Literature Exam

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MANILA HANKUK ACADEMY Approval
Teacher:
Deborah A. Homillano
2015 Year Second Semester
Final Examination
Grade (7) Sub (Literature)
Date: 13 December 2015/ Period (1)
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Student:
Test I. Vocabulary
Directions: Circle the letter of the best answer for the
underlined word.
1.) The victims of the war migrated to a safer place.
a.) remained c.) stayed
b.) waited d.) transferred
2.) Everybody is dreaming of a harmonious life.
a.) pleasant c.) tedious
b.) challenging d.) exciting
3.) The challenge will test your real conviction.
a.) knowledge c.) belief
b.) strength d.) worth
4.) They dub him as the father of American history.
a.) call c.) award
b.) give d.) honor
5.) The weather intervenes with our timetable.
a.) agrees c.) votes
b.) interferes d.) sides
6.) The meeting is now adjourned, you may go.
a.) ended c.) started
b.) decided d.) decided
7.) The panel of judges is critical in making.
a.) excellent c.) confused
b.) quick d.) serious
8.) The victim received staggering bills from the hospital.
a.) normal c.) overwhelming
b.) common d.) simple
9.) The recipient of the award smiled to the audience.
a.) donor c.) receiver
b.) contributor d.) supporter
10.) The athlete is known for her swift feet.
a.) fast c.) big
b.) skillful d.) practiced
Items number 16-17 are about the story “Honest Abe”.
Test II. Comprehension Questions
Directions: Write the best answer in each item.
11.) What type of point of view is used in the excerpt below?
Support your answer.
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12). Based on the content of the excerpt above, who was
speaking in the letter? Describe him.
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13.) Which is not a message of the letter excerpt above?
a.) The speaker willingly
accepts his death.
c.) The speaker shows
patriotism.
b.) The speaker regrets his
decisions in life.
d.) The speaker comforts
his mother by explaining
how he feels.
14.) What type of point of view is used in the excerpt below?
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15.) Based on the excerpt above, who is the character being
described by the speaker? Support your answer.
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He named her sergeant with manly praise,
While her war-brown face was wet with tears—
A woman has ever a woman’s ways,
And the army was wild with cheers.
“Dear Mother:
Don’t cry when you read this, Mother. I’m dying the way
I’ve always wanted to, you know, for my country. They
probably told you why. I was captures by the British while
getting military information for the General Washington. I
came here of my own accord…”

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16.) What are the two American traditions in honoring
God’s blessing for America which Lincoln began while he
was President?
I.) Celebration of Thanks-
giving day
III.) Celebration of National
Prayer day
II.) Valentine’s Day
Celebration
IV.) Engraving “In God We
Trust” on all coins
a.) I & II c.) I & IV
b.) I, II, & IV d.) I & III
17.) According to the story, which among the following is
not a characteristic of Abraham Lincoln?
a.) prayerful c.) patriotic
b.) humble d.) stoic
Items number 18-19 are about the story “Marian
Anderson—Concert Singer”.
18.) According to the author, what makes Marian
Anderson different from Cinderella?
a.) Her voice is remarkable. c.) Her family was rich.
b.) She was always asked
to scrub the kitchen floors.
d.) Her two sisters are nice,
unlike Cinderella’s sisters.
19.) Which is not a description about Marian Anderson?
a.) humble c.) original
b.) hardworking d.) shy
Items number 20-21 are about the story “Jed Smith—
Man of Quiet Courage”.
20-21. Write at least 4 of Jed Smith’s admirable traits.
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Items number 22-24 are about the story “Of Plymouth
Plantation”.
22.) Which among the following are the hardships
experienced by the Pilgrims in the story?
I.) seasickness III.) fierce storms
II.) grievous diseases IV.) winter weather
a.) I, II, & III c.) I, II, III, & IV
b.) II, III, & IV d.) I, III, & IV
23.) To whom does the author give credit for the Pilgrims’
strength and ability to endure these hardships?
a.) Indians c.) English men
b.) Americans d.) God
____________________________34. We can make
24.) What is the name of the American writer who wrote the
first history of America?
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Test III. Identifying Characters
Directions: Read the excerpt, and write the name of the
character.
________________________25. The young boy who
disguised as a merchant to spy for his country.
________________________26. The girl who started from
scrubbing floors to performing in big concerts.
________________________27. A true Christian who had
adventures as a courageous explorer and fur trader.
_________________________28. The noble president who
always seeks God for guidance and comfort in time of
adversities in America.
_________________________29. The wife of a soldier who
manned up to take the place of her husband in the
battlefield.
Test IV. Identifying Titles
Directions: Read the quotation, and write the title of the
literary work on the blank.
____________________________30. He named her
sergeant with manly praise, /While her war-brown face was
wet with teacher--/ A woman has ever a woman’s ways…
____________________________31. The nation had never
before had such an annual Thanksgiving Day and he had
decided that it was time that nation remembered in a special
day what God had done.
____________________________32. What would now
sustain them but the Spirit of God and His Grace? My not
and ought not the children of these fathers rightly say: “Our
fathers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean,
and were ready to perish in this wilderness; but they cried
unto the Lord, and He heard their voice and looked on their
adversity…”
____________________________33. In the beginning,
then, she had the gift of song. She was also blessed with a
strong sturdy body. She had a wise and loving mother,
whose firm and simple faith, good sense in rearing her child,
and ardent labours for her, combined to help the girl on to
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more money… Because we can carry more furs…
____________________________35. The mask isn’t
necessary. I’m not afraid to die.
_____________________________36. When his train
pulled into Gettysburg in the evening of November 18,
1863, he could see that the city was in a state of nervous
excitement.
____________________________37. Like the girl of the
fairy tale, she had two sisters, though her sisters were not
unkind. Like Cinderella, she had to do kitchen chores and
scrub floors.
____________________________38. There was a stir of
surprise among the rough mountain men. But his
simplicity and sincerity touched their hearts, and they
listened respectfully until the prayer was finished.
____________________________39. In desperation he
left his office, went into his room and locked the door.
There he fell before a chair. With his head in his hands, he
wept and prayed.
____________________________40. Climb up on the
tailboard of the wagon, please. Have you anything to say
before you are hanged as a spy?