Department of Education

Schools Division Office

CAYETANO ARELLANO HIGH SCHOOL
T. Alonzo St. Sta. Cruz, Manila

Unit Test in English 10

I. LITERATURE
A. IDENTIFICATION (15 points)
Directions: Identify what is being asked for in the given sentences. Write your answers on the space
provided.
Seven Joy Fraud Florence Rome Limbo
Dante Nine Virgil Antaeus The Acheron The Styx
Reason Love Christ’s Death an angelic messenger
man and bull Sonnet Ash Wednesday Good Friday Black Saturday
Easter Sunday man and horse In the Second Circle In the Fourth Circle
Terza Rima a lion, a stag, and a serpent a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf
a three-headed dog Justice for all, liberty to everyone Abandon all hope, you who enter here
Hope is always present even in times of difficulty Love is blind and lovers cannot see
1. How many circles constitute Dante’s hell?___________________________
2. What human quality is represented by Virgil? ___________________________
3. What event caused the earthquake mentioned by several demons and spirits in the poem?
__________
4. From which city was Dante exiled? ___________________________
5. Which city did Dante believe to be more important than all others? ___________________________
6. A centaur is a cross between which two creatures? ___________________________
7. Which River must souls cross before they enter Hell? ___________________________
8. Who brings Dante from the Eight to the Ninth Circle of Hell? ___________________________
9. Who opens the gates of Dis? ___________________________
10. Where in Hell does Virgil reside? ___________________________
11. On what Christian holy day does Inferno begin? ___________________________
12. Which three beasts block Dante from the sunlit hill in Canto I? ___________________________
13. Where do the Spenders and Hoarders receive their punishment? ___________________________
14. What words can be found above the Gate of Hell? ___________________________
15. What form of verse does Inferno utilize? ___________________________

B. MULTIPLE CHOICE (10 points)

Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
16. According to the author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, what does the word Quasimodo mean?
a. half-baked b. half-man c. half-made d. half-head
17. In which period of French history does the novel takes place?
a. The First Republic b. The Empire c. The Old Regime d. The Middle Ages
18. Who is elected as Pope of Fools?
a. Phoebus b. Frollo c. Esmeralda d. Quasimodo
19. What is Gringoire’s play called?
a. The Hunchback c. The Judgment of the gods and goddesses
b. The Good Judgment of Madam the Virgin Mary d. The City of Paris
20. Who disrupts Gringoire’s play?
a. Cloppin Trouillefou b. Quasimodo c. La Esmeralda d. Fleur-de-Lys
21. The cause of death of Frollo’s parents
a. Influenza b. Chicken pox c. The Plague d. Covid-19
22. What does the word “Phoebus” mean in Greek?
a. The man b. The sun c. The moon d. The archer
23. Who saves La Esmeralda in front of Notre Dame?
a. Quasimodo b. Phoebus c. Frollo d. Clopin
24. The real name of La Esmeralda is _____.
a. Agatha b. Alexia c. Agnes d. Andromeda
25. When did Victor Hugo published his novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
a. 1831 b. 1881 c. 1731 d. 1731
II. LANGUAGE
A. SPELLING (5 points)
Directions: Read the given statements carefully. Identify the correctly spelled words through the usage of
context clues.
26. The (ettiquete, ettiqutte, etiquette) that needed to be displayed was very important to their growth.
27. The teacher gave an (austere, auster, asteure) warning to all his students.
28. There was a (derth, dearth, dirth) evidence in the trial.
29. I took (copios, copuos, copious) notes during the lecture.
30. The (edifice, ediface, edifece) provided shade for the crowd was waiting in line.

B. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (10 points)

Directions: Read each sentence sensibly. Underline the subject and encircle the correct verb.
31. The visitors (enjoys, enjoy) their stay in our place.
32. The scientist and his associates (has, have) discovered a significant breakthrough in the cure for cancer.
33. Rice and fish (is, are) the Filipino’s staple food.
34. The principal, as well as her staff, (conducts, conduct) the staff meeting every Monday.
35. He is one of the students who (has, have) joined the cast in the stage play.
36. Three kilos of grapes (costs, cost) much today.
37. Most of the books (was, were) interesting.
38. Either my friends or I (are, am) responsible for this.
39. The manager and the coach of the team (wants, want) all of us to be present at the conference.
40. Everything in the community (becomes, become) communal.

C. IDENTIFYING ERRORS IN SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (10 points)

Directions: Each item in this section consists of a sentence in which three elements are underlined and
numbered 1, 2, and 3. Copy the number of the underlined element if it is not acceptable in formal written
English. If the sentence has no error, encircle 4.

41. Lorena, together with her classmates, are going to watch the stage play. No error.
1 2 3 4
42. Each of the student need proper nutrition. No error.
1 2 3 4
43. Everyone show concern for the environment. No error.
1 2 3 4
44. Five kilometers are the distance for the yearly summer marathon. No error.
1 2 3 4
45. Childrens want an extended summer vacation. No error.
1 2 3 4
46. Neither the teacher nor the parents has a solution to the problem. No error.
1 2 3 4
47. Her sister don’t accompany her at the mall. No error.
1 2 3 4
48. I think I does not need to review every time there is a quiz. No error.
1 2 3 4
49. Hospitality is a much-valued trait among Filipinos. No error.
1 2 3 4
50. God have always been good to all of us. No error.
1 2 3 4