READING COMPREHENSION

Read the poem and the questions carefully. Choose the correct
answer.

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1. Listen my children and you shall hear

2. Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
3. On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
4. Hardly a man is now alive
5. Who remembers that famous day and year.

6. He said to his friend, “If the British march

7. By land or sea from town to-night,
8. Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
9. Of the North Church tower as a signal light, --
10. One if by land, and two if by sea;
11. And I on the opposite shore will be,
12. Ready to ride and spread alarm
13. Through every Middlesex village and farm,
14. For the country folk to be up and to arm.”

15. Then he said “Good-night!” and with muffled oar

16. Silently rowed to the Charleston shore
17. Just as the moon rose over the bay,
18. Where swinging wide at her mooring lay
19. The Somerset, British man-of-war;
20. A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
21. Across the moon like a prison bar,
22. And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
23. By its own reflection in the tide

24. Meanwhile, his friend through alley and street

25. Wanders and watches, with eager ears,
26. Till in silence around him hears
27. The muster of men at the barrack door,
28. The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,
29. And the measured tread of the grenadiers,
30. Marching down to their boats on the shore.

 
  

1) Which lines in the poem tell us that the poet did not live in the
same time as the subject of the poem?
a. Lines 24 and 25
b. Lines 6 and 7
c. Lines 4 and 5
d. Lines 11 and 12
2) What is Paul Revere riding on?
a. A bike
b. A horse
c. A carriage
d. None of these
3) What is Paul Revere warning people of?
a. Bad weather
b. A battle
c. The invasion of the British
d. A phantom ship
4) If the British attack from the sea, how many lanterns will be
hung in the North Church?
a. Two
b. One
c. Three
d. none
5) Where will Paul Revere wait for the signal?
a. In the belfry of the North Church
b. Middlesex
c. On the opposite shore
d. In the barracks
6) How do you think Longfellow feels about Revere?
a. He thinks he is foolish.
b. He thinks he is reckless.
c. He admires him.
d. He is frightened by him.
7) What is being compared to a prison bar in line 21?
a. The moon
b. Phantom ship
c. Mast and spar
d. None of these
8) Which line shows personification?
a. Line 25
b. Line 1
c. Line 17

 
  

d. Line 28
9) Does line 9 shows simile?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Not sure
10) Does line 25 show alliteration?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Not sure

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Choose the correct meaning for the homograph in underlined for each
sentence.
11) I did not object to the object in question.
a. A thing or material
b. A disapproval of something
12) Unfortunately the insurance was invalid for the invalid.
a. A person with disability
b. To remove
13) The soldier had to desert his platoon in the desert.
a. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation
b. A food
14) After many days of procrastination, I decided to resume my
resume for work.
a. A brief account of a person’s education, qualifications,
and previous experiences.
b. To begin to do again after a pause or interruption.
15) I shall stop here because I am content with this content.
a. Peaceful happiness
b. Tings that are included in something

Choose the correct homonyms for each sentence.

16) The independent _________ groups in the Chattisgarh area
are exponentially emerging with every passing day.
a. Gorilla
b. Guerrilla
17) On National Geography, I have seen a buzzing group of a
_____ on a carcass.
a. Flea
b. Flee
18) I made a vague _______ of creating a water filter.

 
  

a. Illusion
b. Allusion
19) I cannot _____ watching the movie today.
a. Forego
b. Forgo
20) I _____ going to school next school year.
a. Loathe
b. Loath

Identify the idiom in each sentence.

21) Sheila had butterflies in her stomach before the
championship game.
butterflies in her stomach
22) I gained a lot of brownie points for helping the teacher.
brownie points
23) The dog days of summer are starting to wear on me.
dog days of summer
24)You are so thirsty that you drink like a fish.
drink like a fish
25)You’re going to have to face the music when our father gets
home.
face the music
26)You need to mind your own beeswax.
mind your own beeswax
27) Your ball and chain is about to arrive.
ball and chain
28) That student is the apple of my eye.
apple of my eye
29) Don’t be a back seat driver today.
back seat driver
30) I’m having a bad hair day.
bad hair day