MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Who is the author of the “The Wedding Dance”?

a. Alfonso P. Santos b. Amador Daguio c. Jose G. Villa d. Ricaredo Demitillo
2. In the sentence “… he talked to the listening darkness.”, what figure of speech is used?
a. Metaphor b. Personification c. Simile d. Irony
3. “She danced like a bird”. What figure of speech is used in the sentence? a. Metaphor b.
Personification c. Simile d. Irony
4. In the story, who gave the beads to Lumnay?
a. Awiyao b. Lumnay
c. Her parents d. Awiyao’s grandmother
5. “her hair flowed down in cascades of gleaming darkness.” The underlined word, in its noun
form, is closely synonymous to _______?
a. Luminescence b. Caliginous c. Shade d. Gloom
6. What did Lumnay sacrifice for her prayers?
a. Chickens b. Rice c. Corn d. Field
7. The “Wedding Dance” is a story that reflects the culture and tradition of what tribe? a. Gaddang
b. Waray c. Ifugao d. Ilokano
8. Awiyao and Lumnay had to separate because of what reason?
a. Lumnay had an affair with another man b. Lumnay cannot bear a child c. Awiyao’s parents
dislike Lumnay d. Awiyao loves Lumnay
9. What was Lumnay’s response to Awiyao when he said, “It is not my fault, … “You cannot blame
me; I have been a good husband to you.”?
a. “Yes, I know. It is all my fault.” b. “I am sorry if I cannot give you a child.” c. “You know that I
have done my best” d. “Neither can you blame me”
10. According to Awiyao, the beads he gave to his wife are equivalent to ________?
a. 20 fields b. 20 cavans of rice c. 20 hectares of cornfield d. 20 jars of wine

PRELIMINARIES (10 minutes)  To set the mood, the teacher will…  play the song Sisiwit,
Mansuyusuy Din Dagem, or Bodong Mataguan  let the students dance around the room (the
teacher can join)  have the students settle down  ask the students the questions; 1. From are
the people good at dancing to this particular song? 2. What particular occasion do you usually see
people dancing to the song?
Task A.1: PREDICTING (10 minutes)  The teacher will… o ask the students to guess the title of
the selection that they are going to read by unscrambling the jumbled words: EHT GINDWED
DECAN o reveal the title accompanied by an illustration. o ask the students to share their ideas on
the following questions: 1. Why do you think the story is entitled “The Wedding Dance?” 2. Based
on the illustration, in what country was the story developed? 3. When and where do you think the
story was set? o tell the students that they are indeed going to read a short story entitled “The
Wedding Dance” which was written by Amador T. Daguio o give a short background of the author
Task A.2: SPELL THEN DEFINE (30 minutes)  The teacher will… o Tell the students to bring
out ¼ sheet of paper or their Catch-up Friday notebooks/journals o let the students spell 15 words
from the story 1. threshold 2. smoldering 3. huddled 4. sullen 5. butchered 6. appease 7. crackles
8. clamor 9. mocked 10. buttresses 11. supple 12. sonorous 13. denounce 14. tolled 15. cascades
o check their answers o post a definition on the screen o let a volunteer identify which word is
being defined