solution to it.
Just a week after the conversation, Edward has stopped pursuing Hazel and Mark no longer felt
anything special for Hazel. When asked what helped them solve their problem,
Edward explained, “The right girl for me or for Mark will not cost us our friendship.” Mark also stressed,

CHARACTER SETTING CONFLICT THEME

1. ___________ 6.____________
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Type of Conflict: _______________
2. ___________ 4. ____________ 5.___________
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3. ___________
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II.Directions: Read each sentence and identify what type of literary device is being used. Write only the
letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet.
A. Personification
1. He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee. B. Imagery
C. Juxtaposition
A. Simile
2. That man is as strong as an ox. B. Metaphor
C. Onomatopoeia
3. What is the government doing? Why can't they A. Symbolism
control this pandemic? This is outrageous! B. Onomatopoeia
C. Tone
A. Simile
4. The new student is Newton in our class. B. Allegory
C. Allusion

A. Alliteration
5. Sara shopped some sandals for Sandy. B. Allusion
C. Allegory
6. James sees Anna enter the bookstore. And A. Foreshadowing
suddenly he is thrown back to a memory of long B. Flashback
ago of a girl with long black hair and brown eyes C. Metaphor
just like Anna's.
7. How they clang, and clash, and roar! A. Tone
What a horror they outpour. B. Diction
(Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bell") C. Onomatopoeia
8. Mother: Our trip to Baguio this summer is A. Diction
cancelled due to this pandemic. B. Tone
Daughter: Oh. I knew it. C. Imagery
9. I feel the tingling pain of my sunburned skin A. Imagery
brought by the scorching heat of the sun. Summer B. Simile
is indeed here. C. Juxtaposition
10. In Disney’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the A. Imagery
Grinch’s adopted parents explained why the B. Foreshadowing
Grinch hates Christmas, then a scene was showed C. Flashback
that recalled what happened to him in his
childhood.

III.Directions: Read the following selections/passages and answer the questions that follow. Write your
answer on a separate sheet.
For Nos. 1-3

The trees are in their autumn beauty,

The woodland paths are dry,
Under the October twilight
The water mirrors a still sky
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine and fifty swans.

1. As used in the poem, what is the synonym for the underlined word?
A. clean C. spilling
B. still D. pouring
2. What time of the day is referred to in the stanza?
A. after sunset C. during sunrise
B. after sunrise D. during daylight
3. What feeling is expressed in the poem?
A. sadness C. happiness
B. confusion D. appreciation
For Nos. 4-5

Life is often described and compared to one long journey from the warmth
of a mother's womb to the coldness of the tomb. Along the way we travel and
move, not just from one location to another but through the different stages of
life: infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
For those who believe in God's promise: "I will be with you till the end of
time," I am sure that His holy presence is a constant source of strength through
the ebb and flow of the tide of life – guiding, comforting, and revitalizing at all
times.
4. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
A. It is enough to entrust everything to God since He will always provide.
B. Those who believe in God's presence are the only ones who will survive.
C. One must be religious to please God and attain salvation.
D. A strong faith in God is necessary to withstand the difficulties in life.
 5. As the writer uses in the second paragraph, what does the phrase "the ebb and flow of the tide of life"
mean?
A. The various natural events which enrich life
B. The success or failure of our aspirations in life
C. The battle between good and evil in this life
D. The happiness we encounter in life

For Nos. 6-8

"When the world looks hopeless,
And life is not fair;
Throwback your shoulders
And do not despair."
6.The expression "to throw back your shoulders" means _______.
A. exercise your shoulders C. ignore your problems
B. forget your responsibilities D. show your feelings
7. The passage appeals more to the sense of _________.
A. feeling C. sound
B. sight D. taste
8. Most probably, the writer's purpose in this passage is to ________.
A.express a feeling C. reveal the truth
B.give an advice D. win other's proposal

For Items 9-10. Identify the figures of speech as used by the poet in the song “The Sound of Silence”.
Choose your answer from the pool of answers. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

A. personification B. paradox C. metaphor D. juxtaposition

9. vision softly creeping

10. people talking without speaking

IV. Directions: Rewrite each sentence in your paper, then, circle the correct pronoun in the
parentheses, and underline its antecedent. (2 points for each number)

Ex. Mother earth delivered (her, its) speech to mankind.

