Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IX, ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
TEST QUESTIONS
GRADE 10 ENGLISH (QUARTER 3)
WEEK 5 LESSON 1: Literary Elements and Devices
LEARNING EN10LT-IIIb-2.2.1
COMPETENCY: Explain the literary devices used.
WRITER Jonah B. Bucoy SCHOOL DPLMHS
General Directions: Read each item carefully and answer the following questions. Encircle
only the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is an example of personification? (Analyzing)
A. "The wind whispered in my ear."
B. "I'm stuffed! I must weigh 1,000 pounds!"
C. "You lost power, overslept and had no blow dryer? Wow! This must be your lucky day!"
D. "Watch her sensitive back. She got a little sun yesterday!"
2. Which of the following is an example of hyperbole? (Analyzing)
A. "I'm stuffed! I must weigh 1,000 pounds!"
B. "You lost power, overslept and had no blow dryer? Wow! It must be your lucky day!"
C. "Watch out for her sensitive back. She got a little sun yesterday!"
D. "The wind whispered in my ear."
3. “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer rose rapidly into the air”, is an example of… (Evaluating)
A. Euphemism because it has a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one
considered to be too harsh or blunt.
B. Onomatopoeia because there is a word or phrase that shows the sound that something
makes.
C. Alliteration because it uses the same letters or sounds at the beginning of words in a
sentence or title.
D. Personification because the non-human elements in the statement has human like qualities.
4. “The buzzing bee flew away”, is an example of… (Evaluating)
A. Euphemism because it has a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one
considered to be too harsh or blunt.
B. Onomatopoeia because there is a word or phrase that shows the sound that something
makes.
C. Alliteration because it uses the same letters or sounds at the beginning of words in a
sentence or title.
D. Personification because the non-human elements in the statement has human like qualities.
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IX, ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA CITY
5. “She is horizontally-challenged”, is an example of… (Evaluating)
A. Euphemism because it has a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one
considered to be too harsh or blunt.
B. Onomatopoeia because there is a word or phrase that shows the sound that something
makes.
C. Alliteration because it uses the same letters or sounds at the beginning of words in a
sentence or title.
D. Personification because the non-human elements in the statement has human like qualities.
ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A