Grade 10 - Second Quarter - Pre-Test

Match the following words in with their appropriate meanings in Column B.

11. It refers to any written works that communicate human experiences, feelings, insights, beliefs, ideas in excellent form and structure.

12. It is one of the ways to identify the theme of a literary text.

13. The words spoken by a character in a play is ____________.

14. The process by which the character is revealed through his actions, utterances, and direct description.

15. It is a brief fictional work that can be read in one sitting with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.

A. essay   B. novel C. poem  D. short story

Read the sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined issues through context clues.

16.  Society is the group of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs,laws, and organizations.      

Read the sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined issues through context clues.

17. Daisy studies cases of social inequality in her country such as racial discrimination and gender bias.        

Read the sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined issues through context clues.

18. Acts of terrorism have killed Filipino citizens and damaged property acrossthe country.    

Read the sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined issues through context clues.

19. Prejudice is the act of unfairness between human beings based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong.      

Read the sentences and identify the meaning of the underlined issues through context clues.

20. Majority of the seminar participants have experienced some type of online harassment such as posting an embarrassing photograph.       

A. neglect   B. defense   C. attention          D. abuse

Come up with an acceptable passage. 

1. Some villagers looked out the window and they saw King Harold parading with his friends in colorful outfits.  

2. But when it was Theodore the farmer who went out to his garden to harvest some vegetables for dinner, he was quickly taken by the palace guards.  

3. Whenever he created a rule,he was the first one to disobey it.  Just last week, he ordered all his people to stay inside their houses because a deathly disease started to spread. 

4. Once upon a time, there was a king named Harold who was greatly known for his grave abuse of power. He was secretly tagged by the people as the law maker law breaker”. 

21. Which should be the chronological order of the paragraphs? 

Come up with an acceptable passage. 

1. Some villagers looked out the window and they saw King Harold parading with his friends in colorful outfits.  

2. But when it was Theodore the farmer who went out to his garden to harvest some vegetables for dinner, he was quickly taken by the palace guards.  

3. Whenever he created a rule,he was the first one to disobey it.  Just last week, he ordered all his people to stay inside their houses because a deathly disease started to spread. 

4. Once upon a time, there was a king named Harold who was greatly known for his grave abuse of power. He was secretly tagged by the people as the law maker law breaker”. 

22. Which sentence serves as the main idea of the passage?

Come up with an acceptable passage. 

1. Some villagers looked out the window and they saw King Harold parading with his friends in colorful outfits.  

2. But when it was Theodore the farmer who went out to his garden to harvest some vegetables for dinner, he was quickly taken by the palace guards.  

3. Whenever he created a rule,he was the first one to disobey it.  Just last week, he ordered all his people to stay inside their houses because a deathly disease started to spread. 

4. Once upon a time, there was a king named Harold who was greatly known for his grave abuse of power. He was secretly tagged by the people as the law maker law breaker”.

23. Which type of text is it? 

Come up with an acceptable passage. 

1. Some villagers looked out the window and they saw King Harold parading with his friends in colorful outfits.  

2. But when it was Theodore the farmer who went out to his garden to harvest some vegetables for dinner, he was quickly taken by the palace guards.  

3. Whenever he created a rule,he was the first one to disobey it.  Just last week, he ordered all his people to stay inside their houses because a deathly disease started to spread. 

4. Once upon a time, there was a king named Harold who was greatly known for his grave abuse of power. He was secretly tagged by the people as the law maker law breaker”.

24. What is the social issue reflected in the passage?