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MANILA HANKUK ACADEMY Approval
Teacher:
Deborah A. Homillano
2015 Year Second Semester
Final Examination
Grade (ESL-1) Sub (Literature)
Date: 13 December 2015/ Period (1)
Teacher-
In-Charge
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Head of
English
Department
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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 old guard gave the noisy grade school students a
stern look.
a.) harsh c.) friendly
b.) proud d.) welcoming
2.) The girl felt sheepish when she saw the boy that she
likes.
a.) uncomfortable c.) relaxed
b.) noisy d.) courageous
3.) The apparition of his dead neighbor frightened him last
night.
a.) message c.) ghost
b.) action d.) picture
4.) Ants skillfully excavate the soil to make their own
underground garden.
a.) dig c.) plant
b.) compose d.) bring
5.) I would rather figure things out on my own than ask that
peevish person for help.
a.) irritable c.) stupid
b.) arrogant d.) proud
6.) She is waiting for one thing that can liquidate all her
doubts and fears about his abilities.
a.) complete c.) erase
b.) renew d.) change
7.) The change in her daily routine leaves her in complete
bewilderment.
a.) curiousness c.) excitement
b.) courageousness d.) confusion
8.) I was scarcely able to walk yesterday, after a near-fatal
car incident.
a.) greatly c.) satisfactorily
b.) hardly d.) acceptably
9.) The amazing ants used instinctive tactics to overcome
the challenge of the scientist.
a.) cheats c.) strategies
b.) machines d.) tricks
10.) Everyone was grubbing for whatever food they can get.
a.) working c.) looking
b.) waiting d.) asking
Test II. Reading Comprehension Questions
Items number 11-12, are about the story of “The
Amazing Ants”.
11.) From the story “The Amazing Ants”, which is NOT true
about the ants?
a.) Parasol ants are great
farmers.
c.) Ants can carry things
that are 50x their own
weight.
b.) All ants follow the one
main order of their leader.
d.) Ants work with
systematic tactics.
12.) According to the story, why are the parasol ants carrying
pieces of leaves?
a.) They use it to build their
house.
c.) They compose and use
it as their fertilizer.
b.) It is their umbrella under
the sun.
d.) They eat the leaves
during rainy season.
For items number 13-14, the questions are about the
poetry “Evolution”.
13.) Which is NOT part of the evolution?
a.) tadpole in the puddle c.) amazing ant
b.) monkey with a tail d.) man with Ph.D.
14.) Which is NOT true about the poem “Evolution”?
a.) The evolution is
impossible according to the
author.
c.) The evolution is the
same with the story of
creation in the Bible.
b.) The evolution is
described as funny.
d.) The author used the
evolution to have Ph.D.
For items number 15-16, the questions are about the
poetry “Swift Things Are Beautiful”.
15.) In the poem, which is NOT described as a swift thing?
a.) lightning that falls c.) wind in the wheat
b.) rivers and meteors d.) closing of day
16.) Which is NOT the purpose of the author in the poem?
a.) To thank the creator. c.) To appreciate nature.
b.) To appreciate swift
things.
d.) To state the problems
about the slow things.
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For items 17-19, the questions are about the story “The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow”.
17.) Which is not true about the region of Sleepy Hollow?
a.) It is one of the quietest
places in the whole world.
c.) The people in the region
are religious.
b.) The people believe in
superstitions.
d.) The neighborhood has a
lot of local tales and
haunted spots.
18.) Which is NOT true about Ichabod Crane?
a.) He is a schoolmaster in
the region of Sleepy
Hollow.
c.) He is courting Katrin
because she is rich.
b.) He sleeps in the houses
of the farmers in the region.
d.) He does not believe in
ghost or haunted stories.
19.) What is the lesson of the story?
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For items number 20- 22, read the excerpt of “Take Over,
Bos’n” and answer the questions.
20.) Who is the speaker in the excerpt?
a.) Mr. Chang c.) Barrett
b.) Snyder d.) Groton
21.) Which is NOT true about the story “Take Over Bos’n”?
a.) The soldiers are drifting
in a lifeboat for 20 days.
c.) There are 9 soldiers in
the lifeboat.
b.) On the 21st day, the ship
Groton came.
d.) Only 1 soldier was
holding a gun.
22.) Explain Barrett’s last remark:
“When you’re bossman, in command and responsible for the
rest—you sure get to see things different, don’t you?”
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For items 23-24, the questions are about the story “The
Open Window”.
23.) Which is NOT true about the story “The Open Window”?
a.) Vera has a wide
imagination.
c.) Framton believed the
stories of Vera.
b.) The three men are alive. d.) Vera’s stories are real.
