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2nd QUARTER EXAM IN AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE

First Semester Second Semester SCORE:

School Year 2017-2018

Name (Surname, Given, MI) ________________, __________________________, _________

Year and section: _______________ Subject Teacher: Prof. Romina E. Villamor, MALit

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read and follow the directions carefully.

I. ON NOUN DERIVATIONS: Choose the correct noun derivatives for each sentence. Write the letter that
corresponds to your answer on the blanks.

1. Two members of the crew were kidnapped and held in _____for three months. ______
a. captivation b .captivity c. caption d. capture ______
2. We are hoping for successful ____of our project by June. ______
a. complement b. compliment c. completeness d. completion
3. His two-month stay in the jungle was a real test of his bravery,_____ and will power. ______
a. durability b. duration c. endurance d. duringness
4. He studied astronomy and________ in college. ______
a. mechanic b. mechanics c. mechanism d. mechanization
5. Such qualities as superior _____, extraordinary durability, remarkable transparency and exceptional
brilliance have made diamond the most valuable precious stone. ______
a. hardihood b. hardiness c. hardness d. hardship
6. How he managed to get out of the locked room remains a____ . ______
a. mystery b. mystic c. mysticism d. mystique
7. His actions lead to a serious_____ of the problem. ______
a. complexion b. complexity c. complication d. complicity
8. Because of that, I found myself in an awkward______ . ----------
a. predicament b. predication c. predictability d. prediction
9. Sadness and_____ filled her heart. ______
a. longevity b. longing c. longitude d. prolongation
10. He gave us his_____ that the boat was in good working order. ______
a. assurance b. insurance c. sureness d. surety

II. ON DETERMINERS: Choose the correct determiner for the nouns in each sentence. Write the letter that
corresponds to your answer on the blanks.

1. He is an expert on languages, but he knows ---- about mathematics. ---------

a. few b. little c. a lot of d. several
2. I don't think there will be a severe shortage of usable water because there was ---- rain fall yesterday.--------
a. little b. few c. any d. a lot of
3. Unfortunately, I have ---- talent for music although I have always wanted to be a famous singer. _____
a. little b. few c. a few d. plenty of
4. There were ---- people at the meeting earlier but most of them left early so there aren't many left now.____
a. little b. few c. much d. several
5. Although she thought she knew ---- of the subject, the teacher asked details she hardly remembered. _____
a. several b. much c. many d. any
6. ---- people enjoy the performance of the theatre company but I don't think it is a successful one. _____
a. much b. several c. every d. no
7. I had to live in Paris and Madrid for many years because of my business but I don't like ---- city much. _____
a. all b. whole c. either d. neither
8. Both players in the tennis match have been warned by the referee but ---- of them seems to take it
seriously. _____
a.one b. either c. every d. neither
9. In my country, ---- universities offer a wide range of courses. That's why they are preferred by foreign
students as well. _____
a. every b. each c. a great deal of d. most
 10. The vocabulary list had been memorized by ---- of the students and each one scored over 80 percent on
the exam. _____
a. every b. all c. a little d. the whole

III. ON GENDER OF NOUNS: Identify the gender of each nouns. . Write the letter that corresponds to your
answer on the blanks.

1. mouse a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____

2. duck a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
3. buck a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
4. mistress a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
5. tires a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
6. computers a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
7. pencil a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
8. emperor a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
9. royalty a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
10. poodle a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
11. waitress a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
12. lioness a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
13. kid a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
14. playground a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____
15. swing a. Masculine b. Feminine c. Neuter d. Common _____

IV. ON POSSESSIVE FORMS OF NOUNS. Choose the correct possessive forms of noun for each item. Write the
letter that corresponds to your answer on the blanks.

