Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XII
DIVISION OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY
GENERAL SANTOS CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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FOURTH QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT TEST
ENGLISH 10
Name: ________________________________________ Level & Section: _______________________ Score:
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READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
I. Multiple choice: Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.
____1. In research, what do you mostly need when you want to determine the percentage of Grade 10 students who find
difficulties in using online platform for learning?
A. Conduct a survey. B. Provide the answers. C. Prepare the findings. D. Write the summary.
____2. Which of the following information is placed in the Appendix?
A. Questionnaire B. Literature Review C. Introduction D. Conclusion
____3. Which term is used when you give interest to the reader to read the entire report?
A. Interview B. Abstract c. Literature Review D. Reference
____ 4. Which of the following terms is used when you indicate the procedure on how you conducted the research?
A. References B. Methodology C. Literature Review D. Appendix
____ 5. This is the part where researchers present the purpose of their research.
A. Introduction B. Review Literature C. Reference D. Methodology
____ 6. What technical term is used when you acknowledge the sources used in research?
A. Results B. Discussion C. Appendix D. Reference
____ 7. “Based on the gathered data, I therefore conclude that using cellphone is one of the factors affecting the students’
performance.” This statement is an example of?
a. reference b. introduction c. conclusion d. methodology
_____ 8. All of the examples used are forms of questions in writing a questionnaire EXCEPT:
A. Checklist on students’ favorite movie genres
B. Interview Guide
C. A Rating Scale in Agreeing or Disagreeing with opening of classes
D. Students’ pastime using multiple choice format
_____9. Which do you think could be the narrowest research title about “Environmental Awareness”?
A. Environmental Awareness of Students
B. Environmental Awareness among Learners
C. Environmental Awareness of the Grade 10 Students in the Monitoring System Activities of the Municipality of
Basilan
D. Environmental Awareness is one way to create positive attitude towards loving nature
_____ 10. This term is a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses or is peculiar to science, art, profession, or
subject.
A. Method B. Term C. Ways D. Definition
______11. Defining terms is one way of helping to resolve problems of _______.
A. Ambiguity B. Clarity C. Difficulty D. Faculty
______12. What definition is used that includes examples of terms and words found in the dictionary?
A. Technical Definition C. Expanded Definition
B. Operational Definition D. Extended Definition
______13. The following are guidelines in making definitions EXCEPT:
A. Just the opinion B. Avoid complicated terms C. Avoid specific terms D. Make it simple
______14. Which of the examples DOES NOT show result of a survey research?
A. Graph that shows the number of Grade 10 learners who have internet access at home
B. Table that shows the frequency of Grade 10 learners who use mobile phones
C. List that shows the rate of consumption of oil in the Philippines
 D. Chart that shows the meal plan of a patient
______ 15. Which of the following statements below is an example of operational definition?
A. Employee satisfaction is the number of days per month that the employee shows up to work on time.
B. Research establishes facts and new findings through a systematic investigation.
C. Generalization is a general statement, law, principle or proportion.
D. Reference list, lists all the sources used in the research.
______16. Which of the following statements DOES NOT belong to the group of technical definition?
A. A telephone is a device used to talk to people who are far away.
B. Twitter is a social media platform that limits messages to 140 characters.
C. Electric current refers to the force between two infinite parallel conductresses, separated by a specified distance.
D. Computers are devices or machines used in performing, assessing, evaluation, and following commands set by
the users.
______17. Which of the following choices is INCORRECT when writing definition?
A. Avoid defining the term solely using etymologically related terms.
B. Avoid terms that are more complicated than the term being defined.
C. Stay away from jargon.
D. Clarity, brevity and conciseness are unnecessary when writing definition
______18. In making definition, which of the following choices pertains to the idea of avoiding circularity in making definition?
A. Get to the point when writing definition.
B. Define a word with the same word in the definition.
C. Define a term solely using etymologically related terms.
D. Go around the bush when defining a word.
______19. Which of the following statements is the correct definition of the underlined word in the box below?
I was so parched. I even drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.
A. It is being deprived of natural moisture.
B. Thirsty as an animal deprived from a natural moisture.
C. Thirsty and deprived of a natural moisture.
D. Depriving of a natural moisture at the same time being thirsty.
______20. How do you describe the grammatical structure in the given definition below?
Pejorative expresses disapproval to a certain thing.
A. Subject + verb + object B. Noun + adjective + verb C. Adjective + adjective D. Subject + adjective + verb
______21. Which of the following choices states the role of Significance of the Study in a research report?
A. It provides an overview of the scope of the research.
B. It discusses previous studies done on the chosen topic.
C. It cites the benefits one can get from the findings of the research.
D. It articulates what the writer intends to find out or achieve in the study.
______22. Based on the statements below, what do you think did Jenny commit in doing her research report?
Jenny is doing research on COVID – 19 vaccines. She wants to find out what brand of vaccine is effective without
showing much side effects. In her discussion she used data from previous researches but failed to recognize the
A. Phishing B. Libel C. Fraud source. D. Plagiarism
______23. A Grade 10 student was asked by the teacher to submit a completed study that reports an investigation or
exploration of a problem by identifying questions to be addressed, and includes data collected, analyzed and interpreted.
What does the teacher actually want the student to do?
A. Research Report C. Science Investigatory Project
B. Reflection Paper D. TV Documentaries
______24. How will you use related studies to support or refute the findings in the body of your research?
A. By using pictures, drawings and illustrations of data and information.
B. By incorporating the notes (summary, quote, and paraphrase) gathered in the research.
C. By evaluating the results first of previous research before presenting the data or information.
D. By referring the research to further studies stated in the recommendation.
______25. What is the purpose of introduction in a research report?
A. It catches the attention of the reader to read and presents the background information.
B. It helps the reader in understanding the specific part in the research report.
C. It presents the exact solution to the problem and review about your research topic.
D. It summarizes the whole content of your research study and connects it to the objective.
______26. How does Brief Background differ from Literature Review?
A. Brief Background tells the process of how the previous research is done while Literature
review tells the results of the previous study.
B. Brief Background gives us hint of what the research is all about while Literature Review gives
the background of the researcher’s experiences in doing the study.
C. Brief Background shows the results of the research while Literature Review shows the process
 of the research conducted.
D. Brief Background provides an overview of the scope of the research while Literature Review
provides the discussion of previous studies done on the topic.
______27. In which part of research report can you find the example below?
Due to the effect of malnutrition, the milk food production was committed to withstanding the infant mortality problem. The product has soon created
an inheritance of shared value while embedding within their corporate business principles and values (Boyd, 2012) and became quite popular in
Europe. As the leading health, nutrition, and wellness company, it is delegated to elevating its business with an efficacious and humble start.
A. Introduction B. Body C. Conclusion D. Bibliography
______28. Why do you need to conduct research report on relevant social issues?
A. It gives you ideas of how to deal with problems and issues you may face in the future.
B. It shows the answers to all your queries by giving you correct information and results.
C. It highlights some important details that will help you overcome problems in your life.
D. It provides possible solutions to the problems in the society through a thorough study.
______29. Why do you need to have a good recommendation in your research report?
A. It highlights the results in the research and applies it to solve problems posed.
B. It suggests further exploration concerning the research topic and its limitations.
C. It provides future researchers the information they need for literature review.
D. It implies reliability and accuracy of the findings of the research conducted.
II.
A. Read the sentences and categorize each according to the correct types of definitions.
Write TECHNICAL or OPERATIONAL.
__________ 30. A telephone is a device used to talk to people who are far away.
__________ 31. An argumentative essay attempts to be highly persuasive and logical.
__________ 32. Conflict happens in the family, among friends, in the classroom, or around the corporate conference table.
__________ 33. Computers are devices or machines used in performing, assessing, evaluation, and following commands set by
the users.
__________ 34. An automobile is a car or truck that gets you around from place to place and carries cargo or passengers, and
makes it easier to live in the city or countryside.

