English

I.Identify the literary term referred to.

___________________ 1. enclosed within a frame narrative
___________________ 2. a novel that follows the development of “formation novel”; the hero from childhood
adulthood through a troubled quest for identity
___________________ 3. instructive
___________________ 4. a short, humorous episode
___________________ 5. a cowardly but boastful man
___________________ 6. term for invented stories
___________________ 7. giving real and fabulous beasts edifying religious meanings
___________________ 8. a novel whose main character is an artist
___________________ 9. the emotional moving quality of a literary work
___________________10. a short poem showing the country life
___________________11. a sudden reversal of a character’s fortunes
___________________12. using a single image in poetry
___________________13. punishment for wrongdoing
___________________14. a song or chart of triumphant rejoicing usually after a military victory
___________________15. a prolonged passage or scene
___________________16. ability to reflect/imitate reality
___________________17. a work written mainly to earn money
___________________18. refers to the table-talk or incidental remarks in biographies
___________________19. a novel in which the well-informed reader will recognize identifiable persons from
real life thinly disguised as fictional character
___________________20. local language of common speech
___________________21. minor Greek god for punishment
___________________22. French term for length

II.Match the literary forms with their examples. Write the letters only.

____ 1. Dicken’s David Copperfield A. Roman A’ Clef
____ 2. Doctor Faustus B. Embedded
____ 3. Ezra Pound C. Kunstlerroman
____ 4. Mr. Flosky by Samuel Coleridge D. Imagism
____ 5. Bible E. Bildungsroman
____ 6. Mr. Cypress by Lord Byron F. Didactic
____ 7. Canterbury Tales
____ 8. Nightmare Abbey
____ 9. F. Sionil Jose’s The Pretenders
____10. Mr. Scythrop by Percy Shelley

III.A.VOCABULARY WORDS

___________________ 1 coarse laughter
___________________ 2. wordy
___________________ 3. keenly appeals to the emotions
___________________ 4. sputters unintelligibly
___________________ 5. listlessness, weariness
___________________ 6. uses trite expressions
___________________ 7. to be necessary or fit for
___________________ 8. uses very few words packed with meaning
___________________ 9. to outwit
___________________10. very talkative
___________________11. the role of an inexperienced girl in a play
___________________12. not inclined to talk
___________________13. to surround
___________________14. very persuasive
___________________15. any great decisive battle between good and evil
___________________16. talks rapidly and fluently
___________________17. something that appears to be right at first but not really so
___________________18. talks much but with little sense
___________________19. elegant literature
___________________20. loud, noisy

B.Choose words from III.A to fill in the following blanks.

1. Readers hate ________________ articles. They usually get bored reading them.
2. If you are ________________, you can be a very good sales agent. But if you are _________________, you better look for another job that won’t require you to do a lot of talking.
3. The family is __________________ with problems.
4. He failed because of his ___________________.
5. He tried to _______________ the philosopher.
6. If you want to concentrate, don’t go to a _______________________ place.
7. Experienced readers prefer to read ________________________________

IV.A.Idioms.

___________________ 1. think prosperity
___________________ 2. to celebrate a lively and noisy way
___________________ 3. to be put in danger
___________________ 4. a day when something great happens
___________________ 5. to be in debt
___________________ 6. special treatment
___________________ 7. to be very poor
___________________ 8. renowned; expert
___________________ 9. to get very angry
___________________10. success in growing plants
___________________11. to be embarrassed
___________________12. sick to the stomach
___________________13. used to divert one’s attention from the red
___________________14. to minimize or cover up the effect of something bad
___________________15. much emphasis on official documents and formal details
___________________16. a system of illegal buying and selling
___________________17. to be embarrassed or confused
___________________18. brains; intelligence
___________________19. caught in the act
___________________20. to be injured physically, verbally, etc.
___________________21. a law that regulates certain personal practices or behavior
___________________22. an important item but difficult to sell

B.Fill in the blanks using the idioms in test IV.A.

1. If you have a ____________________, you should engage in a flower farm business.
2. If I win the game, we will ___________________________________.
3. The man can’t deny the crime he did because he was __________________________________.
4. The government wants the case thoroughly investigated so that there will be no _________________
in the case.
5. I consider my birthday a ____________________________________.
6. Dollars have greater value in the _____________________ than in the banks.
7. When she was invited by the president, she was given a __________________________________.
8. There is so much _____________________ in the government.
9. Sen. Legarda-Leviste ___________________________ when she was accused by Mr. Mawanay.
10. Your _____________________ will help you answer challenging questions.

C. Use the remaining idioms to construct meaningful sentences of less than eight (8) words.