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1. What is the literary genre of
“The Girl on the Train”?
Prose
Short story
Novel
Drama
2
Anything beyond the specific words of a literary work w/c is relevant to understanding meaning
d. Literary Techniques
c. Literary Device
b. Context
a. Text
3
What is the importance of the poem
“I Am an African”
to the African people?
To inspire Africans to spread-out good deeds in Africa
To do heroism and good deeds with Africans.
To fight poverty and massive starvation in Africa.
To resolve the problems the African are facing.
4
It is compared to a sandstorm that changes direction
b. Contentment
a. Happiness
d. Faith
c. Fate
5
What is Kafka planning to do on his fifteenth birthday?
a. To ran away from home to look for a brighter future
c. To stay at home with his father.
d. To go to church and say thanks.
b. To celebrate his birthday abroad.
6
What is the theme of the story
“Amazing Adventure of Kavalier and Clay”
?
persistence of the need to escape&dealing w/ human identity
the need to change the world by standing in what u believe
d. ability to adjust to the emerging change in the world
c. determination is essential in human dignity
7
Also known as figurative language, it creates figures in the mind of the reader or listener
a. Figures of Speech
c. Literary Technique
d. Critical Paper
b. Literary Element
8
what is the example of non-literary language?
c. Poetry
b. Novel
d. Flash fiction
a. Journals
9
After reading and critical analysis, what is context of the poem
“Life Saver”?
b. A woman who is committing suicide and was saved by a man
d. A doctor whose mission in life is to save life.
cConflict bet 2 countries&resolved w/ the intervention of UN
a. A man who is committing suicide and was saved by a woman
10
“I Am an African”
was written and published in the year 2003, what category the poem fall?
18th Century
20th Century
21st Century
19th Century
11
In the song
“What a Wonderful World”,
what do trees of green symbolized?
d. Cleanliness & purity
b. Health & Wellness
a. Hope and life
c. Freshness and Freedom
12
In the novel
“The Girl on the Train”,
who killed Megan?
Evie
Dr. Camal
Tom
a. Scott
13
What is the genre of the
“Amazing Adventure of Kavalier and Clay”?
a. Fiction
c. Speculative Flash Fiction
b. Hyperpoetry
d. Blog
14
Who is the composer of the song
“What a Wonderful World”?
Louis Armstrong
Anna Stirling Pope
Josephine Cox
Keith Bickertaffe
15
How did you obtain the context of the flash fiction “Life Saver”?
b. By critically analysing the text
a. By reading the text
c. By singing the text
d. By memorizing the text
16
How do you define “karma”?
c. When it rains it pours
b. What comes around goes around
a. What you see is what you get
d. What your thoughts are reflected in your actions
17
After critical reading of the novel
“The Girl on the Train”,
what is its ending part?
The death of Megan was given justice
Rachel and Scott got married
Rachel and Anna collaborated to kill Tom
The former adversaries become friend
18
The "Amazing Adventure of Klavarier and Clay came from what continent?
Latin America
North America
Africa
Europe
19
Raymond is busy doing his research paper as part of his degree requirements. What form of text?
c. Non-literary text
a. Literary text
d. None of the choices
b. Literature
20
In the novel
“The Girl on the Train”,
who impregnated Megan?
Evie
Tom
Scott
Dr. Camal
21
Which continent of the world the literary piece
“I Am an African”
came from?
Europe
Asia
North America
a. Africa
22
Refers to the universal constituents of literature & can be found in any written or oral story
b. Literary Element
c. Literary Technique
a. Literary Device
d. Figures of Speech
23
May refer to the vast literay production across the world. Might only contain deemed "the best"
Modern literature
Philippine literature
21st century literature
World literature
24
Which is not a common theme below of Africa’s literary text or language?
Comic
Poverty
Cultural value
Patriotism
25
What do you mean by context?
The concept/idea that author wishes to convey using words
words that selected to best express the authors though&idea.
d. The flesh or the subject matter of the situation.
