Diagnostic Test G-10

Republic of the Philippines

Department of National Capital Region

SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE

QUEZON CITY

Nueva Ecija St., Bago Bantay, Quezon City

www.depedqc.ph

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN ENGLISH 10

School Year 2020-2021

Test I. Data Interpretation:

Student Organization Size Estimate

10 members

20 members

The picture above estimates the number of members in different student organizations at Lagro High School. Use the picture graph to answer the following questions. Write a letter of the best answer.

Student Organization

Drama Guild-

Glee Club

Art Club

For Nos. 2-5

INTERPRETING TABLES

Directions: The table below shows the Philippines’ ten most populated cities based on the 2007 Census. Study the table then answer the questions that follow.

Rank City Population %Population Distribution Land Area ( km2)

1 Quezon City 2,679,450 3.0 161.2

2 Manila 1,660,714 1.9 38.6

3 Kalookan 1,378,856 1.6 53.3

4 Davao City 1,363,337 1.5 2443.6

5 Cebu City 798,809 0.9 291.2

6 Zamboanga City 774,407 0.9 1483.4

7 Pasig 617,301 0.7 31.0

8 Taguig 613,243 0.7 48.9

9 Valenzuela 568,928 0.6 45.8

10 Cagayan de Oro 553,966 0.6 488.1

Test II. Reading Comprehension: Read the selection below. Then answer the questions provided. Write the letter of the correct answer.

Life has its disappointments and many of them are far from trivial. The birth of a defective child, the loss of a job the disintegration of a romance, the death of a loved one - such are some of the major traumas all must go through at one time or another. And even those who seem capable of coping with minor letdowns sometimes fall apart when some major disappointments come along.

There are different ways of reacting to life’s vicissitudes. Some try to cope by fleeing reality. They may occupy their minds with various forms of entertainment, devotion to some cause or pursuit of some goal. They may seek relief through drugs, alcohol, or even suicide. Others may handle them by rewarding themselves to make up for what they have had to endure.

Such reactions may soften life’s blows by diverting one’s attention. But, life has to go on so think of a better way. One that comes to terms with reality. It has to do with understanding the purpose of life and maintaining one’s stability.

Life is not a dead-end road. It leads to somewhere. The disappointments, the trials, the problems as we all encounter are not meant to be roadblocks. They are hurdles. Their purpose is to strengthen us, not to defeat us. The realization of this monumental truth can change a person’s perspective and enable him or her to deal with adversity.

Source: It’s a Question of Perspective (Excerpt). Clayton Steep

Delightful as literature is, however, it has more lasting values than as a source of pleasure, amusement, and relaxation. It is, especially for young readers, the most important source of ideas and ideals. Literature is the record of what men have thought and felt about life, and from that record, the modern reader can enrich his own meager experience with the thought and emotions of the past. Especially important in this respect is contemporary literature, for as our modern life becomes more complex and diverse no single person can hope himself to experience all of life. Yet every man wants to know more of life than what lies within his grasp. The eternal spirit of youth is eager for experience, a great curiosity about life in the past and in the present. For this eagerness for knowledge, this “divine discontent” of youth, there is no better satisfaction than the quest for an understanding of the ideas and ideals expressed in the literature of the past and the present. (Boas and Smith)

There was a man who walked out of the factory every day with a wheelbarrow full of straw. Each time he went out of the gate, the guard thoroughly sifted the straw. The guard found out the wheelbarrow had nothing but straw.

Soon the worker repaired his house. He even bought a tricycle. He resigned from the factory and earned well with his tricycle. His best friend wondered where he got the money. He asked him.

“What did you steal to repair your house and buy a tricycle?”

“Wheelbarrows,” he replied.

H O P E

Hope is a tattered flag and a dream out of time…

The evening star inviolable over the coal mines …

The blue hills beyond the smoke of the steelworks…

Test III. Literary Skills

Directions: Read the text below. Then answer the questions provided. Write the letter of the correct answer.

The previous night had been wet and stormy and one which the fishermen were not likely to forget. Caught in the storm, their canoes had been dashed to pieces on the rocks and their nets swept away by the swift current.

To forgive is a valuable gift to yourself, according to Standord psychologist Carl Thoresen. His team has built a group treatment to help people forgive. A study of 259 adults who took part saw stress, anger, and symptoms such as headaches and stomach upsets go way down, compared with a control group. Positive effects remained six months later. Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting or condoning offenses or reconciling with the offender. Thoresen says. It means giving up the right to be angry.

Test IV. Language and Written Communication Skills

A. EXPRESSIONS that AFFIRM or NEGATE

Directions: From the choices given use the most appropriate expression to NEGATE or AFFIRM.

A. hardly B. never C. certainly D. definitely

Never before had Arachne been matched _______35_______ against anyone whose skill was equal, or even nearly equal, to her own. As she stole glances from time to time at Athena and saw the goddess herself working swiftly, calmly and always a little faster than herself, she became angry instead of frightened, and an evil thought came into her head. Thus, as Athena stepped back a pace to watch Arachne finishing her work, she saw that the maiden had taken for her design a pattern of scenes which showed evil or unworthy actions of gods _____36________, how they had deceived fair maidens, resorted to trickery, and appeared on earth from time to time in the form of poor and humble people.

C. Modals. Provide the most appropriate modal to complete the thought of the paragraph.

Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

We (39. A. can B. may C. will D. must ) make better use of nonrenewable resources to conserve our supply. ( 40. A. Can B. May C. Will D. Might ) we go on taking more oil out of the Earth forever? No. Fossil fuels are limited. Research is being done to find substitutes for our mineral sources. But there are some metals which are difficult to replace. There ( 41. A. can B. must C. should D. may ) not be enough of these fuels to meet our future energy needs.