1. The jacket / that man a. That man's jacket b. That mans' jacket _____
2. The daughter / Charles a. Charles' daughter b. Charles's daughter _____
3. The newspaper / yesterday a. Yesterday's newspaper b. Yesterdays' newspaper _____
4. The birthday / my father a. My father's birthday b. My fathers' birthday _____
5. The toys / the children a. The childrens' toys b. The children's toys _____
6. The new manager / the company a. The company's new manager b. The companies' new
manager _____
7. The new managers / the companies a. The company's new managers b. The companies' new
managers _____
8. The garden / our neighbours a. Our neighbours' garden b. Our neighbour's garden _____
9. The car / our neighbour a. Our neighbours' car b. Our neighbour's car _____
10. The wedding / Helen's friend a. Helens friend's wedding. b. Helen's friend's wedding _____

V. ON CLASSES OF PRONOUNS:

A. PERSONAL PRONOUNS: Choose the correct personal pronoun that agrees with its antecedent. Write the
letter that corresponds to your answer on the blanks.

1. John is my student. is very intelligent. a. He b. She c. They d. It _____

2. Alice is my sister. lives abroad a. He b. She c. They d. It _____
3. John and Mary are my students.--- are hard working _____
a. They b. She c. He d. It
4. My dog is smarter than a. Their b. Theirs c. Your d. Her _____
5. This is dog. a. Mine b. My c. Ours d. We _____
6. is raining a. They b. He c. There d. It _____
7. Children went on a picnic. had a nice time. _____
a. He b. She c. They d. It
8. My parents live in a village. I visit often. _____
a. They b. Them c. We d. Us
9. His children are hard working. is very proud of them. _____
a. He b. She c. They d. We
10. I have invited all of my friends and have all agreed to come _____
a. They b. He c. She d. We
 B. RELATIVE PRONOUNS: Choose the correct relative pronoun that agrees with its antecedent. Write the
letter that corresponds to your answer on the blanks.

1. Adam is the boy__loves playing soccer. a. Who b. That c. Whose _____

2. This is the house__Jack built. a. Who b. Which c. Whose _____

3. We soon reached the river__had overflowed its banks. a. Who b. Which c. Whose -------

4. The parents__child was lost, were relieved when they found him. a. Who b. Which c. Whose -------

5. This is the lawyer__defended the man a. Who b. Which c. Whose _____

6. The mobile phone__I bought, has the latest applications. a. Who b. Which c. Whose ____

7. The aeroplane__arrived late, was caught in a dust storm. a. Who b. Which c. Whose _____

8. Rover is the dog__I received for my birthday. a. Who b. Which c. Whose _____

9. The Nile__is the longest river in Africa, has its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea. _____

a. Who b. Which c. Whose

10. The flowers__I received as a gift yesterday, have already started to fade. _____

a. Who b. Which c. Whose

C. REFLEXIVE AND INTENSIVE PRONOUNS: Tell whether the pronoun is reflexive or intensive. Write your
answer on the blanks.

1. Ted promised himself to work harder next semester. ___________

2. The jurors could not agree among themselves. ___________
3. The students made the scenery themselves. ___________
4. Ethel promised herself a reward for her hard work. ___________
5. The mayor presented the new program herself. ___________
6. We cooked the whole meal ourselves. ___________
7. Some animals protect themselves through camouflage. ___________
8. The pitcher scored the winning run himself. ___________
9. Have you asked yourselves why you are here? ___________
10. The players prepared themselves by staying in shape. ___________

VI. ON SKIMMING: Skim through the selection below and answer the questions that follow by encircling the letter of
your choice.

PULP FRICTION
Every second, one hectare of the world's rainforest is destroyed. That's equivalent to two football fields. An area the size of New
York City is lost every day. In a year, that adds up to 31 million hectares -- more than the land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction
has serious consequences for the environment; scientists estimate, for example, that 137 species of plant, insect or animal become extinct
every day due to logging. In British Columbia, where, since 1990, thirteen rainforest valleys have been clearcut, 142 species of salmon have
already become extinct, and the habitats of grizzly bears, wolves and many other creatures are threatened. Logging, however, provides
jobs, profits, taxes for the govenment and cheap products of all kinds for consumers, so the government is reluctant to restrict or control
it.

