WorksheetsQ1 Summative Test in Gr. 8-Literature
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
Africa is a country.
True
False
Maybe
The largest Desert in the world is the _____ Desert.
Savanna
Sahel
Atlas
Sahara
Scientists believed that Africa was the birthplace of mankind.
True
False
Maybe
Does Not Say
Africa was colonized mainly by the....
Europeans
Americans
Asians
Mexicans
Europeans drawing new borders in Africa caused _______.
many tribal conflicts
many tribes being friends
everyone loved the new borders
European colonization in Africa caused...
Corrupt Government
Tyrants & Dictators
Poverty & Orphans
All of the above
"Africa, tell me Africa
Is this you this back that is unbent
This back that breaks under the weight of humiliation
This back trembling with red scars..."
This excerpt from Africa by David Diop is an example of _________
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Symbolism
In Africa, the _____ river is the longest river in the world.
Niger
Nile
Blue
Congo
What is the sole purpose of building pyramids?
temples to the gods
prisons
tombs for pharaohs
tombs for nobles
What name was given to Egyptian tombs built to prepare a ruler for the after-life?
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Temple
Sarcophagus
In the beginning of the story "Half a Day", the narrator is _____.
a young boy
a young man
the father
the teacher
In the story Half a Day, how did the young lad address the narrator before crossing the street?
Old Man
Dad
Grandpa
Father
Cultural Diversity is important.
Yes
No
No idea
Maybe
Learning about other cultures helps us understand different perspectives within the world in which we live. It dispels negative __________ & __________ about different groups.
stereotypes
perception
personal bias
understanding
__________ is our way of living, it refers to the shared language, beliefs, values, norms, behaviors, and material objects that are passed down from one generation to the next.
Culture
Coulture
Kulchure
Colture
The languages of Africa are also diverse with __________ different languages spoken among the people.
1,500-1,700
800 - 1,000
500 - 700
1,700 - 2, 000
_________ is an Arabic word meaning "of the coast" or people of the coast."
Swahili
Sahili
Schwahili
Swuahilli
Greeting someone with "Jambo" (jahm-bow), or with "Karibu,' (kah-ree-boo), means __________
hello or welcome.
good day
good morning
thank you
A large, agile, highly venomous African snake is called _________.
Python
Mamba
Okapi
Ebony
A creolized religion forged by descendants of Dahomean, Kongo, Yoruba, and other African ethnic group is called __________
Vodou
Creoles
Gypsies
Nomads
The poem "I Am an African Child" shows that the child is black and _____.
proud
ashamed
shy
boisterous
The poem "I Am an African Child" was written to foster a positive _____ of the African child and to help reconnect the children of African ancestry to a positive _____ of their African heritage and identity.
image
lifestyle
mentality
vibes
"I am an African child
Born with a skin the colour of chocolate
Bright, brilliant and articulate
Strong and bold; I'm gifted
Talented enough to be the best
I am an African child."
States that the child is _________
confident
shameful
proud
disillusioned
"I am the son, daughter of the soil
Rich in texture and content
Full of potential for a better tomorrow
Teach me discipline, teach me character, teach me hard work
Teach me to think like the star within me
I am an African child."
In this stanza, they relate themselves to the beauty of the _____.
forest
earth
soil
land
"I can be extra-ordinary
call me William Kamkwamba the Inventor;
Give me a library with books
Give me a scrap yard and discarded electronics
Give me a broken bicycle;
Plus the freedom to be me
And I will build you a wind mill
I am an African child"
This stanza speaks of how inventive and creative they can be. It lists the _____ things that they can do.
possible
little
useless
positive
