1. Name:_________________________ Date: ______________
Yr. & Section: __________________ Score: _____________
I. Prose. Read the selection carefully then answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of your choice.
Art Camp
“I’m worried about art camp. I won’t know anyone there,” Brian said.“Don’t worry about it,” his mom said. “You’ll
see. It’ll be fine.”When Brian walked into the camp meeting room, he swallowed hard. Most of the tables were full of kids
talking and laughing with each other. There was only one spot open, and it was at a table way in the back.
There were three other kids at the table—Alex, Kenya, and Mike. They all knew each other, but they were happy
to talk to Brian, too. Brian no longer felt nervous. By the time he went home, he knew he had a new set of friends for the
summer.
1. Who are the characters in the story?
a. Brian b. Alex and Kenya c. Brian and Mike d. Brian his mom, Alex, Kenya and Mike
2. What is the setting of the story?
a. home b. art camp c. summer d. all of the above
3. What is the mood of the story?
a. happy and excited b. terrified and shock c. nervous and worried d. none of the above
4. What is the message/theme of the story?
a. New and scary situations can change to very happy events
b. New and scary situations can change to scary events
c. New and scary situations can change to horror events
d. New and scary situations can change to funny things
II. Prose. Identify the following sentences. Refer your answer from the pool of words for your answer. Write your answer
on the space provided.
a. narrative c. description e. discursive
b. descriptive d. didactic/ directive f. satiric
_______5. Like certain other literary terms — i.e. 'pathetic' — the modern usage of this word does not fully indicate the
original meaning.
_______6. It is a kind of prose that the main function, obviously, is to describe, to give as accurately, or intriguingly, or
powerfully as possible a deep impression of a character, place, or situation.
_______7. It is the most common type of prose found in novels and stories.
_______8. It is a kind of writing that offers the writer's thoughts on a particular topic such as 'the delights of living in the
country', or 'the tribulations of urban life', providing general observations from his own and perhaps humorous or
unusual, perspective.
______9. It is a kind writing attempts to influence the reader's thinking or behavior in a specific manner, as the writer seeks
to persuade, or cajole, or coerce the reader into thinking in a certain way.
2. III. A Poetry. Read and analyze the given poems. Then, answer the questions that follow.
The Eagle
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
10. Given the tone of the poem, and noting especially the last line, what is the eagle most likely doing in the poem?
a. dying of old age c. learning joyfully to fly
b. hunting prey d. keeping watch over a nest of young eagles
11. To which of the underlined words azure world most likely refer?
a. a forest b. the sky c. the cliff d. nature
12. In the second stanza, first line, to which of the following does the verb crawls refer?
a. waves c. the eagle’s prey
b. sunlight on the water d. the eagle itself
Apparently with No Surprise
Emily Dickinson
Apparently with no surprise
To any happy flower,
The frost beheads it at its play
In accidental power.
The blond assassin passes on,
The sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another day
For an approving God.
13. Which of the following most nearly describes the author’s attitude toward nature as expressed in this poem?
a. delight b. dismay c. indifference d. reverence
14. The poem implies that the attitude of the flowers toward the frost is one of ______
a. fear b. horror c. acceptance d. reverence
15. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
a. abcdefga b. abcbdecf c. abcdfegf d.abcabdef
B. Identify the type of poem. Choose from the pool of words.
a. haiku b. tanka c. cinquain d. concrete e. villanelle
______16. Butterflies _______17. Dogs _______18.
Flutter in the sky Furry, friendly
On wings of many colors Barking, fetching, playing
Land upon flowers. Friends when need them
Pets
C. Identify what is being referred to in the following sentences.
16. A device in which two images or objects are compared to make the language interesting and meaningful.
a. allusion b imagery c. symbolism d. figurative language
20. A five line poem, usually meant to be funny.
a. limerick b. haiku c. sonnet d. ballad
21. It is a story told in verse
a. limerick b. haiku c. sonnet d. ballad
22. It is a Japanese poem that expresses an emotion in three lines, with five-seven-five syllables.
a. limerick b. haiku c. sonnet d. ballad
23. It is a lyric poem that mourns the death
a. elegy b. cinquain c. sonnet d. concrete
24. It is a kind of poem that expresses one image or thought, in one or possibly two sentences.
a. elegy b. cinquain c. sonnet d. concrete
25. It is the repetition of similar sounds in the poem.
a. rhyme b. feet c. stanza d. meter
3. 26. Poetry in English is often made up of poetic units or _______
a. rhyme b. feet c. stanza d. meter
27. It occurs when a word or phrase is used more than once, that can also create a pattern.
a. onomatopoeia b. consonance c. repetition d. alliteration
28 .It is the repetition of the same sound in different words.
a. onomatopoeia b. consonance c. repetition d. alliteration
29. It means words or phrases that sound like the things they are describing.
a. onomatopoeia b. consonance c. repetition d. alliteration
30. It happens when consonants agree in words, though they may not rhyme.
a. onomatopoeia b. consonance c. repetition d. alliteration
D.. Read then identify what figure of speech is expressed in each item.
31. “The wind stood up, and gave a shout”
a. simile b. metaphor c. irony d. personification
32. “The night is a dark velvet blanket”
a. simile b. metaphor c. irony d. personification
33. I came to bury Caesar,not to praise him.
a. simile b. metaphor c. irony d. personification
34. The leaves of the trees were whispering secrets to the breeze
a. simile b. metaphor c. irony d. personification
35. Twinkle, twinkle little star…. Like a diamond in the sky.
a. simile b. metaphor c. irony d. personification
III. Fallacies. Identify the fallacies that being described in the following definition. Refer your answer from the pool of
words for your answer. Write only the letter of your choose.
a. illogical conclusion c. attacking the person e. fallacy
b. weak analogy d. appeal to authority f. hasty generalization
_______36. I t is an erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical contention.
_______37. Also regarded as “Argumentum ad Hominem” (argument against the man), this is a common fallacy used
during debates where an individual substitutes a rebuttal with a personal insult.
_______38. This is a fallacy wherein somebody attests a conclusion that does not follow from the suggestions.
_______39. Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually
because it is a typical or too small)
______40. Often we add strength to our arguments by referring to respected sources or authorities and explaining their
oppositions on the issues we’re discussing
IV. Conditionals. Identify the correct form of the verb inside the parentheses.
41. Isabel wishes she ______ (be) a model. a. was b. is c. are d. were
42. If I were the president, I ____(will) improve the basic services for urban settlers
a. will b. would c. might d. may
43. They hope the government _____ (improve) the living conditions in rural areas.
a. improve b. will improve c. would improve d. could improve
44. If we listen closely, we __ (can) hear the Third Wave already thundering on not so distant shores.
a. can b. could c. might d. would
45. If we look closely around us, we __ (find) early signs of growth and new potentials.
a. find b. found c. will find d. would found
46. Jaypee wishes he ___(be) a doctor. a.are b. is c. was d. were
47. If I were an urban planner, I__ (can) help solve the problem of rapid urbanization.
a. can b. could c. will d. would
48. I hope the government _____ (will) concentrate on making our cities better place to live it.
a. will b. would c. might d. can
49. If I __ (be) a Portuguese, I __ (will) not reside in Lisbon.
a. was, will b. were, would c. was, would d. were, will
50. John Loi wishes he ___ (can) travel and visit the planets. a. can b. could c. might d. will
Prepared by:
Raychelle F. Santiago
“Knowledge is a wealth, that thieves cannot steal”
