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    The document contains a literature assessment test with multiple choice and short answer questions about passages from Benjamin Franklin's 'The Whistle' and Henry David Thoreau's 'Battle of the Ants'. It tests the students' comprehension of literary devices, symbolism, themes and ability to draw comparisons between the passages and real world situations.

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    The document contains a literature assessment test with multiple choice and short answer questions about passages from Benjamin Franklin's 'The Whistle' and Henry David Thoreau's 'Battle of the Ants'. It tests the students' comprehension of literary devices, symbolism, themes and ability to draw comparisons between the passages and real world situations.

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    The document contains a literature assessment test with multiple choice and short answer questions about passages from Benjamin Franklin's 'The Whistle' and Henry David Thoreau's 'Battle of the Ants'. It tests the students' comprehension of literary devices, symbolism, themes and ability to draw comparisons between the passages and real world situations.

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    Active Community Contributors Institute (ACCI)

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    THIRD MONTHLY ASSESSMENT


    LITERATURE 9 -Mr. RONALD H. IBAJAN

    NAME : ___________________________________________________ SCORE : __________

    GENERAL DIRECTIONS: NO ERASURES, NO STRIKE OVER, READ, UNDERSTAND, AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIED FOR EACH TEST ITEM.
    SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS: WRITE IN UPPER CASE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER ON THE BLANKS BEFORE EACH NUMBER.

    I. MULTIPLE CHOICES
    (1-15 Based on the piece “The Whistle” by Benjamin Franklin)
    _____ 1. According to Benjamin Franklin, what will happen if people overvalue property?
    A. They will become popular.
    B. They will succeed in politics.
    C. They will give up comfortable living.
    D. Their credit will go bad and they’ll have to get Capitol One card.

    _____ 2. From whom did Franklin get the whistle?


    A. a peddler B. friends on a vacation C. another boy D. shop
    _____ 3. From where does Franklin say most of the "miseries of mankind" come? 
    A. ill-natured brutes B. contracted debts C. the high value of things D. false estimates of value
    _____ 4. Starting with the second paragraph, which literary or rhetorical device does Franklin employ at the end of each
    paragraph?
    A. allusion B. connotative language C. hyperbole D. repetition
    _____ 5. Which of the following poems tells the oneness and dedication of the author to the power of God?
    A. On His Blindness B. The Universal Prayer C. Invictus D. I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
    . _____ 6. On the basis of the passage, what is the overall tone of the piece?  
    A. aphoristic B. ironic C. formal D. angry

    _____ 7. Which of the following BEST describes the author's purpose?


    A. to describe B. to entertain C. to persuade D. to explain

    _____ 8. What is the main idea of the passage?


    A. Avoid wasting time
    B. Never spend money on things you cannot afford.
    C. Always be aware of the true cost of your desires.
    D. You can lead a gift horse to water, but you can't teach him new tricks.
    _____ 9. Where does Franklin say one "fond of appearance" will end his career?
    A. in prison C. in ruined health
    B. without benevolent (kind) friendship D. in a fine house
    _____ 10. From the context, what does the word "fine" in line 25 mean? 
    A. thin B. penalty C. satisfactory D. elegant
    _____ 11. In line 18, which literary device does Franklin use in the phrase "said I"?
    A. allusion B. aphorism C. inversion D. meter
    _____ 12. In the paragraph beginning on line 19, which is an example of connotative language (showing more emotional
    meaning beyond the simple dictionary meaning) ? 
    A. pleasure B. miser C. friendship D. wealth
    _____ 13. The line of the poem says, “The sun was shining on the sea.” In literary terms, this is an example of
    A. metaphor B. alliteration C. setting D. irony
    _____ 14. The word "whistle" in line 11 is an example of which rhetorical device?
    A. parallelism B. figurative language C. connotative language D. hypebole
    _____ 15. From the context, what does the word "reflection" in line 8 mean?  
    A. mirror image B. thought C. possibility D. likeness
    II. WORD SMARTER
    (16-20) Directions: Find the
    correct meaning of the italicized word using the context clues in the given sentence.
    Choose your answer on the opposite of each statement.
    16. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. A. to officially or formally choose someone
    17. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. to do or to be something
    18. Your rod and your staff you comfort me. B. morally good; following religious laws
    19. You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs overs. C. to live in a particular place
    20. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. D. a long stick that you carry in your hand
    for support while walking
    E. land or a plot of land used for grazing
    SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
    II. Directions: Using thetable below, find the symbols in Thoreau’s “Battle of the Ants”; and write what they stand for. Then,
    answer the questions that follow.

    SYMBOLS WHAT IT STANDS FOR

    1.

    2.

    3.

    4.

    5.

    What do you think is the author’s purpose in writing the piece?

    _________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____
    Process Questions:
    1. Compare the manner in which the ants fought to a human battle. Do you think that in primitive times people
    fought like the ants?
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________

    2. In our times, is war still a matter of personal courage and strength? Why or why not?
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________

    3. Who are the true heroes of modern warfare- the human beings or the machines? Why?
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    REAL TALK (Note: You may use the back page of your paper for your answer.)
    III. A Think of a current real life situation that can be compared to the Battle of the Ants, it could be a family relationship,
    societal problem, or a personal issues. Draw the one that you compared to and explain why it is so.

    III. B. This passage has something to do with the work of Benjamin Franklin, “The Whistle”.
    Explain: -Jesus said, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?  Or what shall a
    man give in exchange for his soul?” - Mark 8:3, 6-37
    J J J Today’s pain is tomorrow’s fulfillment J J J
    May you have a blessed, joyous, exceedingly abundant Christmas and New Year Celebrations!!!

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