Reviewer in English VIII (SBC)

Second Quarterly Assessment

Name:
I. Write True if the statement is true and False if not.
__________ 1. Chinese language had undergone few changes because China refused contact to Western world.
__________ 2. Chinese language is monosyllabic means each word has only one syllable.
__________ 3. Intonation or pitch does not matter in speaking Chinese language.
__________ 4. There is no difference in Chinese language in speaking and in writing.
__________ 5. Chinese writing is consist of 50 000 characters.
__________ 6. Chinese writing is made of ideographs.
__________ 7. The Four Classics are books in early Chinese literature which form the foundation of their cultural,
political, and traditional life.
__________ 8. The four greatest Chinese poets lived during Tang Dynasty.
__________ 9. Drama and poetry is the important forms of Chinese literature during 1200s.
__________ 10. The major literary and intellectual fashions of today’s China have grown out of “Cultural Fever” of the
1980’s.
II. Match the idiom on its meaning.
_______ 11. All thumbs A. Attentive
_______ 12. For a song B. Clumsy, awkward
_______ 13. All ears C. Free
_______ 14. From a to z D. From beginning to end
_______ 15. Ashes in one mouth E. Bitter disillusionment

III. Identify what figure of speech is each statement. (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, litotes)
____________ 16. They children ran like ripples through water.
____________ 17. Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.
____________ 18. He is not unlike his dad.
____________ 19. That was the easiest question in the world.
____________ 20. Kisses are the flowers of love in bloom.
____________ 21. Running a marathon in under two hours is no small accomplishment.
____________ 22. I can smell pizza from a mile away.
____________ 23. The clouds were like ice-cream castles in the sky.
____________ 24. Laughter is the music of the soul.
____________ 25. Money is the only friend that I can count on.
IV. Identify what is being described in each number.
____________ 26. He is the writer of Analects.
____________ 27. This is the philosophical ideas taught by Confucius.
____________ 28. This is a type of irony that tells about the difference between what is expected to happen and
what actually happens.
____________ 29. It is a type of irony which the audience is more aware of what is happening than a character.
____________ 30. A type of irony which the use of words means something different than what they appear to mean.

IV. Answer each question about the story the Soul of Great Bell. Write the letters only.
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______ 31. What dynasty did the Soul of the Great Bell happened?
a. Dang Dynasty b. Ting Dynasty c. Quan Dynasty d. Ming Dynasty
______ 32. What is the name of the emperor who commanded the construction of the great bell?
a. Kouan-Yu b. Ko-Ngai c. Yong-Lu d. Pe-King
______ 33. What are the elements that make up the great bell?
a. brass nickel iron mud b. brass iron gold silver c. gold silver iron copper d. silver gold diamond mud
______ 34. . How many attempts did Kouan-Yu made to finish the great bell?
a. 3 b. 1 c. 4 d. 2
______ 35. What is the name of Ko-Ngai’s father?
a. Yong-Lu b. Pe-King c. Kouan-Yu d. Tachung
______ 36. To whom did Ko-Ngai approached to asked for wisdom in the construction of the Great Bell?
a. a palm reader b. a witch c. a scientist d. an astrologer
______ 37. What did Ko-Ngai sell in order to have the money to pay in exchange of the information for the Great
Bell?
a. cows and sheep b. livestock c. jewels d. gold
______ 38. What is NOT the part of the instructions given by the emperor for the construction of the Great Bell?
a. It should be strengthened with brass c. deepened with gold
b. graven with blessed sayings from the sacred books d. adorned with gems and jewels
______ 39. What did Ko-Ngai left after she jumped on the boiling crucible of metals?
a. a comb b. a shoe c. a bracelet d. a mirror
______ 40. What is the moral lesson of the story?
a. We should obey our superiors no matter what.
b. We should know how to make great sacrifices for the ones we love.
c. We should never give up in pursuing our dreams.
d. We should believe in others even though others do not believe us.
V. Identify what is being described in each number. Questions are about Japanese literature.
_________________ 41. It is one of the major bodies of Oriental literature.
_________________ 42. In written language of the Japanese, there are characters that borrowed from where?
_________________ 43. It is the basic alphabet of Japan which consist of forty –seven characters.
_________________ 44. When military came into power during 1500, education is denied to everyone except?
_________________ 45. The large proportion of literary works in Japan is written by whom?
_________________ 46. It is the earliest Japanese literary work which relates to the creation of the world.
_________________ 47. It is the next important work in Japan, it tells the early history of Japan in poetry.
_________________ 48. This is the favorite form of entertainment in Japan.
_________________ 49. It is the national theatre of Japan.
_________________ 50. It is the play for the masses.
_________________ 51. It is the favorite literature of the Japanese.
_________________ 52. This is the oldest collection of poetry in Japan
_________________ 53. This is the shortest poem of Japanese poetry.
_________________ 54. This is a day celebration in Japan that celebrates Haiku
_________________ 55. It is a poem with seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven and five syllables.
VI. Answer the following questions about the story “ The Aged Mother”.

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56. Who is the writer of the story? _________________________________
57-59. Who are the main characters of the story? ______________, __________, and
_________________________
60. Where is the setting of the story? _______________________________________

Prepared by:
LORNA S. HERILLA

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