1.
All of the soda water has lost (its, their) sparkle.
2.
Everyone must bring (his or her, their) own grooming kit during MAPEH class.
3.
Each of the artifacts at the museum required (its, their) own special lighting.
4.
Most of the Taxi drivers had completed (his, their) routes by 10 p.m.
5.
Both sunflowers bend (its, their) stems toward the sun.
6.
The cups are sitting in (its, their) saucers.
7.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines decreases (its, their) morbidity towards the end of
2020.
8. If someone witnesses a crime, (he or she, they) should report it to the police immediately.
9. Some of the children held (his or her, their) mother’s hand while crossing the streets.
10. One of my aunts has changed (her, their) address.

V. A. Directions: Read and choose the best answer. Write the letter of your choice on a separate sheet.
1. Which of the following supports the idea of structuralist/formalist?
A. It studies the text, without considering any external influence.
B. It focuses on cultural beliefs, without showcasing the importance of cultural diversity.
C. It serves as reminders, without empathizing with the various challenges in life.
D. It fosters a better relationship, without the real views of people.
2. Which of the following statements is following the moralistic view in critiquing a literary selection?
A. It is anchored on viewing the importance of factual events.
B. It is predetermined based on crafting possible problems to solutions.
C. It is focused on judging the value of literature according to moral lessons or ethical concerns.
D. It is centered on aligning basic literary concepts.

3. All these options support the Marxist’s way of critiquing a literary text, except:
 A. It discusses literary factual concerns.
B. It focuses on important practical issues.
C. It views literary works as reflections of the social institutions. It assesses trivial matters.
4. When making a feminist approach in critiquing a literary selection, it is expected to:
A. expose various ways to reinforce or undermine the economic, political, social, psychological
subjugation of women.
B. focus on several ways to emphasize that women are more powerful than men.
C. argue on numerous accounts that women can do better in producing outputs.
D. contend more ideas that women should learn how to control their emotions.
5. Which of the following learning concepts differentiates Historical from the Reader-response points of
view?
A. Historical criticism talks about culture, nevertheless Reader-response seems to dwell on sharing
comments.
B. Historical criticism recounts details, but Reader-response displays various sentiments.
C. Historical criticism involves beyond the literature at the wider historical and cultural events
happening during the text was written, while Reader-response is centered on readers’ reactions to
literature.
D. Historical criticism encompasses emotions, whereas Reader-response is focused on possible replies
taken from the reading selection.

Directions: Analyze each text and identify whether it focuses on any of the following approaches in critiquing a
literary selection from the pool of answers below. Choose only the letter of the correct answer.

A. Structuralist/Formalist B. Moralist C. Marxist D. Feminist

E. Historical F. Reader-Response

_____ 1. Study The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. This book takes place in the American
South in the 19th century and follows a white boy, Huck, as he helps a black slave, Jim, escape his
situation. Here we've got quite a bit more detail. Instead of just two large classes, society is divided
into several smaller ones (Study.com. Accessed August 28, 2020).
_____ 2. Judith Little and Megan S. Lloyd argue that Alice is a “literally underground image of a woman”
battling the “system.” Still, they also view Alice’s insistence, activity, and curiosity as typically “Un-
Victorian” traits that make her an example of a seditious woman. But for Lloyd, Alice can also be
considered as an ideal role model for any society simultanenously (Criticism of ‘Alice’. Accessed
August 17, 2020).

_____ 3. Samuel Johnson once stressed in his novel entitled, The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia the
following words: “I have here the world before me; I will review it at leisure: surely happiness is
somewhere to be found… Happiness must be something solid and permanent, without fear and
without uncertainty.” He simply recounts the story of a prince ‘who escapes from the valley of
happiness,’ to search for perpetual bliss. However, he realizes that this kind of happiness does not
exist (“Moral - Examples and Definition of Moral.” Literary Devices, May 28, 2017).

_____ 4. Through Phoenix’s strenuous journey in the wild country of Natchez Trace, Eudora Welty uses her
protagonist to symbolically show the struggle of African-Americans toward equality and integration
in the South after the Civil War (Writing a Formalist Literary Analysis. Accessed September 1, 2020).

_____5. After reading the story the “Damon and Pythias” your English teacher asked you how you feel upon
reading the story with the question asked, “Are you willing to take the place of Damon’s death seat
upon his absence?” This question stirred various responses among you.
What prevailing literary approach in critiquing a literary selection is manifested in the given scenario?

(Source: Columbres, Cristina G. Critique A Literary Selection Based on Some Approaches. Quarter 3 CapSLETs.ZCDO. 2020)