24.) Explain the excerpt below:
“Romance at short notice was her specialty.”
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For items number 25-30, read the excerpt of the story
“Mrs. Ching”.
25.) Who is the He that Gladys was saying in sentence 5?
a.) Glady’s husband c.) Jesus
b.) Master d.) Christ
26.) Who is the He that Mrs. Chang was saying in sentence
2 & 3?
a.) Mrs. Ching’s husband c.) Jesus
b.) Master d.) Chang
27.) Which sentence in the story excerpt characterizes
Gladys as a helpful missionary?
a.) sentence 2 c.) sentence 4
b.) sentence 3 d.) sentence 1
28.) What is the meaning of Ai-weh-deh in Chinese
language?
a.) the woman of God c.) a virtuous woman
b.) the woman of the law d.) a helpful woman
29.) In the first part of the story, how was Mrs. Ching
characterized?
a.) friendly c.) intelligent
b.) cruel d.) wealthy
1But I was the man with the gun—the only authority in
the boat—and I knew this: once the water was gone
we’d have nothing to look forward to but death.
2As long as we could look forward to getting a drink later,
there was something to live for.
3We had to make it last as long as possible.
4If I’d given in to curses and growls, if I hadn’t
brandished the gun, we’d have emptied the last canteen
days ago. 5By now we’d all be dead.
1“You cannot understand,” she moaned.
2“He is wicked and cruel.
3He bought me, and now he has bought these children.
As soon as their feet are ready, he will sell them to
whoever will pay the most money for them.”
4“I know Someone who will take all your fear away,” I
replied.
5“He has sent me to help you. I will tell you about Him,
and He will comfort you.”
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30.) Which sentence in the story characterizes Mrs. Ching?
a.) sentence 1 c.) sentence 4
b.) sentence 2 d.) sentence 5
Test III. Identifying Characters
For items number 31-35, read the excerpt and identify
the title of the literary piece.
__________________________31. The Third Officer who
sat in one end of the boat and pointed a gun at the soldiers
to keep them from drinking the last canteen of water.
__________________________32. The sixty-eight years
old Chinese man who chose to serve Ai-weh-deh and the
orphans in the mule-inn. He cooks and serves the food in the
inn for free.
__________________________33. The Chinese woman
who bound the five girls’ feet. She acted as the mean and
cruel character in the first part of the story. In the end of the
story, she changed into a joyous and grateful person after
she accepted Jesus in her life.
__________________________34. The noble missionary in
China who chose to help the children of Canton by freeing
them from slavery and cruelty.
__________________________35. The teacher in the
province of Sleepy Hallow who disappeared after attending
an event in the Van Tassel’s house.
Test IV. Identifying Titles
For items number 36-45, read the excerpt and identify
the title of the literary piece.
____________________________36. Sunday night the
experiment got under way. I put a large wooden tub on the
kitchen floor of our cottage. After filing it to about the three-
quarter’s mark with water, I placed a high wooden stand in
the middle of it. On top of the stool, I put a saucer containing
the bait: three or four pieces of rich chocolate candy.
____________________________37. I have been a wicked
woman, Ai-weh-deh,” she sobbed, but I want to be different.
Teach me how to live for the Jesus you talk and sing about.
Ask Him to forgive my sins and give me peace.”
____________________________38. Professor A. La Fleur
has noted the slick tricks with which ants take a lot of our fun
out of picnics. Among other things, he has watched the little
fellows climb to a leaf on a low-lying limb of a tree, a leaf
which happened to be centered over a lunch basket.
____________________________39. And slow things are
beautiful:/ The closing of the day,/ The pause of the wave/
The curves downward to spray
____________________________40. Together we knelt
down and prayed to the loving Savior who had seen this
poor woman’s misery, and soon she was radiant with joy.
____________________________41. “You’re a dope,
Snyder. Y-you can’t hold out forever! You’re half asleep now!
____________________________42. For when I told my
story, I was giv’n a Ph. D.
____________________________43. I struggle from my
puddle and I jumped upon dry land,/ And the feeling that was
in me was glorious and grand;/ It made me kind of frisky, so I
hopped around a tree,/ Till I landed in the branches as happy
as I could be.
____________________________44. “Yes, I am sixty-eight,
and I love for the first time in my life, and not even one of my
own race. But I am not ashamed. I love her because she told
me about Jesus.”
____________________________45. “When you are boss-
man,” he added with a sheepish grin, “in command and
responsible for the rest—you—you sure to see things
different, don’t you?”
