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From the novel; Othello

Read the extract and answer this question.

Thou art sure of me. Go, make money. I have told thee

Often, and I retell thee again and again, I hate the Moor.

My cause is hearted: thine has no less reason. Let us be

conjuctive in our revenge against him. If thou canst

Cuckold him, thou dost thyself a pleasure, me a sport.

There are many events in the womb of time, which wi

be delivered. Traverse, go, provide thy money! We will

have more of this tomorrow. Adieu.

(Act I, Scene Three, lines 355-362)

The underlined expression means ________

  • A. you have your way by making him angry
  • B. you gain by making his wife cheat on him
  • C. you will not be delighted at the result
  • D. you will have succeeded in seducing her
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From the novel; Othello

Read the extract and answer this question.

Thou art sure of me. Go, make money. I have told thee

Often, and I retell thee again and again, I hate the Moor.

My cause is hearted: thine has no less reason. Let us be

conjuctive in our revenge against him. If thou canst

Cuckold him, thou dost thyself a pleasure, me a sport.

There are many events in the womb of time, which wi

be delivered. Traverse, go, provide thy money! We will

have more of this tomorrow. Adieu.

(Act I, Scene Three, lines 355-362)

The addressee is enjoined to Go, make money for ___________

  • A. wooing Desdemona
  • B. enriching lago
  • C. placating Brabantio
  • D. rewarding Bianca
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From the novel; Othello

Read the extract and answer this question.

Thou art sure of me. Go, make money. I have told thee

Often, and I retell thee again and again, I hate the Moor.

My cause is hearted: thine has no less reason. Let us be

conjuctive in our revenge against him. If thou canst

Cuckold him, thou dost thyself a pleasure, me a sport.

There are many events in the womb of time, which wi

be delivered. Traverse, go, provide thy money! We will

have mnore of this tomorrow. Adieu.

(Act I, Scene Three, lines 355-362)

What binds the speaker and addressee together is their _______

  • A. hatred for Othello
  • B. fear of Cassio
  • C. fear of Cassio
  • D. hatred for Brabantio
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From the novel; Othello

Read the extract and answer this question.

Thou art sure of me. Go, make money. I have told thee

Often, and I retell thee again and again, I hate the Moor.

My cause is hearted: thine has no less reason. Let us be

conjuctive in our revenge against him. If thou canst

Cuckold him, thou dost thyself a pleasure, me a sport.

There are many events in the womb of time, which wi

be delivered. Traverse, go, provide thy money! We will

have mnore of this tomorrow. Adieu.

(Act I, Scene Three, lines 355-362) 

The speaker and the addreลกsee are ___________
 

  • A. Lodovico and Roderigo
  • B. Clown and Lodovico
  • C. lago and Roderigo
  • D. lago and Clown.
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When remedies are past, griefs are ended

By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended.

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone

Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

What cannot be preserved when fortune takes,

Patience her injury a mock’ry makes.

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief;

He robs himself that spends a bootless grief

From the novel; Othello

The underlined expression means ________

  • A. one is bound to lose something in life
  • B. keep smiling even while being robbed
  • C. it is useful not to bemoan one's loss
  • D. the thief loses either way
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When remedies are past, griefs are ended

By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended.

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone

Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

What cannot be preserved when fortune takes,

Patience her injury a mock’ry makes.

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief;

He robs himself that spends a bootless grief

From the novel; Othello

The underlined expression means ________

  • A. one is bound to lose something in life
  • B. keep smiling even while being robbed
  • C. it is useful not to bemoan one's loss
  • D. the thief loses either way
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When remedies are past, griefs are ended

By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended.

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone

Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

What cannot be preserved when fortune takes,

Patience her injury a mock’ry makes.

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief;

He robs himself that spends a bootless grief

From the novel; Othello

By the speech, the speaker attempts to __________

  • A. instigate the addressee
  • B. console the addressee
  • C. prevent a war
  • D. settle a fight
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When remedies are past, griefs are ended

By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended.

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone

Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

What cannot be preserved when fortune takes,

Patience her injury a mock’ry makes.

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief;

He robs himself that spends a bootless grief

From the novel; Othello

The speech is about ________

  • A. Brabantio's complaint about Othello.
  • B. Othello's loss of his handkerchief
  • C. Brabantio's loss of his daughter
  • D. the fight between Cassio and Roderigo
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When remedies are past, griefs are ended

By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended.

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone

Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

What cannot be preserved when fortune takes,

Patience her injury a mock’ry makes.

