ENGLISH 10

3 Quarter Summative Assessment

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Name: _________________________________________________ Score: _________________

Year & Section: _________________________________________ Date: __________________
I. DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully and identify the correct answer by writing the
letter
of your choice on the blanks provided.
____________1. Which of the following is a characteristic of an argumentative essay?
A. It presents arguments about an issue.
B. It provides readers with enough detailed descriptions.
C. It tells a story about a personal experience.
D. It provides information about a certain topic.
____________2. Which of the following is NOT a feature of argumentative writing?
A. It refutes the opposing argument.
B. It presents and explains an issue.
C. It gives reasons and supports these reasons.
D. It tells a story about a person
____________3. What are the main parts of an argumentative essay?
A. Lead, details and body C. Claim, counterclaim and refutation
B. Facts, evidences and examples D .Introduction, body and conclusion
____________4. What lies at the heart of an argumentative essay?
A. Controversial Issue B. Action C.Tone D. Purpose
____________5. What is the main goal of argumentative writing?
A. Make the reader agree with the writer’s opinion.
B. Describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind.
C. Explain the topic to increase the understanding of the reader.
D. Convince readers to believe in an idea and to do an action.
_____________6. Which of the following is NOT an example of informative text?
A. A recipe book C. An editorial
B. An obituary in local newspaper D.A church newsletter
____________7. What words or phrases help the writer move from one idea to another?
A.Adjectives B.Evidences C.Opinions
D.Transitions
____________8. What term refers to a style of writing that provides factual information?
A.Argumentative B.Informative C.Narrative
D.Persuasive
____________9. Which of the following shows how two or more things are alike and different?
A.Cause and effect B.Compare and contrast C.Description D.Problem and solution
____________10. What is the purpose of informative writing?
A. To describe how a scene might look in novel C. To provide clear facts about something
B. To persuade you to buy a product D. To tell you how to do something
____________11.How does an author share his opinion about an issue through persuasive writing?
A. By sharing his personal opinion
B. By supporting his opinion through the use of facts
C. By making up fictional information to trick the reader
D. By sharing the opinions of others that are similar to his opinions
____________12.Where should a thesis statement appear?
A. First paragraph C. Anywhere in the essay
B. Last paragraph D. The first sentence of every paragraph
____________13.What is a “hook” in a persuasive essay?
A. The sentence that is the main idea of an essay.
B. The sentence that ends the paper.
C. It is the restated thesis in an essay.
D. A sentence that gets the reader's attention.
____________14.What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
A. To convince B. To tell a story C. To inform D. To entertain
____________15.What argumentative writing technique is used when you make your case by
telling a story with a clear point related to your argument?
A. proposal argument C. narrative argument
B. rebuttal argument D. definition argument
____________16.If an author recognizes ideas from those who may oppose, what argumentative
writing technique is being used?
A. evaluation argument C. proposal argument
B. rebuttal argument D. causal argument
____________17.What argumentative writing technique argues that something has caused /led
something else to a particular problem?
A. causal argument C. proposal argument
B. evaluation argument D. rebuttal argument
____________18.What argumentative writing technique is used in this statement:
“ Although the Hercules Shoe Company is nonpolluting and provides a socially useful product, it is
not a socially responsible company because it treats its workers unjustly?”
A. causal argument C. evaluation argument
B. definition argument D. narrative argument
___________19. Which is the first step in writing a critique?
A. Read and understand the text. C. Review the ideas and their flow in the text.
B. State a conclusion as well as reasons for it. D. Orient the reader regarding the text.
___________20. What is the aim of an independent critique?
A. To summarize the original text C. To analyze how well the points in the article are made
B. To prove how flawed the text is D. To make an argument with a specific topic
___________21. Which of the following cohesive devices are used to help in emphasizing and
focusing with the ideas presented?
A. Sentence Patterns C. Repetition of a key term/phrase
B. Synonyms D. Transitional Words
___________22. Which of the following cohesive devices are used essentially to provide variety of
words to avoid repetitions?
A. Repetition of a key term/phrase C. Pronouns
B. Synonyms D. Transitional Words
For items 23-26, read and answer the statements carefully. Write ✓ if the statement is correct and X
if not.
___________23. Structure or form of a literary selection is the arrangement of story elements according to
purpose, style and genre.
___________24. The formalist approach reduces the importance of a text’s historical, biographical, and
cultural context.
___________25. Formalism analyzed literature according to devices unique to literary works and focused
on the “literariness” of a text.
___________26. A critique is a genre of academic writing that briefly summarizes and critically evaluates a
work or concept.
___________27. Which of the following is NOT a principle of Marxist theory?
A. It opposes economic system based on inequality.
B. It explains rightness or goodness.
C. It argues on profit margins between labor and capital.
D. It believes on the idea that everything that exists as the potential to totally transform the world.
___________28. Which is the main goal of Marxist criticism?
A. It determines whether the social content or its literary forms are progressive.
B. It judges the value of literature based on its moral lessons or ethical teachings.
C. It interprets meaning of hard work and struggles.
D. It gives reason to survive every struggle.
___________29. What do you call those who belong in the working class?
A. wealthy B. bourgeoise C. labourer D. proletariat
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF PAMPANGA
DON ANTONIO LEE CHI UAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Xevera, Bacolor, Pampanga

___________30. Which theory explains why a certain action is right or wrong?

A. Structural B. Formal C. Marxist D. Moralist