Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

ARASOF Nasugbu
Nasugbu, Batangas

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Name:(Optional)_____________________________ Sex:___________

Age:_______ Civil Status:__________

DIRECTION. Read and answer the following questions carefully. Shade the circle of the correct
answer.

1. Della had only _____ with which to buy Jim a present.

a. $1.87
b. $1.86
c. $1.88
d. $8

2. Della gave Jim a gold watch and Jim gave Della a ____________ .
a. combs
b. long hair
c. silver chain
d. money

3. In order to raise money for Della's gift, Jim ____________ .

a. works overtime
b. sells Della's hair
c. sells her combs
d. sells his gold watch

4. How do Jim and Della feel about each other? What lines show this?
a. They adore each other, as shown when Della tells Jim, “You look so sophisticated”; when
she refers to Jim as “wonderful”; and when she says, “I’d sacrifice anything for my Jim.” Jim’s
adoration is shown when he says, “I’m the luckiest man in all of New York” and “I don’t think
there’s anything in the way of a haircut that could make me love you any less.”
b. They adore each other, as shown when Della wants to make him happy and show how
much she loves him.
c. They′re upset about receiving gifts they can’t use.
d. They love each other because has a wonderful wife, and a handsome husband.

5. When Della sold her hair, she was afraid Jim would no longer think ___________ .
a. she was his wife
b. she loved him
c. she was beautiful
d. her hair would grow back

6. Another title for this story could be _______________ .

a. "A Poor Couple in NY"
b. "True Love Matters Most"
c. "The Best Deals for Christmas Shoppers"
d. "The Wisest Gift Givers"

7. Which word BEST describes Jim’s reaction when Della gives him the watch chain?

a. amused
b. overjoyed
c. disappointed
d. embarrassed

8. If you were Della, what would you feel upon receiving the thing you wanted most?

a. amused
b. overjoyed
c. disappointed
d. embarrassed

9. If you were Jim and Della, can you give up or sacrifice your important or favorite thing just
for love? Why?
a. Yes, because I want to.
b. Yes, because I can do and give everything just to make him/happy and to show my love
for him.
c. No, because it has sentimental value for me.
d. No, because I don′t like to give up my important thing.

10. The "Magi" in the story refer to ____________ .

a. meat and vegetable sellers who negotiate
b. wise men who gave gifts to the baby Jesus
c. shepherds who visited the birthplace of Jesus
d. purchasers of watch chains and long flowing hair

11. Which of the following lines from the play uses a simile?
a. “I’ve learned to drive a hard bargain.”
b. “She catches sight of her long, beautiful hair, rippling and shining like a cascade of brown
water.”
c. “And with a whirl of skirts and a brilliant sparkle in her eye”
d. “A final tear splashes on the worn carpet.”

12. In Scene 1, Jim says, “I may be poor, Della, but I’m the luckiest man in all New York.” Why
did Jim feel lucky?
a. He knows Della is going to buy him a beautiful watch chain for Christmas.
b. He thinks he is about to get a promotion at work.
c. He loves window-shopping.
d. He has a wonderful wife, and they love each other.

13. Why did Jim react so strangely when he comes home and sees Della with short hair?

a. He is mad because she cut her hair.

b. He doesn’t recognize her.
c. He is upset that he had to sell his watch.
d. He is confused because he bought Della combs to use in her long hair.
14. Is it right to put away the Christmas present and keep them a while which Jim and Della
did??
a. Yes, because it’s too nice to us just at present.
b. Yes, because it will make the present clean always
c. No, they should give it to others if they can’t use it
d. No, because every should must use immediately

15. What did Jim and Della teach us about true love?
a. Willingness to sacrifice
b. Die together
c. Solve their problems
d. Buy gifts for each other

16. Based from the story entitled “The Gift of Magi” by O Henry, how will you show your love
for your love ones?
a. I will respect him/her.
b. I will give him/her gifts everyday
c. I will tolerate his attitude of being materialistic
d. I will sacrifice or do everything just to make him/her happy

17. When can you say that someone has genuine love towards you?
a. If he/she is willing to give up everything
b. If he/she can give me a gift
c. If he/she tolerates everything what I want
d. If he/she can give me a money

18. Why do you think gifts are important to people?

a. Because gifts can make me feel like I’m in heaven
b. Because it represents how he/she love, care, and think of me
c. Because gifts make the relationship work.
d. Because it is the essence of relationship
19. Tomorrow is your mother’s birthday and you are going to buy her a gift. You are planning to
buy her a necklace which she really wanted before but you can’t afford it because you don’t have
enough money. What are you going to do?

a. I will sell all my expensive things to earn money and give my mother an expensive gift to
empress everyone and they will think that we are rich.
b. I will try my best in making personalize necklace as my gift to my mother.
c. I will steal my friend’s expensive necklace and give it to my mother as y gift.
d. I will ask her money so I can buy her necklace.

20. There are some instances in your life that you really want to receive a new thing but
unfortunately, you can’t afford to buy it. How you are you going to deal with it?
a. I will not go outside my room.
b. I will accept the fact that I can’t have the things I wanted anymore and I have nothing to
do with it.
c. I feel envy for those people who have the things that I don’t have.
d. I will sell all my unimportant things which is not useful anymore. Through that, I can have
enough money to buy what I want.