SUMMARY TEST IN ENGLISH 10

NAME:_______________________ YR.&SEC:_______________ DATE:_______ SCORE:________

I.

READING COMPREHENSION. Read the passage below then answer the questions that follow.

People today are still talking about the generation gap. Some parents complain that their
children do not show them proper respect, while children complain that their parents do not
understand them at all.
What has gone wrong? Why has the generation gap appeared?
One important cause is that young people want to choose their own life style. In more
traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents,
to marry people that their parents like, and often to continue the family occupation.
Parents often expect their children to do better than they do, to find better jobs, to make more
money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the high wishes that
parents place on their children are another cause of the generation gap.
Finally, the high speed of social changes deepens the gap. In a traditional culture, people are
valued for their wisdom, but in our society today the knowledge of a lifetime may be out of use
overnight.
____1. According to the passage, children today expect their parents to ___.
a. give them more independence
b. choose a good job for them
c. live together with them
d. make more money
____2. Parents often hope that their children will ___.
a. make as much money as they do
b. be more successful than they are
c. choose jobs according to their own will
d. avoid doing what their parents cant do
____3. The generation gap has become wider than before because of ___
a. the increasing dependence of children on parents
b. the influence of traditional culture on children
c. the rapid changes of modern society
d. the missing of lifelong occupation
____4. In todays society, the knowledge of a lifetime ___
a. is still very much valued
b. becomes out of date quickly
c. is essential for continuing family occupations
d. helps the young generation to find a better job
____5. A proper title for this passage would be ___
a. Parents Viewpoints On Generation Gap
b. Relationship Between Family Members
c. Generation Gap Between the Young and the Old
d. Difference Between Traditional Cultural and Modern Knowledge
II.
Identify the meaning of the underlined word/words through context. Write only the letter of
your answer on the space provided.
________11. The long hike was too arduous, I had to stop and catch my breath before going on.
a. Hardly
b. difficult
c. climb
d. art
________12. The pope was wearing his yarmulke when he visited the president of America.
a. A covering in the hand
c. covering for body
b. A covering for the head
d. umbrella
________13. She hasnt been able to extricate herself from her legal problem.
a. Enjoy
b. criticize
b. escape
d. excel
________14. A sleuth, such as Sherlock Holmes, can be very helpful in solving crimes.
a. Senior citizen
b. detective
c. man
d. pilot
________15. Josie received a bauble for Christmas from her great aunt. This she just with her others, a pair of
imitation earrings, a fake emerald pendant, and a ring that looks like a ruby.
a. Bag
b. blanket
c. fancy eats
d. jewelry
________16. The tornado annihilated the whole town to the point that nothing was left standing.
a. Destroyed
b. saved
c. created
d. constructed
________17. The life of baby Joseph is not lucky like the other because he was born posthumous.
a. Born after his fathers death
c. born that did not loved by his parents
b. Born before his fathers death
d. born out of wedlock
________18. The lithe girl was perfect for the basketball team because she was all muscles and could play well.
a. Lean
b. cubed
c. thick
d. eerie
________19. My grandfather would always tousle my neatly combed hair.
a. Arrange
b. dishevel
c. wrinkle
d. scrunch
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________20. September 11, 2001 was a day of infamy when the World Trade Centers in New York collapsed after
two hijacked planes ripped through.
a. A fortunate circumstance
c. painless way of reasons of mercy
b. The act or practice of killing
d. something grossly criminal, shocking or brutal
III. Analyze the sentences; choose the letter of the correct answer, write on the blanks,
A- If both sentences are correct.
B- If the first sentence is correct and the second sentence is wrong.
C- If the first sentence is wrong and the second sentence is correct.
D- If both sentences are wrong.
A. Paris gave the golden apple to Athena.
B. Menelaus called upon all Greeks to help him get Helen back.
A. Odysseus was the greatest hero Greeks has ever had.
B. The Greeks easily conquered the city of Troy.
A. Achilles and Agamemnon despised one another.
B. Paris killed Achilles by an arrow struck in his heart.
A. The judgment of Paris begun the war between Greece and Troy.
B. The wooden horse was used to trick the Greeks into opening the gates of Troy.
A. The Greek army was led by Menelaus.
B. Thetis, Achilles mother, disapproved of his journey to Troy for she knew he was fated to die
there.
A. Achilles killed Paris in a single combat.
B. Helen was kidnapped by Paris.
A. Patroclus pretended to be Achilles and led the Greeks against Hector.
B. Achilles and Odysseus led the Greeks in battle against the Trojans.
A. Priam is the father of Hector and Paris.
B. To avenge his brothers betrayal was the only reason of Agamemnons going to Troy.
A. The Greeks were able to penetrate Troy by climbing walls.
B. Paris begged Achilles to give him the body of Hector.
A. It was Athena who warned Achilles of his death in Troy.
B. The Trojan war lasted for twenty years.
IV.