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief;

He robs himself that spends a bootless grief

From the novel; Othello

The speech is directly addressed to __________

  • A. Cassio
  • B. Brabantio
  • C. Othello
  • D. 2nd Senator
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When remedies are past, griefs are ended

By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended.

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone

Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

What cannot be preserved when fortune takes,

Patience her injury a mock’ry makes.

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief;

He robs himself that spends a bootless grief

From the novel; Othello

Read the extract and answer this question.

The speaker is ___________

  • A. Gratiano
  • B. Duke
  • C. Lodovico
  • D. Montano
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Read the poem and answer the question that follows:

Walker, stop and let me move and check you

My sneaky, fleeting moon of reckless mirth

The light of hope you flashed at dawn has dimmed

And flickers weakly, so you squint at Earth.

 

Walker, stand and let me sit and quiz you

Will foes and friends be irked if Mum you tell

The bitter taste of woe behind your flue?

The trickling tears unseen announce your age.

 

Walker, stay and let me come and tell you

My fleeting moon, I own you dim my light

Your sparkling blouse has turned a darker hue

You must, I guess, have done a steeplechase.

Read the Poem and answer this question.

 

Walker, stop and let me move and check you

 My sneaky, fleeting moon of reckless birth

The light of hope you flashed at dawn has dimmed

And flickers weakly, so you squint at Earth.

 

Walker, stand and let me sit and quiz you

Will foes and friends be irked if Mum you tell

The bitter tale of woe behind your flu?

The trickling tears unseen announce your age.

 

Walker, stay and let me come and tell you

My fleeting moon, I own you dim my light

Your sparkling blouse has turned a darker hue

You must, I guess, have done a steeplechase.

The first stanza rhymes ______

  • A. ab ac
  • B. ab ab
  • C. abcb
  • D. abba
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Read the Poem and answer this question.

 

Walker, stop and let me move and check you

 My sneaky, fleeting moon of reckless birth

The light of hope you flashed at dawn has dimmed

And flickers weakly, so you squint at Earth.

 

Walker, stand and let me sit and quiz you

Will foes and friends be irked if Mum you tell

The bitter tale of woe behind your flu?

The trickling tears unseen announce your age.

 

Walker, stay and let me come and tell you

My fleeting moon, I own you dim my light

Your sparkling blouse has turned a darker hue

You must, I guess, have done a steeplechase.

The opening lines of the stanzas are ________

  • A. trochaic
  • B. iambic
  • C. anapaestic
  • D. dactylic
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Read the Poem and answer this question.

 

Walker, stop and let me move and check you

 My sneaky, fleeting moon of reckless birth

The light of hope you flashed at dawn has dimmed

And flickers weakly, so you squint at Earth.

 

Walker, stand and let me sit and quiz you

Will foes and friends be irked if Mum you tell

The bitter tale of woe behind your flu?

The trickling tears unseen announce your age.

 

Walker, stay and let me come and tell you

My fleeting moon, I own you dim my light

Your sparkling blouse has turned a darker hue

You must, I guess, have done a steeplechase.

The mood of the poet is ________

  • A. derisive
  • B. ecstatic
  • C. regretful
  • D. melancholic
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Read the Poem and answer this question.

 

Walker, stop and let me move and check you

 My sneaky, fleeting moon of reckless birth

The light of hope you flashed at dawn has dimmed

And flickers weakly, so you squint at Earth.

 

Walker, stand and let me sit and quiz you

Will foes and friends be irked if Mum you tell

The bitter tale of woe behind your flu?

The trickling tears unseen announce your age.

 

Walker, stay and let me come and tell you

My fleeting moon, I own you dim my light

Your sparkling blouse has turned a darker hue

You must, I guess, have done a steeplechase.

The recurrent device used is ________

  • A. synecdoche
  • B. apostrophe
  • C. metonymy
  • D. paradox
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Read the Poem and answer this question.

 

Walker, stop and let me move and check you

 My sneaky, fleeting moon of reckless birth

The light of hope you flashed at dawn has dimmed

And flickers weakly, so you squint at Earth.

 

Walker, stand and let me sit and quiz you

Will foes and friends be irked if Mum you tell

The bitter tale of woe behind your flu?

The trickling tears unseen announce your age.

 

Walker, stay and let me come and tell you

My fleeting moon, I own you dim my light

Your sparkling blouse has turned a darker hue

You must, I guess, have done a steeplechase.

 

The stanzas are written in _________

  • A. quintets
  • B. quatrains
  • C. sestets
  • D. tercets
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Read the Passage and answer this question.