Much of Canada's forestry production goes towards making pulp and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper
Association, Canada supplies 34% of the world's wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in
some other way, Canadian forests could be preserved. Recently, a possible alternative way of producing paper has been suggested by
agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp.

Hemp has been cultivated by many cultures for thousands of years. It produces fibre which can be made into paper, fuel, oils,
textiles, food, and rope. For centuries, it was essential to the economies of many countries because it was used to make the ropes and
cables used on sailing ships; colonial expansion and the establishment of a world-wide trading network would not have been feasible
without hemp. Nowadays, ships' cables are usually made from wire or synthetic fibres, but scientists are now suggesting that the cultivation
of hemp should be revived for the production of paper and pulp. According to its proponents, four times as much paper can be produced
from land using hemp rather than trees, and many environmentalists believe that the large-scale cultivation of hemp could reduce the
pressure on Canada's forests.

However, there is a problem: hemp is illegal in many countries of the world. This plant, so useful for fibre, rope, oil, fuel and textiles,
is a species of cannabis, related to the plant from which marijuana is produced. In the late 1930s, a movement to ban the drug marijuana
began to gather force, resulting in the eventual banning of the cultivation not only of the plant used to produce the drug, but also of the
commercial fibre-producing hemp plant. Although both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp in large quantities on their
own land, any American growing the plant today would soon find himself in prison -- despite the fact that marijuana cannot be produced
from the hemp plant, since it contains almost no THC (the active ingredient in the drug).

In recent years, two major movements for legalization have been gathering strength. One group of activists believes that ALL
cannabis should be legal -- both the hemp plant and the marijuana plant -- and that the use of the drug marijuana should not be an offense.
They argue that marijuana is not dangerous or addictive, and that it is used by large numbers of people who are not criminals but productive
members of society. They also point out that marijuana is less toxic than alcohol or tobacco. The other legalization movement is concerned
only with the hemp plant used to produce fibre; this group wants to make it legal to cultivate the plant and sell the fibre for paper and pulp
production. This second group has had a major triumph recently: in 1997, Canada legalized the farming of hemp for fibre. For the first time
since 1938, hundreds of farmers are planting this crop, and soon we can expect to see pulp and paper produced from this new source.

1.) How long does it take for 100 hectares of rainforest to be destroyed?
a. less than two minutes
b. about an hour
c. two hours
d.. a day

2.) Why is pulp and paper production important to Canada?

a. Canada needs to find a way to use all its spare wood.
b. Canada publishes a lot of newspapers and books.
c. Pulp and paper export is a major source of income for Canada.

3.) Who is suggesting that pulp and paper could be produced without cutting down trees?
a. the logging industry
b. the government
c. the environmental lobby

4.) Why was the plant hemp essential to world-wide trade in the past?
a Ships' ropes were made from it.
b Hemp was a very profitable export.
c Hemp was used as fuel for ships.
d Hemp was used as food for sailors.

5.) Why do agriculturalists think that hemp would be

better for paper production than trees?
a. It is cheaper to grow hemp than to cut down
b. trees.
b. More paper can be produced from the same area of land.
c. Hemp produces higher quality paper.

6.) When was hemp production banned in Canada?

a. 1930
b. 1960
c. 1996
d. 1938

7.) Why was hemp banned?

a. It is related to the marijuana plant.
b. It can be used to produce marijuana.
c. It was no longer a useful crop.
d. It was destructive to the land.

8.) What chemical ingredient of cannabis plants is a powerful drug?

a. Fibre
b. Marijuana
c. THC
d. Fabrijuana

9). True or false: Some activists believe that both marijuana and hemp should be legal.
a. True
b. False
c. Partially True
d. Partially False

10.) True or false: Canada has just legalized marijuana.

a. True
b. False
c. Partially True
d. Partially False

ENJOY YOUR BREAK!