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Africa
10. Who is the author of the poem?
a. Solomon Northup c. Alan Paton
b. David Diop d. Wole Soyinka
11. Which of the following statement best explain these lines?
On the banks of the distant river
I have never known you
But your blood flows in my veins
a. The person of the poem wasn’t born in his ancestral
place.
b. According to his blood he knows that he belongs to
unfamiliar place.
c. He feels that there is an incomplete piece in his life.
d. According to him he wants to go back to his ancestral
place.
12. What figure of speech is used in these lines of the poem?
Africa, tell me Africa
Is this your back that is unbent
a. Synecdoche c. Metonymy
b. Apostrophe d. Irony
13. According to the poem, to who he hears about Africa?
a. Soldiers c. Mother
b. Slaves d. Grandmother
14. In what movement does the poet of the poem known for his
contribution?
a. Romantic Movement c. Feminist Movement
b. Negritude Movement d. Formalism Movement
15. What is the tone of the writer in these lines?
The blood of your sweat
The sweat of your work
The work of your slavery
a. angry and accusatory c. proud and brave
b. sad d. Happy
16. Who is symbolizing the tree in the poem?
a. People of Africa
b. The person in the poem
c. Young people of Africa
d. None of the above
17. What is the writer convey about these lines of his poem?
Whose fruit bit by bit acquires
The bitter taste of liberty
a. They can achieve freedom but there are a lot of
sacrifices.
b. They never achieve the rights and freedom that they
want.
c. They will revenge to the white colonist who treat them
as a slaves.
d. All of the above
18. What did the poet urge Black people to do according to his poem?
a. He wanted to revenge for his ancestral people.
b. Do their work properly and peacefully.
c. Be a loyal servant to gain freedom.
d. He wanted his people to hope and dream big for Africa.
Direction: Identify the sentence with a parallel structure. Write the letter of
your answer on the space provided.
19. a. The nurse took my temperature, blood pressure and I was weighed.
b. The nurse took my temperature and blood pressure and was
weighed me.
c. The nurse took my temperature, blood pressure and weight.
d. The nurse took my temperature, my blood pressure and she
weighed me.
20. a. My music teacher plays piano, sings, and can teach me very well.
b. My music teacher can play piano, sings, and teaches very well.
c. My music teacher plays piano, she sings, and teaches very well.
d. My music teacher plays piano, sings, and teaches very well.
21. a. Yesterday, my dog ran away, my car broke down, and I spent my
money.
b. Yesterday, my dog ran away, my car broke down, and my money
ran out.
c. Yesterday, my dog ran away, my car broke down, and I am out of
money.
d. Yesterday, my dog ran away, car broke down, and I spent my
money.
22. a. The eggs splattered across the table, dripped down the wall, and on
the floor.
b. The eggs splattered across the table, down the wall, and went on
the floor.
c. The eggs splattered across the table, down the wall, and on the
floor.
d. The eggs splattered across the table, down the wall, and ended up
on the floor.
24. a. How big the dog was, how old it was, and its temperament made
the dog and ideal pet.
b. The dog’s size, age, and temperament made it the ideal pet.
c. The dog’s size , how old it was, and its temperament made it the
ideal pet.
d. The dog’s size, how old it was, and its temperament made it an ideal
pet.
25. a. Leslie is the nicest, friendliest person and she is the kindest person I
know
b. Leslie is very nice and is the kindest, friendliest person I know.
c. Leslie is the nicest, kindest person I know, and she makes friends.
d. Leslie is the nicest, kindest, friendliest person I know.
Metaphor Synecdoche
Oxymoron Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metonymy
31. The silence is deafening.
32. The man is a diamond in the rough.
33. The daffodils are tossing their head in sprightly dance.
34. The phone awakened with a mighty ring
35. . The pen is mightier than the sword
36. Life is a rollercoaster.
37. . I ordered online proofreading services with the click of a mouse.
38. Living dead
39. .Listen, you’ve got to come take a look my new set of wheels.
Direction: Identify the following elements of the poem according to the given
statement. Write your answer on the space provided on your answer sheet.
READING COMPREHENSION
Direction: Read the selection carefully and choose the letter of the
correct answer.
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