SAINT JOSEPH INSTITUTE

Rosario, Batangas
MONTHLY TEST IN ENGLISH III
English Communication Arts and Skills Through Anglo-American and
Filipino Literature
I.

Multiple choice
Directions: Encircle the BEST answer from the choices given.
1. The beginnings of English Literature was largely attributed to what
country_______
a. United Kingdom
b. Great Britain
c. England
d. English
2. English Literature is also referred to as ______
a. Anglo-Saxon Literature
b. Anglo-Saxon-Jute Literature
c. Anglo-American Literature
d. Anglo-African Literature
3. Beowulf is the national epic of England and the most notable example
of earliest English poetry. What is the theme of the epic?
a. heroism and adventure
b. heroism and war
c. heroism and romance
d. heroism and magical
4. Geoffrey Chaucers The Canterbury Tales is a collection of brief
narratives written in poetry. How do you call the people in the story?
a. pilgrims
b. storyteller
c. narrator
d. adventurer
5. The Knight is one of the story collections in The Canterbury Tales
written by Goeffrey Chaucer. How do people see the knight as a
leader?
a. modest
b. chivalrous
c. honored
d. worthy
6. Slave, why are you so wrapped up except for your face?
And being so old, why are you still alive.
-line of the young man in the The Pardoners Tale
by
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
What can be inferred from the lines?
a. the young man is rude
b. the young man is inquiring
c. the young man is pitiful

d. the young man is perplexed

7. Which does not belong?
a. character
b. setting
c. conflict
d. plot
8. What is NOT true about sentence?
a. Sentence has subject and predicate.
b. Sentence expresses complete thought and idea.
c. Sentence is punctuated.
d. Sentence is a group of words.
9. What is TRUE about fragments?
a. Fragment is a sentence.
b. Fragment can be a phrase or a dependent clause.
c. Fragment has no subject and predicate.
d. Fragment has subject and predicate.
10.What correction should be made to this run-on sentence?
One of their theories is that the first child receives more of the parents
attention than other children so first borns tend to be more intellectual.
a. change is to are
b. insert a comma after children
c. change parents to parents
d. change theories to theorys
II.

Identification
Directions: Identify what is asked in the statement. Write it on the space
provided.
__________1. It is from the Latin word literratura means writing.
__________2. Englands oldest epic.
__________3. A long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a hero with
supernatural powers.
__________4. The father of Beowulf.
__________5. The greatest writer of middle ages.
__________6. The settings of the The Pardoners Tale
__________7.
__________8. The element of narrative which is classified as protagonist
and antagonist.
__________9. The element of narrative which talks about the place and
period in which the events occur.
__________10. The element of narrative which pertains to the struggle of
complication in involving characters.
Directions: On the blank before each number, write S if the group of words
is a sentence and F if it is a fragment. Supply correct
punctuation if it is a sentence.
_____1. Jump
_____2. As long as youre standing there
_____3. Never

_____4. Studying all night long

_____5. Go out
_____6. Trust the Lord, our God and Savior
_____7. How exciting the show was
_____8. For heavens sake, dont do that
_____9. Come and join me
_____10. In the middle of row of desks
Directions: Rewrite the following run-on sentences to make them correct.
1. Sandra heard along bang the car hit the tricycle.
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2. I have finished my assignment, I have not passed it yet.
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3. What kind of perfume will you buy for her, will she like it?
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4. The freshman student attended the mass, and the sophomore students
attended, too.
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5. The teacher arrived late we left the classroom.
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Directions: Rewrite the following fragments into a complete sentence.
1. Up in the sky!
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2. Reading until the wee hours in the morning
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3. To the people of the Philippines
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4. If you would answer the question briefly but correctly
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5. Flying the kite
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