Afro-Asian Literature Pretest

Which of the following may likely describe the characteristics of African literature in general?

• They document religious life among tribes.

• They often tackle stories about the creation of the world or about the horrors of slavery and slave trade.

• They focus on the ideals of the society and importance of self-worth.

• They highlight chivalry and the romantic ideals of the community.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

In Africa, proverb is widely believed as wise-elderly man’s way of communicating his kinsmen to teach wisdom. In this African proverb, “Allow the breeze that brought a maize plant down to strengthen it’, what appropriate interpretation can be derived?

• Let the people grow on their own.

• To every action, one must face the consequence.

• Inspire others to chase after their dreams.

• Give people the chance to correct their mistakes.

Which of the following is an example of an expository text?

• The night was very quiet. It was always quiet except on moonlight nights. Darkness held a vague terror for these people, even the bravest among them. Children were warned not to whistle at night for fear of evil spirits. Dangerous animals became even more sinister and uncanny in the dark.

• A newly-published report on global wealth says that for the first time, Asia has more dollar billionaires than the USA. According to the Global Rich List 2013 from the research institute Hurun, there were 1,453 people whose personal worth was $1 billion or more at the end of January.

• How do you succeed in life? Succeeding in life is caused by having a rewarding career. Certain careers will allow you to earn lots of money. Examples of good jobs are being engineers, doctors, architects and more. Getting these types of jobs comes from getting a college education.

• An American writer named Morgan Robertson once wrote a book called The Wreck of the Titan. The book was about an “unsinkable” ship called the Titan that set sail from England to New York with many rich and famous passengers on board. On its journey, the Titan hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sunk. Many lives were lost because there were not enough lifeboats.

All the sentences are in active voice EXCEPT for _____________.

• Medical supplies were sent by the World Health Organization to assist the stranded crew.

• Leaders from the different nations extended help to the areas affected by the pandemic.

• The mayor of the city closed the borders to stop the spread of the disease.

• Coronavirus killed millions of people around the world.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

All the sentences are in active voice EXCEPT for _____________.

• Medical supplies were sent by the World Health Organization to assist the stranded crew.

• Leaders from the different nations extended help to the areas affected by the pandemic.

• The mayor of the city closed the borders to stop the spread of the disease.

• Coronavirus killed millions of people around the world.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In writing your own speech one must do the following EXCEPT __________.

• use difficult vocabulary for the audience to understand

• focus on the topic you are writing about to avoid confusion of ideas.

• make sure that the ideas presented in series are parallel.

• make an outline before writing the details of the speech.

The employee was ashamed of his superior’s crudeness. The underlined word means _____________.

• rough/uncivilized behavior

• ritualistic attitude

• animal-like movements

• refined manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

“I like autumn, and yet autumn is a sad time of the year, too. The leaves turn bright shades of red and the weather is mild, but I can't help thinking ahead to the winter and the ice storms that will surely blow through here. ­___________, that will be the season of chapped faces, too many layers of clothes to put on, and days when I'll have to shovel heaps of snow from my car's windshield.”

Which of the following cohesive words will complete the excerpt above? 

• in addition

• however

• despite

• and yet

The following are the features of expository writing EXCEPT_____.

• Varied sentence structures and use of cohesive devices

• Stated more of opinions rather than facts

• Organized structure that logically follows the writer’s points

• Detailed information about a specific topic