Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Negros Island Region
FARAON INSTITUTE
Faraon, Cadiz City

Departmental Exam
July 13-14, 2017
Grade 10- World Literature

Name:_________________________________________Grade:____ Section:__________ Score:________

A. CONTEXT CLUES
Directions: Underline the contextual clue/s that help you define the difficult word in the sentence. The
difficult word is already identified for you.

1. Tommy was a real avid baseball card collector. He inherited the desire to collect cards because his dad
had a collection, too.
2. Her Christmas bills added up. After the holidays, her extravagance was going to take several months to
pay off.
3. It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her grandmother because her grandmother was always
kind to her.
4. The boy was caught stealing from the store. His larceny caught up with him when the owner showed
him a video tape.
5. The ideas she presented to the class were clearly an untested theory because there had never been any
research done on it.
6. His eternal light would shine on the people even after his death.
7. He cut the paper precisely on the line, and it fit perfectly in the grooves of the picture frame.
8. The boy tried to justify his actions to his mother by explaining the reasons why he did what he did.
9. She did several backbends in a row to show how limber she was, so that she could be chosen for the
squad.
10. He climbed the mountain and stood looking over the tops of the trees on the mountain across from him.
He was right on the precipice and could have fallen.
11. Because there was so little precipitation this year, the crops dried up and died.
12. Although I was unable to understand all of the details of the presentation, I did get the gist of it.
13. At a special ceremony, the police chief gave the officer a commendation for bravery.
14. One brother is an erudite professor; the other brother, however, has never shown any interest in books
or learning.
15. Night is the time when many animals forage, or search, for food.

Directions: Using contextual clues, identify the meaning of the underlined word. Encircle the letter of
your answer.

16. People used plants to make colorful dyes.

A) food C) flag
B) colorings D) dry
17. The bird sang from the bough of the tree.
A) branch C) song
B) tree D) trunk
18. Jay came bounding over the flowers and into the yard.
A) marching C) leaping
B) stamping D) crawling
19. When alarmed the puppy hides under the bed. The frightened puppy will not come out.
A) happy C) scared
B) catches D) crawled
20. Jennifer had a scowl on her face. She was unhappy about her grades.
A) frown C) grin
B) stare D) smile
 B. ODYSSEY

Directions: Identify the characters of the story Odyssey. Write your answer on the space provided.

____________21. The protagonist of the Odyssey who struggles to return to his kingdom in Ithaca.
____________22. Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts.
____________23. Odysseus’s son. He was just an infant when Odysseus left for Troy.
____________24. Wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus.
____________25. Daughter of Zeus and goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts.
____________26. He despises Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, and constantly hampers
his journey home.
____________27. The beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her island-home of
Ogygia.
____________28. One of the Cyclopes (uncivilized one-eyed giants) whose island Odysseus comes to soon
after
leaving Troy.
____________29. The beautiful witch-goddess who transforms Odysseus’s crew into swine when he lands on
her island.
____________30. The beautiful daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of the Phaeacians.

Directions: Sequence the order of events in the story of Odysseus. Write numbers 1-14 to indicate the
order.

_____31. The Island of the Phaecians: The Phaecians accept Odysseus, and he explains his ten-year journey to them
during
a feast.
_____32. The Island of the Sirens: Odysseus and his men pass here, an island with women singing their luring songs.
_____33. The Island of Aeolus: Aeolus, the god of the winds, gives Odysseus all of the bad winds, so he can safely sail
home.
_____34. The Island of the Laestrygonians: The Laestrygonians, a race of cannibals, eat the Greeks.
_____35. The Island of the Lotus Eaters: Odysseus sends his men out to search for food.
_____36. Troy: After the victory at Troy.
_____37. The Island of the Cyclopes: Here, Odysseus and his men find a Cyclops' cave.
_____38. The Underworld: Odysseus consults the prophet Teiresias to ask how he can get home.
_____39. Scylla and Charybdis: Odysseus chooses to sail for Scylla, a six-headed sea serpent.
_____40. Ogygia (Calypso's Island): Odysseus finds this island after drifting in the sea.
_____41. Ithaca: Odysseus finally arrives home, and sees his son, Telemachus.
_____42. Helios Island.
_____43. The Island of the Cicones: After leaving Troy, they stop to raid this island for supplies.
_____44. Circe's Island: Circe turns Odysseus' men to swine.
_____45. Bonus 

C. VOCABULARY BUILDING
Directions: Give the synonym for each word.

46. smart- 48. legitimate- 50. vital-

47. secure- 49. factual-

Directions: Give the antonym for each word.

51. fragile- 53. solid- 55. diligent-

52. genuine- 54. miserable -

D. GREEK DRAMA
Directions: Enumerate the following.
Different terms of “Greek Tragic writers Divisions of Greek Poetry
Drama”. 59. 62.
56. 60. 63.
57. 61. 64.
58. 65.
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