Exam in Literature

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MANILA HANKUK ACADEMY Approval
Teacher:
Deborah A. Homillano
2015 Year Second Semester
Midterm Examination
Grade (ESL-1) Sub (Literature)
Date: 13 October 2015/ Period (1)
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Principal
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Student:
Test I. Vocabulary Questions
Directions: Find the meaning of the underlined word.
Circle the letter of the best answer.
1.) The vendor demonstrated shrewdness by selling trendy
merchandise.
a.) unknowingness c.) naivety
b.) cleverness d.) innocence
2.) An alien object caused the machine to malfunction.
a.) foreign c.) native
b.) common d.) usual
3.) Crossing the street without regard to the moving vehicles
is an imbecile’s act.
a.) creative c.) stupid
b.) smart d.) genius
4.) The grand buffet served before the distinguished visitors
was sumptuous.
a.) economical c.) luxurious
b.) dull d.) spoiled
5.) The young man finds his coworkers at his new job just as
amicable as he ever could have hoped them to be.
a.) impolite c.) friendly
b.) hostile d.) strict
6.) If you want to win in a competition, remember to never
ever be complacent.
a.) over-confident c.) unsatisfied
b.) concerned d.) careful
7.) The police detective is known to be an astute judge of
character when it comes to his clients.
a.) ignorant c.) unknowing
b.) foolish d.)shrewdness
8.) On the very few social occasions where I saw him, we
shared nothing more other than a cursory hello.
a.) hasty c.) meticulous
b.) slow d.) complete
9.) Eating sweet and cold food causes cavities in your teeth.
a.) ailments c.) dirt
b.) covers d.) holes
10.) The old man’s hair is grizzled.
a.) red c.) dark
b.) white d.) gray
Test II. Reading Comprehension Questions
For items number 11-13, read the excerpt and identify
the type of imagery used. Circle the best answer.
11.) The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet
chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended
together on her tongue.
a.) Sight c.) Hearing
b.) Taste d.) Smell
12.) He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing.
a.) Sight c.) Hearing
b.) Taste d.) Smell
13.) I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped
the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy
smell wafted toward me.
a.) Sight c.) Hearing
b.) Taste d.) Smell
14.) Which is true about the use of imagery?
a.) It changes the mood of
the story.
c.) It explains the conflict of
the story.
b.) It explains the behavior
of the characters in the
story.
d.) It helps the writer create
a clear image in the mind of
the readers.
For items number 15-16, the questions are about the
poetry “The Right Kind of People”.
15.) “What sort of people may they be? In this proud city on
plains o’er spread?”
What does this tell you about the character of the traveler?
a.) He is an optimistic
character.
c.) He speaks with
kindness and respect.
b.) He is a religious
character.
d.) He is a pessimistic
character.
16.) “What sort of people here, In your bright city where yon
towers arise?”
What does this line tell you about the character of the
pilgrim?
a.) He demonstrates
stupidity in his actions.
c.) He is a pessimistic
character.
b.) He shows intelligence
in his words.
d.) He knows how to
appreciate things.

