Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

Region V - Bicol
DIVISION OF LEGAZPI CITY

Legazpi District 2

Homapon High School

Homapon ,Legazpi City
Third Periodic Examination
1. What is the theme of the story Romeo and Juliet?
A. adoration
B. bravery
C. love

D. revenge

2. Romeo starts his famous_______ about Juliet with the words, But soft, what light through yonder window breaks
He is speaking to himself about Juliet. This is an example of:
A. Allusion
B. Simile
C. Soliloquy
D. Theme
3. Morning after their wedding, Romeo is leaving Juliet, from her balcony looks down at Romeo and says, Methinks I
see thee, now thou art so low, / As one dead in the bottom of a tomb. / Either my eyesight fails, or thou look'st pale
(3.5.5457). This is an example of:
A. Flashback
B. Foreshadowing
C. Setting
D. Point of View
4. In the Prologue to Act 2, the Chorus speaks in a _________ , a form of a poem. The first four lines contain alternating
rhymes (abab):
A. Personification
B. Oxymoron
C. Soliloquy
D. Sonnet
5. In Act 1, Scene 1, line 217, Romeo says that Rosaline hath Dianas wit. He is using an _________ to Diana,
goddess of chastity, who opposed love and marriage. In other words, Rosaline thinks like Diana and will not fall in love
with Romeo. This is an example of:
A. Aside
B. Allusion
C. Imagery
D. Oxymoron
6.Why is Rosaline not interested in a relationship?
A. She is a lesbian.
B. She says this solely to avoid Romeo.
C. She is waiting for a rich husband.
D. She wants to stay chaste.
7. Explain what is happening in this situation:
Mrs. Stevenson: Youve got to hear me. Oh, please. Youve got to help me. Theres someone in this house. Someone
whos going to murder me.
A. Mrs. Stevenson is begging for help.
B. Mrs. Stevenson is creating a prank call.
C. Mrs. Stevenson is making a false report.
D. Mrs. Stevenson is telling a lie.
8. How would you describe Mrs. Stevenson?
A. Faithful wife
B. Dependent wife

C. Nagger wife

D. self centered neurotic wife

9. How would you classify the type of drama that shows the downfall and destruction of a noble or outstanding person,
traditionally one who possess a character weakness called a tragic flaw.
A. Comedy
B. Farce
C. Melodrama
D. Tragedy
10. Identify the conversation between characters in a drama.
A. Asides
B. Dialogue
C. Monologue
D. Soliloquy
EN9WC-IIIb-9.4: Identify types and features of a play synopsis.
11. Where be these enemies? Capulet, Montague, / See what a scourge is laid up on your hate, / That heaven finds
means to kill your joys with love.
Who is speaking?
A. Capulet
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Montague
D. Prince Escalus
12. My child is yet a stranger in the world, / She hath not seen the change of fourteen years; / Let two more summers
wither in their pride / Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.
Who is the speaker?
A. Capulet
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Lady Capulet
D. The Nurse
13.Young mens love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
Who is speaking?
A. Benvolio
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Mercutio
D .the Nurse
14. In Act 2, Scene 6, Friar Lawrence uses a ______ to warn Romeo about being too passionate too soon. He says: These
violent delights have violent ends/And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, /Which, as they kiss, consume.
A. Metaphor
B. Oxymoron
C. Pun
D. Simile
15. Affliction is enamored of thy parts, / And thou art wedded to calamity.
Who is speaking?
A. Friar Lawrence
B. Juliet
C. Nurse
D. Romeo
16. The use of light and dark is meant to_____________.
A. Differentiate the rich from the poor.
B. Gave the time of the setting
C. Show the gap between the Capulet and the Montague .
D. Provide sensory contrast rather than an explanation of good vs. evil.

