COLEGIO BILINGÜE HELLEN KELLER

FINAL EXAM
LITERATURE SECOND GRADE JUNIOR HIGH

NAME : ______________________________________________
DATE:________________________ GROUP: _______________

A). VALENTINE FOR ERNEST MANN. CHOOSE THE CORRRECT ANSWER AND
WRITE IT ON THE PARENTHESIS (8)

( )1. How can people find poetry in their everyday lives?

A. by being inspired by what they see around them B. by surrounding themselves with
people who are poets C. by sleeping longer in order to dream more dreams
D. by refusing to let the shadows distract them

( )2. Based on the poem, what can the reader infer about the man who gave his wife
two skunks?
A. He did not have enough money to buy his wife a real gift. B. He thought he was giving
her a wonderful gift. C. He was playing a practical joke on his wife.
D. He cared more for the animals than for his wife.

( )3. What is the effect of the figurative language in the following lines?
At least,to him. And the poems that had been hiding
In the eyes of skunks for centuries
Crawled out and curled up at his feet.

A. It describes the man in the story. B. It makes the skunks less appealing.
C. It brings the poems to life. D. It describes what the skunks did.

( )4. Which of the following will most likely occur if readers follow the poet's advice in
the last stanza?
Maybe if we re-invent whatever our lives give us
we find poems. Check your garage, the odd sock
in your drawer, the person you almost like, but not quite.
And let me know.

A. They will begin to change their opinions of skunks. B. They will look at people
andobjects in a different way. C. They will be more careful about the friends they choose.
D. They will become experts in poetry analysis.

GRAMMAR

A. FOR EACH SENTENCE, REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD WITH A

PHRASAL VERB FROM THE BOX BELOW. (10)

carry out rule out see through look back on call off
think about drop in on look up to came up with stand up for

1. Even though it was difficult, she knew she had to perform the task until the end. __
2. The doctor was able to prevent any serious illness for his patient. ______________
3. The public could perceive the true nature of the lies of the politicians. __________
4. I liked to use my photo album to remember my family vacation. _______________
5. They decided to cancel the baseball game because of rain. __________________
6. I did not even consider that idea. ______________
7. We decided to visit my uncle during our vacation. _________________
8. Scientists have discovered a cure for that disease. ________________
9. One person that I admire is my grandmother. ____________________
10. People need to have confidence and defend themselves. ___________________

B. DECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES ARE COMPLETE

SENTENCES OR SENTENCE FRAGMENTS. WRITE S FOR SENTENCE OR F
FOR FRAGMENT AFTER EACH EXAMPLE. (5)

1. _______________Since he came to New York.

2. _______________I gave you the ice cream because you wanted it.
 3. _______________Unless you see me.
4. _______________Because my dog loves it.
5. _______________Since you bought the plane tickets, I will pay for the hotel room.

C. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH WITH AN APPROPRIATE

TRANSITIONAL PHRASE. (10)

third next then first after

The _______________ thing that you have to do is look for the large tree in the middle of
the park. _______________ , dig in the dirt to find the yellow box. The ______________
thing that you should do is to take the secret message out of the box. ___________ that,
put the box back in the ground. A new message will be in the box _____________ week.

D. LABEL THE PARTS OF SPEECH FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS IN THE

FOLLOWING SENTENCES. (10) (Eg. Noun, adverb, conjunction,etc)

_______________1. He finished his homework.

_______________2. Sean is working at the computer.
_______________3. What are the eight parts of speech?
_______________4. Will you help me move tomorrow?
_______________5. She has been sick for three days.
_______________6. There have been two enormous snowstorms this winter.
_______________7. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announced that they are getting
separated.
_______________8. She is getting married next year.
_______________9. The computer is having technical problems.
_______________10.Help! My computer just crashed.

VOCABULARY

A) Use the words in the box to solve the cross word puzzle.

Harriet Tubman
ACROSS DOWN
2 Harsh sound made deep in the throat 1 Feeling of calm
4 People who are running away 3 Unbelieving what is happening
5 When you don't have to be told something to 6 Means to tell
 
know it 8 To speak persuasively and passionately
7 Something that persuades yo to do something 9 Something means to end something or drive it
   
10 What only few know about away.
12 Refers to a desire to remove or overpower a 1 Remembering something
   
leader 1
13 A person who has done something very brave
14 A person who tries to get you to do
 
somethiing

Write the correct word from the box in the blank.

Alternative Debate community subculture hazards ordinance potentially irregular
proposal

1. Our _________________ got together to raise money for the new library.
2. In our school, there is a ___________________ of students who play soccer.
3. The candidates had a ___________________, to discuss about the political situation of
our country.
4. The school _______________ stated not to talk during the ceremony.
5. An _________________ to immigration is to create more jobs.
6. The math teacher asked us to draw an _________________ triangle.
7. He can _________________ become the new president.
8. His ____________________is to increase taxes to 16%.
9. ________________________ are dangers.