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For items number 17- 18, read the excerpt of “I Hear
America Singing” and answer the questions.
17.) What does it mean when Americans are singing at
work?
a.) They wanted to create
noise in the workplace.
c.)They demonstrate how
they enjoy their work.
b.) They demonstrate their
talent in singing.
d.)They sing to avoid
boredom and stress.
18.) In the poem, which is NOT true about how the author
described the people of America singing?
a.) It shows how America
is united through music.
c.) Everyone in America is
singing at work.
b.) Music motivates
Americans to work harder.
d.) Singing at work shows
they enjoy their work.
For items 19-21, the questions are about the story
“Being A Public Character”.
19.) In the first part of the story, Spot, the dog, became
famous because_____________
a.)He defeated the blind
man’s dog.
c.) He bit the leg of a lion.
b.)He won in a dog
competition.
d.) He saved the baby twin
in a burning house.
20.) Was Spot happy when he suddenly became a public
character? How did he feel?
I.) He felt sad since, he is
naturally a friendly dog
III.)He felt good since
people are nice to him
II.) He enjoys it since he
gets to eat more
IV.) He is happy since, his
friend Mutt is happy
a.) I & IV c.) I & II
b.) I, II, & III d.) III & I
21.) What is the lesson from the story “Being a Public
Character”?
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For items number 22-23, read the short excerpt of “In
School-Days”, and answer the questions below.
22.) What did the little girl do after the spelling bee
competition?
a.) She thanked the boy for
helping him win.
c.) She felt happy and she
bragged about it.
b.)She accepted her defeat
and felt bad for herself.
d.) She felt bad because
she won against the young
boy.
23.) Since the days of the spelling bee, what lesson had life
taught the man? Explain the last stanza.
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For items number 24-27, read the excerpt of the story
“The Case of the Missing Will”.
24.) Why did the uncle of Ms. Marsh decide not to give his
properties to her in the first will?
a.) Ms. Marsh treated his
uncle badly.
c.)Ms. Marsh did not obey
the uncle’s wish.
b.)The uncle has other
relatives.
d.) Uncle wanted her to
study farming.
25.) Which is true about the relationship of Ms. Marsh and
her uncle Mr. Andrew Marsh?
a.) They argue about
almost everything.
c.) They are always arguing
about money.
b.) They have different
opinions on money.
d.) They argue, but they
respect each other.
26.) What attracted Detective Poirot’s attention to the key
and the envelope?
a.) The color of the
envelope was unusual.
c.)The envelope looked
dirty.
b.)The key and the
envelope were big.
d.) The key was shiny.
27.) Which is not a characteristic of Ms. Marsh?
a.) Firm c.)Polite
b.) Courteous d.) Proud
I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear./ Those of
mechanics…/ The carpenter singing…/The mason singing…/
Singing w ith open mouths their strong melodious songs.
Still memory to a gray-haired man
That sw eet child-face is show ing.
Dear girl! The grasses on her grave
Have forty years been grow ing!
He lives to learn, in life’s hard school,
How few w ho pass above him
Lament their triumph and his loss,
Like her,--because they love him.
I had a little money of my ow n, left me by my mother, and I w as quite
determined to make the best use of the gifts God had given me.
I had a long final argument w ith my uncle. He put the facts plainly
before me. He had no other relations, and he had intended me to be his
sole heiress.
As I have told you, he w as a very rich man. If I persisted in these new -
fangled notions of mine, how ever, I need look for nothing from him. I
remained polite but firm.
I should alw ays be deeply attached to him, I told him, but I must lead
my ow n life. We parted on that note.

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For items number 28-29 refer to the story, “The Kiskis”.
28.) Why were the Kiskis kids so shy in school?
a.) They are only eating
simple meals.
c.) They don’t have shoes.
b.) They are very shy kids. d.) They are not intelligent.
29.) What caused the change of the Kiskis’ behavior?
a.) Their classmates were
asking about their shoes.
c.) Their teacher told them
stories.
b.) Their classmates are
laughing and teasing them.
d.) Their teacher taught
them how to share.
Test III. Identifying Titles
For items number 30-40, read the excerpt and identify
the title of the literary piece.
__________________________30. He came to an abrupt
pause, as his eye was caught by the key of the desk itself, to
which a dirty envelope was affixed. Poirot frowned at it and
withdrew it from the lock.
__________________________31. “You’ll find the people
here the same.” The wise man said.
___________________________32. That acting made a big
hit with Heinie, too. I could see that he was honored and
flattered because I didn’t go any further than just growl. It
gave him a chance to say he knew how to manage animals.
__________________________33. “We like to go to school
barefooted. We get there quicker that way.” She did not tell
them that they had not come barefoot all the way; that at the
hill nearest the schoolhouse they had stopped and undone
the gunny sacks wrapped about their feet and legs…
__________________________34. I’m sorry that I spelled
the word:/ I hate to go above you,
Because,”—the brown eyes lower fell—
“Because, you see, I love you!”
__________________________35. I must have slept pretty
sound and pretty long. All of the sudden I waken up with a
start, and almost choking, for the place was smoky.
__________________________36. Once there where a
prophet in the palm shade basked
A traveler chanced at noon to rest his mules.
“What sort of people may they be,” he asked…
__________________________37. With great care he cut
open the envelope, laying it our flat. Then he lighted the fire
and held the plain inside the surface of the envelope to the
flame. In a few minutes faint characters began to appear.
__________________________38. But my natural
disposition is to be friendly. I would rather be loved than
feared… I had to growl and keep dignified and go on being a
public character, but often I would say to myself it was losing
me all my real friends, too.
__________________________39. Johnny, barely six,
refused to speak. Never would he answer a question in
class. Never a word did he utter to the children on the
playground. He may, now and then, have made remarks to
his sister and brother, but if so, he wasn’t ever caught
making them. Yet, he was by nature a happy child. When
anything comical happened in school, he would laugh out
loud.
__________________________40. I wonder—I very
wonder—what the old uncle would have thought!