The Philippine Womens University

Taft, Manila

Assessment of Learning

Submitted to: Prof. Joy D. Chi

Submitted by:
Mendoza, Jae Marie Nicole
Parcia, Ricci Mae
Sibullas, Ma. Zellene

St. Lucia High School

English Grammar & World Literature
Final Examination S.Y. 2014 2015
Name: ________________________________________ Grade: _____________ Date:
_____________
Section: _________________
I.

Multiple choice: Encircle the letter of the best answer.

A. Greek Literature
1. Which of these ancient Greek writers is considered the greatest writer
of comedy?
a. Aristophanes
b. Aeschylus
c. Sophocles
d. Euripides
2. Which of these ancient Greek writers is considered the father of
tragedy?
a. Aristophanes
b. Aeschylus
c. Sophocles
d. Euripides
3. Which Greek writer wrote Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonnus, and
Antigone?
a. Aristophanes
b. Aeschylus
c. Sophocles
d. Euripides
4. Which of these ancient Greek writers was called a modern playwright
and wrote Medea, Alcestis, and Orestes?
a. Aristophanes
b. Aeschylus
c. Sophocles
d. Euripides
5. Which of these ancient Greek writers wrote The Birds, The Frogs, and
The Wasps?
a. Aristophanes
b. Aeschylus
c. Sophocles
d. Euripides
6. Which one of the following statements is true?
a. The Athenian Age was also called the Age of Pericles because
the city of Pericles was the literary center of Greece at the time.
b. The Athenian Age was also called the Age of Pericles because
the family of Pericles pioneered Greek drama.
c. The Athenian Age was also called the Golden Age because
Greeces economy was at an all-time high.
d. The Athenian Age was also called the Age of Pericles because
Pericles was the ruling power in Athens at the time.

7. Choose the language function of this statement from Sophocles

Oedipus the King, Laius: My Queen, if I go to the temple of Apollo
again, perhaps I might get another, less horrifying prophecy.
a. Expressing a supposition
b. Giving an opinion or thought
c. Giving a fact
d. Persuading one to do or not do something
8. Choose the language function of this statement from Sophocles
Oedipus the King, Oedipus, at the crossing of the roads: Stranger,
good day to you.
a. Expressing an emotion
b. Expressing a supposition
c. Giving an opinion or thought
d. Socializing or being polite
9. Choose the language function of this statement from Sophocles
Oedipus the King, Companion of Oedipus: Master, do not answer the
Sphinx because if your answer is wrong, it will kill you.
a. Giving an opinion or thought
b. Giving a fact
c. Persuading one to do or not do something
d. Expressing a supposition
10.Choose the language function of this statement from Sophocles
Oedipus the King, Companions of Oedipus: Oh, what joy! What
triumph! Your answer was correct! You have freed Thebes from the
Sphinx!
a. Socializing or being polite
b. Expressing an emotion
c. Giving a fact
d. Giving an opinion or thought
11.Which collection of works was written by Sappho?
a. Hymn to Venus, One Girl, A Girl In Love
b. Sonnet 18, Natures Gifts, Drinking Song
c. One Girl, The Dread, Lyricism
d. A Girl In Love, The Metamorphosis, One Girl
12.Which collection of works was written by Anacreon?
a. Natures Gifts, A Girl In Love, One Girl
b. Ode to Athena, An Artful Snare, The Mind Oppressed
c. Old Age, Hymn to Venus, The Idle State
d. Old Age, The Wiser Part, Natures Gifts
13.Which of the following poems by Sappho is about courting of girls?
a. One Girl
b. The Wiser Part
c. Hymn to Venus
d. A Girl In Love

14.Which of the following poems by Sappho is about death?

a. Natures Gifts
b. Old Age

c. Deterioration
d. The Wiser Part
B. For the following questions, match the keywords to its closest meaning. Encircle
the letter of the best answer.
15.CONCEPT: "The concept of freedom is important to the American
culture."
a. place
b. principle
c. price
d. payment
16.ERA: "The election of the new President marked a new era in US
politics."
a. low
b. age
c. choice
d. plan
17.PURSUE: "If you try to run away, we will pursue you."
a. let
b. follow
c. stop
d. hit
18.PIONEER: "Bill Gates was a pioneer of home computer software."
a. founder
b. lawyer
c. planner
d. designer
19.NUMEROUS: "We've talked about this issue numerous times."
a. a few
b. some
c. no
d. many

C. Improve your Vocabulary: Parts of Speech

Directions: Fill in the blanks. Choose the correct word from the choices listed
in a and b.

20.I am doing _____ .

a. greatly

b. well

21.You play the piano _____ .

a. beautiful

b. beautifully

22.My _____ are all coming

over today.

a. sisters-in-law
laws

b. sister-in-

23.The book was _____ than

the movie.

a. best

b. better

a. in

b. on

24.I sat _____ the coffee shop.

