SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – 1ST TERM

SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018

Student: Score:
Grade: SECOND BACCALERAUTE ROOM: E
Subject: LANGUAGE ARTS DATE:
Teacher: DAMYAN CUESTA – MIGUEL ARMIJOS – EDER VACA 10
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Instructions:
• Read carefully before answering.
• Start with the less difficult question/topic.
• Use legible handwriting.
• Develop your test with neatness.
• Double check your test before handing it in.
• The test is scored over 10 points.
• The expected time for this test is 40 minutes.
• Make sure to write your name in the correspondent box

I. COMPREHENSION.
Read the statements given and identify them as true or false. write the letter of your choice
on the line. (4*1 each= 4 pts)
1. According to Quindlen, “slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses” illustrate America’s
prejudices.
2. America’s two “defining ideals” that are often in conflict are diversity and tolerance.
3. The people who died at the World Trade Center represent New York’s wealthiest people
4. The word "dusk" (line 3) indicates that the poem is set in the time between evening and night.
A 1F2F3F4T B 1F2F3T4T C 1T2F3F4T D 1T2T3T4T Answer: 1 _______
5. The speaker is watching a neighbour at the beginning of the poem “THE DUSK”
6. The cat’s state of mind as it hears the neighbour calling and also sees the fireflies (lines 9–13)
is angry.
7. The idea that is suggested by the metaphor, in which the speaker might "send it [my voice]
over the lines stitching here / to there, certain the sounds I make / are enough to call someone
home" is that telephone lines extend across great distances.
8. The phrase “let freedom ring” comes from a song.
A 5F6F7F8T B 5F6F7T8T C 5T6F7T8T D 5T6T7F8T Answer: 2 __________
9. The image “steady circle of light” from the poem “The Dusk” represents the security of home.
10. The idea about the fireflies being brought out by the use of the word constellation is that
they appear in a large cluster.
11. Today’s immigrants are similar to earlier Americans is the conclusion most Americans draw
because of their “grudging fairness”.
12. When Lincoln says, in lines 20–21, “we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have
died in vain,” he is encouraging his listeners to strengthen their support for the Union cause.
A 9F10F11F12T B 9T10F11T12T C 9T10T11T12F D 9T10T11T12T
Answer: 3 __________
II. VOCABULARY.
13. If you default, you fail to repay a debt.
14. People who are discordant are musical.
15. Inextricably means in a way that is difficult to understand.
16. Negligence is the failure to be careful and cautious.
17. If someone has the quality of staidness, he or she is calm and serious.
18. A group’s diversity refers to its members’ common interests.
A 13T14F15F16T17T18F B 13T14F15F16T17F18T
C 13T14F15F16T D 13T14F15T16T17T18F Answer: 4 ________

III. Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
(8*1 EACH= 8 PT)
19. What point does Quindlen make by comparing present-day New York with Philadelphia
in her father’s time?
A Ethnic pride works against American unity.
B Ethnic conflict was not an issue in the past.
C Ethnic differences have always existed in America.
D Ethnic divisions have gotten much worse in the past 50 years.
20. In lines 54–56, Quindlen says there was concern after the cold war that “the left side of
the hyphen . . . would overwhelm the right.” Which statement best summarizes this
concern?
A Immigrants would lose their ethnic identity after they came to America.
B Ethnic identity would become more important than national identity.
C No single ethnic group would form a clear majority of the population.
D Ethnic groups would strive to create their own separate nations.
21. Which word indicates the speaker in the poem "At Dusk"?
A child B she CI D neighbor
22. Which word best describes the speaker’s thinking about the neighborhood?
A observant B critical C busy D unfriendly
A 19A20A21A22A B 19C20A21B22A
C 19C20B21A22A D 19C20B21C22A Answer: 5 __________
23. As used in lines 5–7, “the high-pitched wheedling we send out / to animals who know
only sound, not / the meanings of our words—here here,” the word wheedling means
A pleading. B whispering. C signaling. D yelling.
24. What is the cat’s decision?
A to return home B to bound over the hedges
C to dig in the flower bed D to remain with the fireflies
25. King mentions the writers of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in
lines 19–20 because they
A faced poverty and discrimination.
B issued promissory notes to United States banks.
C believed in equality of rights for all.
D eliminated slavery.
26. King makes a comparison between a promissory note and the
A Gettysburg Address. B impending debt crisis.
C Declaration of Independence. D Emancipation Proclamation.
A 23A24A25A26A B 23A24D25C26C
C 23A24D25C26D D 23A24D25D26D Answer: 6 __________
27. As people struggle to obtain justice, King warns them to avoid
A writing bad checks. B police brutality.
C trials and tribulations. D hatred and violence.
28. King notes in lines 69–70 that civil rights activists are sometimes asked, “When will you
be satisfied?” What does he say will satisfy African Americans?
A peace and freedom B a Constitutional amendment
C justice and righteousness D creative suffering
29. King says that his dream:
A occurred while napping on a New Hampshire hilltop.
B included Abraham Lincoln and the Governor of Alabama.
C is rooted in the American dream.
D became a nightmare of nullification.
30. What is the meaning of this metaphor from lines 115–116: “every valley shall be exalted,
and every hill and mountain shall be made low”?
A There will be equality. B The mighty shall fall.
C Racists will live in slums and ghettos. D The sweltering heat of oppression will cool.
A 27D28C29C30A B 27D28C29D30A
C 27D28C29D30B D 27D28D29A30A Answer: 7 __________
31. When King says that “we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation
into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood” (lines 122–124), he is illustrating the
transition from
A inequality to justice. B noise to music.
C disagreement to persuasion. D interposition to nullification.
32. After Juan writes his letter to Mariana, he becomes very worried that
A he will not get a job as a censor if the letter is read.
B Mariana will refuse to read the letter.
C something will happen to Mariana because of the letter.
D the contents of the letter will prevent him from getting promoted.
33. What can you infer about the reason Mariana moved to Paris?
A She felt lonely and hoped to meet new friends.
B She was unemployed and needed a job.
C She could not get an apartment in her country.
D She wanted to escape her country’s oppressive regime.
34. When the narrator says in lines 29–30 that “you’ve got to beat them to the punch” and
“sabotage the machinery,” it means that Juan must
A figure out a way to intercept the letter.
B stop writing suspicious letters to friends.
C turn in co-workers who pose a threat.
D not allow colleagues to beat him up.
A 31A32B33C34D B 31A32C33C34A
C 31A32C33D34A D 31A32C33D34D Answer: 8 __________
35. After reporting a co-worker, Juan thinks, “You don’t form a habit by doing something
once.” He tells himself this because he feels
A angry that his friend dared to break the rules.
B pleased with himself for following the rules.
C guilty for doing something that goes against his character.
D satisfied that he did the right thing, even though it was painful.
36. After Juan is promoted to Section E, the narrator says that “his noble mission blurred in
his mind.” This means that Juan
A works so hard to maintain his edge that he becomes exhausted.
B loses sight of the fact that he is supposed to intercept the letter.
 C forgets that his duty as a censor is to serve the government.
D tries to turn in other workers but finds that he cannot.
37. Juan is shocked at “the subtle and conniving ways employed by people to pass on
subversive messages” (lines 70–71). What can you infer about the letters Juan is
reading?
A They likely contain no hidden meaning at all.
B They are attempts to overthrow the government.
C They were written by people who are desperate.
D They can be understood only by skilled censors.
38. Through much of the story, the narrator tells the reader what Juan thinks and feels.
However, after explaining that Juan is swiftly promoted, the narrator says, “We don’t
know if this made him happy.” This statement is an example of
A pacing. B metaphor.
C hyperbole. D foreshadowing.
A 35A36B37C38A B 35B36A37B38A
C 35C36B37A38D D 35C36B37C38A Answer: 9 __________
39. What was Lincoln’s primary purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?
A to commemorate a great Union victory B to dedicate a cemetery
C to launch his re-election campaign D to consecrate the ground
40. According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg
A to hallow the ground.
B so that the nation might live.
C to stop the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania.
D so that slavery would be abolished.
41. Which statement best describes the effect of the sentence “But, in a larger sense, we
cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground” (lines 10–
11)?
A It echoes a style that was popular among 19th-century lyric poets.
B It shows how Lincoln gradually arrived at the best synonym for sanctify.
C It builds forcefulness through repetition.
D It ensures that every listener will understand.
42. What is the “unfinished work” to which Lincoln refers in line 16?
A winning the Civil War B consecrating a memorial
C abolishing slavery D not dying in vain
A 39A40A41A42A B 39B40A41A42A
C 39B40B41A42C D 39B40B41C42A Answer: 10 __________
43. Lincoln believes that victory in the war will result in
A a full measure of devotion. B a new birth of freedom.
C an altogether fitting and proper memorial. D all men being created equal.
44. Lincoln ends by stating his commitment “that government of the people, by the people,
for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” What ideal is he expressing?
A equality B immortality C liberty D democracy
45. What does a pluralistic nation have?
A a large number of people B more men than women
C many cultural groups D two political parties
46. What does interwoven mean?
A blended together B made by hand C smoothed out D wound down
A 43B44D45C46A B 43B44D45D46B
 C 43B44D45C46B D 43B44D45D46C Answer: 11 __________
47. What does subversive mean?
A having the ability to go underwater B intending to overthrow those in power
C providing additional money or support D attempting to speak in quiet tones
48. What does perish mean?
A continue B liberate C spoil D die
49. To detract means to
A take away from. B tear down. C not follow. D derail.
50. What does resolve mean?
A set aside as holy B rotate
C decide D change one’s mind
A 47A48C49A50A B 47B48C49A50C
C 47B48D49A50C D 47B48D49A50D Answer: 12 __________

DESIGNED BY REVISED AND APPROVED BY APPROVED BY DONE BY

Teachers: Level/Sublevel Coordinator: VICE-PRINCIPAL STUDENT’S

Damyan Cuesta Ec. Miguel Armijos NAME
Miguel Armijos
Eder Vaca
Answer key

1 C
2 D
3 B
4 A
5 D
6 B
7 A
8 C
9 C
10 D
11 A
12 C