JESUS THE EXALTED NAME SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTERLY TEST

English 10

Name: ____________________________________________ Score: _____________

Grade & Section: ___________________________________ Date: ______________

I. LITERATURE
A. THE ODYSSEY
Identify the character that is being characterized. Choose the answer from the box below. Write
the answer on the line.

Antinous Odysseus Athena Circe Telemachus

Calypso Polyphemus Penelope Amphinomus Poseidon

________________________ 1. The beautiful witch- goddess who transformed Odysseus crew

into swine

________________________ 2. The beautiful nymph who fell in love with Odysseus and held him
for seven years

________________________ 3. The most arrogant of Penelope’s suitors

________________________ 4. The only decent man who sought Penelope’s hand in marriage

________________________ 5. King of Ithaca and is known as the most intelligent person during
the Trojan War

________________________ 6. The divine antagonist in The Odyssey

________________________ 7. One-eyed monster cyclops, son of Poseidon

________________________ 8. Queen of Ithaca and is known for her loyalty to his husband

________________________ 9. Son of Odysseus

________________________ 10. Goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle and womanly arts, she
helped Odysseus along his journey

B. THE ILIAD

Tell whether the underlined word in each statement is true or false. If it’s correct, write TRUE,
if it’s false, write the correct answer. Write the answer on the line.

________________ 1. Iliad was written by Shakespeare.

________________ 2. Trojan War occurred because Paris abducted Helen.

________________ 3. Menelaus was Achilles’ best friend and was killed by Hector.

________________ 4. Iliad is an example of legend.

________________ 5. Andromache tried to dissuade her husband from going to war.

________________ 6. Astyanax is the son of Hector and Andromache.

 ________________ 7. The king of Sparta is Agamemnon, the husband of Helen.

________________ 8. Achilles was killed by Hector.

________________ 9. The Iliad is consist of 16, 593 lines.

________________ 10. Iliad came from the word Ilium, another name for Troy.

II. VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT

ALLUSION

Identify the meaning of the italicized allusion. Choose the answer below. Write the letter only.

_______ 1. He can scale any structure as if he’s Spiderman.

_______ 2. Margaux is a Good Samaritan to a lot of unfortunate people in our town.

_______ 3. She fell for him, knowing well that he is nothing less than a Casanova.

_______ 4. We all have decided to boycott this new scheme started by our local government.

_______ 5. She acts like Scrooge, and will never enjoy even the simple pleasures of life.

_______ 6. Chocolate is my Achilles heel.

_______ 7. He met his Waterloo as soon as he ventured outside the safe zone.

_______ 8. Zach acts like he is the biggest Romeo in town, and cares less what anyone says.

_______ 9. She transformed her backyard into Garden of Eden.

_______ 10. Jeremy is the Absalom in his family.

a. point of weakness

b. a son who brings heartache to his father

c. something beautiful and enchanting

d. someone who voluntarily helps

e. to ignore or do without

f. crashed and defeated

g. a man with charisma

h. extremely romantic

i. a person who is good in climbing any structure

j. bitter and greedy person

III. GRAMMAR

A. KINDS OF ADJECTIVE

Encircle the adjective then identify its kind; Descriptive, Possessive, Numerical,
Demonstrative, or Indefinite.

_____________________ 1. I wrote some letters for you but you ignored it.

_____________________ 2. Bella is celebrating her seventh birthday.

_____________________ 3. The dog buried its bone.

_____________________ 4. I will bake delicious cookies for you.

_____________________ 5. Cleaning ruins is a gigantic task.

_____________________ 6. It all started inside this classroom.

_____________________ 7. My mother cried when she learned about the surprise.

_____________________ 8. The red balloon attracted the attention of the protesters.

_____________________ 9. Several guest showed up on the birthday party.

_____________________ 10. Eight known planets revolve around the sun.

B. NOUN MODIFIERS

Box the modifier of the underlined noun.

1. The wall is decorated with Disney characters.

2. Inspiring stories served as my encouragement.

3. Joe is the student with the highest grades.

4. Eaten by mosquitoes, we wished that we had made a hotel reservation.

5. Pablo is an important person to know.

6. The way to survive the boring lecture is to keep yourself awake.

7. The exam, which covered six chapters of trigonometry, determined the final course grade.

8. The student who aced his exam was happy.

9. Colon cancer is common among Americans.

10. William, shouting with happiness, celebrated his chance to interview at Sun Trust.

C. PRONOUN AND ITS ANTECEDENT

Box the antecedent of the underlined pronoun.

1. Blake borrowed Shaina’s notes but left them in the locker.

2. Measles is not as widespread as it once was.

 3. Neither the pilot nor the attendants gave their opinion about the issue.

4. The jury has reached its verdict.

5. The woodpecker and his mate tried their best to oust the squirrel who stole their nest.

6. If the customers always complain that their items are missing, something is wrong.

7. Gustavo slowed to the speed limit when he saw the police cruiser in the rearview mirror.

8. This class is tough, and it goes by quickly.

9. David plays football in the courtyard. All the children gathered there.

10. When children are happy, they clap to express their pleasure.

D. ACHIEVING SENTENCE COHERENCE

Each sentence below has a pronoun that is not used correctly. Replace it or revise the whole
sentence to make the pronoun- antecedent clear. Rewrite the sentence to make the meaning
clear.

1. Campers must bring her lunchbox to the bus.

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2. The witness called the television station but they didn’t answer.
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3. It says in the paper that the legislation was passed.
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4. When talking to an enemy, it causes a slight rise in blood pressure.
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5. It says on the bottle label that the chemical will kill weeds.
________________________________________________________________________ .
6. A visitor in Italy immediately notices how friendly they are.
________________________________________________________________________ .
7. People who had been a heavy smoker for years often gain weight when they give it up.
________________________________________________________________________ .
8. It was said on the evening news that a hurricane was heading this way.
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9. My brother has been unemployed for months because of illness, this makes him depressed.
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10. Although Ms. Smith is wealthy, she makes poor use of it.
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“Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to everyone without a rebuke, and it will be
given to him.” James 1:5