SAINT JOSEPH INSTITUTERosario, Batangas

MONTHLY TEST IN ENGLISH IIIEnglish Communication Arts and Skills Through Anglo-American and Filipino Literature

I. Multiple choiceDirections: Encircle the BEST answer from the choices given.

1. The beginnings of English Literature was largely attributed to what country_______a. United Kingdomb. Great Britainc. Englandd. English

2. English Literature is also referred to as ______a. Anglo-Saxon Literatureb. Anglo-Saxon-Jute Literaturec. Anglo-American Literatured. Anglo-African Literature

3. Beowulf is the national epic of England and the most notable example of earliest English poetry. What is the theme of the epic?a. heroism and adventureb. heroism and warc. heroism and romanced. heroism and magical

4. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is a collection of brief narratives written in poetry. How do you call the people in the story?a. pilgrimsb. storytellerc. narratord. adventurer

5. “The Knight” is one of the story collections in “The Canterbury Tales” written by Goeffrey Chaucer. How do people see the knight as a leader?a. modestb. chivalrousc. honoredd. worthy

6. “Slave, why are you so wrapped up except for your face? And being so old, why are you still alive”.

-line of the young man in the “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

What can be inferred from the lines?a. the young man is rudeb. the young man is inquiringc. the young man is pitifuld. the young man is perplexed

7. Which does not belong?

a. characterb. settingc. conflictd. plot

8. What is NOT true about sentence? a. Sentence has subject and predicate.b. Sentence expresses complete thought and idea.c. Sentence is punctuated.d. Sentence is a group of words.

9. What is TRUE about fragments?a. Fragment is a sentence.b. Fragment can be a phrase or a dependent clause.c. Fragment has no subject and predicate.d. Fragment has subject and predicate.

10. What correction should be made to this run-on sentence?One of their theories is that the first child receives more of the parents’ attention than other children so first borns tend to be more intellectual.a. change is to areb. insert a comma after childrenc. change parents’ to parent’sd. change theories to theory’s

II. Identification Directions: Identify what is asked in the statement. Write it on the space provided.

__________1. It is from the Latin word literratura means writing.__________2. England’s oldest epic.__________3. A long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a hero with supernatural

powers.__________4. The father of Beowulf.__________5. The greatest writer of middle ages.__________6. The settings of the “The Pardoner’s Tale”__________7. __________8. The element of narrative which is classified as protagonist and antagonist.__________9. The element of narrative which talks about the place and period in which the

events occur.__________10. The element of narrative which pertains to the struggle of complication in

involving characters.

Directions: On the blank before each number, write S if the group of words is a sentence and F if it is a fragment. Supply correct punctuation if it is a sentence.

_____1. Jump_____2. As long as you’re standing there_____3. Never _____4. Studying all night long_____5. Go out_____6. Trust the Lord, our God and Savior

_____7. How exciting the show was_____8. For heaven’s sake, don’t do that_____9. Come and join me_____10. In the middle of row of desks

Directions: Rewrite the following run-on sentences to make them correct.

1. Sandra heard along bang the car hit the tricycle._______________________________________________________________________

2. I have finished my assignment, I have not passed it yet._______________________________________________________________________

3. What kind of perfume will you buy for her, will she like it?_______________________________________________________________________

4. The freshman student attended the mass, and the sophomore students attended, too._______________________________________________________________________

5. The teacher arrived late we left the classroom._______________________________________________________________________

Directions: Rewrite the following fragments into a complete sentence.

1. Up in the sky!____________________________________________________________________

2. Reading until the wee hours in the morning____________________________________________________________________

3. To the people of the Philippines____________________________________________________________________

4. If you would answer the question briefly but correctly____________________________________________________________________

5. Flying the kite____________________________________________________________________