The setting of word or event.
26
Which continent the "Wonderful World" came from
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
27
Who is the writer of the fiction
“How the Ethiopian Woman Tamed Her Husband”?
Josephine Cox
Murad Kamel
Michael Chabon
Richard Smith
28
What element of poetry the author used that serve as vehicle to deliver&convey her message?
c. Pattern
a. Stanza
d. Form
b. Lines
29
In “What a Wonderful World”, the bright blessed day and the dark sacred night symbolizes?
b. Triumphs & dreams
c. Sorrows and problems
d. success & failure
a. Challenges & trials
30
What is the theme of the fiction
“How the Ethiopian Woman Tamed Her Husband”?
Taming the lion
Keeping the love alive
Get the lamb as meal of the lion
Prove to husband that she could do everything she desires
31
What continent "Lifesaver" came from?
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
32
After reading and critical evaluation of the novel
“The Girl on the Train”,
what is the climax?
When Rachel is having an affair with Scott and Tomd.
When Megan impregnated by Tom
When Megan was concealed or disappeared
When Rachel is being gas lightened by Tom
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This refers to using detailed techniques and devices particularly metaphor and symbolism
a. Literary element
b. Literary text
c. Literary genre
d. Literature
34
After reading and critical analysis of the song
“What a Wonderful World”,
the speaker has
d. Lousy disposition towards life
c. A pessimistic idea about the nature
a. No dreams to carry on
b. A positive outlook in life
35
Who is the poetic that authored the poem
“Life Saver
”?
a. Anna Stirling Pope
c. Paula Hawkins
d. Haruki Murakami
b. Josephine Cox
36
"How the Ethiopian woman tamed her husband" came from what continent
Latin America
Europe
Asia
Africa
37
In “What a Wonderful World”, the colors of the rainbow that are on the faces of people convey?
b. Lasting relationship among spouses
a. Happiness and contentment
c. Friendship and camaraderie
d. Generosity and serenity
38
Identify which example below is a literary language/text.
c. News paper
d. Novel
b. Leaflets
a. Journals
39
How did Joe describe what was happening in Prague at that time? Provide textual evidence?
d. None of the choices
b. Violation of human rights
a. Evil Act and cruelty
c. Monstrous and Illicit
40
What continent "the bod ne crow" came from?
Europe
North America
Africa
Asia
41
Why does Joe say that even when he is already in America, he feels the “sharks of dread”?
Joe is fear for what might happen to his family in Prague
c. Joe is oftentimes visited by nightmare
d. Joe is afraid and wanted to go home in Prague
b. Joe is not comfortable in New York
42
Who is the writer of the fiction
“Amazing Adventure of Kavalier and Clay”?
Josephine Cox
d. Michael Chabon
c. Richard Smith
b. Karlo Pineda
43
German phrase for world literature
Western lit
German lit
Beltliteratur
Weltliteratur
44
What did you feel about his description in Prague?
d. None of the choices
c. Felt scary
a. Felt sadly
b. Felt furious
45
This is not universal or necessary in the sense that not all works contain instances of them.
c. Literary Technique
b. Literary Element
d. Figures of Speech
a. Literary Device
46
In the song “What a Wonderful World”, the blooming of red roses signifies?
d. Wealth and abounds
a. Sharing of glory
b. Bountiful blessings
c. Love for the people
47
Refers to texts that are thin on metaphor and symbolism: want to tell a story and to entertain.
c. Literary genre
b. Literary text
a. Non-Literary element
d. Literature
48
Defined as a composition that offers an analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of a text.
d. Performance Task
c. Journal
a. Research
b. Critical Paper
49
What is the similarity of the theme and message of the poem
“I Am an African”
by Wayne Visser?
all about chaos and pandemonium.
all about peace and tranquility
a. all about deeper in love with Africa
all about conflict and treachery.
50
Who is the author of “The Boy Named Crow”?
b. James Reeves
d. Michael Chabon
c. Haruki Murakami
a. Josephine Cox