II.

Enumeration
A. Directions: List down five of major characters in Homers the Iliad and
include a one-sentence description of each.
25.__________ - ____________________________
26. __________ - ____________________________
27.__________ - ____________________________
28.__________ - ____________________________
29.__________ - ____________________________
A. Participles and Gerunds
Directions: State whether the ing forms given in the following sentences
are participles or gerunds. In the case of participles, name the noun or
pronoun they qualify. In the case of gerunds, state what function they
serve in the sentence. Write your answers on the space provided.
30. Hearing a loud noise, we ran to the window.
_______________________________________________________________________
31. The motorcyclist was fatally injured in the accident and is now fighting
for his life.
_______________________________________________________________________
32. He ruined his sight by watching TV all day.
_______________________________________________________________________
33. We saw a clown standing on his head.
_______________________________________________________________________
34. Jumping over the fence, the thief escaped.
_______________________________________________________________________

III.

Identification
A. Figures of Speech

Directions: Identify if the statement is Simile, Metaphor or Hyperbole.

Write your answers after each sentence.
35.The horse moved with lighting speed.
----36.All the worlds a stage.
----37.My little brother eats like a pig.
----38.A gentle summer wind feels like a soft cotton sheet. ----39.An apple day keeps the doctors away.
----B. Roman Literature
Directions: Read the following statements carefully and write the term
being asked on the blank before each number.
_______________ 40. It is the known masterpiece of Virgil and considered as
the national epic of ancient Rome.
_______________ 41. He was born in Spain but emigrated early to Rome
where he was given the position of court poet.
_______________ 42. Also known as Quintus Horatius Flaccus
_______________ 43. The events described in the Aeneid form a sequel to
the _____.
_______________ 44. Martials first book
IV.

Matching type Match column A with column B. Write only the letter of your
answer on the blank before each number.
A
B
a.
queen
who
killed
herself for
____ 45. Laoocon
love of Aeneas
b. was killed by snakes
____ 46. Anchises
c. city-nation in North Africa,
ruled by Dido
____ 47. Lavinia
d. father of Aeneas
e. princess foretold to marry a
____ 48. Carthage
foreigner
f.
new name of the Trojans
____ 49. Dido

V.

Interpretive type
A. Briefly answer the following statements based on Odysseus and
Polyphemus from Book IX of the Odyssey by Homer. Write your answers
on the space provided.

50.Analyze Polyphemus character based on his use of words and his

actions.
51. Explain how Polyphemus was blinded.
52.Relate how Odysseus and his men managed to escape.
53.Explain why Odysseus introduce himself as Noman to Polyphemus.
54.What second thoughts restrained Odysseus from stabbing
Polyphemus?

B. Interpretive type Answer the following questions briefly. Write your

answers on the space provided.
i. Hymn to Venus by Sappho
55.In what mood is the poem written?

56.What favor does the persona in the poem ask Venus? And what
answer does Venus give?

57.Why does the persona call Venus her shield and guide?

ii. Natures Gifts by Anacreon

58.What seems to be the attitude of the persona of this poem towards
women?

59.What is Gods gift to men?

60.What is Gods gift to women?

VI.

Completion test: Fill in the blanks to complete the poem.

Procrastination

by Marcus Valerius Martialis

Tomorrow you will live, you always (61) ___;
In what fair (62) _______ does this morrow lie,
That 'tis so mighty long ere it arrive?
Beyond the (63) ______ does this morrow live?
'Tis so far-fetched, this morrow, that I fear
'Twill be both very (64) ___ and very dear.
'Tomorrow I will live,' the fool does say;
Today itself's too late -- the wise lived (65) ________.

VII.

Directions: Analyze the ode and answer the questions after. Write your
answer on the space provided.

Parts from Horaces Book II. Ode X

I.

The well-informed philosopher

Rejoices with a wholesome fear,
And hopes in spite of pain;
If winter bellow from the north,
Soon the sweet spring comes dancing forth,
And nature laughs again.

II.

III.

What if thine heaven be overcast,

The dark appearance will not last,
Expect a brighter sky;
The God that strings the silver bow
Awakes sometimes the muses too,
And lays his arrows by.
If hindrances obstruct thy way,
Thy magnanimity display,
And let thy strength be seen;
But oh! if Fortune fill thy sail
With more than a propitious gale,
Take half thy canvas in!

66. The subject matter of this ode is life. Which stanza tells us how to live?

67-69. Formulate each stanza as a piece of advice to all men.

70.75. Consider each advice and think of situations where it would help us if
we remembered this advice

76.80. Explain the first three lines of the last stanza.