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English Revision Sheet Term 1 Answer Key
Subject ___________ Grade 11
Name _____________ Date: ___________

Literature: The Story of an Hour

Directions: Answer the following questions.
1. What is the main idea of The Story of an Hour?

The main idea of “The Story of An Hour” is freedom and its importance for an individual. Louise
Mallard is happily married and has a very loving husband. However, she does not have freedom
which she only gets after she comes to know that her husband is dead. And when he turns out
to be alive, she dies of grief.

2. What is the message of The Story of an Hour?

The message of The Story of an Hour is that freedom is the basic right of every individual on
earth. Gender should not be a reason to prohibit a person from freedom.

3. What happens at the end of the story The Story of an Hour?

In the end, the husband comes back home alive. However, his wife dies out of grief and despair.

4. Why does Mrs. Mallard die at the end of the story?

She dies at the end of the story because of the grief of losing freedom which she got some time
before. The fear of getting back to restrictions shocks her and she dies.

5. Why was Mrs. Mallard happy her husband died?

Mrs. Mallard was happy because she tasted freedom for the first time since her marriage. She
thought that her married life was enjoyable. However, when she tasted freedom, she found it
much better. This is why she was happy at her husband’s death.

6. Why is Mrs. Mallard death an example of situational irony?

Situational Irony occurs when something happens which is totally opposite from what is
expected. Mrs. Mallard is a good example of situational irony because she feels happy and joyful
after coming to know that her husband has died (instead of weeping and mourning). However,
as soon as he comes back alive, she dies out of sorrow and despair (though she was supposed to
be happy)

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Literature: A Rose for Emily
1. What had colonel Sartoris done for Miss Emily?
Colonel Sartoris remitted her taxes because he believed that he must help an upper class white
lady.
2. What did the next generation of town leaders do on the first of the year?
They mailed her a tax notice, but she didn't reply.
3. How does Faulkner describe Miss Emily?
She is a small, fat woman in black clothes with a chain descending to her waist and vanishing in
her belt. She looked old with pale skin.
4. What are the neighbors complaining about? What does Judge Stevens say probably has
caused it?
There was an awful smell at Miss Emily’s house. Judge Stevens thinks that the black man must
have killed a rat or a snake.
5. What did Miss Emily tell visitors the day after her father's death?
Miss Emily told the ladies that her father is not dead, but she accepted the reality after three
days.

6. What does Miss Emily do that makes the townspeople think she and Homer Baron have
gotten married?

She had bought him a toilet set with his initials and some clothes.

7. When Miss Emily was about forty, what had she done to earn money?

She taught china painting lessons

8. How was Emily’s house described?

The house is poorly lit, unclean, and smelly.

9. What did the men do to Miss Emily’s house to stop the smell?

The men sprinkled lime around the house, in the cellar, and in the outbuildings to get rid of the
smell from Miss Emily’s house.

10. What horrifying conclusion can we draw from what the townspeople find on the second
pillow?

Miss Emily had probably slept next to the dead body. (Long strand of iron gray hair)

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Grammar: The Phrase
I. Identify the phrase by writing above it ADJ for adjective phrase or ADV for adverb phrase.

1. During a test I used to become nervous or upset. ___ ADV___

2. My mother discussed this with me last spring. ___ADV___
3. I had become quite upset about my final exams. ____ADV___
4. I had become very tense, and I had lost much of my appetite. ___ADJ____
5. One day my mother sat down and explained the value of a little anxiety. __ADJ_____
6. Although she was concerned, she talked very calmly about test taking. ___ADV____
7. Too much worry, she told me, is unhealthy for anyone. ___ADV____
8. No one in that situation can perform well. ____ADJ___
9. Too much worry about a test can prevent clear thinking. ___ADJ____
10. Her explanation of stress and anxiety was very helpful. ___ADJ____

II. Identify the underlined phrase by writing above it PREP for prepositional phrase, PART for
participial phrase, GER for gerund phrase, INF for infinitive phrase, or APP for appositive
phrase.

1. Bicycling through the countryside is a favorite hobby of mine. ___Ger____

2. I enjoy the freedom to get around on my own. ___Inf___
3. I also ride my bike to school. __Prep___
4. At 8:00 A.M., I am on my way, pedaling furiously. __Part____
5. Neither rain nor heat nor barking dogs keep me from riding my bike daily. __Ger____
6. My current bike, an old three-speed model, is not well suited for long-distance riding. _App_
7. Affectionately dubbed Wheels, it originally belonged to Carlos Ramirez. __Part_____
8. Carlos, a former neighbor of mine, made me promise to keep Wheels clean and properly
oiled. ___App___
9. Three years’ worth of repairs attests to my good faith in the matter. ___Prep_____
10. Nevertheless, I am trying to save enough money for an all-terrain bike. ____Inf___

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Grammar: Active and Passive Voice
1. In each of the following sentences, identify the voice of the verb by writing above it A for
active or P for passive.

1. Janice was told by the doctor to rest. ___P____

2. At first, Alfredo was puzzled by the math problem. ___P____
3. Amanda’s mother and father encouraged her. ____A___
4. The dogwood blossoms were surrounded by bumblebees. ___P____
5. John’s lost kitten was found by a neighbor. ____P___
6. Sara was hit by a fast-moving ball. ___P___
7. Robert Frost wrote “The Road Not Taken.” __A____
8. Grazing sheep covered the pasture. ___A__
9. The artist was watched closely by the crowd. ___P___
10. The bouquet of flowers was selected by Sam. ___P____

!!. Change from Active to Passive and from Passive to Active:

1. Tania has beaten old records in the 200 meters freestyle.

Old records have been beaten in the 200 meters freestyle by Tania.

2. They are painting the walls.

The walls are being painted by them.

3. The doors are locked every night.

Someone locks the doors every night

4. The thief was trapped by the electric door in the bank.

The electric door trapped the thief in the bank.

5. Water surrounds the islands of Philippines.

The islands of Philippines are surrounded by water.