TEST IN ENGLISH READING 6

Name:_________________________________________Date: _____________, Grade level:___Parent’s signature:_____________Teacher: __________________

I. FACT OR OPINIONDirections: Write F on the blank if the statement is fact; O if it is an opinion.

______1. The next generation will not hear the birds chirping and singing.______2. Plants need water to live and survive.______3. God created the Earth.______4. There are fewer trees on the mountains because of illegal logging.______5. Our Earth should be taken care of.______6. The breath of the morning air feels good within.______7. When the sun shines, a new day begins.______8. Flowers make our world beautiful.______9. It is impossible to save the earth.______10. People use water in abuse.______11. Our world is full of Chaos.______12. Only in forgiving we can achieve peace.______13. Sometimes we forget about God.______14. Devastations from nature abound in various places of the world.______15. We rely too much in our own strength and resources.

II. IDENTIFICATIONDirections: Based from the Dewey Decimal system. Write down the category where each of the given topics should belong.

______1.A book about the mysteries surrounding The Bermuda Triangle.______2.You would find books about the Zodiac in this section.______3.You want to learn more about the Hindu religion. ______4.You want to read Oliver Warner's book about the Battle of Trafalgar.______5.You love Ann Rule's books on real-life murders and murderers. ______6.English language phonetics.______7.Scorpions lurk in this section______8.If you want to read up on infectious diseases, look here.______9.Having tired of human diseases, you move on to veterinary medicine.       ______10.Fed up with all sorts of illness, you want a book about Teddy Bears to cheer you

up. ______11.You have become interested in cycling, and want to know more about the Tour

de France.               ______12.You have an English essay to finish, and need a book of literary criticism to help

you finish it. ______13.You want to re-read Walter Lord's 'A Night to Remember' and compare it with

more recent   works on the sinking of the Titanic.______14.Middlebrook's 'First Day on the Somme' and other books about the First World

War will be found here.______15.To read about Prisoner of War camps during World War Two, look here.

III. MULTIPLE CHOICEDirections: Identify the elements of the story and the literary terms. Encircle the letter of your answer. (15points)

1.Which statement below does NOT belong in the usual exposition/ beginning of story?A. Carl is a student on his first day of schoolB. Josh lives in Manila where it is hot.C. Michael scowls to impress girls.D. Sandy likes Theresa and wants to make friend with her.

2.The force working against the protagonist is... A. the antagonistB. a characterC. a short storyD. the climax

3.Writing that tells about imaginary events. A. nonfiction

B. poemC. audienceD. fiction

4.Harry doesn’t want to be left alone, what part of plot is this?A. inciting incidentB. expositionC. resolutionD. denouement

5.The Farmer summoned the Thunder God is in what part of the plot? A. rising actionB. denouncementC. falling actionD. climax

6.An antagonist of "Sisters." A. the younger sisterB. the eldest sisterC. the schoolmateD. a voice

7.The part of the story that develops the conflict.A. falling actionB. rising actionC. inciting incidentD. exposition

8.The time and place of a story's action. A. antagonistB. protagonistC. climaxD. setting

9.A work of fiction that centers on a single idea and can be read in one sitting.A. novelB. essayC. short storyD. setting

10.Climax is... A. time and place of a storyB. a series of eventsC. qualities of a characterD. the point of greatest interest in a story or play

11.The climax of "A Father’s blessings" is when... A. Allan received and opened a box as a gift for his graduation B. Allan ran away and never returnsC. Alan became a successful manD. Alan’s father give all his wealth to him according to the last will and testament

12.Stephen Covey wrote this principleA. 10/90 principleB. 20/80 principleC. 90/10 principleD. 80/ 20 principle

13.For whom a story is written... A. audienceB. protagonistC. antagonistD. plot

14.Victor goes to the library to check out French textbooks. In which part of plot does this event belong?

A. rising actionB. denouncementC. resolutionD. climax

15.A struggle between opposing forcesA. climax

B. expositionC. rising actionD. conflict

16.Which title represents the most likely nonfiction selection? A. Father’s BlessingB. The Magic ToothC. A Daughter’s LoveD. Harry Got Afraid of the DollE.

17.A character in a story may be any of the following except __. A. an event B. a person C. an animal D. an object

18.The plot of a story is ___. A. a series of related events B. the place where the story occurs C. the narrator of the story D. who the characters are and what they want

19.The complications in the plot serve to ___. A. cause the reader to lose interest B. confuse the reader C. make the conflict more suspenseful D. the loose ends of the story are tied up

20.The theme of the story is ___. A. the author's attitude toward the characters B. the main idea of the story expresses about life and people C. what finally happens to the main character D. new characters are introduced

IV. READING COMPREHENSION

8-10. Write the PLOT of the story.

Nothing comes easy; you have to work hard to get the things that are really worthwhile in life.

Good luck and God bless!