Mark lies sleepless, his supine eyes rolling as he counts the rafters- vertically, horizontally, diagonally-over and over. There is continual rumbling in his belly. Lying so still, whom can he blame now? Isn’t it his own fault to be like this? Three months ago, Atongo and Agbenya said they were leaving town because “things have become too hard.” as they put it. They asked Mark to come along. He declined saying that he would have to prepare. Of course, he simply could not go-dare not. He had a pact with Akwele who sells kenkey downtown: neither could leave town without the other. At the time Mark’s friends were ready, Akwele had travelled to Accra and would, unknown to anyone, not return in a hurry. This is why Mark is lying dejected on his bed, a hungry man. Anyhow, he is not an angry man.

The writer’s attitude is one of ________

  • A. anger
  • B. indifference
  • C. sympathy
  • D. mockery
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Read the Passage and answer this question.

Mark lies sleepless, his supine eyes rolling as he counts the rafters- vertically, horizontally, diagonally-over and over. There is continual rumbling in his belly. Lying so still, whom can he blame now? Isn’t it his own fault to be like this? Three months ago, Atongo and Agbenya said they were leaving town because “things have become too hard.” as they put it. They asked Mark to come along. He declined saying that he would have to prepare. Of course, he simply could not go-dare not. He had a pact with Akwele who sells kenkey downtown: neither could leave town without the other. At the time Mark’s friends were ready, Akwele had travelled to Accra and would, unknown to anyone, not return in a hurry. This is why Mark is lying dejected on his bed, a hungry man. Anyhow, he is not an angry man.

The narrative technique is ________

  • A. third person
  • B. first person
  • C. interior-monologue
  • D. multiple narration.
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Read the Passage and answer this question.

Mark lies sleepless, his supine eyes rolling as he counts the rafters- vertically, horizontally, diagonally-over and over. There is continual rumbling in his belly. Lying so still, whom can he blame now? Isn’t it his own fault to be like this? Three months ago, Atongo and Agbenya said they were leaving town because “things have become too hard.” as they put it. They asked Mark to come along. He declined saying that he would have to prepare. Of course, he simply could not go-dare not. He had a pact with Akwele who sells kenkey downtown: neither could leave town without the other. At the time Mark’s friends were ready, Akwele had travelled to Accra and would, unknown to anyone, not return in a hurry. This is why Mark is lying dejected on his bed, a hungry man. Anyhow, he is not an angry man.

The dominant theme is ______

  • A. unrequited love
  • B. loss of opportunity
  • C. lack of trust.
  • D. insatiable hunger
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Read the Passage and answer this question.

Mark lies sleepless, his supine eyes rolling as he counts the rafters- vertically, horizontally, diagonally-over and over. There is continual rumbling in his belly. Lying so still, whom can he blame now? Isn’t it his own fault to be like this? Three months ago, Atongo and Agbenya said they were leaving town because “things have become too hard.” as they put it. They asked Mark to come along. He declined saying that he would have to prepare. Of course, he simply could not go-dare not. He had a pact with Akwele who sells kenkey downtown: neither could leave town without the other. At the time Mark’s friends were ready, Akwele had travelled to Accra and would, unknown to anyone, not return in a hurry. This is why Mark is lying dejected on his bed, a hungry man. Anyhow, he is not an angry man.

Rumbling as used in the 1st paragraph is ______

  • A. onomatopoeic
  • B. metaphoric
  • C. ironic
  • D. alliterative
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Read the Passage and answer this question.

Mark lies sleepless, his supine eyes rolling as he counts the rafters- vertically, horizontally, diagonally-over and over. There is continual rumbling in his belly. Lying so still, whom can he blame now? Isn’t it his own fault to be like this? Three months ago, Atongo and Agbenya said they were leaving town because “things have become too hard.” as they put it. They asked Mark to come along. He declined saying that he would have to prepare. Of course, he simply could not go-dare not. He had a pact with Akwele who sells kenkey downtown: neither could leave town without the other. At the time Mark’s friends were ready, Akwele had travelled to Accra and would, unknown to anyone, not return in a hurry. This is why Mark is lying dejected on his bed, a hungry man. Anyhow, he is not an angry man.

…supine eyes … illustrates _______

  • A. oxymoron
  • B. paradox
  • C. verbal irony
  • D. synecdoche.
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A literary’ device used to enhance sound effect in poetry is __________

  • A. imagery
  • B. alliteration
  • C. refrain
  • D. symbol
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