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Summative
Summative
1. When did Indian literature started to flourish and produce a considerable body of literature?
A. 100 A.D B. 200 A.D C. 300 B.C D. 400 B.C
2. What common ancestral language was the current Indian tongues derived?
A. Hindustani B. Khariboli C. Sanskrit D. Urdu
3. What ancient book contains the traditions, hymns, and stories about the Indian gods?
A. Mahabharata B. Panchatantra C. Shakuntala D. Vedas
4. Indian literature is based on piety. What does piety mean?
A. cultivated B. deeply religious spirit C. perfected D. rebirth
5. What is considered to be the longest epic in the world?
A. Mahabharata B. Panchatantra C. Shakuntala D. Vedas
6. What famous literary work of India accounts the adventures of Rama and Sita?
A. Mahabharata B. Panchatantra C. Ramayana D. Shakuntala
7. Indians believed that the soul of a person after death returns to the earth in the body of another person, animal,
or even plant. What is this belief?
A. avatar B. idyll C. reincarnation D. piety
8. What religion do Indians practice?
A. Buddhism C. Confucianism C. Hinduism D. Judaism
9. Who is the creator god in Hinduism?
A. Brahma B. Saraswati C. Shiva D. Vishnu
10. In Hinduism, the creator god Vishnu was reincarnated into several persons. How are these reincarnations
called?
A. avatar B. idyll C. rebirth D. piety
11. India has great dramatists and poets. Who is called the “Indian Shakespeare” in India?
A. Bhasa B. Kalidasa C. Rama D. Rabindranath
12. Who is the first great name in Indian drama?
A. Bhasa B. Kalidasa C. Rama D. Rabindranath
13. Indian drama is characterized by poetry and idyllic beauty. What is the focus or background story of Indian
dramas?
A. compassion B. happiness C. forgiveness D. love
14. In Indian dramas, the gods, kings, and nobles speak in Sanskrit whereas women, thieves, police often speak
other dialects. What characteristic of Indian drama is demonstrated?
A. bilingual B. monolingual C. multilingual D. polyglot
15. What is the famous, rich collection of brief stories and fables of the ancient times in Indian literature?
A. Mahabharata B. Panchatantra C. Ramayana D. Shakuntala
16. How do you call the words that are used to join words, phrases, clauses?
A. Conjunctions B. Gerunds C. Interjections D. Transition signals
17. What coordinating conjunction is used to add something to what has already been said?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
18. What coordinating conjunction adds something contrary to what has already been said?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
19. What coordinating conjunction is used when the sentence implies a choice?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
20. What coordinating conjunction is used when a second part is a consequence of the first part?
A. and B. but C. or D. so
Directions: Supply the appropriate Coordinating Conjunction that best connects the clauses. Encircle the letter of
your answer.
Directions: Supply the appropriate Subordinating Conjunction that best connects the clauses. Encircle the letter of
your answer.