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer then write it on the space before the
number.
____31.She is the virgin goddess of wisdom who was very fond of Odysseus.
a. Athena
b. Hera
c. Aphrodite
d. Eris
____32.He is the bravest and most accomplished of the Trojan warriors, who showed so much compassion
and love for his family and country.
a. Paris
b. Achilles
c. Agamemnon d. Hector
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God of war, bloodlust and violence, the eagle and vulture are sacred to him.
a. Apollo
b. Zeus
c. Ares
d. Hermes
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A king of Ithaca, wise and cunning, who thought of a trick that destroyed Troy.
a. Odysseus
b. Odyssey
c. Hector
d. Achilles
____35.
She has the most beautiful face among mortals which caused the launch of a thousand ships.
a. Aphrodite
b. Briseis
c. Helen
d. Andromache
____36.
In the movie, he is Achilless cousin who led the Greeks in battle when he refused to fight because of
a conflict with Agamemnon.
a. Patroclus
b. Odysseus
c. Hector
d. Paris
____37.
He is a gigantic Greek warrior who took his own life after failing to get hold of Achilless armor.
a. Ares
b. Menelaus
c. Nestor
d. Ajax
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She is a sea goddess and mother to Achilles.
a. Thetis
b. Hecuba
c. Andromache
d. Hera
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He is the commander-in-chief of the Greek army who sacrificed his daughter to appease a goddess.
a. Agamemnon b. Menelaus
c. Odysseus
d. Priam
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The compassionate king of Troy, and father to Hector and Paris.
a. Agamemnon b. Priam
c. Menelaus
d. Nestor
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The goddess of love and beauty was given the golden apple.
a. Aphrodite
b. Hera
c. Athena
d. Artemis
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King of Sparta and brother to Agamemnon.
a. Odysseus
b. Achilles
c. Menelaus
d. Paris
____43.
He is the greatest hero of the Greek army whose only defenseless part was his heel.
a. Hector
b. Odysseus
c. Achilles
d. Paris
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The young prince whose decision was believed to have caused the tragic Trojan War.
a. Hector
b. Odysseus
c. Achilles
d. Paris
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A Trojan princess with the gift of prophesy who was cursed to tell the truth and see the future but was
cursed not be believed by the people.
a. Briseis
b. Helen
c. Cassandra
d. Polyxena
Identify the types of conflict in the given situation. Write your answer on the space before the
number.

_____________ 46. After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether
he should tell his mother the truth and face the consequences, or whether he should attempt
to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.
_____________ 47. Kiko is a ninja warrior trained by Mountain Master Yoho Mahrati. When
Master Mahrati is slain by Shan Bhutan of the Lotus Clan in the most cowardly of fashions,
Kiko lays it all on the line to avenge the death of his master. Will Kiko overcome Shan
Bhutan and the powerful Lotus Clan?
_____________ 48. It's the year 3030 and society is completely dependent on computers and
robots. A young boy named Domino is flying his hover board to school when all of the
machines start acting up and attacking people due to a powerful computer virus. What will
Domino do now that the machines that are supposed to help him have turned against him?
_____________ 49. Brian has the best dog in the world. In fact, he has one of the only dogs in the
world. That's because dogs are not allowed in Brian's world, where people believe that dogs
spread diseases. Brian's dog will be executed if he is caught. Soon Brian learns of a
mysterious underground dog owners club and joins the fight to legalize dogs. Can Brian and
his new friends prove to the world that dogs are safe and friendly?
_____________ 50. Janie is on a whitewater-rafting trip along a choppy river when their guide
suddenly has a heart attack. Now she and the other passengers must learn to work together to
survive the treacherous rapids. As if things weren't bad enough, some of the passengers
spotted a bear following the confused rafters along the shore. Will Janie make it home safely?
_____________ 51. Kirstin was once teased for being heavy, but then she lost a lot of weight. Now
Kirstin is very skinny, but there is just one problem: she still sees an overweight girl when
she looks in the mirror.Her friends and family try to convince her of how beautiful she is, but
she doesn't believe them. Worse still, she is continuing to diet. Will Kirstin be able to align
her body image with reality or will she destroy herself?
_____________ 52. Greg is just a regular boy who tries to do his best in school and just so
happens to have a magical unicorn. When he's not studying and playing baseball, Greg is
riding his unicorn through the enchanted land of Harmonia. When Greg brings something to
Harmonia that he shouldn't, a secret gate is unlocked and the muck-muck monsters are
unleashed, causing terrible pollution in Harmonia. Can Greg and his unicorn stop the muckmuck monsters before they find a way to Greg's world?
_____________ 53. Everything was going just fine for Mae until yesterday. That was when she
found out that her eyes were turning green. In Mae's world people discriminate against those
with green eyes. Green-eyed people cannot vote or hold public office and they are often
forced to work the worst jobs for the least pay, if they can even find a job. Mae parents want
her to have surgery to change her eye color, but her grandma, who also has green eyes,
encourages her to fight for her rights. With her grandma behind her, Mae joins a resistance
movement and becomes the poster child for green-eyed rights, but how will all of this
attention affect Mae's family, especially her parents who wanted her to hide who she was?
_____________ 54. Jack Juniper is the best fighter pilot in the Air Force. He can take down an
enemy jet while doing a barrel roll. One day while Jack is escorting some friendly pilots to a
military base, something that Jack has never seen before attacks the convoy aliens! Can
Jack outmaneuver the highly skilled alien pilots or is the mission doomed to failure?
_____________ 55. Ronny has won second place in the science fair for the last two years, and
Newton Robinson has taken first. Ronny hated how Newton gloated and held these victories
high over Ronny's head. This year, Ronny will stop at nothing to beat Newton. He has even
enlisted the help of a Nobel Prize nominated scientist who was banished from the scientific
community for his rouge experiments. Can Ronny and his mad scientist partner win against
the undefeated Newton at this year's science fair?