1. Who is the author of the fable “The 13.

As the tortoise defeated each comer his

Wrestling Contest Between the Cat and the conceit grew.
Tortoise? a. long preparation and practice
b. too much appreciation of one’s worth or
2. Who was rewarded as the champion
virtue
wrestler of all the animals?
c. too much interest in one’s good looks
3. Who was described as very clever and
sly among the animals? 14. The cat and the tortoise were equally
good in their first and second round thus
4. The following are part of the tortoise they had a draw.
preparation for the cat’s visit: EXCEPT. a. a tie or equal score c. a rematch
a. bones of fish c. fufu b. a replay d. a postponement
b. plenty of fine wine d. cola nuts
15. Why was the tortoise very desirous of
5. The fable “The Wrestling Contest becoming the cat’s friend?
Between the Cat and the Tortoise is from
what continent? 16. Was the cat right in keeping his third juju
a secret from the tortoise? Why?
6. True or False
17. Name the Japanese author who retold
“The cat realized that the tortoise was not a the story “The Picture Wife”
bad fellow after he first visited the tortoise
compound.” 18. Who are the main characters of the
story the “The Picture Wife”?
7. True or False
19. True or False
“The tortoise has three jujus.”
“A young woman came at Gombei’s door
8. True or False and he asked her to be his wife.”

“The tortoise took up wrestling after learning 20. True or False

about the cat’s jujus.”
“When the lord of the castle saw the picture
9. Arrange the following events of Gombei’s wife floating along in thin air he
chronologically. immediately fell in love with her.”
1. The cat visited the tortoise compound.
2. The cat used their first and second jujus 21. Which event did not happen in the
during the fight. story?
3. The tortoise wrestled every animals who
would come before him until the only one a. Gombei’s marriage made it difficult for
left is the cat. him to get his work done.
4. The tortoise came to call on the cat and b. Gombei’s wife went to the artist again to
invited him to visit and accept his hospitality. paint her.
5. The cat defeated the tortoise with his c. The lord ordered his soldiers to look for
third juju. the girl in the picture.
d. Gombei went to the castle on New Year’s
a. 1-2-3-4-5 c. 4-1-3-2-5 Eve.
b. 1-3-5-4-2 d. 4-1-2-3-5
22. What are two objects that Gombei made
10. Who are the main characters in the to earn a living?
story authored by Fuja?
23. Is Gombei’s wife loyal to him? Cite an
11. There was a great concourse of instance which shows her loyalty.
animals gathered on the day of the match.
What does the underlined word means? 24. Cite an instance in the story which
a. collection c. gathering shows that Gombei’s wife is clever.
b. variety d. mob
25. How did Gombei’s wife help him to
12. The cat watched with great amusement concentrate on his work instead of always
at the tortoise matches. looking at her?

a. interest c. surprise
b. delight or pleasure d. pressure
26. Arrange the events of the story
chronologically.
1. A sudden gust of wind blew the picture
into the sky.
2. Gombei and his wife got married.
3. The lord saw the picture in the garden.
4. The king finally got the chance to be with
Gombei’s wife.
5. Gombei went to the castle with the pine
trees and made his wife happy.

a. 1-2-3-4-5 c. 1-4-3-5-2
b. 2-1-3-4-5 d. 2-3-1-4-5

27. True or False

“The king loves Gombei’s wife that he is

willing to do everything just to please her.”

28. True or False

“Gombei and his wife was sorry of what

happened to the king.”

29. The King went to the castle gate and to

his astonishment he found them closed.
What is the antonym of the underlined
word?

a. surprise c. shock
b. wonder d. calmness

30. A sudden gust of wind caught the

picture and blew it into the sky. What is the
synonym of the underlined word?

a. surge c. swarm
b. burst d. flow