WorksheetsLengua Para Diablo Mini Quiz & Graded Recitation
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does "lengua" symbolizes in the story?
(Write 1-2 words. Explain in detail as graded recitation.)
Who was the character that was being referred to as the "devil"?
(Explain why that person is considered to be the "devil" in the story?)
the Spanish mestizo
the Spanish friar
the wife who keeps complaining
the daughter
What does the father’s “sold tongue” symbolize in the story?
(Write in 1-2 words. Explain in detail as graded recitation.)
What does the figurative phrase, " the devil ate my tongue' mean?
(Explain in detail as graded recitation)
The father lost his will to speak.
The father sold his tongue to the devil.
The father became mute.
The father uttered words that pleases the devil.
What is the conflict of the story?
(Give a scenario in the story and explain the conflict within.)
Man vs.Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs Self
What Filipino identity is being depicted in the story?
(Explain the expected norm in Filipino culture.)
Patriarchal System
Masculinity
Nationalism
Humility
Which of the following themes is NOT evidently reflected in Lengua Para Diablo?
(Explain why is it not evident in the story and how can you overcome it.)
Family Issues
Freedom of Speech
Unemployment
Poverty
What does the act of the father “selling his tongue to the devil” symbolize in the context of unemployment and silence in the family?
(Explain in details and state a scenario and example in general)
The father’s willingness to sacrifice his dignity to survive.
The father’s silent surrender to a system that takes away his voice and pride.
The family’s decision to ignore their problems and pretend to be fine.
The devil’s power to punish those who fail to provide.
When does silence become more powerful than words in the story?
When the mother decides not to argue and continues her chores in silence.
When the narrator refuses to speak to her father after realizing his failure.
When the father’s silence reveals his guilt and shame more deeply than any explanation could.
When the family stops praying together at dinner time.
When the narrator notices her father’s silence, how does it affect her perspective on poverty and her mother’s struggles?
She becomes indifferent, believing that silence is part of being poor.
She starts to feel resentment toward her mother for taking control and her father for keeping silent of their situation.
She blames her father for being weak and unmotivated to work again.
She realizes that poverty is not only a lack of money but also a loss of pride and voice.
The issue of unemployment doesn't only affect a country's economy, but it also affects the livelihoods of society's different sectors.
(Explain in detail as graded recitation)
TRUE
FALSE
Poverty can only be caused by people who are lazy, which is why they don't & can't get a decent job to sustain their daily needs.
(Explain your answer as graded recitation.)
TRUE
FALSE
