POINTERS FOR ENGLISH 10 FIRST QUARTER

 Myth it is a story that is orally handed down from generation to generation.

 Monitaur is half human and half bull

 Warnings given by Daedalus to Icarus
Do not fly too close to the sun
Do not fly near the ocean
Stay in the middle between the sky and the sea

 Based on the myth ‘Daedalus and Icarus’, which of the following statements is true?
The saw was invented based on fishbone.

 Did King Minos want Daedalus to stay in Crete?

Yes, because only Daedalus knows the escape of the maze.
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 She made the project herself.’ Why is the underlined word an intensive pronoun?
The pronoun refers back to the subject.
The pronoun intensifies the subject.

 Which of the following sentences uses reflexive pronoun?

I pinched myself to see whether it was a dream.

 What is the difference between reflexive and intensive pronoun?

Intensive Pronouns cannot act as the object of the sentence while Reflexive
Pronouns can.

 The oracle of Acrisius is that his grandson would kill him one day.

 Zeus seduce Danae through he came to her as a shower of gold from the sky.

 The blood from the head of Medusa dripped on the Libyan Desert become a poisonous snake

 Perseus receives the hand of Andromeda in marriage

 Acrisius fail to consider upon keeping Danae underground to escape from his oracle is that there is
an opening hole directing to the sky.

 Athena help Perseus in slaying Medusa because Athena has an old grudge against Medusa.

 The quality makes Orpheus special his ability to play musical instruments

 The conflict resolved in the story “Orpheus” - He waited for his death to be finally reunited with his
beloved.

 The proper sequence of events in the story "Orpheus"?

o Eurydice stepped on a poisonous snake and died
o Orpheus pleaded Hades for Eurydice release.
o Eurydice was swallowed back to the Underworld.
o Orpheus wandered alone, waiting to be reunited with love.

 The theme of the story "Orpheus" is that love conquers all

 After hearing the enchanting music Orpheus had so desperately played, Hades decided to allow
Orpheus to take Eurydice under one condition that Orpheus could not look at Eurydice until they were
both out of the Underworld.

 The prevailing theme of the story “How Odin Lost his Eye.” Is sacrifice and love for others

 Distinguish Mimir’s intention for asking Odin’s eye instead of treasures. He wants to test Odin’s
sincerity.
 The main conflict of the story “Orpheus Eurydice was bitten by a snake and died.
 Avengers is not an example of a movie adaptation?

 The main purpose of the author in the introduction of the movie "The Life of Pi" is to discuss the
narrator's life with animals

 Pi's father explain him things about animals by telling him a story

 It hard for Pi to kill a fish because he likes fishes.

 Pi react upon killing a fish by threw it back to the ocean.

 The Japanese agency talked to Pi when he woke up is the Japan Ministry of Transport

 The sense appeals more in poem is touch

 The writer intends his readers to feel towards the end of the world is fear

 Arachne’s character trait based on the text above disrespectful and vain

 The main message of the story of Arachne is that humans should not be arrogant and egoistic

 The author’s purpose in writing the story of Arachne is to allow humans to realize that bad attitude has
corresponding negative consequence

 From the video clip of “One Arm Young Lady and a One-Legged Young Man” (a very unique and
unequalled ballet performance), choose the detail that explains your judgment towards challenges.

Challenges come to us to make us better and overcoming them is what makes

them meaningful.

 Based on the list of difficult words in each sentence, evaluate which of the underlined word has
a strong negative connotation. Is “Govern the people by regulations, keep order among them by
chastisements.”

 The selection “From the Analects” try to persuade you to think or do is that goodness or humaneness
is a virtue attained by knowledge and attitude.

 Imagine Confucius was with you and he advised you to make change in your life. From the
following pieces of advice, What you do not wish for yourself, do not do unto others.