17. What sensory organ was used by Romeo in the following lines?
When Romeo first spies Juliet, he is dumbfounded. He can't believe his eyes.
He tells us that she shines brighter than any light he has ever seen:
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
A. Hearing B. Sight
C. Smell
D. Touch
18. What sensory organ was used by Romeo in the following lines?
Heres to my love! O true apothecary!
Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die!
A. Hearing B. Sight
C. Smell
D. Taste
19. What sensory organ was used by Romeo in the following lines?
Benvolio says:
'Compare her face with some that I shall show,
And I will make thee think thy swan a crow'
A. Hearing B. Sight
C. Smell
D. Taste
20. Death was NOT symbolized in:
A. climbing Romeo B. Dagger of Romeo C. Poison salesman D. sleeping Juliet

What kind of literary devices are used in the following:

21. It is the main character of story, novel or a play
A. Antagonist
B. Director
C. Narrator
D. Protagonist
22. It is the character in conflict with the main character of a novel or play.
A. Antagonist
B. Director
C. Narrator
D. Protagonist
23. What is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly ?
A. Apothecary B. Drama
C. Moral
D. Theme
24. A general atmosphere of a narrative.
A. Drama
B. Mood
C. Moral
D. Theme

Identify the underlined words if it is Gerund,Infinitive or Participle.

25. Holding the torch steadily, Jenny approached the monster.
A. Gerund B. Infinitive
C. Present Participle D. Past Participle
26. The children, crying and exhausted, were guided out of the collapsed house.
A. Gerund B. Infinitive
C. Present Participle D. Past Participle

Arrange the events according to their occurrence in the play. Write A,B.C,D and E on the
blank.
______27. She accidentally overheard a conversation between two men planning a murder.
______28.Desperate to prevent the crime , she began a series of calls-to the operator ,to the police and others.
______29. Her conversation with Sgt. Duffy made her realize the description if the crime scene and victim..
______30.One night , while she was waiting for her husband to return home, she picked up the phone and called his
office.
_______31. Mrs. Stevenson is an invalid confined to her bed and her only life line was the telephone
Adverbs:
Choose the letter of the answer in the following questions:
32. My grandfather walks extremely slowly. The adverb "extremely" modifies
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Verb
33. The dog jumped quickly over the fence . The adverb " quickly" modifies
A. Dog
B. Fence
C. Jumped
D. Over
34. Romeos treatment of the wounded Paris shows compassion and maturity
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
35. Does a lark represent bad news ?
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
36. Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo the poison?
A.
He can see that Romeo is passionate.
B.
He doesnt.
C..
He is afraid that Romeo will hurt him if he refuses.
D.
He is poor and he needs the money.

37. Why is Romeo exiled?

A. For killing Paris
B. For marrying Juliet against her fathers will

C. For killing Mercutio

D.For killing Tybalt

Read the following text and answer the questions that follows.
Yes my telephone is my joy
It tells me that I am in the world and
wanted
It rings and I am alerted to love or
gossip
I go comb my hair which begins to
sparkle.

38. What does the telephone bring to the speaker?

a. disgust
b. pleasure

c. gratitude

d. peace of mind

Without it I was like a bear in a

cage
Drowsing through a shadowy
winter
It rings and spring has come
39. To what does the speaker compare his life to?
a. shadowy winter

b. a bear in a cage

c. ring

d. spring

40. What figure of speech is used in the passage?

A. hyperbole
B. metaphor
d. personification
41. What does the speaker long for?

I stretch and amble out into the sunshine

Hungry again as I pick up the receiver
For the human voice and the good news
of friends.
A. Friends

B. human voice from the telephone

C. information

D. Sunshine

Compose a 4 line poem about love.

Love
42._____________________________________________________________________
43._____________________________________________________________________
44.______________________________________________________________________
45._________________________________________________________________________

Complete the chart below using the radio play Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletche (FOR ITEMS

SORRY, WRONG NUMBER

EXPOSITION
46.Give the
characters and
setting of the
play.

RISING INCIDENT
47.How did Mrs.
Stevenson
learned about
the plan of
having someone
killed?

CLIMAX
48. Identify the
climax of the
radio play?

FALLING ACTION
49.What evidence
can you find that
shows something
bad will happen
that night?

DENOUEMENT
OR RESOLUTION
50.Prove that she was
the target of the
murderer?

Eloisa A.
Pradiez