B. Directions: Match the definitions in column B with the words in column A. Write only the letter of your choice on the space
provided before each item.
Column A Column B
_______35. Adjectives A. A group of letters added the beginning of the root word.
_______36. Definite articles B. Points out one specific person, place, thing or idea.
_______37. Prefixes C. A set of letters added to the beginning or end of the root word.

_______38. Expanded definition D. The morphological component of a word that contributes to its most
basic meaning.
_______39. Affixes E. A word use to modify a noun or a pronoun.
F. A word that can take different meanings depending on the context.

C. Use the highlighted keyword as well as the general context of the sentence to help determine what word is missing. Write your
answers on the space provided.
Example: In order to make the air pure from contaminants, we have to purify it.

40. The gradual slope will _____________ become harder to climb.

41. If you can predict his actions, then he is quite _______________.
42. If being punctual is a good thing, then ________________ is a virtue.
43. If a body part or an organ is affected by the cancer cells, it can be classified as _______________.
44. The only way for you to stop their _____________ before it starts is to discourage them to argue in the first place.
III.
A. Study the sample terms applied in writing research report.

This study was conducted to determine the possible correlation among language learning attitudes, linguistic
competence, and academic performance in English among the Grade 10 students of Geras Integrated School, Isabela
City, Zamboanga Peninsula during the school year 2016-2020. This was done to provide empirical data to support
_________________________ 45. What research design is used in the above paragraph?

Alieto, Ericson O. (2013). Study Habits vis-avis Academic Performance of Senior Laboratory School of Western Mindanao
State University, Zamboanga City
Aque, Joyce R. (2015) Learning Style vis-à-vis Linguistic Competence of Elementary School Teachers
Baker, S.K., Simmons, D.C., &Kameenul, E.J. “Vocabulary Acquisition: Synthesis of Research , Technical report No. 13 for
the National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators, University of Oregon, 1995,
_______________________46. Where could you find this particular data?

B. Give the technical and operational definition of each word. Choose your answer inside the box.
47. Computer
 Technical:  an electronic device for storing and processing data,
___________________________________________ typically in binary form, according to instructions given to
___________________________________________ it in a variable program.
___________________________________________  An electronic device used by the students for their
48. Cellphone research and editing files.
 Operational:  A handheld device used by the students to take pictures of
___________________________________________
the power- point presented by the teachers.
___________________________________________
 a phone with access to a cellular radio system so it can be
___________________________________________
used over a wide area, without a physical connection to a
49. Book network
 Technical:  a written or printed work consisting of
_______________________________________ pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in
_______________________________________ covers.
_______________________________________  The place where the studies were conducted.
50. School  a place or institution for teaching and learning
 Technical:
_______________________________________
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“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for
it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.”
Charles Spurgeon