PRE-TEST

TEST 1 – MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer
from the choices.

1. It refers to the universal truth in a story.

a. plot
b. theme
c. conflict
d. mood
2. It is the smallest unit of a story.
a. motif
b. mode
c. variant
d. folklore
3. It refers to the time and location where a

story takes place.

a. plot
b. conflict
c. setting
d. characterization
4. The angle from which a story is told is called _____.
a. camera view
b. character view
c. point of view
d. subjective view

5. The central, main character of a story is called ____.

a. antagonist
b. protagonist
c. antagonize
d. instigator
6. The character who opposes the main character is
called _____.
a. antagonist
b. protagonist
c. antagonize
d. instigator
7. The opposition of forces, essential to the plot is
called ____.
a. setting
b. character
c. conflict
d. climax
8. The most exciting part of a story is called the _____.
a. setting
b. climax
c. exposition
d. rising action

9. What is the term used to refer to the sequence of

events involving characters and a central conflict?
a. conflict
b. setting
c. character
d. plot
10. Any language that goes beyond the

literal meaning of words in order to

furnish new effects or fresh insights into

an idea or subject is called _____.

a. figurative language
b. symbolism
c. exposition
TEST 2 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the poem carefully then
answer the following questions. Choose the
letter of the correct answer from the choices.

A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,

Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine.
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole.
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
1. Who is the writer of this poem?
a. Robert Frost
b. William Blake
c. Emily Dickinson
d. Rudyard Kipling

2. What tense is consistently used in the first stanza?

a. past
b. present
c. past perfect
d. present perfect
3. What interference can be drawn out from the
first stanza?
a. The persona hides his anger inside

his heart.
b. The persona thinks that it is better to be

honest about your feelings.

c. The persona values friendship.
d. The persona hates his enemies.
4. What interference can be drawn out from the
second stanza?
a. The persona is being true to his dealings

with his foe.

b. The persona is trying to show his true emotions
to his enemy.
c. The persona is masking her anger by
being kind to his enemy.
d. The persona wants to exact
5. What is being presented by the “apple” in
the second stanza?
a. A trap that the persona was able to make
for his enemy
b. A symbol of longstanding friendship
c. A symbol of forgiveness, redemption,
and unwavering kindness
d. Evil that is personified
TEST 3 – MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer
from the choices.

1. These are stories about supernatural beings in early

times, which were handed down orally from one
generation to another.
a. myths
b. legends
c. folktales
d. parables
2. The Greeks and Romans believed in polytheism.

The word “polytheism” means ______.

a. many
b. images
c. many people
d. many gods
3. These are symbols of Zeus except ______.
a. eagle
b. lion
c. thunderbolt
d. oak
4. The symbol of Poseidon is ______.
a. scorpion
b. seal
c. trident
d. sceptre

5. King Midas was known for all except ______.

a. His rose garden
b. His love of pleasure
c. His love of money and wealth
d. His love of knowledge
6. The saying “he has the Midas touch” means the
person is ______.
a. cursed
b. successful/can manage great amounts of money
c. turned his family into gold
d. obsessed with money
7. He loved his artwork so much, that he vowed never
to marry.
a. Achilles
b. Hercules
c. Pygmalion
d. King Midas
8. The gorgeous statue that Pygmalion fell in love with
is ______.
a. Thea
b. Aphrodite
c. Galatea
d. Althea
9. Who gave the answer to Pygmalion’s prayer to make
the statue become real?
a. Galatea
b. god
c. Athena
d. Aphrodite
10. He is said to be the first teller of adventures of all
times.
a. Homer
b. Sophocles
c. Aenid
d. Oedipus
11. Eris tossed the Golden Apple marked ______ into
the banquet.
a. “To the rest”
b. “To the fairest”
c. “To the fairnest”
d. “To the best”
12. She was “the face that launched a thousand ships.”
a. Helen
b. Athena
c. Hera
d. Aphrodite

13. The battle between Sparta and Troy raged for

____ years.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
14. It is the river where Achilles was dipped by his
mother to make him immortal.
a. Stix
b. Sticks
c. Styx
d. Stitch

15. The weakness of Achilles is his ______.

a. arm pit
b. ankle
c. heel
d. toe
TEST 4
Directions: Fill the graphic organizer with the
correct and appropriate terms from the following:

prose essay folksong

biography poetry sonnet
short story tale elegy
epic novel ode
psalms ballad legend
fables lyric narrative
 literature

Types
Two major
types
of literature

Types
Types